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- Is Amazon's Kindle iPhone app crippled or companion? CFO says companion
- Ed Burnette raises an interesting question about Amazon's Kindle application for the iPhone and iPod touch: Did the e-commerce giant cripple the iPhone to keep selling Kindles? Ed writes Techmeme: The wireless downloads are nice, and the way it synchronizes your current page with the page...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Ed, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-03-04
- PDT 2.0: New tools for PHP developers
- Recently, version 2.0 of the PHP Development Tools PDT project was officially released. PDT is one of the more popular projects at eclipse.org, with over 1 million unique downloads to date. I caught up with Roy Ganor, the project lead for PDT and Zend Studio for Eclipse to ask him...
- Tags: Developer, PHP, Eclipse, Language, Tool, PHP Development Tools, Ed, PHP Development Tools 2.0, PHP Development Tools 2.0 Feature, Open Source Project, Scripting Languages, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Development Tools, Software Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
- The year in review: ZDNet's top 5 topics
- Welcome to ZDNet's year in review and our most popular blog posts based on traffic for 2008. Let's start our countdown. 5. Blu-ray. At the turn of 2008, it appeared that Blu-ray was the clear victor in the DVD format wars. I barely remember HD-DVD after just a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Blu-ray, Ed, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Hd Dvd, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-12-23
- Schwartz: Three reasons you need JavaFX
- In the run-up to today's launch of JavaFX, ZDNet sat down with Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz to get his thoughts on JavaFX, Flash, and the future of Java. [ Read: Sun launches JavaFX 1.0, and JavaFX Q&A ] [Ed] Q. Why did Sun create...
- Tags: Developer, Java Platform, Sun Microsystems Inc., JCP, Audience, JavaFX, Ed, Jonathan, Microsoft Obviously, Java, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- JavaFX Q&A
- To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...
- Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- The average user feels little or no "Apple tax"
- Yesterday Ed Bott put numbers to the "Apple tax" and came to the bottom line conclusion that switching to Apple would be "in the ballpark of $500." Sure, he put together a vaguely straw man argument in places, and chose to pick commercial Mac software where free software existed, but...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Taxes, Free Trade, Tools & Techniques, Financial Planning, Finance, Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Software, Apple Macintosh, Ed, Desktops, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-10-22
- Large Federal Agency Gains HSPD-12 Compliance With VeriSign
- The U.S. Department of Education ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. ED's 4,200 employees and $68.6 billion budget are concentrated on the promotion of student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness through the use of quality education programs. The challenge was to gain full...
- Tags: Agency, VeriSign Inc., HSPD-12, ED, Security
- Case studies 2008-10-13
- Apple rolls back USB driver in iTunes 8 for Windows
- After numerous reports that iTunes 8 causes Blue Screen Of Death BSOD crashes on Windows Vista boxes after connecting an iPod or iPhone, Apple has re-released the software â€" at least the crashy part of it, that is. ZDNet's own Ed Bott, notes that Apple knowledgebase article...
- Tags: USB Driver, Blue Screen, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Apple iTunes, Ed, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet?
- Nope. That's the answer you'll get from hasthelargehadroncolliderdestroyedtheworldyet.com today, despite the LHC's successful startup tests Wednesday. Of course the fact that you're reading this is also a good sign. The doomsday site was created by Mike Kania right, a 28 year old web developer who works for...
- Tags: Site, Ed, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhere
- Ed Bott is the picture of PC bliss. He got a crapware free Sony laptop and you'd think the guy is in heaven. Ed writes: For the past two months, I’ve been using an astonishingly light and agile Sony VAIO notebook and loving every minute of...
- Tags: Revenue, Sony Corp., PC, PC Company, Manufacturer, Ed, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Apple makes its play for the cloud: MobileMe
- Apple on Monday unveiled MobileMe, an Internet strategy where Steve Jobs & Co. takes a little Web 2.0, mixes in some cloud computing and spits out "Exchange for the rest of us." The rollout of MobileMe at WWDC all incoming stories is notable on a few fronts:...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., MobileMe, Ed, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Apple: 35 percent of Fortune 500 in iPhone beta
- Apple CEO Steve Jobs went a little enterprise in his Worldwide Developer Conference WWDC keynote and put some numbers behind iPhone's traction. As most of the world has known, the iPhone 2.0 software as three parts: Enterprise support, the software development kit SDK and new features. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Beta, Ed, Corporate Communications, 3G, Marketing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Blog fight: on dumping email servers
- Our old friend David Berlind is proposing that traditional Exchange/Notes email servers be banished in favor of Gmail, arguing that it is not a case of 'if' but 'when' enterprise starts shifting email and calendaring to the Internet cloud: It's only a matter of time before the remaining rub...
- Tags: Blog, Server, Ed, E-mail, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- Naked IT: Author Ed Yourdon on the IT / business divide (includes podcast)
- The Naked IT interview series talks with innovators about the evolving relationship between IT and business. Please listen to the audio podcast and enjoy the additional information included in this blog post. In this segment, we meet Ed Yourdon, an internationally-recognized author and...
- Tags: Podcast, Information Technology, Ed, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
- Vendor relationship management: viable or theory?
- While at LeWeb3, I caught Doc Searls session entitled "Turning the tables: What happens when the users are in charge." Doc is co-author of The Cluetrain Manifesto and widely regarded as a leading thinker on customer relationships. Susan Kish at LunchoverIP does an excellent job bullet pointing Doc's presentation....
- Tags: Health Insurance, Theory, Idea, Health Care, Vendor Relationship Management, Doc, E-lance, Business Reality, Ed, Jarvis, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2007-12-17
- Microsoft Volta - a cool new RIA technology
- I heard about Volta last week and to be honest, I had no idea what it was. "Tier-splitting" sounds interesting but I wasn't sure how it would be used in the real world. The blogosphere soundbyte of "Microsoft's GWT" got me more confused. Ed has a very good writeup with...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Intermediate Language, Rich Internet Application, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Volta, Ed, AJAX, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Software Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2007-12-11
- MkAlbum 2.8b (Windows)
- MkAlbum will allow you to organize your JPG, BMP, and uncompressed TIF files into albums and view them using thumbnail selection. It creates an executable Thumbnail Album File that is a full featured image file viewer containing thumbnail data for the files. This file and the folder of image files...
- Tags: Ed, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, Management, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2007-10-19
- BeFaster Lite 1.6 (Windows)
- BeFaster Lite is connection speed up toolkit with some powerful tools. It optimizes AOL, Symantec PcAnyWhere, IE, Opera, Dial-up modem, Lan, Wireless, Cable Modem, xDSL, ISDN, T1, DirectPc and Cable/DSL running PPPoE. You can configure settings automatically. Its Super-Ping Tool prevents connection drops and its Ping Now Function awakes suspended...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, ED, BeFaster Lite, Modems, Cable, DSL, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking
- Software downloads 2006-11-09
- BeFaster 3.7 (Windows)
- BeFaster is a multi-language Internet speed up toolkit with some powerful tools. It makes optimization easier by integrating offline and online optimization, with better support and improved compability. It optimizes AOL, Symantec PcAnyWhere, IE, Opera, Dial-up modem, Lan, Wireless, Cable Modem, xDSL, ISDN, T1, DirecPc and Cable/DSL running PPPoE or...
- Tags: Optimization, ED, BeFaster, Modems, Microsoft Windows, Cable, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking
- Software downloads 2006-11-09
- Trees 2.01 (Windows)
- Two players compete to build the tallest tree. Players must invest resources gained from the wind, rain and sun wisely, to build their tree. As more stems, leaves and roots are grown, the tree's ability to extract water, sunlight and carbon dioxide from the elements is increased. The winner is...
- Tags: Tree, Ed, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Microsoft Windows, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2006-06-26
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