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Airport security exceptions and subjectivity: What a crock: Airport security exceptions and subjectivity: What a crockSome airports give baggies outI recently flew out of Seattle and Oakland and not only did that pre-screening guy check your baggie, he had baggies to give you if you didn't have one.Regarding Holiday Inns, you've stumbled upon something there. I remember...; Tags: Vertical industries, Holiday Inns, crock, Transportation Security Administration, security, government, airport security, homeland security; Discussion threads 2006-10-20

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Wallpaper: Beach: An iconic tranquil rest and relaxation image .A tropical beach, a low sun, palm fronds, gently lapping waves, a few acceptable for the difference, with the patterns they bring clouds, a beached coconut. A trip to the beach, made every few days, like the local shops, 400m to the left,...; Tags: Beach; Software downloads 2008-05-04
Top mobile phone vendor in Q4 2007: Nokia, Samsung, Motorola: The worldwide mobile phone market grew to 300 mln devices in Q4 2007. According to IDC, the 334.0 mln handsets shipped during the holiday quarter was a new record for the industry, and was up 15.3% over Q4 2007. Total shipments reached 1,144.1 mln units in 2007 with 12.4% overall...; Tags: Nokia Corp., Shipment, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., International Data Corp., Motorola Inc., Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Leading with LED: Some random smatterings of information to report today, related to the adoption of LED technology. First off, the folks that gave away all those LED holiday lights at the end of last year are saying thanks with a $1,000 donation to a non-profit organization with a mission...; Tags: Light-emitting Diode, Engineering, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-26
Microsoft's elephant in the OS room: Apple: Are all of those Apple OS X vs. Vista commercials making an impact? Microsoft's client revenue--Vista and XP came in below expectations--and the company cited three primary reasons: A tough comparison from year ago levels, OEM inventory build and piracy. But the elephant on the conference call may have been...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, OEM, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Brendan Barnicle, March, Macbook Air, TR, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-25

Silverlight: Getting ready for its Olympics closeup: Microsoft's Siliverlight is 104 days away from its Olympics close-up and partner NBC is tweaking its site hoping to use qualifying rounds as a testing ground. That's the big takeaway from ZDNet Asia's Victoria Ho's interview with Perkins Miller, NBC's senior vice president of digital media for...; Tags: Olympic Games, NBC, Microsoft Silverlight, Ho, Corporate Communications, Team Management, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-25
25% of Americans have an HDTV set: 5.5 mln households brought home an HDTV set for the first time during the 2007/2008 holiday and Super Bowl season in 2008. 25% of US households or 28 mln now have at least one HDTV set, that up from a penetration of 20% in September 2007. Among those who purchased...; Tags: HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, AM; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Hints of Apple's new strategies in its Q3 financial call: Setting aside the news of a very strong quarter — stronger than predicted and accomplished in a consumer market worried over the emerging economic slowdown (aka recession) — Apple revealed renewed strength in some key segments and geographies. At the same time, executives gave a hint of Apple's vision of...; Tags: Strategy, Financial, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Notebooks, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-24
Open Source Commandments II: Passover Penguins: In my previous piece discussing the first four Open Source Commandments I talked a bit about the traditions of Passover, where Jewish families gather together to eat a festive meal and discuss our liberation from slavery in Egypt during the reign of the Pharaoh (while the one in the...; Tags: Console, OSS, Open Source, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Expedia & Travelocity (gadget): Get the Best deal for your vacation dollars by searching for Travel packages, Hotel, Cruise, Activities, Flights and Car rentals from Expedia and Travelocity. The worlds top two holiday websites brought together in one gadget. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Expedia Inc., Travelocity, Sidebar Gadgets, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet; Software downloads 2008-04-16
Travel Guide (gadget): The Travel Guide brings you 53 of the worlds most popular travel sites all in one simple to use gadget and the Travel slide show. Compare prices for the best deal from any country from sites like Expedia Priceline Travelocity, Airline Network, Air France, British Airways Holidays, Cruise Direct, Hotelopia,...; Tags: Hotel, Sidebar Gadgets; Software downloads 2008-04-16
First my kid hates Linux, now I have to buy laptops with Vista: First my kid hates Linux, now I have to buy laptops with VistaQuestionCan home users do that, too? My sister bought a new home system with Vista and hates it. I don't know anything about Vista but what I read here and on other technical forums, none of which seem...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux Now, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
Fotobook Editor (zip): Start creating personalized photo books, calendars and canvas prints straight away. Using our digital photo album software couldn't be easier. And once you've created your personalized photo albums or photo gifts, you can sit back and relax while we professionally print your project, and dispatch it to you within 10...; Tags: Photograph, Fotobook, Photo Book; Software downloads 2008-04-10
Cast your vote in the Windows 7 release date prediction pool: Cast your vote in the Windows 7 release date prediction poolLost cause by then[i]- XP SP3 will keep it alive until then while MS franticly tries to push Vista harder and bring it up to snuff.[/i]Vista will be a lost cause by then. Too tainted except by the most...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Release Date Prediction Pool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Windows7, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Cast your vote in the Windows 7 release date prediction pool: When will Windows 7 be ready for release? The tech blogosphere seems to have interpreted Microsoft's latest carefully parsed announcement as pointing to a January 2010 release. But I agree with my colleague Mary Jo Foley that a 2010 date doesn't make much sense. And I don't need any inside...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Rule, Tech Blogosphere, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-09
The Open Source Commandments: Next Sunday, the Passover again falls upon us. For those of us Jews that celebrate the holiday, it is most associated with a ceremonial meal spent with family, where we recite the story passed down to us over hundreds of generations from Maxwell House haggadahs chronicling the exodus from Egypt...; Tags: Industry, Microsoft Corp., Pharaoh Rameses, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Could the Olympics spoil Back to School sales?: Supply chain blogs recently warned that the Chinese government may close down a number of manufacturing industries during the Olympic games this summer and other posters warn that shipping and production slowdowns could be felt around China. The site says games could disrupt the flow of technology hard-goods in the...; Tags: China, Olympic Games, Supply Chain, Apple Inc., Sales, Manufacturing, Games, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Windows 7: The delivery-date speculation continues: Over the past couple of days, I've noticed more new speculation about Microsoft's timetable for delivering Windows 7, the next version of Windows. Now, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' words are being parsed for hidden meanings. According to my News.com colleague Ina Fried, Gates said this week during...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Windows Client Milestone, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-04-04
iTunes leaps to the top of the charts (updated): In an amazing coup, Apple has become the number one retailer of music in the United States according the latest NPD MusicWatch survey. The results, posted on Ars Technica, show the NPD survey data for January 2008: iTunes Store – 19 percent Wal-Mart – 15 percent...; Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Music Retailer, Retail Company, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Retail, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-03
AKVIS ArtSuite (exe): ArtSuite is an impressing collection of versatile effects for decoration of photos. Decorate a photo to give it an original and festive look. You may need it on many occasions: when creating a postcard for your friends, making a holiday album, a personalized desktop wallpaper, or just playing with your...; Tags: Photograph, AKVIS, ArtSuite, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-03-28