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Zoom 1.1.1 (Mac)

Zoom is a Z-Machine, which means that it plays text adventure games written in ZCode. The original games were written by a company called 'Infocom' in the 80's: these are available on the Infocom Masterpieces CD, published by Activision. Unfortunately, Activision seems to have lost interest in this title -...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Activision Inc., Andrew Hunter, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-08-10

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News to know: HP; AT&T; Malware; Twitter; RIM

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hordes of owners complain of problems with HP Elite Pavilion PCs using Core i7 Ed Bott: Apple...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Hewlett-Packard Co., Twitter Inc., AT&T Corp., Malware, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-28

News to know: Microsoft; Motorola; BIOS 'rootkit'

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2009: Mary...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Researcher, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Rootkits, Microsoft Windows 7, BIOS, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Microsoft gets its edge back

Is it just me or is Microsoft a little more competitive than it has been in recent years? Microsoft has gotten under Apple's skin---at least its lawyers---got Google's attention with Bing and is even doing the Web app thing. Microsoft almost seems to be enjoying itself as honchos like Kevin...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Bing, Linux, Retail, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-16

News to know: Cisco; Kindle DX; MySpace; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Cisco's third quarter: Better than expected; Sales down; Economic recovery 'eventual' Andrew Nusca: Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Amazon Kindle, MySpace, Notebooks, Strategy, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-07

The Mac ads: Still simple, still entertaining

The PC ad war is in full swing, with Apple's new lineup of commercials just starting to hit the TV airwaves. Funny thing, though, these commercials are countering Microsoft's "Laptop Hunter" campaign. Nope, they're the same as always. Simple, yet entertaining. Fellow ZDNet blogger...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Advertisement, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-04-21

Why Apple's new ad campaign is genius, and why Microsoft can't win as 'PC'

I just got off the air with KCBS San Francisco, speaking about Apple's new ad campaign against the PCs of the world which I wrote about yesterday on the morning show. I made a few points about Cupertino's strategy in the short segment, but I thought...

Tags: Advertisement, PC, Operating System, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Desktops, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-21

New Apple ads ignore Microsoft assault, stick to own message

Hey, what do you know: a new crop of Apple vs. PC ads, and this "Get a Mac" series just plain ignores Microsoft's "PC Hunter" claims and fights on its own terms: ...

Tags: Software, Registry, Hard Drive, Advertisement, Disk, PC, Malware, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virus, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Security, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-20

ZDNet's Ultimate Tax Software Guide for 2008

It's tax time in the U.S. once again, and short of actually doing your taxes (you've got until April 15, right?), it's time to choose just how you'll do them. Say hello to tax preparation software. Instead of taking last...

Tags: Software, Extra, Return, TurboTax, Service, TaxCut, E-file, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Tools & Techniques, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-06