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10 Windows XP services you should never disable

Guest post from TechRepublic's 10 Things blog. There are dozens of guides out there that help you determine which services you can safely disable on your Windows XP desktop. Disabling unnecessary services can improve system performance and overall system security, as the system’s...

Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Service, Computer, Network Connections Service, Play, Network Location Awareness Service, Productivity, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-24

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Sprint beats Verizon, AT&T in nationwide 3G reliability tests

Just about a month ago, I stepped into a Sprint store to learn more about the Palm Pre and walked out ready to switch from Verizon to Sprint, thanks to a knowledgeable clerk who shifted the conversation from devices to plans. It turns out that Sprint's plans are so competitively...

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Sprint Communications, 3G, Palm Pre, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Grace Digital Bravado GDI-IRD4400M

Photo gallery:Grace Digital Bravado GDI-IRD4400MThe Wi-Fi radio category has grown steadily over the last two years, thanks to greater consumer awareness and the popularity of streaming music services like Pandora. Grace Digital Audio was one of the early entrants to this product category, and the Bravado (model number GDI-IRD4400M) represents...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, background color, LCD Display, Bravado, radio, Grace Digital Bravado GDI-IRD4400M, Internet radio, stereo speaker

Product reviews 2009-06-29

CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Second Verse, Different Than the First

Industry Giants -the New Adults on the Block Most of these might not be surprising to you but they are to me. With maybe the exception of Sage...and NetSuite....and RightNow and.....ah well.  I guess they aren't really all that surprising.  But to some degree, IBM and Cisco are surprising. ...

Tags: Strategy, Application, NetSuite Inc., IBM Corp., CRM, Zach, Zoho, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-16

Jump Point: Data-control, day-parting and success in any age

Tom Hayes has written a new book, Jump Point, that will get you thinking. Jump Point combines the freeconomics ideas recently covered by Wired's Chris Anderson with a globe-spanning perspective on competitiveness, but, most importantly, suggests that the impact of technology is a trailing phenomenon. In other words, when it...

Tags: Hayes Corp., Jump Point, Internet, Supply Chain, Leadership, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-03-17

Capturing ambient intelligence

According to Wikipedia, 'ambient intelligence AmI refers to electronic environments that are sensitive and responsive to the presence of people.' In 'Ambient intelligence: snowboarding to the new frontier,' ICT Results reports that ambient intelligence is a key component for future beyond 3G mobile and wireless communication systems. This is why...

Tags: Network, Environment, Wireless Communication, Intelligence, e-SENSE, Sensei, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-01-15

Thumbtribes: Low Bandwidth, Location-Aware Communication

Mobile application developers need to design their applications with the constraints of the network in mind. In comparison to inexpensive home broadband networks, mobile networks often exhibit high levels of latency and have limited bandwidth. Another significant difference between these networks is the cost of transporting data. Mobile network operators...

Tags: Mobile Network, Aware, Bandwidth, Mobile, Network, Zedstar Dot Org, Advertising & Promotion, Networking, Wireless, Marketing

White papers 2007-05-27

SOA for the masses: Widgets, pipes and teqlets

For many years SOA (Service-Oriented Architecture--building composite applications by assembling components from multiple sources within and beyond an enterprise) and its antecedents have been the province of the developer priesthood. Mere mortals, lacking programming skills, have not been privy to arcane, powerful secrets of SOA codes. Now the power of...

Tags: Apple, Blogging, General, Google, IBM, Microsoft, Personal Technology, SaaS, Salesforce.com, SAP, Software Infrastructure, Web Technology, Yahoo

Blog posts 2007-02-15

Google pitches Google

Dan Rubinstein, SME Business platforms, Google, was the first featured speaker to kick-off the Kelsey Interactive Local Media conference this afternoon in Philadelphia, and he featured Google, big time.Rubinstein framed his talk by citing discouraging start-up SME small and medium enterprise statistics; Fewer than half of the small businesses started...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Software Applications, ROI, Self-Promotion, Google, Advertising, Search, Marketing, Media, Local

Blog posts 2006-11-29

Three proposals for ad-based Wi-Fi

Wireless Bologna As citywide networks become popular, a model of ad-supported free Wi-Fi is on the rise. That's an issue Andrew Townsend at the Institute for the Future addresses in a recent blog post. The trend brings up three key issues, Townsend writes on the IFTF blog: guaranteeing citizens'...

Tags: Wireless Bologna, wireless

Blog posts 2006-06-07