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- Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?
- I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Office 2010 Beta 2: More than just a bunch of pretty icons
- Of course its better, they stole ideas fromOf course 2010 is better, they stole (oops, innovated) most of the new ideas from Office MVPs that built add ins to previous versions. (There is a very silent revolt going on in the MVP ranks over it and many long term...
- Tags: Numbering, Microsoft Office, Office MVP, ribbon, Microsoft Word
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- News to know: Cisco; Azure; Smartphones; Twitter lists; Facebook; Skype; Twitter device
- 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: Cisco unveils collaboration, e-mail and social tools for the enterprise Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft puts more...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Twitter Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Skype Technologies S.A., Cisco Systems Inc., Smartphone, Sam Diaz, E-mail, Web Browsers, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Online Communications, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- Why aren't students pushing paperless?
- it doesnt matterI dislike the teacher's who go paperless. I print everything out anyway. Yes, digital is nice, but I want a hard copy, something I dont have to sit at a computer to read. I spend enough time on here as it is.Even though "they" are pushing...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-08
- Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note
- Can I suggestNetbooks with Win 7. Just installed it on a useless Linux netbook and it works fine and only cost me A$399 (which now is almost the same as US ;-))For once try and rein in your hobby horse and let the students join the new millenium.On and...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NeatX, oh-so, netbook, thin client, Linux, desktop, operating system, tool
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Jailbreaking the iPhone is cool, piracy is not!
- how about protecting the consumer?That whould be a nice change. the iphone and ipod touch is NOT a gaming console. Peoples should be able to run any program they want for the device they PAID FOR.Apple artificial crippling of the iPhone is outright CRIMINAL, Apple should be punish and FORCED...
- Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Netbooks may not be for everyone, but they're peachy in Ed
- No netbooks hereI'm at a campus with 2000 students, have not seen a netbook yet.Students have to do a LOT of typing for papers, and need a full size keyboard.RE: Netbooks may not be for everyone, but they're peachy in EdOur children are experienced users and will not be happy...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Ubicomp 2009 and the fusion of our digital and physical worlds
- Recently, I used my newly downloaded Zipcar app on my iPhone to unlock and honk my booked vehicle from several yards away. It was more novel than useful, but a tall tale example of the countless invisible interactions we're having with sensing, inferring, and data transferring machines every day. It's...
- Tags: Ubiquitous Computing, Chris Jablonski
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- Can Apple make a Tablet PC "cool"?
- Re:Can Apple make a Tablet PC "cool"?My company is deeply involved in the production of visual materials for the scientific, technical and medical post-secondary education marketplace and they are just dying for a tool such as this for use in the classroom. With a solid customer base here, Apple can...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Keyboards, PC, tablet, Apple Inc., keyboard, tablet PC
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- FOWA 2009: Microsoft Surface 'proof of concept' actually pointless
- The young whipper-snapper I spoke to, a computer science-studying university student at Nottingham Trent University, showed me a demonstration of the Surface table. I had seen it before and while I was initially impressed with the technology, we seemed to hit a defining moment when we both realised that...
- Tags: Microsoft Surface, Device, Microsoft Corp., Education Authority, Projectors, Hardware, Components, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-01
- Courier: Microsoft's new take on the Tablet PC?
- RE: Courier: Microsoft's new take on the Tablet PC?First off, this is a really cool looking prototype. Second, I would hearken to what others raise; namely, when will the real product ship and what's the OS and tools side of the equation, as Apple has pretty much shown this to...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, BTW Here, tablet, Microsoft Corp., tablet PC, Apple Inc., PC
- Discussion threads 2009-09-22
- Gadget Gal's daily deals: Windows 7, Apple TV, Maximo isolation earphones
- A deal on Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium for students, a pair of Maximo iMetal isolation earphones, and a sale on 40GB and 160GB Apple TV media players. Here are your daily deals for Friday, September 18, straight from the Gadget Gal: 1. Students can get the...
- Tags: Apple Inc., TV, Apple TV, Earphone, Apple TB 160GB, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jennifer Bergen
- Blog posts 2009-09-18
- News to know: Microsoft; T-Mobile Cliq; MotoBlur; @facebook; Oracle
- 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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft founds, funds a new open-source foundation Is Microsoft stalling on its GPL Linux drivers? ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Oracle Corp., Mobile, T-Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Identity Theft, Phishing, Advertising & Promotion, Corporate Communications, Smart Phones, Security, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-09-11
- News to know: Smartphones; Windows 7; Palm Pre; EU and Sun-Oracle
- 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. Andrew Nusca: Smartphones to eclipse desktop PC sales by 2011 Sam Diaz: Facebook Mobile: Now 65 million strong...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Smartphone, Sam Diaz, European Union, Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Sales Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales
- Blog posts 2009-09-04
- How a software engineer tried to save his sister and invented a breakthrough medical device
- A CREDIT TO ENTREPENEURSThis is the stuff of history; Thomas Edison, Alexander Fleming, John Logie Baird.I lost my sister to cancer at age 36yrs so he has my heartfelt sympathy and utmost admiration Robert Goldman is the kind of person who should be nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine.RE:...
- Tags: software, GoldMan, breakthrough medical device
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- Hands-on with the Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600
- BooksDid you get the Cory Doctorow books from Project Gutenberg? If so, what format did you download them in?Connectivity?The Sony sounds like it's worth a look, but I didn't see much about connectivity. Does the PRS-600 include lifetime free wireless like the Kindle, or must it be tethered...
- Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Adobe PDF, Sony Reader Touch Edition PRS-600, Sony Reader Touch Edition, Hands-On
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- Inching closer to the perfect e-reader for students
- Give it away, just like Cell PhonesIf Sony,Amazon,Plastic Logic, IREX, etc... want people to start reading content on eReader devices, they need to start giving them away for free... with a service contract, much like the cellphone industry.Most people already understand these types of contracts and will feel like they...
- Tags: E-books, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Note-taking, e-reader, perfect e-reader, eReader
- Discussion threads 2009-08-26
- The new Sony Reader Daily Edition may replace my Kindle and Reader 505
- And it's real easy for you to transfer, right?All you have to do is push a button, or make a phone call, or send an email, and all your Kindle stuff moves right over to the Sony?Of course notBut that's the risk you take when you deal with companies that...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Reader 505, new Sony Reader Daily Edition, Sony Reader Daily Edition
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Forget 99 cent smartphone apps, let's be fair to developers too
- Price floors don't help anyoneFirst, setting a minimum price is a price floor. Basic microeconomics teaches that this lowers demand and raises supply, generating an inefficient surplus. I don't see how that's good.Second, you seem to imply in this article that $0.99 apps are Apple's fault. They...
- Tags: Action Games, developer, cent smartphone app
- Discussion threads 2009-08-20
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