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- Why Windows 7 should be free
- Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- The cure for YouTube's ills: Charge for uploads
- Business models that revolve around "free" are never free since someone always foots the bill. Meanwhile, far more companies think they have more growth and scale to lower costs than they actually do. YouTube may be one of those companies that merely thinks it has the scale to eventually make...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, YouTube Inc., Business Model, Video, Jeffrey Lindsay, Hulu, Corporate Communications, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-06-01
- State DMV: Facial recognition requires 'No Smile' rule
- State DMV: Facial recognition requires 'No Smile' ruleWowNext step, match your DMV photo with the street camera image to track you everywhere. The robot traffic cameras will send the ticket directly to your home. The jay walking ticket automatically deducted from your bank account.RE: State DMV: Facial recognition...
- Tags: Alice, State DMV, facial recognition, smile
- Discussion threads 2009-05-28
- News to know: Google I/O; Zune HD; Bartz and Twitter at D7; Mac updates; AT&T's 3G
- 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: Google I/O kicks off with bigger push into Android, Web apps and more Google: Programming for the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, I/O, Microsoft Zune, AT&T Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, 3G, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2009-05-28
- Surviving and thriving: or why MISO has it (mostly) wrong
- Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle collectively make up what Irregulars call MISO. Harsher critics might think they are the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Whichever your chosen position I am coming to the view that the way they are going to market is wrong for the conditions in which we...
- Tags: CIO, Oracle Corp., Social Computing, SAP AG, IBM Corp., MISO, Vendor Response, David Dobrin, Vertica, Social Networking, Strategy, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- Latest "Laptop Hunter" ad - Lauren and Mom
- Latest "Laptop Hunter" ad - Lauren and MomWhy do we need a commercial...to prove what everybody has known for years, that Apple computers are rip-offs.Um, same name, different women...These are two different Laurens... And the Lauren in this add is not helping her mom, she's buying the laptop herself, for...
- Tags: advertisement, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, Microsoft Corp., Now Microsoft, PC
- Discussion threads 2009-05-21
- Intel, Novell stump for Moblin netbook OS
- Intel, Novell stump for Moblin netbook OSThere is no reason for this projectAndroid is a perfectly good Linux-based stack that can run on Atom as well as other CPUs like ARM. And for that matter, so is LiMo, and Ubuntu and... . I don't see the unique value of Moblin.Netbook...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, Moblin, Moblin netbook, Novell Inc., operating system, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- Screw Kindle...just give me a decent app for textbooks
- Screw Kindle...just give me a decent app for textbooksI agreeI have to agree with you there. The Kindle is a nice gadget, but completely superfluous. Heck between MobiReader Pocket and the Gutenberg Project, I can read the classics on my BlackBerry (one of my personal projects. I...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), E-books, Tablets, Notebooks, textbook
- Discussion threads 2009-05-04
- SAP software revenues plummet, announces new deal on maintenance
- SAP has announced its Q1 results. total revenue was €2,397 million compared to €2,460 in Q1 2008, a fall of three percent. While operating income was only down eight percent, software revenues were off 33%, falling from €622million in Q1 2008 to €422 million. Support revenue climbed...
- Tags: Software, Revenue, SAP AG, No. Ray Wang, Operational Accounting, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-04-28
- MS Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 20 vulnerabilities
- MS Patch Tuesday: 8 bulletins, 20 vulnerabilitiesyet another reason to use Vista"Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights"==> In Vista all users have limited privileges by default thanks to UAC: yet another...
- Tags: SECURITY, Operating systems, vulnerability, MS Patch Tuesday, MS patch, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-14
- Sony debuts new HD camcorder for 1920x1080 video
- Sony today unveiled a new high-definition camcorder, the HDR-TG5V Handycam, that captures 1920x1080 HD video and four-megapixel photos. The model includes 16GB of flash memory a portion of which is used for data management, embedded GPS and a new user interface for the...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Camcorder, Video, TG5V, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- LongJump puts PaaS on-premise
- In a move that will horrify multi-tenancy purists but bring a smile to the face of many conventional ISVs desperate to launch SaaS offerings of their own, PaaS provider LongJump has today made its platform available as installable licensed software. by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: PaaS, LongJump, Cloud Computing, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- ExtraHop
- Management of systems, applications and various services has always been challenging. Add virtualization into the mix and the task becomes much more complex. I've spoken with a number of companies that have taken it upon themselves to address this issue. This time, I had an opportunity to speak with Jessie...
- Tags: Product, Extrahop Networks, ExtraHop Product, Web Site Development, Servers, Internet, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- Gross conclusions come from gross statistics
- Gross conclusions come from gross statisticsLet's try this on for "size".Mechanics who use only metric tools are better than mechanics who don't because the metric mechanic's cars last longer than the non-metric mechanics cars.Chicken is better than red meat? Maybe if the chicken is organically grown by a farmer...
- Tags: Test Strip, diabetes, A1C, Type 2 diabete
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- Dell unveils Adamo
- Dell unveils AdamoYou knowApple has some distinctives beyond style that help sell it's overpriced systems. For starters, they have the venerable OS. While I am not a Mac user too cheap having a Unix base makes the Mac attractive to me. Also, there is the whole user...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Adamo
- Discussion threads 2009-03-17
- heartsDog_e50 (Mobile)
- Nice puppy, nice place to hide - good theme from Easy solutions, to make you smile even more! We always create our themes with care and do the full testing for them, so they work perfectly well.To see all our themes choose Advanced search and Easy solutions limited in developers...
- Tags: Theme, Mobile, Telecom & Utilities, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-03-13
- RightNow puts its money where its mouth is
- Vinnie is going to love this. RightNow made the following announcement: RightNow Technologies today bolstered its world-class software-as-a-service SaaS capabilities with a money-back guarantee. “If we don’t meet our on demand ‘up-time’ commitment to our customers, we will give them their money back.†Greg Gianforte, chief...
- Tags: RightNow Technologies, Vinnie, Software As A Service (SaaS), Service Level Management, Call Centers, Managed Hosting, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, It Operations, It service Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-03-12
- BrownDog_e50 (Mobile)
- These cute puppy makes me smile, hope you too... another one well developed theme from Easy solutions! We always create our themes with care and do the full testing for them, so they work perfectly well.To see all our themes choose Advanced search and Easy solutions limited in developers list....
- Tags: Theme, Mobile, Telecom & Utilities, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-03-12
- Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook
- Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbookYeah, yeah, yeah ... throw Linux a bone ...Only to advertise along side the Linux netbooks, { Fill in OEM here } recommends Windows for everyday computing."...according to Gartner. Netbooks are low-cost, low-tech mini-laptops running either free Linux operating systems or Microsoft's older...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, Operating systems, netbook, Linux, Acer Inc., SSD
- Discussion threads 2009-01-29
- EU may force rival browsers on Windows
- EU may force rival browsers on WindowsNoooooooo !Get IE out of the OS, please for security sake !Socialism at its bestFirst they dislike the fact that Windows has its own browser.Second, they are now looking into forcing computer manufactures to install software the [i]commission[/i] chooses, not the OEM.Third, they will...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Socialism, operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-01-26
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