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(Photos: Cracking open the Alienware Area 51 m15x)

(Photos: Cracking open the Alienware Area 51 m15x)OverpricedOverpriced and poor customer service. That is Alienware since Dell bought them out.Buy an ASUS instead. Great guts, competitive prices, better customer service.For the record, I make no money from ASUS or Dell, and never have.RE: (Photos: Cracking open the Alienware Area 51...

Tags: Product marketing, Customer relationship management (CRM), Alienware Area 51 m15x, Alienware, Alienware Area 51, m15x, Cracking Open, ASUS, customer service, photograph, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

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Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'

The software maker has been granted a US patent on "navigating paginated content in page-based increments." Microsoft has been granted a patent on 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' keystrokes. The software giant applied for the patent in 2005, and was granted it on August 19, 2008....

Tags: Page, Microsoft Corp., Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, Microsoft, patent

News items 2008-08-29

Novell: Quietly developing some momentum

Novell's fiscal third quarter was notable for reasons beyond Linux sales and its core product line. Novell's most recent quarter was the sixth consecutive one that topped expectations. That consistency may mark the days where Novell becomes something more than an afterthought. Now it's no coincidence that...

Tags: Novell Inc., Linux, Operational Accounting, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-29

My Wellness (exe)

My Wellness is designed to be an aid to helping you in managing your daily medical requirements and help you improve your lifestyle through improved wellness. The idea for My Wellness comes from a recognition that everything we do or eat or how we feel can have an impact on...

Tags: Software, Impact, Tools & Techniques, Healthcare, Management

Software downloads 2008-08-28

Kids NetLinks NFL Edition (zip)

Kids NetLinks NFL Edition provides over 20 of the top NFL Web site links that you can add to your desktop, start menu, or favorites with 1 click. You can choose from 1 to over 20 links to each area. Also available is the option to change your IE homepage...

Tags: NFL, Kids NetLinks, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Desktops, Internet, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-08-28

Don't leave that fridge by the curb!

I saw a television out on our street a couple of mornings ago when I left for my morning job/walk, waiting for pick-up by the garbage dudes. I resisted the urge to narc on my neighbors, since it's actually illegal to place said TVs curbside in New Jersey, but it...

Tags: Southern California Edison, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-27

It must be a rough day in Cupertino

They just keep coming, one negative headline after another after another. At least that's how it must feel today over at Apple. In the last 24 hours or so, there have been at least four separate events that have put the company in a negative light. The widespread problems with...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., TechMeme, Apple Mac OS X, Internet, 3G, Service Management, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-27

(Photos: Inside Brazil's slums)

(Photos: Inside Brazil's slums)ProximityWhile North America tends to have affluent and poor areas of town, many countries don't work that way. You can walk along a canal of slums in S.E.Asia and hit the entrance to one of the wealthiest neighborhoods. They're not ten meters apart.Inclusão Digitalpost duplicadoInclusão DigitalParabéns pela...

Tags: Vertical industries, city name, slum, Paulo Perantunes, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Virtualization software revives dumb terminals, cuts IT costs

With computers growing smarter by the day, why would anyone want to step back more than a decade and fill office cubicles with dumb terminals? The answer is simple - to keep cubicle computers in service longer, uncluttered and free of malware, viruses and hacking programs. At...

Tags: Software, Dumb Terminal, Virtualization, Network, Information Technology, IT Cost, Virus, Computer, Virtualization Software, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Security, Viruses And Worms, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Major security hole found in iPhone

Major security hole found in iPhonewhose fault?Seems to me you're blaming Apple for bad coverage when you should be blaming O2. Didn't they give you some sort of trial period when you sign up to see how the coverage was in your area?The risk Me-Firsters takeEr, I mean early...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Apple iPhone, security, 3G, security hole, phone

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Photos: Empowering youth with computers

One project has transformed a once crime-ridden area into a neighborhood-wide learning center. by CNET News.com

Tags: Youth, Photograph, Computer, Productivity, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-08-27

Purebuds

Of almost all gadgets, earbuds have the least surface area to work with, which means external design innovations are often incremental and minute. Color and style are the most noticeable physical characteristics that manufacturers tweak, but neither has an effect on the performance of an earphone. So, what's a new...

Tags: Digital music, Purebuds, earbud, earphone

Product reviews 2008-08-26

Loopt: iPhone app keeps track of friends

I've been playing with a free iPhone application called Loopt (Web site, App Store). It allows you to stay connected to your friends, colleagues and relatives who are also members of the service. Loopt uses the GPS chip in the iPhone 3G and Wi-Fi triangulation in the iPhone 2G to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Friend, Loopt, 3G, GPS, Wireless LANs, Cellular Phones, Web Site Development, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notifications

Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notificationsI don't know what difference it will makePeople who love Windows will still love Windows. People who hate Windows will still hate Windows. People who pirate Windows will still pirate Windows.RE: Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Pro user, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.

Are we seeing a serious greening of Colorado? Sure seems that way.Yep, going green allrightIt's called moss growing over all the abandoned homes and industry as Colorado slips into economic depression.The question now becomes how much misery will Americans allow greens to foist upon us until we've finally had...

Tags: serious greening, Microsoft Excel

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

IDF and the new Mac notebooks

IDF and the new Mac notebooksI hope the optical drive rumor isn't true...I hope the optical drive rumor isn't true, I want mine integrated.RE: IDF and the new Mac notebooksHmm...Virtually every PC maker has a quad core laptop.Virtually every PC maker has ram support of at least 8GB in their...

Tags: Notebooks, Video cards, new Mac notebook, notebook, Mac Notebooks, IDF, optical drive, Apple Macintosh, PC company

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

Google journeys to the center of the earth (well not quite) with latest alternative energy foray

Apparently Google's philanthropic arm isn't content investing in just one source of alternative energy, which makes sense considering the geographic diversity of the planet we live on. The search and business applications giant last week said it will put up about $10.25 million toward energy technology called enhanced geothermal systems...

Tags: Alternative Energy, Google Inc., Geothermal Energy, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Which merchants benefit most from open source?

Which merchants benefit most from open source?Which businesses exist because of open source?Seriously, Open Source has lowered the bar to becoming a business to the cost of hardware and time. Yes, people always say their time is worth $1000/hour, but that's assuming people are paying you at ALL times.For...

Tags: Web servers, Servers, server, open source, small business, Web server, software

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

Mandatory email

Mandatory emailWe need better emailFrankly, email is currently broken - spam and scams and phishing make it a mess to wade through, even with the best spam blocking stuff.Problem is, we decided to use "adaptive filtering" statistical junk rather than solid encryption and digital signatures. What do the spammers do?...

Tags: e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

I'm a Wii Fit believer

I'm a Wii Fit believerthis is sadI might be old school sporter, but I find this sad. It is like going to a gym to run like a lab rat or a cage hamster. I promise you this: in 3 months they will not do it anymore, and the whole...

Tags: Team management, Nintendo Wii, Wii Fit

Discussion threads 2008-08-25