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Bleak Xmas Ahead Ã¢â‚¬" WhereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the innovation I need to fill the stockings?: I know this is the July Fourth holiday and IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢m half a year away from gift giving. But, when I looked through the Sunday supplements in todayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s newspaper, I couldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t find anything to buy. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Squat. Ã¢â‚¬Â¦.. Yes, I scanned the Best Buy, Office...; Tags: Innovation, Incrementalism, Recipe, Herewith, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Brian Sommer; Blog posts 2009-07-05
Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fade: Windows 7 pricing: Some users fume as the rose-colored discounts fadeTalk about beating a horse to death.How many more articles are we going to see about Windows pricing. Let me make it really simple for everyone:You either find the price acceptable for what you get and you buy Windows 7...; Tags: Pricing, Marketing research, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, pricing strategy, Microsoft Windows, rose-colored discount, Windows 7 pricing, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2009-07-02
FireFox 3.5, Add-ons and Backwards Compatibility: FireFox 3.5, Add-ons and Backwards CompatibilityI did the same thing and had to revert back.Firefox 3.5 broke the only 2 extensions I use. Adblock Plus and dictionary search. It displayed it in the upgrade box as being incompatible but chose a clean install since I save the profiles on a...; Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.5, Mozilla Firefox; Discussion threads 2009-07-01
Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order: Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on orderRock on Maine! [nt][b][/b]RE: Maine remains at the forefront of 1:1 with 64k Macs on order"Imagine going to a job where the company provides you with a laptop for 3 years and then switching jobs, only to find that...; Tags: Desktops, Recruitment & Selection, Apple Macintosh, job; Discussion threads 2009-06-30
News to know: Windows 7; Dell; IT salaries; Enterprise 2.0: Here are todayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNETÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley:Ã‚Â One year after Bill Gates' 'retirement': What's different? Microsoft: Windows 7 Upgrade deal maxes out at 25...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Dell Computer Corp., Information Technology, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, Photograph, Salary, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-06-30

ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight apps: ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight appsMissed two but maybe they aren't popularIf you are including Gimp, then how about Google Apps Picasa. This is an excellent free photo organizing program. Google has even put out a Linux beta of this handy program.http://picasa.google.comGoogle Sketchup - a highly...; Tags: Linux, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Paint.net, Notepad++, lightweight app, Top 25, ZDNet-reader, Zotero, TextPad; Discussion threads 2009-06-25
China throttles Google, U.S. ratchets up trade war over Green Dam: China throttles Google, U.S. ratchets up trade war over Green DamM$ and the Chinese gov are working against GoogleWhen they can't compete they sue or create laws to stiffle inovation.Is Green Dam a block on trade too?I'm starting to wonder if Green Dam is not so much a block on...; Tags: Green Dam, Google U.S., Google Inc., Chinese Government; Discussion threads 2009-06-25
With drop.io, real-time collaboration in the cloud: Is cloud computing a load of bull or the real deal? For drop.io founder and CEO Sam Lessin, it's everything...literally. Without it, his company and its eponymous service -- which allows two-click sharing of anything with anyone, privately -- might not exist. I spoke...; Tags: Cloud, XMPP, ZD, SL, Drop.io, Groupware, Collaboration, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-06-25
Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account hijacked, pushes Windows and Mac malware: Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account hijacked, pushes Windows and Mac malwareMore details about severity of attack[i]On Windows machines, a user falling for the bait gets to a series of Web pages featuring pornographic content and, at the end, a prompt to update a video codec. That fake codec is...; Tags: Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS X, malware, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Guy Kawasaki, attack, user interaction, disk image, Twitter; Discussion threads 2009-06-24
Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millions: Critical Adobe Shockwave flaw affects millionsAnotherIt seems everytime I turn around now Adobe is having a critical flaw in one program or another. If it weren't for PDF files I think even acrobat would be gone.Windows Update...Microsoft should be working with Adobe to get this crap patched via Windows...; Tags: SECURITY, Patches, Adobe Shockwave flaw, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Shockwave, Shockwave, flaw; Discussion threads 2009-06-24
Multitasking parents out-surf business pros 3 to 1 on mobile Internet: Despite having highly-capable smartphones that can take advantage of the Web, business professionals are out-surfed by multitasking parents three to one when it comes to browsing the mobile Internet, according to new data by mobile service provider Novarra. According to Novarra's June "Mobile...; Tags: Mobile Internet, Mobile, Smart Phone, Business Pro, Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-06-18
CIO Jury: iPhone has no place in business: The Apple iPhone may have got a makeover but it's not enough to convince CIOs the device has a place in business, according to a jury of CIOs. The Apple iPhone may have got a makeover but it's not enough to convince CIOs the device has a place in...; Tags: Apple iPhone, CIO, Device, Mobile, Information Technology, Strategy, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Marketing, CIO Jury, iPhone, Natasha Lomas silicon.com; News items 2009-06-18
iPhone 3G S expectations: 500,000 units sold over the weekend: iPhone 3G S expectations: 500,000 units sold over the weekendiPhone 3G service wide area outage / interruptionJune 18, 2009: iPhone 3G and Edge network went completely down at approx 1:00 AM EST. I called AT&T Support first thing this morning (approx 9am EST) and they reported being UNAWARE of any...; Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, HERE ARE, Apple iPhone, 3G, Apple iPhone 3G; Discussion threads 2009-06-18
AT&T revises iPhone upgrade eligibility policy: AT&T revises iPhone upgrade eligibility policyLost iPhoneJust a thought. Why dont you just say you lost your phone and then get a new one???????RE: AT&T revises iPhone upgrade eligibility policyWow, still $399 and $499 for early upgrades. If Apple continues to release a new phone almost every year...; Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, eligibility policy, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2009-06-18
News to know: iPhone OS 3.0; Text messaging; Social search; Morro; Palm: Here are todayÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNETÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Former Softie to take real-time social-search startup public Matthew Miller: iPhone OS 3.0 update fails connecting...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Social Search, Palm Inc., Text Messaging, Corporate Communications, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Branding, Marketing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2009-06-18
What would you do for a free iPhone 3G S?: What would you do for a free iPhone 3G S?I'd eat a Klondik Bar! nt.RE: What would you do for a free iPhone 3G S?"I?ve given up all hope of publishing anything meaningful on ZDNet"Really? I didn't know you'd started.Easy one.Run Vista unpatched... on a scrap machine.Feel Your PainYou could...; Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G S, iPile, Apple iPhone 3G, Give Up; Discussion threads 2009-06-17
Microsoft "Morro": explicitly explained, fact from fiction: Microsoft "Morro": explicitly explained, fact from fictionsounds.....Sounds terrible.It's a great idea, however I can see this breaking all sorts of crap (Remote access programs, SSL VPN connectivity etc.).Sounds like the solution could easily be worse than the cure. But we'll see won't we?- SamRE: Microsoft Morro ...If it's really "in...; Tags: Cyberthreats, SSL/TLS, SECURITY, Real-time Protection, Sounds like China, Microsoft Corp., Morro; Discussion threads 2009-06-15
Top 10 affordable gadgets for Father's Day [gift guide]: That time of year is almost here. That's right: it's almost Father's Day, and the time to has come to show your appreciation for Dad. Why not get him a gizmo he'll really like? ("But haven't I been showing him...; Tags: Monitor, Camcorder, Dad, Soundbar, Home Entertainment, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2009-06-12
IRS eyes taxing your work mobile phone: IRS eyes taxing your work mobile phoneIRSMore money to spread around.. GREAT WORK IRS..Another fine example of no new taxes for people under $250,000. YEA, what I thought and can you say " I TOLD YOU SO"..You asked for it you got it...In the UKHMRC do consider a work provided...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Tax Code, tax, Internal Revenue Service, phone, mobile phone, mobile; Discussion threads 2009-06-12
Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7?: Should "Standard User" be the default in Windows 7?Nopeit's one more example of how MS and usability are mutually exclusive. OS X has been able to implement credential checks effectively.Oh, and just to forestall the inevitable strawman about OS X now being a swiss cheese OS, the purpose of credentials...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, UAC, standard user, admin account, Microsoft Windows 7, security; Discussion threads 2009-06-11