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Apple may launch Intel laptops, analyst says: Apple may launch Intel laptops, analyst saysGardner is a little slow on the stock price targetThe stock hit 69+ Friday and is trading at just under 68 as we speak. Some analysts think the target is 90 - 100 because every ZDNet reader is going to buy and MacIntel...; Tags: Investment, Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, Somthing, Gardner, PowerBook line, Apple Inc., stock, Mactel, Intel Corp., Apple iMac; Discussion threads 2005-11-30

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Best Buy to sell Ubuntu for $19.99: Best Buy to sell Ubuntu for $19.99stop the madness"the learning curve is steeper for those wanting to do more with the any OS"Dre`, once you realize that you are a 'Windows power user' and NOT a computer expert, you would not fail so often.I tend to agreethat 60 days would...; Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, WINDOWS USERS, Ubuntu, Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Windows, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
IT work is 'boring,' students: IT work is 'boring,' studentsThey're right. It can be boring.It's nothing like where I came from doing CAD drawings and design work.There's a [i]lot[/i] more boring paperwork in this position then I imagined.Why do you think I stop here from time to time?RE: IT work is 'boring,' studentsIts all in...; Tags: Strategy, information technology, IT Work, job; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
diversITy: can being gay hold your career back?: diversITy: can being gay hold your career back?thank uGood article and great research. Somthing different from usual posts. It is very sad that not all people are treated the same at work.Free will...Orientation may or may not exist in terms of genetic factors, but that does not take away the...; Tags: Professional development, career; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
Microsoft not pulling XP SP3 again (so far): Microsoft not pulling XP SP3 again so farThey shouldFor but another reason why they need to can this mofo, try read my comments on Adrian's 'Minimizing XP SP3 woes' blog chip. How else can I put it? SP3 sucks. The butterfly is down, the apple is rotten. I'll be weeping...; Tags: XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-09

Lucid Touch (Photos: Lucid Touch and the see-through screen): Lucid Touch (Photos: Lucid Touch and the see-through screen)See-through ...Sorry, but that is not a "see-through screen". It is just an optical illusion.Just take a closer look at the pictures and you will see that the there is nothing "see-through" about an color LCD monitor with the image of...; Tags: Lucid Touch, photograph; Discussion threads 2008-03-07
Vista: 32-bit vs. 64-bit & RTM vs. SP1: Vista: 32-bit vs. 64-bit & RTM vs. SP1Time to downgrade?Perhaps we should all downgrade to Vista RTM and just use all the performance patches/reliability updates available for it :/Unless you need >3GB RAM ???But if you are doing somthing that can actually benefit from having more than 3 GB of...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), 32-bit system, Microsoft Corp., 32-bit, SP1, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows Vista, RTM; Discussion threads 2008-02-22
%28Gallery%3A+Cracking+open+a+Toshiba+HD+DVD+player%29: %28Gallery%3A+Cracking+open+a+Toshiba+HD+DVD+player%29Might as well crack 'em all open at this point......and salvage whatever you can of the money wasted on it.RE: (Gallery: Cracking open a Toshiba HD DVD player)May not be all that bad. I still have my laserdisk player and still watch movies. Of course, I have a bigger selection..RE:...; Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD player, HD-DVD, Toshiba HD-DVD player, Toshiba HD-DVD, Toshiba Corp., Cracking Open, Gallery, DVD; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
U2 manager takes Internet providers to task: U2 manager takes Internet providers to taskLike blaming the government because ...This is as bombastic and idiotic as any other idea that would the government because stolen cars are moved on public highways!Hey, he is right.Nothing else worth saying, unless your a pirate that is. They will whine endlessly..."Their...; Tags: Piracy, Internet, music industry, music; Discussion threads 2008-01-29
Jihadi software promises secure Web contacts: Jihadi software promises secure Web contactsRE: Jihadi software promises secure Web contactsthere's a project for those hotshot hackers. i bet the gov't would pay a handsome "bounty" for the results.arab codeshackers unit. do somthing usefull. bust 'emhuh?Heck, they can't figure out who or where they are, how they gonna bust...; Tags: Channel management, Tools & Techniques, Web contact, Web, software; Discussion threads 2008-01-19
Designer of laptop for poor kids starts company: Designer of laptop for poor kids starts companyThanks Mary Lou for all of the brilliant work!!! I think you new company isa very important step in commercializing all of the breathtaking innovation that went into the OLPC, and even getting it into computers for adults. And, OLPC will probably only...; Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, One Laptop Per Child project, poor kid; Discussion threads 2008-01-10
Dell delivers Vostro value: Dell delivers Vostro valueVostro ValueI, too, have had great luck with both towers and laptops (have now helped order and buy over a dozen -- including a laptop for me). The only issue I had was installing an AIO on one laptop with the data/buffer overflow chip enabled. Disabled that,...; Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Vostro Value, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Optiplex; Discussion threads 2008-01-04
In Finland shooting, fallout for YouTube?: In Finland shooting, fallout for YouTube?You invalidate your own argument.Agreed, people have mailed theats, manifestos, what have you to newspaper and tv for years. Sending something in the mail is more like using the internet than anything else. However, that is where the simularity stops. In the...; Tags: Corporate communications, YouTube Inc., video; Discussion threads 2007-11-07
Google: Does it have to be all FUD all the time?: Google: Does it have to be all FUD all the time?UNA: FUDWhat's a FUD? Acronyms are frequently encountered for the first time in an unpredictable way. People who use acronyms and expect to be understood should define them on first use. Or, perhaps ZDNet should keep a...; Tags: FUD, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-11-06
Time for Apple to get its act together over the iPhone: Time for Apple to get its act together over the iPhoneI believe that the iPhone is still under developmentConsidering that the iPhone is still new on the the market and Apple is still new to the mobile phone business I believe that Apple is still finalizing the OS. When...; Tags: Business structures, Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-10-15
Best guess: Paul Allen's Telescope Array won't find any aliens: because there are no aliens to find: Best guess: Paul Allen's Telescope Array won't find any aliens: because there are no aliens to findI wish you would have told us more about the telescopesabilities and specificatons.Sad waste of precious dollarsWith all the problems besieging us it's sad to see a billionaire spending truck loads of money on...; Tags: alien, Paul Allen, Best Guess, Telescope Array; Discussion threads 2007-10-15
Some iPhone gift certificate applicants deemed ineligible: Some iPhone gift certificate applicants deemed ineligibleYeah ! Me too got this ... But...Yup!Me too got that error, but I recon if you already got the 'Gift Card' or something from store already, then it won't honor your $100 Gift Card request from Apple.com directly!Actually thats what happened to me,...; Tags: SECURITY, Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2007-09-21
Microsoft firms up its Viridian hypervisor rollout plans: Microsoft firms up its Viridian hypervisor rollout plansMore expensive because what?????What do you mean when you say that VMware is more expensive because you have to buy another OS? VMWare Infrastructure 3 runs on a customized version of Redhat Linux, but you don't pay Redhat for that, it comes...; Tags: Virtualization, Sun Solaris, Servers, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, VMware Inc., hypervisor, Viridian, server, hypervisor rollout plan, Microsoft Corp., rollout plan, Red Hat Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-11
Report finds Microsoft customers increasingly leery of Software Assurance: Report finds Microsoft customers increasingly leery of Software AssuranceMicrosoft trying to milk this so aggressively will hurt them in the longrun. They would be much better off cutting prices right now, or the prices will be in a free-fall later.The other problem is that MS needs to drastically reduce the...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., small business, Software Assurance, software; Discussion threads 2007-07-09
Plug-in plays (Images: Safari a welcome addition to Windows): Plug-in plays (Images: Safari a welcome addition to Windows)safarithe program is faster than I.E. but how do you retrive emailand to import bookmarks from I.E. it takes more time thanone clickmiraColor?I just LOVE sarcasm the drab, gray color. You would think that a company that prides itself on graphics...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), plug-in, Microsoft Windows, Even Internet Explorer, Now IT, Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2007-06-12