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Taking the Rich Internet Offline

Taking the Rich Internet OfflineOccaisionally connected apps will rule.The 'disconnected application' shortcomings of a lot of 2.0 applications and very few are actually full blown applications is definitely it's weakest spot.I remember folks from the AJAX community talking about how great it was and saying unkind things about Flash and...

Tags: Cell phone coverage, AJAX, rich Internet application

Discussion threads 2006-05-30

"Uma-Oprah?" No, "UMA-VoWLAN"

"Uma-Oprah?" No, "UMA-VoWLAN"why do we need VoWLAN?Besides the acute shortage of new acronyms, why do we need it? Cell phone coverage is good, and if you really want to access your home PC from the sticks you're better off with a laptop and a GPRS or CDMA modem.Does it...

Tags: Cellular phones, Desktops, Uma-Oprah, UMA-VoWLAN, Cell phone coverage

Discussion threads 2005-06-22

Additional Resources

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...

Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir  and I was asked to register...

Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DirecTV, Satellite, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-19

The iPhone meets Journalism

If you read general coverage of Apple's new G3 iPhone you'll soon discover either that it's perfection incarnate or the worst excuse for a cheap handset anyone's ever foisted on an unsuspecting world. Balance is not a feature -of the coverage - and you'd never know, from "journalistic" reports that...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-07-19

Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?

After well over a year of scrutiny, the proposed merger between the country's two satellite radio providers - XM and Sirius - is finally on the home stretch, set for an approval vote as early as Aug. 1. But wait. This week, one of the FCC commissioners proposed even more...

Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-18

78% of US cell phone purchases are made in store

The overwhelming majority of cell phone buyers make the purchase in a store - some 78% do, with 12% buying online and 9% by some other means. Among the narrower set of those who use the internet in their cell phone research, 26% bought their device online. 75% of those...

Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Review: Jawbone 2 bluetooth headset

Back in June 2007 I reviewed the original Jawbone bluetooth headset and despite its drawbacks I found it to be the standard by which I judge all other BT headsets. Its military grade noise cancellation is second to none and of dozens of Bluetooth headsets that...

Tags: Headset, Bluetooth Headset, Battery Life, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-18

U.S. health care not getting better

U.S. health care not getting betterThe study has predetermined the result[Michael Cannon, the Cato Institute's director of health policy studies, summed up what's wrong with the study: "The report does nothing more than reveal which nation does the worst job of satisfying the subjective preferences of the people who conducted...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, U.S. Health, medical care, health care

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystar

The potential fallout from Apple vs. Psystaranticompetitive argumentThe problem with the anticompetitive argument is that the company engaging in the activity has to command a substantial share of the overall market. Apple doesn't even have 8% of the market. Also, Psystar never even tried to license Apple's intellectual...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam

Is Microsoft fighting an unwinnable war with its online business and search obsession? It's a valid question and one that needs to be asked. At some point you have to wonder if Microsoft's Google envy is its Vietnam. As Mary Jo Foley noted Microsoft's answer to its...

Tags: Business, Microsoft Corp., Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Kingsoft Office 2007 (exe)

Our latest version is a free to try, non-restricted version of these three office applications everyone will soon be talking about. At a miniscule 42Mb, its small size and use of resources make it easy to download and install, plus, its completely removed if you just wish to try it...

Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Version, Host, Kingsoft/Xtradit, Kingsoft Writer, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-18

Zumobi (zip)

Zumobi revolutionizes the way people access, retrieve and share snack-sized bits of Web-based content on their mobile phones in a fun and innovative way. Zumobi widgets, called Tiles, provide an intuitive and engaging user interface, which can be customized and personalized with a wide variety of content including news, sports,...

Tags: Web, Phone, Mobile, Zumobi, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-18

Tune4Win M4P Converter (exe)

Tune4Win M4P Converter is a M4P to MP3 music converting tool which converts unprotected music and any purchased iTunes music M4P, M4B, M4A files to plain MP3 with a Virtual CD burning method ready for use on any computers or mobile music devices such as iPod, PSP, Zune, iPhone, cell...

Tags: MP3, Music, Tune4Mac, Tune4Win M4P Converter, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-07-18

Sound Recorder (exe)

Sound recorder is the simplest way to record sound on your machine. Anything that plays through your speakers can be recorded as well as microphone and line in inputs used for external devices. Files are recorded in Wav file format as it is one of the most available and one...

Tags: Microphone, Recorder, EndicoSoft, Files

Software downloads 2008-07-18

Podcast: Diary of a dial-up user (part 4 - final)

This is the final installment of this soap-style, badly written diary of my broadband woes, fights and mishaps. It's been nearly two weeks without broadband at my new house, battling my way online through the means of dial-up Internet. It still hasn't been fully resolved as of...

Tags: Diary, Podcasts, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Internet, Networking, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Open source should support Apple over Psystar

Open source should support Apple over PsystarYou're offBSD and GPL are licensesEULA is a contractRE: Open source should support Apple over PsystarDon't get into this argument. "License not Contract" is a magical phrase used by Open Source 'backers' who want to rationalize the idea that using someone's code without permission...

Tags: EULA, open source, Apple Inc., GPL, Joomla

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

More iPhone 3G observations

More iPhone 3G observationsThanks for this tip......[i]"An app that toggles 3G, EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and even the cellular radio to conserver battery. Bonus points if they add a schedule feature to, for example, turn off all the radios while you sleep then turn them back on when you wake.[/i]I would...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G observation, 3G, Apple iPhone 3G, MMS, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

More iPhone 3G observations

After almost a week with the new iPhone 3G I have some additional thoughts that I wanted to share on my experiences: As I previously mentioned, AT&T's 3G coverage is completely non-existent in my area, despite AT&T's coverage viewer claiming that I'm blanketed in 100 percent 3G....

Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-17

68% of cell phone buyers consult the owner’s manual

68% of people take to the owner’s manual to figure out the new device, according to Pew Internet Project. Some people will go further, especially if they meet a problem that they can’t address themselves. Here is what cell phone buyers said they did when they encountered problems with their...

Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Unpatched code execution bug haunts BlackBerry

Security alerts aggregator Secunia has raised an alarm for a "highly critical" vulnerability that puts users of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server at risk of code execution attacks. Technical details of bug are not available but Secunia says it is caused by an unspecified error in the BlackBerry...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Smart Phone, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-17