Ah, you know you’re old when you remember things being so much more expensive than they are now, particularly when it comes to technology. Back in ‘the day’ only the wealthy had access to video cameras where they could capture all of life’s finest moments on tape, and annoy their friends at cocktail parties with such cameras. Now just about everyone has one, whether it’s in your phone, on your camera, or you’ve just gone and gotten a new video camera. The only problem is in the converting process, and how many times have I found myself swearing when it comes to transferring a video from my digital camera into something that can be emailed or actually used. Our good friends at Sony must have experienced the same thing at least once or twice, as they have now created the DVDirect DVD Burner, a gadget that will become very good friends to camcorder owners, or owners of digital cameras with a host of videos on their memory cards. With this you can transfer content from any media straight to a DVD without even worrying about using your PC as the middleman. Features of the Burner include a 2.5 inch color screen so you can preview as you burn, as well as 5 memory card slots for video content transfer, and a dual recording device that will store as much as 8.5 GB of footage onto a DVDR Dual Layer Disk. You will even find automatic DVD tilting and full menu creation. Not only all of this, but you will also be able to connect your camera or camcorder to your burner and to your VCR or DVR as well to create all sorts of fun at-home videos. Yes, you can still annoy your friends at cocktail parties, it’s even easier now.
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Cant get away from the tv or the computer? Why not have them both in one? Online tv and online movies!

Inkline Global presents PCShowBuzz Pro to get TV and Radio on your pc. According to Inkline you can “Get More than 1000+ Channlels and Clips and 4000+ Radio Stations” with “No Hidden Cost and no Hardware Required!”

I havent tried this yet, but I will let you know if I do! Sounds too good to be true, but i thought it might be a cool gift idea.

Check out internet tv for yourself, read it over, and see what you think.
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The ForceField may not be completed ready for retail, but Zone Alarm is currently letting you test if for free. Internet threats are constantly adapting. Stay a step a head of them with the Zone Alarm ForceField!

ZoneAlarm ForceField seems like a great idea to me. Setting up a virtual internet browser bubble. Creating a virtual you.

It shields your pc. Allows Private surfing. Also transact safely online.
We’ll have more information up soon on this product but you cant test it out free yourself.
Sounds like a good idea to use this if your going to a site someone recommends but you don’t know if its a “good” site.

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I hate to admit it but Windows Vista is mighty sexy looking (Hummmm… reminds me of Mac OS X). Check it out! Also while you’re at it investigate the side by side comparison of Mac OS X and Vista over at LifeHacker… VERY INTERESTING!

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