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- Microsoft finally shows why the Zune stands out against the iPod
- Microsoft finally shows why the Zune stands out against the iPodZunekillerNow, that's funny! :DI do like the sound of their subscription model with the 10 songs you get to keep a month. I always thought that sounded cool, but it would depend on their catalog, though. I have a feeling...
- Tags: Podcasts, Digital music, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, Microsoft Zune, music
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozy
- Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozyWindows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozyMicrosoft Windows 7 which is still in testing phase has a bug. Bug is reported and fixed. So the testing phase/system worked. No big deal.Oh for crying...
- Tags: Operating systems, first bug, Microsoft Windows 7, doozy, Windows 7 RC, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-08
- Could your software CEO be a TV pitchman? Benioff might...
- Salesforce's CEO & Billy Mays - the ultimate pitch team! satire I (and 600 others) attended the recent Salesforce.com event here in Chicago. Salesforce was promoting its platform-as-a-service PaaS, Force.com. At these events, the different talks have their own highlights but, for me, I...
- Tags: Software, Salesforce.com Inc., PaaS, TV, Force.com, Marc, Sales Force Management, Cloud Computing, Sales, Brian Sommer
- Blog posts 2009-05-07
- PC 'security as a service' gains global cloud footprint with free Panda anti-virus offering
- PC 'security as a service' gains global cloud footprint with free Panda anti-virus offeringWhy then 2 years running has OS X fallen in pwn2ownTwo years in a row OS X fell first and fell quickly. In the first contest, Windows fell due to 3rd party apps not to an...
- Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, cloud footprint, global cloud footprint, Panda Anti-virus, security, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-04-29
- Apple to sell $899 20-inch aluminum iMac to schools
- Apple to sell $899 20-inch aluminum iMac to schoolsStill too expensiveWe can get dual core Dell Optiplexes with a 2.6+Ghz dual core Processor, 2GB of Memory, DVD-RW, Integrated Nvidia 8200 Video, 160GB HDD, 19" LCD all for like $750 with a 5 year warranty. THe video power is...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple iMac, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-14
- Has Microsoft fired its first shot in the patent war against Linux?
- Has Microsoft fired its first shot in the patent war against Linux?The cornered rat is always the most dangerousSimply put, Linux is threatening Microsoft's proprietary model of extracting profits. Others have put it another way: Linux is a disruptive technology: one that overturns the traditional way of doing...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Adrian, Microsoft Corp., Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-02-26
- British police can now hack citizens' PCs
- British police can now hack citizens' PCsDifferences...The only difference between Britain and the US... Britian is public with its plans and has government approval. The US has faced scrutiny of Congress but intelligence agencies pressed ahead anyway and already data mine all of your communications.Say hi to your Uncle...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Desktops, Spyware, British Police, PC, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2009-01-04
- What 'Zune Mobile' is and isn't
- What 'Zune Mobile' is and isn'tOf Course They Will Deny ItIf they came out and admitted they were working on a Zune Phone the amount of flaming that would come from the tech community about copycatting Apple would be tremendous.It'll come, just watch.RE: What 'Zune Mobile' is and isn'tI'm not...
- Tags: Branding, Digital music, Digital media, mobile, Microsoft Zune, Zune Mobile, brand, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-12
- Microsoft releases to select testers updated IE 8 build
- Microsoft releases to select testers updated IE 8 buildNot quite ready.I find IE8 beta 2 breaks under a lot of javascript that works just fine in FF3, IE7, Opera, Safari and even Chrome. I'm not surprised they are delaying it. In fact I'm surprised they expect to release it...
- Tags: Web browsers, IE 8, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-10
- MS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, Office
- MS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, OfficeMS Patch Tuesday whopper: 28 vulnerabilities in Windows, IE, OfficeMicrosoft should be praised for catching this many flaws and fixing them in a timely manner. Think of all the time and research that went in to get 28 patches out. ...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Operating systems, Zune Software, vulnerability, whopper, MS Patch Tuesday whopper, MS Patch Tuesday, Microsoft Zune, Windows IE, MS patch, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., patch management, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-12-09
- Apple removes Mac antivirus language from site
- Eagle-eyed Elinor Mills, reporter at sister site CNET, has the scoop that Apple has removed the 2007 item from its support site late last night that urged Mac customers to use multiple antivirus utilities. Now, the company says the Mac is safe "out of the box."(What say...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Apple Inc., Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Apple turns to Google for Safari anti-phishing
- Apple turns to Google for Safari anti-phishingIts about time Safari caught up.Now fix the rest of that junk.Opera is safe!Use Opera for safe surfing. Disable all Java, JavaScript, etc.RE: Apple turns to Google for Safari anti-phishingGreat-and now FIREFOX has critical holes-as for IE, their big blinking billboard reads: "Malware-need a...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, SEE-IT, Google Inc., Apple Safari, phishing, Apple Inc., Web browser, Opera Software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, address book
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- From Chapter Three: The Windows Culture
- From Chapter Three: The Windows CultureBring in the ClonesIn that timeframe, there was no way I could afford any computer from a brand name (I didn't have Billy's rich parents and had to work at Burger King to feed my tech habit). The two things that made my choice easier...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Sun Microsystems Inc., PC, computer, Amiga
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
- ExpertCEO for the lonely CEO . . .
- It can get very lonely at the top and that's why ExpertCEO was created, to let CEOs know that they aren't alone -- it just feels that way sometimes. The site recently emerged from private beta with 600 members and is growing at a fast clip...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, CEO, Corporate Communications, Human Resources, Marketing, Online Communications, Recruitment & Selection, Sales, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Social Networking, Tom Foremski, Workforce Management
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- Harnessing a multicore future
- Harnessing a multicore futureThe Java Response?It is certainly going to be interesting to see how the Java community responds to the need to abstract away the complexities of parallel processing from programmers. If the community doesn't do it right, developers will be jumping ship like crazy to .Net.The desktopYour 10th...
- Tags: Processors, Games, CPU, multi-core, desktop, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- Ghost Story: Fear of Microsoft Fades
- Ghost Story: Fear of Microsoft FadesIt's funny...These kind of articles are coming just in time for the PDC. CNET has one too.http://news.cnet.com/8301-13505_3-10077866-16.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20MS bashers are really desperate. Is this because of what Microsoft announced (Azure, Live) on PDC is something that will make them even more successful? Just a thought.Fear, or...
- Tags: Microsoft Just, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-30
- Transcript: PDC08 Keynote â€" Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson
- Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet; Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething â€" and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...
- Tags: Keynote, Ed Bott, Mary Jo Foley, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Service, App, Liveside, Neowin.net, Tom Riley, Signal God, Paul, MJ, Azure, Z, Red Dog, Download Link, Saruhan, Bluehoo, MOS, SSDS, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Web 2.0 again: Prediction markets
- I just ran across an article in the Wikipedia on prediction markets, of which I've long been a fan. Prediction markets' basic idea is to turn predictions ("Obama will win" and "McCain will win," for example) into stocks, then have participants buy and sell the two stocks on an exchange....
- Tags: Web, Web 2.0, Stock, Prediction Market, Investment, Finance, Ed Gottsman
- Blog posts 2008-10-16
- ManageFusion 2008
- I'm sitting in the media workroom preparing for today's sessions at Symantec's ManageFusion 2008. The event is being held at the JW Marriott resort and conference center in the land of the Mouse, that is Orlando, FL. I'll be adding things to this post throughout the day as interesting things...
- Tags: Software, Application, Symantec Corp., Software Virtualization Solution Professional, Steve Morton, Security, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2
- Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2I've lost count how many updates and how much bandwidth this yearI am getting really sick of having to update iTunes every other week.Am I just the only one? And it's not like I have a convenient alternative either.I have a Zune as well...
- Tags: Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, Patches, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows, security, Apple TV
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
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