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Pretty cheap too, only about $350.  Find out more at their website: http://www.corecaseworks.com/Index.html

If you have a computer (or many) computers that blue-screened after installing Windows 7 SP1 via WSUS, you might be able to fix the issue using this KB article.  I haven’t heard of many problems yet myself, but I consider myself lucky knowing that I don’t have many Win 7 OS’es deployed (less than 50 of my total of around 300 computers).

http://support.microsoft.com/KB/975484

Also, check this thread for updates, as it seems to be the most logical source:

http://blogs.technet.com/b/joscon/archive/2011/03/11/why-you-don-t-want-to-edit-your-pending-xml-to-resolve-0xc0000034-issues.aspx

Update:  Use this script and the instructions on the above KB article link (Method 1, Step 2) to hopefully fix your broken SP1 installation.

sp1fix (Save this file, and change it to .vbs instead of .txt)

I’m sure that you’ve heard about Intel’s latest ‘Sandy Bridge’ chipsets, their failures, and the fact that they have been pulled from online and store-front retailers.  Well, if you’re an AMD fan like myself, take a look at this for a good laugh!

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/valentines-day-sandy-bridge-fusion-apu-cougar-point-chipset,12198.html

Great read!

http://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/extra%20info/e-cigarette-safety-report.pdf

Nice article for people who aren’t technically savvy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/technology/personaltech/30basics.html?_r=2&src=busln

Free eBook.  Good read.

Download here: ZittrainTheFutureoftheInternet

This site has plenty of them:

http://www.merimobiles.com/Tablet_PC_s_s/205.htm

An impressive 7.1 sound bar.  It’s a little steep in price, but for what it’s worth, it’s a good deal for those that don’t want speakers and wires all over their room (you know, the wives.). http://www.tomsguide.com/us/Yamaha-YSP-2200-soundbar-home-theater,news-9339.html

Here’s a review: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2KM37XG597R1A/ref=cm_cr_pr_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B004E10JZW&nodeID=&tag=&linkCode=#wasThisHelpful

Read more here:

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Google-Chrome-Chrome-for-a-Cause-Tabs-Donations-Charity,11815.html

Or here: http://chrome.blogspot.com/2010/12/browse-for-good-cause.html

If you’re one of the poor saps that got a fake antivirus installed on your computer, just know that you’re not alone, and it’s probably not the last time that it will happen if you don’t use more secure browsers (Chrome, Firefox, etc.) and a more layered security approach (MBAM, Hostsman, OpenDNS, etc.) and a good A/V product, Avast for example.

If you don’t know a lot about computers, you’ll probably visit the websites that I just posted and probably get an instant migrane or something, but it’s simple.  If you don’t learn about computer security, don’t care to try to learn, you’re going to get burned.  Or, you can take the easy approach and go by a crApple product for way too much money.  Eventually, when enough of you dullards buy products from that “fruit” company, the malware writers will just concentrate on writing code for those systems too, so you’ll be in the same boat that you are now.  So, take your pick!

It’s job security for me either way, because I take the time to learn how to remove such nonsense.  You get played, I get paid.  Good enough for me.

http://news.techworld.com/security/3203072/fake-antivirus-overwhelming-scanners/