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- AT&T upgrading older equipment to kick-start iPhone network boost
- AT&T upgrading older equipment to kick-start iPhone network boostSeriously?[i]Hats off to AT&T for kicking into high gear, for thinking out of the box, for being resourceful - finally - to come up with a quick-fix solution to this iPhone service problem.[/i]Quick-fix?!? AT&T has had crappy service for years. What they've...
- Tags: 3G, NETWORKING, Cellular phones, VZW, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, older equipment, network
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Dead hardware I can sink my teeth into
- Dead hardware I can sink my teeth intoXubuntu rocks!Xubuntu is the OS for old machines. Less eye candy than Ubuntu and Edubuntu with Gnome, and Kubuntu with KDE. But man, do those old PIII's become fast again!Tip: consider a PIII 450 Mhz, 192 MB RAM and 4 GB disk space...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Xubuntu, teeth, older equipment, hardware
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
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- Logitech Harmony 700
- When Logitech released the Harmony One in early 2008, it instantly became one of our favorite universal remotes to date. But at $250, it wasn't exactly an impulse buy for the average consumer. With the Harmony 700, however, Logitech has delivered a model that offers the bulk of the...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Cable, setup process, Logitech, Harmony 700
- Product reviews 2009-11-18
- ALLConverterToPSP 1.0 (Windows)
- Next generation of ALLConverter to PSP brings easy video/audio conversion. ALLConverterToPSP is Windows based free software that merge external subtitles with video/audio to make friendly files for PSP playback. This tool can be used to convert all known formats with subtitles. It is the first that easy and free solution...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Sony PlayStation Portable, Font, Allplayer, ALLConverterToPSP
- Software downloads 2009-10-20
- Wither Silicon Valley? IT will be driven by emerging markets
- Gartner is projecting that the "worse year ever" for IT spending---down 6.9 percent in 2009---will be followed up with dead-cat spending bounce in 2010 of a meager 3.3 percent. Does this dead-cat IT spending bounce mean traditional tech power centers---notably Silicon Valley---are no longer in the driver's seat? ...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., Emerging Market, IT-spending, Application Roster, Marketing Research, Financial Services, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Netbook or a cheap Compaq for students?
- Re: Netbook or cheap CompaqThe problem I see at least in my organization it is never 1:1. Sometimes I wish we could get away with a netbook or using some of our older desktop hardware for lighter 1:1 usage. We bought a small cart of Netbooks...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Compaq Computer Corp., netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- New details on Apple tablet emerge; two versions, Jan. 2010
- Apple SurpriseI'm reminded of the hype running up to the introduction of the iPhone. There were all sorts of predictions of how it would fit into an already mature and crowded smart phone marketplace, how it would fail, how it would be a niche player. If the iTablet follows in...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Smart phones, Apple Inc., tablet, Apple iPhone, Apple Tablet, iTablet
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Can you upgrade an old XP PC to Windows 7? Should you?
- You answered the first questionYou can make the upgrade, with significant headaches.You left the second question completely unanswered.If you take the Microsoft guidelines seriously(which I never do, because they seem to be written by someone who is into flagellation) many Windows XP machines should be able to be upgraded successfully...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, old XP PC, XP PC, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- HP silent on Core i7-based Elite Pavilion PC problems
- Not surprised.Over the last couple of years both HP's and Dell's quality control has virtually fallen off of a cliff. Acer and Gateway never pretended to have any QC, so I guess they don't have any lower to fall.For a new PC, I would only consider a Lenovo system, an...
- Tags: Desktops, Elite Pavilion PC problem, Hewlett-Packard Co., Elite Pavilion PC, Elite Pavilion, Core i7, PC, Lenovo Group Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Microsoft starts warning of support phase-out for older Windows Server releases
- Added benefit of "activation" (automatic "kill switch")Neccessary or desirable to reinstall XP or change hardware? Flip the kill switch. No more activation, no more XP or any other later Windows release.Any OS that depends on a remote server is an excercise in futility.You confuse 'support' with 'activation'.There's no indication that...
- Tags: Operating systems, Telecom & Utilities, Microsoft Windows Server, server, kill switch, Microsoft Corp., misinformation, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- AT&T: No Balls, Just Bull
- Buy a phone without a trackballn/tI like the title......and is so true.My fix to this situation is simple.I just buy the cheapest cell and don't worry about waranties when it is dirt cheap.It is not just saving money, but it is even more reliable and smaller because it is not...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Sprint Communications, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Thwarted by technology
- I have a devicethat is still using a serial connection! I finally found a quality serial to USB converter... but I am waiting for it to get here before I pass verdict on it's reliability.Still have two applications that are Windows only... makes it difficult since I have to maintain...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Media players, Microsoft Windows, DVD, DVD player
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Cleaning up our act
- By now nearly every American has seen the "cash for clunkers" signs all over the surviving car sales lots. That money's coming from us, the generous taxpayers. Part of the stimulus plan in an effort to goad buyers into dumping their old, fuel wasting cars for new,more fuel...
- Tags: Car, Sales Strategy, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-28
- Sonos Bundle BU250
- Photo gallery:Sonos Bundle BU250Sonos is back for 2009 with a new version of its signature Digital Audio System. Like earlier iterations of the Sonos product, the new "Bundle 250" allows you to wirelessly access your computer's digital music collection as well as a wide range of Internet radio and streaming-audio...
- Tags: Keyboards, Digital music, Digital media, ZonePlayer ZP120, Sonos, ZP120 ZonePlayers
- Product reviews 2009-07-28
- The decade's biggest tech flops: Funny how Sony and Microsoft dominate
- The decade's biggest tech flops: Funny how Sony and Microsoft dominateSony and MS seem to be trying a lot of new for them things.It's reasonable that they're going to have a lot of failures in the marketplace.MS especially has the money to try a lot of new things just to...
- Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-17
- Distributor Uses Virtualization to Reduce Disruptions and Costs, and Double Efficiency
- Based in San Antonio, Texas, SPFM is a distributor of medical equipment, health and beauty products, and specialty food items. The company needed to modernize its IT infrastructure to accommodate rapid growth and improve the availability of critical applications. With the help of Catapult Systems, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner,...
- Tags: Food, Microsoft Corp., Food & Beverage, Server Virtualization, Data Centers, Servers, Manufacturing, Hardware, Virtualization, Storage, Data Management
- Case studies 2009-07-13
- Ruiz Scuba Dive Log 3.0 (Mobile)
- Ruiz Dive Log for the Palm OS is the most comprehensive and easy to use dive log application for the Palm OS. You can use your Palm Pilot to log all your dive information. Registrable version available at ruizlog.comIn version 3.0 we have added automatically calculating Pressure Groups, RNTs, and...
- Tags: Mobile, Agency, Palm Inc., Table, Hernando Ruiz, Palm OS, Advertising & Promotion, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Mobile Applications, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Marketing, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- Should you really buy new gear or look for almost new?
- A few months back, I mused about how long the average company should keep their technology infrastructure around and about whether or not they really need new equipment for certain applications. Needless to say, I heard from several organizations that make their living on the hope that businesses will at...
- Tags: Sales Strategy, Data Centers, Sales, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2009-07-01
- Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inches
- Netbook or notebook? Confusion reigns at 12 inchesThere's also a real difference in battery lifeSo if battery life is more important than performance and this is true for many people on the road you're better off with a netbook.Netbooks and ultralightsI've long been a fan of the ultralight category of...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook market, netbook, laptop computer, Confusion Reigns, notebook, battery
- Discussion threads 2009-06-25
- News to know: Vizio; Apple-Psystar; Buffett; Facebook status; Palm Pre; AT&T
- 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. Sean Portnoy: Vizio spills the beans on its Internet TV plans Sam Diaz: Court allows Apple-Psystar case to resume...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Facebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Palm Inc., AT&T Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Software As A Service (SaaS), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Emerging Technologies, Security, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
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