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Is Apple a barometer of the consumer economy?: Is Apple a barometer of the consumer economy?I sure hope it's not the barameterWith stocks dropping by 12% in after hours trading. With such a rosy picture, why are investors not so happy?RE: Is Apple a barometer of the consumer economy?The economy in general is the main reason Apple's...; Tags: Investment, Apple-hardware, Apple Inc., barometer, stock, consumer economy; Discussion threads 2008-01-23
PC health barometer: A few mixed signals, but solid overall: PC health barometer: A few mixed signals, but solid overallVista continues to pay off for OEMs.10%+ is strong demand given that the market had reached most people able to afford and interested in pc's. If in fact it's an upgrade market, a new version of Windows has long been...; Tags: Desktops, Vertical industries, Benefits, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC health, PC, health care; Discussion threads 2007-10-02
You need this barometer to know which way the VoIP wind blows: I've been around the IP Telephony world long enough to know that there are various barometers that have proven to be instructive about the state of the industry and where it is going.One of these barometers are trend lines for the sales of softswitch licenses. Also referred to as "call...; Tags: barometer, softswitch; Blog posts 2005-05-24

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Everyone loves the Eee: I spent the day at a conference sponsored by our SIS developer. The food was excellent, which is always a solid barometer for conference success and I learned that I've forgotten too much java (X2's Aspen SIS largely uses java to interact with the relational database that sits on...; Tags: Conference, SiS, Keyboards, Linux, E-mail, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-06
A free and easy way to test your Wi-Fi security: A free and easy way to test your Wi-Fi securityDon't Bother...It found 3 critical errors and gave me a 52%:1. No AntiVirus Software. WRONG - I have NOD32 installed and running.2. Windows Update not set to automatic. WRONG - Windows update is indeed set to automatically...; Tags: Wireless security, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi security, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows Update, security, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-03-13

Firefox reached 28ò0in Europe by year-end 2007: Firefox reached 28ò0in Europe by year-end 2007What about....The rest of the world? What are the shares in the US? What about other browsers (IE, Opera, Safari, etc)? Not a lot of info here... Maybe I just need some caffeine :)RE: Firefox reached 28ï¿½0in Europe by...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Opera Software; Discussion threads 2008-01-29
News to know: Vista SP1; Microsoft earnings; MacBook specs; VOIP: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Select group of testers get new builds of XP SP3, Vista SP1 Larry Dignan: Microsoft earnings shine; Ups fiscal year outlook Jeff Jones err Microsoft: Vista more secure than everything Is Microsoft tinkering with Live...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Linux, Web Site Development, Telephony, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, VOIP, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Networking, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-25
Salesforce.com As Economic barometer: Marc Benioff's interview with the Wall Street Journal today has an interesting little tidbit about the value of his on-demand model, and what an astute investor could do with data about the usage of a service like Salesforce.com. In the interview, Marc ponders the question of whether we're in...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force, Data, SFDC, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-01-24
Apple iPods: Are we saturated yet?: Following Apple's strong fiscal first quarter and conservative outlook the Monday morning quarterbacking is interesting. Some analysts think Apple was just being prudent with its disappointing to analysts second quarter outlook. Others see Apple as some sort of economic indicator, a take which is a complete joke. But one takeaway...; Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Unit Growth, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-23
News to know: Apple as economic barometer; 100 GB memory chip; IE 8; Amazon DevPay: Notable headlines: Robin Harris: 100 GB memory chip coming in 2009 Larry Dignan: Apple's first quarter shines, but the outlook crushes stock; Is the beating warranted? David Morgenstern: Is Apple a barometer of the consumer economy? Janice Chen: The best cameras...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Memory Chip, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chip, Microsoft Windows, Semiconductors, Operating Systems, Memory, Software, Hardware, Components; Blog posts 2008-01-23
Is Apple a barometer of the consumer economy?: During the investor conference call over Apple's December fiscal first quarter conference, analysts kept pressing executives about whether the Cupertino company is the bellwether for the consumer spending. But Apple's value proposition is different than the rest of the industry and so is its customer base, making it tough to...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Digital Equipment Corp., Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-01-22
Weather Satellite (exe): The Weather Satellite is a fantastic new easy to understand desktop software program that will let you see a live satellite view of the United States weather providing you with a ten day forecast for your area. It will display the temperature, humidity, wind speed, barometer, dew point, visibility, UV...; Tags: Weather, Satellite, Weather Satellite, Network Technology, Networking; Software downloads 2008-01-14
Cisco drives down tech stocks: Cisco drives down tech stocksCisco misdiagnosedAnalysts have been in general agreement that Cisco stock is undervalued, so how ironic is it that they claim Cisco has now become the barometer for the economic conditions in the U.S.? The missing element is that Cisco is not a barometer of the U.S....; Tags: Cisco Systems Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-11-10
Weather Channel rolling out video service optimized for mobiles: Want to watch a weather report for Chicago as you wait to board your plane in Atlanta? The Weather Channel has just made that a whole lot easier. At CTIA this week, The Weather Channel Interactive is showing a new mobile video service newly available through The...; Tags: Video Service, Mobile, Video, Weather Channel, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-10-23
News to know: Zune; 100,000 year storage; SAP: Notable headlines: Robin Harris: 100,000 year nanowire storage. Microsoft unveils revamped Zunes. Matthew Miller: Microsoft announces new flash Zunes and the Zune 80GB, still no WiFi downloads. Microsoft press release. Gallery right. David Berlind: Interview: Google completes integration of Postini into...; Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Zune, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Sales Strategy, Rootkits, Storage, Sales, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware; Blog posts 2007-10-03
PC health barometer: A few mixed signals, but solid overall: PC demand is healthy, but back-to-school demand was just ok, Dell has been hampered by component shortages and overall memory prices are declining. That barometer comes via a research note from Citigroup analyst Richard Gardner. At a high level,...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Health Care, Unit Growth, Component Pricing, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-10-02
Get your $100 iPhone Apple store credit: Get your $100 iPhone Apple store creditZeitgeistNot that Adrian's blog is a rant or anything, but can I sum up the ZDNet take on the iPhone credit debaucle.The iPhone was too expensive. The iPhone is now too cheap. Those who were early adopters were fools. Now our empathy with them...; Tags: Blogging, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, blog; Discussion threads 2007-09-14
Will the Firefox gain a market share of 50% by 2009?: Will the Firefox gain a market share of 50% by 2009?Depends on IE 8If there is no IE 8 by 2009 then sure. If IE 8 is released before then and it suck then sure. If IE 8 is good enough when it's released or even better than IE 7...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-07-12
Does the Rich Internet Application "battle" hinge on rich media?: Robert Scoble has his first article up for FastCompany and he talks about Rich Internet Applications. Specifically he talks about what Adobe, Microsoft, and Sun are doing to support these new kinds of applications. Robert comes at it from an interesting angle. He's a big video guy, so understandably he...; Tags: Silverlight, Rich Media, Microsoft, Flash, Apple, Adobe; Blog posts 2007-07-02
Are you sure there's not a place for a smart watch on your wrist?: Are you sure there's not a place for a smart watch on your wrist?Looks nice.. can i get a metal band?I like metal bands, they are more durable, especially for IT work.How scratch resistant is the glass?Do they provide a way to lock the buttons so you dont accidentally change...; Tags: Construction, Operating systems, metal band; Discussion threads 2007-06-05