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Existing USB ports may face trouble powering new breed of peripherals

Contrary to popular belief, at least from a power perspective, not all USB ports are created equal. That's what I learned yesterday during an e-mail exchange with Buffalo Technology's Brian Verenkoff. Earlier this week, as a part of ZDNet's Deputy Tester of the Week program, I announced that...

Tags: David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-08-17

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Fireground Calculator for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

Fireground Calculator for iPhone can rapidly provide calculations, confirm your estimates, and help you practice your skills, in a fun, and simplified instrument created for fire-fighters. Taking out the guesswork, you can calculate the optimum pound per square inch in just seconds. Start by choosing either a landline, or master...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Training, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Smart Phones, Human Resources, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-03

Democrats lack votes for health care reform

It's amazingWhen Republicans are in power, Democrats can't get anything done. When Democrats are in power, Democrats can't get anything done. Who's running that show anyway?Carl RapsonRepublicansRepublicans will continue to run Washington until the assumptions underlying their rule change. This is good news.We dont need to overhaul a system that...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Nope, Obama, insurance, healthcare reform

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw

Danger Will Robinson, Danger.[i]By December 2009, a second variant appeared with new propagation techniques ? spreading via removable and mapped drives, and network shares with weak passwords. This updated worm also started blocking access to anti-virus and security-related sites.[/i]You either have a typo or a time machine. December...

Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Common-sense, Microsoft Corp., financial danger, computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Open source does not work well for bad guys

Open_Source is the futureOpen_Source 'Linux distro' driven appliances are the future, such as the many companies already doing extremely well.Closed source is a huge lethargic insecure monopoly trying to license/patent everything, however it is failing miserably. Look at the exploits of Windows, $9 Billion in damages last year just from...

Tags: open source, bad guy, Conficker, Linux, Closed Source

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

SmoothDraw 3.2.1 (Windows)

SmoothDraw is a natural painting and digital free-hand drawing software that can produce high quality pictures. Support many kinds of brushes (pen, pencil, dry media, airbrush, bristle brush, image hose), retouch tools, layers, image adjustment, and many effects. Works great with tablets and Tablet PC. Includes: Many customizable brushes (pen,...

Tags: Media, Microsoft Windows, Adjustment, Smoothdraw, SmoothDraw 3.2.1, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Software downloads 2009-09-07

911 Toolkit 1.2 (Mobile)

911 Toolkit is a calculator for a firefighter or emergency responder. Allows you to make and confirm complex calculations in seconds. It calculates flow rate, friction loss, needed pump pressure, hose weight and volume, hydrant flow testing, estimated fire flow, tender shuttle flow rate, and 16 incident response checklists.

Tags: Mobile, Peakview Software, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-07

Planet Android and the terrible twos

Re: Planet AndroidAs a programmer, I am more interested in what is going on with the actual OS than ads for it. For example, I would like to know how to place android on a phone that does not have it, or get the actual Android os on a...

Tags: Blogging, RSS, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

SmoothDraw 3.1.4 (Windows)

SmoothDraw is a natural painting and digital free-hand drawing software that can produce high quality pictures. Support many kinds of brushes (pen, pencil, dry media, airbrush, bristle brush, image hose, etc.), retouch tools, layers, image adjustment, and many effects. Works great with tablets and Tablet PC. Includes: Many customizable brushes...

Tags: Media, Microsoft Windows, Adjustment, Smoothdraw, SmoothDraw 3.1.4, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Software downloads 2009-07-06

Digital Storm 950Si (Intel Core i7)

The $3,636 950Si is the first PC we've reviewed from Digital Storm, and for the most part we've come away impressed. The system itself came with an overclocked, but more importantly stable Intel CPU, and but for a minor design flaw it seems competently built. Digital Storm could have pushed...

Tags: Storm 950Si, Intel Core Microarchitecture

Product reviews 2009-07-02

What Corporate Sustainability can learn from twitter, Robert Scoble & Iran

[caption id="attachment_763" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Amanpour: A little more Davos & Friend Feed, a little less Damascus & live feed?"][/caption] The celebrated celebrity blogger, Robert Scoble, is ticked off with CNN over its weak coverage of the Iran election and aftermath. In his most recent blog post -'The day Twitter kicked...

Tags: Sustainability, Social Media, CNN, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-06-22

Why AT&T won???t support MMS and tethering on the iPhone 3GS

Why AT&T won???t support MMS and tethering on the iPhone 3GSPlease stop the whining If you want MMS or tethering, there are other phones and other providers more then willing to work with you.Apple chose AT&T; You chose Apple.If you want to use technology that adapts to the way you do...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, MMS, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, Cingular Wireless, Apple Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Banning Scientology doesn't make Wikipedia more credible

Banning Scientology doesn't make Wikipedia more credibleSorry Chris... an effort to do something is better than no effort. ntntNo, but it sure makes the Thetans angry.]:)Scientology - shrugIt's better to keep 'm exposed as warped 'personality-tests' doing whackos.RE: Banning Scientology doesn't make Wikipedia more credibleChris, I agree with...

Tags: Wiki, Scientology, Wikipedia, Banning Scientology

Discussion threads 2009-05-29

E-file flap dings Intuit tax revenue outlook

E-file flap dings Intuit tax revenue outlookI moved to TaxCut from TurboTax...because of Intuit's original decision to charge extra. And since TaxCut worked just fine I won't be back to TurboTax next year. I hope they include lost future rvenues when considering the total cost of their original decision.I moved...

Tags: Operational accounting, Intuit Inc., Intuit tax revenue, TaxCut, E-file, revenue

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Microsoft finishes Vista SP2

Microsoft finishes Vista SP2RE: Microsoft finishes Vista SP2Unlike previous SPs, SP2 requires SP1. So if you don't hsve SP1 installed, you win't see SP2 in the AU/MU/WU.Unsure why people are in a rush to install it. who knows if there are any issues.RE: Microsoft finishes Vista SP2We care because I...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Service Pack 2, Vista SP2, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

Spotlight on Austin: Powered's Aaron Strout

The third part of my Spotlight on Austin series features Powered, a social marketing firm that is changing the way that businesses integrate social media with online marketing. It's interesting to note that in part one and part two of the Spotlight on Austin series, both interviewees -- Peter Kim...

Tags: Austin, Social Media, Podcasts, Marketing Research, Internet, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-03-16

Dell's second gen rugged laptop: Can it stop a bullet?

Dell on Tuesday launched the second generation of its rugged laptop---the Latitude E6400 XFR---with the biggest improvement being a new suit of armor.  [caption id="attachment_14207" align="alignright" width="233" caption="Dell's rugged laptop targets a niche market, but can take some water torture."][/caption] Dell is clearly going...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Dell Latitude, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Coming on Patch Tuesday: 3 Windows bulletins, 1 critical

Coming on Patch Tuesday: 3 Windows bulletins, 1 criticalIf this were Apple, the entry would read as followsMS announces yet another critical bulletin. Another remote exploit. This one affects even the latest version of the operating system as well.In addition, in keeping with their practice of poor security, Microsoft is...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Windows Bulletin, Patch Tuesday, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

185Graph 4.0R (Windows)

185Graph was designed to be a 1.85 graph based fire sprinkler hydraulic calculation software program specifically designed to graph sprinkler demand vs. water supply. 185Graph calculates base of the riser demand with the Grid Calculator, Tree Calculator, or Head by Head Worksheet and will plot these demands against any water...

Tags: Supply, 185Graph 4.0R, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-02-27

When the building’s on fire, who calls an architect?

No one does.  They call the fire department. This year, manufacturers and retailers need more IT fire fighters and fewer enterprise architects.  And those fire fighters need axes, ladders and hoses; not enterprise service buses or SOA governance suites.  Companies are fighting for their lives and employees...

Tags: Enterprise Architect, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Ian Finley

Blog posts 2009-02-19