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New technology creates additional housework

A major oil company's 885-foot tanker has been outfitted with 160 tiny vibration sensors--collectively called "smart dust"--that monitor the performance of the ship's machinery and report when something shakes in a new and exciting way. Smart dust motes (actually, at roughly one inch square, they're more like "smart clods," but...

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Blog posts 2004-12-17

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Netbook/notebook reliability study shows that technology breaks ...

Cheaply made partsWell, look at the parts they all are stampedwith 'Made in CHINA'...Quantity over Quality.People are now geared towards a Wal_Mart mentality they do not want to pay for quality and they do NOT care where it is made.Therefore, you will see a lower standard of living because the...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Policies and procedures, notebook, netbook, accident, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Another trade show bites the dust...

fsdaThe Best iphone ringtone maker, a smart iPhone ringtone creator and uploader, provides an all-in-one iPhone Ringtone custom solution.

Tags: Smart phones, iPhone Ringtone

Discussion threads 2009-11-07

SharePoint rolls on, gathers no MOSS

Next week’s SharePoint conference in Las Vegas is officially sold out, just another sign of the insatiable appetite for Microsoft’s still-imperfect suite. Cold calling sales reps at lesser companies will look on with envy as each attending prospect or customer shells out a list-price $1,199 for the pleasure of hearing a...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., MOSS, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Tim Walters

Blog posts 2009-10-16

Google Wave: The Microsoft Bob of the New Millennium

Google Wave uber-whelms meHi Jason,I agree that the beauty (one, at any rate) of gmail is its simplicity, but that aside, I think you're giving Wave short shrift. It's not so much an application as a platform for other apps and ultimately a way to drown Microsoft Bob, as well...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., e-mail, convo, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Could Microsoft fix Windows Mobile by buying Palm?

Nokia remain the strongest by far."The platforms in the strongest position are the Apple iPhone and RIM?s BlackBerry."Ex-US sales don't back that up I'm afraid. Nokia still dominate despite being behind technologically in terms of interface. With the release of the N900 and the X series this will...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, PDAs, Mobile applications, default control, Palm Web OS, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., WinMo, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

News to know: IDF; Skype; New neutrality; HP; Palm; Madoff

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. John Morris: Intel: 32nm is just the beginning Sam Diaz: Intel on laptop chips: Speed kills Mary Jo...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Hewlett-Packard Co., Twitter Inc., Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Laptop Computer, Intel Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-24

GPS nails iPhone thieves - shopping at Walmart

PittsburghThere's an 'h' at the end of the Pittsburgh that is located in Pennsylvania.RE: GPS nails iPhone thieves - shopping at WalmartAnother one bites the dust--LOL!Stupid, stupid, stupid - Our public school system at work--LOLsmall victories?This makes you feel better about yourself? Like you never committed a typo in your...

Tags: Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Apple iPhone, iPhone thieve, GPS, Apple MobileMe, Nazi, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Open source file-system vendor signs patent deal with Microsoft

All these patent deals that linux vendors are signing with Microsoft, there must be something that Microsoft has going for it. Poor TomTom, wasn't smart enough to do this and keep themselves out of trouble.RE: Open source file-system vendor signs patent deal with MicrosoftAnother one bites the dust! ...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, open source, Microsoft Corp., GPL, Tuxera, software, Linux, patent, patent deal

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Comet carries a building block of life

"Life came from outer space".It made me smile to read that.He is called God. He created life. And yes, in a way you could say He is from 'outer space'.It's funny how more and more knowledge becomes available including the major faults in the evolution religion, and people still staunchly...

Tags: Gunther, dinosaur, major fault, COMET

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

FriendFeed should have been part of Facebook from Day One

True confessions time: I created a FriendFeed account some time back but never really used it. I was already deeply entrenched in Facebook by then and was starting to see some value in Twitter - so I jumped into FriendFeed and created an acccount. That's as far...

Tags: Facebook, FriendFeed, Blogging, Internet, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Tablet devices suck, so why does Apple want to make one?

Tablet devices suck, so why does Apple want to make one?If portability was a key factorto the red hot success of "netbooks", then a tablet which can get rid of the keyboard and thus half the space when working with it makes a lot of sense.To succeed I belive it...

Tags: Tablets, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Keyboards, E-books, Current hybrid, tablet, netbook, Apple Inc., keyboard, e-book, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Canon PowerShot D10

The PowerShot D10 comes across as one of the company's Digital Elphs in a fat suit--albeit a very protective one. Unfortunately, it's a suit you can't take off at the end of the day as you would with one of Canon's waterproof housings. But again, the extra layer keeps it...

Tags: Monitors & displays, PowerShot D10, Canon Inc., Canon PowerShot D10, LCD, Canon PowerShot

Product reviews 2009-07-30

All-in-one PCs a smart idea for business? I don't think so

All-in-one PCs a smart idea for business? I don't think soAll-in-ones might be good for somefoot print, foot print, foot print. I've been buying PCs for business for many years now and there is a place for these types of computers, especially for the managers. No, I wouldn't...

Tags: Desktops, Monitors & displays, PC, monitor, All-in-One, All-in-one PC, smart idea

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Squiggles 1.5 (Mobile)

Squiggles is a paint and image manipulation program specifically designed for the iPhone. Whether you need to make a sketch to get your ideas down, have fun with your photos, flex your artistic side or just plain doodle while waiting in line, Squiggles is ready. Paint on provided backgrounds, any...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Selection, Mobile, Photograph, Squiggles

Software downloads 2009-06-20

One week with my Palm Pre-cious reveals the good and bad

One week with my Palm Pre-cious reveals the good and badWaiting for the apple haters to jump on pre...like they did to the iphone.I've read a lot of Pre reviews and everyone agrees; useless keyboard, no auto correction or completion, inconsistent interface, and poor battery life.The apple haters jumped all...

Tags: Keyboards, Engineering, Pre, Apple iPhone, Palm Pre-cious, Palm Inc., battery, apple hater, keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-06-12

News to know: Palm Pre weekend; iPhone Monday; Bing; DTV conversion; Twitter accounts

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Palm Pre weekend: Sprint could steal Palm's moment Matthew Miller: Initial Pre thoughts and answers...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Palm Inc., Microsoft Corp., Digital Television, Twitter, Sam Diaz, E-mail, TVs, H-1B, Embedded Linux, Cloud Computing, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Operating Systems, Software, Linux

Blog posts 2009-06-08

H-1B legislation to watch - What it's really about

Both L-1 and H-1B visa law changes could impact SIs, outsourcers and more Dick Durbin is one-half of the Durbin-Grassley senatorial duo that is proposing new legislation re: H-1B and L-1 visas. Lately, a number of publications have opined about the latest proposed legislation and its impact...

Tags: Legislation, Worker, Dick Durbin, DOL, Enforcement Issue, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-06-05

Diamant DustBuster 2.0.1 (Windows)

DustBuster/M.I.R. can be used for free as player for DPX, CINEON, or QuickTime. As sequence viewer for uncompressed playback with video output it is unbeaten for visualization in that category. Manual retouching of long image sequences with thousands of images can be a time consuming and tedious task. With M.I.R....

Tags: Player, Tool, HS-ART Digital Service, Productivity, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-06-05

Are Amazon and Real one-upping Apple?

Are Amazon and Real one-upping Apple?yeah but..."A lot of my readers this week would strongly disagree with that statement.[that people don't read any more]"... do your readers have any stats to back up their assertion? i bet Steve Jobs does..iTunes doesn't have DVD ripping ability because it's illegal... remember.....

Tags: Consumer electronics, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., DVD, HandBrake

Discussion threads 2009-05-08