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Bag Friday: iSobre leather sleeves

Don't feel like working today? Bag Friday. Today's installment is all about sleeves. No, not the tattoos covering your arms, leather sleeves for your electronic gear. I reviewed the leather "manila envelope" sleeve for the MacBook Air from iSobre in June 2008 and loved...

Tags: Apple MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, iSobre, Minimal 15, Exterior, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-02-13

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Deck the halls with LED

Sounds OKSounds like a reasonable idea although the cost of LED lights is quite high ($30?).lehnerus2000$30 for LED lights?We buy sets here for $15... and considering that the power consumption is so much lower that they quite literally pay for themselves in the savings on my electric bill, they're worth...

Tags: Engineering, light-emitting diode

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Figuring the value of software

Phil Wainewright's discussion about the cost of running highly scalable SaaS applications like SuccessFactors comes at the right time. He says: Speaking in the opening keynote of SIIA OnDemand in San Jose this morning, SuccessFactors CEO Lars Dalgaard let slip a statistic that set several...

Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, SuccessFactors Inc., SAP AG, Phil Wainewright, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-02

2010 BMW 650i Convertible

Every year we look forward to an updated BMW 6-series, and every year BMW tweaks a few things, but neglects the exterior design. We reviewed a 2009 BMW 650i Convertible earlier this year, and found the 2010 model to be much the same car. The new BMW 650i Convertible uses...

Tags: BMW AG, car

Product reviews 2009-10-09

WSJ on the Kindle, meet price elasticity

News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch has a bevy of pay-for-content experiments planned, but he should be ready to meet some pushback. One grand experiment, the Wall Street Journal's price increase on the Kindle, has turned this customer off. The Wall Street Journal subscription on the Kindle jumped...

Tags: Wall Street Journal, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Lexmark Platinum Pro 905

Businesses shopping for a new multifunction printer already have enough decisions to make without throwing a touch-screen option into the mix, but most of the big printer vendors already have models with one or one in the works. We've reviewed the Brother MFC-990CW and the HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless,...

Tags: Printers, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, printer, Platinum Pro 905, touch screen, Lexmark International Inc.

Product reviews 2009-09-25

MSI X340 might be the best laptop you've never heard of

Glossy LCD? No thanksA Lenovo X300 from the Lenovo Outlet for about $1100 seems to be the best deal to me. For an extra $400 beyond the MSI you get a fast SSD, higher resolution non-glossy display though the viewing angle and contrast is rather disappointing, a second processing core,...

Tags: Notebooks, MSI web site, MSI, laptop computer, MSI X340

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

2010 Lexus HS250h

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus HS250hWhen we were introduced to Lexus' new hybrid, we were assured that the HS250h was more than just a Toyota Prius with premium price tag. For starters, this new dedicated hybrid luxury model features a larger 2.4-liter gasoline engine. Although the two hybrids have identical wheelbases, the...

Tags: Eco Mode, Normal-Mode, Lexus HS250h, Lexus, Lexus HS, gasoline engine

Product reviews 2009-08-28

MIDs and netbooks - half the size, half the experience - Solomon type design

Personally - not really interested in smaller than a netbook."With AJAX, and HTML 5 coming, the Internet experience will require ever more power."Somehow I doubt that that will really take more power than video.But if it doesn't do video - yeah, it's underpowered.Frankly, though, I really don't want to go...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Solomon Corp., netbook, video, HTML 5

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Dell Inspiron 15

Dell is one of the most popular computer brands worldwide, and a default choice for many shoppers. Located right in the middle of the company's lineup, the Dell Inspiron 15 is one of the most versatile and affordable midrange laptops, offering configurations for as low as $379. We tried a...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.

Product reviews 2009-08-12

Rupert Murdoch's grand subscription plan: Much ado over minimal revenue?

News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch said that the company will begin charging for its news sites. The details were a bit vague, but Murdoch said News Corp.'s big experiment kicks off in 2010. The larger question is whether this move is much ado about little revenue. We'll...

Tags: Revenue, Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch, News Corp., Quality Journalism, Weinkes, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Dead-Finger Tech: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch unibody, 2009)

Dead-Finger Tech: Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch unibody, 2009)I'm with you thereI bought my 13" Mid-June Unibody 2.26Ghz MBP 3 weeks ago and it has impressed me. I upgraded the hd and ram for $150. I bought it just for mobility since I have a great workstation and large LCDs at...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Notebooks, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, LCD, Apple MacBook Pro

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Walmart to sell $298 Compaq laptop in time for back-to-school, 'while supplies last'

The annual back-to-school shopping trip is just around the corner. Load the family in the mini-van, drive over to your local Walmart, and watch as your shopping cart fills with new clothes, shoes, pencils, notebooks, protractors, calculators, and a million other things. The yearly resupply is...

Tags: Hard Drive, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Compaq Computer Corp., Notebooks, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Marketing, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Eizo ColorEdge CG222W-BK (LCD display)

At $1,500, the Eizo ColorEdge CG222W should be considered by graphics professionals only. While the display has color accuracy that's second to none and a plethora of color customization options, its 1,680x1,050 resolution isn't fit for high-def movies or high-performance games. If professional graphics work isn't on your agenda--but you're...

Tags: Monitors & displays, LCD, footstand, Eizo ColorEdge CG222W, monitor, display, DVI, bezel

Product reviews 2009-07-23

Optimum Ultra: So how fast is it?

Optimum Online's $99 per month Ultra DOCSIS 3.0 service is one of fastest residential broadband offerings available today. But is it really "Up to" 101Mbps as advertised? As I mentioned in a post last week about broadband service outages, Last Friday, I was...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., Router, Network, Adobe PDF, Broadband, Server, NetGear, Ultra DOCSIS 3.0, CISCO DPC3000, Speed Test, OOKLA, SRXN3205, Network Technology, Routers & Switches, Modems, Home Networking, Cable, Firewalls, Broadband Internet, Networking, Telecommunications, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-07

Overall spam volume unaffected by 3FN/Pricewert's ISP shutdown

Following last week's shutdown of 3FN/Pricewert's operations by the FTC, wishful thinkers expected a major decline in the overall spam volume, with botnet masters once again caught off guard just like it happened in November, 2008 with McColo's shutdown. However, according to numerous vendors that doesn't seem...

Tags: Internet Service Provider, Malware, FTC, Spam Volume, 3FN/Pricewert, Marshal8e6, Rustock, Pricewert, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Business Security, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Business Operations, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-06-10

Apple's MacBook flop - fixed!

Apple's MacBook flop - fixed!Alert for Mac fanboy outragedHaving USB 3.0 is quite important when Apple claims to be the 'latest and greatest'.It would be a long time untill you'll see USB 3.0 ports on any Mac.For PCs, you just have a PCI card and a driver to install because...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., USB 3.0, rich people, Linux, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

$99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer Experience

$99 iPhones Will Not Improve the Wireless Customer ExperiencePhone as a uniform data device NOT mobile providers' preferenceMobile phone companies prefer NOT to be treated as just a data ISP. Instead they have traditionally maintained false fragmentations, such as separate voice, SMS and lately data streams, when all can be...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, Wireless Customer Experience, phone, wireless, carrier, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Sorry Linux but the chicken came first

Sorry Linux but the chicken came firstNot unassailableMS has defeated multiple monopolies in the past. Word Perfect, Lotus 123, Dbase II-IV, and yes, Netscape. Also Linux on netbooks. :)I might also mention the mighty Sony, the PS2 which roundly trounced both XBox and Nintendo the first round has a pitiful...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Apple Faithful: Arrogance Is Not a Virtue, and Why I Will Never Buy a Mac

I've often been asked why I don't own a Mac. The answer is simple, and yet complex, and requires a trip down memory lane artwork by Spidermonkey David Morgenstern’s column last week about Psystar’s imminent demise and his accompanying “Good Riddance”...

Tags: Software, Steve Jobs, Apple Macintosh, PC, Apple Inc., Next Computer, Canon Inc., Fanboy Template Let, Andrew, NeXTStep, Desktops, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-06-02