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Poll: Has your camera phone replaced your regular pocket camera?

As stated in the blog camera phones are OK in a pinch.I don't regularly carry my P&S camera with me. If I know I'm going somewhere where I might want to take pictures than I grab the P&S. And if I have something I'm specifically going out to shoot then...

Tags: Camera phones, P&S, camera, camera phone, phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Poll: What is most important when shopping for a point-and-shoot camera?

Poll: What is most important when shopping for a point-and-shoot camera?OthersBesides photo quality I also look for an Image Stabilzer, Manual Controls, and Custom White Balance.Two things..Image quality, and features. Features should really be part of the above selections.

Tags: camera

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Poll: How much did you spend on your last digital camera?

Poll: How much did you spend on your last digital camera? Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ28K$298.99 from Amazon.comRE: Poll: How much did you spend on your last digital camera?Olympus SP-570uz,complete kitDoes this include only the body or the glass too?If just the body I spent $1,500. If it includes the glass I've...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, Semiconductors, camera, digital camera, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Is the new Canon PowerShot SD 1100 IS better than my favorite Digital ELPH?

Is the new Canon PowerShot SD 1100 IS better than my favorite Digital ELPH?hands on?Have you actually spent a lot of time with the SD1100IS or is this just a regurgitated press release?38mm wide is patheticYou'd never want to go back to that after having a 28mm wide angle. Frankly...

Tags: Canon Inc., P&S, camera, Digital Elph, wide angle, canon, Fuji, Canon PowerShot

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

Additional Resources

Dell's third quarter disappoints yet it sees IT demand improving

Dell is doing well.Dell is doing well, we are a Dell shop and they have the best ROI and ease of updating/upkeep...Is Dell now an "also ran"?It wasn't that long ago when Dell was king of the hill. Now they are shutting down their last US plant and continually...

Tags: ROI/TCO, information technology, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Techmeme's 6 editors signals potential trouble with Google PageRank

It's the money"I think it is a function of not having enough time to create the links; and also it isn?t as fashionable as it once was"Wrong.. It's all about money. Links to other sites take people away from your site and your advertising.Maybe it is google to blame?Before...

Tags: INTERNET, TechMeme, Google Inc., Google PageRank

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Radeon HD 5970 - ATI's killer graphics card

You know what else is impressive?The foot long length of the thing.Alsothe noise level from the leaf-blower coolers to keep this thing from burning your house down.Seriously though, down for getting one, but not till a 3rd party gives us one with some custom cooling options. Although I guess they...

Tags: killer graphics card, Radeon HD 5970, Radeon HD, Radeon, ATI Technologies Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

AT&T launches Verizon counter-punch ad, keeps digging that hole

There's a Cr-app for that!I only have one thing to say, Sprint! Well, two things, AT&T neglects to mention 4G. Well, three things, They are the most expensive carrier for the least amount of quality delivered. Oh wait, 4 things, I had an iPhone and loved the interface. In the...

Tags: 3G, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T launches Verizon, AT&T Launches, ATT, Apple iPhone, advertisement

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Pivot: Microsoft's experiment to 'view the Web as a web'

Seahorse CodenameYou have very good sources.RE: Pivot: Microsoft's experiment to 'view the Web as a web'It requires an invitation, got any to give?invitationsJust send a request to the team, they should give you one. Instructions are found on www.getpivot.comRE: Pivot: Microsoft's experiment to 'view the Web as a web'already...

Tags: Channel management, Web, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

AT&T loses lawsuit over Verizon's map commercial

Ha! Take THAT Such a silly waste of the court's time. If they finally lose, I hope they are made to pay treble court costs just as a lesson in frivolous lawsuits clogging the courts. That would send a much needed messageThat if a corporation is going to...

Tags: Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., GSM, CDMA, Apple iPhone, Verizon Communications Inc., W-CDMA

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Microsoft shares a few tidbits on IE9 and (lots) more on Silverlight 4

Safari? What Safari ? :-)http://www.tgdaily.com/software-features/39495-safari-4-beta-first-browser-to-hit-100-score-in-acid3-testI know, Steve doesn't like Apple but you're supposed to be a journalist? ;-)Google chrome?IE like Microsoft is stumbling around in a new ecosystem in which spending thousands of dollars is not an option.Plus, it locks you into a insecure OS platform with...

Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Spell Check, Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer, HTML5, JavaScript, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Mozilla locks out rogue Firefox add-ons

Firefox has conquered IEIt is evident that Firefox free has conquered IE, plus the fact the majority of sites work regardless of browser.The days of this old bait & switch from MS are over.But I thought the whole point behind "open source"......was to allow ANYONE to put code in their...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, open source, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

So where's Microsoft's Live Mesh?

Project name changedIt's Microsoft Live Mess now under Ballmer's leadership.RE: So where's Microsoft's Live Mesh?i hope they don't get rid of or just leave it alone because i really like it. Actually, it works very well.It might be stuck in some pre-release limbo but whats already available to use does...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Live Mesh

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Ray Ozzie's view from the clouds

Microsoft's way of accomplishing missionI'm not ever going to say "Mission Accomplished".Another VP of cloud at the PDC saying "I'm not going to give a timeframe".I could go and gather more quotes but am too busy to search. All I've got to say is looking good Microsoft (to crash and...

Tags: Ray Ozzie

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Yahoo's dwindling search share: Time to panic?

Typical MicrosoftThis is normal business practice for MS. Partner up with someone, take what they need, then discard them.Ask anyone from RealNetworks how their partnership went.It's about search.Wow, it looks like the volume of search users use the search engine that delivers better results.Google search is better than Bing...

Tags: E-mail, SEARCH, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Bing

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

What's next for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform?

So MS is going cloud...Well, well, isn't this interesting. Does MS concede that the era of packaged client software is over? Again, MS is the follower and not the leader, and again, MS is following Google to the clouds. My prediction is that this will be a field day...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp., Azure, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

ATI Radeon HD 5970 is world's fastest graphics card

Isn't this card a little.... bigEven for most gaming class full-tower PC's?No, this is typical for high-end gaming cardsMost ATX cases will handle this. The main problem might be the power supply!And It's ATI...So I Will PassATI is garbage....I'll wait for NVIDIA's 300 series response...I was an ATI fan...

Tags: Games, ATI Radeon HD 5970, video card, ATI Radeon, graphics, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Outlook 2010: Message composition (Office 2010 hits beta: what's new and exciting)

Uhhhh - you were able to hide the ribbon in 2007 too . . .Uhhhh - you were able to hide the ribbon in 2007 too . . .I don't know how you think this is a new feature; the ability to hide the ribbon has always been there.Try double...

Tags: ribbon, Office 2010, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Dell shuns paper for bamboo in some packaging

Bamboo, wood, paper ....I dun't see the problem, but then again, us simpletons will do stuff we don't know cannot be done.RE: Dell shuns paper for bamboo in some packagingpoor panda bears are going to starve... ;)bamboo grows plenty fast to feed the pandas too, dummy nt.WOW!!I could see...

Tags: bamboo, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18