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- Bleak Xmas Ahead â€" Where’s the innovation I need to fill the stockings?
- I know this is the July Fourth holiday and I’m half a year away from gift giving. But, when I looked through the Sunday supplements in today’s newspaper, I couldn’t find anything to buy. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Squat. ….. Yes, I scanned the Best Buy, Office...
- Tags: Innovation, Incrementalism, Recipe, Herewith, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-07-05
- Is the Crunchpad an education game-changer?
- The San Francisco Business Times ran a feature Friday on Michael Arrington, the brains behind TechCrunch. While not the most popular guy in the blogosphere, Arrington is well-respected in many business circles. As a result, when he announced that he was creating a new hardware company to crank...
- Tags: E-reader, Education, Linux, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-07-04
- Modern threats to American liberty
- Cash, currency and coins, is a store of value. In the US, "legal tender for all debts, public and private." Carry too much of it though and you are marked for suspicion (per the Wall Street Journal]: Steven Bierfeldt, treasurer for the Campaign for Liberty, a political...
- Tags: Withdrawal, Tender, Transportation Security Administration, ATM, Storage, Internet, Networking, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2009-07-04
- 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
- 4th July fun: Cloud confusion
- Courtesy of the now unmasked Guhmshoo, his latest cartoon implies a question to which I'm sure many would like a coherent answer. Enjoy and happy 4th July to all my US readers. by Dennis Howlett
- Tags: Courtesy, Cartoon, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-07-04
- EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sites
- EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sitesRE: EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sitesFrom what I know, it affected some versions of Chrome and Firefox, so if using other browsers on Mac or Linux such as Safari, or Firefox 3.5 which would silently block the Javascript, then it won't be...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Web site development, Viruses and worms, Web technology, Web browsers, SECURITY, Google Inc., EyeWonder, malware incident, subdomain, malware, popular web site, Web site, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-07-03
- Rural energy grant deadline approaches: Aids renewable energy technology investments
- I'm not sure how many farmers and ranchers read these posts, but certainly I can claim some rural business owners among my readers. So, if you are in a rural area of the United States AND you are a small business with fewer than 15 employees, you have until July...
- Tags: Turbine, Renewable Energy, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-07-03
- Celebrate 4th of July on your smartphone with Handmark Fireworks
- Celebrate 4th of July on your smartphone with Handmark FireworksWhy experience the real world,with its multitude of real events, when one can live their lives entirelly thru the iPhone, never having to leave their home? :)
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Handmark, Fireworks, smart phone
- Discussion threads 2009-07-03
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: 60 GB Apple iPod, 250 GB Archos 5, Logitech keyboard and mouse combo
- An Archos 5 media tablet, a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse combo, and a refurbished Apple iPod. Here are your daily deals for Friday, July 3, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Amazon's deal of the day is the Archos 5 250 GB Internet Media Tablet. Originally...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Mouse, Archos, Logitech, Apple Inc., Keyboards, Mice, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-07-03
- Android set to launch in Japan, 1.5 deployment "nearly complete"
- The first Android-powered phone will launch in Japan on July 10th. New Japanese customers will have immediate access to free applications in the Android Market, with paid apps following sometime later. That's according to a notice sent from Google's Eric Chu to Android app developers late Wednesday. Bulgaria and Romania...
- Tags: Google Android, Japan, App, Publisher Website, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2009-07-03
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus Definitions 03 July 2009 (Windows)
- The latest virus definitions for Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal and Lite. Use this if you already have AVP installed.
- Tags: Kaspersky Lab, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Antivirus, Viruses And Worms, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-07-03
- RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 (Verizon Wireless) photos
- The RIM BlackBerry Tour 9630 will make its way to Verizon Wireless on July 12. Check out CNET's hands-on photos of what could be the carrier's best smartphone yet. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Photograph, Verizon Wireless, Handhelds, Hardware, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-07-02
- Celebrate 4th of July on your smartphone with Handmark Fireworks
- I thoroughly enjoy launching and watching fireworks on the 4th of July and with the native American reservations close to my house I get the chance to buy some pretty fantastic explosives. If you want to play it a bit safer and save yourself some money you can visit Astraware...
- Tags: Handmark, Smart Phone, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Mobile Applications, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- The month ahead: How the iPhone 3GS is faring
- With earnings season looming, ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das and senior editor Sam Diaz look ahead at July and discuss what's on deck for the big four: Apple, Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. We all know ad spending has tapered, but what does that mean for Google? And will Windows...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Financial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Earnings, Apple, Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Steve Jobs, iPhone, Carol Bartz, Search, Android, Windows 7
- Videos 2009-07-02
- The correct way to use your MacBook's battery
- The correct way to use your MacBook's batteryOkay, so having this thing plugged into AC all the timeIs not how it is 'supposed to be used'? LAWSUIT TIME APPLE!I swear, it is stupid things like this that make me wonder if Apple is even THINKING THESE THINGS THROUGH.The fact is...
- Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, Apple Guy, battery, Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- iPhone executes SMS binary code as root
- A security flaw has been discovered in the iPhone OS that could allow attackers to gain root access to the iPhone OS and allow them to install and execute malicious programs at will. Charlie Miller announced the discovery of the vulnerability during a presentation at the SyScan...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, SMS, Attack, Charlie Miller, DailyTech, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Smart Phones, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Star Wars bobble heads, Lenovo ThinkPad, Asus monitor, Magellan Maestro GPS
- An Asus 24-inch monitor, a Lenovo ThinkPad 14-inch notebook, a Magellan Maestro GPS receiver, and a sale on Star Wars bobble heads. Here are your daily deals for Thursday, July 2, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Asus VH242H 24-inch LCD monitor at Newegg for...
- Tags: ASUS, Lenovo ThinkPad, Monitor, Star Wars, Lenovo Group Ltd., Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Analyst: Palm Pre supply, demand in balance
- Palm Pre inventory at its key stores are in balance with demand with roughly 40,000 devices sold a week, according to a J.P. Morgan report. In a research note, J.P. Morgan analyst Paul Coster wrote: We have concluded our 3rd round of channel checks for the...
- Tags: Palm Inc., Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Tips for photographing fireworks
- Some of the most difficult events to shoot are fireworks displays. Even with automatic settings on a point-and-shoot camera, chances are very high that the photo will look dark, the fireworks will be blurred, the photo will look poorly composed, or all of the above. With Independence Day this weekend,...
- Tags: Photograph, Camera, Fireworks, Digital Photography School, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- Symantec NAV/SAV virus def July 2 (Mac)
- As new threats emerge, Symantec immediately builds new protection updates and makes them available for download on a subscription basis. If your subscription has expired, click here.
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Apple Macintosh, Virus, Security
- Software downloads 2009-07-02
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