According to Chris Keroack [MSFT] moderator on the Microsoft TechNet forms SP3 will be delayed because of a compatibility issue with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS)
Looks like there’s a bug in the ointment.
Apr 292008
Here’s a cool little gadget that will charge 4 of your USB powered devices from your cars 12 volt power port. Now you don’t need a different charger for each device, it also includes tips for many cell phones. Get it at Gadgets4all for about $12.00
According to reliable sources Windows XP service pack 3 will be available for download starting 4-29-08. There will be a few improvements included, but its mostly just a wrap-up of hot fixed and security updates Read the whole story from C/Net here.
Here’s a quick tip to take the strain off your aging eyes when viewing your iTunes collection. I never really paid much attention to that option before, But when I was setting up my new media center computer connected to a 61″ TV I could barely see the text from the couch so I gave it a try and it works like a charm.
Mark Jeffrey, one of the original Podcast novelists is coming back to the podosphere in announcing he will podcast the second novel in the Max Quick series starting May 1st.. If you haven’t listened to book 1 The Pocket and the Pendant yet check it out here Podiobooks.com
WHEN TIME mysteriously stops, young Max Quick must travel across America to find the source of this ‘temporal disaster’… Along the way, he and his companions encounter ancient mysteries, quantum Books, and clues to the riddle of stopped Time. But the more Max learns, the more it seems that his own true identity is not what he once believed…Its a young adult novel that adults love to read.
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If you’re looking for a good TV listing service and a way to stream your favorite shows that you may have missed when they were broadcast check out meeVee.com
Apr 082008
This joke of the week was sent in by TomC
Backup – What you do when you sight a skunk in the woods.
Bar code – Them’s the fight’n rules down da local tavern.
Bug – The reason you is a giv’n for calling in sick.
Byte – What yer pit bull dun to cusin Jethro.
Cache – Needed when you go to da store.
Whenever you install new software one of the first thing they tell you to do is to shut down all open programs, Likewise when you run your disk defragmenter or scandisk you need to close all open programs. Most computers today have a dozen or more open programs and process running all the time. Shutting them down manually is a tedious and time-consuming endeavor. That’s where Enditall 2 comes in to save the day.
