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- Meet the new Comcast-NBCU: Content meets conduit everywhere; Will it work?
- This will work when Comcast starts gouging other carriersAs soon as Comcast starts raising the prices that their competitors have to pay this will be a goldmine! Imagine the negotiations between Comcast and DirectTV and/or Dish Network for carriage of the "Comcast channels". I can see Comcast raising the prices...
- Tags: Network technology, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Comcast Corp., cable
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- TR Dojo: Dual-boot Windows XP and Windows 7
- Why would you want to dual....boot when XP mode works so well? Why not have both open at the same time instead of having to chose one or the other?I thought the sameWith the advent of AMD's cheap processors and platforms that offer AMD-V support (ASUS motherboard with 785G chipset...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, TR Dojo, Dual-boot Windows XP, XP Mode, Microsoft Windows, dual boot
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- Microsoft's latest promotion: Buy Office 2007 now; get Office 2010 for free
- freei just got an email yesterday saying that Microsoft will give me a free copy of Office 2007 enterprise for signing up for the "Windows Feedback Program" during the beta period of Windows 7. Can I trade it for a copy of office 2010 ;)I'll take 2007 if they...
- Tags: Investment, stock, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Buy Office 2007
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- A modest proposal to transform health care
- Not warehouses, service stationsSorry but in a warehouse the stored items sit and wait for resale. They don't think and they don't become ambulatory. I think the better analogy the one you mentioned: car repair shops. The longer cars sit on the lift the less efficient the operation....
- Tags: Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, insurance, health care
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- Acer announces first Google Chrome OS netbook
- ChromeOS as dual-boot optionAlthough not Google's plan, I think ChromeOS would be a great dual-boot option, for existing Windows & Ubuntu netbooks.When you want an instant on, fast, secure & no maintenance OS, for internet access, boot into ChromeOS. When you need a specific desktop application, boot into Windows or...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Google Inc., Google Chrome, Acer Inc., netbook, ChromeOS, Ubuntu Netbooks, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- 11 open source business models
- You are looking at it sideways.It's never as simple as you make it seem. Things usually can't be broken into neat little lists which are really just stereo types.From Wikipedia: Business Model: "A business model describes the rationale of how an [b]organization[/b] creates, delivers, and captures value[1] -...
- Tags: Strategy, business model, open source, EULA Ware, software
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- Can a black eye from Consumer Reports harm AT&T, iPhone?
- AT&T is Fine, better than Verizon HereAnd apparently it works for many as they have had low churn both pre iPhone and with the iPhone.No issues here with AT&T. However the NOTwork Verizon is not all it's cracked up to be.RE: Can a black eye from Consumer Reports harm...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Reports, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- DiRT 2 - One reason to buy a DirectX 11 compatible graphics card
- nononononononononono - you can't write an article about PC gaming! After all, isn't PC gaming "dying"?All we need now is a few more publishers to start writing more games for it.dx10 vs dx11Well, looking at the list, and most of that is gonna depend on the power of the video...
- Tags: Video cards, Games, video card, DirectX, game, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Report: Apple, Psystar reach partial settlement
- Ah, gotta love Apple the underdogSuch a cute and cuddly multi-national, multi-billion $$$/year mega corporation! It just makes me feel like apologizing for everything they do. :)Or maybeThey're the big, bad wolf for a change. Why so threatened by Pystar's model? It's still Mac OSX, not Pystar OSX....
- Tags: Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple-hardware, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, operating system, OSX, hardware
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Comcast keeps promise, launches data usage meter
- THERE SHOULD BE NOOOO CAP.PERIOD. If less than 1% are using that much bandwidth... WHO CARES?They are just trying to impose a limit on "UNLIMITED" service. They should be forced to stop calling it "UNLIMITED" if there is a 250GB cap and they should have had this in place...
- Tags: Backups, Cable, Comcast Corp., bandwidth user, data usage
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Dell owners complain of underperforming/overheating E6400/E6500 notebooks
- Dell stealing playbook from Apple?[i]To make matters worse, some forum members are now claiming that Dell is censoring posts made to the forum.[/i]Disgusting when Apple does it, disgusting when Dell does it. Shame on both of you. Shame.RE: Dell owners complain of underperforming/overheating E6400/E6500 notebookstell me something new.......Dell and HP...
- Tags: Notebooks, Government, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp., E6400/E6500, E6400/E6500 notebook, notebook, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Dell's Throttlegate: Is a defect turning a 2.2GHz CPU into 100MHz?
- Dell = Junk always has always will beJust return it and get another computer from a vendor that does not sell junk. Ie: not Dell.RE: Dell's Throttlegate: Is a defect turning a 2.2GHz CPU into 100MHz?I am glad this was posted! I have had an E6400 since June, and...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Dell Computer Corp., Throttlegate, Is-a, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- XP's usage share down, Win 7, Firefox & IE8 up
- Now, if only ....the original Amazon.com $50 price comes back CRITICAL MASS will be achieved (IE: more than 4%).Way to goCongrats Win 7, and Firefox!Hopefully we can put XP to rest for good now and move on with our lives.DOWN WITH XP DOWN WITH XPHopefully XP will see its death...
- Tags: Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Vista STILL, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, Microsoft Corp., Win 7
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Pimp my iPhone: Apps for storing, editing and reading files
- iPhone streamingHello: These are pretty impressive applications. I've seen a few before and after a very in depth research we worked on something more advanced then created an iPhone broadcaster. I don't know if you ever seen this working. We are now trying to integrate it with other iPhone applications...
- Tags: Smart phones, Digital music, DropBox, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- HP Pavilion Zd8230us (Pentium 4 3.4GHz, 1GB RAM, 100GB HDD, XP Media Center)
- Need something to do on Saturday Night? HP Provides! But not with servicePros: For the price, the features are nearly unmatched. Cons: That's assuming said features actually work consistently. Good luck if they don't.The Bottom Line: Don't buy this laptop. Great if it works, but if it doesn't it's a...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Intel Pentium 4, Intel Pentium, hard drive, laptop computer, uBid, monitor, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, Rep
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- Self-censoring upcoverting DVD player filters inappropriate content
- Parental controls take on a new meaning with the ClearPlay UpConvert HDMI DVD Player, which offers downloadable filters that can block objectionable content while a disc is playing. For instance, if you want to control how much sex and violence your kids see in a particular flick, you adjust the...
- Tags: Blogging, Harry Fuller, Salesforce.com Inc., benefit, financial
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- French court fines eBay over injunction; eBay responds
- Should only Ford be allowed to sell Fords?Shouldn't you be allowed to put your used Festiva or F150 on eBay? The restriction on LVMH products is no different.Once a company makes a sale, it loses the right to tell the purchaser what to do with the purchased item. Unless of...
- Tags: eBay Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- $300 CrunchPad is no more, legal mess all that remains
- Cold blooded Fusion Garage - boycott timeI have followed the CrunchPad development from very early on, long before Fusion Garage got involved. I can't imagine that there is ANY way they can justify coming onto a project long after it started and then stealing it to produce on their own....
- Tags: Financial accounting, CrunchPad, legal mess, Arrington
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- Amazon: Kindle has best sales month; Still mum on real figures
- Maybe not the best strategy but ...... this is the first holiday season that pits the Kindle agaisnt any REAL competition for dedicated e-readers that are not in the realm of the uber-geek. (I got my first e-reader, for the Palm, in 1998.) In short, until the Kindle...
- Tags: E-books, Strategy, sales, Amazon.com Inc., e-book
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- Can Chrome OS save us from racket ware?
- Open Source / Repositories vs. Windows Closed SourceThe idea of having GPG-protected repositories which contain open source apps is central to the notion that these apps' source code is viewed by 'many eyes' and as such, vetted.Get your app outside of your designated O/S approved repos and you 'tempt fate'.In...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system, software, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
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