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Sunday
Sep122010
Brandon DavenportWorlds 11 most famous software bugs »
Worlds 11 most famous software bugsWhen we download and install software, we never expect “bugs”, and when we find them we usually ignore them. It could be an error message, an incompatibility or even a crash — but usually we end up ignoring it, and never really care if it happens again. These are 11 software bugs that nobody will ever forget.
Saturday
Aug212010
OnLive Review
Back when first announced mid-last year it was a little hard to imagine that OnLive could be a serious competitor to the hardware systems you depend upon to pop to play your cherised games. Well, it’s finally here and we’ve toyed around with this new digital distribution method and we gotta say: it’s pretty good so far! — more after the break!
Wednesday
Jul282010
Apple launches the Safari Extensions Gallery »
Apple launches the Safari Extensions GallerySo, I have been pondering a T3ch H3lp Safari extension for a while, and this just made me a bit more excited. Its a (somewhat) robust gallery of extensions that has all the big names like Twitter and Facebook. Google and Firefox still have the upper hand on the Extension selection, but we expect developers to latch onto this just like the app store.
Sunday
Jul042010
What to do when your iTunes account is hacked
Ever since Apple’s app store and iTunes as a whole was hacked Sunday afternoon, people have gotten antsy about protecting their accounts from being hijacked, and forced to purchase apps - among other malicious activities. In this case, people were having their accounts hijacked by a rouge developer by the name of Thuat Nguyen, and force their accounts to randomly purchase that developer’s apps - thus bringing them to the top of the charts. Want to avoid this? We figured you would…
Tuesday
Jun222010
Download - F.lux Reduces Eye Strain from Monitor Glow
I’m a night owl by nature - ever since I started working back when I was a teenager I’ve always gravitated to work that keeps me up at night, and T3chh3lp is no different. So naturally, each night I’m that guy that you know with his face staring deep into a brightly lit computer screen in a dark room. Needless to say, it can cause some heavy amounts of eye strain when I’m doing massive amounts of writing, editing and proofing for hours. Enter f.lux, the application that automatically uses a timer to transition the temperature of your screen accordingly to make using a computer late into the night a more comfortable experience for your eyes.
Friday
Jun112010
Adobe Flash 10.1 officially lands for Mac and Windows PCs alike »
Adobe Flash 10.1 officially lands for Mac and Windows PCs alikeRemember that old (albeit slightly cheeky) saying: “got milk?” Well, the same can be applied to Adobe Flash — “got Flash?” All kidding aside, Adobe’s finally released Flash 10.1 for Mac OSX, Windows XP, Vista and 7; so if you’re not yet up-to-date with the coolest flash player in town, hit that green link. – Download
Wednesday
Jun022010
Google Chrome OS to Launch this Fall?
Sometimes all you want is a good cup of coffee - other times you may want a stripped out distro of Linux that does nothing besides boot into a browser — oh, and don’t forget that shiny Google logo. According to Sundar Pinchai (Google’s VP of product management), the advertising conglomerate is due to officially launch Chrome OS this autumn (that’s fall for you yanks).
With that out of the way, we pose this question: Do you think Google’s Chrome OS is dead in the water, or do you expect it to a reach a new pinnacle for mobile computing? We’d love to hear your thoughts, so drop us a line in comments.
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