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Squad Assault: West Front 1.6 demo (Windows)

June 6th, 1944, the 1st Infantry Division of The United States Army took part in the greatest amphibious invasion in the history of the world. The invasion took place on a long stretch of shale beach in Normandy, France, that would be immortalized as Omaha Beach. Adolph Hitler's dreaded Atlantic...

Tags: France, Invasion, Matrix Games, Adolph Hitler, Hitler, Eric Young, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2004-02-11

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Eric Schmidt on whether Google is getting evil

I Am A Victim of EvilHere is evil to me.I cannot stop Google from spamming me...or at least one of their Google Groups.A while back I bought an Ubuntu mini 9 from Dell.It was great.I loved it.It got stolen by some druggos while I was using it at Westlake plaza...

Tags: E-mail, Spam, Eric Schmidt, Google Inc., Evil, Google Groups, motto

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Scientists replicate the physics of a stellar jet in laboratory

Astronomers will tell you that among the most beautiful structures observed in the Universe are the intricate jets of matter speeding away from accreting stars, such as young proto-stars and stellar mass black holes. But they have a hard time explaining it. A pair of professors the University of Rochester...

Tags: Jet, Magnetic Field, Team Management, Management, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-09-30

Google on offense: Chrome OS is a wager on the future of computing

When it comes to Google's entry into the Microsoft-dominated computer operating system business, there's a bigger question as to whether Google's move is an offensive one or a defensive one? Microsoft's official comment on Google's latest announcement seems to be a big fat "no comment" from Bill...

Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Computing, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Hardware, Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-10

Maybe It's Time for Twenty-Somethings To Take Over Media

Media companies have to become technology companies, able to quickly and effectively deliver new services that appeal to a generation of readers who only spend about seven minutes a day of their free time reading stuff printed on paper.  That’s the contention propounded this morning by Harold...

Tags: Media Company, Technology Company, BusinessWeek, Media, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-09-08

TechCrunch50: Day 1

When Michael Arrington and Jason Calacanis team up on a project, the webs are bound to be shaken up. Last year, their conference TechCrunch40 was an enormous showcase for startups to present their idea to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and the press. This year,...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Advertisement, Marissa Mayer, Entrepreneur, Video, MySpace, Qik, Meghan, Arrington, Vitamin Water, Calcanis, Mahalo, Blueprint Multicore, OpenTrace, E-mail, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Management, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-08

Day 2: iPhone Dev Camp 2

Yesterday I learned a few lessons about live blogging. Not many people are refreshing it as much as I was. I should list my posts with most recent at the top instead of the other way around. ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, App, Melodies, Medialets, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-03

What we do know about Windows 7

What we do know about Windows 7Not 2010, It's sep 2009Windows 7 would definitely be released in 2009. Mostly Sep 2009as you guessed in previous postsWindows 7 will be more tightly integrated with Windows Mobile.Gee, there is a nonstarter.By the time Win7 comes out, WinMobile will have been Zunified and...

Tags: Wiki, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, HA-HA-HA, Wikipedia

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Richard Waters showcases the 'world wise web'

At the risk of getting tied in knots by timezones (x-8 to get on ZDNet's blog publishing timezone is hard when you only have two hands and need to keep typing...) and the distribution schedules of the print media, let me begin... Richard Waters writes in this...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Artificial Intelligence, Tim Berners-Lee, Vision, Advance, Richard Waters, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-03-03

Are you the new Mr. Green Jeans? Cottoning on to "green" clothes

Model: Suzanne Dias. Phtographer: Eric Guillermain. Courtesy: EJF I always assumed clothing made from cotton, linen, or wool, or hemp is somehow more environmentally friendly that clothes made from synthetics derived from petroleum. Well...in Europe the fashion industry has moved from the...

Tags: Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-02-18

Google CEO on Education: Google Search is key

Does Google Universal Search have ALL the right answers, now more than ever?"It's possible using Google to mislead yourself," Eric Schmidt acknowledged in his Personal Democracy Forum keynote Friday in New York City.The solution? In schools, students ought to be "taught how to learn by searching, " the head of the number...

Tags: Google, Search

Blog posts 2007-05-22

Why Google Fears Microsoft, big time

“Sometimes it takes a lot to wake a sleeping giant. But when he finally stirs, you’d better be ready for a fight.”Microsoft enterprise search exec Jared Spataro warned just that, in outlining to me his Microsoft COO Kevin Johnson inspired mission to keep Google out of the rightful Microsoft enterprise...

Tags: Microsoft, Google, Business Models, Advertising

Blog posts 2007-05-19

Principal sues ex-students over MySpace profiles

Principal sues ex-students over MySpace profilesHarHarThis is easy. Since the principle has since landed another job with a different school, its hard to argue that he was slandered to the point where it had a real effect. Now if he took a paycut to get that job or had to...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, MySpace, ex-student, MySpace Profiles

Discussion threads 2007-04-09

News to know: Google in NYC; Flash vs. Java; Craigslist smut; Microsoft patches

Notable headlines: Donna Bogatin: Google challenges NYC software engineers. Ed Burnette: Is Flash better than Java? Jeremy Allison: Working for The Man? Advice to a young programmer. Ryan Stewart: Why Rich Internet Applications are important for the browser.New technology lets you read your voice mail.IBM adds low-wattage x86 servers.Engadget: Apples...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-04-06

Google vs. MySpace: Is YouTube doomed?

Jeff Jarvis ordained $150 billion market cap Google “God,” last week, no joke. In January, he publicly thanked YouTube, for “changing the world and society,” in the guise of a Chad Hurley interview at the Davos World Economic Forum.Is the Google-YouTube Kool Aid spiked?Apparently not: “Did Murdoch just KO Google?”...

Tags: MySpace, Google Inc., YouTube Inc., video, Web

Blog posts 2007-03-26

Google: Internet bubble 2.0?

In the immortal words of presidential candidate Ronald Reagan to President Jimmy Carter, “There you go again.” Henry Blodgett and Mary Meeker are “going again” with exuberant cheerleading for an Internet darling. Which is the “lucky” public company getting the Blodgett-Meeker props this Web 2.0 go around? The...

Tags: Business Models, Web 2.0, Search, Google, Blogs, Video, YouTube, ROI, Wall Street, Profits

Blog posts 2007-03-12

Why Google needs Viacom, big time!

John Battelle to Big Media on Googles YouTube: “Forget the deal.” Battelle’s latest “old media doesn’t get it” piece is a rambling follow-up to a Mark Cuban verdict that old media hasn’t figured things out, YouTube things that is. Battelle’s confidence in his lack of confidence in mega...

Tags: Advertising, Brands, Content, Copyright, Culture, Google, Google Software Applications, Marketing, Media, Metrics, Movies, ROI, Television, TV, Video, Web 2.0, YouTube

Blog posts 2007-03-02

IceBreaker social mobile software: Crush or Flush CEO exclusive interview

Did you ever want an ice breaker, a mobile one? Crush or Flush to the rescue, a new social mobile service from IceBreaker, Inc., a mobile software company that “helps people stay connected through mobile software that is engaging and easy to use.” What is Crushin’ and Flushin’?Tag...

Tags: Social Software, Wireless, Cell Phones, Software, Mobile, Social Media, Social Networking, Social Web, User-Generated Content, Culture, Usability, Web 2.0, Business Models

Blog posts 2007-02-26

Identity fraud is down

Despite the hype, identity fraud is decreasing, according to an article by Eric Sinrod. Not only that, but the Identity Fraud Survey Report says that most fraud happens in physical channels. The reason for the drop seems to be consumer awareness and...

Tags: General, Security, Web Technology, identity fraud

Blog posts 2007-02-07

Microsoft vs. Google: Who commands our 'hearts and souls'?

Microsoft vs. Google: Who commands our 'hearts and souls'?Microsoft has lost the "cool", and is handcuffed by the need to keep thetwin cash cow trains a runnin'. They can not just go after every opportunity however they want to create the most value for customers. Google has no such...

Tags: SEARCH, Development tools, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-17