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Dataware Smile 1.0 (Windows)

Challenge your mind with this puzzle game. Your goal is to turn all the frown game pieces into smiley game pieces. Do this by jumping over the game pieces to flip them. If you jump over a smile, it becomes a frown. If you jump over a frown, it becomes...

Tags: Frown, Smile, Microsoft Windows, Dataware, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-02-25

The future of PCs lies in underclocking and overclocking

When I mention the word "underclock," I am greeted by big frowns from my PC enthusiast friends. How dare I suggest that they lower their CPU or system speed! When I mention the word "overclock" to my corporate friends, I get the frown because I might void their warrantees with...

Tags: overclocking, PC

Blog posts 2005-01-11

Additional Resources

Google offers 20GB online storage for price of a latte

Or get 25GBfor free with SkyDrive from Microsoft.ThanksI did not know about purchasing added space for Gmail and Picasa. Good to know and yes I do have a ton of photos :)Re: Or get 25GBNice! I'll take the 25GB for free, with a latte.Perhaps an idea for Mr Andrew Nusca...

Tags: E-mail, Google Inc., SkyDrive, latte, storage

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Free WiFi from Google - On airplains

WTF is an "airplain"?Is it the air above Kansas?It is for reasons like your comment......that you are no longer allowed in Kansas !!!RE: Free WiFi from Google - On airplainsWill this be safe... they ban phone and communication devices with a well known reason... and Internet on Plane can be...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, WTF, phone, cell phone, Wi-Fi, Free Wifi, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Could open source have built Silicon Valley?

Could open source have built Silicon Valley?Silicone Valley?Isn't "Silicone Valley" down in Orange County, where all the plastic surgeons are? ;)By your own admission, it's Constitutional.I think Silicone valley would exist only they would be a lot poorer for it. The turnover rate for companies would be higher. We also...

Tags: patent, Silicone Valley, software, open source

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for education

The phrase "Amazon ate my homework" may certainly have been uttered on more than one occasion since the New York Times reported on Amazon's deletion of specific editions of George Orwell's Animal Farm and 1984 from Kindle e-book readers (and no, the irony wasn't lost on anybody). Unless you...

Tags: Education, Digital-rights Management, Student, Amazon.com Inc., Textbook, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Digital Media, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-20

Apple's MacBook flop - fixed!

Apple's MacBook flop - fixed!Alert for Mac fanboy outragedHaving USB 3.0 is quite important when Apple claims to be the 'latest and greatest'.It would be a long time untill you'll see USB 3.0 ports on any Mac.For PCs, you just have a PCI card and a driver to install because...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., USB 3.0, rich people, Linux, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

State DMV: Facial recognition requires 'No Smile' rule

State DMV: Facial recognition requires 'No Smile' ruleWowNext step, match your DMV photo with the street camera image to track you everywhere. The robot traffic cameras will send the ticket directly to your home. The jay walking ticket automatically deducted from your bank account.RE: State DMV: Facial recognition...

Tags: Alice, State DMV, facial recognition, smile

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

Google creeps closer to the enterprise

Google creeps closer to the enterpriseSoftware for e-mail, RSS, Etc.I couldn't agree with you more about this one! Come on Google, do us proud and make a piece of software like he is talking about. Besides being able to get your G-Mail I would look at the other...

Tags: Groupware, Microsoft Office, Google Inc., Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Could Disney's investment in Hulu upset the iTunes applecart?

Could Disney's investment in Hulu upset the iTunes applecart?Ironic considering that Jobsis Disney's largest shareholder.I wonder how he missed this one getting by... ;)What about the rest of the worldYes, Disney is investing in Hulu and attempting to undermine Apple's iTunes. One thing you forget. iTunes is available to everyone...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Hulu, Apple iTunes, Disney Corp., iTunes applecart, applecart

Discussion threads 2009-05-01

Red Hat maps dispel some open source myths

Red Hat maps dispel some open source mythsNot surprisedThis is for the best anyway. Who really wants to use Chinese software? Everything they make is inferior quality. Their software won't be any different.Americans and available "free time".Perhaps the big reason open source does well in the US...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., open source, software

Discussion threads 2009-04-22

RDBMS license costs and Open Source

A comment by frequent contributor JesperFrimann last week caused me to take a closer look at licensing practices among major commercial database vendors other than Microsoft. All three of the big guys (Oracle, IBM, and Sybase) follow the same basic sales model: ...

Tags: Processor, Oracle Corp., Open Source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Hardware, Pricing Strategy, RDBMS, IBM Corp., Pricing, Sales Strategy, Marketing Research, Databases, Marketing, Sales, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-09

Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernel

Linux Foundation ready to fight Microsoft if TomTom lawsuit involves Linux kernelA mixed barrel of fish.There are so many threads in this mess that one can look at almost anything. But some things come out loud and clear:1. We are in a post-Bilski situation......software patents (which seem to be at...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Linux kernel, Tom-Tom, TomTom, patent

Discussion threads 2009-02-27

Did privacy laws bring down Gmail yesterday?

Did privacy laws bring down Gmail yesterday?knowing googleit's much more likely that they were trying to target their advertising to regions geographically close to you.RE: Did privacy laws bring down Gmail yesterday?No, it was the fact they are using linux on their servers that brought gmail down yesterday.RE: Did privacy...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Gmail yesterday, privacy law, Google Gmail

Discussion threads 2009-02-25

Is Mozilla after Apple’s halo?

Is Mozilla after Apple’s halo?Shooting yourself in the foot.I don't buy the whole Apple is evil and their walled garden hurts consumers line. I enjoy being in the Apple garden and I am willing to pay a bit extra for it because everything just works well together, viruses are kept...

Tags: Web browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Digital music, Operating systems, Digital media, Apple Inc., Mozilla Corp., App Store, halo, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Will Tim Cook be the next Steve Jobs?

Last month, after a press event at Apple's Cupertino headquarters, I made an off-the-cuff observation about the future leadership of the company. In short, I commented on how Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook, who took a portion of stage time from Jobs to talk about new notebooks, was wearing blue...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., CEO, Leadership, Outsourcing, Management, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-10

Teaching telecommuting

I had to commute this morning. I left the commuting behind about 5 years ago and dread the drive from middle-of-nowhere Massachusetts to Boston. We have a lot more horses than traffic jams out my way, so I've definitely lost my tolerance for traffic. The local troopers...

Tags: Boston, Tool, Telecommuting, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Hollywood to kids: Pay up for preschool movies

Hollywood to kids: Pay up for preschool moviesThe States next?So when it does come to the States?Talk about trying to get blood from a turnip...This is nuts. Simply nuts. They bought your dvd..that should be the end of it. License per year to show it? They...

Tags: Corporate communications, Consumer electronics, TVs, Advertising & Promotion, Fair Use, day care center, Pay Up, DVD, video, movie

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Panasonic Viera TH-42PX80U

As high-definition TVs continue to evolve with evermore-enticing technologies and doodads, the majority of buyers are still looking for the best bang for the buck. Panasonic's plasmas are usually at or near the top of the heap in that category, and the 42-inch TH-42PX80U is a great example. This set...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Panasonic, TH-42PX80U, plasma, 1080p

Product reviews 2008-04-30

How I (finally) shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighbors

How I finally shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighborsNice Work!ntRE: How I finally shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighborsInteresting but just a small technical point. the "signals" are radio waves that travel in straight lines. nothing can make the signal "wend it's way around the metal...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network technology, Wi-Fi connection, Wi-Fi, cable

Discussion threads 2008-03-18