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A real-world Vista challenge: Can this Sony Vaio be saved?

I’ve been reading Jeremy Toeman’s LIVEdigitally for ages. He’s got impressive digital media credentials (former VP of Sling Media, co-founder of Mediabolic) and geek cred (self-described “marketing guy” for Bug Labs, which won a CNET Best in Show award at CES this year). Jeremy has done an excellent...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Microsoft Windows Vista, Laptop Computer, Jeremy, Mossberg, 30-120, 10-60, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-03-02

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Paying for what does not work remains popular

We are already there, DanaYou said "But at some point your neighbors, who are paying for your excess, whether in the form of insurance or in the form of taxes, are going to start asking these hard questions"We are already there. I agree with you that many of us...

Tags: Insurance, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, prostate cancer, job

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Reid promises 60 on Saturday

promises, promises, promisesHe will not get his 60 on Saturday. There are enough senators with the backbone to avoid what will be an economic catastrophe for our nation.Obama created phantom jobsSomeone did bother looking into the jobs Obama claimed to save / create and found this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1t3zZBhJ7wBlog not about Obama or...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Reid

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

The weirdest Easter egg ever seen on Facebook

Contra...Isn't that the extra lives/weapons cheat code for Contra on NES?The Konami Codehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konami_CodeInterestingly, the article already makes reference to the Facebook Easter Egg.Funny you should mention that...It's apparently called a Konami code (http://twitter.com/the_pc_doc/status/5813662529)I'm waaaay too young to know that :)RE: The weirdest Easter egg ever seen on FacebookThis is very...

Tags: Web browsers, weirdest Easter egg, Facebook, Easter egg, Konami Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Barnes & Noble Nook to make debut November 30?

Release date wasn't my problem...I was in the market for an ebook reader. I really wanted to purchase the Nook, and I didn't care that I would have a little bit of a wait. I liked the features, and I like Barnes and Noble. I ended up...

Tags: Wireless LANs, B&N, Barnes & Noble Inc., Nook, Nov, Sony Corp., Christmas

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Barnes & Noble Nook to make debut November 30?

It's not definite yet, but several tech sites are reporting that the Barnes & Noble e-book reader, Nook, could start shipping as early as November 30. A release during the biggest shopping time of the year is sure to throw the eReader market into a frenzy....

Tags: Barnes & Noble Inc., E-books, Sales Strategy, Personal Technology, Sales, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-17

Psystar massacred in court

I wouldn't.....buy even with a 100% discount, Psystar is toast and part of Apple's claim would invoke a recall of all machines and buyer's info. Apart from the 'no support' from Apple, there will be no support from a defunct company too.Yep, there is pent-up demand for an expandable cheap...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Niacin best for raising good cholesterol

i'm a pharmacist...and this article is a rubishDO NOT trust this type of cheap propagandaI'm also a pharmacist...agree!The "study" consisted of only 300 or so "patients"...not large enough to be statistically significant. Not only that, it was funded by a competitor to Zetia/Vytorin!Now, I'm not saying niacin...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, cholesterol, Health Care professional, CEC, Costco, pharmacist, Dana, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

PhotoK 0306 (Mac)

PhotoK a new innovative photo player for Mac Users implementing a new breakthrough technology that will enable you to optimize space without loosing out on performance establishing a unique approach to allow the best tradeoffs between storage size and image quality therefore fulfilling gaps in the needs of the digital...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Photograph, Kandalu

Software downloads 2009-11-13

Matrox debuts world's first single-slot octal graphics card; supports 8 displays

Great product for those needing itI;ll have to show this to one of my clients that runs a "billboard wall display".I'd go crazy with that price of that video card...You'll need to spend an additional thousands of dollars for 8 monitors.I don't think this will be for someone who are...

Tags: Video cards, Corporate communications, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Monitors & displays, video card, Matrox, video, Linux, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Magellan RoadMate 1470

Design The RoadMate 1470 doesn't deviate from the tried and true portable navigation device form factor. Measuring 3.3 inches by 5.2 inches by 7 inches, the RoadMate's thinness easily makes this unit one of the most pocketable devices in its class. Like nearly all PNDs, the majority of the RoadMate's...

Tags: Magellan RoadMate, charger, suction-cup, mini-USB

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Apple bans bobble head Congress app

There are few people in this country more desserving of ridicule......than politicians.A couple of observations from Rasmussen:"Only four percent (4%) of voters say most politicians keep their campaign promises. Forty-five percent (45%) believe they deliberately make false promises to get elected.""Voters by more than two-to-one think high congressional reelection rates...

Tags: Smart phones, U.S. Congress, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., iDont

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

GNOME delays 3.0 release

The release of the next major upgrade of the GNOME desktop, GNOME 3.0, has been pushed back to September 2010. The release of the next major upgrade of the GNOME desktop, GNOME 3.0, has been pushed back to September 2010. GNOME 2.30 is still intended for a March 2010...

Tags: GNOME, GNOME 2.30, Open Source, desktop, Linux, Chris Duckett ZDNet Australia

News items 2009-11-10

CPU Speed Accelerator 5.0 (Mac)

You want to increase the power of your Macintosh? At very low cost? You want to increase by 20% to 30% the speed of your applications without spending money in new hardware? You want to automatically always make the most of the power of your CPU to the foreground application...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, CPU Speed, CPU, AlphaOmega Software, CPU Speed Accelerator, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-11-09

UEStudio '09 09.30 (Windows)

UEStudio includes all the features of UltraEdit plus Native Support for over 30 popular compilers, an Integrated Debugger, Integrated VCS Version Control, built-in Class Browsing, Language Intelligence like Intellisense, Project Converter, and a Batch Builder to name just a few of its advanced features.

Tags: built-In, UEStudio, Microsoft Windows, Development Tools, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-11-08

Sony KDL-46VE5

Photo gallery: Sony KDL-VE5 seriesIn case you haven't noticed, "green" is big business. One way for HDTV makers to cash in on the public's craving for efficiency is to label a TV "eco-friendly." Sony's KDL-VE5 series does just that, but unlike a lot of so-called green electronics, this...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sony KDL-VE5, Sony Corp., TV

Product reviews 2009-11-06

Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap (or even free)

RE: Seven perfectly legal ways to get Windows 7 cheap or even freeGreat post, Ed! Seeing how you outlined the cheapest way to get Microsoft Windows 7 there should be no reason why anyone would not want to upgrade now. Price is no longer an issue. This would be...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, legal way, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

PCLReader 8.895 (Windows)

PCLReader Views & Converts PCL & Text into PDF, PDF/A, XPS, TIFF, BMP, PNG, PCX and ASCII Text. Once viewed, a PCL or Text file can be printed to any Windows printer driver. This is useful in when you have a non-LaserJet PCL printer and need to print a Mortgage...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Windows, Page Technology Marketing, PCLReader 8.895, PCL, PageTech, PCLWorks, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-11-06

Droid Preview: iPhone's first real competition has arrived

The MicroSD card is not only expandableIt is hot-swappable. So basically your storage is only limited to how many cards you can afford.Competition is GREAT!I am glad Android is taking off, the future is Linux driven devices/appliances.To the naysayers that Linux distro devices/appliances are a 'niche' I guess Google is...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, Droid Preview, phone, card

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Deck the halls with LED

Sounds OKSounds like a reasonable idea although the cost of LED lights is quite high ($30?).lehnerus2000$30 for LED lights?We buy sets here for $15... and considering that the power consumption is so much lower that they quite literally pay for themselves in the savings on my electric bill, they're worth...

Tags: Engineering, light-emitting diode

Discussion threads 2009-11-03