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ZDNet Author Biography: Jason Perlow is a technologist with over two decades of experience with integrating large heterogeneous multi-vendor computing environments in Fortune 500 companies. A long-time computer enthusiast starting the age of 13 with his first Apple ][ personal computer, he began his freelance writing career starting at ZD Sm@rt Reseller in...; more about Jason Perlow »

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Frugal Friday: Optimum Ultra and DOCSIS 3.0, Crapware, When to replace a PC, Engine Yard and Ruby on Rails: Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss my adventures in Optimum Ultra 100Mbps cable broadband service (and experience the hilarity of early adoption when my VOIP cuts out 3 times during the broadcast) the bane of crapware, the decision of when to replace a small...; Tags: Cable Broadband, PC, Small Business, Ruby, DOCSIS, Ruby On Rails, Cable, Broadband Internet, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-07-04
PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!: Buying a new PC from one of the Tier 1 OEMs can often be a frustrating exercise in crapware removal. My Tuesday morning started like this. Phone rings. 9AM. Hey Jason, uh, it's Christine. Javi just booted up the laptop...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Costco, PC, OEM, Intuit QuickBooks, Laptop Computer, Desktops, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-07-01
Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0: Sun Microsystems' latest Open Source desktop virtualization software. by Jason Perlow; Tags: Desktop, Sun Microsystems Inc., Desktop Virtualization, Hardware, Sun Micrososystem, virtualbox, virtualization, sun, server, development, open source, Jason Perlow; Image galleries 2009-06-30
Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0: Virtual Developer's Delight: Windows 7 Ultimate RC 64-Bit Edition virtualized on Fedora 11, 64-Bit using Sun xVM VirtualBox 3.0 With little fanfare, Sun Microsystems released version 3.0 of xVM VirtualBox, the Open Source and multi-platform desktop virtualization tool for Unix, Linux, Windows and Mac. The new...; Tags: Innotek VirtualBox, Developer, Operating System, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenGL 2.0, Desktop Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Hardware, Virtualization, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-30
News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for? Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, HD-DVD, Jason Perlow, SOA, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software; Blog posts 2009-06-29

Frugal Friday: Residential Broadband Woes, Jacko, Windows 7 vs Snow Leopard pricing, Red Hat, Virtualization, Cleversafe: Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss my 22-hour cable modem downtime ordeal, Micheal Jackson, Windows 7 and Snow Leopard upgrades, Red Hat's stellar business performance and RHEL clones, Virtualization, and talk with Chris Gladwin, CEO of Cleversafe about their Dispersed Storage technology. ...; Tags: Cable Modem, Red Hat Inc., Broadband, Microsoft Windows 7, Cable, Microsoft Windows, Broadband Internet, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Virtualization, Utility Computing, Open Source, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-26
The Harsh Reality of Suburban Broadband, Part Deux: Goddamit! Why have I been offline for so long? As I explained in a previous article last summer about my broadband situation, my employer, like many large technology services companies, has elected to classify my work situation as "Home-Based", in that...; Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Broadband, Mike, Cable Guy, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Networking, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-26
CLEAR: Your data will be properly disposed of: The defunct CLEAR service is attempting to re-assure its former customers that their biometric data will not be divulged or misused. The defunct registered traveler service CLEAR see previous post has recently sent out the following communication to its former subscribers,...; Tags: Clear, E-mail, Security, Online Communications, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-26
My Experience with Dell's Namastechnical Support: Despite my dislike for all things outsourced, my first experience with DELL's call center in India was a largely positive one. So this week, during a particularly intense session of software testing, the 500GB hard drive on my DELL Precision 530 decided to...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, CD, Call-center, Indian, Minesh, Call Centers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Desktops, It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-24
CLEAR Airport Verified Identity Pass calls it Quits (UPDATED): In a brief email sent to customers at 10:45PM EST, Verified Identity Pass notified its 250,000 customers that the CLEAR service was no more click on photo to enlarge Well I can't say that it was unexpected, but it's definitely a...; Tags: Clear, Identity, Steven Brill, Security, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-22
ABC's "Impact": Oh No, Not Again!: How much more of the "Apocalyptic meteoroid-comet-asteroid-moon gonna hit the Earth/need to save us with a daring suicide mission involving nuclear weapons or a secret government project" genre can we possibly take? Ah yes, Father's Day. Going over to see the relatives for...; Tags: Earth, ABC Inc., Brown Dwarf, Moon, Government, Team Management, Vertical Industries, Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-22
Boycott Bacardi: Your Summer Rum Buying Guide: Bacardi's misogynistic Israeli Internet advertising campaign will only get them scores of disdain from American consumers. What the hell was Bacardi thinking? I had to see it to believe it. Bermuda-headquartered Bacardi, the world's largest spirits distiller, decided to launch a English and...; Tags: Bacardi Ltd., Serrales, White Variety, Barrilito, Barbancourt, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-21
Frugal Friday: Angry Mac Bastards, iPhone 3G S Mania, Fedora 11, ProxMox, Mono, Presidio Networked Solutions: Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss how I incurred the wrath of the Angry Mac Bastards (see 1:05:50 mark in AMB podcast, explicit language) The iPhone 3G S launch, Red Hat's Fedora 11 release, ProxMox virtualization, the never-ending Mono debates, and interview Dave Hart, CTO...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mono, Apple Macintosh, Fedora Project, Apple iPhone 3G, .Net, Development Tools, Open Source, Podcasts, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Internet, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-19
Oh The Humanity: RapidRepair Tears Down the iPhone 3G S: The iPhone 3G S, Fully Disassembled, courtesy of RapidRepair.com You knew someone would do it. Just because they could. The guys over at RapidRepair.com flew to Paris to purchase the iPhone 3G S at an Orange Boutique store the stroke of midnight, just...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Transceiver, Apple iPhone 3G, RapidRepair, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-19
What would you do for a free iPhone 3G S?: Would you be willing to sacrifice this cute little puppy for an iPhone 3G S? Or de-friend your closest friends and family on Facebook, for two years? [Disclaimer: If you haven't figured it out, this post was a humorous, albeit dark attempt at...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, VOIP, Telecommunications, Strategy, Networking, Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-17
DTV Transition? Done. Now Make My DVD Problem Go Away!: My DVD collection is 3 layers deep and takes up 2 tall ugly fiberboard IKEA book cases. I'd like to get them out of my living room and into a random access, cataloged digital media format. Got any ideas? Over the weekend, I...; Tags: Movie, Digital Television, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-15
Frugal Friday: DTV Transition, Apple WWDC, Oracle/Sun, Wind River, Zenoss: Frugal Networker Ken Hess and I discuss the Digital TV transition, Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, Oracle/Sun/OpenSolaris, Intel's Wind River acquisition, and talk with Mark Hinkle, Community Manager for Zenoss. Click Here to Listen to the Podcast. by Jason Perlow; Tags: Wind River Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Apple Inc., Digital Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Podcasts, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Internet, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-12
Microsoft Money Just Wants to Be Free: Microsoft is abandoning its personal finance software, Microsoft Money, after over 16 years of development and marketing. But why abandon perfectly good software when it could be released to the community as an Open Source project? This week, Microsoft announced its...; Tags: Be Free, Microsoft Money, Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Personal Finance, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-12
$99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer Experience: Selling the iPhone at $99 is simply an opiate for the masses. But like any addictive drug, it doesn't fix the real miseries plaguing wireless service carriers. This week, Apple did the unthinkable -- it lowered the price of the existing 8GB iPhone...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Device, Transceiver, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone 3G, Wireless, 3G, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2009-06-09
OpenSolaris 2009.06 Release: Sun Microsystems' OpenSolaris June 2009 release boasts a number of significant usability and performance improvements. by Jason Perlow; Tags: OpenSolaris, Solaris, Sun, Oracle, Open Source, Linux, Jason Perlow; Image galleries 2009-06-08