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Marc Orchant has been building, testing, and sometimes breaking hardware and software for 25 years. A recovering graphic designer, Marc is currently the Storyteller at VanDyke Software, a co-host of On The Run With Tablet PCs, a weekly podcast, and a self-admitted "productivity maven, gadget freak and software addict"....- more about Marc Orchant »
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- R.I.P. Marc Orchant
- A week after suffering a massive heart attack Marc Orchant passed away today. Marc was part of our ZDNet blogger team for a few years and well known and respected in the tech blogger community. Marc's good friend Oliver Starr posted the sad news here. I've known Marc and his...
- Tags: Friend, Marc Orchant, Blogging, Team Management, Internet, Management, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-12-09
- If you pray, please pray for Marc Orchant
- If you pray, please pray for Marc OrchantI will pray for Marc Orchant, a good ManntRE: If you pray, please pray for Marc OrchantOh geez, he has my prayers.We began praying as soon as we saw your postand we will continue praying for Marc, his family and friends and pray...
- Tags: Marc Orchant, Marc
- Discussion threads 2007-12-03
- Our thoughts are with Marc Orchant
- Our thoughts are with Marc OrchantWhile it's sad that things like this happen,I don't understand how you can say someone is in fine health, though their arteries are clogged. Clogged arteries are a serious health issue. As is evident by the recent hear attack. An annual check-up and a healthy...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Marc, health care, Marc Orchant
- Discussion threads 2007-12-03
- If you pray, please pray for Marc Orchant
- I've just learned that Marc Orchant, my former ZDNet colleague but far more importantly one of the most decent people I have ever met, suffered a massive coronary yesterday. If the angels and ministers of grace do what so many of us hope...
- Tags: Oxygen, Marc Orchant, BlogNation, Sue Orchant, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-12-03
- So long and thanks for all the fish
- I've had an interesting and varied journey through the sphere as a blogger with the exceptional good fortune to have been involved with three great communities of writers at the OfficeZealot.com portal, Weblogs, Inc., and now ZDNet. Working in these networked environments, I've had the opportunity to cover a variety...
- Tags: Mobile, Network, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-25
- Best mobile VoIP headset ever
- I've been using the new Virtual Phone Booth from Plantronics for the past few weeks and it has utterly transformed my Skype and Gizmo and Google Talk experience. Formerly, I have either relied on the built-in microphone and speakers on my laptops (with the attendant howling and echoing that too...
- Tags: VoIP, Mobile, Plantronics, Headset, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-23
- Keeping my (laptop) cool
- I've been using the latest model from the folks at LapWorks - the Futura - for a while now and was delighted to see that every attendee at the recent Gnomedex conference received one as a premium for attending. It's a nice sturdy unit that provides two form factors -...
- Tags: Desktop, Unit, Laptop Computer, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- Zoho takes the first step towards offline apps
- Zoho announced early this morning that they've taken the first steps toward making Zoho Writer available as an offline app using the Google Gears tool. Initially the docs saved offline will be read only but full offline functionality is planned.We are taking our first steps towards offering Zoho Writer offline....
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gears, Zoho, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- Is the iPhone wrecking the web?
- Scott Gilbertson, writing at Compiler on Wired News posted a pretty inflammatory piece titled "The iPhone is Internet Explorer 4 All Over Again". As you might imagine, the comment thread is long, heated at times, and populated with the expected mix of "you're an idiot!" and thoughtful replies both positive...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4, Web Browser, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-18
- iWork '08 - no Office killer 'cause it's not supposed to be
- I picked up a copy of iWork '08, the new update to Apple's productivity suite, the other day and have been noodling around in it since I installed it on my MacBook and my wife's iMac. It's a worthy upgrade for two principal reasons in my opinion: the significant improvements...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple iWork, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-17
- Worldwide Skype outage - updated
- Update 2: Friday morning and Skype is down again. Fellow ZDNet blogger George Ou thinks there may be a DDOS attack in play based on a recent, publicly released exploit but Skype's official announcement refutes that. I had service most of the evening yesterday with intermittent outages but I'm...
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Outage, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-16
- Skype release 2.7 beta for the Mac
- Skype has just released a beta version of Skype 2.7 for the Mac with Chat groups, Address Book integration, auto-redial, improved file transfer, and more. Downloading it now. I live in Skype – it's my office number and preferred IM and video chat environment. I also use Gizmo Project (especially...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Skype Technologies S.A., Beta, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
- Great set of iPhone wallpaper images
- Chris Glass has posted a terrific set of images sized perfectly to be used as wallpaper on the iPhone. My personal favorite (and the one that's replaced Van Gogh's Starry Night - at least for now) is pictured here. I love robots - especially ones that transform! What can I...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Marketing, Movie, Image, Chris Glass, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-15
- Musings on Gnomedex and evolution
- So a funny thing happened this week. After 4+ years covering events and blogging about them live, I attended Gnomedex, the Blogosphere's Conference, this past week in Seattle and I didn't blog a thing. More about why below. Gnomedex is an event I've always wanted to attend. I've known Chris...
- Tags: Event, Blogging, Conference, Twitter, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- Media Temple offers iPhone Account Center
- Media Temple is my hosting provider for my new personal blog and a few web projects I'm currently developing. This morning, they announced a web-based control center specifically designed for the iPhone that allows customers to manage their accounts, add domains, reboot servers, pay bills, and more from the iPhone...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, Media, Media Temple, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- Heading to Gnomedex
- I'm heading up to Seattle for Gnomedex which kicks off tomorrow evening. I'm looking forward to seeing a bunch of my friends and making some new ones too. There should be a lot to blog about from this event which Chris and Ponzi Pirillo, the organizers, have dubbed the Blogosphere's...
- Tags: Event, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
- SpeedFiler 2.0 for Outlook - faster and smarter
- Claritude Software has announced version 2.0 of their SpeedFiler add-in for Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007. This utility makes processing and clearing your inbox a much less onerous chore and the new version adds a few welcome new features and a blast of performance tuning.SpeedFiler replaces the built-in Move to...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Version, Claritude Software, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-07
- Vista IE7 issue remains unsolved for many users
- When I read stuff like this, it confirms my belief that there's something very broken in the world of Vista. Here's a very knowledgeable user and talented developer who's confounded and befuddled by a well-documented and still unaddressed issue affecting Vista users running Internet Explorer 7. The problem manifests itself...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Marc Orchant
- Blog posts 2007-08-05
- Microsoft delays Office 2008 for Mac until... 2008
- Jim Dalrymple, reporting at MacWorld announced the following news from Microsoft's Mac Business Unit:Microsoft will delay the release of Office 2008 for Mac until mid-January 2008, representatives of the company's Macintosh Business Unit announced Thursday.The long-awaited Intel-native Office, featuring programs such as Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and Entourage, was originally scheduled...
- Tags: Software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft, Mac
- Blog posts 2007-08-02
- BodyGuardz has my iPhone covered
- Since I got my iPhone, I've had in safely ensconced in a Speck case that provides a protective rubber bumper around the device. It's a great bit of gear and it's saved my iPhone from potential disaster recently when I've been at a concert and had the phone inadvertently knocked...
- Tags: iPhone, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-08-01
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