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Month: April 2010 (page 3 of 3)

How Google Can Save Buzz and Wave From Irrelevancy

Google buzzwave We have one question for you right off the bat- how many of you are still using Google Wave or Google Buzz?  Have both services flopped?  Back in August, we wrote about 3 reasons why Wave wouldn’t flop.  Has it?  What about Buzz?

My personal take on Buzz and Wave is that  Buzz is a flop, and is useless in its current form, while Wave is useful, but for limited purposes.  Read on, though, for how Google can save both services from irrelevancy.

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How to Save Your PS3 Data (and Gigabytes) From the 3.21 Update

image You may remember that the first generation PS3  allowed your system to be partitioned and function as a (limited) Linux computer. In fact, it was a major selling point of the PS3. However, if you haven’t heard, in version 3.21 of the Playstation 3 firmware, released on April 1st (and thought a poor joke by many), Sony has removed the capability to install or even access the OtherOS functionality of the original PS3 system. This will cause the gigabytes of data you have locked into your Linux installation to be inaccessible.

Not to worry though! It is a fairly simple process to backup your PS3, format your drive, and then restore your Playstation 3 with all save files, personal files, and system settings intact.

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Find Software Alternatives with AlternativeTo

AlternativeTo Have you ever thought about trying out a piece of software, but had your eyes pop out of your head when you saw the price?  Adobe’s Photoshop is a great example of this, coming in at over $650 on Amazon.  That puts it out of reach for the average consumer.  What to do?  You could perform a Google search for "Photoshop alternatives," and pour over the results.  There’s a better way to find software alternatives, though- head on over to AlternativeTo, and find other options as suggested by users.

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