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Walt Mossberg: What's new in tech this holiday season?: At a Churchill Club event, ZDNet talked with Wall Street Journal personal technology columnist Walt Mossberg. He showed us some new gadgets for the holidays, including the new Barnes & Noble Nook; Bayer's new USB-enabled diabetic monitor; the iLane, a portable e-mail messaging device for your car; and the Acer...; Tags: Messaging, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Online Communications, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Walt Mossberg, Gadgets, Nook, iLane, Acer Netbook, Google Android, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs; Videos 2009-12-04
What the "Black screen of death" story says about tech journalism: Well done and well said EdUnfortunately I have no hope that this will even slightly temper the sloppyness of the next one to come down the pike. As you said it's all about the page hits for these turds...Gutmann effectIt would appear that this is just another example of the...; Tags: Blogging, black screen, Reporting, Ed Bott, Gutmann; Discussion threads 2009-12-02
East Anglia aftermath stretches to the far horizon: Harry Fuller is a intellectually dishonest hackI couldn't help but get your slobber on me as I tried to pass through all of your apologetic blubbering -- then I smashed into your pathetic straw-man argument. What a weak, weak, post. You sir are a bad joke, who has...; Tags: Harry Fuller, global warming, carbon dioxide, pathetic; Discussion threads 2009-12-02
Report: Apple, Psystar reach partial settlement: Ah, gotta love Apple the underdogSuch a cute and cuddly multi-national, multi-billion $$$/year mega corporation! It just makes me feel like apologizing for everything they do. :)Or maybeThey're the big, bad wolf for a change. Why so threatened by Pystar's model? It's still Mac OSX, not Pystar OSX....; Tags: Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple-hardware, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, operating system, OSX, hardware; Discussion threads 2009-12-01
XP's usage share down, Win 7, Firefox & IE8 up: Now, if only ....the original Amazon.com $50 price comes back CRITICAL MASS will be achieved (IE: more than 4%).Way to goCongrats Win 7, and Firefox!Hopefully we can put XP to rest for good now and move on with our lives.DOWN WITH XP DOWN WITH XPHopefully XP will see its death...; Tags: Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Vista STILL, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, Microsoft Corp., Win 7; Discussion threads 2009-12-01

If the Crunchpad is dead, what's next for ultracheap Ed tech?: The fabled "Crunchpad", an ultracheap tablet PC dreamed up by TechCrunch's Michael Arrington, as has been widely reported on ZDNet and elsewhere, looks like it will remain vaporware. Bummer. Not that any of us were holding our breath for the device. However, a $300 tablet...; Tags: Nook, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2009-11-30
Politics of global warming in U.S.: Harry's not too bright.Global Warming/Climate Change is a myth, and the climategate emails have revealed that fact. You cannot "cheery pick" data and call it science.Government involvment in the market place / economy. If governments could legislate wealth they would have done it a long time ago. ...; Tags: Government, GLOBAL WARMING/CLIMATE CHANGE, global warming; Discussion threads 2009-11-29
"Turkey Day" tech support survival kit: Not bad, AdrianI agree about the Microsoft Security Essentials, as it is now my standard install. I typically find a nice performance improvement after removing whatever security suite they have and installing MSE.For scanners, I use Malwarebytes. It is small and easy to run, and finds and removes...; Tags: MSE, VIPRE, Defraggler; Discussion threads 2009-11-24
Chrome OS will rise or fall on the safety dance: Scare tactics against Chrome OSI can see Microsoft really did the 'safety dance' with Windows it has been so successful...Chrome_OS is an entirely different modular approach plus they are using Open_Source with NO limitation of how high they can reach. I find it amazing anyone with a straight face say...; Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Chrome, Chrome OS, ChromeOS, security, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-11-24
Apple to smokers: butt out or void your warranty: Well here it is...http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npg/npgd0446.htmlI have seen tar filled electronicsIt gets nasty. You open them up, and they can be full of tar and all this brown/black gunk. You can get a nicotine high just by touching the parts.As for second hand smoke risk, thats kind of unfounded. Is that gunk...; Tags: Apple Inc., cigarette, joint, Cannabis, tar, smoker, computer; Discussion threads 2009-11-23
Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash: I don't see how....Palm is going to survive in this market. The iPhone vs Android will be interesting to watch however.Android is still milles away from the iPhoneAfter looking at the few Android phones in the market, I can tell you that without a doubt, the Android is competition for...; Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Droid, phone; Discussion threads 2009-11-23
East Anglia: one hacked U.S. scientist is hacked off: I say then be pro-active...If it is out of context, pro-actively publish EVERYTHING and PROVE they are out of context. If the hacked scientists DO NOT provide context, publish everything they say vindicates them, then we know the truth. If they simply fall behind the mantra of "it's...; Tags: global warming, East Anglia, e-mail; Discussion threads 2009-11-22
East Anglia: Chapter 3: Of course we are"The global warming skeptics are perfectly happy to overlook the illegality of the hacking and theft of private emails, according to this blogger."Sure, how else would this information have been made public. Many of the emails highlight to obfuscation of information, others point to the planning to...; Tags: Litigation, fraud; Discussion threads 2009-11-22
How to add value, not just more tech, with Web 2.0: Great PresentationI don't know how you find the time to do all the stuff you do and have small new children.We have the Live product here for student e-mailIt's hard to keep up.If building your house on the sand is a bad idea. What about a cloud? Thank goodness the...; Tags: Web, Web 2.0; Discussion threads 2009-11-19
Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup: To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-11-19
Adding a Wizard to your Magic Mouse: you're nuts.Multi touch on a laptop trackpad is IMO the single best thing about apple hardware. It is not illogical that this tech should show up in a mouse as well. Clearly, you haven't tried it. It works quite well and there is no "contortion" needed.Dumbest... mouse... everJust because something...; Tags: Mice, mouse, Magic Mouse; Discussion threads 2009-11-18
Widespread BlackBerry data outage reported, is it time to move on?: umgotta say this sounds like a justification for an iffy iphone purchase or usage maybe? you make it sound like if BIS goes down you're dead in the water, but if BIS goes down all you lose is what you don't have with any other service anyway, you still get...; Tags: Manufacturing, Telecom & Utilities, BIS, outage, BlackBerry Data, RIM BlackBerry, phone; Discussion threads 2009-11-17
Resistance to change: The real Enterprise 2.0 barrier: Vive Le Resistance!Michael - Resistance to Change, Immunity to Change - there is a lot of activity on the "real work" beyond tech and into enacting and leveraging change agents of Enterprise 2.0 lately... great that we're all surfacing these issues in increasingly large forums.For a bit more flavor on...; Tags: Enterprise 2.0, transparency, worker; Discussion threads 2009-11-16
Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft: RE: Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask MicrosoftI built my current desktop in July and purchased/installed an OEM version of Vista Home Premium. I also took advantage of Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium which I installed on the same PC....; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Operating systems, cost difference, Microsoft Corp., OEM, Is it OK, Microsoft Windows, PC; Discussion threads 2009-11-15
2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i: Photo gallery:2010 Subaru Outback 2.5iAs much as we respect the general utility of many Subaru models, the cars have proved very limited in useful cabin electronics. That hasn't changed much for the 2010 model year, with Subaru moving very tentatively into accommodating personal electronics. The 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i maintains...; Tags: gear ratio, cargo area, Outback, Subaru; Product reviews 2009-11-11