Popular skin designers Skinplant, creators of the “Hulk” and “Spider-Man” Skinpacks, have created a new Skinpack for those of you who want to personalize your PC. Unorthodox allows you to view your Windows environment in a whole new way! Check out the “Dissident”, “Anomaly”, and “Hi-Fidelity” and other skins that can give Windows XP the look of the PocketPC, TabletPC, or other radical designs. It's only $9.95 and it's well worth it and looks fantastic on your desktop. F...
The PowerUser gang makes use of their new equipment this week and brings you the following topics: CES wrap up (what we saw, what was cool. It’s 1080p in case you were wondering). Mac news – tons of Mac news. Tune in to find out what plus a special commentary. iPod…jeans?? More threats to Internet anonymity. Check it out!
This week on the show Brad makes a triumphant return (i.e., he found his way out of the parking lot and back to our facility). We give you an update on Blue Security, discuss a robot that can take care of your children (see note below) and Apple launching the MacBook. We also talk about two lawsuite: Creative is suing Apple over a patent infringement and record labels are suing XM over a piece of hardware. We also get an update from Brad on what's going on with Vista and his thoughts on the futu...
With E3 going on this week, we simply couldn't pass up the opportunity to revisit the "booth babes" issue and discuss their apparel (or the lack thereof). We also discovered that people in the UK are now allowed to listen to their CDs on their iPods according to the RIAA. Let's hope North America isn't far behind! Also a spam war involving Blue Security and Russian hackers brings down several websites. Some are saying the porn industry will decide whether or not Blu-Ray or HD-DVD becomes the...
Apple goes mano y mano with both France and the RIAA and comes out on top. Also there are rumors that Windows Vista will be delayed again, but what does that really mean for consumers? Skype plans to give us the ability to have a 100 person conference call (which is an instant headache for Kristin) and a high school hacker is caught and "punished". In gaming news the DS Lite will come out in June, and Oblivion is getting re-rated to an M for Mature! Also gold farmers buy Allakhazam and Joel ...
Check out the latest installation of the PowerUser Podcast. This week Wii discuss how nanoelectronics and water can be used to create memory storage devices, Firefox fanboi's are out to "get" IE, and House Democrats have lost the vote on Net neutrality. Also Yahoo offers free software that can turn your PC into a DVR, and phishers have a new scam using VoIP. In gaming news: another ex-Gizmondo exec is in trouble, a dad gets mad and shoots his sons computer and the Oklahoma legislature ...
Give your desktop a whole new look with the Logika suite from Stardock! This stylish suite includes everything needed to give your PC a new attitude. It includes a visual style that will change the way Windows looks and feels, a wallpaper, icons and both a Windows Media Player and a WinAmp skin. Check it out here: https://www.stardock.com/products/themes/logika/index.asp The cost is a mere $8.95 with a discount for Object Desktop subscribers. Want more cool premium suites, ma...
A whole new Stardock.com is coming your way next week! We hope to launch it on the 18th. You won't even recognize it! Our web team and MikeB have conspired to create a great new site that we hope will be slicker and easier to navigate. Here's a sneak peek: [Link] So what do you think?
Paul Monckton of Personal Computer World in the UK has awarded KeepSafe a five star review stating that it was "A simple utility that can rescue you from potentially disastrous situations with very little user intervention required." Read the full article here: http://www.vnunet.com/personal-computer-world/software/2156234/stardock-keepsafe Check out KeepSafe: https://www.stardock.com/products/keepsafe/