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Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription services

Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription servicesFREE anti-virus anti-physing s/w for windows usersThat's what licensed windows users need! It will also encourage people to use license copies.RE: Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare and Equipt subscription servicesThis is very strange..it makes MS look indecisive and incapable, especially as...

Tags: Equipt, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft kills Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Kills, Equipt subscription service, subscription service

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Subscription iTunes? It can't come soon enough

Subscription iTunes? It can't come soon enoughHuh? Can't come soon enough?The title of the blog makes it seem as if somehow a buck a song is killing the iTunes store. While having the choice to subscribe to music may be nice most of the world seems to prefer a buck...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, subscription service, Subscription iTunes, music, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-03-19

How Universal Music lost touch with their customers

How Universal Music lost touch with their customersWhat was stupid is stupid again.I love how the author rants about how clueless universal is, and then proclaims the holy grail in music is subscription services.How many times now has that model been tried and failed?People don't want to rent music.iTunes is...

Tags: Apple iTunes, music, CD, subscription service, Universal Music Group

Discussion threads 2007-12-11

Early reviews on SanDisk-Yahoo MP3 player good

Early reviews on SanDisk-Yahoo MP3 player goodMore cripple-wareUgly, big, way too expensive for a 4 GB player. For $249 one could buy a 30 GB iPod if storage space is a priority, or an 8 GB Nano if size is a priority and still get more storage space. Given...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, music business, MP3 player, MP3, Yahoo! Inc., digital-rights management, Apple iPod, music, SanDisk Corp., DRM-laden, Apple Inc., subscription service, storage space

Discussion threads 2007-04-09

Images: Mercora's 'M'

Mercora's new M subscription service will wirelessly stream music to smart phones for $49.99 a year.

Tags: Smart phones, Mercora, subscription service, smart phone, music, telephone

Image galleries 2006-09-25

Microsoft Zune officially revealed

Microsoft Zune officially revealedWireless capabilitiesI think the wireless capabilities are pretty nice, but i think that it won't cost a lot of time before the first virusses will appear.But unless they provide the capability to use my iTunes bought files I won't even consider it as my media player. My...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Zune, Apple iTunes, subscription service, Nokia N93, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-09-14

Coming to an iPod near you: streaming and subscriptions

Coming to an iPod near you: streaming and subscriptionsi'm waiting!i'm waiting for something new to come out... full touch screen wireless... give it to me!FehNot a big fan of internet radio stations. I like to choose my own music, isn't that the whole point of an iPod?As for renting,...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Digital rights management (DRM), Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple iPod, JHymn, Apple iTunes, subscription service, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2006-08-28

Only 5% of music buyers would switch to a la carte online music subscription

Ipsos-Insight studied a representative sample of US music downloaders aged 12 and older, who were presented with simulated digital music acquisition environments consisting of various options for obtaining online music. One of these simulated environments included an online peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network, an on-demand streaming PC-tethered subscription-based service, and an...

Tags: downloader

Blog posts 2005-04-19

Only 5% of music buyers would switch to a la carte online music subscription

Ipsos-Insight studied a representative sample of US music downloaders aged 12 and older, who were presented with simulated digital music acquisition environments consisting of various options for obtaining online music. One of these simulated environments included an online peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing network, an on-demand streaming PC-tethered subscription-based service, and an...

Tags: downloader

Blog posts 2005-04-19

16% of online adults buy 99c digital tracks, 17% use subscription services

16% of online adults currently enjoy downloading 99-cent singles. 17% have been wooed by subscription services, according to JupiterResearch. 19% of 13- to 17 year olds used the subscription services, compared with 31% of 18- to 24 year olds. That number reached 37% for "music addicts," defined by Jupiter as...

Tags: subscription service

Blog posts 2004-12-02

Additional Resources

AOL/Facebook in the Enterprise

In 1994 America Online trailed Compuserve and Prodigy, a third subscription option in how you hooked your modem up to the internet to go cyber surfing. What propelled AOL to global dominance by the end of that decade was their proprietary 'rainman' platform, which enabled partners...

Tags: Facebook, America Online Inc., Shop Logic, Business World, Internet, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Stock Investment Guide 3.0.9 (Mac)

The Stock Investment Guide SIG is a stock analysis tool for new and experienced investors. The software provides investors easy-to-use tools to analyze a company's earnings history to help forecast what earnings could be in five years. SIG can then tell the investor if the current PE ratio is in-line...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Stock, Investor, Churr Software, Stock Investment Guide, Investment, Finance

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Google to demo Chrome OS; Detail launch plans

the windoze killer has arrivedChrome OS will put the final nail in M$ coffin!You really can't be seriousyou have to be a fake or something.Your posts are allways way off the mark.By like a continent or two.Windoze? Grow up, manI hope Chrome is good - because it will make...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

ShowMyPC Collaboration 3010 (Windows)

ShowMyPC is a Community for Web Conferencing and Remote Support. Providing tools for Instant Support to Service Providers and Users. The tools on this site are meant for Online collaboration, Desktop Sharing and Remote PC access, as an alternative to subscription based sites like WebEx or Gotomypc.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Tool, ShowMyPC, Remote Administration, Productivity, Web Conferencing, Business Services, Collaboration, Internet

Software downloads 2009-11-17

Synology Disk Station DS409slim - NAS server

Synology Disk Station DS409slim is a true miniature powerhouse in the network-attached storage device market. It's the first 2.5-inch hard drive-based NAS server we've reviewed that offers hot-swappable capability. However, that is its least impressive feature. The server did well in our performance tests and, like other Synology products we've...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, disk, DS409Slim, NAS, NAS server, hard drive, server, RAID

Product reviews 2009-11-16

Microsoft delivers new Zune HD games; Twitter and Facebook still to come

RE: Microsoft delivers new Zune HD games; Twitter and Facebook still to comOH BOYY!! CHECKERS??!! OMFG AWESOME!!Message has been deleted.can't you sample tonnes of music for free on radio?broadcast or on internet radio if you want to listen to very specific song.. or just sample for free via internet downloads.....

Tags: Twitter Inc., Facebook, pickup truck, Microsoft Zune, flaw, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., radio, Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple Inc., game

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Why is Apple meddling with my Windows AutoRun?

Not suprised...Why would Apple try to keep their competitor secure? It would go aggainst their own adds.Oh and I'm not suprised that apple wants to meddle with autorun... I always disable that feature and it will stay disabled... I just hope Apple wont try to stealth enable it... PS: Great...

Tags: Zune HD, Microsoft Windows, Autorun, Apple Inc., CD, Apple iTunes, Auto-run, Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Mirracrypt Encryption for Outlook 2.1.2 (Windows)

Mirracrypt Encryption for Outlook integrates seamlessly with Outlook 2003 & 2007 to provide powerful Sender-to-Receiver E-mail Encryption that is convenient and easy-to-use. Mirracrypt is the perfect add-on program for any Outlook user who requires confidential and secure E-mail. Simply select the Encryption required from a drop-down list and click the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Mirrasoft, Encryption, Mirracrypt, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2009-11-10

Barracuda Spam & Virus Firewall 400 - firewall

Spam FilterIm using a Barracuda appliance for my spam filtering needs. I purchased mine from Securicore in Toronto. They gave me a good deal on the hardware and subscription. websites www.barracudafirewalls.ca Good customer service and a good deal.They also resell all Barracuda appliances whatever your needs are.

Tags: Spam, SECURITY, Barracuda, firewall

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

Do you really want to carry another device just for Twitter?

A Twitter Device? Hmmm... it will probably be a hit for christmas and then die a painful sudden death!never really liked their stuffNever really liked their stuff - limited devices for prices that are still too high? No thanks.Frankly, I'm [b]much[/b] more interested in devices with Wi-Fi than with cell...

Tags: E-mail, Cellular phones, Peek Classic, Twitter Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-03