Google… the operating system!!
. . . On July/7/2009 Google announced two things. One, after five years Gmail, Google Calendar and Google Docs would finally be coming out of Beta, and 2010 would be the year we see Google release their new operating system. Hold it… what? An Operating System by Google? I almost shot coffee out of my nose when I read this. Here is the official announcement on their blog. So, what are we talking about here? Will this be an Operating System to rival Microsoft? Will it’s simplicity and ease of use finally kill Apples struggling...
read moreThank You For Visiting P.C. Tantrums
Welcome to our new website. We hope you enjoy our new format and all that it has to offer. P.C. Tantrums has been offering fast and reliable computer services to customers in Toronto and the surrounding area since 1998. We look forward to helping you in any way we can. We have added many new features like the reviews section where we review and rate new product that come to market. We have also added a Tutorials section where we provide step by step and video tutorials explaining how to take advantage of many of the features Windows has to...
read moreHP TouchSmart tx2 – Tablet Laptop
Tablet PC’s kind of flared and then fizzled out in the late 90′s, but like any great idea, they didn’t disappear. They have been widely used in the medial, construction and transportation industries where their small size and pen input displays make them the perfect tool for the job. While Windows XP and Vista supported Tablet PC’s the interfaces were clunky and unreliable. All that has changed now with Windows 7 and many industry think tanks feel Tablets are going to be making a huge comeback. While many companies have...
read moreBrowser Wars – But Don’t They All Do The Same Thing?
First lets start off with the basics. What is a Browser. Every time you visit a website, check your email online or check Facebook, your using a browser. A browser is a software application that translates all the crazy code people who make websites use and makes them into an easy to read, eye pleasing format. For example, if you look above you will see my wonderfully constructed header image. Its nicely placed and sized, but the code needed to put that there looks like this: <img title=”browser wars”...
read moreLogitech G9 Laser Mouse
Three of the most important (and often overlooked) parts of a computer are the screen, keyboard and mouse. This is especially true in offices where people are interacting with their computers for hours on end. Take the mouse for example. It should be responsive, contoured for comfort and customizable. After all, you use your mouse for just about everything you do these days. Enter the Logitech G9 Laser Mouse. The G9 mouse offers a slew of features that at first blush may seem unnecessary or even excessive, but one you use them, you will wonder...
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