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"Should I buy a Dell?"

"Should I buy a Dell?"RE: Dell or...I myself have a Dell Latitude 640 and except for a minor flaw, I am perfectly happy with my purchase. Not necessary the most media-friendly notebook, but I only use it for office work, for which it is perfectly suited. Works even better with...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), computer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Dell Computer Corp., VISTA IS, new computer

Discussion threads 2008-03-06

A tale of two cases

A tale of two casesTale of one awesome company...Let me tell you, Microsoft has innovated this industry single handedly. Microsoft has taken a lame industry and carried it on its back to greatness. Pocket PC's, desktop PC's, laptops....All of it is innovated by Microsoft. I read Bill Gates's books all...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Web browsers, Desktops, Operating systems, Tablets, Pocket PC, Microsoft Corp., new computer, computer

Discussion threads 2004-03-24

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Your computer as your singing coach

Israeli researchers have developed an electronic ear to coach vibrato technique. Until now, the quality of a vibrato -- the pulsating change of pitch in a singer's voice -- could only be judged by voice experts. Now, a Tel Aviv University research team 'has successfully managed to train a computer...

Tags: Researcher, Quality, Teacher, Computer, TAU, Productivity, Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-07-05

MSFT's acquisition of Powerset is not about search

The recent $100 million acquisition of Powerset, the semantic search engine company, by Microsoft looks to be more to do with advertising than beefing up the software giants' search capabilities. So far, Powerset has only demonstrated its technology against Wikipedia. It's a neat exhibit but it is...

Tags: Acquisition, Yahoo! Inc., Contextual Advertising, MSFT, Search, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-07-04

TechForward advocates the cause of temporary ownership

I have been MEANING to write about the Los Angeles-based start-up TechForward for weeks now, but felt like I didn't have enough time to write the truly thoughtful post that it deserved. Now, I'm forcing myself to get off my butt, strangely enough, because I'm having a moral dilemma over...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Electronics, TechForward, Lebovitz, Retail, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-04

FolderMatch (exe)

FolderMatch compares and synchronizes any two folder trees or two files. Winner at the 2002,2003 and 2004 Shareware Industry Awards, it's a MUST-HAVE tool for keeping files and folders in sync as well as powerful insurance against loss of valuable data. Who can benefit from FolderMatch?Everyone who maintains multiple copies...

Tags: File, Salty Brine Software, FolderMatch, Productivity, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Insurance, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance

Software downloads 2008-07-04

Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?

Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...

Tags: Scanners, Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Badware, server log, AVG, AVG LinkScanner

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

WordPress, Gears, and the converging browser/desktop

WordPress, Gears, and the converging browser/desktopGears is good, but, we still need support for a better compiled languagelike a special sand-boxed version of Java. Without Java or similar, we can NOT do things like import complex file types or do a lot of the things that we need for full...

Tags: Mainframes, cloud computing, Web browsers, mainframe, Web application, desktop, Wordpress, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Sync files between computers over the Web, free

Freeware application and Web service Dropbox instantly backs up and syncs your files over the Internet and to any Windows or Mac computer. Once you install the application, it will create a Dropbox folder on your hard drive. Any file you put inside that folder will sync...

Tags: Web, File, Computer, Dropbox Web Interface, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Channel Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-03

I have to stop using Gmail :(

Regular readers know that I'm a Google devotee. Between Gmail and Google Apps, I spend more time accessing Google servers than any other place on the Net. Since I forward my other school accounts to Gmail, I can use the slick Gmail interface with all of my mail....

Tags: Google Gmail, LG EnV, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-03

12 terabytes of YouTube data

A lot of us block YouTube access in our schools. There's plenty of objectionable content worth hiding from young eyes. Probably an equal number of us, however, leave it open at the request of teachers who use its vast resources for teaching (yes, there is more than zit...

Tags: YouTube Inc., Video, Teacher, Viacom Inc., Chances, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-03

NoScript vs. Internet Explorer 8 Filters

NoScript vs. Internet Explorer 8 FiltersThink About End UsersI've tried, a couple of times, to use NoScript in my normal surfing, and it became unbearable quickly. Too many sites were disfunctional. MLB.com is a good example.It's one thing to make an add-in for technical users that they can tweak on...

Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, Channel management, Microsoft Internet Explorer, NoScript, IE8, MLB

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, vision, computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Computer 'mystery outages' plague Australian Emergency Services

A series of four "mystery outages" have forced the Department of Emergency Services in Queensland, Australia to suspend rolling out a new, $6 million computer-aided dispatch system based on TriTech Software Systems' VisiCAD product. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: TriTech Software Systems, Outage, Computer, Manufacturing, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-07-03

YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose

Updated: The latest battle in Google's ongoing court battle with Viacom over YouTube copyright infringement is a glass half full or half empty situation. In the half full department, Google scored a legal victory as a judge shot down Viacom requests for the search giant's search code and other critical...

Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., IP, Video, Viacom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Almeza MultiSet Automatic Software Installer (exe)

A tool for creating a bootable disk with the Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems. You can quickly install an operating system on a computer from such a disk. While creating it, MultiSet also allows you to integrate some service packs and, if necessary, remove some components from the operating system (Media...

Tags: Disk, Operating System, Unattended Installation Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-03

SmartTools (exe)

SmartTools was planned for a complete check and management of the fitness-wellness clubs. At the same time the smaller fitness clubs can apply to the workplaces, employees' checking, to increase of their income and the optimization of marketing actions. The most important viewpoint was the easy manageability at the time...

Tags: Club, Warex, Disaster Recovery, Marketing Research, Backups, Data Management, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-07-03

PC Health Optimizer Free Edition (exe)

PC Health Optimizer is a unique set of over 12 maintenance tools to improve system performance and security. This suite of utilities will identify and eliminate problems with one click. It corrects problems in many areas of your computer including hard disks, memory, registry and more. Besides giving your computer...

Tags: Suite, PC, Computer, Retina-X Studios, PC Health Optimizer, Productivity, Internet, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-03

PC Backup Utilities (exe)

PC Backup Utilities is an exclusive backup/restore solution for home and business purposes. With this comprehensive solution, Even a novice can backs up his/her Windows/Linux Systems, documents, business information, photos, musics and emails. Upgrade hard drive and migrate/propagate system to other computers locally or over network will become an easy...

Tags: PC, Backup Utility, Computer, PC Backup Utilities, Desktops, Productivity, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-03

Netcom3 Advanced PC Security (exe)

Netcom3 Internet Security Software will speed up your computer, detects and removes spyware and adware, Viruses, Trojans, Dialers, Worms, and a host of other dangerous parasites. It automatically detects and corrects the most common problems including: run time errors, corrupt files, invalid paths, fonts, file types, CLSID, DLLs, sound, help...

Tags: PC, Netcom3, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

Software downloads 2008-07-03