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Open source standards are the story of the year

Open source standards are the story of the yearAltruismRegarding principal vs. principle:All things considered, I prefer counting on enlightened self-interest rather than altruism. Most standards work depends on multiple players seeing it as in their advantage to grow the pie rather than the slice.That, in turn, depends on having...

Tags: Quality, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Leadership, Betaware, Now Microsoft, Motif, open source, Microsoft Office, standards, Office 12, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Open source standard, Openlook

Discussion threads 2005-10-25

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Westinghouse L1916HW

The Westinghouse L1916HW is a 19-inch wide-screen LCD that carries a $180 list price but can be found for as low as $160 at Best Buy. With its decent performance across a variety of tasks and HDCP compatibility, we think it's a good buy. By comparison, the $250 Lenovo ThinkVision...

Tags: Monitors & displays, video connection, footstand, Westinghouse, display, OSD, Westinghouse L1916HW

Product reviews 2008-11-04

Transcript: PDC08 Keynote – 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 — 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

Don't bet big on green

Don't bet big on greenYou point out that the IQ normal curve skews left?I know the problem well - I don't know of a good answer. Sorry.Oil is being developedBrazil's large offshore deposits and Kazakhstan's already proven, and old, reserves of both oil and gas.I agreeFor one...

Tags: Free trade, NPV

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

The Perils of Showboating

The Perils of ShowboatingMocking companies looking for VC moneyYears ago I wrote two articles about start up presentation events. Out in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley there are tons of these events. It was getting out of hand so to have some fun with it, some producers thought it...

Tags: Gong Show, Perils

Discussion threads 2008-08-24

Gateway stops selling PCs direct

Gateway stops selling PCs directHow does this save money?I mean won't part of the sale have to go to the outlet? While a direct sale Gateway gets it all? Also can we stop this name game thing. Gateway is not longer Gateway it's Acer. I remember...

Tags: Desktops, PC, Gateway Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality

DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

I am Batman

I am Batmanre: I am BatmanIf I understand this correctly... they'll pay for your Phone usage but not your data, correct? First off, I'd say that's odd in this day and age. Usually I see that companies pay for Both or None.In any case, it sounds like you're...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Cellular phones, dork, Batman, phone, RIM BlackBerry, belt

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right

UNIX - Let's get together and feel all rightEric may be right, it ttmight just be too much legal work, but, Sun couldGPL important parts that could be mixed with Linux. Of course that would mean they would have to move to Linux at some point and give up the...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Sun Solaris, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, nothing, UN*X, Unix, AT&T Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-18

Sony MEX-BT5100 - radio / CD / MP3 player

Forget add-on modules and external hands-free calling speakerphones. The easiest and cleanest way to make calls in the car is routing them through a built-in Bluetooth phone system. If you're among the majority of drivers who doesn't have a factory-installed calling system, Sony's MEX-BT5100 is a useful all-in-one stereo and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, CD, radio, MP3, MP3 player, Sony MEX-BT5100, phone, joystick, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-04-07

Ch Standard (exe)

Ch is a C/C++ interpreter for cross platform scripting, shell programming, 2D/3D graphical plotting, numerical computing and embedded scripting. Ch supports 8,000 functions including 1999 ISO C Standard (C99), C++ class, POSIX, X11/Motif, OpenGL, ODBC, XML, GTK+, Win32, CGI, 2D/3D graphical plotting, socket/Winsock, LAPACK, Intel OpenCV, National Instrument's Data Acquisition...

Tags: Ch, C/C++, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-03-31

Ch Professional (exe)

Ch is a C/C++ interpreter for cross platform scripting, shell programming, 2D/3D graphical plotting, numerical computing and embedded scripting. Ch supports 8,000 functions including 1999 ISO C Professional (C99), C++ class, POSIX, X11/Motif, OpenGL, ODBC, XML, GTK+, Win32, CGI, 2D/3D graphical plotting, socket/Winsock, LAPACK, Intel OpenCV, National Instrument's Data Acquisition...

Tags: Ch, C/C++, Programming Languages, Databases, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2008-03-31

VR game to help burn patients

The Loyola University Medical Center in Illinois will be one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to use a virtual reality game to help burn patients. By using SnowWorld, developed at the University of Washington, patients recovering from severe burns will enter a virtual 'polar landscape of gently falling...

Tags: Game, Patient, Loyola University, University Of Washington, Snowball, SnowWorld, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-03-25

CLC Sequence Viewer (exe)

CLC Sequence Viewer is a free software workbench for basic bioinformatics, enabling users to make a large number of bioinformatics analyses, combined with smooth data management, and excellent graphical viewing and output options. Some of the many bioinformatics analyses are: Interactive restriction site analysis, Creating and editing alignments, Phylogenetics, Integrated...

Tags: Bioinformatics, CLC Sequence Viewer, Healthcare

Software downloads 2008-02-28

Altec Lansing T612

Back in 2006, Altec Lansing released the M602 iPod Home Audio System. Billed as a "high-end home system," the M602 initially carried a $199 MSRP, but its price has since dropped to closer to $100. Now the company is offering the T612, which, aside from its darker color scheme,...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Toni Braxton, T612, M602 iPod Home Audio System, Altec Lansing M602, Apple iPhone, Altec Lansing

Product reviews 2008-02-26

Debate over telecom immunity starts anew

Debate over telecom immunity starts anewnetroots and the FISA debateIt's fun to watch what local political bloggers are saying about FISA and their senators.http://www.blognetnews.com/central/RE: Debate over telecom immunity starts anewCheney's argument is the same one used to try to justify letting Hitler's cohorts off the hook at the Nuremberg trials...

Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, telecom immunity, telecommunications, government, Cheney

Discussion threads 2008-01-24

Can Netflix capture the set-top box?

Netflix's ongoing progression toward digital delivery continues, this time with a set-top box deal with LG. The big question is whether Netflix can capture the set-top box--the Holy Grail and de facto home entertainment server these days. According to a bevy of reports see Techmeme, Netflix will...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-03

Macs join the Army - Hooah!

The Army turns to Apple to help bolster cyber security: Given Apple's marketing toward the young and the trendy, you wouldn't expect the U.S. Army to be much of a customer. Lieutenant Colonel C.J. Wallington is hoping hackers won't expect it either. Wallington, a division chief...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Computer, Desktops, Productivity, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2007-12-21

Motif Ad Kit (asp)

Motif Ad Kit is an integrated solution which gives you everything you need to create award-winning rich media ads right inside Flash. It's a complete range of formats and a design process that liberates you from the non-creative details, so you can concentrate on the fun stuff. This version is...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Advertisement, Motif Ad Kit

Software downloads 2007-08-13

LG LFD790

LG's LFD790 two-channel home theater in a box HTIB stands out in a field of silver plastic HTIBs--the entire LG system, AV receiver/DVD player, stereo satellite speakers, and powered subwoofer are finished in a pristine, high-gloss black finish. By normal HTIB standards, the speakers are large, big enough to house...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, LG Electronics Inc., LG LFD790, AV receiver/DVD, HTIB

Product reviews 2007-07-02