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Gefen cuts the cord with its ultrawideband wireless HDMI extender

Gefen cuts the cord with its ultrawideband wireless HDMI extenderThe problem with this introduction ...... is that the chipset provider Tzero just went under. This is dead in the water.The REAL problem is thatanything using RF technology is going to be disrupted by RFI. Why would I want to...

Tags: Ultrawideband (UWB), Chipsets, Gefen, HDMI Extender, Tzero, ultrawideband wireless, UWB, HDMI

Discussion threads 2009-03-01

Blu-ray is dead: the sequel

Blu-ray is dead: the sequelI prefer physical media tooThe question is, when will I - and most consumers - make Blu-ray the default? Dark Knight I'll get on Blu-ray someday - the fabulous 8k special effects work makes it worth while. But romantic comedies? Never. Thanks for commenting.RobinDigital d/ls are...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Revenue Share, REAL PROBLEM

Discussion threads 2008-10-31

An inside look at Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 upgrade

An inside look at Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 upgradeiTunes ain't done 'til Windows won't run nt.But Ed did you Manage to get the Subliminal messages out of your mind.Ed,While, I agree that there is no reason for apple to install a long list of programs in your computer when you...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, sneaky iTunes 8, iTunes 8 upgrade, iTunes 8, Microsoft Windows, REAL PROBLEM

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

What's driving adoption of rich Internet applications?

What's driving adoption of rich Internet applications?Pretty much agree.I would say there are essentially 3 things going on.1) People have been promised everything on the web, and email clients having given them a taste for it, but a lot of more complex things (cough, spreadsheets, cough) are clearly lacking.2) We...

Tags: Channel management, rich Internet application, Web, real problem

Discussion threads 2007-11-19

Homeland Security chief defends Real ID plan

Homeland Security chief defends Real ID planWTF??Hey,How does this card make things safer? So if I have one of these then I can't blow stuff up?IdiotsMore security theater, more useless crap that inconveniences us, but does nothing useful. Oh, and I have great faith in the crowd that...

Tags: Operational accounting, SECURITY, REAL PROBLEM, REAL ID, Real ID plan, homeland security, privacy, government, Social Security

Discussion threads 2006-12-14

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Empirical evidence: Arctic ice sheets thinner and softer

I see the counter-offensive ("Anglia" anyone?) is in full swing.And.. yeah sure Harry, we're going to 'believe' your scientists.Like in the Apple ad: "Trust me, this time is different".:)Indeed. It's just pre-Copenhagen PR.And Copenhagen is about:- blaming the west- wealth distribution from the west to lazy and corrupt countries.Fair questionsAs...

Tags: Arctic, climate change

Discussion threads 2009-11-28

Does Chrome OS mean anything for schools?

Benefits of the ChromeOS approachOne of the features of HTML5, that commentors on other posts seem to forget, is that HTML5 web apps can be "installed" in app cache, for offline use (Google "HTML5 manifest").If web apps can be used offline AND made to perform like desktop apps, with web...

Tags: Operating systems, cloud computing, Desktops, NOW IT, HTML5, operating system, Chrome OS, Does Chrome OS, Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-28

Global scope of East Anglia hack of global warming docs

Here's the link with juicy details:http://ecotretas.blogspot.com/2009/11/rolo-compressor-de-verdades.htmlClimate 'scientists' are liars. That's clear.Hockeystick anyone?And another one with some straight facts.http://www.climatedepot.com/Russia, Saudi Arabia, Turkey... HmmmThat sure reveals who the interested parties are.I wonder what their next step will be, start advocating the benefits of global warming perhaps?Communist manifesto & elitesDo you see the...

Tags: IPCC Says, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Apple Store fails the Nordstrom test

Yet another Apple horror storyOnce again, an Apple horror story, trouble straight out of the box (forget "it just works").Most of the Apple afficionados I know have such horror stories. There's a massive one right now with the new iMacs. On the other hand, I know very little such stories...

Tags: Desktops, UNIX, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Nordstrom Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

East Anglia: anger and aggro

One must live through it in order to fully understand itOnly in this case some will have to face huge collateral damage. Fortunately those who will suffer the most are living in already hard hit areas so they are quite used to a life of pain and suffering and as...

Tags: E-mail, East Anglia

Discussion threads 2009-11-26

Let's Coffee for Android (Mobile)

Let's Coffee for Android creates a real-time social network using the most advanced technologies. Probably everyone always had the desire to simply go to a cafe and have coffee with friends. But you closed your eyes and passed by, because drinking coffee alone is boring and not interesting. And did...

Tags: Coffee, Mobile, Topixoft, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion

Software downloads 2009-11-26

East Anglia: some new angles, but no arrests for hacking

Investigation..."If the Republicans regain control of the Senate any time soon, you can expect a full-blown Inhofe-fuelled investigation."Horrors! Imagine that, someone actually wants to INVESTIGATE to see if the "science" of global warming holds water pardon the pun? You mean people actually want to KNOW if these drastic changes to...

Tags: Blogging, NETWORKING, SECURITY, Junkscience, East Anglia, e-mail, hacking

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Sorry Kindle owners, the new firmware still doesn't support local public libraries

Library DRM'ed contentThat is one of the few circumstances where DRM actually makes sense, legally as well as traditionally/historically. Maybe the publishing industry should compete with libraries in this regard - DRM'ed content for dirt cheap, valid for a couple of weeks. On top of that they should offer non-DRM'ed,...

Tags: E-books, firmware, e-book, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Sony VAIO VGN-NW270F/S

Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S is a stylish, spacious laptop for high-definition fans with low budgets. For a reasonable $699 at Best Buy, the Vaio...

Tags: Desktops, Sony Vaio, laptop computer, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Climate scientists saying global warming trend is worsening

Pardon me while I yawn. This is the same bunch (climate change chicken-littles) that brought the hockey stick graph and pimped out statistics. These folks have been exposed as corruptand fraudulent, driven by ideology and not science. By continuing to treat them as anything other than worthy...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple

Spiders and dust on a slippery slopeWorst inside of a computer I've ever seen was a spider infestation. Must have been a million of them. But what I wonder is where does voiding the warranty stop?A generic abuse statement may not be sufficient in the world of EULA's....

Tags: Manufacturing, PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., manufacturer, smoker, First-time, computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Microsoft tries toppling Google with a bribe

Big CatchMySpace, Fox News, couple dozen newspapers, couple dozen magazines, other Fox channels, Sky.The major News Corp viewers will see that if they want to search, they'll Bing it.Even if people link News Corp content in Twitter or Blogs, Google can't go to those links and crawl the content on...

Tags: Blogging, SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc., News Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Is it time to go quad-core?

Quad core, Chris?You have told us over and over that all you need is Google. You don't need a real OS, real apps, or any processing power to speak of. All you need is a browser, preferably Chrome. Why on Earth would you need a quad core...

Tags: Processors, cloud computing, quad-core, laptop computer, virtualization

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Can Obama make science cool?

Give him a Nobel for Science for his science speeches!Please! Obama doesn't even deserve to be your President. All the promises he made have remained just that. What else can this world expect from a politician? And things are clear from his popularity ratings.Obama is good with one thing and...

Tags: Workforce management, Obama, education

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Fawning over Chatter and how SAP missed its chance

What Salesforce did was pricing, not features...What I was talking about that most people missed wasn't the feature set. Of course that isn't new. Even Benioff pretty much admits he stole the idea from Facebook and Twitter.But at the Techcrunch Real Time Crunchup on Friday Benioff said Salesforce was working...

Tags: Pricing, Sales force management, Marketing research, Strategy, Chatter, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2009-11-23