For the most succinct
– and scariest – depiction of the
current state of the planet and how we must
change how we live to allow it to survive, see
The Story of Stuff – and
pass it on.
(Source: Sustainable
Enterprise Fieldbook) | For further info...
System
Explorer 1.5 is a full-featured system
analyzing tool lets you take a sneak peek at
everything that's going on in your system, from
currently active processes to installed drivers,
including network collections, startup
applications and Internet Explorer add-ons, if
you have any. You can end any active process or
delete items from the startup menu, to name a
couple of examples. System Explorer can also
obtain more information about each process from
Google, or check it for viruses with an online
anti-virus tool. The latest version includes
support for external and internal plugins,
filtering support to lists, and new plugin adds
security enhancements.
(Source: ZDNet Tech
Update) | Cost: Free (registration required) |
Requires: Windows | For further info...
Finding it hard to keep
track of all the variations of Windows and their
attendant codenames? Can't remember which one is
Midori and which is
MinSafe? A
downloadable chart called
CodeTracker is now available,
free of charge, and updated monthly, courtesy of
Mary Jo Foley.
(Source: ZDNet Tech
Update) | Requires: Windows |
For further info...
FlightTrack
for iPhone provides real-time status for flights
worldwide, live weather radar updates, route
maps and other info such as aircraft type,
speed, delays, cancellations, gate numbers, make
air travel a breeze. Flight itineraries can be
saved for future reference, and status reports
shared by email. Localised for English, French,
German and Italian.
(Source: Macintouch)
| Cost: US$4.99, Pro $9.99 | Requires: iPod Touch,
iPhone | For further info...
If you avoided upgrading to
Vista because of poor reviews, or are using it
and looking forward to the next generation of
Windows, be advised that some of the most
popular PC models today, including those with
dual and quad-core CPUs, won't be able to run
Windows XP Mode in the forthcoming Windows 7. It
all has to do with Intel Virtualization
Technology, which is missing in some models and
not in others…
(Source: ZDNet Tech
Update) | Requires: Windows |
For further info...
