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High court declines media ownership appeals

High court declines media ownership appealsThe airwaves belong to the people,not the broadcasting companies. They merely license space from the American people. Nice to see the Supreme Court backing up our rights, our ability to get a variety of viewpoints and hopefully a clearer picture of the truth...

Tags: Federal government, Advertising & Promotion, Gannet, FCC, clearer picture, government involvement, American People, airwave, High Court

Discussion threads 2005-06-13

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Wireless users may be shut off if sharing copyrighted files

ACTA: The Bigger Picturehttp://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/4510/125/Not likely to happenWhy? Because the internet companies are not going to shut off paying customers just because they are accused of sharing files 'illegally'.... they will either tell the companies to file a lawsuit against the people in question or give them some REAL evidence that...

Tags: Strategy, wireless, Acta, rights holder, shut-off, intellectual property

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Gallery: Droid vs. iPhone - battle of the screens

when people do photos like that it's kind of useless.....aren't they? you don't see it at a one to one size and you don't get a good sense of if the more pixels actually makes sense at that small size or if the iPhone resolution is enough or if...

Tags: Smart phones, iPhone Screen, Apple iPhone, Droid, pixel

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Presentation AssistantLite 1.8 (Windows)

Presentation Assistant Lite is a cute assistant when you give a presentation. It provides various tools to bring the audience's attention to a specific spot, and allows you to zoom in and annotate the screen. Only by the simple press of a key, you can magnify any portion of the...

Tags: Mouse, Screen, Microsoft Windows, GoldGingko, Zoom Level, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-10-25

Presentation Assistant 1.8 (Windows)

Presentation Assistant is a cute assistant when you give a presentation. It provides various tools to bring the audience's attention to a specific spot, and allows you to zoom in and annotate the screen. It also enables you to open documents or programs quickly, and play background musics conveniently during...

Tags: Mouse, Screen, Microsoft Windows, Computer, Presentation, GoldGingko, Zoom Level, Mice, Productivity, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-10-25

HP Answers Thin Client Questions

NOTE: The good folks at HP pointed out that I had used an old version of my document and some factual errors crept into my post.  This is a revised version of the post with those errors removed and quite possibly new ones inserted. On September 16th,...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Thin Client, Thin Clients, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard cuts support for legacy Palm OS devices

Even more anti-competitive moves by Apple against PalmFirst they sabotage the Pre, then they remove support for all other Palm devices, all because Palm [b]dared[/b] create a smartphone. Folks, this is anti-competitive, plain and simple.Cue the double standards..."Legacy" Palm OS devices?!What's a "legacy PalmOS device"? Aren't ALL PalmOS devices...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Mobile applications, Operating systems, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Palm Inc., Palm OS, Pre, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

IE8 outperforms competing browsers in malware protection -- again

Well the credibility of the test is extremely...suspect since the winner is also the sponsor, why even print it. Well I guess according to these resultsNon-IE users are more gullible than IE users, but otherwise IE and Firefox are statistically tied.Another MS "study" proves that MS is...

Tags: Web browsers, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Common-sense, IE8, malware protection, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malware, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Leaked upcoming BlackBerry OS screenshots reveal new features

News is spreading quickly within the underground BlackBerry community of a leak within Research in Motion, the company that makes the phone, of the latest BlackBerry operating system. Designed for the Curve, the new OS which has been rumored for some time could easily be the upcoming release for other...

Tags: Operating System, Media, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-15

Understanding macro mode on a point-and-shoot camera

Don't think that beautiful, close-up shots can only be done with a digital SLR. You can still get some excellent close-up shots with a standard point-and-shoot model by using macro mode. It can usually be found on the back of your camera with a tiny flower...

Tags: Photograph, Camera, Macro Mode, Photo Axe, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-07-20

Five tips to better beach pictures

When you hit the beach this summer, most likely you'll be bringing your camera. But beach photography doesn't have to be simply pointing your camera at some water and sand and pushing a button. There are also some logistical things to worry about, such as lighting and timing. Here are...

Tags: Beach, Photograph, Camera, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-07-03

Seven post holes and one thought

Seven post holes and one thoughtFixed Flow RateMaybe my reasoning is not on form at the moment due to the copious amounts of beer I had last night but surely changing the diameter of the pipe doesnt make a difference. If you have a flow rate of 10 litres per...

Tags: quantum computing, post hole, Point-A

Discussion threads 2009-06-20

Are fonts on Amazon's Kindle 2 too fuzzy?

Are fonts on Amazon's Kindle 2 too fuzzy?InterestingI have a first-generation Kindle and I love it. My mother, who probably qualifies as an old person with poor eyesight for these purposes, got a Kindle 2 and has not complained to me about the font being blurry. All I've...

Tags: font, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle

Discussion threads 2009-04-14

The Seven Deadly Myths of Software Security

With the reality of software security vulnerabilities coming into sharp focus over the past few years, businesses are wrestling with the additional risk that poor security introduces. And while the risk is becoming clearer, methods to defend applications from attack remain murky. Further clouding the picture, the responsibility for application...

Tags: Software, Risk, Business, People Security, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Security, Strategy, Management, Software/Web Development

White papers 2009-03-24

Windows PC users face dwindling retail options

Windows PC users face dwindling retail optionsPeople will just move on to Best Buy, Sears,Wal-Mart, ect.It may hurt Apple a bit, too.This is where a companies REP starts to meansomething. All those surveys of "customer satisfaction" and "customer loyalty" might mean a whole lot more if you simply don't...

Tags: Keyboards, Desktops, Windows PC users face, users face, PC, tire, Windows PC, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

CRM Vendor Thought Leaders - Thinking, Thinking......Hmmm

Since I was totally disappointed in the performance of the NY Giants about 10 days ago, though happy the Eagles and Ravens had their butts whupped last weekend,  I have had little to look forward to this year, (other than today's incredible inauguration of President Obama, which I am...

Tags: Idea, Leader, CRM, Anthony, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Leadership, Marketing, Software, Management, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-01-20

The MacBook Pro's "glassy" screen and floating heads

The MacBook Pro's "glassy" screen and floating headsThis is ridiculous...Why in God's name are people completely balking at the new MacBook simply because of the bloody screen? I've seen the new screen, inside a building, under very bright lights, and all I had to do to combat the glare...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, laptop computer, display, glare, Apple MacBook Pro

Discussion threads 2008-10-28

Is this Tuesday's 4G nano?

This picture just cropped up on MacRumors of a screen cover for the 4G nano.It comes from Alibaba, a B2B marketplace via Zollotech. Who cares about the screen protector frankly, look at the photo. It looks like it could be the real. It's much clearer...

Tags: 4G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-04

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

Find your audience with AdPlanner

Google launched a new service today called "AdPlanner" which gives advertisers a clearer picture of where they should be looking to place ads online. Taking user demographics into consideration, Google will suggest a list of websites that it recommends the advertiser should place ads. This type of information...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Tool, Google Ad Planner, Csv, Productivity, Web Site Development, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-06-24