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Super Techie: Firefox CTO Brendan Eich

Super Techie: Firefox CTO Brendan EichUgh!!!Post a transcript. Please. Get over the idea that we all can, or want to, watch video. Speedreaders can digest faster than they can watch...for just one example.RE: Super Techie: Firefox CTO Brendan EichWhen will Firefox 3 be available to everyone?no soundWhere...

Tags: Web browsers, Super Techie, Brendan Eich, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-01-23

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Admob: Droid and Android army make big browsing splash

I don't see how....Palm is going to survive in this market. The iPhone vs Android will be interesting to watch however.Android is still milles away from the iPhoneAfter looking at the few Android phones in the market, I can tell you that without a doubt, the Android is competition for...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Droid, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?

What are you going to do about it?Please,reveal how many more extremists there are for the secrete service to watch.I'm as big an Obama fan as anyoneBut the fact is that he hasn't accomplished anything worthy of such a prize. He says the right things, certainly, but until plans are...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, Nobel, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?

Will Windows 7 get a new name for its release?Following Steve's PhilosophyAs you so accurately noted, Steve has a knack for whole numbers as we know from his Microsoft Office reign. Office 12 (2007), Office 11 (2003), Office 10 (XP or version 2002), Office 9 (2000) and these were the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Vista R2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, new name

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn

Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burnRE: Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burnThe key reason they developed their own browser was for mobile browsing, which is expected to be more and more dominant in coming years. Chrome would be a good browser for the Google Android...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Gmail outage the latest cloud stumble; Where's the offline synching?

Gmail outage the latest cloud stumble; Where's the offline synching?Can't trust it yetWhile seeing the tech world lose their mind via Twitter due to the gmail outage, I agree that it shows the need to not rely on a single source for anything deemed "critial", whether it's cloud, hardware, software,...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Manufacturing, Google Gmail, outage, offline synching, Gmail outage, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-08-12

News to know: Google, Microsoft; AMD; Cybercrime arrest

Notable headlines: Earnings wrap: Larry Dignan: Can Dirk Meyer save AMD? News.com: AMD's Ruiz steps off the roller coaster Google earnings fall short; says it can thrive in down economy. Techmeme Sam Diaz: IBM: Big Blue beats expectations Microsoft: $60 billion...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM Corp., Keyboards, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Asset Management, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Marc Canter: The master of multimedia speaks

In this Super Techies interview, larger-than-life techie Marc Canter talks with ZDNet's Editor in Chief Dan Farber about his career as a multimedia pioneer. Canter discusses his first job as a music programmer for video games; designing the multimedia authoring tools Shockwave and Director; and his current role as CEO...

Tags: Multimedia, Canter, Open Source, Personal Technology

Videos 2008-02-21

News to know: Windows Server 2008; MySpace developers; Zimbra

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: What will run on Windows Server 2008--and when No Vista SP1 bits for users until mid-March Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 are good to go Ballmer outlines Microsoft's eight long-term growth bets Vista marketing...

Tags: Developer, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Server, Zimbra, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, MySpace, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-02-05

News to know: Windows 7; eBay; Space race; Java

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 and Windows Live to get tighter Ed Bott: Vista virtualization: The bigger picture Via makes way for 64-bit chips Larry Dignan: eBay CEO Whitman steps down; execs shuffled amid weak...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Line Of Business, Java, eBay Inc., Phishing, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Keyboards, Cyberthreats, Open Source, Security, Spam And Phishing, Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Blog posts 2008-01-24

Super Techie: Firefox CTO Brendan Eich

In a Super Techies interview where I interview people who have made an impact on the tech industry, Mozilla CTO Brendan Eich tells me about his career as a programmer in Silicon Valley, including his early work at Netscape creating the JavaScript, battling Microsoft in the browser wars, and...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, CTO, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-23

MacBook Air - Will all the cool evaporate when someone asks you to read/rip/burn a disc?

MacBook Air - Will all the cool evaporate when someone asks you to read/rip/burn a disc?I don't think the floppy comparison is a good analogyThe limited capacity of the floppy disk (1.44MB) effectively rendered it useless for a lot of purposes. Further more an alternative to the floppy, at least...

Tags: Notebooks, disc, optical drive, MacBook Air, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., floppy disk, USB

Discussion threads 2008-01-21

In zombies we trust

In zombies we trustIn microsoft fools trustTheir junky, bug filled code is to blame for all of these woes. The incompetent manner in which they develop and test their so-called 'operating system' has built an empire of bloated security application vendors, with no incentive to improve as it may hamper...

Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., root kit, zombie

Discussion threads 2007-11-20

Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week

Here are CNET Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including the new Apple iMac, the unlocked HTC Cavalier S630 and a wireless service for making and receiving calls while abroad.Here''s our weekly roundup of the new products CNET reviewers liked best. 1. 2008 BMW 535iEditors'' rating: 9.0The good:...

Tags: Desktops, photograph, Apple iMac, Audi TT 3.2 Quattro, Read CNET', Audi TT, JVC, Audi AG, BMW AG, projector, Apple iLife, Bose, shade, High Tech Computer Corp., cabin, audio quality, fidelity, satellite radio, 1080p, wireless service, digital media, adjustment, gamer, satellite

Image galleries 2007-08-11

The Germans are coming, with open source and SaaS

The Germans are coming, with open source and SaaSTechnologie ist gut!ntone more nail in M$ coffinGreat to see the OSS bitzkrieg getting ready to eradicate the M$ plague.We just needed somebody to knock down the door and whole rotten M$ empire will crumble like a house of cards!its not just...

Tags: NETWORKING, God, open source, network, Microsoft Corp., network connection, software-as-a-service

Discussion threads 2007-02-27

Gates: With Vista, seeing is believing

Gates: With Vista, seeing is believingGates: With Vista, seeing is believingIts no wonder Microsoft owns the desktop market. Listening to Bill Gates speak you can tell the man is all business. He has visions we haven't even dreamed of yet. And he has it right, Vista is...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Mr Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, vision

Discussion threads 2007-01-30

Congress: Buy energy-efficient servers now

Congress: Buy energy-efficient servers nowGreat,Now people who wouldn't know a server from solomi are giving technical advice.Go Mike Rogers, go.....seems to me one of the wise and responsible Republicans. If energy was NOT wasted, billions would be saved for other more useful things.CPU Clock Speed, MultithreadingReduction of power consumption through...

Tags: Processors, server, T-1000, U.S. Congress, GOP, Sun Microsystems Inc., CPU

Discussion threads 2006-07-13

Super-Glue: Best practice for countering key stroke loggers

Super-Glue: Best practice for countering key stroke loggersBanning passwords would be betterAt some point or other, a password will leak. Besting thing to do is use a physical smartcard cryptographic token. You can't key log that.Thanks for sharing that tidbit with us!Now I know what to look for...

Tags: Keyboards, Smart cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital security, best practice, keyboard, smart card, password

Discussion threads 2006-04-21

Company warns on IE patch

Company warns on IE patchI would like to thank...I would like to thank Eolas and the University of CA for their part in making certain justice is served. Through their hard work, we may all now continue forward in our computing lives knowing that the best interest of all...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Microsoft Corp., Eolas Technologies Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE Patch

Discussion threads 2006-04-16

The server/desktop distinction

The server/desktop distinctionserver/desktopDillon is right as far as GUI out of the box. I have looked at Dragonfly and PC-Bsd. Any BSD or Linux offer a wide range desktop environments. Many of us use these environments. But there are still a few things lacking. The...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Freshmeat, Dillon, Dragonfly, desktop, Unix, server, Linux

Discussion threads 2005-09-02