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Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.

Presto! In ten seconds, you've got an Internet desktop.Sounds mighty coolHowever, 20 dollars.... If you don't mind some extra seconds during booting (about 40 to 50 seconds), then a bootable USB memory stick loaded with a live version of Fedora or Ubuntu, will provide the same functionality for free.With Unetbootin...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Internet-desktop, Presto!, Presto, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-05-01

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I'm in a nanny state state of mind

Business can help ...if employees who smoke during the workday are not allowed "smoking breaks" to do so. Alternatively, if non-smoking employees demanded equal breaks with smokers, business might get the drift.Some businesses do helpThere are businesses that offer smoking cessation programs on their own dime, knowing the money they'll...

Tags: Taxes, Financial Planning, Free trade, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, insurance, TFB, agony, smoker, tax

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Pocket Magic for iPhone 1.1 (Mobile)

With Pocket Magic for iPhone choose your magic number, answer a few simple questions, wave your hands like all good magicians do and presto, your magic number is revealed. Made for expert magicians and apprentices alike. Apprentice mode provides detailed step by step instructions to help you through the illusion....

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Illusion, Magician, Ontomni, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-10

Survey says slow, kludgy business processes hamper competitiveness

Surveys.... sighI think it will be hard for any manager to say anything other than "yeah we're not there yet, we need to be more proactive etc." when asked "are you equipped to to respond to market or customer changes quickly enough to compete well in a global marketplace?"Right....

Tags: Marketing research, business process, survey

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Creating a unified model for enterprise mashups

Maturing mashup marketThis announcement represents an important step forward for enterprise mashups and is another proof point that the market is maturing. It seems to me that OMA and EMML are formalising a style of mashup defined - in the words of the OMA site - as something that...

Tags: Collaboration, Tools & Techniques, EMML, mashup, enterprise mashup

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Presto 1.1.2 (Mac)

Tired of writing the same text over and over again? Anytime you type text into an application, Presto can help you do it faster and more accurately! Whether it's your name, your e-mail address, the URL of your blog, your personal address, etc, you probably often find yourself typing the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Address, app4Mac, Presto 1.1.2, E-mail, Blogging, Online Communications, Internet

Software downloads 2009-09-11

Moderated Knowledge Sharing Bases

There's so much going on in the cloud world you need air traffic control to figure out what solutions to your problems are safe to bring to earth and put to work. The instant gratification world of cloud - select solution> apply credit card to...

Tags: Collaboration, Knowledge, Knowledge Base, MindTouch Collaborative Knowledge Base, Wiki, Strategy, Networking, Online Communications, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-09

TheLetterEncrypter 1.0 (Windows)

Have you ever found yourself wishing to send a secret message to somebody? But the problem is that the somebody has pals/folks at home/office/chat rooms and it is not possible to send a a secret message without anyone having a peep at it? Then TheLetterEncrypter comes to your rescue. It...

Tags: Message, Password, Microsoft Windows

Software downloads 2009-08-31

Researchers crack WPA Wi-Fi encryption in 60 seconds

Thats why WPA2 is the only way to go..WPA is nice for backwards compatibility - esp those that cant talk WPA2 (AES-CCMP) but this is all the more reason to remove these devices. I personally use WPA2-ENT [yes at home] which I understand is not the norm :) but I...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Network security, Wireless and Mobility, WPA, WPA2, wireless, Microsoft Xbox, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Presto PrintCentral 1.0 (Windows)

Presto! PrintCentral, the Green Way to print. Are you tired of printing unneeded pages? Are you tired of printing excessive garbage pages from websites? Have you ever experienced when you print your order confirmation or your travel itineraries and it ends up printing extra pages that you don't even need?...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Printing, NewSoft America, PrintCentral, PrintCental, Document Management, Printers, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-08-12

10 bits of tech to get for the back-to-school student

Time is inching its way through the season, and is now slowly approaching the back-to-school month. With only a few weeks to go until you pack up your things, get dropped off by your parents or make your way cross-country to your academic residence, hopefully you'll be taking a whole...

Tags: Phone, Choice, Telecom & Utilities, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-08-10

Laptop Warranties and Accidental Damage Coverage: What You Need to Know

Laptop Warranties and Accidental Damage Coverage: What You Need to KnowYes it does have thatAs I view a Laptop as a product that is susceptable to outside influences as a vehicle is.It does not matter how careful and protective you are, The unit is out of your control at places...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Laptop Warranty, Accidental Damage Coverage, Apple Inc., Need-to-know, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

HanDButton (Mobile)

Quickly and Easily Toggle Between Your Favorite Applications or HanDBase databases with the Touch of ONE Button.Wouldn't it be great if you could toggle between several different applications or database files on your Palm device with the touch of one button? That is exactly what HanDButton allows you to do!...

Tags: Mobile, HanDButton, HanDBase, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Bleak Xmas Ahead: Where's the innovation I need to fill the stockings?

I know this is the July Fourth holiday and I'm half a year away from gift giving. But, when I looked through the Sunday supplements in today's newspaper, I couldn't find anything to buy. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. Squat. Yes, I scanned the Best Buy, Office Depot...

Tags: Innovation, Incrementalism, Recipe, Herewith, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-07-05

Riveal 9.1.1 (Mac)

Riveal is a free Java application that extracts sounds, movies, and pictures from the data files of most games in the Myst series: Myst [Original Mac version] (sounds, movies, and pictures), Myst [Original Windows version] (sounds, movies, and pictures), Myst Masterpiece Edition (sounds, movies, and pictures), realMYST, the real-time 3D...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Movies, Ron Hayter, Riveal, Games, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-04

Did Cisco Misstep with its SMB Play?

Did Cisco Misstep with its SMB Play?The real problem with video surveillance ...... over a standard UTP Ethernet environment is that the signal is so easily disrupted from a distance with inexpensive everyday items. It is, after all, unshielded cable.As a fun Mr. Wizard experiment, take a microwave oven into...

Tags: SMB/SME, Network technology, Cisco Misstep, SMB Play, small and medium business, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-05

Moblin 2.0 - First run (First look: Intel's Moblin 2.0 Linux desktop for netbooks)

Moblin 2.0 - First run (First look: Intel's Moblin 2.0 Linux desktop for netbooks)Fedora rocks! I will be a customer!Fedora is in my opinion the 'best' all around Linux distro for me.HOWEVER, the beauty of Linux distro's is choice and others have LOTS of options to choose form to customize...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Moblin 2.0 Linux desktop, Moblin 2.0, First Run, First Look, netbook, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

Presto Transfer Ultimate 3.15 (Windows)

Presto Transfer Ultimate is an application designed to help automate the transferral of your data from a wide variety of programs to another computer. Once installed, Presto Transfer's easy to use wizard interface creates a self-extracting transfer archive of your data which can be restored by simply running it on...

Tags: Archive, Microsoft Windows, RinjaniSoft, Presto Transfer Ultimate, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-05-21

Mozilla wants help to reinvent browser tabs

Mozilla wants help to reinvent browser tabsNo, No, NO!!!I hate this change for changes sake. Tabbing in Firefox is just about perfect.Leave it Alone!RE: Mozilla wants help to reinvent browser tabsSafari's "Top Sites" is already pointing the way ..........Personally, I like the All-in-one-sidebar forsearching my favorites. To be...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, browser tab, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

News to know: Windows 7; Google; Vizio; Treknology; Green tech

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Windows 7 RC gets its first bug, and it's a doozy Sean Portnoy: Surprise! As HDTVs price rise, sales drop and Vizio becomes...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Green Technology, Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-05-11