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Hands off the Internet asks FCC to look into Comcast bandwith delays

Hands off the Internet asks FCC to look into Comcast bandwith delaysAll part of the Comcastic experience! NTNT..For every stupid rule......there's a stupid idiot that made it necessary.If you're lobbying against network neutrality requirements, the very last thing you want is for an ISP to demonstrate why they might be...

Tags: Federal government, Regulations, FCC, Comcast Corp., Hands Off, Internet

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

Google to add PowerPoint-like presentation service to stable of productivity services

Google to add PowerPoint-like presentation service to stable of productivity servicesgoogle's ah-ha moment!I think a light bulb just went off! Google finally realizes that net neutrality is government regulation and will prevent consumers from using all these new applications they're coming up with. Keeping Hands OffWith Hands Off the Internet...

Tags: Microsoft Office, Google Inc., productivity service, presentation service, Hands Off, Microsoft PowerPoint

Discussion threads 2007-04-18

Students to teacher: Hands off my iPod

Students to teacher: Hands off my iPodHANDS OFF MY IPODWhat do you expect teachers,school board all over the country want to tell you how to raise your children, what they can wear etc.. Hate it had to be an old teacher but hurray for those kids standing up for themselves...DONT...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Hands Off

Discussion threads 2007-02-26

Amazon to Google: Hands off our trade secrets

Amazon to Google: Hands off our trade secretsGoogle may be the most evil company on the planet.Users just haven't figured it out yet.RE: Amazon to Google: Hands off our trade secretshttp://www.analogstereo.com/portable_satellite_radio.htmIt's a tie....between Google and Microsoft. What would happen if they merged? The end of civilization as we...

Tags: Hands Off, Google Inc., trade secret, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-10-25

Additional Resources

Microsoft's 'conceptual touch designs'

I've written from time to time about Apple and their rumoured tablet devices, applications for tablet PC's, multi-touch and Surface, and all those touchy-feely concepts we've been hearing about, but when do we get to actually see them? Microsoft has recently kicked forward their Software+Services, which for...

Tags: Tablet PC, Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Poker Potjie Free Hand Range and Odds Calculator (exe)

Poker Potjie is a free texas hold em poker software calculator tool. It is used for analyzing the hand ranges of your opponents to predict and gain a better understanding of what they are likely to be holding in different situations. Poker Potjie is a free, interactive, and user friendly...

Tags: Equity, Tool, Poker Potjie Software, Productivity, Investment, Financial Services, Finance

Software downloads 2008-10-09

Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR6

Sony has always reserved its best features and highest performance for its "XBR"-branded HDTVs, and this year there's an unprecedented three series of Sony sets bearing the moniker. The most-expensive is the XBR8 series, with LED backlighting, followed by the XBR7 series, with different styling and supposedly improved video processing....

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, most-expensive, Sony Corp., XBR6, Sony KDL-52XBR6, TV

Product reviews 2008-10-08

Is the BlackBerry Storm touchscreen system better than the iPhone?

I just got done reading Matthew Miller's preview of the BlackBerry Storm, RIM's first BlackBerry that's replaced the keyboard with a touchscreen system -- one that you must physically depress with your finger to manipulate (resulting in a "satisfying click," as many reviewers have reported). My question...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Asus announces quad-core gaming laptop (again)

There are now several quad-core mobile workstations for work, but Asus is laying claim to the first quad-core laptop designed purely for play. This week it announced that the G71 "Republic of Gamers," a 17-inch gaming laptop, now offers Intel's new 2.53GHz Core 2 Extreme Quad QX9300....

Tags: Game, ASUS, Quad-core, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-08

2009 Mazda CX-7 Grand Touring

Photo gallery:Mazda CX-7 Grand TouringEarlier this year, we tested a Mazda's CX-9. So when we heard that we were getting a CX-7 Grand Touring in the CNET garage, we braced for more of the same, only smaller. The tiny Mazda crossover didn't disappoint; the CX-7 has a lot in common...

Tags: Mazda CX-7, Mazda Motor Corp.

Product reviews 2008-10-07

Bill Gates Leaving Might Help Mend Silicon Valley Fences

Bill Gates Leaving Might Help Mend Silicon Valley FencesRidiculous assertion that it was caused by Bill Gates!What a ridiculous assertion that Microsoft's 'anti trust' activities were caused by Bill Gates.Ask anyone in Silicon Valley if they agree with this ignorant statement and I don't think you would hear anything but...

Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

ZDNet blogger: working from home

More and more people work from home every day. Not only that, more and more people don't work from their offices, or "where they're meant to work". With the Internet, intranet's and extranet's, email and unified communications with VoIP and Blackberry devices, it makes life much easier...

Tags: Phone, Tea, Blogger, E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Canon EF 70-200mm f4 IS USM L

You want a medium telephoto lens for your Canon dSLR, something with a constant aperture, solidly built with pro quality, yet light enough to carry on adventure to some far away part of the world. You have looked at the f2.8 models but didn't think you could afford them or...

Tags: Mode 1, Canon Inc., lens, aperture, f4 IS USM L

Product reviews 2008-10-06

Mobile Edge The Element - notebook carrying case

Mobile Edge has long been a trendsetter when it comes to women's laptop bags; the company was one of the first to concentrate on incorporating serious functions in a fashionable case. The Element briefcase continues the tradition, wrapping a number of thoughtful organizational touches--as well as solid laptop protection--into a...

Tags: Notebooks, notebook, laptop computer, Mobile Edge, strap, mobile

Product reviews 2008-10-06

Dish Network DTVPal

Dish Network DTVPalDTVPAL is junk, dish network a RIPOFF!!!DO NOT BUY THE DTVPAL! DISH NETWORK IS A RIPOFF! THEIR WARRANTY SERVICE DOESNOT EXIST! This company is dishonest and does not support their product.Their alleged warranty isn't worth the paper it's printed on.---After waiting months for the DTVpal, having one order...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Isaac Ferman, ERT, DTVPal, firmware, Dish Network, account number, Paul

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Yahoo: What happens if Google deal doesn't go through?

Yahoo: What happens if Google deal doesn't go through?WHAT?"The Department of Justice will ultimately approve the Google deal because derailing it could leave Yahoo–the second largest search player–materially weaker"So with this new push for regulation we're seeing, the logic hear holds that Yahoo is sort of like a bank and...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Linux laptops see 4x returns compared to Windows

Linux laptops see 4x returns compared to WindowsProve itProve its fud,the article is from a vendor that sells linux laptops that did there own study. Thats would make what you said pure liesYou're the Mike Cox for linux.I also suspect that you don't even know linux that well.Message has been...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, laptop computer, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Linux laptop

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

The cloud finally comes to education

The cloud finally comes to educationSounds promising!Promising initiative. But a lot depends on the ruggedness and reliability of the internet connection. And on the reliability of the server park of this company. I'm very much interested in your hands-on experience with this.One remark on your excellent article: ofcourse those computers...

Tags: Sounds Promising, education

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple

 Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Hands-on review of the Logitech Squeezebox Boom

Hands-on review of the Logitech Squeezebox BoomHey Sean, send it over to me when you are done and hurry up! ;)ntOS X sounds complicated[i]I needed to do this because Mac users need to create manually an exception for SqueezeCenter for OS X's built-in firewall.[/i]On Windows, it created this exception for...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Logitech Squeezebox Boom, Hands-On, Logitech, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-05