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Images: Hurricane Dean ravages Mexico: Hurricane Dean hit the coast of Mexico as a Category 5 storm--earning the most destructive rating according to the Saffir-Simpson scale.Hurricane Dean is now a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, moving across the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico with average winds of 125 mph and gusts up to 200...; Tags: Hurricane Dean, Dean, Category 5, hurricane, vapor, coast, Here', satellite; Image galleries 2007-08-21

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Cool Tools - Slingpage extends stickies and sharing to Firefox users: Slingpage, which announced its social browsing extension for Internet Explorer last month, will introduce an equally feature-rich version of its service to Mozilla Firefox users next week. Slingpage offers a way for Web surfers to find information about favorite topics via "Slingcast" feeds as well as create...; Tags: Monitor, Mozilla Firefox, Note, Tool, Slingpage, Web Browsers, Monitors & Displays, Internet, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Leggio; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Parallels releases Parallels Server for Mac: I almost missed Parallels' announcement of Parallels Server for Mac. I didn't speak with company representatives. All I saw was a press release. It was nearly lost in a huge pile of other mail in my inbox. Although there are several virtual machine software products that support...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Virtual Machine, Parallels Server, Parallels Management Console, Toolset, Desktops, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Servers, Hardware, Software, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875: Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 is a thoroughly average, entry-level laptop. It wasn't too long ago that an average, entry-level laptop meant one that was underpowered and shabbily...; Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-07-23
The $200 web tablet ... dream on!: The $200 web tablet ... dream on!Reinventing the wheelIt's been done albeit not quite $200 but the technology has been here--The Nokia N800/810. I've got an 800. The 800 shares the same multi-core TI ARM processor as the 810, except the 810 has a slide out keyboard. ...; Tags: Notebooks, Channel management, Keyboards, Operating systems, OS 2008, web tablet, laptop computer, Web, Nokia Corp., Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Toshiba Regza 42RV530U: During the last year flat-panel HDTV prices seemed to hit a plateau, where the standard bricklike downward trend leveled off somewhat. Now, however, prices are on the decline again, opening up bigger screen sizes to lower price ranges. For example, Toshiba's lowest-priced 1080p 42-inch LCD, the 42RV530U, can be purchased...; Tags: Monitors & displays, 1080p, Toshiba Corp.; Product reviews 2008-07-22
Apache's open source governance model: Apache's open source governance modelI give Murph a 10 on this onentMike Cox couldn't beat this one...NTIIS dominates the market, of courseThough Apache has almost half the web servers in use, the more important number is the Fortune 1000 result. There Microsoft has 55% vs Apache's 25%, with Microsoft...; Tags: open source, Microsoft IIS Server, Apache Software Foundation; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
HP Compaq CQ50-115NR: Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.We were excited when HP announced the revival of the Compaq Presario brand earlier this year. Here was the promise of a family of basic, entertainment-oriented laptops at...; Tags: Desktops, Compaq Presario, Compaq Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co.; Product reviews 2008-07-21
Unintended Consequences and the Future of Maintenance Revenue: SAP Jettisons TomorrowNow: When Shai Agassi called me in early 2005, he asked me a loaded question: How would I respond if SAP decided to take the fight to Oracle by providing third party maintenance for Oracle's recently acquired PeopleSoft customers? I told him it would be an incredibly aggressive move, but that...; Tags: Revenue, Maintenance, Oracle Corp., Customer, SAP AG, TomorrowNow, Software As A Service (SaaS), Public Relations, Tools & Techniques, Mergers & Acquisitions, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Management, Investment, Finance, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-07-21
2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced: Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on. From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...; Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Samsung HL61A750: Rear-projection HDTVs, as a category, are on their way out, and DLP-based sets are the only microdisplay choice available, now that all manufacturers of LCD- and LCoS-based rear-projection displays have basically ceased production. Samsung and Mitsubishi are pretty much the only players left in this category--they're the only two...; Tags: menu system, Samsung HL61A750, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Warm 2, color temperature; Product reviews 2008-07-18
Microsoft's online plan: Spend, spend, spend: Microsoft's online plan: Spend, spend, spendMS understands that the days of their two cash cows are numbered.They understand that we are moving online and the only thing they can do online right now is lose more money.So, not unexpected that they are getting more desperate and throwing more money at...; Tags: SEARCH, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Search service, Microsoft Corp., online plan; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7815: Note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.By virtue of its broad, 17.1-inch display, the $699 Toshiba Satellite L355D-S7815 stands out among budget back-to-school laptops (most of which feature 15.4-inch displays). But that feature is...; Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, Toshiba Corp., Satellite L355D-S7815, satellite, laptop computer, Toshiba Satellite; Product reviews 2008-07-18
MegaSeg DJ (html): MegaSeg is the mobile DJ and radio station automation solution for Professional MP3 and QuickTime mixing and programming. You can now organize your MP3 music collection or nearly any QuickTime supported file format, and segue between songs (cross-fade or beatmix) without using any extra mixing equipment. Organize and find your...; Tags: HTML, Apple QuickTime, Fidelity Investments, Radio, MegaSeg, Digital Music, Digital Media, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-07-18
Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economy: Updated: Google's second quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates and executives moved to allay concerns about the company's ability to weather a dicey ad environment. The search giant on Thursday reported net income of $1.25 billion, or $3.92 a share, on revenue of $5.37 billion excluding...; Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-17
2008 Honda Odyssey Touring: Photo gallery:2008 Honda OdysseyAlthough Honda claims a major update for its 2008 Honda Odyssey minivan, the results look to us like a minor facelift, just a little work around the eyes and mouth but the same old body. The front of the car exhibits some modern touches around the headlights...; Tags: Odyssey, Honda Motor Co., navigation system; Product reviews 2008-07-16
IT Tiger (exe): IT Tiger offers an easy way to track all of your technology assets. It also provides a cost summary and inventory system. All of your company assets can be centralized in IT Tiger allowing for easy access to assets and it provides a sense of security that all IT assets...; Tags: Asset, Information Technology, VALSAL, IT Tiger, Asset Management, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management; Software downloads 2008-07-16
Vizio VP422: Vizio has taken aggressive pricing to a new level of low. The company's VP422, a 42-inch flat-panel plasma HDTV, can be had for the extremely low price of $799. While this set doesn't have the picture quality to qualify as the centerpiece of a home theater, it certainly could be...; Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, color temperature, Vizio, Vizio VP422; Product reviews 2008-07-15
Intel's second quarter delivers; Cheap laptop demand up: Updated: Intel on Tuesday reported second quarter earnings of $1.6 billion, or 28 cents a share, on revenue of $9.5 billion, up 9 percent from a year ago. The results topped Wall Street expectations. According to Thomson Financial, Intel was expected to report earnings of 25 cents...; Tags: Revenue, Paul Otellini, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Operational Accounting, Chipsets, Sales Strategy, Finance, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Apple to Psystar: See you in court: Fellow ZDNet blogger Adrian Kingsley-Hughes broke the story that Apple has finally had it up to here with the shenanigans of Mac cloner Psystar. By shenanigans I'm referring to the Florida company's practice of shipping its US$399 Intel clones with Mac OS 10.5 Leopard pre-installed in direct violation of Apple's...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Shenanigan, Apple Inc., Ina Fried, Psystar, Desktops, 3G, Hardware, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-15