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- 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
- 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
- Obama calls for comprehensive cyber-security measures; looks for a national cyber ninja
- Update: It would seem that Richard Stiennon agrees with me on the concept of a group of experts to advise, also on keeping away from spending ridiculous amounts of money. Cyber-terrorism... ah, what a fancy buzz word that is. Defined on Wikipedia as: "The premeditated use...
- Tags: John McCain, Cybersecurity, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 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
- 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
- Why does open source need a villain?
- Why does open source need a villain?It doesn't need a villianIt just needs competition. And Apple provides some, but they also leave the door open for F/OSS given their restrictive policies.villain or hero?Linus Torvalds"By giving away his software, the Finnish programmer earned a place in history""Some of Torvalds' supporters portray...
- Tags: open source, villain, open source need, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Why does open source need a villain?
- Jobs' Apple simply does not pose the same threat to open source Gates' Microsoft did back in 2005, when ZDNet launched this blog. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- FastScale Composer™ Suite
- FastScale Composer™ SuiteSell it like Hotcakes!Pay no attention to the technology as it doesn't really matter. I'm going to buy it just because of the name. You know, like Cakewalk®, ProTools®, Mediabroker® and Ironman®.Go buy it before they run out of stock folks!!How fast is 'fast'?I can't see...
- Tags: Operating systems, FastScale Composer™ Suite
- Discussion threads 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
- SoftRescue Pro (zip)
- Anovasoft AS has developed this amazing tool to help people with setting up their new computers. Reinstalling all your programs can take days, even weeks to finalize. SoftRescue Pro Edition is not going to break any speed records, but you can leave the entire reinstallation hassle to the Pro Edition...
- Tags: PC, Tool, Anovasoft, SoftRescue Pro Edition, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
- 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
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