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In the 'it's a feature' department: Caps Lock keys: If you've noticed a change in the behavior of your Caps Lock key on new Apple machines, that may be the sign of a feature, not a bug. Apple on Friday posted technical notes about the Caps Lock behavior of the "new" aluminum Apple Keyboard (2007) ...; Tags: Function, Adapter, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Outlet, Caps Lock Function, Keyboards, Notebooks, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-03-24

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RIM's Balsillie: 'Not religious' about form factors; B2B the company's core: RIM's Balsillie: 'Not religious' about form factors; B2B the company's coreLet's all try to standardize filesComputers are difficult enough.Every OS brand has different file names must be stopped.These files have the same exact function but somebody has given them a different name.You're smiling but I'm not.; Tags: Balsillie, Research In Motion Ltd., B2B; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
RIM's Balsillie: 'Not religious' about form factors; B2B the company's core: The Research in Motion vs. Apple smartphone face-off makes for a good story, but the companies present an interesting business strategy question: Is it better to start in the enterprise and then go consumer or vice versa? In an interview with me at SAP Sapphire (all resources)...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., SAP AG, Wireless, B2C, B2B, Smart Phones, E-business/E-Commerce, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-06
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