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Canon Pixma MX700: The Canon Pixma MX700 is a double threat of a multifunction inkjet, combining high-quality output with fast task speeds. Though it lacks some options that would make it even more compelling as an office workhorse--advanced fax features and a duplexer, to name two--when compared to other $200 office-oriented inkjet multifunctions...; Tags: control panel, centerpiece, Canon Inc., Canon Pixma, fax, Pixma MX700, Canon Pixma MX700, automatic document feeder, LCD; Product reviews 2007-10-19
HP PhotoSmart A526: The HP Photosmart A526 is the entry-level model in the company's new line of snapshot printers. As we loved the Photosmart A826, we were looking forward to this one, as we figured it to be a scaled-down version of that printer. Unfortunately, HP scaled back too far and its price...; Tags: Printers, centerpiece, Hewlett-Packard Co., photograph, HP Photosmart, HP PhotoSmart A526, printer, A526, memory card; Product reviews 2007-09-26
Lexmark X3550 Multifunction Printer: The Lexmark X3550 is a budget-priced all-in-one inkjet printer for home users who want an inexpensive multifunction on hand for occasional tasks. The $80 unit prints, scans, copies, and e-faxes, and it does so without sending you to the poorhouse when it comes time to replace the ink cartridges. Out...; Tags: Printers, Document management, control panel, Lexmark X3550, Lexmark International Inc., printer, photograph, printing; Product reviews 2007-06-21
Images: Can 'Webisodes' sell sprayable spread?: Unilever's "Sprays of her Life," a series of short films available on the Web, are the centerpiece of a new ad campaign.; Tags: Unilever PLC, centerpiece, advertisement, Web; Image galleries 2005-07-26
Images: Can 'Webisodes' sell sprayable spread?: Unilever's "Sprays of her Life," a series of short films available on the Web, are the centerpiece of a new ad campaign.; Tags: Unilever PLC, centerpiece, advertisement, Web; Image galleries 2005-07-26

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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
Microsoft's $300 million makeover: Remember that $300 million consumer ad campaign that Microsoft awarded earlier this year? New specifics are emerging on how the ad agency that won the deal -- Crispin Porter + Bogusky -- is starting its task of rebranding Microsoft as a cool company. Crispin Porter counts Burger...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Specifics, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Strategy, Marketing, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Citrix Synergy Announcements: Today is the first day of Citrix's Synergy Conference and the company has come out with a gaggle of announcements. (As an aside, do announcements come in gaggles, coveys, pods, or packs?) The centerpiece is Citrix's announcement that XenDesktop is now available. Another important announcement is that Citrix now is...; Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Vermedx diabetes system wins Texas trial: Vermedx said its diabetes management program will be the centerpiece of a market test in San Antonio that could quickly spread statewide. Vermedx consists of databases and treatment information on diabetes. Alerts can be sent automatically to patients based on test results. Note that...; Tags: Patient, Vermedx, San Antonio, San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, Vermedx White Paper, E-health, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Sony Ericsson K850i - black (unlocked): Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson K850iWe don't get many Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot cell phones in the United States, which is unfortunate considering that they tend to be quality devices. We liked the Sony Ericsson K790a and the K800i so much that they both won our Editors' Choice Award. Indeed, both handsets offered...; Tags: Cellular phones, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, GSM K850i, display, Sony Ericsson K850i, phone; Product reviews 2008-04-28
Are we headed for a nuclear winter?: Caroline McCarthy's post on News.com describing the juxtaposition between the party atmosphere underpinning Web 2.0 and the views of certain veterans poses awkward questions: Amid the drunken revelry and pulsing electronic music, one prominent tech-industry veteran at the party was asked exactly what Chi.mp is. "I'll tell you what...; Tags: Bank, Information Technology, Investment, Forrester Research Inc., Web 2.0, Social Networking, Strategy, Financial Services, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Open source will not save education: Open source will not save educationOpen sourceHuh?If I need a course on calculus, every g** d*** calculus teacher doesn't need to invent it. This is monkey see, monkey do.Wait a second. Aren't teachers "government employees"?Never mind.I beg to differIt isn't the teachers, it's IT. There's an education IT...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Linux, education, open source, computer, information technology, game; Discussion threads 2008-04-08
Nokia debuts Android phone, sort of: No, Nokia is not jumping on the Android bandwagon yet, but the new Nokia 6210 Navigator reviewed by ZDNet's Matthew Miller points the direction ahem for Android phones set to debut later this year. The centerpiece of this device is Nokia Maps 2.0 (think Google Maps meets...; Tags: Phone, Nokia Corp., Hardware, Nintendo Wii, Android, Android Software Development Kit, Telecom & Utilities, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-02-18
Microsoft Online Services Customer Story: Bryant University: Bryant University heard from many alumni that they wanted to keep using the same Microsoft Exchange Server-based messaging solution that they had used on campus. Unfortunately, maintaining this service for graduates wasn't economically feasible for the university. Bryant students and faculty unanimously chose Microsoft Live@edu, a free, Microsoft-hosted messaging and...; Tags: Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Groupware, E-mail Servers, Enterprise Software, Software; Case studies 2008-02-02
Office Communications Server 2007: View Available Dates and LocationsUnified Communications bridges the gap between telephony and computing to deliver real-time voice, messaging, and conferencing to the desktop environment. Office Communications Server OCS is the centerpiece of Microsoft's Unified Communications strategy. OCS brings together e-mail, instant messaging, and conferencing with both...; Tags: Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007, Microsoft Office Communications Server, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; Training 2008-02-01
A vision of fashionable Windows computers: I stumbled by accident on this collection of photos featuring a Windows computer "fashion show" at CES wherein models strutted about with unusually designed Windows computers. That was shortly followed by an article on the subject on Betanews, titled quite self-explanatorily: "The future is in fashionable PCs." Mykel Nahorniak described...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Vision, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Computer, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-01-10
Hands-on with the AMD Spider - Phenom 9700, 790 chipset and Radeon 3850 graphics: A few days before Christmas I got my hands on an AMD "Spider" Phenom 9700-based system. Since my head was ringing to the tune of "Jingle Bells" at the time, and because I had troubles downloading a needed BIOS update, all this conspired to mean that I didn't really get...; Tags: Platform, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Graphics, Radeon, Crysis, Chipsets, Performance Management, Games, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-01-08
Ten tips to prepare for and do Internet videconferencing: For your online video session or conference, don't ever use a webcam that produces results like you are seeing now. That well, duh" piece of advice is my way of raising the subject that a ast night, a public relations representative for Internet...; Tags: Webcam, Internet, Video, Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-11
How far can predictive health take us?: There's a big new buzzword going around my home town of Atlanta. Predictive health. The idea is to use what we know of genetics, and disease' process, to maintain good health rather than focus on fixing what goes wrong. A company...; Tags: Georgia Tech, Idea, Atlanta, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-11-28
Probing the Google-Firefox relationship: Google is the new Microsoft, at least in the way every move the company makes and its relationships are viewed in the context of a secretive, powerful company bent on world domination. Christopher Soghoian adds to the drama, making a case that Google unduly influences the direction of the...; Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Web Browsers, Phishing, Internet, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-11-01