In a shocking turn in the gigantic court case between Google and Viacom, a judge has ordered that Google hand over records of every video watched on YouTube. The information to be handed over to Viacom includes user names and IP Addresses. Viacom has ordered for the data to be handed over so they can prove that Copyrighted material is more popular than the user created video. They believe that Google is purposely leaving the Copyrighted content online as long as possible to attract users to... Read Full Story

Just browsing the internet today I found this ludicrous image on flickr of someone posting a review on the Ubuntu install disk, stating that it’s a game. You can read the review by clicking the image bellow. Now, let’s list all the things that are wrong with this review. First of all he states that Ubuntu is a game, everyone who knows anything about computing knows that Linux is an operating system and not a game. Second he is shocked that it erases all of your data, Ubuntu can easily... Read Full Story

As you may or may not know the theme on Pc Prowl is the Blue Block Theme from WpThemeDesigner. After a couple of requests from both readers of the blog and readers of wpthemedesinger I have decided that I will release the theme for public enjoyment. The main change to the theme is of course the width, but there are also some smaller changes that you may or may not notice such as: the RSS Image Comments Image Comments Style Spaces Between Paragraphs Inclusion of Tags at Bottom of Posts Next... Read Full Story

Today’s product is quite an interesting one, and one that caught my eye as soon as I saw it. If your spend a lot of your time on your notebook out of the office, you’ll know the annoyance of trying to possession yourself so other people cannot see your screen. Or the paranoia that everyone on the train can read that personal email you have received. The SheHwa MagicScreen Filter is an interesting concept that is designed to combat this worry. You attach the filter via either double sided tape... Read Full Story

Once a day, every day without your knowlege Fire Fox sends information about you via SSL back to the Mozzila servers even if you have disabled the automatic updates feature. Although I highly doubt Mozzila have any malisous intensions with this information, I think users should be told upfront that information is being sent home about them. But what information is sent anyway? Don’t worry none of the information they are sending is scary, yes you could be potentially be identified by your ip... Read Full Story

After a couple of weeks of on and off work I have finally got the new theme for PcProwl ready for public release. It is a modified version of wpthemedesigners theme Blue Block, the basic changes I have made is the width of the theme which was way to narrow for my liking and I have also changed the category links aswell as the origonal release didn’t have good support for children categories. Its not just the theme that has changed, but you might have noticed our new logo, I really like it and... Read Full Story

I’ve been known to focus on the high end hardware to much and haven’t really looked at the older hardware for those casual computer users and gamers who are working on a tight budget. That’s why were taking a look at a relatively old graphics card, the PNY Geforce 8500GT. Although only just over a year old the graphics card industry moves fast and you soon forget about those once high spec cards that become a bargain for the regular computer user or casual gamer. As its DirectX 10 compatible... Read Full Story

After the fiasco with the SoundBlaster drivers back in March I decided that I wouldn’t be reviewing any Creative products in a while, that’s why I’ve been staying clear of Sound Cards for a while to fight the temptation. But today I’m back looking at the Razer Barracuda AC-1. This 7.1 surround sound card is very well optimized for gaming, and has the features to show for it, virtual surround sound and extended audio range to name a few. The extendible audio range is a great feature that... Read Full Story

After the fiasco with the SoundBlaster drivers back in March I decided that I wouldn’t be reviewing any Creative products in a while, that’s why I’ve been staying clear of Sound Cards for a while to fight the temptation. But today I’m back looking at the Razer Barracuda AC-1. This 7.1 surround sound card is very well optimized for gaming, and has the features to show for it, virtual surround sound and extended audio range to name a few. The extendible audio range is a great feature that... Read Full Story

USB Flash drives are becoming so inexpensive that almost everyone has them, for transfering files between home and work or school and make transfering files between computers quick and easy. One of the biggest draws to this drive, for me at least, is the retractable head meaning your not going to have to worry about loosing a cap or the port ever becoming dirty or damaged. USB drives are becoming ever more robust and this one is no different and can stand up to a lot of abuse which coupled... Read Full Story