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Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so far

Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so farInteresting...... since the amount of spam I've received today is much greater than it has been in the past. Somebody has ramped up the effort on the bad guys' side.RE: Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so farHrmmm well no duh! Did you...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Linux, E-mail, Viruses and worms, Conficker, quiet, computer

Discussion threads 2009-04-01

CES 2009 Preview: All quiet on the gadget front

Your dear Toybox editor attended the official press preview in New York City for CES 2009 tonight, camera in hand, to bring you wonderful pictures of the best new and future gadgets. The general feeling? A whole lot of companies are keeping mum this year, and it's...

Tags: Quiet, Gadget, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-11

The calm before the Macworld Expo storm

SAN FRANCISCO -- There's a quiet, serene kind of feeling in the Fourth and Mission area of San Francisco tonight. The kind of quiet before something big happens. It's not completely silent though. People are buzzing about the under construction lobby of...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Quiet, Keynote Address, Corporate Communications, Apple iPhone, San Francisco, WiMAX, Notebooks, Strategy, Hardware, Management, Marketing, Notebooks & Tablets, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-01-14

Deer Creek Cottage Screensaver 1 (Windows)

The Deer Creek Cottage Screensaver will let choose the glowing light of eveningtime or the still and quiet of the moonlight. One of Kinkades cottages to delight your winter and your Holiday. Deer Creek Cottage Screensaver has rippling water, falling snow and many, many transitions, as well as beautiful images....

Tags: Winter, Quiet, Deer Creek Cottage Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-12-10

Image Gallery: ABACUS Smart Watch 2006

It has been kind of quiet on the MSN Direct front over the last year or so, but ABACUS has released five different models in the last few months that have improved significantly on the older SPOT watches.

Tags: quiet, MSN

Image galleries 2007-06-04

Photos: The 'personal blimp' takes flight

A small company called Skyacht has a hot-air airship that could make cruising the treetops a quiet, relatively affordable pastime.

Tags: quiet

Image galleries 2006-12-29

Additional Resources

See what Google knows about you, kind of

Smoke and Mirrors?What makes an illusionist so good? The ability to show you exactly what they are doing, while never actually doing what you are seeing.You may [i]believe[/i] Google is showing you what they "know" about you, while never actually showing you what they really know about you.RE: See what...

Tags: Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

2010 Lexus RX 450h

Photo gallery:2010 Lexus RX 450hRemember that Seinfeld episode where George Costanza said, "I would drape myself in velvet if it were socially acceptable?" Well, sitting in the 2010 Lexus RX 450h is like being draped in velvet, and, with the economical hybrid drivetrain, it is socially responsible. Lexus vehicles show...

Tags: Lexus

Product reviews 2009-11-03

Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Nov/Dec 09

These are consistently your most useful columnsI really look forward to these, especially since I'm thinking about building a new video editing machine. One that can handle full frame 1080 24p h.264 video. I can transcode it with cineform but unless you're doing a lot of color work, it's...

Tags: Processors, Nov/Dec 09, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Best Kit List, Hardware 2.0, CPU, hardware, Intel Corp., motherboard

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

What the DoD now says about open source

I could just see a commander in the field ....having to wait for procurement to get a simple map through bids while his troops are getting shot up even though it is publicly available (oh wait, isn't that how the Chinese embassy got accidentally bombed?)Always use the best tool for...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, U.S. Department of Defense, open source, OpenBSD, attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Talk and drive? More governments ban handheld phone use in vehicles

GoodMy son just got his drivers license. The thought of him being mowed down by some inattentive idiot texting or otherwise holding a cell phone scares the sh*t out of me, all the potential socialist/Obama/big government/freedom rants notwithstanding. Peace and quiet . . .It seems too many people are...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, handheld

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Windows and Office cash cows take a hit in Microsoft's first quarter

BURN BABY BURNNice to see Microsoft start the downward spiral.Don't get too happy...Every company has a blip in its future - just wait until the next quarter.When you're on top the only way is down.Happened to all those on top at some point....IBMNovellGMLotusLike so many other companies?But then again, the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NOW IT, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Net Neutrality: Hit satire coming to a theatre near you

The world is a simple place, until someone wants to tell you what to do.  The realization that not everyone believes in common ground that surrounds each of us seems to be a new discovery to some. The sanctity of individual requirements is wrapping around our lives with a plethora of effects that...

Tags: Net Neutrality, Actor, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Free WiFi from Google - On airplains

WTF is an "airplain"?Is it the air above Kansas?It is for reasons like your comment......that you are no longer allowed in Kansas !!!RE: Free WiFi from Google - On airplainsWill this be safe... they ban phone and communication devices with a well known reason... and Internet on Plane can be...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, WTF, phone, cell phone, Wi-Fi, Free Wifi, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Halloween Adventure Screensaver 1.0 (Windows)

Halloween Adventure is one of the best our screensavers devoted to famous holiday. Halloween is the oldest holiday in the world. Celtic tradition of spirit celebration and Christian saints worship are mixed in this holiday. All sorts of evil come under the ground. Witches flying on the Sabbath, ghosts and...

Tags: Holiday, Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, FullScreensavers, Halloween Adventure, Halloween

Software downloads 2009-10-18

Best 'bang for the buck' graphics cards

No Love for NVIDIA?I'm a little disappointed you only mention one GeForce card as if they can't compete with ATI. I'm sensing either sponsorship or bias, Adrian... but if it's genuinely based on performance, I'd love to see some benchmarking and justification for the claim.They just killed off......half the cards...

Tags: Video cards, HD 4890, card, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp., video card, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

Red Hat: Quiet winner amid Sun's server apocalypse?

de rh sConvert MOD files there are several practical video editing tools and rich settings added to help you.

Tags: Red Hat Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., server

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

HP's Touchsmart: A PC, maybe, but cooler as a TV

Very well thought out box.I suspect HP has a hit. They have a really nice design on that thing.Screen which easily swivels is very importantIf PC manufacturers want people to increasingly use these devices' touch features, I believe that it is very, very important that they allow users to...

Tags: Desktops, PC, HP TouchSmart, Hewlett-Packard Co., TV

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Targus AWE55US Lap Chill Mat

Laptop stands tend to either be height-adjustable plastic-and-metal folding contraptions, or fixed-height wedges with built-in fans. Both have their uses, but a USB-powered fan or two can help cut down on laptop heat, as well as provide a more ergonomic work surface. The $39 Targus Lap Chill Mat is an...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer

Product reviews 2009-10-12

What we may/may not hear @ Oracle Open World this week

Watch for movement on these matters Last night, Oracle’s annual mega event, Oracle Open World, opened. This event draws some 37,000 people to San Francisco to hear, see and speak all things Oracle. With the keynotes starting in mere minutes, I thought I’d offer up my thoughts...

Tags: Probability, Oracle Corp., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Open World, Software As A Service (SaaS), Databases, Managed Hosting, Open Source, Emerging Technologies, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-10-12