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- "Grandpa/Grandma Mode" for PCs
- Get off my lawnyou young whippersnapper.RE: As I'm about to setup such a device for my own mother (yes, she's a Grandma), it's a GREAT idea that I'm trying to figure out how to accomplish. One of the All-In-One PCs (HP, Sony, Acer) with Win7 Touchscreen and as few buttons...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Scott Adams, PC, e-mail, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- AceMoney 3.18 (Windows)
- AceMoney helps people organize and manage their personal finances quickly and easily. It supports all the features required for home or even small-business accounting needs: Manage multiple accounts of different types; Create and manage budgets; Track performance of investments; Do your financial math in multiple currencies; Track your spending habits...
- Tags: Accounting, Financial, Microsoft Windows, Small Business, MechCAD Software, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Software downloads 2009-12-03
- XP's usage share down, Win 7, Firefox & IE8 up
- Now, if only ....the original Amazon.com $50 price comes back CRITICAL MASS will be achieved (IE: more than 4%).Way to goCongrats Win 7, and Firefox!Hopefully we can put XP to rest for good now and move on with our lives.DOWN WITH XP DOWN WITH XPHopefully XP will see its death...
- Tags: Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Vista STILL, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, Microsoft Corp., Win 7
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Pimp my iPhone: Apps for storing, editing and reading files
- iPhone streamingHello: These are pretty impressive applications. I've seen a few before and after a very in depth research we worked on something more advanced then created an iPhone broadcaster. I don't know if you ever seen this working. We are now trying to integrate it with other iPhone applications...
- Tags: Smart phones, Digital music, DropBox, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- French court fines eBay over injunction; eBay responds
- Should only Ford be allowed to sell Fords?Shouldn't you be allowed to put your used Festiva or F150 on eBay? The restriction on LVMH products is no different.Once a company makes a sale, it loses the right to tell the purchaser what to do with the purchased item. Unless of...
- Tags: eBay Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- Why Microsoft pulled the plug on the Win 7/Family Guy promo - Because it was lame
- I was VERY surprised when I learned that MS would be using Family Guy in their commercials. I never watched the show, but I was always amazed, when flipping channels, at how the guy's chin looked like testicles. I guess MS never looked at it that way. ;-) When...
- Tags: Family Guy, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- Swoopo: a lottery disguised as an auction?
- Swoopo, SSDsHi Robin - Thanks for headsup on Swoopo. - I've been reading your excellent articles on SSDs and look forward to an update.- My iPod Touch has an 8 gig SSD and it's performance has been outstanding for a year. No degradation with heavy write usage. I copy a...
- Tags: Swoopo, auction, lottery
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- E-commerce spending off to good start; Will it last?
- Online holiday spending got off to a good start with Black Friday sales up 11 percent from a year ago, according to comScore. The big question: Will these gains stick? by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Start, E-business, Sales Strategy, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, Sales Force Management, Sales, Internet, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- Does Chrome OS mean anything for schools?
- Benefits of the ChromeOS approachOne of the features of HTML5, that commentors on other posts seem to forget, is that HTML5 web apps can be "installed" in app cache, for offline use (Google "HTML5 manifest").If web apps can be used offline AND made to perform like desktop apps, with web...
- Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Desktops, NOW IT, HTML5, operating system, Chrome OS, Does Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-28
- Way past peak oil but U.S. oil production still up for 2009
- Artificial StatisticSaying we are way past peak productions is disingenuous, as there are a large number of places we could drill for oil, but can't because of environazis Still working on your numbers?Good job. Try to count to 30 next time. I bet you can do it.What's up with Harry...
- Tags: Blogging, Telecom & Utilities, Kinda, U.S. Oil, Godwin, Nazi, blog
- Discussion threads 2009-11-27
- Simple Budget for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)
- Simple Budget for iPhone manages your budget on a day-to-day basis and evaluates your progress. Each day, you enter your spending as it occurs and if you are above the line, you have money in your budget to spend. Get started by setting your targets then enter your spending as...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Budget, Mobile, Frog Army, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-11-25
- Ostendo CRVD monitor now available - but it's not cheap
- Defense training?But I never was seriously attacked by any of my monitors. So I will stay with Eizo, I guess.RE: Ostendo CRVD monitor now available - but it's not cheapIf it's like all other defense spending - by the time it's "deployed" it will have cost the taxpayer 5 times...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Ostendo CRVD, Ostendo CRVD monitor, monitor
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Numbers of new Core i7 iMacs are turning up DOA
- I guess it goes to show that......even the almighty apple is not immune to issues. We have some iMacs (about 100 - 120) in my organization compared to about 2500 Windows Desktops and out of the 90 we ordered a few years ago (17" iMacs) we had one come...
- Tags: Desktops, DOA, Core i7 iMac, Core i7, Apple Inc., Apple iMac
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Apple's Schiller defends app approval process; misses the point
- Maybe so, but you miss it too.The point is Apple [b]doesn't care![/b] Apple has the Bad Cop/Good Cop thing down pat. Steve feeds his Napoleon complex and Phil trots out to make warm and fuzzy noises. Remember-Steve never wanted the app store, his plan was web apps only (unless he...
- Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., NOW IT
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Is it time to go quad-core?
- I need a new laptop. My oldest son's laptop finally bit the dust, and he's pretty well attached to it, both for personal and school purposes. As a likely film major, my Mac would serve him well (at least through the first year of college, at which point he'll...
- Tags: Quad-core, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- GM: not doing well, but going back to the well anyway
- Why not?Government Motors is like most of our governments these days, propped up with fake money and phony paper. I am sure the EU can do like we do and just print more money to keep GM afloat for another day. After all, its only paper, right?More paper...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Government Motors, General Motors Corp., Opel, government
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Who wants tea with their turkey?
- Push comes to shove.....I still believe Reid will throw down the reconciliation card. I'm sure he doesn't want to, but he won't accept defeat. If he can't get the sixty, he'll settle for 51.Which is a shame, because while the stated goals of this bill are admirable, in...
- Tags: Vertical industries, GOP, Dana, Lieberman Software Corp, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Michael Dell sticks to Windows 7 big bang theory
- too old?"Windows XP is 8 years old"So What? If it ain't broke don't fix it!Windows 2000 is ten years old and still does almost everything I need. Everyone around me runs XP or newer, yet I have far fewer problems.What is good for the computer industry is not...
- Tags: Operating systems, theory, Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-20
- Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date
- We wrapped up the Mobius 2009 event last night and since we spent most of the time talking about topics under NDA there isn't much of anything I can share with your at this time. I recommend you check out Jason Dunn's post on his new Windows Phone Thoughts site...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Reid promises 60 on Saturday
- promises, promises, promisesHe will not get his 60 on Saturday. There are enough senators with the backbone to avoid what will be an economic catastrophe for our nation.Obama created phantom jobsSomeone did bother looking into the jobs Obama claimed to save / create and found this:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1t3zZBhJ7wBlog not about Obama or...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Reid
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
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