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Is the Aeron the best office chair?

After decades (well, a couple anyway) of spending too many hours a day in a cheap office chair, I've decided that I'm going to spend some decent money on a good quality, comfortable chair ... but what should I buy?Personally, I'm leaning towards the Herman Miller Aeron - this chair...

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Blog posts 2007-06-08

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Sony to charge $24.95 for Bravia owners to rent "Chance of Meatballs" before DVD release

Leveraging some synergy between its electronics arm and its movie studio, Sony announced today that it's going to offer its hit kiddies flick "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs" to owners of select Bravia home theater gear a full month before it's released on DVD. The price for this privilege—and...

Tags: Sony Corp., Movie, Pricing Strategy, DVD, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-09

Lenovo all-in-one ThinkCentre PC aims for business; starts $499

Could be a good time to updateWith the numbers and choices of lower cost replacement computers, this could be the time for many businesses to take a serious look at updating their office systems. Rather than try to install a new OS on their aging Pentium IIs and IIIs,...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, PC, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM ThinkCentre

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital SLR camera accessories

OK shootLoved the picture of the camera holster!Presumably this Tombstone resident was going for a shoot at the OK Corral?HolsterBlackrapid's R Strap is another way to keep a camera or two to hand.The holster here looks to reduce the camera's tendency to bounce around as you're moving. If you...

Tags: camera

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

News to know: Microsoft; T-Mobile Cliq; MotoBlur; @facebook; Oracle

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft founds, funds a new open-source foundation Is Microsoft stalling on its GPL Linux drivers? ...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Oracle Corp., Mobile, T-Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Identity Theft, Phishing, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Smart Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-11

You won't want an iPod (Tech which back-to-school students should avoid)

Back to school....This is good but don't quite see that these are all "back-to-school".For my student:Netbook - great for work and portability. It fits in his backpackFlash Drive - great for storing / transferring work on - now if the school had a working printer attached to their common...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., back-to-school student

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

While I'm away..."Google Gears = no more Office/OpenOffice for students"

While I'm away..."Google Gears = no more Office/OpenOffice for students"Gears and DocsThe Gears concept is good - I use it for Gmail on a laptop. But Docs [word processor and spreadsheet] are such shadows of their MS and OO competitors as to be all but useless.I've only worked briefly...

Tags: OpenOffice, Google Gears, Docs, Microsoft Office, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

LogMeIn's IPO: The VCs made money. Will you?

LogMeIn's IPO: The VCs made money. Will you?This SMB ...... uses windows Remote Desktop and is investigating Direct Access in W7. No money left for addons when the OS does the job.That's fine if you have the capacity and ability to forward portsBut for me there are times when I...

Tags: Firewalls, Domain names, Network security, NETWORKING, SECURITY, DNS name, firewall, LogMeIn IPO, DNS, LogMeIn, IPO

Discussion threads 2009-07-01

News to know: Firefox 3.5; Lenovo; Blackberry Tour; Chambers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Benchmarking Firefox 3.5 Testing Firefox 3.5 ... mind your add-ons! Paula Rooney: Firefox 3.5 released, more...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-01

Review: Documents To Go raises the bar for iPhone word processing

One limitation on the iPhone that has always kept another device in my gear bag ready to go is the lack of ability to create or edit Microsoft Office Word documents. Just over a month ago, Quickoffice launched their Office-compatible product and I bought it right away. It is a...

Tags: Word-processing, Apple iPhone, Excel Spreadsheet Product, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel, Office Suites, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-06-14

Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the Mac

Why enterprise networks run Windows, not the MacHere's an asbestos suit.Because, boy, are you going to need it.Anyway...The reason they don't succeed is down to three things:1) TCO - ripping out your infrastructure to replace it with someone else's gear doesn't make sense unless you have to. Since good...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, PC, enterprise network, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Microsoft adds some multi-touch glitz to Windows 7

Microsoft adds some multi-touch glitz to Windows 7another blog about ithere's another blog about it:http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/rss.aspx..Another stab at Tablet PCsI hope MS does crucial design and engineering work to ensure that Tablet PCs take off this time. I think multitouch and the multitouch onscreen keyboard will be key to making this...

Tags: Tablets, Keyboards, Notebooks, multitouch, Microsoft Windows, tablet, multi-touch, backend service, keyboard, tablet PC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-05-27

Overcoming users' printer frustrations

Frustration is a fact of life, but we have a choice on how to deal with it. Unluckily for some, that means blowing a fuse no matter what; and luckily for others, letting rationality and coping mechanisms take over. [caption id="attachment_129" align="alignnone" width="475"...

Tags: Frustration, Printers, Fax, Hardware, Peripherals, Doc

Sponsored content 2009-05-26

Now, if only your spouse came certified

Promises.  We all make them, break them, and sometimes actually keep them. Except me. I never promise. Just deliver. Coz I am the DOC. So when I drive down to my local Best Buy to pick up advertised gadgetry and marriage-saving appliances--like a dishwasher--I’d like to think...

Tags: Certification, Quality, Training And Certification, Business Operations, Doc

Sponsored content 2009-05-22

Apple snags Ex-OLPC security chief

Apple snags Ex-OLPC security chiefCould it be that Apple likes to change the game?As Harry mentions everyone benefits from Apple's crazy ideas...even if you hate Apple and never use any of their products, you will benefit by what they do. No one else seems to be willing to step outside...

Tags: Apple OSX, Apple Inc., security

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Chemical mind hacking: legit, or corporate cheating?

There is an absolutely fantastic article by Margaret Talbot in this week's New Yorker about the use of "neuroenhancers" -- that is, neuroenhancing drugs such as Adderall, Ritalin and Provigil that are typically prescribed for ADHD and dementia -- to effectively "hack" the brain and coax more productivity from it....

Tags: Drug, Talbot, Hacking, Productivity, Smart Phones, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-22

Wanted: Your best/worst customer services stories

Wanted: Your best/worst customer services storiesFrontier CommunicationsI recently had a bad experience with Frontier Communications. I recently relocated for a job, and in the process left Frontier's service area. The issue is that when I cancelled I was told that I would not be charged a cancellation fee. I ended...

Tags: Routers & switches, PRODUCTIVITY, Network technology, NETWORKING, Marketing research, Frontier Communications, customer services story, router

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

Cisco launches bid to capture the data center

Cisco Systems has just launched what it considers a "critical step" in its Data Center 3.0 strategy, promising an ecosystem of partners which include chipmaker Intel, tech consultancy Accenture, virtualization software provider VMWare, Microsoft, the labs unit of enterprise software firm SAP, storage maker EMC and...

Tags: Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-03-16

PC moment for open source may lack profit

Having now been through more than one recession while covering technology (it's four by my count, although yours may vary) I have detected a pattern. Spending drops to near zero, and customers spend the time learning to get more value from what they already own. (During the...

Tags: PC, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-03-13

Dell debuts Studio 19 all-in-one desktop for $699

Dell debuts Studio 19 all-in-one desktop for $699Finallyit looks like the PC world may actually be getting that style is an important part of the consumer computer equation.Of course, at $700, the components will be crap, but at least it's a start.RE: Dell debuts Studio 19 all-in-one desktop for $699Doesn't...

Tags: Desktops, Processors, Monitors & displays, Dell Computer Corp., Studio 19, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-03-12