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Finding home sweet home online

You'd think the timing couldn't be worse. But despite the softening real-estate market and record foreclosure rates, real-estate search sites continue to pop up and thrive. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi explores the sites Trulia and Roost, and explains why consumers are seeking out these online tools.

Tags: real estate, online, wed sites, trulia, roost, zillow, realtor, los altos, kara tsuboi, home sweet home, market

Videos 2008-03-14

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Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?

Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?Every second they delay adds another nail to satelite radio's coffinMajor car makers will all be adding net access to all of their new vehicles soon, which will add yet another choice streaming radio for consumers.I'm not sure if streaming radio in cars...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Federal government, Sirius merger, merger, stand-up, Sirius, XM Satellite Radio Inc., FCC, radio, Sat Radio

Discussion threads 2008-07-19

Achieving magical results in IT

Achieving magical results in ITClient assignments, no thanksI agree that Trust and empowerment are powerful motivators, but I doubt that there will be many cases where empowerment will be on the menu while assigned to a client area. This will require a similar shift in thinking for the client, away...

Tags: Strategy, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

TW, Cable test bandwidth limits for P2P

TW, Cable test bandwidth limits for P2PHear that noise?That was the death of the Media Streaming industry before it ever got off the ground.Looks like we'll be buying physical media for a long time to come.As usual, greed trumps progress.I don't like the ideea of paying for extra trafficIf the...

Tags: Network technology, P2P, cable, cable company, DSL, bandwidth

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

The duopoly theory at work: Will Amazon and Google dominate the Internet?

The duopoly theory at work: Will Amazon and Google dominate the Internet?"Dig Deeper Watson"Amazon already is. 2 examples; their TURK and Cloud servers.And those are just the start.For a time maybeThat's the thing with the web. Over night a startup can steal it all away. It's not like...

Tags: Google Inc., Amazon.com Inc., duopoly theory, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

Samsung Access

Though Verizon Wireless ruled the mobile TV roost for more than a year, AT&T finally offered Big Red some competition last month with the launch of AT&T Mobile TV. Like V Cast Mobile TV, AT&T's service offers stunning video quality, but its real appeal depends entirely on the handsets that...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, keypad button, Microsoft Access, phone, LG Vu, mobile TV, AT&T Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., toggle, AT&T Mobile TV, TV

Product reviews 2008-05-10

Windows Vista just can't catch a break

Windows Vista just can't catch a breakThat's unfair, not everybody loves to hate Vista... there's Penelope, Rupert, Ballmer, No_Ax, Loverock, Ye and friends ...Vista isn't the problem. Microsoft is...I don't hate Vista. I just strongly dislike Microsoft and their marketing strategies geared toward bilking consumers out of every possible dollar...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Corp., SKU, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-04-21

Panasonic TH-46PZ85U

Panasonic rules the plasma roost, outselling other brands and rolling out a massive suite of models to compete against LCD in 2008. The TH-PZ85U series may be the most exciting of the bunch, thanks to its improved black-level performance, the holy grail of home theater image quality. The 46-inch...

Tags: Home entertainment, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, TVs, Panasonic, Panasonic TH-46PZ85U, plasma

Product reviews 2008-04-17

Comparing Amazon's and Google's Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) Offerings

The announcement this week that Google released a beta version of a robust cloud computing platform called Google App Engine that lets anyone build apps on Google's renowned and highly scalable infrastructure underscored a key trend in the software industry today. Namely that software platforms are moving from their...

Tags: Google Inc., Platform, PaaS, Amazon.com Inc., Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2008-04-11

Can Ironman save Microsoft?

Can Ironman save Microsoft?Danger of letting anyone have the technologies of tomorrow?So proprietary software is really about classism and not profit. Not only that its about limiting the average persons freedom to write their own code and then share it if they wish to do so. How about we mandate...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, IRONMAN, open source, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-11

If I were to design Windows 7

My colleague and fellow ZDNet blogger Mary Jo Foley continues to polish her crystal ball about Windows 7's delivery date in her last Friday's column, based on interpreting new statements from Microsoft chairman Bill Gates as well as the party line about the already stated 3-year release cycle. I've always...

Tags: Virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-04-07

Forrester: Forget Macs. In business, it's still all about Windows

In spite of the continual noise around Macs gaining marketshare, Windows still totally and completely rules the enterprise roost. That's another of the findings of the Forrester Research report I cited earlier today -- "Enterprise Desktop And Web 2.0/SaaS Platform Trends, 2007.  Consumer love...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Upgrades, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-31

Gates+on+Microhoo%3A+Offer+very+fair

Gates+on+Microhoo%3A+Offer+very+fairVery Fair offerThe repeatedly convicted predatory monopolist indicates this is a very fair offer. Given Mr. Gates consistent and continuing reputation for "fairness", I think we should just take his word for it- he is a unique authority on the subject. Here is a little more information covering how...

Tags: Branding, chicken, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

eBay CEO Whitman eyes exit amid auction worries

eBay CEO Whitman eyes exit amid auction worrieseBay = eRipOff?Sorry but there are too many competitors that actualy care what happens to the buyers.RE: eBay CEO Whitman eyes exit amid auction worriesGOOD RIDDANCE! This couldn't happen a moment too soon. I for one will not miss Meg Whitman, with the...

Tags: eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-01-22

Steve Jobs' performance: The big takeaways

Steve Jobs' performance: The big takeawaysopinions[b]battery[/b]: I think it really depends on the user. For me, a laptop should let you replace/change out the battery more than an iPod. I can see why they wouldnt want to. Having a removable battery prolly adds bulk and setting up...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Game players, Engineering, performance, Time Capsule, NetFlix Inc., Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-01-15

Steve Jobs' performance: The big takeaways

Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave his latest performance to the faithful and a few items stood out. He was in good form as usual, and his friends from Google, including CEO Eric Schmidt and co-founder Sergey Brin, as well as Chad Hurley and Steve Chen YouTube founders, were in the...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Performance, Idea, Apple MacBook, Engadget, Apple Inc., Video, Pricing Strategy, Apple TV, Time Capsule, Corporate Communications, Notebooks, Marketing, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-01-15

Open source values: Consensus

Open source values: ConsensusGenerally true of volunteer effortsFor many years, I've been an amateur musician and as such, have played in a number of community bands, and most recently a community orchestra I play two instruments. One thing I've noticed is that while the conductor does need to be...

Tags: Leadership, Recruitment & Selection, Web browsers, Participatory Democracy, Google Images, open source, cow, leader

Discussion threads 2007-11-15

Microsoft patches URI handling, DNS spoofing flaws

Microsoft patches URI handling, DNS spoofing flawsThe monthly reminder on why you might want to move to Vista..They have not fixed the problem.So far as I can tell from this bulletin they have not actually fixed the problem."This security update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way that Windows shell...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows XP, flaw, URI, critical flaw, Microsoft patches URI, Windows Shell, Norton Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., DNS

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

When virtual legal chickens come home to roost

When virtual legal chickens come home to roostJudge orders payment of $5000 virtual dollarsgood at any virtual McDonalds.Pfttt..RE: When virtual legal chickens come home to roostWhat court would actually have jurisdiction? The court where the Second Life servers are? How about where the plantiff is? What if the defendant resides...

Tags: legal chicken, virtual dollar, chicken, Second Life

Discussion threads 2007-11-07

Google's Android approach threatens no less than the personal computer itself

Google's announcement of mobile software platform Android pretty much disrupts and disintermediates a large swath of the edge of the Internet that connects via closed, non-PC devices to ... well, a fairly limited amount of content, apps, and data. Google with Android and the Open Handset Alliance,...

Tags: Google Inc., Device, Mobile, PC, Java, Goal, Apple Inc., Mobile Device, Computer, Advertising & Promotion, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware, Dana Gardner

Blog posts 2007-11-05