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- LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini - Home Edition (500GB)
- Network media streamers are slowly starting to take off--thanks to mainstream products such as the Apple TV and the Sony PS3--but one of the annoying caveats with most streamers is that you need to have your computer on any time you want to access those files. One way around this...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Ethernet, Advertising & Promotion, casing, Overall IT, LaCie, LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini, LaCie Ethernet Disk, media streamer, media, network
- Product reviews 2008-04-15
- Samsung PN50A550
- Plasma HDTVs seem almost passe these days, but in our experience they still produce generally better images than LCDs. The mid-price 50-inch Samsung PN50A550 reviewed here provides a typical example of what plasma can do right. Its color accuracy is superb, it produces a very clean image, and like all...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Overall IT, Samsung PN50A550, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., plasma
- Product reviews 2008-04-14
- Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion control
- Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion controlWowThis puts a whole new perspective on the debate about internet bandwidth throttling by ISPs... I doubt the average user who wants unrestricted internet access is aware of the impact of P2P using multiple streamsRE: Fixing the unfairness of TCP congestion controlWhy wouldn't using...
- Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), TCP/IP, Network technology, NETWORKING, Overall IT, ALTQ, P2P, QoS, TCP Congestion Control, unfairness, IP, TCP, internal IP, bandwidth hog, router
- Discussion threads 2008-03-24
- (Photos: Cracking open the XBox 360 Elite)
- (Photos: Cracking open the XBox 360 Elite)Two minor points...In the seventh picture's caption, you say the console is "lined with a metal sheath to enable heat dissipation." That looks like a Faraday shield, designed to keep the console from radiating all kinds of radio-frequency garbage that could mess up...
- Tags: Game players, Overall IT, console, Xbox 360 Elite, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Cracking Open, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- Adventures with Vista 64-bit - Part 1
- Adventures with Vista 64-bit - Part 1My Vista 64 experience: It Just WorksAnd I'm not trying to minimize the issues you faced but you asked for thoughts. My Quad core, 4 GB system installed just fine and has been running just fine for about 1 month now. I was expecting...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Modems, bosses wife, Microsoft Windows Vista, 64-bit
- Discussion threads 2007-11-14
- Leopard suffers the post release blues
- Leopard suffers the post release bluesActually he has bashed on MS before did you FROget?Mactards rarely read, only repeat, and never look at facts of which are presented clearly here.You are such! :)It's not like he's a *real* journalist or anything like that...It's been pointed out previously by ZDNet staff...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Leopard, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-11-01
- Apple should start offering Windows-based Macs
- Apple should start offering Windows-based MacsI agreeFunny, Apple is breaking records, gaining marketshare and the "pundits" pontificate that they need to change what they are doing. Right.Overall, it is the total experience that makes the difference. Without Mac OS X, Apple would be just another WIntel maker, playing against cut-throat...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, Windows based Mac, Apple Mac OS X, WINDOWS BASED, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- Mio DigiWalker P550
- When you're constantly traveling, the less gadgets, the better, which is why a PDA-GPS combo like the Mio DigiWalker P550 can be an attractive option for the mobile professional. As a PDA, it allows you to organize your various appointments and trip information as well as provide you with the...
- Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Mio, Mio DigiWalker P550, Mio P550, handheld
- Product reviews 2007-07-24
- Flock 0.9 - My browser of choice
- Flock 0.9 - My browser of choiceFlockTotally agree. I've tried them all on both Mac and XP and keep coming back to Flock, especially with 0.9 out. It can be a bit of a memory hog with lots of tabs open and long sessions which is the case for me....
- Tags: Web browsers, Overall IT, Flock 0.9, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2007-07-16
- Does the Rich Internet Application "battle" hinge on rich media?
- Does the Rich Internet Application "battle" hinge on rich media?Examples of how RIAs can improve content consumption[url=http://music.msn.com/mandymoore?GT1=7707]This link[/url] features an MSN concert by Mandy Moore. Overall it is a decent presentation, but it is only as good as your ISP connection. If your ISP connection gets temperamental, then you have...
- Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Keyboards, Overall IT, rich Internet application, desktop, Web
- Discussion threads 2007-07-03
- Drumbeat for Dell's move into retail intensifies
- Drumbeat for Dell's move into retail intensifiesCompUSA/WalMart?CompUSA might be an alternative, but they already have Apple Stores and Sony Stores so Dell would have to offer a very good deal. (Best Buy is also rolling out Apple Stores after a successful trial in a limited number of stores.)Then...
- Tags: Retail, Overall IT, Dell Computer Corp., CompUSA Inc., Apple Store, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-23
- Meizu miniOne: A dead ringer for iPhone
- Meizu miniOne: A dead ringer for iPhoneChinaThis iPhone clone will never see the light of day in any country other than China, a country well known for piracy, clones and fakes. In fact, there was a special on a news program a while back on how the Chinese were...
- Tags: Game players, simularity, Overall IT, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-14
- LG's Chocolate a dud in the reviews anyway
- LG's Chocolate a dud in the reviews anywaychocolate phoneActually, whoever wrote the review for the chocolate obviously doesn't have one or they wouldn't be bad talking it. First of all, it DOES have a speaker phone, and it's very easy to use. Also, it has at least 3.5...
- Tags: LG Chocolate, Overall IT
- Discussion threads 2006-12-04
- Podcast: Is Carr right? Does IT not matter? Gartner attendees respond
- Podcast: Is Carr right? Does IT not matter? Gartner attendees respondThorn in the side?My inclination is to say "Heh!" and go on with my job.How much do you want to bleedOverall, a company has to determine if they want to be on the Bleeding edge of technology or the Leading...
- Tags: Strategy, Overall IT, Microsoft Corp., podcast, Gartner Inc., YouTube Inc., information technology, Carr, IT IS
- Discussion threads 2006-10-13
- Wherifone G560
- At some point in the last couple of years, a group of people sat around and decided that preteen kids were the next target market for cell phones. But instead of pushing fancy handsets with high-end features on the tykes, the group appealed directly to parents with the promise of...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wherifone, telephone, handset, LG Migo
- Product reviews 2006-08-25
- Norton Internet Security 2007 beta
- While Symantec has delayed Norton 360, its anticipated response to Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare, the security vendor has released a public beta of Norton Internet Security 2007. Despite major tweaks to make its interface more user friendly, the suite is simply a collection of antivirus, firewall, and antispyware tools. For...
- Tags: SECURITY, Network security, Overall IT, Norton Co., Norton Internet, Norton Internet Security
- Product reviews 2006-07-28
- Motorola H605
- Though Motorola has designed some impressive Bluetooth headsets in the past year, most, such as the H700 and the Razr H3, have exhibited a typical headset-fitting style with a standard ear loop. The Motorola H605 takes a bold step in a new direction. Like the Jabra BT500, the H605 fits...
- Tags: Motorola H605, Motorola Inc.
- Product reviews 2006-07-19
- Samsung SCH-i830
- The Samsung SCH-i730 ranked as one of our favorite smart phones of 2005. It was pretty revolutionary at the time, with its five forms of wireless, its sleek slider design, and its full QWERTY keyboard. Since then, however, the smart-phone landscape has changed, with powerhouses such as the Cingular 8125...
- Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Samsung SCH-i830, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., keyboard
- Product reviews 2006-05-24
- Google video ads good? I think so.
- Google video ads good? I think so.Google video ads, yeah!I am so happy the Google is doing video ads. My company Brainchild Productions at brainchildprod@aol.com has been trying to sell the idea for over a year now to companys. It has been a rocky start but this will send...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Overall IT, video advertisement, Google Video Ads, advertisement, Google Inc., Google Video, video
- Discussion threads 2006-05-23
- Cingular Video
- After CDMA carriers Sprint and Verizon got a head start with high-speed EV-DO content services such as Sprint's Power Vision and Verizon's V Cast network, respectively, Cingular finally got on board last month with its own high-speed UMTS 3G service. Along with speeding up Cingular's existing Media Net Internet access,...
- Tags: Overall IT, HBO, video, Cingular Wireless, Cingular Video, mobile marketing
- Product reviews 2006-04-19
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