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- Wikipedia is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
- Wikipedia is the Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyThe proper context for Wikipedia:[b][i]"Here's what the Encyclopedia Galactica has to say about alcohol. It says that alcohol is a colourless volatile liquid formed by the fermentation of sugars and also notes its intoxicating effect on certain carbon-based life forms. The Hitch Hiker's...
- Tags: Wiki, Lord, Hitch Hiker, Wikipedia, Independents Day, Galaxy
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
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- Google gains share again, should Microsoft give up?
- Google has been gaining market share consistently since they day they opened up shop, and it doesn't appear it will be slowing down any time soon -- in July they were up to 62%. Yahoo and Microsoft have been trying their hardest, spending hundreds of millions of dollars each...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operating Systems, Software, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Words from the Woz
- Steve Wozniak is many things: electronics enthusiast, author of iWoz, former fifth-grade teacher, plane-crash survivor, ex-reality-TV-boyfriend of D-list comedian Kathy Griffin, and, oh yeah, co-founder of a company called Apple. You might have heard of it. Today, he put on the hat of former engineer as he...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Electronics, Apple Inc., Computer, Intel Developer Forum, Productivity, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- More security holes appear in Microsoft Office
- In addition to this long list of missing Microsoft patches, there are at least three serious unpatched vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Office productivity suite. On August 12, the same day Microsoft released a slew of Office patches, TippingPoint's DV Labs published a bare-bones advisory warning about a...
- Tags: User Interaction, Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Reader Poll: Which mouse should I choose?
- So just yesterday as I was gearing up to offer you a nice slice of Toybox goodness via my laptop, my trusty old Logitech V320 Cordless Optical mouse zapped out, ne'er to return. Ouch. The problem was not Logitech's -- I've been using their...
- Tags: Mouse, Logitech, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Gallery: IDF: More chips, netbooks, and TV
- On Day 2 of the Intel Developer Forum, the chipmaker showed off new motherboards, classmate PCs, and Moorestown, the next-generation of Intel's ultra-mobile platform. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Intel Corp., Chip, Semiconductors, TVs, Hardware, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Andy Smith, Intel, Intel Developer Forum, IDF, Moorestown, chips, servers
- Image galleries 2008-08-21
- Dell bets on Salesforce.com's platform as a service
- Amid a quarter that Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff called "spectacular," but spooked analysts worried about future growth was an interesting nugget: Dell has jumped on the platform as a service bandwagon. On Salesforce.com's second quarter conference call (earnings recap, InStranet acquisition) Benioff revealed that Dell signed a...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Marc Benioff, Billing, PaaS, Summer Sales Cycle, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- FEMA's PBX network hacked, over 400 calls made to the Middle East
- Someone's been chatting a lot during the weekend, but picking up FEMA's PBX network as their main carrier might not have been the smartest thing to do. Over 400 calls, lasting from three up to ten minutes were placed through their network, a breach made possible due to an insecurely...
- Tags: Network, PBX, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Telephony, VOIP, Security, Networking, Telecommunications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- A Random Walk Through Intel Developer Forum . . .
- A peek into my Intel Developer Forum experience... A short description for a short video: Here is part of my day at Intel Developer Forum. You get to see some of the Intel Insiders in action; plus you meet the founder of...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- News to know: Apple sued; IDF; Adobe hijack; Microsoft-Novell
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: Apple faces suit over iPhone. Is it still worth the switch? Techmeme IDF wrap: Christopher Dawson: New touch screen Classmates unveiled today...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Novell Inc., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Software As A Service (SaaS), Business Structures, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Apple faces suit over iPhone. Is it still worth the switch?
- I walked into an AT&T Wireless store earlier today, eyed the iPhone and picked up some brochures on pricing plans. I've been thinking that the problems with the new iPhone can't last forever - and yet, here's another black eye for Apple and the iPhone. An Alabama woman has filed...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Pricing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid
- In my last article I described what it feels like to have your house struck by lightning. Luckily there were no injuries or structural damage thanks for your kind words in the comments, but our gadgets and other electronics inside the house weren't so lucky. This is their tale. ...
- Tags: Game, Phone, Router, TiVo Inc., Grid, Cable, Cable Guy, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Technology: where on the scale from cure to curse?
- I'm old enough to remember the many apocalyptic scenarios conjured up by nuclear weapons and the Cold War. From Alas, Babylon to "The Day After", from Godzilla himself, the second half of the Twentieth Century was repeatedly haunted by vivid imaginings of the post-nuclear world, or its ending....
- Tags: Bee, Clean Technology, NRDC, Purdue, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- ModelSheet: good in theory, needs more work
- Modelsheet is pitched as a product that is supposed to make the development of complex models much easier than the default 'Excel way.' In theory it removes a number of the steps necessary to ensure data accuracy and template integrity. However, there are usability issues that need urgent attention. ...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Theory, Spreadsheet, ModelSheet, Productivity, Microsoft Excel, Web Browsers, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Internet, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- What SaaS can teach us about customer service
- In the SaaS model, the power is with the customer and vendors need to take a very different approach to both sales and service, here's how to do it says Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. Commentary--Software-as-a-Service SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of...
- Tags: Customer Service, Software-as-a-service, Customer, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, SaaS, software. customer service, sales, Archie Black, SPS Commerce, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2008-08-20
- Search engine of the day: Diaroogle
- When I usually get pitches from the next Google killer my eyes usually glaze over. Show me a search engine that can do something Google can't. Well I found something--although it didn't reach me through a pitch. Check out Diaroogle, which may be the best tool any...
- Tags: Google Inc., Search Engine, Toilet, Smart Phones, Search, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Apple discontinues MobileMe status blog
- Wow, that was quick. MobileMe's status page is no longer going to be updated. Promising to "write a posting every other day or so to let everyone know what's happening with MobileMe" the blog-like page started out strong, with three posts in July. Then...
- Tags: Blog, Apple Inc., MobileMe, Tidbits, Blogging, Internet, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Get your kids moving
- The American College of Sports Medicine says kids who run around during the day don't just avoid obesity, and bad habits for a lifetime. They also learn better. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Gym, Teacher, Kid, Construction, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- eBay has Amazon envy: Cuts fees to get more fixed pricing
- Can eBay still be eBay as it moves toward a fixed pricing model? Possibly, but it's going to be really difficult to change its auctioneer image. On Wednesday, eBay announced new fee changes (Techmeme, eBay blog). It is lowering its listing fees for sellers that use the...
- Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Pricing Strategy, eBay Inc., Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Ricoh's new R10 wide compact camera helps you snap perfectly level shots
- Only six months to the day after Ricoh's R8 announcement comes its replacement, the R10, announced yesterday. With much the same design as the R8--including the fairly wide f/3.3-5.2 28mm-200mm-equivalent 7.1x zoom lens. by Janice Chen
- Tags: Ricoh Corp., Camera, Pricing, Monitors & Displays, Marketing, Hardware, Components, Janice Chen
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
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