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What?! just froze over?

What?! just froze over?I'll bet they can't do itSorry Murph, you saying "I'll bet they can't do it" is not good enough.All along it was Linux that was the biggest threat to Solaris. You were evangelizing the enemy. Today its pretty evident, that open sourcing Solaris is negated. All the...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, Servers, Homer, Sun Solaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Faulkner, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-11-03

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Should Dell buy Palm?

Dell is allegedly pondering a smartphone, but a better move may be to merely buy Palm now that it illustrated that its Pre and WebOS are the real deal. A Dell-Palm combination is floated by Bob Faulkner, a contributor to RealMoney.com. In an open letter to Michael...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Palm Inc., Smart Phones, Portals, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-15

Data theft, the armed variety

Computerworld chronicles the tale of Web hosting firm C I Host Inc. and details how its data center was robbed. Meanwhile, the technology manager working the graveyard shift was held hostage as the robbers stole computer equipment. The story's point can't be more clear: Data centers aren't...

Tags: Information Security, Data Center, Story, Computerworld, Data Centers, Storage, Security, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-08

Opera brings action against M$ in Europe

Opera has registered a complaint against Microsoft with the European Commission, claiming Redmond illegally ties IE to Windows and is "hindering interoperability by not following accepted Web standards," Reuters reported. "By tying its Internet Explorer product to its monopoly Windows operating system and refusing to faithfully implement...

Tags: Internet, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Opera Software ASA, Operating Systems, Richard Koman, Software, Web Browser, Web Browsers

Blog posts 2007-12-13

Infineon a big winner in iPhone teardown

EE Times commissioned Semiconductor Insights to tear down the iPhone and dissect its innards. The key takeaways: Infineon is the chip of choice; there are many shared iPod parts that made design easier; and Apple brands a bunch of components to hide the names.The report notes the following:The first thing...

Tags: Personal Technology, Mobile, iPhone, Hardware Infrastructure, Apple

Blog posts 2007-07-02

Know COM/VBA? Good, I need some help here

Know COM/VBA? Good, I need some help hereMethinks you need an editor, Sir Robin.[i][b]...except, and this is the zinger, it should reverse the change markings to make it look, on document re-open, as if the changed document was the author's original, and the changes needed to get from there to...

Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-11

News to know: Vista fiesta; head roll at Skype

A look at some notable headlines of the day:Work...Vista is everywhere. Mary Jo Foley is live at Times Square for all day coverage along with all the other resources at CNET Networks disposal. The news and reviews will land here and all the blog coverage here. Skypes almost nightmare Christmas....

Tags: General

Blog posts 2006-11-30

Educators address America's crisis in math performance

American school children lag far behind many other countries when it comes to math skills - a very worrisome trend to educators. That was the main topic of discussion recently at a forum of the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, reports the San Jose Mercury News. A panel of...

Tags: Policy, Education Technology

Blog posts 2006-11-09

Advertising isn't enough to fund on-demand

Advertising isn't enough to fund on-demandAdvertising will become less usefulThe broader the pipe gets to people (homes, businesses), the more the marketers will try to intrude on your time and space. As they do this more and more, people will either tune out or find channels that do not annoy...

Tags: on-demand, advertisement

Discussion threads 2005-11-03

Finnish payphone industry finished: here's why North America won't be next

Faulkner's Telecom Daily subscription required to view tells us this morning that Finland's largest telecom, TeliaSonera, will remove the last of its remaining 2,000 public telephones by May 2006 "due to low demand, high maintenance costs, and outdated equipment." TeliaSonera was the last of 16 Finnish telecoms to offer pay...

Tags: FINNISH, Russell Shaw, telecommunications, telephone

Blog posts 2005-09-16

Katrina rescue efforts: one giant step for satellite telephony

While much of the telecommunications focus related to Hurricane Katrina relief efforts has focused on the widespread unavailability of VoIP, landline and cell service, another type of phone service has truly shone.That would be satellite phone service. It's pricey, but because the transmission medium is far above the earth,...

Tags: Globalstar Telecommunications, satellite, telephone

Blog posts 2005-09-03

Learning Lung Sounds Pocket Edition 1.0 (Mobile)

Lung sounds provide important information in the diagnosis and monitoring of the clinical course of patients with lung disorders. This learning and reference guide is intended for everyone interested in clinical medicine, particularly students and residents in medicine, nursing and respiratory care, as well as those in physician assistant, emergency...

Tags: Mobile, Lung, Lung Sound

Software downloads 2002-09-03