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Customizing Apple products at Macworld

Apple's simple, monochromatic aesthetic leaves a lot of room for customization. News.com's Kara Tsuboi talks to members of the "Me Generation" at San Francisco's Macworld who choose to make their Apple products more about them.

Tags: Apple Inc., macworld, steve jobs, kara tsuboi, apple, ipod, iphone, laptop, bling

Videos 2008-01-16

Is it bling or innovation?

Is it bling or innovation?Conflating issuesYou've served up a rather rich soup of issues here. It's rather difficult to discuss them intelligently as long as they're stirred together that way.For instance, hardware lifecycle. Are you talking about "broken" or about "inadequate?" The two don't happen together, please...

Tags: hardware, LTSP, bling, software, server

Discussion threads 2007-12-14

Additional Resources

Survey: Corporations hold out on Vista

Survey: Corporations hold out on VistaLarry isn't going to give it up...It's sad what passes for "journalism" these days. ZDNet and her "sister site" TechRepublic are so one sided it's laughable. Is this "survey" really supposed to be passed as truth? The survey was conducted by a company KACE that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, survey, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

How to lose customers by not even trying

How to lose customers by not even tryingSpot onThere is nothing more infuriating than trying to use a site that has been designed for a single specific browser that isn't yours.I truly appreciate how difficult it can be to get sites working consistently across all browsers. But it is surely...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Web browsers, Hertz Corp., Web site, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Attacks on NFC mobile phones demonstrated

Attacks on NFC mobile phones demonstratedMakes you long for the good old days......when mobsters - allegedly - did everything by walking and talking, no phones, no email, no techno bling.Re: Makes you long for the good old days...It sure leaves room for lots of anecdotal situations like this one for...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, NFC, phone, mobile, cell phone

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

Bling It (dmg)

Bling It quickly and easily transforms typical product shots from bland to extraordinary. Designed for everyone from the novice user to businessperson and web designer, Bling It sets the new standard for web product shots. With Bling It, quickly replace everyday backgrounds with professional ones, sharpen and enhance a products...

Tags: Web, Vertus, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-05-26

Bling It (exe)

Bling It quickly and easily transforms typical product shots from bland to extraordinary. Designed for everyone from the novice user to businessperson and web designer, Bling It sets the new standard for web product shots. With Bling It, quickly replace everyday backgrounds with professional ones, sharpen and enhance a products...

Tags: Web, Vertus, Channel Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-05-26

Jewelry Box (gadget)

The Jewelry box is your complete source for up to the date collections and styles in the fashion and diamond, silver and gold jewelry. Including rings, pendants, necklaces, belly & toe rings, bracelets, earrings, and watches. With 32 stores to choose from like : 121 time, Ashford, Body Candy, Brilliance,...

Tags: Ring, Sidebar Gadgets, Jewelry Box

Software downloads 2008-04-15

Google playing politics with open source

Google playing politics with open sourceWell SaidI agree with this, Google has the same back office meetings that any other company does, and the main focus is selling more product and bringing the bling through the door. Both companies have their ups and downs and for us to act...

Tags: subject line, Even Microsoft, open source, F/OSS, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

MacBook Air Diary-Day 15: Temperature benchmarks

MacBook Air Diary-Day 15: Temperature benchmarksSo, to summarise:The notebook with the slower LV processor runs cooler.Gee, who would have thought it possible.Nice work as always Jason!Hehe, you will need a HUGE bag to carry all this stuff!!Let's see what your manilla envelope needs to hold now:1. MBA2. Ethernet adapter3. Headphone...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple Inc., MBA, MacBook Air Diary-Day 15, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Ethernet, adapter

Discussion threads 2008-02-14

Obama+a+Mac%2C+Clinton+a+PC%2C+but+what+is+McCain%3F

Obama+a+Mac%2C+Clinton+a+PC%2C+but+what+is+McCain%3FSpeaking as an ArizonanMcCain is a 4.77 Mhz IBM PC with 256K of RAM emulating an Apple ][ running VisiCalc.RE: Obama a Mac, Clinton a PC, but what is McCain?Hillary = trojan horseObama = virusA Trojan Horse is full of as much trickery as the mythological Trojan Horse it was...

Tags: Mainframes, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Default OS, computer virus, McCain, Obama, Obama+a+Mac%2C+Clinton+a+PC%2C+but+what+is+McCain%3F

Discussion threads 2008-02-04

"Can we use those $100 laptops?"

"Can we use those $100 laptops?"WowThat's scary... No, that's really scary. The uninformed don't even have the knowledge to become informed. It needs to be given to them and that is nearly impossible in a one hour meeting. Perhaps we forget our own ignorance all too easily.Ed...

Tags: Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, thin client, computer, $100 laptop, laptop computer, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2008-01-16

eCommerce sparkles: Blue Nile sales up, bling still the thing?

eCommerce sparkles: Blue Nile sales up, bling still the thing?Blue Nile have really blazed a trailAn interesting article - very interesting to see the sorts of results Blue Nile have achieved. I remember when they first started online in the days when the internet was considered a dangerous place to...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Web technology, E-business/E-commerce, Blue Nile, Blue Nile sale, sales, e-business

Discussion threads 2008-01-16

Is it bling or innovation?

I read a great piece by my colleague, Chris Dawson, this morning entitled I love Linux, but it's not going to save the world and after reading a few of his readers comments, I felt compelled to get in my two cents.  His point (at least what I took away from...

Tags: Innovation, Linux, Hardware, Tax Law, Moore, Marc Wagner

Blog posts 2007-12-14

Flash drives get a fight from disks

Flash drives get a fight from disksBattery LifePersonally I see 30 minutes of extra battery life as being a big bonus but maybe thats just me. We've push Li Ion batteries to the breaking point just as sony how it worked out when they went past it and so...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, Good Money, USB flash drive, laptop computer, battery, disk, SSD

Discussion threads 2007-09-10

Handicapping Apple's September 5 Event

Handicapping Apple's September 5 Event"The [b]BEAT[/b] goes on"New iPods......It can not get more obvious than that with that quote. Most likely will be the new 6G iPod with touch screen (and wifi?). Would be insanity and unlike Apple to go 2+ years and another holiday season without a major refresh...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Digital music, Digital media, supply chain, Now IT, Apple Inc., Wi-Fi, Wi-pod, AppleTV, music

Discussion threads 2007-08-29

HTC Omni looks like one slick Windows Mobile device

HTC Omni looks like one slick Windows Mobile deviceummmThe screen resolution sounds pretty impressive, and the built in GPS is an interesting feature... but 128mb ram? What's THAT all about?! And let's face it, the UI is SO important. Nobody does it like Apple does. And...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, PRODUCTIVITY, Keyboards, Operating systems, Handhelds, Monitors & displays, Microsoft Windows, mobile device, Apple iPhone, Omni, phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, High Tech Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-04

Some iPhone customers put on hold

Some iPhone customers put on holdYeah, but...What's the point of buying techno-bling if you can't flash it?Man, people have NO patience...Walk the dog. Take the kids to the park. If your life revolves around your iPhone activation, you have a lot more serious problem than your iPhone not...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-02

So many Fake Steves, so little time

So many Fake Steves, so little timeDo Some ResearchFirst off... your sexism has made my Friday; I thought that the Neanderthal was extinct. Secondly, do some research. Mary Jo is one of the most highly regarded journalists in the business and has an accomplished body of work. Thanks for visiting...

Tags: Mary Jo, Mike Cox, Fake Steve

Discussion threads 2007-06-15

HP rejects Intel's Turbo Memory

HP rejects Intel's Turbo Memory512MB Readyboost Turbo Drive and 1GB RAM...This doesn't make sense. 2GB Turbo Drive may sound better than 1GB, each splitting into 1GB Readyboost and 1GB ReadyDrive.ReadyDrive nice but ReadyBoost a gimmick.ReadyDrive on paper, appears to be good when there's a lot of localized IO which can...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Turbo Memory, turbo memory, Intel Turbo Memory, ReadyDrive, Hewlett-Packard Co., ReadyBoost, memory, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-06-04