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Pandora 2.6.1 (Mac)

Pandora is the media collector's web spider and search agent for Mac OS X. In the time it takes to grab a glass of water, Pandora is able to hunt down files by spidering a URL or performing a keyword-based search. A clear and intuitive interface guarantees you are underway...

Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Positive Spin Media, Pandora, Apple Mac OS, Channel Management, Desktops, Real Estate, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Hardware, Business Operations

Software downloads 2009-10-13

BombSquad 3.2 (Mac)

Take the good looks of Mac OS X and its "Aqua" interface, and mix liberally with the popular "Windoze" Minesweeper puzzle/game. You get BombSquad - a nimble rip-off of a classic game. BombSquad is fantastic freeware for Mac OS X. BombSquad thinks different with features like "Crunch Time", "Zap Clicks",...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Positive Spin Media, BombSquad 3.2, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-10-14

Additional Resources

Iomega: EMC's entry to be at the center of your home

A little more than a year ago, EMC acquired Iomega for $213 million. Today EMC's master plan is coming into focus. Iomega is to EMC what Linksys is to Cisco: An avenue to become ubiquitous in your home. EMC thinks the consumer and home office market will...

Tags: Iomega Corp., EMC Corp., Storage, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-10

Intel announces new chips, excited about notebooks, WiMax

Intel offered a sneak peek Monday afternoon at some news it plans to announce today at the Computex show in Taiwan. The company said it will introduce three new Intel Core 2 Duo processors, a new ultra low voltage Pentium processor and a new mobile chipset. Statement ...

Tags: Notebook, Mobile, Intel Corp., Chip, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Processors, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-06-01

Google outage isn't reason enough to avoid a cloud strategy

updated below with responses from Google, AT&T: I realize that emotions can run high when things like e-mail suddenly stop working. This morning, the twittersphere blew up with reports of widespread troubles with GMail and other Google services. Just as quickly, some used this opportunity to bash...

Tags: Strategy, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., Outage, Manufacturing, E-mail, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-05-14

Time Warner: AOL's revenue slide continues; We plan to buy Google's 5% AOL stake

Updated: Time Warner's first quarter was weighed down by its AOL unit, which saw revenue fall 23 percent. Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes reiterated that the company is looking for "the right ownership structure for AOL" and the company plans to buy back a 5 percent stake owned by Google. ...

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Company, IPO, Investment, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-29

Will XP mode speed Windows 7 adoption in schools?

Will XP mode speed Windows 7 adoption in schools?Windows 7 adoption will be much better than Vista for a lot of reasons, butthe XP mode will require a more expensive SKU, and more memory. The Upgrades will be more because Win7 in General causes a lot less problems than Vista...

Tags: Operating systems, XP Mode, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 adoption, Microsoft Windows XP, XP mode speed, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Letting Twitter change the way we teach

I read a great article last week titled "How to Present While People are Twittering". I was reminded of it today during an email conversation with ZDNet's resident social media guru, Jennifer Leggio. We were joking about Twitter and she said, Chris, you're becoming...

Tags: Twitter, E-mail, Productivity, Projectors, Online Communications, Hardware, Components, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Novell: Free SLES while the fire is hot

My "Free Enterprise OSes" post got a lot of attention and a lot of positive feedback, particularly from those who are now actually considering using some of these in order to reduce license costs. Still, while I am glad people are now considering...

Tags: Novell Inc., openSUSE, Sun Solaris, Servers, Operating Systems, Tools & Techniques, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-17

John Stewart's iPhone: Product placement or pop culture?

John Stewart's iPhone: Product placement or pop culture?I asked myself the sameHis finger did conspicuously move away from the Apple logo when the camera went into close-up, but since the joke was saying how great it was with a heavy dose of sarcasm, ("oh, those are camels... even better.") it...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, Digital media, advertiser, Apple iPhone, Product Placement, John Stewart, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

Vista SP1 will deliver big network speed boost

Vista SP1 will deliver big network speed boostOther Performance TestWill you be publishing other test on any performance changes between RTM and SP1? The file transfer performance increase is a very encouraging sign that some one at Redmond is listening to us Vista users along with removing the kill switch.Jumbo...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), NETWORKING, File Transfer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, big network speed, network speed, network

Discussion threads 2007-12-06

Leopard to debut to excellent reviews

Leopard to debut to excellent reviewsTime Machine and BackupFrom what I've read so far, when you set up Time Machine, it simply asks you to identify which external drive you which to use. Thats it. So I plan on just buying a 500G external FW 800. When that gets full...

Tags: Backups, backup, Leopard, excellent review, Time Machine

Discussion threads 2007-10-25

Microsoft exec: Zune gets a B-; Xbox profitability; Windows Mobile's future

Microsoft exec: Zune gets a B-; Xbox profitability; Windows Mobile's future[b]Zune gets B-[/b] maybe if the scale goes up to A++++++ ...NTNTgrading on a curve[i}The negatives were that the Zune was a "little heavier" that folks expected and Zune's video service isn't running to actually use the video screen.[/i]So when...

Tags: Corporate communications, Operating systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Apple iPhone, MSFT, mobile, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-04

Are Mac users smug and arrogant?

Are Mac users smug and arrogant?Wasn't really a put down ....... just a view from the other side. Sorry if you took offense. I am an engineer for a PC OEM so my opinion is also biased. I use PC's as a tool to perform work on...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Shade Tree, Internet Connect, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mac-user, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2007-08-24

What will next-generation multicore apps look like?

What will next-generation multicore apps look like?PLINQ Is Part of the Multi-Core StoryMicrosoft is staffing up its Parallel LINQ PLINQ development group to take advantage of multicore processors in handling LINQ expressions especially Group Join and Group By.Joe Duffy has more information and a set of PowerPoint slides about PLINQ,...

Tags: Joe Duffy, PLinq, multi-core, Microsoft Corp., MSFT, musing

Discussion threads 2007-07-30

Thoughts on Apple TV

Thoughts on Apple TVHere We Go AgainLet me save you some time John. "Real men use Microsoft and Macs are for girls and florists. Not that there is anything wrong with that"Wasn't that easier than another long missive about Apple's fashion sense. Please spare us in future.We understand the most...

Tags: Biotechnology, TVs, Desktops, appleTV, Apple Inc., Apple TV, TV

Discussion threads 2007-05-08

Beware of blog: A rush to judgment

Beware of blog: A rush to judgmentBlogsEspecially blogs of professional business and news services should still follow proper journalistic guidelines.Some of ZDnet's own bloggers are guilty of poor reporting of facts. It has come back to bite them on several occasions as well.I take all blogs with a grain...

Tags: Blogging, blog

Discussion threads 2007-04-17

Apple's Leopard delay: Parsing spin, free passes and reality

When Apples statement announcing the Leopard delay hit something just didnt seem quite right. The release was terse and barely formatted. And it didnt take long for the spin police to call BS on Apples assertion that the Leopard delay was pegged...

Tags: Mobile, iPhone, General, Apple

Blog posts 2007-04-13

Intel's energy efficiency slide is like a comparison of apples to eggplant. (Intel trots out misleading benchmark charts)

Intel's energy efficiency slide is like a comparison of apples to eggplant. Intel trots out misleading benchmark chartsThe irony of Ziff and benchmarkingIt is ironic that there is a Ziff column on chip benchmarking. Years ago, we had the Microprocessor Report that acurately benchmarked chips and their performance. ...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Intel Corp., Pet Rock

Discussion threads 2007-03-17

Music executives lament state of industry

Music executives lament state of industryIndependents: Sieze the Day!I believe independents should move quickly, so that by the time these guys figure out which end is up, independents will have made significant inroads on traditional media businesses. These fools are practically handing over the entertainment industry to independents.HAHA!!! Priceless quote!!![i]Cohen...

Tags: digital-rights management, music industry

Discussion threads 2007-02-27