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- Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technology
- Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technologyBut why?I'm all for alternative energy but I still don't understand why solar is becoming popular. Solar energy seems to be the least efficient. And it seems poised for quantum jumps in efficiency in the near future. So why...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar technology
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technology
- It's midnight, do you know where your solar panel is? I read somewhere yesterday where thefts of solar panels are on the rise, no doubt due to the rather dear price that they still command. Hopefully, that's on a pace for change, given that many of us...
- Tags: Installation, Solar Energy, Photovoltaics, Telecom & Utilities, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- Do we we have a way to defeat global warming?
- Is the recession the ultimate way to fight global warming? That's the suggestrion from one market commentator. Less spending=less greenhouse gas, he says. The outlook from international finance organizations is decidely gloomy. It follows that if spending's down, industrial output from China and elsewhere will...
- Tags: Capitalist, Stock, Global Warming, Fossil Fuel, Oil-rich Russia, Investment, Finance, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- TRO hearing today on RealDVD
- Federal Judge Marilyn Patel will hear arguments today on whether Real should be temporarily restrained from selling its RealDVD copying software. The software has been unavailable since Friday, when the Hollywood studios won an emergency halt on sales, a move that Real claims caused them "irreparable harm." ...
- Tags: DVD, RealDVD, Real, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- RealDVD sales suspended, case moves north
- A federal judge granted a temporary restraining order against Real, suspending sales of RealDVD, NewTeeVee.com reported over the weekend. Hollywood studios had sought the injunction as part of a suit against Real's DVD copying software. The RealDVD website now says the product is "currently unavailable." ...
- Tags: Movie, Sales Strategy, DVD, Sales Force Management, Sales, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- SEC investigating false rumor on Jobs' health
- The Securities and Exchange Commission will investigate Friday's false report that Steve Jobs was whisked to the emergency room, AppleInsider reports. The inquiry: Was the posting on CNN's iReport an attempt to manipulate the market? CNN pulled the page after Apple denied the rumor. AP just reported...
- Tags: Job, SEC, Health Care, CNN, Branding, Digital Media, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- RealDVD goes live, let the lawsuits begin
- ZDNet senior editor Sam Diaz offers his views on the recent lawsuits filed by the movie industry against Real Networks for its new RealDVD software. The movie studios are suing Real Networks alleging the software violates the Digital Millennium Copyright Act DMCA. Diaz says consumers should be able to enjoy...
- Tags: Software, Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, Movie Studio, Tools & Techniques, Management, RealNetworks, Hollywood
- Videos 2008-10-01
- RealDVD: A walk through the complaint
- RealDVD: A walk through the complaintRealMEHI'd love a way to legally copy my DVDs to my computer's HD so I can watch them without a disc in the drive. However, I'd never buy anything from Real to do it.Software doesn't copy DVDs...... people do. Real might want to talk...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Digital media, DVD, RealDVD, walk, IT IS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- RealDVD: A walk through the complaint
- Here's my read of the MPAA complaint in Universal v Real PDF. The MPAA's complaint against Real over its RealDVD rip-and-view product has only two causes of action. One is a Digital Millenium Copyright Act claim; the other is a state law breach of contract claim. ...
- Tags: MPAA, RealDVD, Real, CSS, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- RealDVD officially launches, so do lawsuits; Is it 'StealDVD'?
- Update: RealNetworks announced Tuesday that its RealDVD software, which allows you to rip and burn DVDs easily, officially launched. And the lawsuits weren't far behind. In a statement Techmeme, RealNetworks billed RealDVD as a "watershed" product. The software, which goes for $29.99 on sale, allows you to...
- Tags: Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, RealDVD Software, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- RIAA loses $222K verdict against Jammy Thomas
- RIAA loses $222K verdict against Jammy ThomasHer turn nowI hope she turns around and files a MULTI MILLION dollar suit against the RIAA. If "offering a copyrighted work to the public" is a crime, then we must by definition force the closure of all public libraries. . .This poor...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, RIAA, Jammy Thomas, verdict
- Discussion threads 2008-09-25
- The New Adventures of Christine's Old PC
- Windows XP virtualized within Vista SP1 using VMWare Player. Some of you may be aware that I have another identity besides professional technologist and tech/computer industry blogger -- I'm also passionate about restaurants, cooking, and eating (albeit with a healthier focus these...
- Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, VMware Inc., Computer, Christine Nunn, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- YouTube profit (and revenue) watch intensifies
- Google has made profiting from YouTube a big priority in 2008, 2009 and beyond and the video site's potential is being monitored closely amid a weak ad market. Sure YouTube founder Chad Hurley wants to conquer every screen. In a blog post Hurley wrote: Our goal...
- Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Advertisement, YouTube Inc., Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-16
- PwnageTool vs. Apple arms race
- PwnageTool vs. Apple arms raceJailbreak but keep using their software?It seems a strange concept to me. Jailbreaking an iTouch or iPhone means you can use innumerable and usually superior products to manage your hardware. Why go back to using iTunes?On the escalation front, someone needs to explain to...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital media, PwnageTool, Apple Inc., arms race, App Store
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- The music scene: legal vs. illegal
- Music is a huge part of our lives, not just students, but it does have a major effect on how we interact, integrate and collaborate. Music can be seen as a work enhancer, a relationship matcher, a commonality between groups or connections - most just see it as something to...
- Tags: Digital-rights Management, Music, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Security, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- If manufacturing is a green advantage, this could be a boon for smaller systems builder
- Larry Dignan referred yesterday in a post to the launch of Intel's latest low-power Xeon server processors, but there's one thing I wanted to follow up on with respect to that development. It's something I feel could be particularly interesting in light of the news reports over the past couple...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Manufacturing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- RealNetworks: Rip those DVDs (with a dash of DRM)
- RealNetworks: Rip those DVDs with a dash of DRMScam for your moneyWorthless...!Since most companies are going Media Centerstyle, this is a stand alone product.Facts do not say anything about HD resolution.Only thing this would be good for is laptops and travel. Buying licenses for multiple pc's is not my idea...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Consumer electronics, Digital media, DVD, digital-rights management, RealNetworks Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- Are browsers the answer for the 3-D Web?
- Just got back from a camping trip in northern Israel when I saw this release announcing GoWeb3D, a new virtual world venture that will bring virtual offices, conference rooms, classrooms, exhibit halls, and retail spaces to the Web. ...
- Tags: 3D, Virtual World, Thin Client, Web Browser, GoWeb3D, Thin Clients, Hardware, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Something in the air: Several random wind energy updates
- It's been so still here in northern New Jersey for the past week that I can't imagine using the technology that I'm going to mention in this post. And yet the wind has been known to bend the trees in my yard, like kelp responding to a tidal surge. So,...
- Tags: Alternative Energy, mW, Wind Energy, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
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