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IVE (Instant Video Everywhere) 5.3.11 (Windows): IVE Instant Video Everywhere is a PC-based service that enables you to make free unlimited video and voice calls. Call your friends, family and co-workers on IVE or even call their cell phones and home telephones. With unlimited video calling, 10-digit video numbers, live operators, and video mailboxes IVE is...; Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows, Video, IVE, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-10-08
IVE (Instant Video Everywhere) 5.3.11 (Windows): IVE Instant Video Everywhere is a PC-based service that enables you to make free unlimited video and voice calls. Call your friends, family and co-workers on IVE or even call their cell phones and home telephones. With unlimited video calling, 10-digit video numbers, live operators, and video mailboxes IVE is...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, IVE, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-09-23
The Steve Jobs Standard: The Steve Jobs StandardWell saidIn a world of greed, that last sentence was a breath of fresh air.Amen, Tom ntntThe unsung hero of AppleJohnathan Ive.An Apple product develops something like this:Jobs to Ive: Give me something sexy.Ive: Here you go.Jobs: Awesome.Gee - Maybe he should be a SaintNo doubt Steve...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Ive; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
Integrated Virtual Ethernet Adapter: Technical Overview and Introduction: The introduction of the POWER6 processor-based servers brought to market several advances in server design, performance, and function. One of these enhancements is the capability to virtualize Ethernet within a server. The feature that provides this function is named Integrated Virtual Ethernet adapter IVE. IVE is the integration of several...; Tags: Adapter, IBM POWER6, IVE, Ethernet, Virtualization, Network Technology, Networking, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2007-10-01
Another Parallels-Vista success story: Ive been evaluating the Nokia N95 (review coming shortly on this power-packed device and its perfect companion, the N800 Internet Tablet) for about a week now and have been fighting with Nokias PC Suite on the Lenovo X60t Tablet PC trying to get a just-released firmware update performed. No dice....; Tags: Windows, Vista, Utilities and Add-Ins, Software, Mobility, Mac, Hardware, Gadgetry; Blog posts 2007-05-09

DirectX 10 for Windows XP?: Microsoft has always claimed that DirectX 10 is an integral part of Windows and cannot be implemented into other operating systems. However 19 year old Cody Brocious, a software reverse-engineer from San Diego, California, claims to have create a wrapper for Windows executables that make use of DirectX 10,...; Tags: Gaming; Blog posts 2007-04-23
Killing the crapware problem on PCs: As many readers know, Im not a fan of the Apple ads but this one was spot on and not to mention funny. Poor old PC looked like a balloon and his dangling arms almost made him look like Jabba the Hutt.One of the things that bother me the...; Tags: Microsoft, Desktop, Hardware, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-20
My top five consumer electronic items: Okay, guys -- so some of you have had a few problems with HP computers in the past. Im sorry although I personally am not responsible for the reliability of either the Microsoft operating system or the HP hardware -- I feel your pain and share your grief. But lets...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-04-20
Ubuntu Version 7.04 availble for download on April 19: Have I forgotten about Linux? Oh no, its just that Ive been eagerly waiting for the release of Ubuntu Version 7.04. I dont have long to wait - Ubuntu 7.04 will be out on April 19.To be honest with you, Im really excited about Ubuntu 7.04. Ive...; Tags: My Linux Experience, Linux; Blog posts 2007-04-16
What if car dealerships said "Seat belts? Oh, those'll cost you extra"?: Without namin names (Ive noticed it on so many systems, its not worth singling out one company), Im wondering whether the practice of including a limited subscription to an anti-malware (primarily anti-virus) in new computers is a crappy way to treat customers. On several new systems that Ive had a...; Tags: Security, Personal Technology, Hardware Infrastructure, General; Blog posts 2007-04-12
The dream of the universal power connector becoming a reality: Ive dreamed of a universal power connector for small electronic devices for years but Ive come to the conclusion that it will never happen because there is simply too much money to be made in selling proprietary power adapters. But in a strange turn of events, I may be...; Tags: Consumer electronics, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure, Hardware, Energy efficiency; Blog posts 2007-04-11
Lenovo X60 Tablet PC on the road: I had my first real opportunity to put the Lenovo ThinkPad X60t to work as a conference machine this week at the OReilly Emerging Technologies conference in San Diego and Im more impressed than ever with how useful this machine is for someone who needs a perfect balance of portability...; Tags: Vista, Utilities and Add-Ins, Tablet PCs, Software, Productivity, Mobility, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry, Events, ETech; Blog posts 2007-03-31
Circuit City, I'll never shop you again: Over more than two decades, Ive bought my share of small electronics, computer and telephony equipment, and even a few tvs at Circuit City. Frim the show floor to the loading dock to my front door, Ive always been pleased with their service. Ive looked forward to subsequent shopping...; Tags: News, General; Blog posts 2007-03-30
Anonymity on the net: Anybody who has spent time online will know that the ability to publish at the push of a button, anonymously, often brings out the worst in human nature. Most often it ranges from poor taste humor, to somebody getting personal just because they disagree with you. But then there is...; Tags: Blogging, Kathy Sierra, Ive; Blog posts 2007-03-27
Electro-sensitivity - Fact or fiction?: Can you be sensitive to modern technology? Believe it or not, some people claim they are. A couple of people sent me a link to an article about a woman in the UK who claims to suffer from electro-sensitivity, a condition which she claims causes her to develop a...; Tags: TVs, Instant messaging, TV & Home Theater, Ive, ray, symptom; Blog posts 2007-03-22
Be it resolved: release and revise is the way to go: Be it resolved that the most effective IT development strategies for systems in which some level of error is considered tolerable depend on having users test prototypes and are best implemented through the "release early, release often" strategy pioneered at UCB for the BSD Unix releases...; Tags: Enterprise software, UNIX, Operating systems, Ive; Blog posts 2007-03-21
How I solved my Outlook-Google Calendar issues: Working on a number of different PCs and connected devices introduces all sorts of complexity. A constant issue is how to keep all of the information I need access to at hand, regardless of the device I happen to be using. E-mail is pretty easy - between Gmail and IMAP...; Tags: Gadgetry, Hardware, Mac, Mastering the Inbox, Microsoft Office, Mobility, Productivity, Software, Tablet PCs, Utilities and Add-Ins, Vista, Web Apps, Windows; Blog posts 2007-03-13
A conversation with Doug Belshaw: [Guest Blogger Stewart Mader, Atlassian - makers of Confluence and Jira. His blog can be found here.]Recently, I had a Campfire conversation with Doug Belshaw, a teacher of History and ICT at a successful comprehensive school in Doncaster, England. Among other things, Doug writes http://teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk/, a blog filled with...; Tags: Wiki, blogging, Ive, blog; Blog posts 2007-03-12
First impressions: Lenovo X60 Tablet PC: Ive had the Lenovo X60 Tablet PC for about a week now and the system is configured for my trip to Seattle for the Microsoft Global MVP Summit next week after a quick weekend in Phoenix to see some spring training baseball and an Eric Clapton show. Im happy to...; Tags: Hardware, Microsoft Office, Mobility, Productivity, Tablet PCs, Vista, Windows; Blog posts 2007-03-09
On endangering your cat: A few months ago, police were investigating a series of tire ("tyre") slashings in Hampshire, England ("England") that were apparently driven by a peculiar kind of phone rage: The slasher left a blackmail-style letters cut from a newspaper note reading, "Warning. You have been seen driving while using your mobile...; Tags: Search, General; Blog posts 2007-03-09