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Hardware 2.0 - Best software applications/tools/utilities: Hardware 2.0 - Best software applications/tools/utilitiesThanksI already use a couple of these (UltraEdit, Foxit Reader) and totally agree with you on their merits. Some of the other choices also look interesting - particularly the DVD-burning ones :)Keep up the good work.Isobuster as an alternative...... to Virtual PC has the...; Tags: applications/tools/utility, Hardware 2.0, Best Software, hardware; Discussion threads 2008-04-07
Hardware 2.0 - Best software applications/tools/utilities: A few weeks ago my blogging colleague Ed Bott posted his top 10 list of favorite Windows applications.Â This was an excellent list and it contained several applications that are firm favorites of mine, specifically SnagIt, Keyfinder and Process Explorer.Â These applications make my daily work a lot easier.Â Ed...; Tags: Application, CD, Disc, ISO, Best Software, Hardware, VMware Workstation, 7-zip, Tool, DVD, Virtual CD, Fraps, CDBurnerXP, UltraEdit, Foxit Reader, Productivity, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Insight and Outlook, Part 4: What's the Best Software to Implement as a Service if You're Just Starting SOA? - IBM Luminaries Provide Personal Insight Into Advancing the Practice of IT Architecture to Help You Become a Better Architect: One may be convinced that Service-Oriented Architecture SOA is right for one's IT system - or one may not be. But let's say for the sake of argument that one has decided to start the design and implementation of one's own SOA system. The first question one will probably ask...; Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Information Technology, SOA, Best Software, IBM Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management; White papers 2006-02-21
Best Software puts on a new ACT! for workgroups: Best Software puts on a new ACT! for workgroupsPass on this Upgrade - Premature ReleaseThere seems to be numerous bugs with the main one being speed and excessive memory useage. Check the discussion boards for all of the issues.; Tags: ACT!, Best Software; Discussion threads 2004-09-08

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Deals abound for back to school: I took a walk through Circuit City today to see where consumer PCs stood. We'll be back to school in a matter of weeks and parents are already asking about laptops for their high school and college-bound students. The good news is that for $700 you can pick...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows Vista, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-22

RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug: Just a quick note to update a story I wrote last week on an unpatched remote execution vulnerability affecting BlackBerry business users: Research in Motion RIM has finally shipped patches to cover the issue, which affects the BlackBerry Attachment Service component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. ...; Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Needed: iPhone radio toggle application: It's pretty well documented that the iPhone 3G can barely eek out a full day's use on a single charge. So much so that a cottage industry is cropping up for external battery packs. Here's a free tip that I previously mentioned for an enterprising developer that...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Radio, Battery, 3G, Advertising & Promotion, Engineering, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-22
VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale: updated: VMWare, whose recent headlines have included an ousted CEO and a re-pricing of its employee stock options, reported second-quarter earnings of $92 million, or 23 cents per share, up from $52 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were $456 million, an...; Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-22
The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?: Microsoft is ready to launch its campaign to save Vista's reputation, which has been formed by the software giant's miscues as well as Apple's funny ads. The big question: Is this a mess that Microsoft can market its way out of? Ed Bott found the first hints...; Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-22
A look at the recent Firefox 3 vulnerability: True to form, Billy Rios promised a more in depth look at the MSFA2008-35 vulnerability which is another protocol handler flaw in Firefox 3.Â As previously reported here, this was another protocol handler flaw that led to arbitrary remote command execution, and is especially dangerous since it can be deployed...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Vulnerability, Protocol Handler, Firefox3, Security Decision, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Microsoft hints about new profile-centric Win Live wares: The blogosphere was atwitter pun intended over the past day or two about Facebook's recent revamp designed to make user pages more profile-centric. But Facebook isn't the only one going this route. It sounds like Microsoft is going more profile-centric in a couple of different ways with its upcoming Windows...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Portal, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Open Source VoIP: Asterisk or FreeSwitch?: When the time came for a new PBX, Brian Snipes chose to do something a bit unconventional. The IT manager at law firm Hare, Wynn, Newell, and Newton LLP didn't purchase a commercial PBX, nor did he settle on the open source market leader,...; Tags: Phone, PBX, Attorney, FreeSwitch, Asterisk, Telephony, VOIP, Open Source, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Carbon management software maker snags $5 million: Carbonetworks, which sells software for providing better visibility into managing your company's carbon impact, has closed $5 million in Series A funding from NGEN Partners. The company, which is based in Victoria, B.C., will use the money to expand its operations. I blogged about Carbonetworks'...; Tags: Software, Tools & Techniques, Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-22
10 hard drive disasters: Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard drives, according to a data recovery company. Deaths at the hands of bananas, smelly socks and WD-40 are some of the unusual fates to have befallen innocent hard...; Tags: Hard Drive, hard drives, data recovery, Dan Ilett, Silicon.com; News items 2008-07-22
RichardSolo Smart Backup Battery charges your iPhone on the go with standard mini USB: Now that I upgraded my original iPhone to the 2.0 software, I am using it more and more with my hosted Exchange account keeping me in sync. Just like folks who are using the iPhone 3G more since it is faster and there are lots of third party applications available,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, mini-USB, Battery, Backup, Richard Solo Smart Backup Battery, Smart Backup Battery, miniUSB, Lithium-ion Polymer Battery, Engineering, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Sybase extends Lotus Notes, Exchange support to iPhone 3G: Sybase said Tuesday that it has launched its iAnywhere Mobile Office software for the iPhone 3G with connections to Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange email. Sybase has been on the iPhone bandwagon since earlier this year, but does bolster the enterprise app lineup available for the iPhone...; Tags: Apple iPhone, IBM Lotus Notes, Apple iPhone 3G, Sybase Inc., IBM Corp., 3G, Databases, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-22
VMware and common performance myths: Rich McDougall and Scott Drummand, performance gurus over at VMware, presented a fantastic review of some of the performance testing VMware has been doing at the VMware analyst day. I posted something about the findings of that research in the post, Is VMware busting the virtualization tax myth. I've just...; Tags: Virtualization, Performance, VMware Inc., Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Apple Q3 2008 earnings: revenue up 38ï20Mac shipments up 41ò0(updated): Apple Q3 2008 earnings: revenue up 38ï20Mac shipments up 41ò0updatedWhat hardware/software configurations are used at Apple?Has Apple switched to Vista yet?Not surprisingThis is a matter of adjustment after the value is inflated by speculation and the stock is so obviously over-valued. With the maturation of the mp3 market, there...; Tags: Investment, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Q3 2008, Apple Q3, stock; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
65% of US households play video games, 38% have consoles, 40% are female: 40% of US gamers are women, Entertainment Software Association says. 65% of American households play computer and video games. 38% of American homes have a video game console. The average game player is 35 years old. One out of four gamers are over age 50. Women age 18 or older...; Tags: Console, Video Game, Video, Games, Personal Technology, AM; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Unintended Consequences and the Future of Maintenance Revenue: SAP Jettisons TomorrowNow: When Shai Agassi called me in early 2005, he asked me a loaded question: How would I respond if SAP decided to take the fight to Oracle by providing third party maintenance for Oracle's recently acquired PeopleSoft customers? I told him it would be an incredibly aggressive move, but that...; Tags: Revenue, Maintenance, Oracle Corp., Customer, SAP AG, TomorrowNow, Software As A Service (SaaS), Public Relations, Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Management, Investment, Finance, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-07-21