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Amazon to debut Kindle e-book reader Monday

Amazon to debut Kindle e-book reader MondayPrice PointAfter reading about Sony's attempt bust at an even lower price point, I wouldn't expect this to be successful either. At $399, you can get a fully functioning laptop and read all the eBooks and other media you want there.I don't think...

Tags: E-books, PDA, e-book Reader, e-book, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-11-16

Sony's misguided e-book Reader

Sony's misguided e-book ReaderUhm...depends on what you mean by"bestselling" and "killer titles". I hope you are being sarcastic.I didn't see a single title there that I or anyone I know would want to read, nor any real bestsellers that would appeal to a broad audience. Library is limited to a...

Tags: E-books, e-book Reader, Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Jeffrey

Discussion threads 2006-02-22

Sony's misguided e-book Reader

Jeffrey Young explains why he isn't a big fan of Sony's latest e-book reader:When is Sony going to get it? Ever since the Trinitron and the Walkman, Japan's greatest consumer electronics business has stumbled from one bad product to another, fumbled every opportunity it has been handed to own...

Tags: Sony Corp.

Blog posts 2006-02-22

Additional Resources

My Awesome IT Job: Director of Rich Media Group at Microsoft

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...

Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Rich Media, Strategy, Management, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Journal Six (zip)

Journal six, your electronic knitting journal for the PASSAP E6000 knitting machine, organizes your projects, stitch patterns, form programs, and knit techniques in an easy to search database. You may download stitch patterns and card reader techniques to your knitting machine with a standard E6000 download cable or print cards...

Tags: Technique, Journal, Jennifer L Schmidt, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-10-10

Word to PDF Converter (exe)

Word to PDF converter easy-to-use PDF utility that is designed to convert word document to PDF document. Just specify the file name of a word document, Word to PDF converter will directly convert it to a PDF document. Word to PDF converter is standalone software, Adobe acrobat reader is not...

Tags: Adobe PDF, PDFArea Software, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2008-10-10

GDrive wasn't such a bad idea....

GDrive wasn't such a bad idea....Why Would Anyone Store Files at a Wh*rehouse?While I don't mean to call Google a wh*rehouse, would you store your most sensitive files at a wh*rehouse in the spare disk space that the wh*res use for their PIM date book system?First, it is know that...

Tags: Google Inc., GDRIVE

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

The five products Apple must make

What ought to be Apple's next leap of faith? Here are a few ideas for where Apple should go next. What are your ideas? Apple made its latest big move into new territories last year with the launch of the now ubiquitous iPhone, expanding beyond the desktop and...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Games, Monitors & Displays, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Components, Apple, iPhone, video games, tablet, Jo Best, Silicon.com

News items 2008-10-09

Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losers

Apple's $800 notebook - Winners and losersYou left out Apple as a choiceI think this will appeal more to the people who where allready going to purchase an Apple laptop then a less expensive Dell or HP.It may hurt Apple a bit in that the margins I would imagine, will...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc., notebook, OEM, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

New MacBooks and MacBook Pros: $800 and Mini-DVI (updated)

More details are emerging on the new MacBooks, due to be announced on Tuesday. Inquisitr received word that price lists provided to some Apple retailers in the United States include an SKU for an $800 notebook computer – a first for the Cupertino company. Apple retail...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, Upside, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-09

What's a Little Money Between Friends?

Gaming Incentive Systems Joel Spolsky (www.inc.com/keyword/spolsky) wrote a nice piece in the October 2008 issue of Inc. magazine. The article, Sins of Commissions, provides a cautionary tale to executives who are contemplating the addition of or changes to sales incentives in their workforce. ...

Tags: Incentive, Commission, Joe, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?

Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?Not realy, their flaw isThey honestly believe they know vastly more than everyone else, refuse to listen, and miss major oportunities.Not a fatal flaw, but MS recognizes the need to change.MS became dominant, the big dog with selling it's and only it's OS on PCs...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., fatal flaw, flaw, computer, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?

How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?RE: How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?apple make an 800 dollar laptop.... dont think so...maybe an 800 dollar netbook... that seems more in line with apple raping its customers...Maybe, maybe not.I know, it's a weak answer, but it really...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Apple Laptop, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?

I was browsing on webmagazine Salon when I came across an interesting review written by Scott Rosenberg of the book "Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan to Organize Everything We Know" by Randall Stross. (The title of the article is, "Google's Vulcan death grip." Boy am I a sucker.) ...

Tags: Google Inc., Flaw, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Productivity, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Apple set to release $800 notebook

Apple set to release $800 notebookNot the first time sub $1000Apple had a $999 notebook at one time. Actually, I think the iBook had that price tag at one time. My only hopes is that this $800 Notebook doesn't come with the specs of a Asus Eee 701.RE:...

Tags: Notebooks, MacMini, Apple-set, notebook, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

plagiarism, Gibberish, IEEE, and the textbook business

plagiarism, Gibberish, IEEE, and the textbook businessi tend to agree with your wifeThis is very poor english, but does express a meaning that make sense. You may disagree with what it says, but it is coherent. I wouldn't call the extracts you chose as plagiarism. Author used one transformed sentence...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, OOA/OOD/OOP, C/C++, Operating systems, plagiarism, textbook business, IEEE

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

sBOOKs - Robert Louis Stevenson (exe)

See 15 ebooks from R. L. Stevevson in one easy to use application. Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh on the 13 November 1850. He studied at Edinburgh University and also qualified as a lawyer. He travelled extensively in Europe and began his writing career during these years. He...

Tags: SmartSolutions, E-books, Professional Development, Personal Technology, Career

Software downloads 2008-10-09

Overcome Anxiety - Ease Out of Fear (exe)

Overcome Anxiety - Ease Out of Fear custom RSS Web feed reader for Internet Explorer. Built in RSS feeds and Web sites related to anxiety and panic attack advice, tips and treatment. Easily reach all the anxiety disorder and panic attack information you need directly from your RSS feed reader....

Tags: RSS Feed, Anxiety, RSS, Internet

Software downloads 2008-10-09

Panic Away (exe)

Panic Away custom RSS Web feed reader for Internet Explorer. Built in RSS feeds and Web sites related to anxiety and panic attack advice, tips and treatment. Easily reach all the anxiety disorder and panic attack information you need directly from your RSS feed reader. This version is the first...

Tags: RSS Feed, Anxiety, RSS, Internet

Software downloads 2008-10-09

UK Radio 150 Stations (gadget)

Introducing the UK Radio gadget with 150 stations of streaming digital radio. Simply click on the radio station you desire and play the live Internet stream. Don't pay for Web radio, when you can listen for free. This gadget uses your Windows media player and Real player for audio broadcasts,...

Tags: British Broadcasting Corp., Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-10-09