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CompUSA vs. BestBuy

CompUSA vs. BestBuyWell I do not ever remember seeing...Major Appliances(Washers/Dryers/Stoves...)in CompUSA, The stores have some common items, Best Buy does not sell motherboards @ least not in my local one. I think the big issue was CompUSA was billed as a Computer Super Store as oppose to Best Buy which...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Branding, Comp USA, computer, Best Buy Co. Inc., CompUSA Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

The early bird gets the $149 Toshiba laptop

The early bird gets the $149 Toshiba laptopWell, I guessyou can always just throw away the AOL after paying for it, since the extra $300 rebate will obviously pay for the trouble. Seems a shame to have to give them your personal information, though. They will hound you to death...

Tags: Corporate communications, e-mail, weekly ad link, sublink, laptop computer, Comp USA, ad link, Comp, e-mail newsletter, America Online Inc., advertisement, Toshiba Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-12-19

Additional Resources

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Philips universal iPod remote, HP Mini netbook, HP LaserJet printer

A Philips 6-device universal remote for iPod, an HP Mini netbook, and an HP LaserJet printer. Here are your daily deals for Friday, September 25, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Philips 6-Device Universal Remote for iPod for only $34.99 today only at Sellout.Woot. The...

Tags: Apple iPod, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP LaserJet, Netbook, Philips Electronics N.V., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Printers, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-25

Closing the loop: Circuit City's liquidation

I was surprised by the amount of email and talkbacks I received about the Circuit City liquidation sale. Most readers touched on the same theme: High prices, poor service and expectations that Circuit City failed to meet. For those keeping score at home, Circuit City said it...

Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Retail, Pricing, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-20

Torvalds+criticizes+patent+trollers%2C+Microsoft%2C+Sun%2C+virtualization+craze

Torvalds+criticizes+patent+trollers%2C+Microsoft%2C+Sun%2C+virtualization+crazeThat's exactly why I use GentooGentoo gives me that freedom to upgrade or not what I want, and since it is a "compile from source" distro it contains the necessary scripts to maintain a full fledged desktop system without having to worry about dependencies or even having to ./configure, make,...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linus, Linux, desktop, Gentoo, Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2008-02-04

CompUSA is closing for good. Good.

CompUSA is closing for good. Good.RE: CompUSA is closing for good. Good.One thing you missed noting about retail in general, and Fry's specifically...floor staff that is completely clueless. Unless you're going to buy that major music system for your low-rider you will not find them knowledgeable. They do have an...

Tags: HD DVD, Sales strategy, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, CompUSA Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., Comp

Discussion threads 2007-12-08

In electric car stakes, it's Miles to go

In electric car stakes, it's Miles to gochinese , expensive , low range, unknown quality and service cost...Why would I need one?You can easily get 10 to 15$/100 miles with most gasoline cars.By the way, how many $/100 miles to charge the battery?What's the net gain?How much coal and oil...

Tags: Sales strategy, electric car, Tesla Roadster, electric vehicle, sedan, hydrogen, acceleration

Discussion threads 2007-08-10

Local software for local people

Local software for local peopleGreat reviewI have no doubt that many here will find plenty to umbrage about in your viewpoint. Personally I believe that commercial software is very important but lacks the important property of being "local" and therefore responsive to the needs of people using it. MS's own...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Development tools, Microsoft Corp., software, debacle, PC, proprietary software, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-02-08

Vista launch: The day after

Vista launch: The day afterNvidia killed Nforce 2 chipset support vistaSo I got a fast machine I can't get Vista because of Nvidia kill support for Nforce 2. The Vista upgrade tool told me I was good to go.Not like I care but thought people would like to know.Short of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., 64-bit, Razer

Discussion threads 2007-01-30

Did Microsoft flags 500,000 innocent Windows users as pirates?

Did Microsoft flags 500,000 innocent Windows users as pirates?Talking about addition and numbers...How can 158% of the people who voted in your poll distrust WGA?Huh, a third party guess?Completely useless...Hey, here you go, I *guess* that lots of pirates are going to get caught.Burden of ProofThe burden of proof should...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Gateway Inc., piracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-01-24

Internet gangs hire students for cybercrime

Internet gangs hire students for cybercrimelicensing"Do you want to play nuclear war?" was a film out of Seattle about 10 years ago where a young hacker somehow got into a Department of Defense computer system that controlled the US nuclear silos. I can't cruise by Ketron Island without thinking about...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Social Security, Internet, Bill Gates, computer, Harvard, U.S. Department of Defense

Discussion threads 2006-12-08

Terrorism invoked in ISP snooping proposal

Terrorism invoked in ISP snooping proposalCommiecast... not known for just poor quality service anymore!:D (okay, that's not a proper use of the nickname "communist", but I wouldn't be the first to misuse the term... corporatist is more apposite an epithet...)Not that Comcast doesn't have a point, but some...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Homeland security, Vertical industries, terrorism, government, Internet Service Provider, Bush Administration

Discussion threads 2006-05-30

Calif. regulators OK broadband over power line test

Calif. regulators OK broadband over power line testf'ing sweeeeeeeeet.....choices choices choices, maybe now we'll catch up to the rest of the modern world as far as speed goes. 25+ Mbps here we come!Here's to wishin,- SamCan BPL bring back homeplug networking?I remember seeing home networking via electrical outlets, but that...

Tags: Network technology, magnetic core, broadband over power line, powerline, coupler, Ambient, Ambient Corporation`s, Ambient Corporation`s patent, broadband, inductive coupler, aperture, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Discussion threads 2006-04-27

Apple Store loses its a-peel

Apple Store loses its a-peelYou forgot one thingAll of those years with a PROBLEM FREE mac meant that you didn't have to waste time doing system administration. Your new Dell comes with Windoze - and your sysadmin duties have just become much, much more. Not only that, but you can't...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Mac Store, Apple Inc., Apple Store

Discussion threads 2006-04-19

Would you really buy a 150-line VoIP solution at CompUSA?

Yesterday at Spring VON 2006, CompUSA announced its partnership with Bandwidth.com and Sylantro Systems to offer what it called the first full-featured hosted VoIP service for small and medium-sized businesses in the retail industry. Target audiences will be businesses in need of 10 to 200 lines. I have one word...

Tags: CompUSA Inc., VoIP

Blog posts 2006-03-16

Wireless networking baffles some customers

Wireless networking baffles some customersIrreducible complexity here...Wireless [i]NETWORKING[/i]. The term itself defines the issue - they're trying to set up a NETWORK. what do you expect? Joe Sixpack is trying to do, on a smaller scale, what I'm going to college for a Bachelor's Degree in doing...is it that ridiculous...

Tags: NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, NetGear, Joe Sixpack, network, wireless, wireless networking

Discussion threads 2006-03-12

Vista "bloated"? Not exactly...

Vista "bloated"? Not exactly...and Microsoft is accused of FUD...The open source community needs to get a grip on reality as do many "sensational" journalists. When Microsoft says anything against anyone especially linux then MS is the evil empire that must be destroyed at all costs.But when linux/open source advocates...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-03-09

New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusion

New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusionWhat it all meansIf you want to play high-def videos, you'll just have to download the deprotected version that will be on the Web. In some cases the deprotected version will be available before you can buy the 'protected' version that won't let you view...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Now IT, DVD, piracy, copy protection

Discussion threads 2006-02-16

Gateway CEO resigns

Gateway CEO resignssinking shipAnother rat leaving a sinking shipGateway will cease to exist very soonNext one to go is SGIhttp://www.otherthingsnow.blogspot.com/No surpriseI'm not surprised...Gateway has and will continue to have quality issues. eMachines products went downhill after Gateway acquired them too!About TimeThis is what happens to a company which just...

Tags: Gateway Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-02-09

Gates sees IBM, not Google, as top Microsoft rival

Gates sees IBM, not Google, as top Microsoft rivalGoogle and IBM will be one company one day!Mr. Gates understands that IBM and Google together are the biggest threat to Microsoft!http://www.searchwars.squarespace.com/google-history/Open source Linux is supported and used by both companies and this is the real threat to Microsoft and their monopoly!Of...

Tags: Operating systems, government, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Gates Sees, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-01-05