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iPhone shock therapy

Ever get a shock from your iPod or iPhone? I've been getting shocks now and then and they're not pleasant. Apparently I'm not the only one. There's a couple of posts about iPod shocks on Apple's discussion forums and it's been mentioned in other forums [1, 2] as well. Hardy...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Shock, Headphone, Apple iPod, Therapy, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-04-01

Dell XPS or MacBook Air: the shock of your life

Earlier today I saw Russell Shaw's critique of the MacBook Air where he says he prefers the Dell XPS on a cost benefit basis. I don't plan on investing in an Air because it looks way too flimsy for a keyboard pounder like me. But I did think that the...

Tags: Shock, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Laptop Computer, Keyboards, Notebooks, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-01-17

Images: Streaking star carries a tail of seeds

NASA discovered that a red-giant star rocketing across the universe is leaving a trail of debris that could eventually form new stars, solar systems and even life.NASA scientists are estatic over the discovery of a tail or trail of gas and dust trailing the red giant star Mira as it...

Tags: Mira, tail, wavelength, trail, debris, scientist, shock, NASA

Image galleries 2007-08-16

Photos: Taser's C2 shocks at CES

The term "pocket protector" takes on a whole new meaning with a petite new stun gun designed for consumers.

Tags: shock, Consumer Electronics Show

Image galleries 2007-01-10

Photos: Taser's C2 shocks at CES

The term "pocket protector" takes on a whole new meaning with a petite new stun gun designed for consumers.

Tags: shock, Consumer Electronics Show

Image galleries 2007-01-10

Additional Resources

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?The perception is ...... Apple can't be great without Steve Jobs. I personally don't feel this is necessarily the case even though when Jobs was ousted proved to be a disastrous decision for Apple.Apple is in a strong growth period and...

Tags: Quality, Desktops, Digital media, Steve J, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup

Details of Sony's new laptops have been trickling out for several weeks, but Sony held off on an official announcement to coincide with Intel's Centrino 2 launch this week. Sony introduced four new VAIO lines ranging from the 3-pound Z-series ultraportable with a 13.1-inch display to the...

Tags: Sony Corp., IBM zSeries, Hard Drive, Sony Vaio, Intel Centrino, Memory, Microsoft Windows Vista, Intel Core 2 Duo, Series, Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium, Graphics, Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., SP1, SR Series, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Last.fm app debuts on iPhone and iPod touch (video)

Last.fm app debuts on iPhone and iPod touch videoWhat a fantastic user experience!![i]there are no background applications allowed on the iPhone/Touch. There are several implications to this, but what it mostly means is any time you click a link that loads Safari, the music will stop and you’ll have to...

Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod, video, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

We don't want you to talk, Mr. Ballmer

We don't want you to talk, Mr. BallmerThe ghost of Mr. Ballmerwill be forced to bear the clippy's that he has forged in this life.Oh, the eternal wailing.Well, hey, it IS fun to watch them squirm. But, it probably DOES help themshort term at least to create FUD around open...

Tags: open source, MSFT, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2008-07-12

Iomega eGo Camo portable hard drive (250GB, camo)

The $149 250GB Iomega eGo Camo external hard drive is built extra tough to withstand the rigors of transportation and daily use. The ruggedized styling, low cost, and average transfer speeds make this an ideal choice for someone that tends to plays rough with their electronics. Once Iomega adds an...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Iomega eGo, Iomega Corp., Iomega eGo Camo, hard drive

Product reviews 2008-07-11

Buzz Bin podcast - microblogging wars, socnets vs. blogs and Loren Feldman

One of the highlights of my otherwise insanely busy week was spending a small window of time chatting it up with Geoff Livingston on his Buzz Bin podcast. Geoff, in addition to being one of my favorite bloggers, is the author of "Now is Gone", a primer on new...

Tags: Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-07-10

Security is hard, accept it

* Ryan Naraine is on vacation. Guest editorial by Dr Jose Nazario The past 10 or 15 years have been about the same things, largely, over and over again: input problems into single system applications or kernels. Buffer overflows (splitvt! NCSA...

Tags: Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-10

Anyone bothering to teach 35mm photography classes anymore?

I just bought my wife a new point and shoot digital camera. The trusty Kodak 3 megapixel was getting a bit long in the tooth and more often she was lugging her 35mm SLR to take high quality shots. Since it's summertime, the Olympus Stylus 850SW seems like...

Tags: Photography, SLR, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive

The $180 320GB Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive (HDDR320E03X) is the second drive from Toshiba we've reviewed bearing the Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive name. The design has been updated in this new version, but unfortunately, the performance remains just as uninspiring as the original's....

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Backups, Operating systems, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive, Toshiba USB, external hard drive, hard drive

Product reviews 2008-07-07

McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failures

Stay with me here readers, I'm stringing two stories about McAfee together here, a little out of the ordinary, so I hope it makes sense.  If you aren't interested in the tech details of which there are very little, please do read for a good laugh. Network World reported...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Organize-It, PCI, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Marketing Research, Storage, Hardware, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Why computers fail

Why computers failA good UPS...will decrease failure rates tremendously. I use Belkin AVR UPS's and the only systems I've had go down in the last year were ones installed by my predecessor without UPS's. There is no doubt in my mind that bad power is a PC's worst enemy....

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, chip, failure rate, hardware, software, United Parcel Service of America Inc., redundancy, computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

News to know: Phishing; Gates gone; Google; Hyper-V

Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks TechRepublic: Most report their IT career has been better than they expected Mary Jo Foley: J Allard gets a new job Mystery explained: Why...

Tags: Google Inc., Information Technology, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Leadership, Strategy, Open Source, Security, Spam And Phishing, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Detroit auto industry going through shock therapy? As in electric shock? Sales numbers say this is real and this is do-or-die

Detroit auto industry going through shock therapy? As in electric shock? Sales numbers say this is real and this is do-or-dieAmerica is finishedThis latest downturn coupled with the internet and lax foreign ownership laws means that the devaluation of housing, which would normally ultimately let poor Americans back...

Tags: industry, Big 3, sales, therapy, Saturn

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Detroit auto industry going through shock therapy? As in electric shock? Sales numbers say this is real and this is do-or-die

Perhaps never has the Detroit auto industry faced such a challenge. Not from the small cool VW beetle in the 1960s. Not from the onslaught of Datsun and Toyota a decade later. Not from the Honda Civic in the Nineties. This time the challenge is not...

Tags: Industry, Gasoline, Therapy, General Motors Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Sticking with XP / Upgrading to Vista / Waiting for Windows 7 / Switching to Mac or Linux - There's no single right answer

Sticking with XP / Upgrading to Vista / Waiting for Windows 7 / Switching to Mac or Linux - There's no single right answerI respect your opinion, but...I also don't feel you've articulated why we should move to Vista, should we have the horsepower.If, after all the tweaking, it's only...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adrian, Microsoft Windows 7, Upgrading, openSUSE, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-06-26