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- Windows 7 to hit PCs in 2009 - Does this alter your buying plans?
- Windows 7 to hit PCs in 2009 - Does this alter your buying plans?Retrofitting my Vista boxI bought my new PC about 3 months ago with the idea that I would be upgrading the OS to Windows 7 once released and stable. I wonder how many other people are considering...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Windows 7 RC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- News to know: Windows 7; Google; Vizio; Treknology; Green tech
- 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. Ed Bott: Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozy Sean Portnoy: Surprise! As HDTVs price rise, sales drop and Vizio becomes...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Green Technology, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2009-05-11
- Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozy
- Yesterday, Microsoft published Knowledge Base article 970789, which provides details of a problem that affects the 32-bit (x86) English-language version of Windows 7 build 7100. If you haven't installed the Widows 7 RC yet, stop and read this first! by Ed Bott
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 RC, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Processors, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2009-05-08
- Dads & Grads: Top 10 laptops for college students, class of '09
- Got a kid who is about to graduate high school and pestering you for a laptop to accompany him or her on the great adventure that is higher education? As if the last 18 years and the next four years of tuition bills isn't enough. ...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Student, Battery, HP Pavilion, Intel Core 2 Duo, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Satellite Pro U400, Battery Life, Notebooks, Processors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-05-01
- Thoughts on migrating to a new Mac
- Some tips from my experience migrating from a MacBook Pro (Penryn 2.4) to the new "unibody" MBP 15-inch. When migrating your data from one Mac to another there are three methods. Migration Assistant Apple's Migration Assistant software pictured is by far the easiest method to migrate...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Hard Drive Migration, Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-02-15
- Major security hole found in iPhone
- Gizmodo has unearthed a security flaw in the iPhone OS and boy is it a doozy. According to the post it's simple to access a locked iPhone's address book, Mail, SMS, Contacts, and Safari. The vulnerability works like this on a password protected and locked iPhone: ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Security, Viruses And Worms, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-27
- Five secrets to faster Vista starts
- Oh, great. Here we go again. The wise old men of mainstream tech journalism are once again repeating the conventional wisdom that Vista is slow to start up and slow to shut down. They're wrong. I proved this to my satisfaction last spring (see also the first...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Network, Minute, Start-up, Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Leopard, Startup Time, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2007-11-26
- SunRocket orphan to TeleBlend provisioner's CEO: I am really tired of "runaround," "incompetence"
- SunRocket orphan to TeleBlend provisioner's CEO: I am really tired of "runaround," "incompetence"Why stick with Teleblend? Look further !Thanks for this update. I'm so glad I didn't switch to Teleblend when SunRocket died on me. I personally went with Packet8, but there are a bunch of other reliable stable companies...
- Tags: E-mail, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SunRocket, Teleblend, Telebland
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- Symantec going private? It's not a crazy thought
- Jim Reavis at RiskBloggers.com has tossed out this doozy:This is only a rumor, if it were an actual event you would be instructed by the authorities where to redeem your SYMC stock. Multiple Friends of Risk Bloggers have told me that Symantec has been in talks with investors over...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Symantec, Punditocracy, Patch Watch, Microsoft, McAfee, Exploit code, Data theft, Cisco, Browsers, Botnets
- Blog posts 2007-07-13
- Yahoo screws up flaw disclosure, helps exploit writer
- If you want to blame someone for the release of dangerous exploit code targeting gaping holes in Yahoo Messenger, point your finger at Yahoo spokeswoman Terrell Karlsten.It turns out, Karlsten went public with nitty-gritty details of the two bugs that were privately -- and responsibly -- reported by eEye Digital...
- Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Responsible disclosure, Privacy, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Passwords, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets, Black Hat
- Blog posts 2007-06-08
- What would it take for you to switch from BlackBerry to iPhone?
- What would it take for you to switch from BlackBerry to iPhone?First Step is a Doozy!In order to switch from a Blackberry to an iPhone, I'd have to buy a Blackberry first. Personally, I think the Blackberry is the scourge of the free world. Nobody I've seen who...
- Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2007-06-07
- MySpace to 175 million friends: It's OUR Space, not yours!
- “Fairy tales can come true, it can happen to you if you’re young at heart,” so croons Frank Sinatra. Maybe, but the very young are getting their hearts broken at MySpace!It apparently is not an easy task to maintain over 175 million friendships, even if Friend in Chief is founding...
- Tags: Social Web, Social Software, Social Networking, Social Media, Social Capital, Self-Promotion, Political Campaign, MySpace, Marketing, Facebook, Barack Obama
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- Windows XP will be around a lot longer than you think
- Over at CNET News, the bold headline reads: No more Windows XP as of 2008. And the opening line continues the theme: “Starting next year you won't be able to buy a new PC loaded with Windows XP…” A PC World story echoed that report, noting Microsoft’s plans to “discontinue...
- Tags: Windows XP, Licensing
- Blog posts 2007-04-19
- Cisco NAC for Mac on the cards?
- In a brief statement announcing a resolution of the "iPhone" trademark dispute, Apple and Cisco included this doozy:"In addition, Cisco and Apple will explore opportunities for interoperability in the areas of security, and consumer and enterprise communications."What could they be up to on the security front?The two sides did not...
- Tags: Apple, Cisco, Exploit code, Hackers, Open source, Punditocracy, Spam and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Viruses and Worms, Zero-day attacks
- Blog posts 2007-02-22
- Joost and Viacom - a win for desktop Rich Internet Applications
- Joost and Viacom - a win for desktop Rich Internet ApplicationsWhat does...,,,a guy gotta do to become a beta tester!?Been waiting nearly two months and still haven't seen an invite.Joost: it should be a doozyRE: What does...If I get one, I'll let you know _dietrich.
- Tags: Joost, rich Internet application, Viacom Inc., desktop
- Discussion threads 2007-02-20
- Viacom gives Joost a boost
- Viacom gives Joost a boostP2PIf Joost is anything like Skype, BitTorrent, P2P clients, then it should be a 'doozy'.I am still waiting for confirmation to become a beta tester!!Going on a month now. (Doh!)
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Joost, Viacom Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-20
- Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss
- Meet the new boss. Same as the old bossTalk about bad designThe OS should have kept the owner or root "All rights". However there is no checks done on any operation. A simple mistake and your neck could be cut off. In every system there should be safe guards against...
- Tags: Operating systems, Unix
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
- MySpace unveils new cybersafety feature
- MySpace unveils new cybersafety featureMySpace Exit Strategy in Progress...that's a service that might even have a marketing advantage to MySpace. That last line is a doozy. Let's think about what MySpace is: it is an unsafe neighborhood, analogous to walking down a dirt road in Rwanda in the...
- Tags: irony, MySpace
- Discussion threads 2006-12-05
- Patent reform by way of the Ax
- Patent reform by way of the AxIncentives...The accusation often leveled at you John C is that the incentive you choose is the one that most seems to motivate you to create: property, money, filthy lucre, call it what you will. for some of us though the motivations are different: overcoming...
- Tags: Leadership, patent, incentive, patent system, motivation
- Discussion threads 2006-12-01
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