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White House hates Martin's free Net plan

Bad week for FCC chairman Kevin Martin. First he has to suffer through a 110-page litany of his management failures and now, the Wall Street Journal reports, the White House is hard-set against his plan for free Internet. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez sent this letter to Martin...

Tags: FCC, White House, High-speed Internet, Federal Government, Internet, Broadband Internet, Wireless, Government, Telecommunications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-12-11

If you had to choose: high speed Internet via cable/telecom or wireless broadband?

If you had to choose: high speed Internet via cable/telecom or wireless broadband?Puting cable and telcom in the same...category is a mistake. With 90 broadband connections to branch offices, the cable services are the only ones I have had issues with. DSL has proven to be MUCH more reliable than...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Wi-Fi, DSL, cable, wireless broadband, wireless, broadband, High-speed Internet, telecommunications

Discussion threads 2008-02-22

If you had to choose: high speed Internet via cable/telecom or wireless broadband?

On Slashdot bright and early this a.m., Soulskill puts up a post from mklickman that draws attention to a conundrum many laptop Internet users face: Use a wireless router or subscribe to wireless broadband? Here's what mklickman had to say: I've been hearing...

Tags: High-speed Internet, Broadband, Cable, Wireless Broadband, Broadband Internet, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-22

With Clearwire pact, satellite tv FINALLY sheds broadband commitmentphobia

Over the years, satellite-delivered television services DIRECTV (not shouting, they sp. all-caps) and EchoStar (a.k.a. "The Dish") have sent out conflicting signals about high-speed Internet offerings bundled with their service.Sometimes, these companies have seemed to indicate they understood high-speed Internet service is a necessary service component for them to...

Tags: News, Predictions and Observations

Blog posts 2007-06-15

Online Live TV (exe)

You can watch in regular or full-screen mode, visit live content not available anywhere else with no subscription required. This software comes with automatic TV station updates so it will never be out of date. If you are interested in alternative programming, learning languages, foreign cultures, entertainment or news, this...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Internet connection, PC-TV, TV, High-speed Internet, Internet, programming, software, video

Software downloads 2006-06-06

The next generation of Web components

The next generation of Web componentsGrowing TrendI keep reading about this on ZDNET. Isn't about time to start reading about some companies or products that are actually making money with Mashups? It is hard to understand how so much press can be devoted to something that appears to produce so...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Scripting languages, High-speed Internet, Ajaz, AJAX, JavaScript, mashup, Web, WWW

Discussion threads 2006-04-06

Beyond High-Speed Internet (HSI): Re-inventing the BRAS

In a new report from Heavy Reading, Beyond High-Speed Internet HSI: Re-inventing the BRAS, Rick Thompson, Heavy Reading articulates the key infrastructure requirements for new IPTV applications, and how the network is shifting from a centralized model -- purpose built for HSI services -- to a distributed model optimized for...

Tags: High-speed Internet, Alcatel, Broadband Internet, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

White papers 2006-02-15

Tele-Cap Professional (zip)

Tele-Cap video streaming software captures your home television signal of a TV-tuner card, compresses it, and delivers over high speed Internet for secure password-protected access by you, your family members, or colleagues anywhere in the world. Easy-to-use interface controls enable you to channel surf, adjust color and resolution, and watch...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, streaming video, High-speed Internet, password, video, software

Software downloads 2004-08-12

24.6 mln broadband subscribers in the US

Leichtman Research Group, Inc. LRG found that, as of the end of 2003, the leading US cable and DSL providers accumulated over 24.6 million high-speed Internet subscribers. The year also saw record growth for broadband as the twenty largest cable and DSL providers in the US – representing about 98%...

Tags: DSL company, DSL

Blog posts 2004-03-11

Additional Resources

News to know: Cisco; Azure; Smartphones; Twitter lists; Facebook; Skype; Twitter device

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: Cisco unveils collaboration, e-mail and social tools for the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft puts more...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Twitter Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Skype Technologies S.A., Cisco Systems Inc., Smartphone, Sam Diaz, E-mail, Web Browsers, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Online Communications, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-11-09

Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are "fantastic"

RE: Ballmer: So far, Windows 7 sales are One report has at 4% market share the weekend of launch so im sure its past that already.Has Windows 7 marketshare eclipsed total OS X marketshare yet?Just wondering. :)MSFT: 1/2000 = $56. Today, $28.40Win 7 may not be the catastrophe the last...

Tags: Sales strategy, Businesses, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, stock split, Win7, recession, Steve Ballmer, sales, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Copyright associations want enforcement for free

The defender of status quo?What a tired old rant. Use technology and the law to enforce ill advised and ill gotten copyright protection.The internet has revolutionized mankind's ability to communicate and share knowledge and culture, and you want to put it under lock and key to deny mankind that benefit?How...

Tags: Benefits, Federal government, Sales force management, Mickey Mouse, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Video Download Toolbar 1.6 (Windows)

Video Download Toolbar is a Youtube downloader that allows even the most demanding users to download all FLV videos in 1 click. The best videos from the most popular Web sites as YouTube, Google, MySpace, IFilm, Metacafe, Dailymotion, Break, blip.tv, vidiLife, CollegeHumor, Sike, CurrentTV, directly to your computer in the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Video Download, Video Download Toolbar, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-05

Are the Microsoft layoffs over now?

I hope soI hate seeing "SoandSo killing X amount of jobs" in the news =/Ballmer should be the first to get laid offHis reklessness to ignore the FOSS and cling to the proprietary model drove M$ into the ground.Q1 revenues of $13Bn generating $3.5Bn in net profit ...... would tend...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, accounting, Creative accounting, Microsoft Corp., layoff

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac prices

RE: Smartplanet: Apple can grab more share by slashing Mac pricesIf they wanted marketshare at a lower entry price they could have pulled that off years ago with cloner acquisitions and more mfg on their own part with rigid standards and practices to ensure quality and lower production costs. ...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Mac proponent, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Audi AG, Mac Share

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Signature995 9.0 (Windows)

Signature995 allows you to securely transmit and digitally sign PDFs, Office documents and zip archives quickly, affordably, and easily. It uses native PDF 128 bit RC4 encryption to restrict users from printing, copying text and images and modifying PDF files. Signature995 uses Microsoft Cryptographic technologies to provide 128-bit DES encryption,...

Tags: Adobe PDF, Microsoft Windows, Encryption, Signature995

Software downloads 2009-11-04

Snowtape 1.3.2 (Mac)

Listen to your Favorite Radio - With its high-performance database, Snowtape is able to store thousands of radio stations for you to choose from. You can search for a particular station or sort the list by e.g. genre and bandwidth. You can also add any radio station onto your favorites...

Tags: Audio, Apple Macintosh, Radio, Apple iTunes, Vemedio, Snowtape 1.3.2, Digital Music, Digital Media, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-03

DiscLabel 6.1 (Mac)

Import track lists from iTunes, iPhoto, iDVD, Finder, and Toast. Start with a pre-designed template, or make your own. Print to a wide array of label and paper types, as well as supported direct-on-CD printers. Import images directly from iTunes, iPhoto, and Finder. Download additional templates via the Internet. Use...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple iTunes, Apple iPhoto, SmileOnMyMac, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Printers, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-11-03

News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...

Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking

Blog posts 2009-11-02

RadioBOSS Std 4.0.0.417 (Windows)

If you run a bar, a restaurant, a shop, a casino, a dance club or even a radio station, music becomes one of your key daily priorities. Music is what keeps your guests' spirit high, what makes them stay longer, enjoy their time and, of course, spend money and come...

Tags: Radio Station, Radio, Microsoft Windows, Music, DJsoft, RadioBOSS Std 4.0.0.417, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-02