Tech Buzz - 021708

Local tech news in a compact, digital format.

Dwight Watch
Dwight Silverman, local tech guru, tackles installing the first service pack for Microsoft Vista. Dwight installs it on various platforms with various results. Dwight's also has been blogging about a workaround for Comcast's unethical treatment of bandwidth, he also unboxes the MacBook Air and touches on what could be the nail in the coffin of the HD-DVD vs Blu-Ray saga.

Local Calendar
Feb 19: Refresh Houston Meeting - 6:30 PM
Feb 19: The Houston Python February Meetup - 7:00 PM
Feb 19: HAAUG FileMaker Pro 7 & 8 SIG - 7:00 PM
Feb 20: SharePoint User Group: Customization of the Search and Core Search Results Web Parts - 6:00 PM
Feb 21: The Houston OpenCoffee Club February Meetup - 8:00 AM
Feb 21: Javid Jamae - Examining TDD and Evolutionary Design (at PROS) - 6:30 PM

Grand Stream Dreams
Grand Stream Dreams has tips on Sidebar Comments for WordPress and takes a look at SysInspector, a system utilities tool.

Chron.com Tech Watch
Jay Lee of the HelpLine Blog helps out with computer audio, thumb drive removal, decorating file folders and crashing file folders. Dr. Mac extolls the virtues of HAAUG. Game Hacks reports on taxing video games? At Home checks out the Hellgate Expansion Pack for the PC. JKonthePhone wants Opera Mobile 9.5. 802 shares some Q&A from a wifi guru.

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