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- Visicalc co-founder offers a modest proposal
- Essential to the open source argument is the idea that the basic infrastructure of the information age is just that -- infrastructure -- and the public interest demands it be treated as such. This argument is generally accepted in the software arena. It is at the heart of the Internet,...
- Tags: Jonathan Swift, Bells
- Blog posts 2006-05-30
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- Google goes all-in with an open source cloud
- RE: Google goes all-in with an open source cloudGoogle is redifing the marketplace each day with calculated innovation to set the table for their advancement and domination in the future. I can't for the fight that is coming with MS Office next year and Google docs.another nail in M$...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Chrome, Windows 7 market share, Google Inc., open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: E-book readers
- Sony Pocket Edition?It seems odd that there was no mention of the Sony Pocket Edition (PRS300). Many of us just want to read and we don't need all the extra bells and whistles. With the pocket edition, we don't have to pay for them.
- Tags: E-books, Holiday Gift Guide, e-book Reader
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- The perfect computer?
- Do we have the technology to build a perfect computer? Would it be perfect for a specific purpose or is it possible to build a perfect general purpose computer? Small Business Computing's Mark Beckley has some answers. Do we have the technology to build a perfect...
- Tags: Motherboard, Computer, Machine, Chip, Small Business Computing, Watt Power Supply, Productivity, PCs, Mark Beckley Small Business Computing, Special to ZDNet, Mark Beckley Small Business Computing, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2009-11-02
- Mozilla goes back to the beta with Firefox 3.6
- Oh bother. Does this mean Firefox 3.5 is buggy and insecure?Having used Firefox since 0.6 I find 3.5 to be one of the less stable versions. I hope that they get the bugs out for 3.6.3 things this version must have or it may fall too far behind1. SELinux/AppArmor...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Firefox 3.6, beta, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-02
- News to know: iPhone; Win 7 upgrade answers; Psystar; SOA; Google
- 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. Ed Bott: Finally, some answers to Windows 7 upgrade questions Dion Hinchcliffe: Are the iPhone and social networks making...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Psystar, Photograph, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-26
- Bells give net neutrality the McCain two-step
- Net neutrality can only...be accomplished by a company divesting the provision of the infrastructure from the provision of the services that use the infrastructure. As long as the same company provides both services there will never be neutrality. These companies have to much at stake in delivering services that ride...
- Tags: Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Bells give net neutrality the McCain two-step
- For over a century the Bells have been masters of the bureaucratic game. Their failure in the Bell break-up, which delivered huge profits to investors, only taught them to fight harder. So after putting themselves together like the broom in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," of course they're going...
- Tags: Net Neutrality, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- SaaS: Shelfware as a service?
- Think the conclusions are a bit flawedI think we can all agree that SaaS saves operational expenses, increases agility and improves the user experience. I don't think the fact that Salesforce.com has been successful can be held against the category.The shelfware point is a bit more subtle. The...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, shelfware
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Windows 7 podcast: What will the upgrade cycle look like?
- With Windows 7 set for lift-off on Thursday, Jason Hiner, Mary Jo Foley and I handicap the Windows 7 upgrade cycle. We expect the consumer to lead the first wave of adoption with enterprises bringing up the rear in the back half. You can play this 17-minute...
- Tags: Podcast, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-21
- Santas Quest 1.0 (Windows)
- Santas Quest is puzzle game for free. The Christmas tree is decorated with all kinds of ornaments like teddy bears, lanterns and cookies, bells or even snowman. Every stage there is an element key to solve the puzzle, try to move it down to the bottom of the blocks. Ã?ou...
- Tags: NowStat, Santas Quest, Christmas Tree, Microsoft Windows, Games, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-10-17
- SharePoint rolls on, gathers no MOSS
- Next week’s SharePoint conference in Las Vegas is officially sold out, just another sign of the insatiable appetite for Microsoft’s still-imperfect suite. Cold calling sales reps at lesser companies will look on with envy as each attending prospect or customer shells out a list-price $1,199 for the pleasure of hearing a...
- Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., MOSS, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Tim Walters
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- Lenovo SL510
- Without proceeding any further, I am about to make a guess: you have already decided whether or not you're buying a ThinkPad. The iconic brand, the unending combination of professional respect, solid features, and unabashed blandness, combine to make a product that has surprising appeal across the board, yet remains,...
- Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows 7, Processors, IBM ThinkPad, Intel Core 2 Duo, Lenovo Group Ltd., Intel Corp.
- Product reviews 2009-10-16
- Google Wave: The Microsoft Bob of the New Millennium
- Google Wave uber-whelms meHi Jason,I agree that the beauty (one, at any rate) of gmail is its simplicity, but that aside, I think you're giving Wave short shrift. It's not so much an application as a platform for other apps and ultimately a way to drown Microsoft Bob, as well...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., e-mail, convo, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Ad-Aware Free 8.1.0 (Windows)
- With behavior-based threat detection and integrated real-time monitoring, Ad-Aware focuses on core consumer security needs. Instead of adding layers of bells and whistles--thereby slowing your computer and scans down--we have decided to focus on what really matters. Ad-Aware provides advanced threat protection, and is significantly lighter and faster than our...
- Tags: Lavasoft, Ad-aware, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security
- Software downloads 2009-10-12
- News to know: Windows 7; IBM; Sony; Apple
- 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. Ed Bott: Measuring Windows 7 performance Dancho Danchev: Click fraud facilitating Bahama botnet steals ad revenue from Google ...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Sony Vaio, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, IBM Corp., Eaton, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- Ballmer: Testers didn't ring Vista warning bells; Could the same happen with Windows 7?
- Your average beta tester is a power userYour average beta tester is a power user. You don't get the same feedback as you can from an average user. Therefore, you can't extrapolate how their experience would apply to the masses.Ballmer's trying to dampen expectations a bit so that when Windows...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Ballmer: Testers didn't ring Vista warning bells; Could the same happen with Windows 7?
- Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer this week pointed to Vista as an example that tester feedback may not always be the best measure of the success of a new operating system release. What's that mean for Windows 7? by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Windows Mobile 6.5 gallery two (Image Gallery: Windows Mobile 6.5 disappoints with lack of customization and stylus requirement)
- yes you rightIs embarrasing and dumb the new presentation of windows mobile, the same way to copy iphone menus, the same fake windows like Vista trying to match MacOS .The archeologist media player. The only lesson that other learn early, the new iphone browser is wide seen. Is more like...
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Smart phones, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Mindjet takes on Cisco with Catalyst
- Mindjet has released a new product called Catalyst that hopes to take the notion of the whiteboard into the digital realm but with a lot more bells and whistles. In doing so they are making a direct play against the like of Cisco's WebEx with aggressive...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Collaboration, Dennis Howlett, Enterprise Software, Groupware, Mindjet, Software
- Blog posts 2009-10-06
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