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(Images: The technology of 'Battlestar Galactica')

(Images: The technology of 'Battlestar Galactica')BioDomeThe closest thing to a BioDome is the amusement park/resort in Berlin which simulates a tropical beach inside a zeppelin hangar.RE: (Images: The technology of 'Battlestar Galactica')Quote: "we've already accomplished power transfer without the need to use exposed plugs or connectors. A great...

Tags: Battlestar Galactica, BioDome, Predator

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

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ted 0.971 (Mac)

Meet ted! Your new way of downloading tv shows from the web! Add your favourite tv shows to ted and ted will automatically download torrents of new episodes! Ted has built in support to download torrents for the newest episodes from 24, Lost, The Simpsons, South Park and many more!...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Episode, Ted, Features:Checks, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-09

Are we getting fracked?

Are we getting fracked?Go and wash your mouth with soap.It sure sounds like it should be a swear word.Frack you. Fracking this or that.Frack off.What the frack.Sounds OK eh? If you're really pissed off?RE: Are we getting fracked?Same word as commonly used on Battlestar Galactica new series to denote sexual...

Tags: Frack

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

Curtis DVD1093 DVD Player with HDMI

Curtis DVD1093 DVD Player with HDMICurtis DVD1093I have spent months testing DVD players with DIX and USB ports. For a while I was taking DIVX CDs to stores and testing , mostly Phillips DVD players. When I made the decision what to buy, guess what, out of stock. But a...

Tags: Corporate communications, Consumer electronics, HDMI, video, DVD, DivXNetworks, DVD player, USB port

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

News to know: Salesforce.com; Office; SOA; Facebook

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: Salesforce announces Twitter app; further validates power of cloud Ed Bott: Next Office version to ship in 32-bit and 64-bit versions ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple iPhone, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Microsoft Office, Apple Inc., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Browsers, Digital Music, Strategy, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-03-23

Images: The technology of 'Battlestar Galactica'

What's real and what's not? We take a look at some of the strange technology found in the popular TV series 'Battlestar Galactica.' by CNET News.com

Tags: Technology, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-03-20

Fastest-growing time-shifted TV shows: Battlestar Galactica, Burn Notice, Heroes

Rank Programs Network % Increase in Rating 1 Battlestar Galactica SCIFI 53% 2 Burn Notice USA 37% 3 Heroes NBC 35% 3 90210 CW 35% 3 Sanctuary SCIFI 35% 6 Eureka SCIFI 34% 7 My Boys...

Tags: Science Fiction, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Microsoft Office, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Office Suites, Software, NB

Blog posts 2008-12-26

We Got GMail Themes!

Oh Joyous day! COLOR!!!!! Click on the photo to enlarge. Just a few hours ago, Google rolled out its Themes feature to my personal GMail account. I have to say, this is a really cool addition -- while GMail's spartan look...

Tags: Google Gmail, Theme, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Free NBC television shows in HD

NBC is offering one free High Definition episode of each  a dozen different television shows. They're great to show off of the HD quality of the shows and a good way to try before you buy. You need to have iTunes 8 installed first though. (The following...

Tags: Apple iTunes, Consumer Electronics, Digital Media, Digital Music, Home Entertainment, Jason D. O'Grady, NBC Universal Inc., Personal Technology, Tv & Home Theater, TVs

Blog posts 2008-09-11

Zittrain explains the future of the Internet

Oxford professor and Harvard pioneer Johnathan Zittrain came to the CBS Interactive offices in San Francisco on Tuesday to speak and sign copies of his new book "The Future of the Internet... and How to Stop It". His presentation was called Civic Technologies. ...

Tags: Router, Technology, Zittrain, Internet, Routers & Switches, Networking, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Zune desktop 2.5 released with TV shows and social improvements

My last post on the Microsoft Zune was made back in October of 2007 when the new Zune models were announced. I actually picked up a Zune 30GB classic at Woot for less than US$100, but have to admit after getting my iPhone it has seen very little use. I...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Desktops, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-06

OpenSolaris: What Ubuntu wants to be when it grows up

What would Ubuntu be like if it were an OS for grown-ups? This week at its CommunityOne event in San Francisco, Sun will release its May 2008 build of OpenSolaris (2008.05) the Open Source operating system based on the source code of the...

Tags: Ubuntu, OpenSolaris, Sun Solaris 10, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., BSD, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-05-05

Mobius Amsterdam 2007: Opening reception and disclosure

Last month Microsoft invited me and 21 others to the annual Mobius event where we ave the opportunity to provide feedback on the Windows Mobile platform, exchange ideas with other enthusiasts, and see some future plans for Windows Mobile. This year the event is being held in Amsterdam and I...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Mobius, Blog, Advertising & Promotion, Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Marketing, Hardware, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2007-11-28

Battlestar Galactica 1 (Windows)

Enter the Battlestar Galactica universe. Sign up to defend the Galactica, or play as the ruthless Cylons as they seek to remove the Human Race from existence. Pilot legendary ships from the Viper II to the Heavy Raider and lead your squadron in enormous fast-action multiplayer space combats up to...

Tags: Sierra Entertainment, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-10-24

Microsoft responds to commentary regarding Office bloat

Microsoft responds to commentary regarding Office bloatQuestions not askedDavid, I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't ask the really critical question regarding bloat: How many of those 1500 commands would it take to meet the needs of (pick a percentage, let's say 99%) of those users?From a marketing perspective, [b]that[/b]...

Tags: Groupware, Word processors, Microsoft Word, Micrsoft, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2007-04-25

Nancy Heinen to take the fall in Apple options scandal (Updated)

Nancy Heinen to take the fall in Apple options scandal UpdatedAnd if you watched Battlestar Galactica last night...Then you know that Steve Jobs is a cyborg, seeking to exterminate the human species.ZDNET always provides the most interesting spin.I wonder who is going to take the fall at PixarWhats common between...

Tags: Federal government, Investment, Benefits, Financial accounting, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-04-24

(Images: NASA plans a city on the moon)

(Images: NASA plans a city on the moon)Who made those images?Potentially, one of the biggest projects in the history of human civilization and the images their using to capture the public's imagination are like circa 1993 VersaCAD models. They look like Lego toys.Even worse are the illustrations of Mars....

Tags: Even Worse, NASA, image

Discussion threads 2006-12-05

Supreme Court to hear Microsoft appeal

Supreme Court to hear Microsoft appealSupreme Court to hear Microsoft appealMicrosoft FTW!And rightly so , Microsoft should pay up .Isn't obvious already that perhaps the majority of their code is stolen from somewhere else . I mean when does the litigation stop . It's time for everyone to think things...

Tags: intellectual property, patent, Microsoft Corp., software patent, software

Discussion threads 2006-10-27

We don't need no stinking iPod or Zune!

We don't need no stinking iPod or Zune!Price?Just surprised you didn't list price as a potential con. I suppose it's irrelevant to you, since you already have a Q1, but for someone looking to purchase something for their media, I don't think a UMPC can justify it's 1200.00 price...

Tags: Corporate communications, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, video, Apple iPod, video content, Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2006-09-20

'Star Trek' to boldly go again?

'Star Trek' to boldly go again?Even ifit doesn't get good reviews I would go see it. What can I say? Hi, My name is Sheri and I am a Trekkie.interest in science is droppingFewer Americans are interested in the sciences, both as a profession and as a hobby. Star...

Tags: Fewer Americans, Star Trek

Discussion threads 2006-04-21