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- Network Magic simplifies tasks for home users
- Network Magic from Pure Networks isn't a new product, but it's new to me. I've been playing around with this home-network manager for a week or so, and I think it's a great solution for those who are unfamiliar with networking. Its clean design and easy-to-understand interface helps you perform...
- Tags: Network, Network Magic, Network Map, Network Advisor, Networking, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Psystar: Just how loud is it? (updated 2x)
- Today was my second day with my spankin' new Psystar Open Computer. Following are some observations. I don't have a wireless card in it yet and my desk is too far away from my router to string an Ethernet cable, so I'm offline for the...
- Tags: Database Administrator, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?
- Every technology company has three main constituencies: Employees, customers and shareholders. Does that last category overwhelm the first two? Should it? These questions are worth asking--at least when it comes to putting technology companies in context. Vinnie Mirchandani and I had this back and forth about Wall...
- Tags: Shareholder, Technology Company, Wall, Vinnie, Construction, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- News to know: Office 2007 SP1; Microsoft security; KVM vs. Xen; AMD
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Mark your calendars: Microsoft to push Office 2007 SP1 on June 16 EIC podcast: SAP; JavaOne; AMD, Microhoo Larry Dignan: Microsoft previews three critical bulletins; two for Office Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft shares...
- Tags: Security, Microsoft Office 2007, Xen, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Unixfication II
- Unixfication IIUnixification II: The AwakeningSure, I think that some unixification is good for the sake of interoperability but I like having different OSs to rely on--call them niche or whatever but there is even a place for Windows...the only non-Unix OS left.I don't want just one open source OS, no...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Unixfication II, Linux, OpenSolaris, kernel, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Unixfication II
- Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying to myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a...
- Tags: GPL, Virtualization, Kernel, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Microsoft trickling out its Spring Live Search update
- Last we heard from the Live Search team, Microsoft's plan of record was to deliver an annual Fall update and an annual Spring update. The Spring update has started arriving slowly in pieces. On May 3, Microsoft refreshed its Live QnA search functionality. On May 7, Microsoft...
- Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Vonage narrows losses; Inks deal with Covad
- Vonage is still losing money, but the bottom line is moving in the right direction. The company also signed a deal with Covad to offer DSL service. The VOIP provider on Thursday reported a first quarter net loss of $9 million, or 6 cents a share, compared...
- Tags: Covad Communications Group Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., Company, DSL, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Marketing Research, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Malware shipped with Firefox 2 language pack
- Malware shipped with Firefox 2 language packif "language pack" is open source? Why they didn't catch it? :-)if "language pack" is open source? Why they didn't catch it? :-)if "language pack" is open source, why they didn't catch it?if "language pack" is open source, why they didn't catch it?if "language...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Firefox, language pack, open source, malware
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- MPAA wins $111m from bankrupt TorrentSpy
- MPAA wins $111m from bankrupt TorrentSpyMessage has been deleted.Every time you shut one down, 10 will take its place...How about changing your business model to fit with new world technology. P2P is a monster that the MPAA and RIAA created. They created it by price fixing and raping...
- Tags: MPAA, RIAA, TorrentSpy
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Peter Mika offers bananas at Yahoo! Research
- Yahoo! are certainly being a lot more open than competitors such as Google and Microsoft when it comes to talking about their use of semantic technologies. They've been active for several years in recruiting stalwarts of the Semantic Web community such as Dave Beckett, and there is a long tradition...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?
- iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?Adrian, I do not think it is a lack of ....motivation as much of lack of knowing that DRM even exist until they are trapped by it.Oh, come on man...You think people are stupid about this in...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?
- One day, two emails, two very different viewpoints: Email #1: "DRM on songs sold through iTunes is a necessary evil, there to protect artists and the labels from piracy." Email #2: "Apple's FairPlay DRM is nothing more than a tool that locks you into buying iPods...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Digital-rights Management, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Media, Digital Music, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Monetizing social media: Still an uphill climb; Some friends may be worthless
- News Corp. confirmed what had been reported for weeks: Fox Interactive revenue isn't going to hit its targets. The problem: Social networking is still very hard to monetize. Does inventory matter when you can't sell it? Peter Chernin, News Corp.'s operating chief, delivered his state of MySpace...
- Tags: Social Media, MySpace, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- AMD's new roadmap: Can it execute?
- AMD has revamped its server processor roadmap with plans to jump to six and then 12 cores in the first half of 2010, but the larger question is whether the company can actually deliver. Given that AMD has had a hard time delivering its quad-core chips and...
- Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Asset Management, Manufacturing, Processors, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE community
- An idea about teaching Linux to the MCSE communityIt's not about shellsIt's about where things are and what they're called.Remember we can have the scripts configure gnome to look like windows and pop up wintel like menus too.Put the cart before the horse.You'll need to get them all into the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Unix, server, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem
- Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modemEvDO can work with Linux tooNot sure if any work-arounds are available for this device but I have the old Sierra 595 card running on my laptop with Ubuntu.Works GREAT with Cradlepoint routers!When attached to a Cradlepoint cellular router, the UM150's EVDO connection can be...
- Tags: Modems, Cellular phones, EVDO, CradlePoint, Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO, modem, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- Blaupunkt Brisbane SD48
- With the Brisbane SD48 digital media receiver, Blaupunkt--a name synonymous with car stereos of old--is proving that it can make products for the digital age. It may look like a regular single-DIN head unit, but like the Alpine iDA-X001, the Brisbane SD48 is a "mechless" device designed to support digital...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Brisbane SD48
- Product reviews 2008-05-07
- Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem
- While Wi-Fi hot spots may be proliferating, they're not always reliable and don't help you much when you're in between coverage areas. Neither do the usurious rates carriers are charging for Wi-Fi these days. When you're in business and need Internet access while traveling there's no substitute for an EV-DO...
- Tags: EVDO, Verizon Communications Inc., UM150, 3GStore, VZW BroadbandAccess Network, UM150 EV-DO Modem, Modems, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
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