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

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...Continuing Saga to show how great D* is now adayFrom a 7+ year customer and I am a paper thin from calling it for D*.http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=133090RE: DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...I've been with DTV since December 1994. I am also a FCC certified card carrying...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, DirectTV, Ma'am, Well HERE, DirecTV, closet

Discussion threads 2008-07-20

Power costs and responses

Power costs and responsesDistributed is the way to goOne rack of servers maybe none per building or floor coupled with Linux workstations on desktops is the most efficient way to go. (User education and IT SLAs are key in this environment. Users that like to reboot should be shown the...

Tags: global warming, server, closet, POWER COSTS, user hostility

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

Additional Resources

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches to mixed reviews

Not released yetKarmic koala hasn't been officially released yet and the bug that this article was talking about has been fixed for the official releaseMultiple hard drives issue already fixedThe problem only affected the 64-bit version of the release candidate, and it has apparently been fixed for the final release.wowwow,...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Karmic Koala, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Antitrust: Time to break apart the phone companies -- again?

Actually,those 'guaranteed revenue' companiesAre not so rare. Food companies, oil and gas companies, phone companies, electric companies, water utilities.... the list goes on and on if I had enough time to think of them all.That is why we need to break up any company that gets more than a 10%...

Tags: Corporate law, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, Food & Beverage, 360Networks Corp., phone company, phone, antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

What we may/may not hear @ Oracle Open World this week

Fusion is the Mirror and Unveiling of Oracle Customer ContemptOracle has punted on delivering integration as a product:IF you consider the definition of integration to be 'supplied as a buyable product and supported by the vendor.' Oracle's definition seems to be integration the same way that Facebook and YouTube are...

Tags: Oracle Corp., maintenance stream

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Michael Dell - Loves Windows 7, slams netbooks

O.o[i]Looks like Michael Dell is pushing for people to upgrade to the newest Dell laptops/desktops and Windows 7.[/i]He has to. It's how they make money.RE: Michael Dell - Loves Windows 7, slams netbooksNetbooks are about travel and portability. Am I going to give up my quadcore desktop? ...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp., Michael Dell, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Study: 67% of Mac users would install, try Windows 7 if it was free

Marketing failureThe irony of course is that changes introduced in Vista mean that anyone could try it free for 4 months.I'm pretty sure that Windows users would also try OSX on the same basis. (Indeed some are helping themselves!)I might try Win 7 for free, but not on my Mac.I'd...

Tags: Desktops, Linux, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, MAC USERS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Win7, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

The coming "big crunch" - IT systems will start failing on a large scale

ScaremongeringAll that was missing - the placard reading 'The End of the World is Nigh'.So my critical, clustered systems are going to start failing are they? Why did I cluster them then?My RAID arrays are going to start failing are they? Why did I go RAID then? And have I...

Tags: RAID, Hewlett-Packard Co., IT System, power supply, information technology, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Dress Assistant 3.4 (Mac)

Make a trip to the inside of your wardrobe. Order, remember, experiment and play with all your clothes and accessories. Add the new purchases and combine everything. - Use the iSight or your digital camera - Categorize by closet, season, preference and color - Create, save and print...

Tags: Software De Arte, Apple Macintosh, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-02

Logitech Harmony 900

When we reviewed the Harmony One last year, we gave it an enthusiastic Editors' Choice and lamented only the fact that there was no RF option for people who had components hidden in cabinets or in closets. Well, over a year later, Logitech has given us what we asked...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Blaster worm, cabinet, Logitech

Product reviews 2009-08-11

Poll: What's your dead-finger tech?

They're not called Crackberries for nothing. Technology can be addictive. With 5.2 million iPhones sold in the most recent recessionary quarter, it's clear that a whole lot of folks just got to have their gadget fixes. A while back, former ZDNet Executive Editor David Berlind coined a phrase for...

Tags: Gadget, Tools & Techniques, Smart Phones, Notebooks, Blogging, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Internet, David Grober

Blog posts 2009-08-07

Back to school: Will you be buying productivity software for that new laptop?

Back to school: Will you be buying productivity software for that new laptop?No buy for me.The last time I was 'forced' to use MS Office was back in 2004. After that, it's OpenOffice.There is no reason for MS Office to exist anymore, except to make ignorant people's wallets lighter. No...

Tags: Linux, Word processors, OPEN SOURCE, OO.org, Back-to-School, productivity software, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, new laptop, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Microsoft-Yahoo search pact appears to be a win-win (if smaller) deal

Microsoft-Yahoo search pact appears to be a win-win if smaller dealUnlike the last attempt at a deal.Unlike the last attempt at a deal, which was [b]ONLY[/b] a win for shareholders and not a win for consumers.Has Ballmer been shoved away in a closet? It sounds like a new Microsoft...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo Search

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

5 looming questions about the Amazon-Zappos deal

Amazon's acquisition of Zappos is notable on a few fronts. The combination is largely complementary, but there are a few questions hanging. With any luck there will be a few answers on Amazon's second quarter earnings conference call. Among the questions about Amazon's $847 million purchase of...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Zappos, Mitchell, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-23

They're soup: Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 released to manufacturing

They're soup: Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 released to manufacturingWell, I for one would like to congratulate Microsoft and the Win7 teamThey've pulled off quite the coup - Win7 and Server 2008 R2 are fantastic products that are going to make quite a difference in the market.Well done MS on...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, soup, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 Server 2008 R2, Windows 7 Server

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

A good fit: Amazon gobbles up Zappos

Amazon said Wednesday that it is acquiring Zappos in a deal worth $847 million. The CEOs of both companies portrayed the deal as an e-commerce learning adventure where both sides can learn from each other and leverage strengths. The combination is an interesting one. Zappos.com, which primarily...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Zappos, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-22

How many PCs are enough? 5? 10?

How many PCs are enough? 5? 10?My Count ...8 PC's, 1 Laptop, 2 servers ...But I run my business out of my house ...LudoI want in on this1 RS 60003 Macs2 Laptops2 HP Netservers LH3s4 Desktops.I have been trying to get that number down for years though. Let's See1...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, PC

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

News to know: Yahoo's home page; Barnes & Noble; Microsoft's Linux Code; 3G iPod Touch

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Yahoo's new home page: Spending more time in your world Larry Dignan: Barnes & Noble partners with...

Tags: Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod Touch, Barnes & Noble Inc., Linux, 3G, UNIX, Operating Systems, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Open Source, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for education

The phrase "Amazon ate my homework" may certainly have been uttered on more than one occasion since the New York Times reported on Amazon's deletion of specific editions of George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984 from Kindle e-book readers (and no, the irony wasn't lost on anybody). Unless you...

Tags: Education, Digital-rights Management, Student, Amazon.com Inc., Textbook, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-20