Archive for the ‘ Software ’ Category

AMP Before You Score iPhone App – Pepsi Fail

After breaking women down into 24 types, it tells you what you need to know to land a date (to put it prudishly) with each. For Treehuggers, the app includes your pick-up lines, green tweets (is @TreeHugger listed in there??) gaining access to your fake carbon footprint number, a list of vegan restaurants to rattle [ READ MORE ]

Google Maps Gets More Cyclist-Friendly (Video)

It just seems that Google can’t run out of ideas and resources for the Maps. It just gets better and better. Now you can report a problem with traffic light, point of interest, changing of a street name or a park, and more. This is getting better and better. Now cyclists and report any problem [ READ MORE ]

SocialSafe to back-up your Facebook Wall

A new app allows you to back-up all of the content on your Facebook page, including comments and information that’s posted on your wall. SocialSafe was launched in the summer and is a piece of software that helps protect the information posted on your Facebook page. [ READ MORE ]

Windows 7 available to students for just £30

  • September 30th, 2009
  • Posted in Software

If you are in the UK and about to go to university, you are in luck as Microsoft is offering a cut-price deal on Windows 7 for students. Essentially this means you will be able to get the software for an extremely low price of £30. [ READ MORE ]

Google SketchUp 7.1 now available

  • September 22nd, 2009
  • Posted in Software

This morning Google announced Google SketchUp 7.1. This new version will be a  free upgrade for existing Pro users, and has emphasis on three important aspects of this easy-to-use (yet powerful and extensible) software: performance, an improved version of LayOut (2.1) and collaboration. As for performance, the engine has been improved and you will notice that orbiting, [ READ MORE ]

Microsoft Security Essentials

  • September 14th, 2009
  • Posted in Software

The free new antivirus software is simple to install and operated without a hitch, an important step toward better computer security for Windows users By Stephen H. Wildstrom [ READ MORE ]