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SonicMood (dmg)

SonicMood bathes you in gentle tones played by selected instruments to calm and relax you while you work. Its like Mood Chimes, notes which sound as if produced by chimes blown by the wind. The patterns never repeat and are gentle, harmonious, and soothing. There are 26 different sets of...

Tags: Chime, Mood, SonicMood

Software downloads 2007-03-15

12Ghosts ShowTime (exe)

Enhance your taskbar clock to show the date and a second time zone. You may display seconds smaller and the date in a different color, for example. Everything is configurable! An alarm can be set daily or at a certain date. The comfortable snooze function reminds you repeatedly until it...

Tags: Chime, Snooze Function

Software downloads 2007-01-17

CornerClock (bin)

CornerClock is a small program that adds a tiny clock just to the left of the Apple Menu icon in your menu bar. When you place the cursor over the program it will display the current date for two seconds, then change back to displaying the time. CornerClock includes several...

Tags: Chime, CornerClock

Software downloads 2007-01-16

Additional Resources

Deploying and managing online communities: Who, how and why?

There was an interesting discussion at Office 2.0 that dealt with the topic of online communities. There's a lot of noise on the Web today and it's easy for that to noise to get – for lack of a better phrase – out of control. So should a company try...

Tags: Community, Marketing Research, Sales Strategy, Marketing, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper

When I said that CXO's wouldn't give Google Chrome a nanosecond's thought, I under-estimated. They'll give it about five seconds and then pass straight to the corporate legal department. Why? EULA Clause 11.1: You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that...

Tags: Google Inc., EULA, Chrome, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit?

Somewhere in the news coverage of Psystar's countersuit against Apple today, I was reminded of the car analogy I use to help friends and family understand how to buy a computer. Under the hood of a car, everything is the same. There's an engine, transmission, battery and...

Tags: Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Qwest CTO on FTTP, bandwidth caps and integrated services

Qwest plans to roll out integrated home services where it ties its services in with those from its partners such as MSN and DirecTV in a move enabled by a thin layer of software, according to Qwest CTO Pieter Poll. Poll right talked about Qwest's broadband strategy...

Tags: Bandwidth, Qwest Communications Inc., Service, West, Cable, Network Technology, Fiber Optics, Broadband Internet, Optical Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-25

2008 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring 4dr SUV AWD (3.7L 6cyl 6A)

Photo gallery:2009 Mazda CX-9 Grand TouringAfter spending a week with the top-of-the-line 2008 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring, we found much that we liked; however, we also found almost every positive thing we had to say about the SUV came with a caveat. Inside, the CX-9's leather seats and ambient lighting...

Tags: Bluetooth, spec sheet, SUV, CX-9, Mazda Motor Corp.

Product reviews 2008-08-21

Psystar requires Acknowledgement of Sale letter to receive restore media (updated 3x)

Psystar sent an email late yesterday to all customers of their Mac-compatible Open Computer with a subject of "Open Computing Restore Delivery" or "Open Computing Restore Media." The email says, in part: Thank you for purchasing one of our Open Computing products. We at Psystar are...

Tags: Credit Card, Media, Product, Apple Inc., Credit Card Information, Psystar, Service Console, E-mail, Apple Mac OS, Sales Channel, Advertising & Promotion, Financial Services, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-14

Archos GPS in-car holder

The Archos GPS in-car holder ($129) transforms your existing Archos605 WiFi portable video player into a full-fledged GPS navigation system. For Archos 605 WiFi owners whose GPS needs are strictly in-car, the Archos GPS in-car holder is a great value compared with a similar priced standalone system.DesignConstructed mostly of black...

Tags: Handhelds, Wireless LANs, Archos, GPS, Archos 605 WiFi, Archos 605, Archos GPS, Wi-Fi, Archos GPS in-car holder, in-car holder

Product reviews 2008-08-13

What is the best language for our kids to learn?

I'm not talking about C++ vs. Fortran here. I'm talking about actual spoken languages. I bring it up in this column for a couple of reasons: first, one of my kids really struggled with French this past year and I'm wondering if there are alternatives that might come...

Tags: Language, Programming Languages, C/C++, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-29

What is the "product transition" Apple alluded to?

During Apple's Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts, Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO and Tim Cooke COO both mentioned a "product transition" that Apple is preparing for that will cut profit margins to help shut out rivals. Both executives punted on several analyst questions for more "color"...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Hardware, iTablet, jason D. O'Grady, Notebooks, Notebooks & Tablets, Product Transition

Blog posts 2008-07-23

iPhone 3G: Initial reaction (updated 3x)

I've had my iPhone 3G for about two hours, not enough time to do anything resembling a review, but I wanted to blog some of my early observations. Pictured are Rob Parker and I waiting in line in Atlantic City This post will be continually updated so...

Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Apple Inc., Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, GPS, jason D. O'Grady, Personal Technology, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-07-11

2008 Pontiac G8 GT

Photo gallery:2008 Pontiac G8 GT With a 6-liter V-8 and brawny styling, the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT looks like the return of American muscle, only, it's not. The new G8, an example of International brand engineering, actually comes from Australia, where it's called a Holden VE Commodore. These origins explain...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Pontiac G8 GT, Mph, Pontiac G8, Pontiac

Product reviews 2008-07-10

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframeumm, good pointI'll change it to electro-mechanical.Thanks!possible error?[i]It was the first successful system designed “from the ground up” to advance automated data processing by replacing the physical cards and associated electro-mechanical gear with purely digital processing and magnetic tape or disk storage,...

Tags: Content management, Enterprise software, Mainframes, data-processing, IBM mainframe, mainframe, content management system, IBM Corp., IBM O/S, zVSE, memory, MVS

Discussion threads 2008-06-13

Enterprise 2.0 Conference notebook

Ironically this week has probably been my most offline in months - Sprint failed the brand new Westin Hotel in Boston disastrously with terrible or non existent wifi service. It was a real shame because Jive Software had an instance of Clearspace for the conference attendee community and there was...

Tags: Security, Notebook, Collaboration, Environment, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Wireless LANs, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-06-12

Gateway XHD3000 Monitor (30-inch)

A 30-inch LCD from any of the handful of vendors that sell such a monitor--Apple, Dell, HP, Gateway, and Samsung--will set you back some. The Gateway XHD3000 is one of the more expensive models in this class of LCD, with a list price $1,699. It can be found online for...

Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, bezel, monitor, Gateway XHD3000, Gateway Inc., OSD, display

Product reviews 2008-05-28

Bubblex (flowBubbles) (exe)

A screensaver, charming transparent bubbles flowing on the screen. You can replacement bubbles num, bubbles size, credentials picture. Dulcet chime sound playing when the flowBubbles run. You can position pictures into bubbles. Version 3.02 includes unspecified updates.

Tags: Bubble, Unisoft

Software downloads 2008-05-20

Post your blog on Between the Lines

We're looking for a few more good bloggers and you can help. We're opening up our Between the Lines blog to user-submitted posts. We're looking for submissions in several key areas -- VoIP, Research in Motion; servers and mainframes; and, more broadly, Web 2.0/3.0 technologies. Who can...

Tags: Blog, Blogging, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-15

AT&T hotspots free to iPhone users (updated)

A couple of MacRumors readers have noticed that AT&T hotspots are now offering free WiFi access to iPhone users. Barnes and Noble, Starbucks and soon to be AT&T's 71,000 other Wi-fi hotspot locations are now offering iPhone users free WiFi. A special iPhone formatted page...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., HotSpot, Wireless, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi

Blog posts 2008-05-01