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The open source advantage: Firefox's leaky dam gets more fingers, yours could be one.

The open source advantage: Firefox's leaky dam gets more fingers, yours could be one.Speed Up Firefox and Memory Leak FixSpeed Up Firefox how-to [url=http://www.ubuntugeek.com/speed-up-firefox-web-browser.html]here [/url]includes memory leak fix at bottom of page.Also, I strongly recommend users try setting their primary DNS to use [url=http://www.opendns.com/]OpenDNS[/url]Give it a try David.Safe Surfing Folks!...

Tags: Web browsers, Groupware, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox, leaky dam, open source advantage, dam, Microsoft Outlook, open source

Discussion threads 2007-09-21

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Also on Nov. 4, FCC passes White Spaces

Also on Nov. 4, FCC passes White Spacesbroadband or wireless mics - let's see....I am sure that the fellow from Shure did not intend to sound like a horse's ass but to express concern over the white spaces as it would impact the performance of his company's wireless microphones is...

Tags: Federal government, microphone, wireless, White Spaces, Also-On, wireless mic, wireless microphone, FCC, Shure

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Alienware launches 'world's first mobile quad-core' laptop

Alienware launches 'world's first mobile quad-core' laptopnicei hate dell... but dam alienware is nice...comon mac fanboys what do you have to say about thisNot the firstLenovo was the first with the Thinkpad W700 released a couple months ago. Lenovo's website won't come up at work for some reason, but I...

Tags: Branding, Notebooks, mobile, Alienware, Sager, brand name, brand, laptop computer, small company, NVidia Corp., quad-core

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

Android must become more than a warmed-over iPhone

Android must become more than a warmed-over iPhoneFor some maybe ...[i]Have yet to find Apple's keyboard solution a problemmyself.[/i]Maybe not for you, but your not the target audience. Here's an example. My wife is a media person. She has a Blackberry with a physical keyboard. It would be impossible for...

Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, warmed-over, qwerty keyboard, phone

Discussion threads 2008-10-16

Does Big Brother know where you've been surfing?

Does Big Brother know where you've been surfing?microsoft.com & msdn, plus some weird gothic stuff knowing you:PRE: Does Big Brother know where you've been surfing?It'd be easier if my ISP asked me which porn sites I was going to instead of doing the deep packet sniffing. I'd be glad to...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, NOW IT, Does Big Brother

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

Google brings election mobile as reporters become irrelevant

Worried you'll miss it the second John McCain announces his veep choice? After all, the GOP isn't offering a text-message alert the way Obama did. (Not that that worked so well.) Well, maybe young mothers won't be checking it at 2:38 a.m., but...

Tags: NBC, Google Inc., Mobile, Reporter, Shafer, Farhi, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, RSS, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Internet, Hardware, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Defcon's over but MBTA wants gag order to remain

Defcon's over but MBTA wants gag order to remainHAHA this wont stick for long.Better hurry up and fix your system mass. Its on the CD and probably on every hacking board. Trying to plug in a hole in a dam with chewing gum... not going to hold for...

Tags: MBTA, DefCon

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

Ear Force X4

Wireless headphones have been around for a while, but it's only been in the past few years that quality has gotten high enough for discerning listeners to consider using them. Many manufacturers, for instance, have turned to infrared IR technology for wireless signal transmission, which generally offers better sound quality...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Turtle Beach, Ear Force X4, headphone, ear cup, Microsoft Xbox

Product reviews 2008-08-08

How the Guardium Platform Helped Dell IT Simplify Enterprise Security

The Dell IT group wanted to replace its manual, internally developed approaches - one for Oracle Database and one for Microsoft SQL Server - with an automated, cross-platform, appliance-based solution that could not only secure the privacy and integrity of critical data, but also streamline the process of reporting and...

Tags: Guardium, Enterprise Security, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2008-08-01

Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate them

Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate themAirline fares are too lowEver since deregulation, airlines have allowed themselves to be sucked into a ridiculous, never ending price war.As a result, they've been forced to fly at max capacity just to break even on any given flight. That need...

Tags: FUEL PRICES, airline fare, oil, fare, fossil fuel

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

Microsoft splits its Platforms

Microsoft splits its Platformsjohnson leavingFirst of all, this is good news. It's not like he as done a good job running this companies marketing and online business. This is good news. Microsoft is making changes and its for the better. For all your naysayers who like to...

Tags: NETWORKING, Microsoft Corp., Johnson, rep, Juniper Networks Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

New studies highlight the potential downsides of SharePoint

New studies highlight the potential downsides of SharePointSharePoint Best Practices!!!I'm not disputing the result of the studies but i think the downsides are normally excerbated by inappropiate practices. Every product has its downsde but i believe these downsides can be overcome if appropiate practices are used: SharePoint Best Practices Start...

Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

(Photos: Grand dams of the South)

(Photos: Grand dams of the South)damn tourHow can you do a writeup of a damn tour without stealing lines from National Lampoon's Vegas Vacation movie?!! Ok, here's a quote from the tour guide..."Welcome everyone, I'm your dam tour guide Arnie. Im about to take you through at fully functional...

Tags: photograph, OK Here

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Rhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gaps

Rhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gapsRhode Island's novel approach to addressing budget gapsHooray for RI! I haven't heard of any energy crisis in RI. You can bet the naval base there would probably want to get on this.You knowif we actually built power plants this wouldn't...

Tags: Blackstone, mill, river, Blackstone River

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Photos: Grand dams of the South

During Road Trip 2008, CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman went dam hopping around the American South. by CNET News.com

Tags: Dam, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-07-11

Dam Beavers (exe)

Like most ducks, Quax loves swimming. But today an unruly gang of beaver baddies insists on building their dams upstream, reducing his favorite swimming pond to a mere puddle. Determined to swim again, Quax has constructed a dam-busting catapult to smash the beaver dams and restore his peaceful pond, but...

Tags: Dam, Pond, SpinTop Games, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-07-11

Shell edges closer to Arctic drilling, but still has to delay

Shell edges closer to Arctic drilling, but still has to delayhow aboutInstead of drilling oil from offshore, in the Artic, ....How about putting solar cells in Arizona, S California, New Mexico, Texas, ...It would take just 1% of the USA landmass to produce all electic energy needs of this country.For...

Tags: reservoir, Artic

Discussion threads 2008-06-22

Can open source help liberate the bureaucracy?

Britain's national plan to bring order and interoperability to the patient records and operations of the national health service was going to cost about £1.2bn and be an enormous business and political success by early 1998. Ten years later it's widely expected to be a continuing £13bn pound...

Tags: Agency, Health Care, Bureaucracy, StarOffice, Open Source, Advertising & Promotion, Office Suites, Software, Marketing, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-06-05

News to know: Comcast-Plaxo; Icahn-Yahoo; Linux; Microsoft

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly? Dennis Howlett: Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move Dan Farber: Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition Techmeme EIC podcast: HP-EDS; Google; SaaS Adrian...

Tags: Plaxo Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Comcast Corp., Workday, Microsoft Corp., Zoho, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware

Blog posts 2008-05-15

European on-demand accounting vendors breaking the dam?

European on-demand accounting vendors breaking the dam?Saasu.com | online accountingHey Dennis, you mentioned plenty of the new guys but not many of who have been delivering soundly and educating the market for years. Saasu.com now has thousands of users including some in the US and at a better price point...

Tags: on-demand accounting company, accounting company, dam, on-demand

Discussion threads 2008-05-14