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Toshiba unveils laptop with high-def DVD: Toshiba unveils laptop with high-def DVDComplete with integrated DRM, I take it.n/tHD DVD's a non starter, opinionHD DVD is a non starter for the same reason I said VC1 was a non starter, M-I-C-R-O-S-O-F-T.Microsoft controls Windows, and has a competitor in this market, the Media PC.The media PC can be...; Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, non starter, DVD, starter, HD-DVD, Toshiba Corp., laptop computer; Discussion threads 2006-03-07

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Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find cheap printer ink, toner refills: Weekend Gadget Guidance: Find cheap printer ink, toner refillsI simply dont print at all..Very little needs to be printed anymore. hell i am still on my 'starter' toner cartridge in my laser printer and my inkject printer is now just a glorified scanner/fax. I print to XPS (PDF if i...; Tags: Printers, printer, cheap printer, Weekend Gadget Guidance, toner; Discussion threads 2008-09-05
Hercules DJ Console Rmx: There are plenty of ways to get started as a digital DJ, but the majority of them will get you laughed off the stage. The Hercules DJ Console Rmx ($350) fills the gap between amateur digital DJ starter kits such as the M-Audio Torq Mixlab and high-end products such as...; Tags: Hercules DJ Console RMX; Product reviews 2008-08-28
Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?: Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?It is an apt comparison>Your Ubunutu/Vista comparison doesn't pass the common sense test. Think about what you can get with Ubuntu-- Compiz Fusion for eye candy, drive encryption, MythTV DVR app, OpenOffice.org, ect. You have to get Ultimate Windows to get all...; Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), pricing strategy, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into: Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled intoI agree "One OS to unite them all""One price to keep all happy" In the end it's just a marketing ploy different versions each with their own "missing" pieces. In many ways it looks like double dipping...; Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, marketing, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Google and Sirius XM: Build my "Dream" Handheld: The current rumor-mongering seems to indicate that HTC's "Dream" will soon be making landfall in the US. Based on the initially leaked specs of this device, it still sounds like it doesn't do what I really would want it to do in order to replace by Blackberry 8820. ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Handheld, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Video, Sirius, Android, Mesh Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Networking, Marketing, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-08-24
Verizon, Google getting chummy on mobile search?: Verizon Communications and Google are reportedly close to a partnership that could bring the search giant's services to its wireless unit and perhaps TV and broadband services too. According to the Wall Street Journal, Verizon and Google are talking about a partnership. This partnership would bring Google's...; Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., Mobile Search, Journal, Web Portal Deal, Business Structures, Search, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-22
We need new sources of Vitamin D: We need new sources of Vitamin DWe need new sources of Vitamin DIf only more people would get out into the sun. I forget the actual amount but I think its like an hour of sunshine a day is good for you but I don't think they quite mean...; Tags: Osteoporosis, vitamin, Vitamin D; Discussion threads 2008-08-13
Windows security rendered useless? Uh, not exactly: Windows security rendered useless? Uh, not exactlyOh no!!Another Bott post!!!! I glad there is no more nonsense comparison between two different things.Um, Ed ...... I know you read the paper because I sent you the PDF, but it seems you failed to notice a few things.You accuse me of "alarming...; Tags: Web browsers, Defense-in-Depth, exploitation, Microsoft Windows, memory corruption vulnerability, Web browser, security; Discussion threads 2008-08-11
Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!: Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!I can't waitHe says it is so easy, I want the do it yourself starter kit!RE: Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!From the press release: "The new catalyst consists of cobalt metal,...; Tags: true green revolution, green revolution; Discussion threads 2008-07-31
Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops: Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptopsjust thinknow instead of being stuck in a little puddle they can go out there and swim in the ocean of windows applications like the rest of us - a zillion kids just smiledlinuxhelp.net:~# apt-get install mozilla-firefoxReading Package Lists... DoneBuilding Dependency Tree... DoneThe following...; Tags: Operating systems, Vista-64, Microsoft Windows XP, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., OLPC Laptop, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Google's $10M, no, $100M Android Challenge: Google's $10M, no, $100M Android ChallengeI think that Google also needs to make their own self branded phone.They can not depend on existing manufacturers to do it for them. But, after the Google phone takes off, Google might decide to get out of the market.It will be many years before...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA: Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIAGreat news!Back in the day, practical folks used to talk well about Volvos. They said that Volvos were safe, reliable, family cars. There were however not many takers. People instead swooned over sexier, more stylish cars. This is precisely...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Java development tools, Desktops, video game, video, game, CRM, Web browser, iTunes client, Entellium, Apple iTunes, Sun Java Studio Creator, desktop, rich Internet application; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
WhenU make adware: WhenU make adwareAdware and Spybot Search and Destroy are old and InferiorI trialled many anti spyware programs foten simultaneously and then proceeded to deliberately install ad/spyware on my pc. Here is a good link if you want to run trials yourself: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adware#Well-known_adware_programs.2Fprograms_distributed_with_adwareI then ran each one to see which...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, adware, spyware, WhenU, Spybot Search, advertisement; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Qik out of private beta: Over the weekend, Qik came out of private beta. Jennifer Leggio has all the technical details, along with some insights in Robert Scoble's outburst about how kyte.tv would kill off Qik and Flixwagon. One claim the company makes over at VentureBeat is that they have gotten latency...; Tags: Revenue, Advertisement, Business Model, Beta, Qik, Jennifer Leggio, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-21
D-Link launches new surveillance cam with Powerline networking: D-Link is shipping the first in the line of its D-Life products, a series that is designed to enable users to easily manage networking devices via its D-Life Web site. First up is a surveillance camera kit that allows remote viewing of live streaming video from a remote Web browser....; Tags: D-Link Systems, Powerline Networking, Camera, Powerline, D-Life Camera, Home Networking, Networking, Personal Technology, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Deskless Workers, Useless Services: Microsoft Online Misses the Mark: I spend a lot of time tracking the deskless souls who inhabit the workworld, the factory workers, nurses and others who spend more time on their feet and less time on their butts than the rest of us. So I was all ears as Stephen Elop, Microsoft's latest Business Division...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Worker, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-07-08
Jobs' Apple as premier platform mantra to accelerate: Jobs' Apple as premier platform mantra to accelerateNo, ZDNet talkbacks are the reason[i]So, instead, they declare the Mac user irrational.[/i]5 minutes on ZDNet talkbacks are all we need to declare Mac users irrational. :)False on many frontsWhy PC users are not excited about their machines? Completely wrong. Plenty...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, job, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, computer; Discussion threads 2008-06-09
Holy power supply, batman, how soon does crude oil hit $150 per barrel?: Holy power supply, batman, how soon does crude oil hit $150 per barrel?I don't get it, there are plenty of rich oilfields!Iraq is very rich in oil. I can't understand why we just won't confiscate some of the oilfields or just start drilling there until the people of Iraq pay...; Tags: power supply, biofuel, oil; Discussion threads 2008-05-21
Microsoft looks to buy search share (again): Microsoft looks to buy search share againDidn't work last time, won't work this timeWho cares if the great Bloatfarm offers you 25 cents off? Do people quit Amazon for 25 cents off at Barnes & Noble?Even so, if the slagheap does it, google is much more powerful in search...; Tags: Engineering, Financial accounting, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., slagheap, MSFT; Discussion threads 2008-05-21