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Networking ignored by medical automation: When you buy a printer you expect to find a driver for it, one you can easily install, which will allow ready communication between it and your PC. You expect it to deal with files created by your PC, and you expect your PC to deal with its files, too. ...; Tags: Network, PC, Problem, Medical Device, Standards, Automation, PC Industry, Quality, Healthcare, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-09-24
Apple leads PC design again with iMac: Nearly a decade after the original rainbow colored iMac that looked like the back-end of a VW Bug; Apple is changing the face of the desktop computing world with the new 20- and 24-inch iMac. The Apple Advertisement above seems to tell the whole story and it's a shocking comparison...; Tags: PC, Industry, Apple iMac, Apple Inc., Computer, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-08-08
Killing the crapware problem on PCs: Killing the crapware problem on PCsGroove could be dangerousGeorge says: "Groove is something that comes with Office 2007 and I haven't figured out how to disable that yet without having it automatically come back though it doesn't seem to be causing any problems."From my understanding Groove is for peer to...; Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, Groupware, Microsoft Windows 98, PC, video, crapware problem, Groove Networks Inc., advertisement, PC industry; Discussion threads 2007-04-20
Killing the crapware problem on PCs: As many readers know, Im not a fan of the Apple ads but this one was spot on and not to mention funny. Poor old PC looked like a balloon and his dangling arms almost made him look like Jabba the Hutt.One of the things that bother me the...; Tags: Microsoft, Desktop, Hardware, Apple; Blog posts 2007-04-20
Intel and Microsoft's failure to PC-ize the comms industry: Intel's [Intel is an SVW sponsor] sale of its cell phone and handheld computer chip business to Marvell Technology Group for $600m announced earlier today, represents a change in its strategy to apply the economics of the PC industry to cell phones, smart phones, and communications equipment markets.In the mid...; Tags: Intel Corp.; Blog posts 2006-06-27

Best Practices for WOW64: The PC industry is gradually transitioning from an installed base of primarily 32-bit systems to one of primarily 64-bit systems. In the interim, many application developers will continue to build 32-bit versions of their applications or will provide both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. To ease the effort involved in porting...; Tags: 32-bit, Best Practice, PC Industry, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows, Network Technology, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software, Networking; White papers 2006-05-17
Industry wants girls to stick to knitting: Industry wants girls to stick to knittingMaybe....Maybe there are some real reasons other than the supposition that it's gender discrimination:a) It is a known fact that women are more emotional than men. This is not bad, but can inherently make them better at some things than men, and not...; Tags: Gender and diversity, PC industry, industry, women, Eastman Kodak Co.; Discussion threads 2006-03-13
Podcast interview of PC industry icon Dan Bricklin: Podcast interview of PC industry icon Dan BricklinMP3s linksUsually ZDNet's lins to podcasts have a glitch, as in http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/zd.pod/http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/z/e/200601/itmatters_bricklin_010706.mp3But the link in the blog text is correct.; Tags: Podcasts, podcast, Dan Bricklin, PC industry, industry, PC; Discussion threads 2006-01-07
Comparing code bases: Comparing code basesThe trouble isyour proposed comparison would do exactly what the legal standard rejects: compare functionality. Two implementations of the same specification would come up as similar.My favorite example is sort. I can write dozens of different implementations of gnu [b]sort[/b] with identical external behavior, yet they're...; Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Insurance, PC industry, AT&T Corp., Ritchie, patent; Discussion threads 2005-07-22

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Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: CNET Reviews rates the Garmin Nuvi 880 car GPS gadget, a Panasonic Viera flat-screen TV, the Asus Eee PC 901 laptop, and more. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, GPS, TVs, Handhelds, Tv & Home Theater, Notebooks, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-07-05
Energy Independence Day...not yet, but it's a popular idea: Click on any image to see the whole picture. These are just three of the images from our local Fourth of July Parade today. We happen to live in a state which does not produce much...; Tags: Subsidy, Denmark, Natural Gas, Taxes, Free Trade, Telecom & Utilities, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-04
Hard Disk Drive Data Recovery (exe): Recover retrieve formatted fat 32 16 file system files folders corrupted logically damaged bad sector hard disk drive windows XP 2003 2000 me repair deleted master boot record MBR dos boot record DBR root directory software supports crashed IDE EIDE ATA SATA SCSI laptop desktop pc undelete unformat backup overwritten...; Tags: Hard Drive, Data Recovery, Data Recovery Software, Storage Management, Databases, Storage, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-07-04
ViaCAD 2D/3D for Mac (dmg): The patent pending user interface lets a user choose between a complete 2D or 3D solution. ViaCAD's user interface appeals to both 2D and 3D users with one package.ViaCAD has close to 80 hours of professional quality training videos, very appealing to new users transitioning into CAD. Effortless cross-platforming and...; Tags: 3D, Apple Macintosh, User Interface, 2D, Training, Punch Software, ViaCAD, CAD, Workforce Management, Software, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-07-04
Registry Error End (exe): Instantly Clean, fix, and restore your PC Registry. Registry Error End is a registry repair software that allows you to safely fix and repair registry problems with a few simple mouse clicks. Its simple and fast. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Essentials, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2008-07-04
FolderMatch (exe): FolderMatch compares and synchronizes any two folder trees or two files. Winner at the 2002,2003 and 2004 Shareware Industry Awards, it's a MUST-HAVE tool for keeping files and folders in sync as well as powerful insurance against loss of valuable data. Who can benefit from FolderMatch?Everyone who maintains multiple copies...; Tags: File, Salty Brine Software, FolderMatch, Productivity, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Insurance, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance; Software downloads 2008-07-04
Apple caught neglecting iPhone security: Apple caught neglecting iPhone securityApple doesn't really care.I believe that Apple puts security of its products at the bottom of the list, with cool design at the top. All this stuff just proves me right, that sure they have a neat casing and a touch screen, but underneath it...; Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, security, iPhone security; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Whither Blu-ray?: Whither Blu-ray?It's the lack of HDTV ownersand the ignorance of those who do own that I think is the biggest issue. People who don't have HDTV would see no benefit to spending extra money on BluRay, and those who do own will never believe there is a difference unless you...; Tags: HD DVD, Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, HDTV, DVD; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Can Mozilla's security metrics project end the patch-counting nonsense?: In partnership with indie security consultant Rich Mogull left Mozilla has launched a valuable Security Metrics Project that could help to -- we can only hope -- put an end to the silly notion that patch-counting helps to determine a product's security posture. The idea is...; Tags: Mozilla Corp., Rich Mogull, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-03
12 terabytes of YouTube data: 12 terabytes of YouTube dataHorrible loss for ConsumersThis Judge needs to be taught what he has the power to do, and not to do. This is a clear violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act. Not to mention a major privacy issue for all of us that have ever watched...; Tags: Corporate communications, Digital media, Google Inc., YouTube Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4: Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, vision, computer; Discussion threads 2008-07-03