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- Engineering the 10 TB notebook drive
- Engineering the 10 TB notebook driveEvery 2 years?"Disk capacities double about every 2 years"It's possible you're right but I just got my 300 GB drive because prices dropped when the 500 GB drive came out about 6 months later a 1 TB drive came out. That was over a span...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage management, TB notebook, disk, SATA II, GB Drive, platter, storage, NAS, hard drive, EIDE, notebook
- Discussion threads 2007-09-27
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- Samsung, Sony in Wi-Fi Photo Frame Shootout
- One of the big holiday gifts over the last couple of years, digital photo frames are a convenient way to show off photos that might otherwise languish on your hard drive. But a lot of them are sold by no-name companies at budget prices with limited feature sets. Other manufacturers...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Frame, Photograph, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-09-07
- The pain moves up the chain
- You hate the price of gasoline if you drive a car in America. Many of us are driving less. Some are even buying more efficient cars. Waiting lists for Smartcar and hybrids are old news. I recently blogged about the mini-fad for golf carts on the...
- Tags: Car, Gasoline, Sales Strategy, Taxes, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-09-06
- Dell Inspiron Mini 9
- We've known for some time that Dell was working on a Netbook-style laptop--the same kind of small, low-power, inexpensive system made popular by Asus and the Eee PC line. And even though there are not many surprises in the new Inspiron Mini 9, it's still an excellent example of the...
- Tags: Notebooks, Netbooks, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., hard drive, Intel Corp., Mini 9
- Product reviews 2008-09-05
- Numark iDJ2 Mixing Console for iPod
- Photo gallery:Numark iDJ2When Numark unveiled the first iDJ iPod mixer in 2005, the half-baked product required two iPods, and lacked many essential features. After three years back at the drawing board, Numark's iDJ2 ($599 retail, $499 street) finally makes good on the promise of a professional iPod DJ mixer....
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, console, Numark iDJ2, Apple iPod
- Product reviews 2008-09-05
- What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?
- The news broke today that Joost, the company which in a lot of ways was on the forefront of rich media, is canning its signature desktop client in favor of a purely web based portal. As a big proponent of desktop applications in general, and especially these hybrid applications which...
- Tags: Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Dell repair adventure, conclusion
- Dell repair adventure, conclusion"less than optimal or expected"The phrase I have heard for this is "opportunity for improvement." Glad to hear your machine got fixed.Dell serviceDell has no where near the skill level of the old DEC field service reps and probably never will.I have had 3rd parties from...
- Tags: Manufacturing, NEXT BEST, outsourced tech, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Seinfeld becomes McCain
- Seinfeld becomes McCainMyth?So, is John McCain's patriotism a myth? Perhaps his leadership abilities? Or maybe it is a myth that John McCain is actually qualified for the job of Commander in Chief?The only myth here relates to you feeling somehow qualified to offer political commentary.dude you really need...
- Tags: Taxes, RSS, John McCain, Obama
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- 2008 BMW 128i Convertible
- Photo gallery:2008 BMW 128i ConvertibleExcept for its price, the 2008 BMW 128i Convertible may be the least BMW-like car from the automaker. Oh, it does have all the cutting-edge tech found in BMW's other models, including a pop-up LCD that is surprisingly immune to glare. But where its turbo-charged brother,...
- Tags: iDrive, BMW AG, car, Cunningham, Apple iPod, voice command
- Product reviews 2008-09-05
- London 2012 (zip)
- A countdown clock to the London 2012 Olympics, This 2012 countdown timer is designed for your website. Designed in Flash to be easily installed. Show your support for Team GB with this London2012 countdown clock. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Clock, Web-candy, Web Site Development, Team Management, Web Technology, Internet, Management
- Software downloads 2008-09-05
- Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 prices
- Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 pricesIt's about time this other shoe droppedIt's been anticipated for ages, in consideration of just how LONG the 360 has already been on the market. Even at these price points MSFT should continue to make profit on the hardware; you would think that after three years...
- Tags: Game players, Blu-ray, Games, wii, Xbox360, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., hardware, Blu-ray disc, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Google Chrome already beating Opera
- Google Chrome already beating OperaWaiting for Windows Mobile 6 version... if they can create a version for Windows Mobile to rival safari on iPhone, they'll have me seriously thinking about it.Otherwise, it's just another browser for the desktop by another large conglomerate.Full screen problemI have my task bar on the...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, work-around, Google Inc., Chrome, Google Chrome, Opera Software
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Comcast sues FCC over net neutrality ruling
- Comcast sues FCC over net neutrality rulingIs this Government megalomania?Or is Comcast grasping at straws in a sinking ship on a road to no return!The cable companies poor planningshouldn't hurt the users. There have been many suggestions of how they could improve the way their network runs with out...
- Tags: Federal government, Cable, TVs, Broadband Internet, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Comcast Corp., FCC, Net Neutrality, Mbits/S, cable-tv service
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Dell Inspiron Mini 9 out now
- Dell Inspiron Mini 9 out nowXP model lowest priceLowest price I could manage was $429 after de-selecting the bluetooth option. How did you get $399? Looks like they're automatically subtracting the $45 as instant savings. I wondered how they were offering the webcam, 512 mb ram, 4 gb bigger SSD...
- Tags: Notebooks, Bluetooth, Dell Inspiron Mini, Dell Inspiron Mini 9, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- How important is boot performance?
- How important is boot performance?Boot performance is very importantA computer should only take as long to get to working state as a television - 10 seconds tops - with either the option of restoring the exact shutdown state or a fresh rebooted OS.Moderate importance overallBootup speed is not really a...
- Tags: Performance management, PRODUCTIVITY, Patches, Operating systems, boot time, performance, computer, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Wireless Access: What Price Speed
- Is Verizon missing a trick in its trench warfare with Cablevision? Or has the maverick cable operator found an Achilles heel in the telephone operator's methods of providing TV, phone and particularly Internet access to customers in the New York area – and possibly nationwide? One...
- Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, Wireless Access, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360
- Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360Xbox 360 reduces cost by $50.Wow, and I've just spent 200 bucks on the console just last week. I doubt the reduction will stop Sony out-selling their consoles though.Awww...nobody wants your Xbox 360s??So sad. :( I thought they were already selling...
- Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Red Hat acquires Qumranet
- I just received a press release telling me that one of my clients, Qumranet, has been acquired by Red Hat.This was not entirely unexpected. Here's what the release said Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., Qumranet Inc., Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Ten key differences between Linux and Windows
- Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list....
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Jack Wallen. TechRepublic, Jack Wallen. ZDNet.co.uk, Windows, Microsoft, GNU Public License
- News items 2008-09-04
- Dell repair adventure, day 5
- Dell repair adventure, day 5No Backup!I find it hard to believe that a IT consultant, one that finds it necessary to attend conferences does not have a backup options in place. A) Is the writer a independent contractor? I guess that I need more information about the writers...
- Tags: Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
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