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Why all the fuss over XP Mode?

Why all the fuss over XP Mode?RE: Why all the fuss over XP Mode?Wow... MS is trying really hard this time...Good for them... I like the part of how they will include a licensed copy of xp for the client side... nicePlus, being separate from 7 allows them to...

Tags: Linux Distro, Microsoft Windows XP, XP Mode, fuss, Microsoft Windows 7, APP-V

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Text-to-speech on the Kindle 2 - A fuss over nothing

Text-to-speech on the Kindle 2 - A fuss over nothingBusiness decision vs. digital freedomIt was a good business decision for the reasons you stated.However, I think we must be careful not to allow content providers to dictate hardware features and therefore limit innovation. I realize, of course, this is...

Tags: Kindle 2, Text-to-Speech

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

Why The Big Fuss Over Microblogs?

Why The Big Fuss Over Microblogs?microblogging as part of bloggingTrue story, I came to this blog posting and read it because I follow ZDNet on Twitter. Thats the main reason I use microblogging, to promote my blog while seeing who's updating their's, and about what.However you make an interesting...

Tags: Blogging, Microblogs

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Why The Big Fuss Over Microblogs?

I microblog.Why? The truth is, I learn by doing and by speaking with others who do. So I dabble with Twitter, Plurk, Pownce, Spoink, Rakawa, Tumblr, Utterli, Yammer, FriendFeed, 12seconds, and probably a few others that I signed up for and forgot to use. I have found a nice collection...

Tags: Mobile, Fuss, Tool, Productivity, Web 2.0, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Gil Yehuda

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Additional Resources

Pure Vinyl 3.0PR2b (Mac)

A suite of audio applications designed specifically for the high quality digital transcription and playback of vinyl LP records. Pure Vinyl is intended for professional or technically-oriented audio enthusiasts, who own high-end equipment, and who want to create, edit and play back the highest possible quality vinyl...

Tags: Audio, Apple Macintosh, Transcription

Software downloads 2009-11-05

LBackup 0.9.8r2 (Mac)

LBackup is a simple backup system aimed at systems administrators who require reliable backups with minimum fuss. LBackup is configured with configuration files and the backup is started from the command line. The core LBackup code has been tested for over 2 years. Features at a Glance: ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Lucid Information Systems, LBackup, Backups

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Clean install with Windows 7 upgrade media? Get the facts!

Unbelievable"Last week I complained about Microsoft?s shoddy documentation of how its upgrade procedures are supposed to work. I?m delighted to report that I got a tremendous and immediate response from within Microsoft, offering assistance in my testing and also promising to clean up and expand their documentation."So what exactly did...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, product key, acccount, clean install, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

How to capture vibrant fall foliage with your digital camera

Warming filter or adjusting white balance...Using a warming filter or adjusting the white balance to boost warm colors will also enhance the Fall colors.RE: How to capture vibrant fall foliage with your digital cameraUnderexposing by 1/3 F stop usually gives greater color saturationRE: How to capture vibrant fall foliage with...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, camera, white balance, digital camera

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

EncodeHD 1.1.140 (Windows)

EncodeHD is a an application to re-encode all types of video files for use on your home media player or on-the-go device. It aims to provide a simple interface with no fuss, and give you the best speed possible without compromising on quality. EncodeHD supports devices like Apple TV, several...

Tags: Dan Cunningham, EncodeHD, Game Players, Media Players, Digital Music, Corporate Communications, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-29

LeaderTask Personal Organizer 6.6.3 (Windows)

Set your goals. Work more effectively and have more free time than ever with LeaderTask. Forget the traditional task organizers. They are good if you live to work. They are great if you just want to plan things and get a few reminder. Instead, try the new generation organizer that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Small Business, Plan, Time Management, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-10-22

Here's why Apple is doing so well -- it's the top half, stupid

Heh... this is going to be fun to watch...ntWhat???This sounds like a lot of BS.. Apple is overpriced and the mac lovers will pay whatever Apple charges. There is the summary of this article.There is a difference in purchasingthe best product, verses the "perceived" best product.I hear many of the...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Engineering, Blogging, Cyberthreats, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

E-Mail Commander 1.4.7 (Windows)

We're all also aware of the painful redundancy of manually sending a newsletter, set of seasons greetings cards, or wedding invitations in order to achieve personalization for each message. E-Mail Commander brings you up to speed and takes care of all that fuss, simply have your list of contacts ready....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Koingo Software, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-10-21

E-Mail Commander 1.4.7 (Mac)

Send multiple e-mails to individuals with ease! Everyone who has sent out a newsletter, set of seasons greetings cards, or wedding invitations will have suffered the redundancy of having to manually address and customize their mailings. E-Mail Commander brings you up to speed and takes care of all that fuss...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Koingo Software, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-10-21

Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.

My kids know Linux, OSX, and XP, and will obviously learn Windows 7, butskip Vista, though they will have contact with Vista. My son prefers OSX, my daughter Ubuntu.But, just like every kid should be taught at least two languages at home, they should also learn multiple OSes. Learning multiple...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, desktop Linux, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

PC report: Apple pushing 10 percent share; Win 7 not expected to have big Q4 impact

Not what I'm seeingNot sure where this guy thinks people are buying PCs AHEAD of Windows 7 release. Most people that I know that are looking or have been looking for PCs are INDEED waiting for Windows 7. Why would you go through the trouble of upgrading when you...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

T-Mobile turns Sidekick data disaster into a PR mess

This wasn't cloud computingThis wouldn't have happened with cloud computing. In a cloud architecture users wouldn't have even realized any disruption. They would have automatically been distributed among other non failed geo dispursed instances while the failed instance was automatically restarted on other hardware and restored from replicated data...

Tags: Virtualization, PDC, cloud computing, SideKick, T-Mobile, public relations

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Google Wave: Begging for a classroom

I got my Google Wave invitation Saturday night and, as much as I wanted to race home, log in, and see what all the fuss was about, I decided instead to relish the rest of my 3-day weekend. Now, however, the weekend is essentially over, the sham of a...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Wave, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Web 2.0, Marketing, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-12

EasyCrop 2.4.4 (Mac)

Have you ever needed to resize and compress a photo for emailing or uploading to a website? Or crop a photo for adding to your OS X Address Book? Or capture a portion of the screen and send it off in an email? EasyCrop takes the fuss out of...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Photograph, Yellow Mug Software, EasyCrop, Apple Mac OS X, E-mail, Web Site Development, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Online Communications, Internet

Software downloads 2009-10-07

ExtraMAME 9.10 (Windows)

ExtraMAME - a small MS Windows compatible game GUI wrapper for MAME, the Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator authored by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME team. MAME let's you play thousands of old-school arcade games on your computer. ExtraMAME is smaller and easier to use. It doesn't force you to fuss...

Tags: Godlike Developers, ExtraMAME 9.10, Games, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-06

Rocketfish Bluetooth Keyboard

Rocketfish Bluetooth Keyboard for MacI have just added the aluminum/white-key version of the Rocketfish keyboard for Mac. I am using a new iMac 24 and Snow Leopard OS. I had read several reviews of various Rocketfish bluetooth products and was prepared for a possible lost connection....

Tags: Keyboards, Bluetooth, Desktops, Rocketfish, Logitech diNovo, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-09-30