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Wait: Could 'Bing' be the new name for Microsoft's Live Search?

Wait: Could 'Bing' be the new name for Microsoft's Live Search?I think kumo.com is officialIf you go to www.kumo.com through your firefox, you can find windows' icon at the place, where icons are shown in tabs along with blank page.So, it seems to be official.Secondly, after reading this, I...

Tags: Branding, SEARCH, Microsoft Live Search, Bada-bing, Klooge, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Kumo

Discussion threads 2009-04-03

Baby's got a new name: Social Business

Baby's got a new name: Social BusinessThe name is already takenAren't you worried that your purpose for the name "social business" is not the same thing as the definition that has already been established by a Nobel prize winner, as well as pretty much the world at large? See:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_businessRE: Baby's...

Tags: Social Business, new name

Discussion threads 2009-03-31

And the new name is ... Windows 7

And the new name is ... Windows 7And the new name is...Windows 7This is great news from Microsoft, and a death knell to the rest of the software world! Apple and Linux, take heed, your end is at hand, and its name is Microsoft!!They're going to have a heck...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, new name

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?

Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?Following Steve's PhilosophyAs you so accurately noted, Steve has a knack for whole numbers as we know from his Microsoft Office reign. Office 12 (2007), Office 11 (2003), Office 10 (XP or version 2002), Office 9 (2000) and these were the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Vista R2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, new name

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Sun Blackbox gets new name and customers

Sun Blackbox gets new name and customersActually, the idea is neat: extremely quick deployment of an HPC or datacenter. SUN puts it together and ships it as a container where-ever one is needed.As long as nobody hitches it up to a truck and takes it away, it should work fine...

Tags: Sun Blackbox, new name, Sun Microsystems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

New name for Apple's phone

New name for Apple's phonepray tellwhat in hades is the new name for the Apple iPhone?It's worth clicking the link to find outBut for those of you who venture into TalkBack, Andy has christened it the "whatever Phone". I love the ambiguity. You can read it to mean, "Who cares...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, New Name, Apple Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2007-01-13

Additional Resources

CallClerk 3.6.3 (Windows)

CallClerk caller id software lets you know who is calling on the phone in more ways then you may have thought possible. Use it as an answering machine, fax and/or to immediately e-mail you when you get a call (attaching the caller's message or fax). CallClerk can update a Web...

Tags: Caller ID, Caller, Microsoft Windows, Rob Latour, Fax, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-29

Limagito Lite 7.11.1.1 (Windows)

Limagito Lite is a utility to automatically move/copy/delete files that are added to a specific folder. You can set filters based on the file name, rename files, and directories using regular expressions when moving them to the new destination. You can also set filters based on the directory name. ...

Tags: Directory, MoveIt2, Limagito Lite, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-28

DetachPipe for Outlook 5.8.9 (Windows)

Make Microsoft Outlook faster, more stable and easier to backup with DetachPipe--the e-mail attachment processor. DetachPipe detaches e-mail attachments, leaving a clickable hyperlink in place. You can specify a detach filename manually, or use filename placeholders to generate a new name automatically. DetachPipe identifies duplicate files, saving even more space....

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Attachment, DataMystic, DetachPipe, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-27

ShareTool 1.3.4 (Mac)

ShareTool is hands down, the fastest, easiest, and most secure way to access all of your Bonjour services from anywhere in the world. No server or technical skills required. Also works with VPN connections. For anyone that's been itching to get Bonjour working over VPN, ShareTool is for you! Why...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Network, Apple MacBook, Apple iMac, Apple iTunes, Yazsoft, ShareTool, Desktops, Digital Music, Networking, Digital Media, Hardware, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-11-26

Sony Vaio FW560F/T (brown)

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. Several months ago, one of our favorite retail laptops was the Sony Vaio FW480J/T. Besides offering no-hassle Blu-ray playback and a large...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, game, Intel Core 2 Duo, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-25

Death of the black box EULA

Nonsense. Just look at Psystar.They died by the EULA. The judge even brought that up.And open source software has an EULA of its own, telling you exactlly what you can and must do to be able to use the software.Any failure to follow the EULA/GPL allows the owner of the...

Tags: EULA, black box, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Does Amazon know where it's going with the Kindle?

Amazon, please ignore AdrianNormally I'm right with Adrian, but he obviously doesn't have a Kindle, which is my favorite device. To Amazon: don't add battery sucking features (like wi-fi), we don't care about multi-purpose (it's a bookreader!), i don't want cr@apps on my Kindle (it's a bookreader!) and I don't...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...

Tags: Data centers, Servers, Utility computing, server, cloud computing, virtualization, cluster

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Microsoft CFO Liddell to leave by year-end

dump MSFT shares next yearafter the last bump in stock price you'll get from Win7. It's all downhill from there.Why are the shareholders so greedy?Currently MSFT has around 18-19 PE which is very reasonable. It's pretty high seeing that we are in the great global recession. I know that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Investment, Financial accounting, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., stock

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Climate scientists saying global warming trend is worsening

Pardon me while I yawn. This is the same bunch (climate change chicken-littles) that brought the hockey stick graph and pimped out statistics. These folks have been exposed as corruptand fraudulent, driven by ideology and not science. By continuing to treat them as anything other than worthy...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

iPhone replacements

washed out row of pixelsI had a washed out row of pixels on my screen and they just gave me a brand new one. Took about 5 minutes, and when I hooked it up to iTunes, everything I had synced: contacts, songs, movies, text messages, alarm clocks, notes, etc. was...

Tags: Sales strategy, Smart phones, Sales force management, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, sales

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Elecom's travel 'Spoon' mouse is tiny and pricey

Elecom has released a tiny, sleek new set of computer mice named "Like A Spoon." I wonder if that's supposed to be its name or it's just a literal translation... Available in white, red and black, the 2.4Ghz wireless device weighs 4.1 ounces and...

Tags: Mouse, Elecom, Mice, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Peripherals, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Coupon Sherpa for iPhone 1.2 (Mobile)

Coupon Sherpa for iPhone provides hundreds of in-store coupons for many merchants on your iPhone or iPod Touch. Save money on clothing, shoes, restaurants, electronics, travel, jewelry, sporting goods, and books. Coupon Sherpa for iPhone gives users easy access to two types of coupons. One is exclusive coupons that feature...

Tags: Coupon, Apple iPhone, Mobile, Coupon Sherpa, Smart Phones, Internet, E-mail, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-24

A Better Finder Rename 8.42 (Mac)

A Better Finder Rename is the most complete renaming solution available on the market today. That's why, since 1996, thousands of hobbyists, professionals and businesses depend on A Better Finder Rename to organize and maintain files. A Better Finder Rename's user interface supports complex renaming tasks without sacrificing ease and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, File, Small And Medium Business, Better Finder Rename, Instant Preview Feature, Smb/Sme

Software downloads 2009-11-24