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- Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business
- This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu Netbook and pinged me for tech support questions regarding his new toy --...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Apple iPod, Operating System, Apple Inc., Wireless, Android, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-11-22
- Ulteo offers server based computing solution for Linux desktops, apps
- Ulteo is now offering what Microsoft and Citrix will not: a server based computing solution for the Linux desktop and Linux applications. The company, which late last year launched the first OpenOffice open source desktop online, has announced the availability of the Open Virtual Desktop...
- Tags: Linux Desktop, Citrix Systems Inc., Server, Ulteo, Open Virtual Desktop, Microsoft Terminal Server, Linux, Desktops, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- Salesforce.com: Recession resistant or just late to the pain?
- On the surface, Salesforce.com's third quarter was impressive. The company hit or exceeded its targets and noted that its "value proposition" was resonating among enterprise software buyers. But worries abound under the surface. Salesforce.com reported income of $10.1 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Recession, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 4
- It's day 4 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming. As before I'll be sharing my observations from the classroom on how development on the iPhone compares to Android development. The class is presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Animation, Camera, View, View Transitions, Core Graphics, Android API, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Sex, Rock and Roll, and Open Source Reporting Frameworks
- Actuate 10 and the Eclipse-based Open Source BIRT framework allows you to build rich reporting applications for your enterprise. Click on the photo to watch a video of the software in action. The title got your attention, didn't it? ...
- Tags: Reporting Tool, Actuate Corp., Open Source BIRT, Business Intelligence, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-11-20
- Diigo for education
- I posted several bookmarks via Diigo on Wednesday. Although I had planned to use delicious, I find the interface to be really kludgy, so I set about looking for another social bookmarking site. Although plenty of teachers in my district post lists of links on their blogs or...
- Tags: Education, Bookmark, Social Bookmarking, Teacher, Diigo, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- iPhone vs. Android development: Day 3
- This is the 3rd in a series of 5 posts about an iPhone programming course I'm taking this week. The course is presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. To make things more interesting I'm writing about how iPhone development differs from Android development, a subject with which I'm...
- Tags: OpenGL, Apple iPhone, Android, Timers, Textures Textures, MultiTouch, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 5 Netbooks
- The biggest surprise of 2008 was the arrival of netbooks. Asus was the first in the pool with its Eee PC, and after some initial hesitation, the big guys were forced to jump in as well. Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo are all among a long...
- Tags: ASUS, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Battery, Memory, Acer Inc., Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Dell Inspiron, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-11-19
- Is there anything teachers or students need that Google Apps can't do?
- I'm giving serious thought to switching our school to Google Apps from our current ISP's email system this coming summer. Only teachers and staff have access to district email right now; the switch would provide students, teachers, and staff with school email accounts and access to the suite of...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Archiving, Teacher, Cloud Computing, E-mail, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-18
- $400 XOs and recessions
- The OLPC XO goes on sale through Amazon Monday via a redux of their Give One Get One (G1G1) program that turned into such a debacle last year. It's no secret that, despite my utter willingness to give props to OLPC for spurring an entire market of...
- Tags: Recession, Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, OLPC XO, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-11-16
- Sun plugs holes in StarOffice
- Two weeks after the OpenOffice.org team shipped patches for code execution flaws in office suite, Sun Micrososystems has followed up with a high-priority update for StarOffice, which is based on the open-source code. Sun's patch, available for Windows, Linux and Solaris, address highly-critical vulnerabilities that could expose...
- Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice.org, Arbitrary Code Execution, StarOffice, OpenOffice, Patches, Open Source, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-14
- Poll: Are smartphones worth it?
- The Dow dropped more than 400 points yesterday, again. 401ks are tanking. Corporations, big-box and small, are taking nosedives. Grocery store sales are up; restaurants are losing business and the Fed's freaking out. Oh, and that new smartphone is about to come out. Do you bite? ...
- Tags: T-Mobile G1, Phone, Smart Phone, Smartphones Worth, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-13
- A protein version of a Vermeer masterwork
- Canadian scientists have recreated a famous painting from Vermeer on the microscale by using a new protein patterning technique. In fact, they've used a new laser method to draw protein pictures. And to illustrate the precision of their protein patterning technique, the research team reproduced 'Girl with a Pearl Earring,'...
- Tags: Laser, Roland Piquepaille, Technique, Protein, LAPAP
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Review: Why Android is for me and the G1 isn't
- For me, when it comes to cell phones, it's a marriage of convenience. I value the basic function of a cell phone to connect me to the rest of the world from almost anywhere, but beyond that, I couldn't care less about the "features." Despite my power...
- Tags: T-Mobile G1, Phone, Smart Phone, T-Mobile, Cell Phone, E-mail, HTC-made G1, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- SAP Makes A Dramatic Move: Ex-Oracle Exec John Wookey To Head up SAP's New On-demand Market Effort
- It's hard to know which was more significant, the announcement that SAP is going to tackle on demand at the top of its market, or the name of the person – former Oracle apps exec John Wookey – who was picked to lead the effort. Off the top of my...
- Tags: On-demand, SAP AG, Cloud Computing, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-11-11
- Debrief and Defend: Replacing Microsoft Office With Google Docs
- This Debrief & Defend presentation can be used as-is to explore the benefits of replacing many Microsoft Office installments with Google Docs. The presentation is designed to help department heads, staff, clients, board members, business owners, coworkers and others understand how Google's Web-based office suite can simplify document creation (including...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Corp., Presentation, Corporate Governance, OpenOffice, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Office Suites, Software
- Download resources 2008-11-11
- Boston Acoustics SL 80 - car speaker
- Boston Acoustics SL 80 - car speakerBoston Acoustics SL80 reviewThe Boston Acoustics SL80 car audio speakers are two way, plate 4 ohm speakers. Adaptable for 5 X 7 inch default and 6 X 8 inch openings, this coaxial speaker offers amazing sound reproduction and intense clarity. Using AMD copolymer woofers...
- Tags: Boston Acoustics SL80, speaker, car speaker, car
- Discussion threads 2008-11-09
- Questioning the reliability of an iPhone reliability study
- updated below There are some studies that just deserve the raising of a eyebrow, a cloud of doubt, a hint of skepticism. The latest study PDF, conducted by a cell phone warranty company called SquareTrade, is the latest example of one that I can't help but question....
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Study, Malfunction, RIM BlackBerry, SquareTrade, Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-11-07
- Patch Tuesday heads up: Critical Windows, Office fixes coming
- Patch Tuesday heads up: Critical Windows, Office fixes comingOffice Patch/updateOffice updates fail every time for me. Did what help file said. No good. Emailed Microsoft/no reply. I need another OS.RE: Patch Tuesday heads up: Critical Windows, Office fixes comingMicrosoft patches are as useful as herpiesWell i hope they will at...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Microsoft Patches, Critical Windows Office fix, Critical Windows Office, Patch Tuesday, network
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
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