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Date: August 3rd, 2009

Microsoft looks to make upgrading to Windows 7 painless in the pocketbook

3 August, 2009 (12:07) | Technology | By: ricjames

One of the many reasons folks have decided to leave off upgrading their (now) fairly stable Windows XP boxes to Vista was definitely one of cost. Vista was just too bloody expensive to shell out for when the best you were being offered was a slightly prettier desktop. Once reports of stability issues, compatibility issues, [...]

Oil prices headed back up – $70/barrel as of this morning

3 August, 2009 (10:08) | Economy, Energy, Politics | By: ricjames

When the price of oil skyrocketed last year the pressure was on for several things to occur. First, there was growing sentiment to drill here on our own land for more of our own oil. The price we’re paying for foreign oil is some serious coin and those funds aren’t all going to people we [...]