Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads
ZDNet Resources
- No Yahoo freebie for kids--unless Mom signs off
- No Yahoo freebie for kids--unless Mom signs offNo Yahoo freebie for kids--unless Mom signs offWoot woot!! I got my free ice cream today! :) I'm sure there are going to be a lot of pissed off linsux users about this 13 years and under - mom signs off deal....
- Tags: freebie, Yahoo! Inc., COPPA
- Discussion threads 2005-03-02
Additional Resources
- First Microsoft make-over ad airs: $300 million well spent?
- First Microsoft make-over ad airs: $300 million well spent?Hmmm ....Could be worse ....Homer: [narrating a TV commercial] Are you tired of having your hands cut off by snowblowers? And the inevitable heart attacks that come with shoveling snow?Maybe......they should hire the company that does the Mac commercials....
- Tags: humour, advertisement, Seinfeld, Microsoft Corp., ad air
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Apple's MobileMe: Why don't we just call it a beta
- Apple announced another 60-day freebie extension for MobileMe customers. MobileMe is the synchronization service that launched along with the iPhone 3G and App Store and you could argue that going 2-for-3 with a strikeout isn't bad. But this isn't baseball. MobileMe has been a black eye for Apple and the...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Beta, MobileMe, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- What are you using for a helpdesk application?
- What are you using for a helpdesk application?What are you using for a helpdesk application?We use an application called Wonderdesk. It is web based, its not too bad, but the search feature for old helpdesk tickets kind of sucks in that it won't display all the search queries or you...
- Tags: Call centers, help desk, helpdesk application
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- VMware: The Hyper-V assault is underway, but the war is a long one
- Microsoft's Hyper-V--that long awaited virtualization effort from Redmond--is off and running and the analysis on it falls into three generic buckets: Hyper-V is spin; it's a real virtualization player; and Microsoft is going to crush VMware or be crushed by the incumbent. While those of us in...
- Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Dan Kusnetzky, Paula Rooney, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Sorry Simon, but you're still screwing up
- Sorry Simon, but you're still screwing upSorry Dana, but you scewed upHi Dana,I totally agree that more transparency would be a good thing for Sun and its products and projects, and more openness would be the next big step. Beyond that I don't agree with much that you wrote here.>...
- Tags: Team management, Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, Simon, non-development community, open source project, team, MySQL
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- GPL divide still lives, one year on
- GPL divide still lives, one year onThe Freeware Ghetto"If the GPL just becomes a freeware license while “commercial” versions of the same programs are offered under commercial licenses, does the GPL risk becoming a freeware ghetto?"Amen - I was so pleased to see this question posed - as it seems...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Tools & Techniques, GPL, freeware, F/OSS
- Discussion threads 2008-06-19
- Do we need two open source office suites?
- Do we need two open source office suites?That Made Me Scratch My Head, TooMethinks Dana needs to go back and double-check his sources. And, by the way, StarOffice's roots actually go back much further than that: Star Division's StarWriter was first developed back in the mid-80's for CP/M. ...
- Tags: OpenOffice, Linux, Word processors, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, open-source office suite, Symphony, StarOffice, Novell Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-05
- Stolen laptops phone home
- Stolen laptops phone homeSounds great but...I wonder, can this technology be used to track people's whereabouts without their knowledge? For example, is there or could there be some NSA or other secret group back door whereby a tracing function may be activated via the internet?This type of concern is already...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, BIOS, INTERNET, Workforce management, Notebooks, phone, windows laptop, laptop computer, computer, tracker service, administration, IP address, password
- Discussion threads 2008-04-15
- Do Microsoft users want cheap Office or Web-based Office?
- Do Microsoft users want cheap Office or Web-based Office?Price is the problemSoftware is increasingly turning into a business where you give the razor for free software license and you charge for the razors (support, patches).That's not longer true only for open source companies, but for traditional software companies too. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, cheap Office, OpenOffice, Web, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- Virgin makes mySQL look bigger
- Virgin Mobile's decision to base its SMS database on mySQL is an important milestone for the GPL database. This was not Virgin's first entry into open source. Virgin Mobile also runs Red Hat. Virgin Mobile is a scaled enterprise. Even though SMS messages are...
- Tags: MySQL, Virgin Mobile, Databases, Open Source, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-01-11
- Dell delivers Vostro value
- Dell delivers Vostro valueVostro ValueI, too, have had great luck with both towers and laptops (have now helped order and buy over a dozen -- including a laptop for me). The only issue I had was installing an AIO on one laptop with the data/buffer overflow chip enabled. Disabled that,...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Vostro Value, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Optiplex
- Discussion threads 2008-01-04
- Freebie Notes (zip)
- Freebie Notes is a great little program for users who just want sticky notes with an alarm timer. With Freebie Notes you can create notes displaying on your desktop. Your notes can be displayed immediately after creation or in the certain moments of time. You can create notes of custom...
- Tags: IBM Lotus Notes, Note, E-mail Servers, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2007-12-26
- After Microsoft, Apple's next on the European Commission hit list
- After Microsoft, Apple's next on the European Commission hit listWhat's the connection?I'm not sure it's a fair comparison, an operating system and software to interface with a specific device, in this case the iPod? Wasn't the problem with WMP that it was inexplicably built into the os itself and...
- Tags: Operating systems, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, Digital music, Digital media, Media players, European Commission, Apple Inc., operating system, Microsoft Corp., software
- Discussion threads 2007-09-20
- Apple iPod Nano (third generation) series
- At less than $200, the new 4GB and 8GB iPod Nanos will surely be one of the most popular tech stocking stuffers this year. While the updated iPod Classic and iPod Touch are equally drool-worthy, the new Nano is obviously priced to move.I was fortunate enough to get some hands-on...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Games, Apple iPod, iPod Classic, game, Nano, Apple iPod Nano, IPODS, video, Apple Inc.
- Product reviews 2007-09-05
- 64-bit PCs: Drivers wanted
- 64-bit PCs: Drivers wantedI need to build a custom pc in orderto run Vista 64bits? No Thanks!Drivers Sometimes Difficult to FindI build my own PC and went with a 64 bit AMD and an MSI motherboard. I also purchased Windows XP Professional x64 as the OS. Thus far...
- Tags: Network technology, Apple Mac OS X, PC, 64-bit
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- #10: NoScript for Firefox (Ten free security utilities you should already be using)
- #10: NoScript for Firefox Ten free security utilities you should already be usingSo why was NoScript the last one mentioned?The first entry should have been Firefox to replace Internet Exploder and the second should have been NoScript. Anything that requires you to sign up and allows a third party server...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, UNIX, security, America Online Inc., Mozilla Firefox, NoScript
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- Why desktop Linux fails in big organizations
- Why desktop Linux fails in big organizationsthe answare is :)I think you are wrong. The PC/Intel platform was the base of MS Dos and not Unix. Unix/Linux is now available o nevery hardware platform.Windows is on the most of the PC-s because MS has contracts with hardware vendors. :( Will...
- Tags: Operating systems, desktop Linux, desktop, answare, Unix, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-25
- Dell rolls out SMB notebooks dubbed Vostro sans 'Trialware'
- Dell has rolled out notebooks and desktops designed to reach small businesses. The brand name: Vostro. The pitch: Vostro PCs are "trialware" free some of us would say crapware and have tailored services attached. The line appears to be rolled out at an event in Times Square later today. Michael...
- Tags: Hardware Infrastructure, General, Dell, IT Management
- Blog posts 2007-07-10
- SUSE vs. Ubuntu - first impressions
- SUSE vs. Ubuntu - first impressionsHas Novel resolved issues with YaST in SUSE?I have used SuSE for a few versions and dropped it (well not quite, but I preferr Ubuntu) for simple reasons:1. YaST does not help with installation of RPMs that are not specific for SUSE. And no running...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, SuSE, YaST, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-07-02
- << Previous
- page 1 of 1
- Next >>
White Papers and Webcasts
At the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco, Todd Glass of Heller Ehrman moderates a discussion, among tech execs, on the various solar technologies making a difference in the green movement.
Designed specifically to address the concerns of senior IT managers at organizations with more than 100 employees, the Intel Premier IT Professional Program provides best practices via local and e-Seminars and a members-only Web site.
