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Free the Obama Blackberry

Trying to take the President "off the grid" is becoming more technically difficult and more legally indefensible every day. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Grid, President, Obsession, President-elect Barack Obama, Computer Technology, E-mail, Blogging, Open Source, Handhelds, Online Communications, Internet, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-11-16

Are open source obsessions healthy or useful?

Since I began blogging about open source here at ZDNet I have learned there are two words I can use that guarantee traffic and controversy.SCO.Microsoft.Readers are obsessed with the threats these two companies pose to open source. The two threats really boil down to one idea, that lawyers may be...

Tags: General, Development, Legal, Patents, Strategy, Microsoft, SCO Group Inc., obsession, Linux, open source

Blog posts 2007-01-19

The Google galaxy

What's the obsession with Google? Is it justified? ZDNet Editor-in-Chief Dan Farber looks at Google's growing business and its services, such as Wi-Fi, maps, desktop search, Base, Froogle, and Gtalk, and predicts where the company is heading. He says while the Google massive mash-up does justify the obsession, it's still...

Tags: Google Inc., Obsession, Wireless LANs, Search, Wireless

Whiteboards 2005-11-30

Amber: Journeys Beyond (Windows)

The Amber: Journeys Beyond demo lets you explore the office of Doctor Roxanne Westbridge, founder and CEO of Bio-PSI technologies. Unravel mysteries hidden within compelling stories of heart-rending tragedy, mind-numbing obsession, and childlike innocence. If you liked Myst, Amber: Journeys Beyond will not disappoint you.

Tags: Tragedy, Obsession, Graphic Simulations, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 1996-11-19

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Scary Tech: Attack of the Killer Kindles

I don't know what's scarier: my recent obsession with e-readers or the crazy Kindle nonsense flying about. What I do know is that when my editor asked me to name this year's scary tech, the first thing that popped into my head was "Attack of the Killer Kindles!" by...

Tags: Tech, Attack, Security, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard: Benchmark performance showdown

iTunes? Quicktime?Let's see--- his tests were largely based on running two Apple apps. And imagine this! The Apple apps did better on Apple hardware. What a surprise!Not.Come on, guys. That's not a benchmark. That's an ad.Of course it is an adwhat else did you expect from a fan boy?Seriously, iTunes...

Tags: Operating systems, Digital music, Apple Inc., Apple-hardware, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, performance

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Verizon ad trashes AT&T's 3G coverage

However, JD Power tells us a slightly different storyAccording to their latest survey the iPhone is ranked top in customer satisfaction for both consumer and business users. In fact I was surprised at the size of the large margin the iPhone has with business users.I guess this means that if...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., phone, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T 3G coverage, AT&T 3G, advertisement, Apple Inc., 3G

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Apple leads smartphone customer satisfaction

Let the flame wars beginntNo question that Apple changed the gameover 2 years ago.Why aren't the others catching up?Nokia seems to have disappeared.Microsoft latest 6.5 is a disappointment even to Paul Thurrott.I can understand the reference toNokia, but Microsoft has nothing to do with this. The operating system can be...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Apple Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., phone, survey

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Apple's tablet UI patent unearthed

You really can't be serious...can you?From the looks of the graphic...the "touch screen" is going to be at least SIXTEEN INCHES wide.That makes it REAL convenient to carry around.That looks to beone awfully large tablet. I wonder if they will copy Microsoft's idea, and make a folding tablet?GraphicPatent application graphics...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Apple Inc., tablet, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Undiscovered World - The Inca Sun (Italian) (Windows)

Undiscovered World - The Incan Sun, a challenging hidden object game from the creators of the Big City Adventure series of games. After your plane crashes on a remote island, you quickly become part of mystery that has haunted your family for generations - the secret treasure of the Incan...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Jolly Bear Games, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-07

Undiscovered World - The Inca Sun (French) (Windows)

Undiscovered World - The Incan Sun, a challenging hidden object game from the creators of the Big City Adventure series of games. After your plane crashes on a remote island, you quickly become part of mystery that has haunted your family for generations - the secret treasure of the Incan...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Jolly Bear Games, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-07

Undiscovered World - The Inca Sun (Spanish) (Windows)

Undiscovered World - The Incan Sun, a challenging hidden object game from the creators of the Big City Adventure series of games. After your plane crashes on a remote island, you quickly become part of mystery that has haunted your family for generations - the secret treasure of the Incan...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Jolly Bear Games, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-07

Undiscovered World - The Inca Sun (German) (Windows)

Undiscovered World - The Incan Sun, a challenging hidden object game from the creators of the Big City Adventure series of games. After your plane crashes on a remote island, you quickly become part of mystery that has haunted your family for generations - the secret treasure of the Incan...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Jolly Bear Games, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-07

High-risk vulnerabilities hit Google Chrome

This software was programmed by Google, did anyone not see this happening? Google has the worst programmers because they don't give two squats about anything except playing with their office toys all day.For a browser built from the ground up with security in mindthere seem to be more than...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Operating systems, Chrome, Google Inc., sandbox, vulnerability, Web browser, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Is Nokia losing focus by now expanding into the PC market with the Booklet 3G?

Too early to tell, but.....Nokia runs the risk of becoming an "also ran" in a new and unfamiliar market. A better move IMHO would be to come out with a revolutionary Linux powered smartbook at a sub-netbook price. Nobody knows for sure where the mobile convergence is heading, but this...

Tags: Cellular phones, Desktops, Operating systems, PC, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Culture of cheap: How discount computers cost the consumer

The American obsession with low-priced products -- especially electronics -- is actually bad for the individual consumer. According to one expert, the race to the bottom cramps innovation, speeds the decline of successful industries and alters our expectations of product quality. Are thinning margins and the economics of cheap ruining...

Tags: Consumer, Computer, Leadership, Strategy, Productivity, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Campaign Monitor hacked, accounts used for spamming

E-mail marketing software developer Campaign Monitor warned users today of a server compromise that took place during the weekend. The compromise allowed the attackers to gain access to customer accounts, which they abused by importing their own lists of harvested emails in order to launch spam campaigns...

Tags: Monitor, Spammer, Spamming, Attack, E-mail, Spam, Servers, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing, Hardware, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Is it time to dump Adobe's Flash player?

Is it time to dump Adobe's Flash player?Yup it's time to do soI have disabled flash in both firefox and IE and only enable them when opening youtube. Unlike flash, Silverlight runs in a sand boxed environment. Remember Vista was hacked last year in that hacking contest? Vista was hacked...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Is It Time, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Flash, Novell AppArmor, Adobe Systems Inc., IS IT, IE8

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Ten top issues in adopting enterprise social computing

Ten top issues in adopting enterprise social computingVapor lock between Business Process and Social ComputingSimilar to the vapor lock between IT and Business, there's also a big gap in understanding and focus on how Social Computing accelerates process performance. The obsession around new metrics for adoption and new ROI standards...

Tags: Social networking, social computing, enterprise social computing

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Online Marketing Strategies Vol 02 1.12 (Windows)

The "I've finally cracked the code" strategy tells your prospects that your obsession or dedication to solving their problem has finally paid off. You could also tell them how much time, money, research has been invested in your product. The "I'll tell you what most (type of experts/your competition) don't...

Tags: Marketing, Prospect, Microsoft Windows, Midwest Research, Strategy, Management

Software downloads 2009-07-24