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Contact Send (Mobile)

is a fast & easy way to send someone a contact from your address book. Contact Send is a small subset of our much more feature-rich product, VoxNotes, which includes tons of additional features. Check out our product comparison chart at http://www.appmaniax.com/voxnotes/about.html New in Contact Send: - You can optionally...

Tags: Product Comparison, Mobile, Contact, Address Book, Product Marketing, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-08-03

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GIMP dropped from default Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx installation

I use the GIMPThe user interface stinks, but the GIMP is a powerful application. I use it regularly for editing pictures. F-spot on the other hand, I don't like much. I use gThumb for organizing my photos (gThumb was F-spot's predecessor in early Ubuntu versions). gThumb also allows some simple...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, GIMP, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Microsoft Office 2010, SharePoint 2010 public betas now available for download

Microsoft still firmly planted in the LAST century.NTLinux Kernel speaks?Hmmm, I'd fear for the future of Linux if this is what comes out of it. You'd think the "many eyes" would have caught such silly logic in the kernel years ago...and looking ready to dominate this oneas well.Google is...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, public beta, Microsoft SharePoint, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Office suites, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

OpenSUSE Education announces Li-f-e 11.2

Its still linux and still has the same issues and the same lacking software you would want in an education environment. But you don't care about that because your agenda is to push linux, not educate.Bow before the manLoverock Davidson is a skilled worker, he holds several M$ certifications...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Loverock Davidson, Linux, Li-f-e 11.2, Novell OpenSuse, OpenSUSE Education

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Five ways Android could get into trouble

the only danger lies with patents owned by Apple, M$ or other trolls.Without them, the sky is the limit!Good points! Apples success, and closed software, and AT&T exclusivity are what are giving Android a big push. Verizon ONLY accepted Android on their network to combat iPhone / AT&T for example....

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, OPEN SOURCE, opposite, Apple iPhone, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD

People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Google hopes to remake programming with Go

Could be a really cool programming for old C/C programmers!!I will definitely try it out.No. No pointers.Umm, no. No pointers, no "*" symbols littered in my code anymore, thanks.. . . and, frankly, it pushes typing from bad to worse. No OOP, and no replacement, other than what...

Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Development tools, Programming languages, cloud computing, large project, object-oriented programming, Google Inc., programming

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Where should Mozilla go from here?

Consolidation and security, Now!Firefox has emerged as the most buggy browser robustness and security. It has more vulnerabilities discovered than any other browser, month after month. Each new release sees new stability and robustness problems.And Firefox still does not have support for sandboxing.Repeatedly they have to patch patches because their...

Tags: Web browsers, IE8, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Web browser, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone - Apple.com (Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone)

RE: Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone - Apple.com (Screen Shootout: Droid vs. iPhone)I too would be very bothered by the yellowness of the screen if these pics are acurate.Droid whitesIn looking at each of these pics, the white on the Droid seems very yellow. Is this eactually the case...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Droid, Apple iPhone, Screen Shootout

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

The iPhone is one of the best phones in the world, carriers with it are the problem

far from perfect indeedIt's a great gadget...until it freezes and you have to wait several minutes while you reboot it. That is if you know how to reboot it, the first time is always accompanied with panic because you think the thing went dead. Don't blame the carriers,...

Tags: Smart phones, iPhone Screen, BlackBerry Tour, Apple iPhone, phone, carrier, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Walmart unveils 15.6" HP Pavilion G60 laptop for $298

hmmfor once, i agree with you. why are they still making the celeron...? shouldn't the atom replace that?Intel Celeron?is Inhel still making this 10 year old crap?surplus maybe? ntnti feel 298 is bad for celron processor..but still good option for ppl who r new to these creepy labtops..RE: Walmart unveils...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, HP Pavilion, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

A visit to Microsoft's first store

I missed an explanation as to why...I should shop there."Three rows of tables displayed hardware from Dell, HP, Sony and Lenovo."The big chains sell those already. Why would I go to a Windows store to buy Dells, HPs, Sonys and Lenovos, when there are several sources for those same computers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., 64-bit, Microsoft Windows, computer, GPU, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Needles and haystacks: Balancing precision and recall

Attivio's Sid Probstein says for traditional search, the conventional model is to return many results to get high recall; somewhere in there are the right answers. But what if you want a more precise answer? Commentary - These terms are bandied about in most every...

Tags: Recall, Pregnancy, Attivio, Spam Email, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Spam, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, search, Sid Probstein Attivio, Special to ZDNet, Sid Probstein Attivio, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-10-29

Net neutrality: a faster Internet for all

If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.I do [b]not[/b] want my internet to slow down just because some person on the [b]other[/b] end didn't pay for priority traffic.Net Neutrality had to happen in the...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, Net Neutrality, faster Internet, Toll-Free, population density, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

FLO Media Viewer 1.0 (Windows)

The FLO Media Viewer is a publishing product which can convert various documents into a Flash application. The created viewers can be placed on a website, opened locally or distributed as stand-alone files for example on a product CD. The created viewers can be used for a variety of marketing...

Tags: Document, Microsoft Windows, Digital Media Partners Bvba, FLO Media Viewer, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, Marketing Research, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-10-23

Was Windows 7 totally your idea?

W7: Whose ideas?It is pretty clear that Apple and Microsoft "borrow" from each other. I don't think that's a problem, all competitors "borrow" each others' ideas and the consumer wins.What is clear, though, is that Microsoft did listen to alot of people but it wasn't those people that use...

Tags: Desktops, Crispin, Microsoft Corp., PC, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Here's why Apple is doing so well -- it's the top half, stupid

Heh... this is going to be fun to watch...ntWhat???This sounds like a lot of BS.. Apple is overpriced and the mac lovers will pay whatever Apple charges. There is the summary of this article.There is a difference in purchasingthe best product, verses the "perceived" best product.I hear many of the...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Engineering, Blogging, Cyberthreats, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Windows 7 in action: a closer look at Windows XP Mode

Now that's coolSo XP apps can be run directly on the desktop? Now that's cool :).How is this different than Virtual PC?Ed, I have XP running under MS Virtual PC 2007 on my Vista Business x64 machine. How is this different? I know that I had to supply...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows XP Mode, virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Another strong quarter for Apple; credit strong iPhone, Mac sales

Over-reaction of marketThis Apple news will be diluted once Windows7 ships this week. Plus, with the new Zune HD and Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple's days are definitely numbered. Microsoft is poised to take control of all markets once and for all. I would sell AAPL if I were a shareholder...

Tags: Investment, Digital music, Digital media, Financial accounting, Personal finance, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone, sales, Apple stock price, Windows Mobile 6.5, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., market capitalization, stock

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Future ERP

Brian Sommer's provocative post that juxtaposes SAP's technology thinking around the 'old' and 'new' worlds provides insights into something SAP was talking about last year - the two speed world of ERP. At the back end there is still plenty to do, hardening applications, winkling out recurring bugs...

Tags: Innovation, Salesforce.com Inc., Financial, SAP AG, ERP, Brian Sommer, Brian, S-curve, Cloud Infrastructure, BRP, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-19