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Microsoft tries to stamp out Windows 'Fiji'references

In the new Windows regime, all references to Windows futures seem to be verboten. After I linked to Windows Media Center Product Manager Charlie Owens post about Microsofts release plans for the next version of Media Center (code-named "Fiji,"), Owens pulled his post and deleted from his blog...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Fiji, Charlie Owens, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-21

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Apple ships (long overdue) iPhone security patches

Finally, after months of waiting, iPhone users finally get security fixes for a batch of known software vulnerabilities. The latest iPhone 2.0 and iPod Touch 2.0 update patches at least 13 documented vulnerabilities, including several code execution holes in the Safari mobile Web browser. The...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Safari, JavaScript, Apple Inc., Web Site, Arbitrary Code Execution, Application Termination, Memory Corruption, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Apple caught neglecting iPhone security

If you're waiting on iPhone 2 to standardize your business on the awesome new device (yeah, I'll be on line to buy one), you might want to pay attention to the conspicuous absence of iPhone security patches over the last four months. As WaPo's Brian Krebs reports,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Krebs, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Dishing It Out

There may soon be just one satellite radio company. Now, the stars seem to be aligning for there to be just one satellite TV company, as well. First, in radio. The FCC is close to making a decision that will let Sirius Satellite Radio Inc acquire arch-rival...

Tags: AT&T Corp., DirecTV, Satellite, Satellite Television, Liberty Media Corp., John Malone, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Satellite TV, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Obama resisters claim campaign to silence blogs

On the battlefield that is Blogger, a fight is raging, apparently, between pro- and anti-Obama bloggers. Some pro-Clinton, anti-Obama bloggers are reporting that, all of a sudden, their blogs are being flagged as spam – and Google bots have dutifully blocked the bloggers from updating their sites. Simon Owens reported...

Tags: Google Inc., Blog, Blogger, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-01

The lighter side of Bill Gates

As you all probably know, considering the 2 year lead-up to today and the considerable press coverage, it's Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft. I'd like to take a slightly different spin on covering his career and life, by pointing out the stupid stuff, in the hope it will appeal...

Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 95, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Sales, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-27

More than 1 billion PCs now in use worldwide

More than 1 billion PCs now in use worldwideYes. And that means over 950,000,000 of them......are running Windows. Have a nice day. :)...Try closer to 825,500,000... and you would be more accurate. ]:)But with replacements...... over a fairly brief period, the Windows pc's probably total 1.05 billion. Not...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, UNIX, fantasy, PC, Microsoft Windows, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

Should we be posting images and details of leaked mobile devices?

The mobile phone market is quite an exciting place to be and one of the ways to generate lots of hits on your site is to be the first to post pictures and/or a review of a rumored phone where you confirm that it does indeed exist. I have never...

Tags: Phone, Device, Mobile, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-06-20

Car makers are doing all they can, you and I are the problem

Enclave, courtesy Buick. The very nice man at the Auto Alliance did not accuse me of being stupid, nor did he even accuse you of being short-sighted. But that's the bottom line. The auto manufacturers have been making high mileage cars and bringing...

Tags: Car, Charlie Territo, Americans, Taxes, Free Trade, Fuel Cells, Financial Planning, Finance, Emerging Technologies, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-18

Dish Network DTVPal

The FCC has pushed back the DTV transition several times already, but it looks as if over-the-air analog TV signals will actually end on February 19, 2009. That means owners of analog TV will need to pony up for a DTV converter box if they want to continue getting their...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, DTVPal, Dish Network DTVPal, digital television, Dish Network, EchoStar TR-40, converter box, DTV converter box

Product reviews 2008-06-12

Daily Debrief: Corn farmers vs. Google

CNET News.com's Charlie Cooper and Declan McCullagh discuss corn farmers who are taking anti-Google fight to Washington.

Tags: Google Inc., News, daily debrief, Charlie Cooper, Declan McCullagh, google, farm, corn, lobbyist, washington, search

Videos 2008-06-11

Windows Home Server gets a big bug fix (and much more)

That noise you just heard from outside Seattle was a collective sigh of relief, as Microsoft announced that it has released a public beta version of Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server. It's more than a service pack, with at least two significant new features (client support for x64-based Windows machines and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Breaking down Microhoo, more

CNET News.com's Dan Farber and Charlie Cooper discuss Jerry Yang, Yahoo, and the company's possible future partnership with Microsoft. They also explore Bill Gates' legacy at the company he co-founded.

Tags: Business Structures, Finance, News, charlie cooper, dan farber, all things digital, jerry yang, yahoo, steve ballmer, bill gates, microsoft

Videos 2008-05-30

Is BBD hoist by SAP's on-premise petard?

On-premise vendors never have to run their own software*. This is by far the largest and least often anticipated handicap suffered by on-premise vendors when embarking on the on-demand model. [*OK, maybe some of them 'eat their own dogfood' by using it in-house. But they never really experience it as...

Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, SAP AG, Business ByDesign, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Emerging Technologies, Management, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-05-19

Facebook: Google Friend Connect violates our privacy standards

The social networking ground war is well underway. Facebook said Thursday that it will block Google's Friend Connect services because it "redistributes user information from Facebook to other developers without users' knowledge." Facebook's Charlie Cheever writes regarding Google Friend Connect: We're excited that our industry partners...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Standards, User Information, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Business ByDesign: the Irregular verdict

I've hung back on posting my thoughts on Business ByDesign for several reasons. When I wrote my pre-Sapphire08 conference story, it was clear this would dominate the Irregulars' questions. I needed to get through meeting with all the key executives and view the latest iteration of the product to gain...

Tags: SAP AG, Brian Sommer, Design Effort, EDI, Roi/Tco, Operational Planning, Sales Channel, Financial Accounting, Marketing Research, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Business Operations, Sales, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-05-07

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Free Edition (rar)

A MUGEN fighting game (150 MB) . The game includes an arcade mode, team battle, survival, and watch mode. The game uses interlaced graphics :( There's a whopping 56 characters. 28 from each universe: Akuma, Amingo, Anakaris, B.B. Hood, Blackheart, Cable, Cammy, Captain America, Captain Commando, Charlie, Chun-Li, Colossus, Cyclops,...

Tags: SpiDoL Games, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-05-07

The changing SAP culture

As Henning Kagermann, SAP's co-CEO prepares for what will probably be his swansong keynote speech at SAPPHIRE 2008 and Leo Apotheker, CEO-in-waiting prepares for the transfer in power, still a year away, a group of the Enterprise Irregulars were able to contrast the different styles of these two industry leaders....

Tags: SAP AG, Leo Apotheker, Sales Strategy, Leadership, Biotechnology, Sales Force Management, Marketing Research, Sales, Management, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-05-05

CNBC: SAP America's president should offer media training

During an interview on CNBC, SAP's CEO Bill McDermott, said customers buy his software to accomplish three goals: Making money Cost reductions Maintaining compliance In a moment of what some might consider to be irrational exuberance, McDermott described SAP as the only...

Tags: CNBC, Media Training, SAP AG, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-04-30

Pontoon (exe)

Pontoon is a complete player vs dealer BlackJack game, ideal for practicing your skills with no financial loss. Customize your game by enabling the major BlackJack rules and options, including Surrender, Insurance, Five Card Charlie, Split, and Double. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Financial, BlockSoft, Pontoon, Games, Financial Accounting, Personal Technology, Finance

Software downloads 2008-04-30