Archive for October 21st, 2008

DirecTV DVR software update hits the stage again, now with slightly less fail

Written by andy on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 in TV.

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I just talked about this and now –

That botched DirecTV software update a couple weeks ago that locked up DVRs everywhere, causing missed shows, global warming, spousal abuse and general melancholy amongst the populace? It’s back and locking up boxes across the land again, however this time, after rebooting their HR2x units and wondering how they’ll go on without a DVR’d episode of this afternoon’s Judge Judy, DirecTV subs will be greeted with a message proclaiming them the proud owners of a 1080p video on-demand capable set-top box, with improved “cellphone style” search via the remote and enhanced channel guide info including more actors. We probably can’t expect more than another apology letter from the satcaster, but tell us, does knowing what all this pain was for make it any easier?

Son of a B*&%( !!

Zombie Cop – New Pulp

Written by andy on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 in Comic Books.

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Joe Mundy is a doomed cop, desperately clinging to the last vestiges of his humanity before the virus that infected his town turns him into zombie as well! Will he have enough time to solve the mystery of what caused the virus before he succumbs to his horrific fate? Alternately humorous, horrific and tragic, Zombie Cop will leave you questioning just what it means to be human.

Written by Jeff Mariotte, art and cover by Szymon Kudranski.

Filter Pack For Windows Search

Written by andy on Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 in Software.

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I have been using the latest and greatest search tool for my XP PC, Windows Search 4.0, but somehow I had missed this: the Filter Pack for searching in Office documents. With the the Microsoft Filter Pack installed, Windows Search 4.0 is able to search within Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other Office 2007 documents based on the text they contain.


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