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Microsoft shares collaboration tools

Microsoft shares collaboration toolsAnchorDesk's David Coursey checks out the software giant's Windows SharePoint Services, examining the collaboration product's teamwork and productivity features.

Tags: Groupware, PRODUCTIVITY, collaboration, collaboration tool, tool, Anchordesk, Microsoft Corp.

Videos 2003-06-02

Microsoft SharePoint opens intranet possibilities

Microsoft SharePoint opens intranet possibilitiesAnchorDesk's David Coursey checks out Microsoft's new Web design tool, which creates custom corporate intranet portals.

Tags: Groupware, Intranet, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Anchordesk

Videos 2003-05-20

A sneak peek at Microsoft OneNote

A sneak peek at Microsoft OneNoteAnchorDesk's David Coursey gets a preview of Microsoft's OneNote, a program that captures and organizes all types of notes in a single interface.

Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Microsoft Corp., Anchordesk

Videos 2003-03-11

Additional Resources

Proof that Showstoppers 'gets' social networking in way that Pepcom doesn't

Earlier this week, I wrote about how Pepcom's Chris O'Malley was threatening to ban me and other editors from CNET from the events it produces: events that are essentially private technology trade shows for the press. See Pepcom to CNET: If you organize any get-togethers after our events, we’ll...

Tags: CBS Interactive Inc., David Berlind, Event, Network, Pepcom, Showstoppers, Social Networking

Blog posts 2007-08-09

Intel-based Macs fall short in benchmarks

The problem isn't the raw speed of Apple's 2.0 Ghz Intel-based dual-core iMacs. According to CNET Anchordesk's Rafe Needleman, it's the inability of buyers to get at that performance through natively written applications. Wrote Needleman in a recent Anchordesk newsletter: Intel-powered iMac fails...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Apple iMac

Blog posts 2006-01-23

IBM teams up for broadband over power line

IBM teams up for broadband over power lineAnyone still think BPL has no chance?Sure seems like the big money believes it's viable...Real speed?[b]CenterPoint is seeing download speeds up to two to three times faster than cable Internet service,[/b]Where do I sign up? I switched from cable to DSL and hate...

Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, IBM Corp., team, America Online Inc., broadband over power line, Ham Radio, broadband, powerline, cable, DSL

Discussion threads 2005-07-11

Support of podcasts in iTunes can spoil you

Earlier today, News.com's Ina Fried notified me and CNET Anchordesk's Molly Wood that our podcasts were listed in the podcast directory that comes with the newly released iTunes 4.9 (imagine what 5.0 will bring?). A partial iTunes screenshot of how the listing for the podcasts that go with this...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, podcast

Blog posts 2005-06-28

Readers: P2P ruling could spark lawsuit rush

Readers: P2P ruling could spark lawsuit rushThere's no stopping piratesthey're here today and will not be gone tomorrow or anytime soon. Throw up laws to stop them and they'll just take another route. Welcome to the wonderful world based on reality....ZDNet stooping low for articlesWow, rather than writing an analysis...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P, piracy, music, DVD

Discussion threads 2005-06-27

Big Cellcos: Big tobacco repeating itself?

Over on Anchordesk, my colleague and CNET senior editor Molly Wood has reopened the debate over the dangers of cell phone use by citing some disturbing parallels -- including whistleblowing and attempts to supress relevant evidence -- between the cell phone and tobacco industries. I can't tell you how glad...

Tags: cell phone, David Berlind, matter,Harrill wrote:As Lai, SAR, telephone

Blog posts 2005-03-10

Flaw found in older Office versions

Flaw found in older Office versions"Tightly Integrated Applications"This is the reason why it's so important to have the key applications written by the same company that provides the operating system: otherwise, you don't get the Rich Computing Experience that results from tight integration of the applications with the operating system.In...

Tags: OpenOffice, Secunia, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-10-07

The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job plea

The Trojan resume: MyDoom authors encode job pleaOoops ...OK, that's not good, now every virus writer is going to be little ticked and try to prove that virus writers ARE geniuses ... I think I might just disconnect for a few months until this blows over ... way to go...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, sidebar, talkback, job, MyDoom virus, trojan horse

Discussion threads 2004-09-10

Cable taps into wiretap law

Cable taps into wiretap lawoh man this is going to be very interestingone theres a war with piracy i believe the companies has the cash would be able to tap into user the same way the fbi or whatever could... that's reason i dont trust cell...

Tags: Government, Federal government, SECURITY, cable, Osama bin Laden, broadcasting, decency, Howard Stern

Discussion threads 2004-03-16

Broadband powerline service gains backers

Broadband powerline service gains backersI think THIS is the future...If they can get this worked out, THIS is the way to do it.Everyone has Power. Well, 99.99 percent do :)Everyone see above has lines running to their homes.There are obvious concerns. Safety, reliability, speed, and probably the biggest,...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, broadband over power line, radio, broadband, powerline

Discussion threads 2004-03-02

Windows sequel gets set to entertain

Windows sequel gets set to entertainThis is where it is at...I told my wife and kids we were going to get rid of our Sony entertainment center as soon as this is generally available. I refuse to use legacy non-PC/MS technologies for home entertainment. My kids were protesting losing the...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Consumer electronics, Operating systems, DVD, Media Center PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-01-27

Cell phone lockdown

Cell phone lockdownGood GriefSounds like some consumers, and their "class action" lawyers, need to hang up the phone, pull their car to the side of the road, and smell the coffee.Get real. If carriers are forced to accommodate each others equipment, then they will be forced to charge more...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, cell phone, GSM

Discussion threads 2003-12-03

Apple: New G5 outperforms Windows PC

Apple: New G5 outperforms Windows PCAt the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, AnchorDesk's David Coursey looks at Apple's new G5-based Power Mac and finds out why the company calls it the "world's fastest personal computer."

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Windows PC, PC

Videos 2003-06-24

Apple's new iChat enables video conferencing

Apple's new iChat enables video conferencingAt the Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco, AnchorDesk's David Coursey checks out Apple's new iChat AV, which enables Mac users to hold high-quality video conferences over broadband. The software is a major feature of "Panther," the next version of Mac OS X.

Tags: Apple iChat, Apple Inc.

Videos 2003-06-23