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European car buyers getting electricified

The Frankfurt auto show is reflecting a change in the car buyers' interests. A survey in the US recently indicated about half of potential new car buyers would like a hybrid of electric. It appears the mood in Europe may also electrifying. Of course, in neither the...

Tags: Car, Car Buyer, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-25

Curing the primary care shortage

Insurers can start the ball rolling right now. Increase the amount of money you pay GPs per-visit. Decrease the amount you pay specialists. When the docs complain, tell them to talk to the invisible hand. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Car, Training, Car Buyer, Workforce Management, Software As A Service (SaaS), Training And Certification, GPS, Human Resources, Emerging Technologies, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-10

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Psystar massacred in court

I wouldn't.....buy even with a 100% discount, Psystar is toast and part of Apple's claim would invoke a recall of all machines and buyer's info. Apart from the 'no support' from Apple, there will be no support from a defunct company too.Yep, there is pent-up demand for an expandable cheap...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Soak the rich? Ban the Beamer?

Pity the poor Porsche driver who looks forward to a new model every 150K miles. The next new Porsche may really cost him. That's because the new EPA fuel efficiency standards could levy serious fines for non-compliance cars, not the tiny parking ticket-sized fines of the past. ...

Tags: Car, Porsche AG, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-03

From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw

Danger Will Robinson, Danger.[i]By December 2009, a second variant appeared with new propagation techniques ? spreading via removable and mapped drives, and network shares with weak passwords. This updated worm also started blocking access to anti-virus and security-related sites.[/i]You either have a typo or a time machine. December...

Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Common-sense, Microsoft Corp., financial danger, computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

How did Craigslist manage to become the king of classifieds?

Pardon the off-topic rant - but I'm just blown away by how much power craigslist holds over classified advertising and how truly screwed up its system is. You see, for the past few weeks, I've been trying to sell a car. So I did what everyone else...

Tags: Car, Craigslist, Advertisement, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-17

Give Google a break!

soooo over googlegoogle has joined microsoft and apple on the dark side.i stopped using google after they ceased being a search engine and became a money factory. security, privacy and ownership issues shouldn't be played out in court after the fact, they should be delt with in the board room...

Tags: COMPANIES, Google Inc., copyright law

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Will the policy debate narrow or end?

here we go again!Obama is trying to destroy the best healtcare system in the world and give free care to people who don't deserve it.The solutions for the healt reform are simple and have been enumerated by conservatives like John McCain and others:1.Vouchers to buy insurance2.Tort reform3.Tax cuts in the...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Obama, car

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

News to know: Snow Leopard; YouTube; VMWorld; Google Books

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash Player Sam Diaz: Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over...

Tags: Google Inc., Andrew Nusca, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Data Centers, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Storage, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-09-03

Sony kills virtualization on Vaio notebooks

I wonder what recourse a buyer has?Will Sony issue a refund?This is like buying a "sports car" and not being told it won't do more than 55mph til you try it ('cause no one in New York City can drive over 30mph).Yea, I know my logic is way out there,...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, cloud computing, Utility computing, Storage management, Cyberthreats, Sony Vaio, notebook, Sony Corp., VW, virtualization, computer

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Chevy Volt: 230 mpg in city driving; Are you a buyer?

Why the focus on MPG for an electric vehicle?The real question is: How much in increased electricity costs will one incur from recharging this vehicle "at least once a day"?That plus the added price tagare warning me away from this. If I thought I could save money versus buying a...

Tags: car, mpg, battery

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Chevy Volt: 230 mpg in city driving; Are you a buyer?

The electric Chevrolet Volt is expected to get at least 230 miles per gallon in city driving. That adds up to about $2.75 for electricity per 100 miles. General Motors outlined the miles per gallon figures Tuesday. The Volt is expected to start...

Tags: Mile, General Motors Corp., Chevrolet Volt, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Can eBay be your new car dealer and reduce GM's inventory?

Why does GM need eBayI have said for a very long time GM needs a web site where consumers can buy directly from GM and bypass the middlemen. Adding another middleman is not going to help.Also, why can't the car dealers collectively put a web site together and do...

Tags: eBay Inc., General Motors Corp., car, automobile dealership

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'

Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'"As Authorized""[i]... or as authorized by Amazon ...[/i]" seems to leave a pretty big hole in the TOS.RE: Kindle lawsuit not so 'ridiculous'since 1984 book is available thousands of places, the law suit has little merit in terms of damages regardless of how much the download...

Tags: Tos, lawsuit not-so, Amazon.com Inc., not-so

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

RIAA: "All your music are belong to us"

RIAA: "All your music are belong to us"typo:" take getting mangled in the car stereo" -> tape getting mangled.Luv, ur friendly spelling NaziThe proper name is "Scumbags"As in: "Scumbags: All your music are belong to us"Completely Obsurd...I've been saying for years now that there needs to be a "Bill...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, RIAA, digital-rights management, music, Apple iPod, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Hottest trend in autos? Dumping the old clunker

The federal government has over $800 million dollars left in its "cash for clunkers" purse. But already one Michigan Congressman is worried the money isn't enough. This auto-booster wants more federal dollars. Ten percent of the cash for clunkers money has already been spent. Seems car...

Tags: Car, SUV, Clunker Program, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Is $400 billion a lot of money?

One U.S. Senator says we spend that much every year importing petroleum from our friends in Saudi, Nigeria, Canada, Mexico, Russia and Venezuela. I use the term "friend" advisedly. They are in fact pushers for the American addiction former President George W. Bush called out so pointedly. ...

Tags: Car, Solar Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-24

2009 Mercedes-Benz S550

Photo gallery:2009 Mercedes-Benz S550When Mercedes-Benz launched the model update for the 2007 S550, it created a car with cutting-edge technical features, including radar-based cruise control that could bring the car to a full stop and a night vision system. But major updates like this usually take five years in the...

Tags: V-8, Mercedes-Benz S550, Mercedes-Benz, car

Product reviews 2009-06-16

Global warming heating up Washington D.C.

Global warming heating up Washington D.C."the top maker and the top buyer"Yes, global Capitalism was a wonderful success for them. Everybody worked themselves into a stress related early grave, I'll give you, but the numbers sure looked good. Every time we added another nought everybody cheered.Unfortunately they became obese or...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-05-10

Plug-in cars? Not so easy does it...

Plug-in cars? Not so easy does it...It's OK to be a contrarianIt's OK to be a contrarian and say this is all bunk, but please present some evidence and cite some references when you do so.It's a waste of our time to be told things like [i]"scientists had a...

Tags: car, hybrid, Plug-in car, plug-in, fuel cost

Discussion threads 2009-04-15