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New VoIP-powered ooVoo 1.5 offers two hours of free calling, lots of other features: Laptop Magazine's Joanna Stern writes me to enthuse about the newest version of VoIP-delivered ooVoo's 6-way video calling service. A freely downloadable new edition has just been released, which offers calling to landline and mobile phones as well. If you download...; Tags: VoIP, Phone, Mobile, Call, Landline Phone, Laptop Magazine, Joanna, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 3): This is the final installment in my series debunking Peter Gutmann's widely read and undeservedly cited paper on Vista content protection. (If you missed Part 1 and Part 2, go read them before you dive into this conclusion.) Today, I want to deal head-on with one of the most...; Tags: Paper, HDMI, PC, Digital-rights Management, Output, NVidia Corp., Codec, Microsoft Windows Vista, Video, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, 1080p, Peter Gutmann, HD, Laptop Magazine, DVI, D-CINEMA, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2007-09-20
Contest offers free Wi-Fi phone, FON router, 500 SkypeOut minutes and more: Skype is offering a SMC WiFi phone, FON router, 500 SkypeOut minutes and a years worth of free Skype voicemail for $159. Thatd be around $50 off retail. Better yet, Im going to tell you how to win one for free. But first, heres a link...; Tags: Skype, Promotions, General; Blog posts 2007-04-13

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Microsoft: Office '08 sales skyrocket, SP1 released, VBA coming back to Mac: According to CNet Microsoft is selling copies of Office 2008 for Mac at a clip three times higher than the former 2004 version. "The company wouldn't disclose sales numbers, but said the sales are the highest in the 19-year history of the unit. That continues a trend that has been...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Corp., Sales, Mac BU, Desktops, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Office Suites, Software, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Microsoft vs. Google: Are all monopolies created equal?: Are Microsoft and Google really locked into a zero-sum game, where every gain in Google's search business translates into an automatic kick-in-the-pants for Microsoft? That seems to be the premise, to a degree, of a couple of new items -- one on the Financial Times and...; Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Monopoly, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-05-13

Microsoft's plan to block Linux on laptops: Details of Microsoft's recently announced plan to extend the life of Windows XP for ultra low-cost PCs are trickling out. IDG News got its hands on what it says are Microsoft documents outlining the program for PC manufacturers. Until now, the big question was: What exactly defines...; Tags: Linux, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Apani and Cross-Platform Server Isolation: A while ago, I spoke with the folks of Apani about security in virtualized environments. Although this isn't a topic that is getting as much media attention as virtual machine software, virtual access software or virtual application environment software, it is a very important topic. Security risks still exist even...; Tags: Software, Environment, Apani, EpiForce, Server Virtualization, Servers, Security, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Is it RIP for my aged Apple laptop?: OK. I may just have found a very relevant reason to go out and buy a new computer: I think I have officially killed my four-year-old Apple notebook. And, yes, I will lose data if I can't recover the hard drive. And, yes, I am traveling as this discovery is...; Tags: Thin Client, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, IGEL, Thin Clients, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-12
News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM: Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
To Catch a Thief: To catch a thief ... the high-tech way. Somone broke into Kait Dupalga's apartment and stole TVs, iPods, a set of car rims – and Kate's Mac laptop. The big break in the case came when a friend of Kate's sent her a text message congratulating...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mr., Friend, Photograph, Computer, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-11
Is the time right for iPhones in Ed Tech?: A growing number of kids in our school have iPhones, or at least iPod touch models. They're everywhere at WPI, where I'm finishing up my masters. Most students aren't using them for much in the way of academics, but as I increasingly use my own phone (a mere...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Google Docs, Smart Phones, Free Trade, Construction, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Finance, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-11
All USB ports aren't created equal: All USB ports aren't created equalPretty much convincedGood grief. What has happened to journalism today? Never mind. I already know.Point is, you don't need to be pretty much convinced. There's this radical concept that's been floating around for about 400 years called the scientific method. It's key element is experiment....; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), USB port, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware; Discussion threads 2008-05-10
Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?: Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?.mobi is UsefulI like developed .mobi sites, and have a blog and showcase of .mobi sites at http://mobienthusiast.mobi. It's true that there are many mobile optimized .com sites, but I like the simplicity of being able to type in...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, DotMobi, mobi site, mobi, mobile, mobi domain, dotMobi, Visit BofA.mobi, domain; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Psystar: Just how loud is it?: Psystar: Just how loud is it?Oh, and the puck mouse,a perfect complement...Can you restore it?Are you provided with any restore DVD? Do you get any instructions for what to do if you can't boot?I believe Nvidia video cards work well but I think you need a driver to get quartz...; Tags: C-scale, Psystar; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
71% of teens currently have a cell phone and computer at home: Cell phone Desktop or laptop computer All Teens 71% 59% Gender Girls 75 64 Boys 66 55 Age 12-14 61 54 15-17 81 65 Race/Ethnicity White 72 63...; Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Computer, Productivity, Cellular Phones, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Unixfication II: Can the Linux community get over its "not invented here" ideology which has often hindered its ability to adopt technological improvements from outside sources? I keep saying to myself, I hope so. But recent events have shown me that we have a long way to go until we become a...; Tags: GPL, Virtualization, Kernel, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Sun Solaris, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem: Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modemEvDO can work with Linux tooNot sure if any work-arounds are available for this device but I have the old Sierra 595 card running on my laptop with Ubuntu.Works GREAT with Cradlepoint routers!When attached to a Cradlepoint cellular router, the UM150's EVDO connection can be...; Tags: Modems, Cellular phones, EVDO, CradlePoint, Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO, modem, Verizon Communications Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Microsoft going it alone? Not exactly: Microsoft going it alone? Not exactlyI'm with you....Facebook - why on earth would MS do it? It just doesn't make any sense - hell look for new business models, don't just play dumb catch up!More over here - http://diversity.net.nz/ms-considering-a-facebook-purchase/2008/05/08/It's called flounderingWhen they can't go forward, they can't go back, and...; Tags: Operational accounting, Microsoft Corp., revenue, VCSY, Vertical Computer Systems Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Proof that Linux is for geeks with too much time on their hands!: Proof that Linux is for geeks with too much time on their hands!No LVM stuff required for WindowsAlso, all you need to do for windows is mount the image destination (could be a local USB drive) and run "partimage". The GUI does the rest.For restores, just do "partimage" and path...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Acronis, LINUX IS, GUI, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Free software great and small: They envision a world with Linux running on the smallest embedded devices to the largest supercomputer clusters, and all possible devices in between. It's only a matter of time before even desktop Linux becomes the mass market. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those...; Tags: Samba, Conference, Jeremy, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jeremy Allison, free software, open source; News items 2008-05-07