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Rebates to become more of a scam

Ive never hidden the fact that I consider rebates to be nothing more than a legalized scam. The customer pays full price for a product and is then faced with all the fun of filling out paperwork and jumping through a series of hoops (a bit like completing a...

Tags: rebate, breakage

Blog posts 2006-10-11

Breakage (zip)

Breakage raises the bar for live drum machine programming and performance. Where traditional step sequencers edit one note at time, Breakage adds neural network and pattern morphing functions to allow composition above the note level.

Tags: Breakage, Performance Management, Development Tools, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2006-07-08

Breakage (exe)

Breakage is a 3D variant of classic jigsaw game. Your task is to assemble a broken 3D model. The game is powered by AGEIA Physics Technology. 3D graphics, up to 128 pieces, several model and environment textures, and realistic physics.

Tags: Game, 3D, Breakage

Software downloads 2005-08-24

Additional Resources

Handicapping Windows 7's effect on Vista upgrades

There is an off chance that the recent disclosures about Windows 7 could give folks a little more comfort in their decision to upgrade to Vista once you wade through the various crosscurrents coming from Microsoft. Based on various nuggets emanating from the D6 conference, various leaks...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Kernel, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-28

Firefox 3.0 RC1 contains critical bugs

Since I've covered the Firefox 3.0 beta on this blog in some detail I thought I'd pass along the information that critical bugs have been discovered in the RC1 release. Here's some information released by Mike Schroepfer, Mozilla's vice president of engineering: Hi Folks, ...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Bug, Firefox 3.0 RC1, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-05-25

Will IE 8 break the Web?

Will IE 8 break the Web?It's an opportunity for the money puppetswho write IE only sites to re-screw their customers and charge hundreds to add appropriate headers to their sites.RE: Will IE 8 break the Web?I think they originally didn't want to "break the web" because it would make IE...

Tags: Web browsers, Channel management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web, IE 8, IE8, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-12

Will IE 8 break the Web?

There's been one nagging question about Internet Explorer IE 8 about which I can't stop wondering: Once it finally ships, will it break the Web? It's not just because I'm an unabashed Microsoft skeptic that I am puzzling over this. It's also because right up until...

Tags: Developer, Web, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Standards, Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-12

Lucid Touch (Photos: Lucid Touch and the see-through screen)

Lucid Touch (Photos: Lucid Touch and the see-through screen)See-through ...Sorry, but that is not a "see-through screen". It is just an optical illusion.Just take a closer look at the pictures and you will see that the there is nothing "see-through" about an color LCD monitor with the image of...

Tags: Lucid Touch, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-03-07

Newly downloadable Skype for Linux 2.0.0.43 beta has 68 bugfixes

Skype for Linux 2.0.0.43 beta is now available for download. There are a total of 68 bugfixes: bugfix: API: Don't bring up new chat window for an empty chat from CHAT CREATE. bugfix:...

Tags: Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-14

Fourth+cable+cut+in+Mideast

Fourth+cable+cut+in+MideastHave you ever worked with fiber optic cables?Have you ever worked with fiber optic networks? I've been in that line since 1994 my job was installing and securing those networks, and I challenge you to show me a foolproof way of tapping into FO cables without getting actual access to...

Tags: Network technology, cable, Fourth cable cut

Discussion threads 2008-02-03

To standardize or not to standardize

To standardize or not to standardizeHappy teachersChoice. Definitely. Always better, because it makes people happier. Of course the options should be reduced somewhat, in order to prevent chaos and keep the hardware situation manageable. But do give them some options. I bet that the hardware will be looked after more...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-01-18

Opera: Setting the record straight on Microsoft and Web standards

Opera: Setting the record straight on Microsoft and Web standardsThey're doing no such thing.Don't think for a minute they're doing this for us. Microsoft is under no obligation to pass Acid2.Message has been deleted.There are no such things as "community standards"The writer is clearly not informed as to what a...

Tags: Quality, Web browsers, Yes IE, Microsoft Internet Explorer, standards, Opera Software, Microsoft Corp., W3C

Discussion threads 2007-12-14

Apple prepping 10.5.1 update

Apple prepping 10.5.1 updateGo censor someone else.Until you are the moderator of this forum you do not have the right or the responsibility to tell me what to post.I guess that response is expected......if you don't have a counter-argument worth a damn.I bet the majority of Mac users really love...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), koolaid, Leopard, Apple Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2007-11-08

Making college students accountable

Making college students accountableYour right they should, if for no other reason thanCYA. At least that way the university's can say "we are trying!"Give me a break: the music is overpriced, the sales model anachronisticThe "downloading music-is-theft" crowd is of course right by the letter of the law, however it...

Tags: music, recording industry

Discussion threads 2007-10-31

Friday Rant - A tale of two PC cases

Friday Rant - A tale of two PC casesComputer cases rarely are heard aboutSo I am happy to hear your rant on the subject. The thing that frustrates me is the sudden popularity of one case design or another. Like the Antec Dragons that were also sold...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Consumer electronics, DVD, Newegg.com, bay

Discussion threads 2007-08-10

Torture Testing - The big case test - Part 2

OK, we've looked at the tests, now let's see how the cases stand up to them!Drag testWe decided to start off with the drag test because it was a quick and simple test (just tie them to the back of the Freelander and drag them approximately 300 yards over asphalt. ...

Tags: Torture Test

Blog posts 2007-07-26

Is Vista to blame for Mac, Linux popularity?

Is Vista to blame for Mac, Linux popularity?nice articleWell written.So true, mis-guided beliefs will only bite you in the rear. However 'Perception is Reality' is a distortion effect that muddies the water and makes one learn the hard way.Windows is the best OS out there (far far ahead of any...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Mac Linux, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-07-17

iPhone - The bets are on!

BetUS.com has posted odds on a variety of scenarios for the iPhone.  I've added my thoughts and comments below each entry in italics. Consumers are reported camping out waiting for an iPhone - 3/1Almost a certainty.  I can even think of a few on the ZDNet crew who might have to...

Tags: Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-25

Google to get 30 percent of its power from the sun

Google to get 30 percent of its power from the sunWellthey wasted a lot of money on an inefficient technology and will waste more keeping it going (breakage, dust removal), but, hey, they feel good about themselves and that's all that counts, right?I guess it's a growing trend among the...

Tags: Data centers, Telecom & Utilities, Google Inc., solar panel

Discussion threads 2007-06-22

Beware of undisclosed Microsoft patches

Beware of undisclosed Microsoft patchesWhat do I think of Redmond’s silent patching practice?Does this surprise anyone? Microsoft has repeatedly demonstrated that honesty isn't high on their list of corporate ideals.Of course, it doesn't help that they have so much to be dishonest about...What does one think......bunker mentality.I think it...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., vulnerability, patch management

Discussion threads 2007-06-20