Archive for December, 2007

Happy Holidays!

December 25, 07 by Daniel Foster

Merry Christmas

Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or nothing at all this time of year, PC Fastlane would like to wish everyone happy holidays. Have fun, stay safe, and watch out for some cool stuff coming soon!

Relakks- The key to anonymous surfing?

December 22, 07 by Daniel Foster

Relakks

There’s a new service out there offered by the Swedish Pirate Party called Relakks. The service, which offers to anonymize Internet traffic and get around website blocks by routing web traffic through their servers in Sweden, costs only €50 per year or €5 per month. This comes out to around $72 a year or $7 per month, not bad at all for those behind overzealous firewalls or web filters, or those simply wanting privacy on the web. Check out Daniel’s review of the service after the jump.

Read the rest of this entry »

Tips for saving at Dell

December 22, 07 by Daniel Foster

Dell Computer

It’s a shame that although technology has progressed to unprecedented levels in the last hundred years, buyer wisdom hasn’t. Whenever I hear someone talk to me about the new computer he just bought, I cringe at words like “I maxed that thing out. I paid $500 extra to get 4 GB of RAM”, or “I opted to get the installation service. It was only $200.” Computer makers often offer cheap sticker prices on decent computers, but make a killing from small upgrades and support add-ons. This guide is designed for novice/intermediate computer users who want to save money the next time they buy a new computer.

Read the rest of this entry »