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Is our resident millennial a dinosaur, too?

Is our resident millennial a dinosaur, too?Hmmm...Touché Chris... touché ;)I don't see much of an issueI'm not sure what's Zack point - bringing up the fact that a touch screen, when used by a lot of people, can be unhygienic. Keyboards are very similar, the main difference is that keyboards...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Grime, touch screen, dinosaur

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

Govt. IT group calls for approval of Grimes as DOD CIO

Should the nomination of Raytheon exec John Grimes as Defense Dept. CIO be scuttled, it would be a "travesty," a government IT industry group said Friday. According to FCW.com, Dan Heinemeier, president of the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association, said, "He is exactly the guy at the stage in...

Tags: Grime, nomination, John Grimes, Government Electronics

Blog posts 2005-08-08

Dissecting Intel's Centrino hype

David's experience with the HP representatives aside, this Centrino branding issue sounds like plain old marketing hype to me. If you buy all "premium-priced" components and you buy them all from Intel, Intel will not blame another vendor because you are not happy with the performance of the system --...

Tags: Intel Centrino, Grime, power consumption

Blog posts 2005-07-13

Additional Resources

Oracle Fusion - a damp squib

Earlier in the week I speculated that Larry Ellison, CEO Oracle would make a monster announcement about Fusion apps. I was wrong. According to Sam Diaz, it's worse: Ellison spent some time talking about new Fusion applications coming down the pipeline. But first, Ellison said he recognized that companies...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Jim, Revenue Recognition, Team Management, Public Relations, Operational Accounting, Strategy, Financial Services, Management, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-15

Killer keyboards

Bleach water is one answer.Can't remember the exact formula, but it ought to be easy to find. I think it's a quarter-cup bleach per gallon of water, not sure. Just wipe the keyboards and mice with a cleaning rag dipped and wrung out. To be effective, it...

Tags: Keyboards, Lysol, keyboard, Killer keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

If we're "ground zero" for H1N1, how can tech help?

Teach people how to sterilize shared technology.This should be a no brainer but I never see it addressed anywhere properly.Shared communications devices are a prime spot for transfering germs. In most schols the janitorial staff doesn't even touch computers. Mice, mouse pads, keyboards accumulate grime and pathogens until the day...

Tags: Mice, Keyboards, mouse, H1N1 flu

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

New BlackBerry Curve 8520 on T-Mobile; as low as $49

T-Mobile USA announced today a new version of RIM's BlackBerry Curve, the 8520, available today on the carrier for as low as $49. Why such a low price? The new curve will be available at both T-Mobile stores and website (for $129.99) and...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., BlackBerry Curve, T-Mobile, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Media Sync, Handhelds, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-05

Slow Internet connection? Try using a coffee filter

Can you really cure a slow Internet connection with a coffee filter? According to the folks over at Unpluggd, absolutely. Hardware issues aside, one way to cure a laggy connection is to swipe the ends of all your cables with a coffee filter....

Tags: Internet Connection, Coffee, Cable, Internet, Network Technology, Ethernet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Transcend SSD18M solid-state drive (128GB)

The Transcend SSD18M is an external storage device that uses a solid-state hard drive SSD with no moving parts to keep data. The Intel X-25M internal drive came through the CNET labs last October and proved the benefits of SSD--faster access and boot times--but the Transcend SSD18M adds the extra...

Tags: Transcend Information Inc., Transcend SSD18M, eSATA

Product reviews 2009-06-11

What do you do when the Internet goes out?

The fellows over at Lifehacker have some great ideas on what to do when your Internet goes out. Many of us spend the majority of our workday on the Internet or at least on the company's own network. But what to do when there's an outage?...

Tags: Desktop, Zen, Computer, Kevin Purdy, Desktop Zen, Internet, Productivity, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-16

There's nothing new about Windows downgrade rights

There's nothing new about Windows downgrade rightsThere's nothing new about Windows downgrade rightsLOL, you tell'em Ed!RE: There's nothing new about Windows downgrade rightsIf an organization or individual were to purchase a new computer with a Windows operating preinstalled, and wished to downgrade to an older Windows operating system, the best...

Tags: Operating systems, XP user interface, Sad Thing, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-04-07

Social silly season

I'm often asked whether getting into the fashion for all things social is something enterprises should contemplate. Given the volume of noise coming from the likes of Jeremiah Owyang, Forrester analyst and other social media/brand mavens, it's hardly a surprise. Enterprise reality though is an altogether different thing from the...

Tags: SAP AG, Twitter, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-02-17

Buy a ShaggyMac for all of your teachers

When I bought my MacBook, I almost coughed up the extra money for a MacBook Pro. It wasn't because I needed discrete graphics or slightly faster processors. I had tried both MBPs and MacBooks and the MacBook was plenty speedy, light, small, and had outstanding battery life. ...

Tags: Screen, Apple MacBook, Laptop Computer, Screen Phenomenon, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-03-12

MacBooks - to deploy or not to deploy, part 1

MacBooks - to deploy or not to deploy, part 1Maybe I'm a bit harsh butare teachers asked what they think of their desk? The kids' desks? The tile floor? The windows? In fact, did anyone ever ask them if they WANTED Windows? The short answer is...

Tags: Mice, Notebooks, mouse, Microsoft Windows, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-02-20

Anyone out there cleaning their keyboards?

Anyone out there cleaning their keyboards?Hand sanitizer on a keyboard?Could you put some of that hand sanitizer on a cotton swab and clean at least the tops of the keys? Or would you have to use a separate swab for each key?RE: Anyone out there cleaning their keyboards?I occasionally...

Tags: Keyboards, keyboard

Discussion threads 2008-01-24

Shuttleworth grasps open source political message

Shuttleworth grasps open source political messageAnti american???I've read the article, but I can't find anything anti american in there....Well, maybe not headlines...... but his audience watched ravenously for the red meat and scurried ravenously to pick up each grime-encrusted chunk off the floor.That's more vitality than desktop Linux sees in...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, anti-American, Microsoft Corp., open source, Shuttleworth, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-08-06

Belkin's submersible mouse. Give it a bath. Dip it in beer if you want

I can't remember the last time I used a mouse. But I know enough people who do and they can get pretty dirty after a lot of usage.  Imagine if you could give your mouse a bath and regularly keep it grime free? While cruising the gadgetry at Digital Experience...

Tags: Personal Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, General

Blog posts 2007-06-27

Facial Toners 1 (Windows)

The second step of the facial routine is toning that is, using a toner or astringent applied to a cotton pad or ball to remove any last traces of soap, makeup, oil, and grime. This software includes some useful recipies for homemade toners. You can use some toners previously diluted...

Tags: Makeup, Flawless Complexion, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2007-05-11

No Flash or WPF/E in the Wal-Mart movie deal hurts customers

No Flash or WPF/E in the Wal-Mart movie deal hurts customersDRM and WPF/EI think I read that WPF/E plans on supporting DRM in the first release. This isn't going to be easy as the WPF/E plugin will need to set-up a license database on non-windows platforms. It will...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Advertising & Promotion, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., movie, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation Everywhere, media, independent media, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2007-02-06

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX3200 Laser

It's not news that your mouse and keyboard are among the more disgusting technology objects out there. Come on, you know where your hands have been. Now consider that they went from there to resting on your keyboard everyday, sometimes for hours. Throw in the festering microgloblets of that chicken...

Tags: Keyboards, Mice, laser, keyboard, Logitech, AgION Technologies, mouse

Product reviews 2006-10-18