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Windows 8 Consumer Preview Fails To Install On 64-bit Machines

Rudy Stebih — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:54:40 +0000

There is some chatter on the internets today regarding the failure to install the newly released Windows 8 Consumer Preview on 64-bit machines...

Windows 8 Consumer Preview Now Available For Download

Rudy Stebih — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:51:42 +0000

Yesterday, Microsoft released Windows 8 Consumer Preview was available for download. One day later, Microsoft is boasting that there were 1 million downloads...

Have A Very Merry Bing Christmas!

Rudy Stebih — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:43:25 +0000

Microsoft has partnered with Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and gang on a holiday marketing campaign for its Bing search engine.

Microsoft Signs Non-Disclosure Agreement With Yahoo

Rudy Stebih — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:12:16 +0000

The Internet pipes are once again filled with news of Microsofts interest with Yahoo! It has been confirmed that Microsoft has signed a non-disclosure agreement...

Run Android Apps on a Windows PC

Rudy Stebih — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 21:25:44 +0000

An Alpha Version of the BlueStacks App Player is now available for free download. The BlueStacks App Player allows users to quickly run their favorite Android apps on any Windows PC, tablet or laptop. In addition, the apps can be run full screen.

HelpDeskTV v2.0 Website Now Online

Rudy Stebih — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:32:00 +0000

We are pleased to announce the updated website design of HelpDeskTV to a newer, cleaner, less congested look.

Microsoft Security Essentials Beta Registration Opens

Rudy Stebih — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:48:59 +0000

Microsoft announced on Friday that the next beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials is now open for registration. If you are interested...

Save $300 On All Blackberry Playbooks

Rudy Stebih — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 21:17:49 +0000

If you've missed it, it's not too late. Futureshop and Best Buy Canada have dropped the prices across the board for the Blackberry PlayBook.

Website Updates

Rudy Stebih — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 21:06:51 +0000

We apologize!!

We are taking the time this Rememberance Weekend to update our website in preperation for our next phase in our business cycle.

How to Win Infinite Storage for Life

Rudy Stebih — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:35:43 +0000

On stage at TechCrunch Disrupt, Tony Gauda, CEO of Bitcasa announced something that seemed too good to be true: infinite storage.

Well, it IS true and we’re so excited about it that we’re giving away Bitcasa for free – for life. That’s right, free infinite storage for life.

Microsoft Increases Storage Capacity To Windows Live Mesh

Rudy Stebih — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:23:59 +0000

At some point during the last upgrades to Windows Live Mesh, Microsoft has increased the storage capacities to Windows Live Mesh.

For those of you not familiar with Windows Live Mesh, you use Windows Live Mesh to sync a folder between devices. Any changes you make to the folder on one device will be reflected...

The Newest Computer Virus Has Been Found

Rudy Stebih — Thu, 12 May 2011 17:38:54 +0000

Today, we discovered a new type of computer virus which we will coin as the ‘CalrVirus’ (pronounced ‘Caller Virus’).

Earlier this morning, we were contacted at our parent support desk company by a Windows user with the following email:

Microsoft Announces Global Availability of Internet Explorer 9

Rudy Stebih — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:46:49 +0000

On March 14, Microsoft Corp. launched of the latest version of the world’s most-used browser with the release of Windows Internet Explorer 9 in 39 languages at an event at the SXSW Interactive conference.

Windows 7 SP1, Just Around The Corner

Rudy Stebih — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 05:54:06 +0000

The first service pack for Microsoft’s operating system Windows 7, known as Windows 7 SP1 or Windows 7 Service Pack 1, is just around the corner for all users of the operating system. Microsoft shipped the service pack first to its OEM partners before making it available to subscribers of its MSDN or Technet service and business customers with Volume License agreements.

Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 Released

Rudy Stebih — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:29:06 +0000

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) 2.0 was released yesterday. The new version adds a heuristic scanning engine, improved Windows Firewall integration, and network traffic inspection to help protect against network-based exploits.

Microsoft releases bug fix and stability updates for Internet Explorer 9 beta

Rudy Stebih — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:52:29 +0000

Microsoft released two new updates for Internet Explorer 9 beta today to address a Windows Live Essentials bug and to increase the stability of the beta.

Our New Website!

Rudy Stebih — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:42:45 +0000

Welcome everyone to our new website!

We are very excited about this new platform change. Not only will you notice immediately a MUCH faster load time, we are also prepared for whatever will hit us as the backend has the capability to scale as the traffic increases!

Also, look for some added exciting new features to come in the coming weeks. So enjoy, and let us know what you think of the new site.

We've also added a 'Tip Rudy' section where you can donate what ever pocket change you have to help offset some of the costs of producing a running this new site. So please click on the of the donation buttons on the menu bar to the left. And thank you in advanced for your help!

Rudy Stebih