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A GEM: Pepe pulls his weight

Pepe's nose. Pepe from the stern. I have met Pepe and his owner. She's Risa Buck and thinks of her little electric mobile as more of a pet than a piece of machinery. Ms Buck drives...

Tags: Car, Vehicle, Mph, Battery, Oregon, Microsoft Corp., GEM, Pepe, Ms Buck, GEM Vehicle, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-12-07

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Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD

People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Google offers 20GB online storage for price of a latte

Or get 25GBfor free with SkyDrive from Microsoft.ThanksI did not know about purchasing added space for Gmail and Picasa. Good to know and yes I do have a ton of photos :)Re: Or get 25GBNice! I'll take the 25GB for free, with a latte.Perhaps an idea for Mr Andrew Nusca...

Tags: E-mail, Google Inc., SkyDrive, latte, storage

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Google: Is there anyone who doesn't have an opinion?

Google is 1995 MicrosoftFor now, Google is up there, with great products, a bright future and way in front. But...Google can't be different from any other company that ever emerged, flourish and then met their nemesis. Everybody thinks it will be MS or Apple but the reality will probably be...

Tags: Strategy, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Wii sales take a 43% tumble ... why?

Can no longer competeNintendo has dug itself in a hole this time it probably can't get out of. If they have a hardware update to improve graphics to the level of the 360 or PS3 they will not be able to compete on price which was their main selling...

Tags: Games, Sales strategy, game, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd., sales, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Microsoft partners to allow Eclipse interop on Win7, WinServer 2008 R2, Azure

Eclipse should decline the 'plug ins'M$ only ries to extend and extinguish here folks!Self interests always......Isn't that what most things revolve around? I'm sure that if Linux had a chance to extend and draw to its platform by working with Microsoft it would, unless they are too stupid to...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Eclipse, Linux, Mircosoft, Azure, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

What the DoD now says about open source

I could just see a commander in the field ....having to wait for procurement to get a simple map through bids while his troops are getting shot up even though it is publicly available (oh wait, isn't that how the Chinese embassy got accidentally bombed?)Always use the best tool for...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, U.S. Department of Defense, open source, OpenBSD, attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Will OpenSolaris survive Oracle?

We can only hope so! It would make a much better back end than what linux has to offer. Solaris has always been a solid performer and is a real UNIX, not some hacked up clone like linux. The best option for Oracle would be to ditch linux...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Sun Solaris, Oracle Corp., OpenSolaris, Open Solaris

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Why Android is beating Windows Mobile

So, the analysts have it wrong.because they do not agree with your assesment, but they have it correct when they do?That seems quite selective, but then again, it could be true. That is why when I see anaylyst that believe that Android (for as good as an operating system that...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, operating system, Microsoft Windows, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Apple Q4 '09 earnings result - Most profitable quarter ever

moron servicemoron service, where are you?Ghost of PsystarSee? ... it just goes to show ya! If Apple doesn't get their act together and start licensing their operating system for Mac clones, there's no hope for them. How long can they expect to keep a drowning company afloat selling...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows NT, Desktops, Apple Inc., big word

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Sidekick outage says more about the future of 'Pink' than Microsoft's cloud

This isn't about any service.This is about Microsoft in general. It brings up the question of whether they can manage a server environment. It doesn't matter what that environment is. Preservation of data is always job one. And this is the job where the failure occurred. So Pink, Azure, cloud,...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Mary-Jo, Microsoft Corp., Azure, job, Pink, IT administration

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Ballmer: Testers didn't ring Vista warning bells; Could the same happen with Windows 7?

Your average beta tester is a power userYour average beta tester is a power user. You don't get the same feedback as you can from an average user. Therefore, you can't extrapolate how their experience would apply to the masses.Ballmer's trying to dampen expectations a bit so that when Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

The Windows 7 upgrade survival guide

Any reason not to back up to a USB Flash?They're really cheap after all, and odds are you can fit a system plus all desired installed programs on one big stick.Well...I always think of flash drives as a bit volatile. And they are more expensive, bit for bit. Two or...

Tags: Operating systems, Parted Magic, Paragon Drive Backup, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 Upgrade, Windows 7 upgrade survival, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Has Steve Jobs banned Apple staff from social media?

Nothing wrong with thatApple does rely on secrecy, especially in their R&D, to get more bang for their buck when the product is finally announced. I could see why Apple would want their employees not talking about their jobs in the social media. I can see why a lot of...

Tags: Blogging, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., blog, social media

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Should open source hate Apple?

Apple Doesn't Have Control?Apple created an entirely closed marketplace for music through iTunes and the iPod that no other product has successfully done! The point that one device was more than 60-70% of the market kills innovation, let alone that it was laced with DRM for years and still is...

Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Microsoft and their Photoshop diversity policy

Wow!Looking forward to hearing the PR claw back for this one. This is just in-excusable, regardless of local politics. It's not even well done!World's shortest neckCould have lifted the head a bit higher.Also, not necessarily any sinister motive. When budgets are enormous, you pay for focus groups to determine...

Tags: Public relations, Marketing research, iGeneration, Photoshop diversity policy, Microsoft Corp., diversity policy, Adobe PhotoShop

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Google vs. Bing: The global battle

Huh, just 67.5%??I thought it would have been like 80-90% by now.Mr Dignan uses flawed statistics, the market is actually much more skewedAccording to Hitwise, who claims to have bigger and more unbiased samples, was Google's market share up at impressive 74%, i.e. ~14 times bigger than Bing, 4.5 times...

Tags: Google Inc., Bing, global battle

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Why you should care about Apple's Snow Leopard

How about security?Update: I have answered my own questions with the precious few details found here: http://www.apple.com/macosx/technology/Are there any security improvements in Snow Leopard? yes, a fewWill the NX/DEP finally be switched on in Safari and all other internet facing programs?Presumably it will be switched on for 64bit programs. All...

Tags: OSX, Apple Inc., Snow Leopard, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Microsoft to roll out IE 8 with new defaults on Patch Tuesday

I think the EU is the only one who caresI really cannot believe this is such a big deal. If people don't know how to change their defaults. I hardly think they know about any browser but IE.Could the argument not be made against any Linux version? I have tried...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, IE 8, IE8, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

You won't want an iPod (Tech which back-to-school students should avoid)

Back to school....This is good but don't quite see that these are all "back-to-school".For my student:Netbook - great for work and portability. It fits in his backpackFlash Drive - great for storing / transferring work on - now if the school had a working printer attached to their common...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., back-to-school student

Discussion threads 2009-08-10