Today, Amazon has announced it has launched unlimited, commercial-free, instant streaming for 5,000 movies and TV shows as an additional benefit to Amazon Prime. At $79/year, not only does it undercut Netflix's Instant-only plan in cost but it also adds the benefit of free two-day shipping to your Prime-enabled Amazon orders. With Redbox also planning to enter the market of … [Read more...]
Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Coming Soon
I worked with Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 in an HP MultiSeat setup a little less than a year ago and I was excited to learn today that a new version of the Windows MultiPoint Server would be coming out shortly with new features. Over on the Windows Team Blog, they posted an update that shows some upcoming features correcting many of my previous complaints. For a quick run … [Read more...]
USA Gets A National Broadband Map Posted Online – 28% of Americans Will Never See it
The New York Times reports on the National Broadband Map that the Department of Commerce posted yesterday. From the National Broadband Map website: "The National Broadband Map (NBM) is a searchable and interactive website that allows users to view broadband availability across every neighborhood in the United States. The NBM was created by the National Telecommunications and … [Read more...]
Windows System Control Center – All Your Windows Utilities In One Portable App
Looking for a portable solution to easily carry around all those Windows troubleshooting Sysinternal tools and NirSoft Utilities? Well then, the Windows System Control Center is the tool for you. Just download the less than 2MB portable tool to your USB drive and you're ready to go. It comes in a PortableApps edition, U3 edition, or your standard, single executable portable … [Read more...]
Windows Live Essentials 2011
The other evening, I found myself needing Windows Movie Maker and was surprised to find that it was not bundled with Windows 7 and it had been with earlier operating systems. With a quick search, I tracked it down to being contained within the Windows Live Essentials 2011 bundle. … [Read more...]