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- More on the Vista DVD playback issue
- More on the Vista DVD playback issueDid you tryreading your dvd with a software that does not support DRM of any form and does not rely on windows infrastructure, like VLC ?DId you try other DRM compatible software, like PowerDVD or the like ?To me this sound like a poor...
- Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), digital rights management (drm), consumer electronics, microsoft windows vista, dvd, vista dvd playback issue, playback issue, vista dvd, digital-rights management, hdcp
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
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- iPhone black screen of death (updated)
- I received an email from an iPhone user greatly concerned about "either an unaddressed issue with both 2.0 and 2.01 software - or a rogue apps that is taking down the entire OS." After visiting the App Store from his iPhone "nothing loaded, the screen just stayed...
- Tags: apple iphone, apple inc., black screen, btl, e-mail, online communications, jason d. o\'grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- iPhone 3G boot failure complaints pile up
- Updated: The iPhone 3G appears to be having a few software issues that are leaving a few disgruntled customers in its wake. We were tipped off by a reader who outlined the following: This happened while running iPhone version 2.0. Visited App Store using iPhone -...
- Tags: apple iphone, apple iphone 3g, 3g, cellular phones, wireless, consumer electronics, personal technology, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Development environments: Microsoft vs. Open Source
- In a previous discussion of OpenOffice versus Microsoft Office most respondents addressing the development issue seemed to prefer the Microsoft development tools over the comparable open source ones. I believe this is probably correct from the individual developer perspective, but wrong from the corporate perspective. by Paul Murphy
- Tags: wintel, environment, microsoft office, apache software foundation, microsoft corp., technology, development environment, open source, paul murphy
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Time for Google to take out Sprint
- Time for Google to take out SprintWhy change the name?The Sprint name stands for poor quality. Google has a reputation for high quality.I assume that, along with the name change, Google might institute policy changes which would decrease dissatisfaction with the brand, in order to protect its own good name.Sprint...
- Tags: wimax, product marketing, wi-fi, wireless, branding, telecom & utilities, google inc., sprint communications
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Sprint: Can it convince customers to stay?
- Sprint had some good news Wednesday: The wireless provider lost 901,000 net customers and only 776,000 post-paid subscribers in the second quarter. Wall Street was expecting more customer defections. For instance, Morgan Stanley was expecting post-paid subscriber losses of 947,000. But let's get real here: Sprint is on the ropes...
- Tags: sprint communications, product marketing, customer relationship management (crm), wi-fi, wireless, marketing, enterprise software, software, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- An apology to the Vietnam vets out there
- An apology to the Vietnam vets out thereWhat?*roflhao trying not to wet himself* oh jesus!... i mean... oh my goodness (no offense intended to all those right side of the fence, sandle wearing, western, monotheists out there!).i mean for the love of mary!! political correctness is far far far far...
- Tags: vietnam vet, vietnam war
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?Will it pwn the XO? No, and here's why...the XO and what MIT is cooking up here serve two totally different purposes and audiences. The XO is for teaching children how to collaborate, create content, and learn with a computer. MIT's proposal will...
- Tags: productivity, laptop computer, cherrypal c100, computer, $100 laptop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- What are you using for a helpdesk application?
- What are you using for a helpdesk application?What are you using for a helpdesk application?We use an application called Wonderdesk. It is web based, its not too bad, but the search feature for old helpdesk tickets kind of sucks in that it won't display all the search queries or you...
- Tags: call centers, help desk, helpdesk application
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Sony BDP-S350
- Sony has been the public face of Blu-ray since the format's inception, and while most of the focus during the bitter Blu-ray vs. HD DVD format war was on the company's PlayStation 3, Sony has been making standalone Blu-ray players from the start, beginning with the $1,000 BDP-S1. Unfortunately, that...
- Tags: consumer electronics, dvd, game players, media players, monitors & displays, tv & home theater, sony bdp-s350, sony corp., sony playstation 3
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?
- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?This isn't even strictly a Beta Tester issueMicrosoft realised that MCE systems just weren't flying out the door and then correctly perceived that it makes more sense to bundle it with Vista so that OEMs can either make a "home entertainment center"...
- Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, fiji, microsoft windows vista, microsoft corp., beta tester, windows future, mce
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista
- IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on VistaHoo that could be painful very painfulibm ,red hat, ubuntu working together..... ough Microshot may feel this a bitRE: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on VistaUnless they make programs and hardware as easy to install &...
- Tags: unix, open source, operating systems, driver installation, linux, ibm corp., ubuntu, novell inc., microsoft windows vista, red hat inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Apple: Shut down MobileMe immediately
- Apple: Shut down MobileMe immediatelyWhat about .Mac?I'd have been happy with them waiting to release it until it was perfect, but in it's current state it's exactly like .Mac with a flashier interface. I don't see how it's really a detriment to keep it going. MobileMe's sync actually...
- Tags: recruitment & selection, mme, apple inc., shut-down mobileme, mobileme, shut-down, job, apple macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again
- Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over againCerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again[i]Rather than a volume cap, I suggest the introduction of transmission rate caps, which would allow users to purchase access to the Internet at a given minimum data rate and be free...
- Tags: pricing, telecommunications, networking, net neutrality, vint cerf, simple pricing, pricing strategy, internet, cerf, network
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again
- Vint Cerf, one of the co-inventors of the underlying technology that makes the Web work, now Google's Internet evangelist, has issued a call for throughput-based pricing by ISPs. This in response to the Comcast ruling by the FCC, which ordered the cable carrier to stop interfering with certain kinds of...
- Tags: vint cerf, network, ip television, net neutrality, pricing strategy, carrier, cerf, 6mbps, internet service providers (isps), federal government, internet, tvs, pricing, broadband internet, tv & home theater, networking, government, personal technology, home entertainment, marketing, telecommunications, mitch ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.
- LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.It hasn't been that long ago...my company got rid of its last Green screen based network in favor of a fancy Windows based network at several of our branch offices. Guess what. We didn't pick up one iota of productivity gain. We...
- Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, loverock davidson, now is, linuxworld, linux
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performance
- The 8GB/64-bit advantage - More RAM doesn't always mean better performanceI'll give you one thing ...... you're fast!RE: ProofreaderYou missed, "As expected, the difference in score between a system running [b]8GB[/b] of RAM and one running with only [b]8GB[/b] was small when measured with PassMark PerformanceTest 6.1."I offer ZDNet the...
- Tags: memory, vista x64, more ram, ram, performance
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Cablevision, part 2: Is RS-DVR like a VCR or a copy shop?
- (See Part 1: Buffering is not copying) Direct liability for creating playback copies The plaintiffs charged that Cablevision violated its reproduction right by creating copies for playback to customers. The question here is who made the copies. "If it is Cablevision, plaintiffs' theory of...
- Tags: cablevision systems corp., vcr, netcom, consumer electronics, personal technology, richard koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Did the bad cop gremlins get at Microsoft's annual report?
- Did the bad cop gremlins get at Microsoft's annual report?Diminishing risk.Yes, the chances of Microsoft being overtaken by open source or cloud computing are similar to those of riding in a 1974 Gremlin. The competition is prematurely obsolete and slightly repulsive, especially considering the denim interior of the automobile...
- Tags: software as a service (saas), tools & techniques, cloud computing, open source, microsoft corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- The Cablevision decision, part 1: Buffering is not copying
- This Cablevision decision looks like it may make its way to the Supreme Court on questions of the interpretation of the Copyright Act, so I'd like to take an in-depth look at the decision PDF. It's long so I'm dividing it into several posts. Technology First...
- Tags: cablevision systems corp., buffer, dvr, memory, digital video, development tools, personal technology, home entertainment, semiconductors, hardware, components, software development, software/web development, richard koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
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