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- Kicker ZK500
- When it comes to MP3 player accessories, Zune owners have few choices compared to their iPod-wielding peers. Fortunately, the Kicker ZK500 speaker dock ($300) and its built-in 40-watt amplifier provide Zune-sters an equal opportunity aggravate their neighbors and rock-out at deafening levels.DesignThe Kicker ZK500 uses a menacing all-black pyramid design...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Kicker ZK500
- Product reviews 2008-08-06
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- Verizon Wireless paid me to take a Storm
- I wound up staying with Verizon Wireless and renewed my two-year contract with the carrier. I also ordered a BlackBerry Storm despite a few misgivings based on mixed reviews--it is being sent in 7 to 10 days so with any luck those software glitches that were reported will be fixed....
- Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Verizon Wireless, Handhelds, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Thanks Microsoft, I will now subscribe to the Zune Pass
- Larry posted the news about the updated Zune Pass music subscription service and after checking out the press release in detail I am going to sign back up for the monthly service. Getting to keep some songs for my own collection each month was the kicker that pushed me over...
- Tags: Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Service, Matthew Miller, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Marketing, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Media Center gadget supports Internet TV (A first look at the Windows 7 PDC release)
- Media Center gadget supports Internet TV (A first look at the Windows 7 PDC release)Still Windows Vista (2)It sure seems like an upgrade from vista, just some stolen and tweaked ideas added on.I'm still sticking with Windows XP because it has more compatibility with software/hardware than vista/7.it would not be...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, U.I, Microsoft Windows 7, Media Center gadget, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 PDC release, Windows 7 PDC, Internet TV, first look, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- Dell blurs netbook-laptop lines
- Dell launched its latest Inspiron Mini, which looks a lot like a laptop. Welcome to the inevitable blurring of the netbook-notebook PC lines. Netbook sales have been the hot topic on any earnings conference call tied to the PC ecosystem. Microsoft noted that it wasn't sure how...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Laptop Computer, Dell Inspiron, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks
- Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooksWhere are the Apple zealots ?What lies are they going to spread now?RE: Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooksThe longer you work with both notebooks, the more you realize that the MacBook is simply better.And the MacBook will run Windows too...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Dell Computer Corp., notebook, lid, USB Devices, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-15
- F-Secure Internet Security 2009
- F-Secure Internet Security 2009 is a complete suite of antivirus, antispyware, antispam, antiphishing, and personal firewall tools for personal desktops. We've been hearing good things and looking forward to reviewing F-Secure for years, however, several little things bothered us about this release. F-Secure Internet Security 2009 costs more than the...
- Tags: Firewalls, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Network security, F-Secure Corp., F-Secure Internet Security 2009, F-Secure Internet Security
- Product reviews 2008-10-08
- Is Apple out of ideas?
- In an interesting BusinessWeek story, Arik Hesseldahl asks: "Where does Apple go from here?" For a company who has made a reputation of surprising consumers and resetting the bar, it's a good question. Of course, this question is asked on the heels of a...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- 100Mbps. 2010. Over The Air. Don't Be Surprised.
- What if WiFi could square off or even beat WiMax or other approaches to broadband access to the Internet, over the air? If you listen to comments from Tom Rutledge, the chief operating officer of Cablevision Systems Corp., at the Merrill Lynch...
- Tags: Network, DOCSIS, Wireless LANs, Cable, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- Seinfeld
- SeinfeldHow did this make it past focus groups?My theory is that they told the focus group subjects it was for a different company, and the subjects responded favorably. Therefore, we're all wrong and Microsoft is right.Wow, that's just brilliant!Windows' image is no longer tarnished. They are now being associated with...
- Tags: Marketing research, Microsoft Corp., Seinfeld, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Microsoft's Powerset hosts Lunch 2.0
- San Francisco's summer starts when the rest of the country's summer ends: Labor Day. The weather here in The City finally becomes pleasant, and techy companies like to have lunches outdoors. Today, Powerset was in charge of Lunch 2.0, a "social phenomenon referring to a migration of...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Powerset, Web 2.0, Food & Beverage, Internet, Manufacturing, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Ruminating on Chrome
- On an otherwise non news day, the comic book launch of Chrome by Google has got the digital ether all aglow with excitement. I can only shrug. Despite the thinking this is 'big news' and garnering mainstream media attention at both the WSJ and the UK's Guardian, I can't see...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Chrome, Web Browsers, Open Source, Internet, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-01
- Keeping the brand - and verb - alive
- Keeping the brand - and verb - aliveStiff competition from GoogleI recently tried Google's Picasa (picasa.google.com), and found it very easy and enjoyable. I also used Picasa to upload pictures to a web album (1 gig capacity) to share with friends. It was a snap, and worked great.And...
- Tags: Branding, verb, Google Inc., brand
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- One Router to Connect Them All
- One Router to Connect Them AllWives and out of townI have the same problem. I usually get infuriating phone calls where I have to talk her through the whole device reboot process each time, and she forgets how to do it.God awful from where I liveRead my "Harsh reality of...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Broadband Internet, router, cable, Vonage Holdings Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- Has Halvar figured out super-secret DNS vulnerability?
- Has Halvar figured out super-secret DNS vulnerability?Good Lord!Whatever does happen, this has been fun to read about.in summaryHalvar's approach is to play a game in which you win with a low probability. If you are able to win the race with the authoritative server and guess one TXID, you...
- Tags: Games, Domain names, Halvar, TXID, game, DNS
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- The Techie Hall of Shame
- A SFGate story began this week with the all-too-familiar line--"A disgruntled computer engineer..." before going on to list the disgrace of the day, in this case virtually commandeering San Francisco's new multimillion-dollar computer network and hacking it to deny access to top administrators. He's now locked up with a $5...
- Tags: Network, Computer, Productivity, Networking, Security, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft-Icahn proposal; Calls Microsoft 'erratic'
- Yahoo says it has rejected another offer from Microsoft and Carl Icahn. The latest offer, delivered Friday, was another gambit to acquire Yahoo's search business. Yahoo's overall message: If Microsoft is serious step up and buy the whole company "for at least $33 per share." Yahoo also...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-13
- Researcher claims thousands of identities stolen during Social Engineering pentests
- Kelly Jackson Higgins of Dark Reading, reported on research conducted by Joshua Perrymon, hacking director for PacketFocus Security Solutions and CEO of RedFlag Security, who has been performing social engineering exploits for numerous clients in the past year and has apparently stolen thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate. ...
- Tags: Social Engineering, Identity, Dark Reading Article, Identity Theft, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Another bug your tools won't find and your WAF won't prevent
- First off, I want to apologize to our readers for not being here as much last week. I had a rough week involving a random ear infection and the loss of an aunt to cancer, so it was not a week where I was very concerned about computer security or...
- Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Blog, Bug, ActiveX, Tool, Productivity, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Google To Get A Lesson in Security, From the Pros
- Having just read that Google is taking up residence at Moffett Field, a storied air base in Mountain View that is home to NASA's Ames Research Center, among others, I realized there's a great opportunity for Google to learn a little about high end security, at least the kind that...
- Tags: Google Inc., Security, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
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