That Computer Show

I’d like to take a moment, post Turkey coma, to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving. I know it’s the day after, but hey… turkey coma!

Have you seen those cool spy movies, or crome dramas where the high tech safe or door to the ultra secret lab has a cool fingerprint reader of eyeball scanomatron? Wouldn’t it be cool if you had that kind of gadget for your home computer or on maybe… your laptop?

Odds are, if you got your sporting a 1409-BRD or 1509-BRD from That Computer Store, you already do! Truth is, lots of laptops have fingerprint readers built in, and those that don’t can always benefit from a USB jobby job like the one Microsoft makes. So if you have one, what can you do with it? Hmm… indeed… what CAN you do with it? Read the rest of this entry »

Since the announcement of the new version of Windows, people have speculated as to its quality, or lack thereof. Fair enough, there are more than a few Microsoft detractors out there. Conversely, there are even a few fanboys out there. I’ve tried Seven, and from where I’m sitting (in front of my Desktop running Windows 7 RC) I’m a pretty pleased little camper. The big news here… Windows Seven Release Candidate is out, and available to install! I suggest you go right now and get it. When you do, there are a few important things to note. It comes free, sortof, but it does carry with it a few important limitations. Learn about them, after the break… Read the rest of this entry »