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Apple's patent bending

Apple's patent bendingYou don't need this...... to know the US Patent Office is overwhelmed and out of control. They granted a patent to a child for "swinging side to side" on a swing instead of the more traditional front-to-back motion.You need no more proof than that.Not a good comparisonTHe...

Tags: patent, Curtiss Aircraft, Apple Inc., good comparison, patient

Discussion threads 2004-04-01

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As others see us

Anti-American dribblehttp://www.climatechangefraud.com/Author please do without A/C, electricity, andyour standard of living.Then you get Al Gore to do without privatejets, mansions and it will never happenTech news pleasehttp://www.climatechangefraud.com/Can someone get a NEW editor that writes TECH articles and NOT Anti-American TRASH.Tech news pleaseSorry you're made uncomfortable by the complexity of the...

Tags: iPODS, IT Revolution, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-11-28

Apple Store fails the Nordstrom test

Yet another Apple horror storyOnce again, an Apple horror story, trouble straight out of the box (forget "it just works").Most of the Apple afficionados I know have such horror stories. There's a massive one right now with the new iMacs. On the other hand, I know very little such stories...

Tags: Desktops, UNIX, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Nordstrom Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Did you pick up any Black Friday deals?

Reane it "Black Death" and I still wouldn't go out there...A $300 netbook on sale for $200, using $50 worth of parts, and doesn't perform as a good as something made for 2 cents... that's no deal.Stores carry a limited number of items reduced slightly more than usual, hype...

Tags: Modems, NETWORKING, Network technology, Black Friday, Best Buy Co. Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Will the GPU become the new CPU?

No mention of OpenCL?Oh well...Not right now, but will come soon.Not right now, but maybe will come soon.The current generation of GPUs are fantastically powerful, BUT:-Current GPUs use a technology called "stream processing," which essentially pre-loads the instructions into the processors and starts streaming data.This is unlike CPUs, where both...

Tags: Processors, GPU, CPU, NVidia Corp., OpenCL, ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Way past peak oil but U.S. oil production still up for 2009

Artificial StatisticSaying we are way past peak productions is disingenuous, as there are a large number of places we could drill for oil, but can't because of environazis Still working on your numbers?Good job. Try to count to 30 next time. I bet you can do it.What's up with Harry...

Tags: Blogging, Telecom & Utilities, Kinda, U.S. Oil, Godwin, Nazi, blog

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

BenQ V2400 Eco

With the Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 ($300) costing $50 less than the BenQ, there is simply no good reason to purchase V2400 Eco. Overall, the Samsung monitor has better performance, facilitated by its wider viewing angle and brighter screen. The BenQ gets points for its unique, stark white aesthetic and the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, display, bezel, OSD, BenQ Corp., monitor, VGA, HDMI

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Numbers of new Core i7 iMacs are turning up DOA

I guess it goes to show that......even the almighty apple is not immune to issues. We have some iMacs (about 100 - 120) in my organization compared to about 2500 Windows Desktops and out of the 90 we ordered a few years ago (17" iMacs) we had one come...

Tags: Desktops, DOA, Core i7 iMac, Core i7, Apple Inc., Apple iMac

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

HP Pavilion P6230y

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The $680 Pavilion P6230y is another midrange HP desktop PC that looks good on paper, but can't keep up with the competition in...

Tags: Desktops, LANs, Semiconductors, Network technology, Processors, DVD, HP Pavilion, Hewlett-Packard Co., ASUS, graphics, chip

Product reviews 2009-11-23

Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I

(NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog.  Let's see how that...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Paying for what does not work remains popular

We are already there, DanaYou said "But at some point your neighbors, who are paying for your excess, whether in the form of insurance or in the form of taxes, are going to start asking these hard questions"We are already there. I agree with you that many of us...

Tags: Insurance, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Planning, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, prostate cancer, job

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed

Ubuntu 9.10 has more immediate potentialMight I suggest trying Ubuntu 9.10? A phenominal OS with much more to offer then even Windows 7.Open source, free and ready to try today...http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1122http://www.tuxradar.com/content/vista-windows-7-ubuntu-904-and-910-boot-speed-comparisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgWE6Svpaghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-nad9N3pgNot that I have readI'd stick with 904immediate potential to sink in obscurityGoogle was Linux's last fleeting chance to turn...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

GIMP dropped from default Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx installation

I use the GIMPThe user interface stinks, but the GIMP is a powerful application. I use it regularly for editing pictures. F-spot on the other hand, I don't like much. I use gThumb for organizing my photos (gThumb was F-spot's predecessor in early Ubuntu versions). gThumb also allows some simple...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, GIMP, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 public betas now available for download

Microsoft still firmly planted in the LAST century.NTLinux Kernel speaks?Hmmm, I'd fear for the future of Linux if this is what comes out of it. You'd think the "many eyes" would have caught such silly logic in the kernel years ago...and looking ready to dominate this oneas well.Google is...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, public beta, Microsoft SharePoint, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Office suites, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Office 2010 Beta 2: More than just a bunch of pretty icons

Of course its better, they stole ideas fromOf course 2010 is better, they stole (oops, innovated) most of the new ideas from Office MVPs that built add ins to previous versions. (There is a very silent revolt going on in the MVP ranks over it and many long term...

Tags: Numbering, Microsoft Office, Office MVP, ribbon, Microsoft Word

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

OpenSUSE Education announces Li-f-e 11.2

Its still linux and still has the same issues and the same lacking software you would want in an education environment. But you don't care about that because your agenda is to push linux, not educate.Bow before the manLoverock Davidson is a skilled worker, he holds several M$ certifications...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Loverock Davidson, Linux, Li-f-e 11.2, Novell OpenSuse, OpenSUSE Education

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Do former CEOs make better politicians than career diplomats?

Well, The Poll is Evidence of the ProblemAt this point, those who think CEOs would not make good politicians outnumber those who do. But the original question was a comparison; do former CEOs make better diplomats than career politicians? Too many people have still been brainwashed into thinking that politicians...

Tags: Professional development, career, career diplomat, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Five ways Android could get into trouble

the only danger lies with patents owned by Apple, M$ or other trolls.Without them, the sky is the limit!Good points! Apples success, and closed software, and AT&T exclusivity are what are giving Android a big push. Verizon ONLY accepted Android on their network to combat iPhone / AT&T for example....

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, OPEN SOURCE, opposite, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

AMD turbo boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream technology

AMD seems to be the more viable choice nowThey certainly have improved their offerings over Intel and NVIDIA, which both seem to be up in the air at the moment. Intel isn't focused on offering good mainstream performance for the dollar - they're only working on Atom and the...

Tags: Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Macromedia Flash Player, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., AMD 785G, GPU, AMD Athlon, chipset

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD

People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-16