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T-Mobile Sidekick data outage tests mettle of 800,000 customers, carrier

And before the gloating over a MS screw-up goes too far......try this one on for size, regarding Apple Snow Leopard hosing ALL data when logging in as a "guest". http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139250/Snow_Leopard_bug_deletes_all_user_dataLOL...LOL...ROTFLMAO :DThat's the cost of secrecy...secrecy enables you to get by just swiping your deficiencies under the rug but that...

Tags: Data centers, Storage, T-Mobile, T-Mobile Sidekick, secrecy, Microsoft Corp., Lol, straight face, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

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Chrome OS will rise or fall on the safety dance

Scare tactics against Chrome OSI can see Microsoft really did the 'safety dance' with Windows it has been so successful...Chrome_OS is an entirely different modular approach plus they are using Open_Source with NO limitation of how high they can reach. I find it amazing anyone with a straight face say...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Chrome, Chrome OS, ChromeOS, security, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Research paints ugly IT employment picture: Almost 2 million jobs gone in 14 years

Depressing...So much innovation happened in America in the 90's. Alot of what we have now was accomplished by American engineers, and now we are not being included anymore because of what? Arbitrage. Sad, Sad, Sad....Of courseBecause all these CEOs and wannabe businesspeople think quality doesn't matter so...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Strategy, information technology, comeback, profit margin, job, worker

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

CNC Code Shooter 2.5.2 (Windows)

CNC Machine G-code generator for lathes & mills, added automatic code generation for dimensional patterns, angles and arcs, New send and recieve, Now with limited engraving, set radius and feed rate, tool nose radius, corner or fillet radius, set clockwise or counterclockwise, set drill depth and feed rate, add G-codes...

Tags: Radius, Microsoft Windows, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-11-18

HTC Tilt 2 (AT&T)

Editors' note: Portions of the Features section were taken from our review of the HTC Pure since the two smartphones share a number of same features.After waiting in the wings, AT&T's business customers are finally getting their turn with the HTC Touch Pro2. Dubbed the HTC Tilt 2 (and obviously...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart phones, Handhelds, Cellular phones, High Tech Computer Corp., smart phone, AT&T Corp., Tilt2

Product reviews 2009-10-20

Going commando: Four signs of CRM failure

Snake oil salesmen[i]Should you become the exit champion who calls out warning signs of a CRM effort in jeopardy?[/i]If you wait until you see warning signs, you've already lost. Every CRM and SOA project I've been involved in the seeds of destruction were sown way before the project ever...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Customer relationship management (CRM), Enterprise software, CRM

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Teens are generation Apple as iPod, iPhone dominance reigns

Look at fall 2007Two years ago, 13% said they planned to buy a Zune. And, almost none of them did.Apple owns this market in the USA and will until the category of MP3 player is no longer relevant.I wonder how many teens plan to buy a Windows Mobile 6.5 phone?Big...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Microsoft Windows 7, Operating systems, Apple Inc., MP3, MP3 player, iPod iPhone dominance reign, dominance reign, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-10-07

Lower costs or mandate coverage

More Politics on ZDNET?This is a tech site - please stick to TECH.Pitching this spin is not productive. It's also so one sided as to be laughable.America is a capitalist nation. Let the free market do its job and stop interfering.The marketThe market says policy is important. I...

Tags: Vertical industries, Palin, Carl Rapson

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Can Linux beat the bloat

I think the whole "bloated" thing is hogwash.There's no such thing.Neither Windows nor Linux are "bloated". Nor is OS/X. You want functionality you have to pay for it. One man's lean and mean is another man's anemic.Functionality simply isn't free.How many lines of code did USB take? How about multi-threading?...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.04, Linux, Ubuntu, OS/X, Linus, bloat, kernel, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Gadget Gal's daily deals: HP Pavilion notebook, Samsung HDTV, Canon PowerShot digital camera

A refurbished HP Pavilion 17-inch notebook, a 40-inch Samsung LCD HDTV, and a 12.1-megapixel Canon PowerShot digital camera. Here are your daily deals for Monday, September 21, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get a refurbished HP Pavilion dv7-1261wm 17-inch Dual Core Entertainment Notebook with Blu-ray at...

Tags: Canon PowerShot, Notebook, Hewlett-Packard Co., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, Digital Camera, HP Pavilion, Camera, Canon Inc., B&H, Digital Cameras, Desktops, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-09-21

10Mobile2Mobile BibleDarts Pt 1 (Mobile)

3gLuvDarts_Mixed002_10Pak 3gLuvdartscan be sent mobile2mobile! They may also be used as ringtonesand wallpaper on most 3g devices. And the best thing aboutLuvDarts is how they brighten up some moments in anyone's day that isfortunate enough to receive one! SportsDarts, HolidayDarts, BibleDarts, SmackTalk, FlirtDarts and more are all a part ofthe...

Tags: Mobile, LuvDarts, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-20

Microsoft to detail planned changes in its fiscal reporting structure

won't save themNo matter how much monkey boy tries to obfuscate this criminal enterprise, it will still go down in flames.Microsoft Cooks Bookshttp://www.aaxnet.com/news/M990112.htmlMicrosoft fills the "cookie jar" in good times and dips into it in bad to create an appearance of steady growth. FTC does not approve of this accounting...

Tags: Litigation, Vertical industries, Operational accounting, Financial accounting, Financial services, government, fraud, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Will Microsoft always be seen as open source Astroturf?

Long ago......people gave up any semblance of being able to separate the message from the messenger. We saw it with the anti-Bush tirades, we see it now with the anti-Obama (and the anti-anti-Obama) tirades, as we see it in the anti-Microsoft tirades. Microsoft could announce that the sun was going...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., publically-traded company, open source

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Microsoft trains Best Buy "Linux assassins"

Aimed at the uninformed customers... so it'll probably be successful. Sigh. It's FUD, of course, but I think it's pretty effective when dealing with people who have only a vague notion of Linux.However:First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win. :-)Fighting...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Best Buy Co. Inc., Linux, FUD, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Six days in and first Snow Leopard update seeded to devs

LIAR!!!!Macs don't have issues/bugs/flaws/etc! This update is a performance/feature update! /sarcasmBad ApplesWith a limited number of hardware and software permutations, it is dissapointing how poorly Apples quality control performs. Did they just find out these bugs except for the Flash fiasco that is unlikely given that they already have fixes...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Kudo, Snow Leopard, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

Will China save Apple?

Save Apple from what?All their industry leading profits when there is supposed to be a recession?yea, and I don't even like Applebut how can you justify a heading like this? Oh, I forgot, they have to be 'provocative', right? More and more these blogs have become running jokes and...

Tags: Smart phones, Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Sanyo Xacti HD camcorder, Logitech cordless mouse, Asus LCD monitor

A Sanyo Xacti 1080p high-def camcorder, a Logitech cordless laser mouse, and an Asus 23.6-inch widescreen LCD monitor. Here are your daily deals for Wednesday, August 26, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Sanyo Xacti VPC-HD1010 1080p High Definition Camcorder for $350 at B&H Photo....

Tags: ASUS, Monitor, LCD Monitor, Mouse, Camcorder, Logitech, Sanyo Electric Co., Xacti, Logitech V450, Mice, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-26

Liveblog: Sony announces $399 7" Wi-Fi 3G e-book Reader; will it kill the Kindle?

Goodnight KindleWitch cheaper competition Amazon is finished. I'm surprised that it was Sony who stepped up.The game is getting interestingThough I am pretty sure it's a few years or decades too early to be declaring anything a "Kindle killer" or a "Sony killer". Basically the market is still very...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Games, Wi-Fi, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp., game

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Gadget Gal's daily deals: Dell Vostro laptop, Seagate FreeAgent 1TB external HDD, Sanyo Xacti HD camcorder

A Dell Vostro laptop, a Seagate FreeAgent 1TB external hard drive, and a Sanyo Xacti HD camcorder. Here are your daily deals for Monday, August 10, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Get the Seagate FreeAgent Desktop 1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive for only $112.99 at...

Tags: Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Camcorder, SEAGATE Corp., Sanyo Electric Co., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jennifer Bergen

Blog posts 2009-08-10

Lack of media monitoring by Apple = arrogance

Lack of media monitoring by Apple = arroganceCould it be your blog.......doesn't even show up on their radar because it's so insignificant? 4000 people that read the page isn't all that much to Apple. I don't see your blog post being reposted on any other popular tech news sites....

Tags: Blogging, Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., arrogance, media monitoring

Discussion threads 2009-07-31