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- Emerald Tale (exe)
- Emerald Tale is an arcade puzzle game with unique storyline, great graphics and cute furry characters. You will have to pass through some unknown lands, find ancient magic items, gather mysterious stories and rescue a princess from a dragon. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Emerald Tale, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2007-10-10
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- 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
- Whisky, Whiskey, and the Semantic Web ?
- Whisky, Whiskey, and the Semantic Web ?Shakespeare had it right ...From MacBeth ..."... but a walking shadow, a poor playerThat struts and frets his hour upon the stageAnd then is heard no more: it is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing."Such is the substance of...
- Tags: Strategy, Semantic Web
- Discussion threads 2008-10-07
- How a Mac Mini can beat a quad-core Vista behemoth (or how Apple can't write good software for Windows)
- Here's a tale of how a humble Mac Mini system outperformed my cutting-edge quad-core system. It's also a story of how Apple can't write good software for the Windows platform. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Intel Mac Mini, Apple QuickTime, Quad-core, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Video, 1080p, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Processors, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Netflix: Outage, economy ding subscriber growth
- Netflix on Monday detailed its outlook for the third and fourth quarters, projected fewer subscribers than before and said its August outage cost it $6.5 million. The company said in a statement that its third quarter earnings will be "comfortably" within its targets, but said a one-time...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Outage, Manufacturing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- RIM's second quarter falls short; Forecast light; Margins to fall
- Updated: Research in Motion's second quarter results fell short of estimates and the third quarter outlook was weaker than expected too. RIM said Thursday statement that it reported net income of $495.5 million, or 86 cents a share, compared to $287.7 million, 50 cents a share, a...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Margin, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Smart Phones, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-25
- Microsoft's "Phase 2" ad campaign - No mention of Vista anywhere
- Microsoft's "Phase 2" ad campaign - No mention of Vista anywhereMy guess is......they're touting the Microsoft and Windows brands, not a particular product.Carl RapsonRE: Microsoft'sOh boy, I'm sure these ads will be just as over analyzed and picked apart in every minute detail like the first two. The point...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), advertisement, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Adrian, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-09-19
- Ubuntu should not copy the Mac
- Ubuntu should not copy the MacUbuntu does not want to be OS XI agree ubuntu should not try to copy the Mac, but my own understanding is that copying the Mac is not Mark Shuttleworth's intention. What he wants to copy is Apple's knack for designing intuitive, productive interfaces. The...
- Tags: Linux, Desktops, Operating systems, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Ubuntu, Palm Inc., Apple Macintosh, Canonical
- Discussion threads 2008-09-14
- Dell's second quarter: Another milepost in the turnaround tale
- Dell's second quarter: Another milepost in the turnaround taleSurprized - Dell is a garbage companyThat's all they make - GARBAGE....It'll be interesting to see how they can cut costs further as their quality is already below the bargain basement junk.OK, Larry, I have to askHow can something be "expected to...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., better-than-expected
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Dell's second quarter: Another milepost in the turnaround tale
- Dell reports its fiscal second quarter results on Thursday after market close and analysts are turning optimistic about the company's turnaround prospect amid better consumer notebook designs, emerging market revenue and solid server sales growth. Dell is expected to report fiscal second quarter earnings of 36 cents...
- Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., Miscioscia, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and Move
- Democratic National Convention site requires Silverlight and MoveWow, just wowSo, a party supposed to govern USA can be bought out by Microsoft to support a flash wannabe plugin.I am speechless. Will they make Windows only policy in Govt. agencies too? Perhaps they should use "OOXML" instead of PDF too?What???The liberals...
- Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Office Open XML, Active-X, Microsoft Corp., Adobe PDF
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Something you're going to want to smack
- Something you're going to want to smackBig Brother in a BoxFirst we had EZ Pass which provides authorities with a list of every place we've been (that involves a toll road, at least). Then there was GPS which can make you completely trackable. Now, we have a little black box...
- Tags: reinforcement
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- La Tale (exe)
- In this tale, though, the story of adventure and discovery that unfolds all revolves around you. The word "La" is a bit trickier. La is a word, but it is also a musical note and much more. Likewise, La Tale is rich with beautiful music, art, and storytelling. Together, La...
- Tags: OGplanet, Music, La Tale, Internet
- Software downloads 2008-08-25
- Another gold and counting for Dell's green tech effort
- Speaking of gold medals, Dell is trumpeting the fact today that its Studio Hybrid has just been granted Gold status within the EPEAT program, the first consumer desktop to snag this distinction. EPEAT stands for Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool, and the program provides a terrific ranking of where desktops,...
- Tags: Desktop, Dell Computer Corp., Green Technology, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid
- In my last article I described what it feels like to have your house struck by lightning. Luckily there were no injuries or structural damage thanks for your kind words in the comments, but our gadgets and other electronics inside the house weren't so lucky. This is their tale. ...
- Tags: Game, Phone, Router, TiVo Inc., Grid, Cable, Cable Guy, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeUnderpaying the budget analystLess than $40,000? Is this a trainee?Gotcha momentWith the profusion of detail unconnected to any conclusion, strange to compain about missing information. Still, a sentence like this:In addition, the requirements shown for the project manager position contain...
- Tags: Mainframes, Servers, mainframe, COBOL/VSE, IBM Corp., IBM mainframe, data-processing
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Sun's fourth quarter solid; Growth in fiscal 2009 remains elusive
- Sun Microsystems on Friday reported fiscal fourth quarter net income of $88 million, or 11 cents a share, on revenue of $3.78 billion, down 1.4 percent from a year ago. Adjusted earnings in the quarter were $275 million, or 35 cents a share. However, Sun sees another tough year ahead....
- Tags: U.S., Revenue, Michael Lehman, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jonathan Schwartz, Sales Strategy, Operational Accounting, Open Source, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, PC, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp., IBM Corp., FireWire, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity
- Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...
- Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a little
- Vista adoption in the enterprise is mired in the single digits, but is an option for companies that have Windows releases before XP. Nineteen percent of enterprise users use Firefox. And the Mac OS is making some headway in the enterprise, but Apple lacks a coherent strategy to pitch business...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Enterprise, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
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