Day Light Saving Time Changes

Beginning in 2007, daylight saving time (DST) will be extended in the United States and Canada. DST will start three weeks earlier on March 11, 2007, and end one week later on November 4, 2007. This results in a new DST period that is four weeks longer than previously observed. Unless certain updates are applied to your computer, it is possible that the time zone settings for your computer's system clock may be incorrect during this four week period. For more information about DST and how to prepare, click here.

More on Vista

The current ramp up to the new Vista operating system hasn’t produced the anticipated migration from Windows XP or earlier systems. This due in part to the slow response by industry to providing the necessary device drivers required for many of the higher end media centric PC’s. Currently it may take up to six months for some of these drivers to appear. The minimum requirement to get a good response to what Vista offers, you will need a high end video graphics card and at least one gigabyte (GB) of Random Access Memory (RAM). Vista though will run on less than the above requirement but you will get only Vista components that will run on your current configuration. Remember before you take the step to migrate to Vista, run the Vista Upgrade Advisor. It will give you details about your current computer and its compatibility with Vista.

Office Home and Student 2007

Office Home and Student 2007, is an excellent buy for those of you who only need MS Word, MS Excel, and MS PowerPoint. This product can be installed on 3 computers legally and sells here in Canada for $179, but can be found in some retail chains for $159. To view the specifications, click here.

Live Search Maps

Live Search Maps is the latest online mapping & location service provided by Microsoft - it brings together driving directions, maps and local listings for cities & countries across the world. It's easy, fast, accurate and free - check it out at maps.live.ca today!

E-mail Hoaxes

If you believed any of these e-mail hoaxes, you should be ashamed of yourself! Seriously, anyone can fall prey to a particularly well-worded hoax. But these were particularly silly. Check out our list; it includes the famous tattoo chain with a weird target market, a new home-surgery option, and more. Our story has the list. Also visit www.snopes.com, but watch out for the pop-ups...

Free Software

What happens when you combine the Internet scouring power of PC Magazine with the experts at Digg, Slashdot and others? You end up with the top 93 best applications on the Net-and they are all free! Check out our picks, along with those from Kevin Rose of Digg and Rob Malda (CmdrTaco) from Slashdot. Remember use caution and verify that a software will operate with you current system.

Phishing Scams using Google Maps

Victims in Australia, Germany, and the U.S. are being targeted by a phishing scam that reveals their location using Google Maps. Read article.

Safely Retire that Old Computer

Did you get a new computer with the release of Windows Vista? Help protect yourself by removing personal data from your old computer before you donate or sell it. Find out how.

On the Apple Front

What's going on in Apple-land? Our Apple insiders have delivered a great update, including when Leopard, or OS X version 10.5, is due: Late March at the earliest, and with some secret features. We speculate on what those features might be, along with what else is cooking on Infinity Loop Drive. Read all about the latest in our Apple Update.

Some Tips for Windows XP Users

Change the details shown in Windows Explorer
By default, the Windows Explorer Details view shows a file's name, size, type, and date modified. But you can choose to show many other details about a file. Here's how:

1. Right-click a column heading.
2. Click an available detail that you want to display.

The new details column automatically appends to the end of the existing columns.

PrimoPDF

Are you looking for a quick and easy way to make PDFs for screen viewing, printing, ebooks, and even prepress use? PrimoPDF will do it for you in a blink, for free, and with some nice extras such as security options that let you choose whether users can print, copy text and graphics from the PDF, add comments, and make changes to the PDF.

After PrimoPDF creates the PDF, the PDF opens in your default PDF viewer (we used Adobe Acrobat Reader 8) unless you set the options to do otherwise.

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