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Smart toy shopping this holiday season

Looking to buy a 'green' toy for the holidays? San Francisco based Green Toys manufacture their toys out of recycled milk containers. The safe plastic material is called high-density polyethylene and it's free from suspect chemicals you might find in other children's toys. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Toy, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-27

DreamHost customers hit with nightmare

Hosting company DreamHost is becoming a nightmare for customers. The company has had trouble keeping its customer sites up and running as it migrates hardware. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Nightmare, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-25

The Big Question podcast: Will News Corp. really pull its content from Google?

What exactly is Rupert Murdoch up to with his Google saber rattling? Jason Hiner and I handicap the week's big question and figure out whether News Corp. would really pull its content from Google completely. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Google Inc., News Corp., Podcasts, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-25

SaaS and cloud computing: A look at the due diligence

CIO Scott Lowe walks through the buy vs. build analysis for software as a service and cloud computing. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Managed Hosting, Virtualization, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-25

News to know: Thanksgiving tech support; Apple; Silverlight; Facebook; Black Friday

Thanksgiving tech support, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple's non-smoking warranty, Dell and Black Friday deals are the headliners today. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Silverlight, Thanksgiving, Apple Inc., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-25

Microsoft CFO Liddell to leave; Klein named new finance chief

Microsoft said that CFO Chris Liddell will leave the company at the end of the year. Peter Klein will take over as CFO. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Microsoft Corp., CFO, Personal Finance, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Facebook creates dual class structure; No plans for IPO yet

Facebook has created a dual class structure that could be seen as a move to lay the groundwork for an initial public offering. However, the company said there are "no plans to go public at this time." by Larry Dignan

Tags: Facebook, IPO, Financial Planning, Investment, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Amazon bolsters battery life for Kindle; Adds native PDF reader

Amazon has improved the battery life of the Kindle and added a native PDF reader via a firmware update. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Adobe PDF, Battery, Amazon.com Inc., Battery Life, Engineering, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Barnes & Noble: Ramping production of the nook isn't cheap

Barnes & Noble will invest heavily on boosting production of its nook e-reader and that move will hurt future earnings. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Barnes & Noble Inc., Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-24

HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral

Here's a tale of two PC titans: HP and Dell. One executes well every quarter. The other doesn't. Both see big PC upgrade cycles ahead. Both are looking to ride a bump in enterprise spending courtesy of Windows 7. Place your bets. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., PC, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-24

TR Dojo: Install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive

Install Windows 7 from a USB flash drive Bill Detwiler shows you how to install Windows 7 from a bootable USB flash drive created with the free DiskPart utility. by Larry Dignan

Tags: USB Flash Drive, Microsoft Windows 7, Flash Memory, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-24

News to know: HP; Google; IE 7 zero day flaw; Office; Drobo

HP earnings, Google, a critical IE 7 flaw, Office Starter 2010 and Drobo are today's headliners. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Zero-day Bug, Web Browsers, Microsoft Office, Internet, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Analyst: News Corp.'s Google saber rattling really about MySpace

News Corp.'s alleged dance with Microsoft's Bing and Rupert Murdoch's big plan to de-index from Google is likely to be nothing more than saber rattling to secure a semi-respectable MySpace search deal, according to an analyst. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Google Inc., Analyst, News Corp., MySpace, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-23

LinkedIn's platform debut: Late but important

LinkedIn has opened its platform so developers can integrate the site into business apps and Web sites. Think Facebook Connect for professionals. by Larry Dignan

Tags: LinkedIn, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-23

eBay gets off to rough holiday shopping start

EBay is kicking off this key holiday shopping week with credits for sellers affected by a search outage over the weekend. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Holiday, eBay Inc., Manufacturing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Is Wikipedia maxed out?

Wikipedia may have reached the upper limits of what can be done with crowdsourcing, according to a researcher in Spain. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash

It didn't take long for Motorola's Droid to make a big splash in the browsing statistics, according to mobile ad firm AdMob. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Smart Planet: A bright idea for wasteful office lighting

Adura Technologies has developed a mesh-based lighting system that is reducing costs and consumption inside buildings. The technology consists of wireless radios that plug into florescent light fixtures giving employees more control over their personal lighting space. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Adura Technologies, Advertising & Promotion, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-23

A Microsoft and News Corp. search pact? It adds up

Microsoft and News Corp. are reportedly discussing a deal where Rupert Murdoch would take his properties and delist them from Google. These sites would presumably wind up on Bing. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Microsoft Corp., News Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-22

Mozilla: Still too dependent on Google for revenue; Can it diversify?

Mozilla reported its 2008 audited financials and the organization behind the Firefox browser delivered consolidated revenue of $78.6 million, up 5 percent from 2007. The worry: Google, now a competitor, is still bankrolling Mozilla. by Larry Dignan

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Operational Accounting, Internet, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-11-20