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Verizon's fiber-optic payoff

Verizon's fiber-optic payoffFIOS vs Cablevision Optimum service on LII recently made the switch to FIOS. Basic 'CABLE' channels are clearer on FIOS than Cablevision; HD is HD. Biggest difference is in the usability of the "boxes". Cablevision's boxes were a lot easier to use to scan what's...

Tags: Network technology, DSL, Cable, Fiber optics, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, BIGGEST DIFFERENCE, fiber-optics, Cablevision Systems Corp., Fios, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-06-25

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Apple seeks injunction to end Psystar Mac clones ... oh, and $2.1m

Let's cheer the death of competition!!!Competition is good... as long as it doesn't hurt Apple. Cue the double standards...Apple, congrats for winning in the legal court. Maybe you can take that $2.1M (that you won't get) and add it to your PR budget to repair the damage you've done in...

Tags: Apple Inc., Psystar, gizmo

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Firefox faces browser clone war in China

Come on ZDNet!!!!Is this really newsworthy????Newsworthy? That's not the point...ZDNet's intent was not to write about anything worthwhile. It's intent was to draw you in and to have you read further in order to get you to visit at least one more page in their web-site.If they had...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Apple's app approval revolt: Will it matter? Maybe

Once somebody matches the ease of the App store,Create a desktop application which makes it brain-dead simple to buy, install, arrange, and sync software and multimedia content with the Droid and it will take off like crazy. That's about the only thing the iPhone has over the Droid at this...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, developer

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

An interesting exchange on politics and IT

Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

Palm Pixi (Sprint)

The debut of the Palm Pre got the tech world and gadget enthusiasts excited about Palm once again. Long considered dead in the water, Palm's innovative WebOS operating system buoyed it back into the spotlight, and the Pre was certainly a boon for the company as well as Sprint. While...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Keyboards, capacitive touch screen, Pixi, Pre, Palm Inc., Palm Pixi, Sprint Communications, smart phone

Product reviews 2009-11-12

Why not pay for what works?

Lawsuits not a costly issueThat's a typical republican, politcal response. Studies have been done to show that's it's a very small percentage of overall costs in healthcare. Not that tort reform wouldn't help, it's just a small issue in the big picture.Most unnecessarly procedures are generally performed...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Betsy McCaughey

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

A flip of the on switch: Utah wind project goes online

Seems wasteful to send the energy 2 states away...Very cool to see a big wind farm come online, but most of that energy is going to be wasted on transmission line leakage by the time it gets to California. We really need to get to the point of highly-localized power...

Tags: power generation

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Study claims netbook users dissatisfied with Windows 7. Are you?

Very satisfiedVery satisfiedIt's a intentionaly crippled OS from a software company with lackluster QACYou should expect to be disappointed.In the Netbook realm, closed source can't compete with free.I have 7 Pro on mineand I also dual boot with Ubuntu Netbook Remix. And while I personally prefer Ubuntu, there is nothing...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Windows 7 Pro, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, netbook user

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Is Nvidia planning to add X86 compatibility to its chipsets?

I hope soNVIDIA with x86-64 technology would be Next Big ThingTM, although I'd rather see a new architecture replace the aging x86. 64-bit is just a tack-on feature set of x86. I'd rather see something in line with IA64 from NVIDIA to shake up Intel. I'm sure...

Tags: Processors, Video Decoding, chipset, Intel x86, CPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., GPU, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

GOP will present a health care bill

Good startGood work Dana. This blog is not biased to the left (we'll see how you fare in the talkbacks though).There's of course still the question why you put politics on this IT tech site."ZDNet: Tech News, Blogs and White Papers for IT Professionals. Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, IT Pros, health care, No., Pelosi, GOP

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Will a flu pandemic really bring down the Internet?

Is the last bulleted list a joke??That last bulleted list is a joke. It worships a model, and is not the best tool for the job.Keep in mind through all this:-The problem is going to be network congestion. Therefore steps should be taken to [b]REDUCE[/b] network usage."Monitor your VPNs. Make...

Tags: NETWORKING, H1N1 flu, network, marketing, network congestion, flu, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Can open source software stop IT failure?

I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...

Tags: Strategy, OPEN SOURCE, information technology, IT Failure, F/OSS, software, open-source software

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

iPhone app review: Mantis Bible Study

boo!if i wanted religion, i would have gone to my nearest parish. cmon zdnet, this is a business tech site, not jesus's facebookWhy is software excluded from'tech' just because it happens to be for religious purposes? Are you saying that software made by, dare I say it, religious people...

Tags: Bible

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

Google's Schmidt: Mimicking Office completely not 'a good use of our time'

Commonsense! Please get rid of MS Office!Please do NOT copy anything MS Office has leavethis lethargic conglomeration of software vendorsMS purchased and created the 2G office suitethat is full of security holes.I hope they go their own route and NO one needsa office suite that cost $400+$700 for a companyseat...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

HP's Hurd: Cloud computing has its limits (especially when you face 1,000 attacks a day)

HP CEO Mark Hurd is big on cloud computing, but acknowledges its limits. For instance, HP "wouldn't put anything material in nature outside the firewall." The message: The cloud has its place, but there's a vast difference between private and public computing. [caption id="attachment_26254" align="alignright" width="250" caption="Credit:...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Mark Hurd, Attack, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Virtualization, Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Verizon Droid ad attacks iPhone on features

I'm really interested in this phone. I hear it won't drop 30% of its callsThe ad is pure genius and truly highlights how terrible the iPhone is. The iPhone also has the dubious distinction of being the only modern cell phone to drop 30% of its calls, as admitted by...

Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

PC report: Apple pushing 10 percent share; Win 7 not expected to have big Q4 impact

Not what I'm seeingNot sure where this guy thinks people are buying PCs AHEAD of Windows 7 release. Most people that I know that are looking or have been looking for PCs are INDEED waiting for Windows 7. Why would you go through the trouble of upgrading when you...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Netbooks may not be for everyone, but they're peachy in Ed

No netbooks hereI'm at a campus with 2000 students, have not seen a netbook yet.Students have to do a LOT of typing for papers, and need a full size keyboard.RE: Netbooks may not be for everyone, but they're peachy in EdOur children are experienced users and will not be happy...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Linux-Windows gap to remain for five years

In other words...This only confirms what we have been saying for sometime now.Desktop Linux lags behinds Windows And Mac for these facts alone, but the biggest one is mainstream application software compatibility which so far, were you to look at system requirements would only support Windows and Mac... There are...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-14