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I'll have the #3 Value Meal, Super Size, with an order of Linux

I'll have the #3 Value Meal, Super Size, with an order of LinuxPlagiarism, Jason? :-)Exactly my thoughts, in a Talkback some time ago:http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10535-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=46338&messageID=858549&start=0Greeting, Pjotr.Planet DietsYou forgot to mean the lean but mean Mars Ubuntu, and of course the sweet Venus Ubuntu versions just to get back to the basic...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Super-Size, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

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Google Earth to license new satellite imagery

Google has agreed to license imagery for their mapping products from a satellite due to launch on September 4th. This new satellite can take detailed imagery for an area the size of Delaware in one day. What does that mean? Well, you could get high resolution pan-sharpened...

Tags: Imagery, Google Inc., Google Earth, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Cool Tools - What is your Twitter grade?

HubSpot has launched what it is calling the Twitter Grader, which seems to be the now-defunct Tweeterboard reincarnate -- yet with a proposed business purpose. The grader allows Twitter users to enter in their screen names and the names of others into its secret algorithmic stuff generator and find out...

Tags: Twitter, Tool, HubSpot, Productivity, Public Relations, Marketing Research, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Sprint unveils location-based 'geobrowsing' on eve of WiMax launch

With the launch of its long-hyped WiMax service XOHM scheduled to debut in September in Baltimore, on Thursday Sprint announced a set of location-based personalization features that will enhance the user experience of WiMax subscribers by allowing them to, for example, quickly look up restaurants, check traffic and weather, and...

Tags: Sprint Xohm, Privacy, Sprint Communications, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2008-08-28

The End of SaaS? Or Just the End of Hype?

Lawson CEO Harry Debes started -- or rather continued -- a brouhaha that's getting some pixels in the blogosphere, and his position is worth commenting on for both its courage foolhardy and its excess hyperbolically so. According to Harry, the SaaS market will collapse in two years time, due to...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Customer Choice, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Is probiotics a scam?

Is probiotics a scam?Is probiotics a scam?Probiotics are not a scam but you do have to know what you are looking for. I was taking a digestive enzyme which had several probiotics in it including acidophilus. It worked fine for me. Will I recommend them to everyone? No...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Probiotics, probiotic

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

First images of Google-powered HTC Dream

It was rumored that the HTC G1 Dream would be the first Google powered phone on the market, and if everything pans out, those rumors will end up being true with a launch date sooner than later. Android Guys have the first mock-up drawings of the Dream, and it's...

Tags: Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Bluetooth, Digital Media, Digital Video, Cellular Phones, Digital Music, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Samsung LN-52A860

Although CNET did not review the 52-inch Samsung LN52A860, we did review the 46-inch Samsung LN46A750. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Samsung flat-panel LCDs are basically identical but for screen size, bezel color, a thinner panel (about 1.9 inches deep, versus 3.9 for the A750), and the addition...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LN46A750

Product reviews 2008-08-27

Samsung LN-52A850

Although CNET did not review the 52-inch Samsung LN52A850, we did review the 46-inch Samsung LN46A750. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Samsung flat-panel LCDs are basically identical but for screen size and the fact that the A850 has a thinner panel (about 1.9 inches deep, versus 3.9 for...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LN46A750

Product reviews 2008-08-27

Samsung LN46A630 - 46" LCD TV

Although CNET did not review the 46-inch Samsung LN46A630, we did review the 52-inch Samsung LN52A650. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Samsung flat-panel LCDs are basically identical but for the screen size, panel luminance, and the exclusion of a fourth HDMI connection, so we expect the review of...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, LCD TV, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LN46A630, Samsung LN52A650, LCD

Product reviews 2008-08-27

Samsung LN40A630

Although CNET did not review the 40-inch Samsung LN40A630 we did review the 52-inch Samsung LN52A650. Judging from their spec sheets the two Samsung flat-panel LCDs are basically identical but for the screen size, panel luminance, and the exclusion of a fourth HDMI connection, so we expect the review of...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LN52A650

Product reviews 2008-08-27

Samsung LN52A580

Although CNET did not review the 52-inch Samsung LN52A580 we did review the 46-inch Samsung LN46A550. Judging from their spec sheets the two Samsung flat-panel LCDs are basically identical but for screen size and the shinier, more reflective surface the Samsung LN52A580 has on its screen, so we expect the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung LN52A580, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LN46A550

Product reviews 2008-08-27

Samsung LN52A530

Although CNET did not review the 50-inch Samsung LN50A530, we did review the 46-inch Samsung LN46A550. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Samsung flat-panel LCDs are basically identical but for screen size, panel luminance, and the exclusion of a flash USB port, so we expect the review of the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LN46A550

Product reviews 2008-08-27

Samsung LN40A530

Although CNET did not review the 40-inch Samsung LN40A530, we did review the 46-inch Samsung LN46A550. Judging from their spec sheets, the two Samsung flat-panel LCDs are basically identical but for screen size, panel luminance, and the exclusion of a flash USB port, so we expect the review of the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung LN46A550

Product reviews 2008-08-27

The Hatfields and McCoys of diabetes care

The Hatfields and McCoys of diabetes careI'm losing trust in ALL of these profit-oriented Pharm companies...The latest problem was with Avandia.And look at the big mess that became of the super-NSAIDS.True...."But when it comes to evaluating science, with life and death in the balance, we need good referees who don't...

Tags: referee, good referee, L/G

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Mozilla Ubiquity: Is Mozilla building out a different kind of RIA platform?

Mozilla Ubiquity: Is Mozilla building out a different kind of RIA platform?And this is why Mozilla is so important. MS wants to keep the standard webdumbed down, so you have to use MS only technologies for anything fancy. Mozilla will not let that happen!!But, the monetization issues are going to...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., Ubiquity, rich Internet application

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails

MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud failsMore to blameShame on the customers who selected this vendor. When evaluating vendors in the cloud, your RFP should identify exactly how these companies secure, backup, and process your data. I fear that poorly run IT shops like this one will...

Tags: cloud computing, MediaMax, Linkup

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

(Photos: Inside Brazil's slums)

(Photos: Inside Brazil's slums)ProximityWhile North America tends to have affluent and poor areas of town, many countries don't work that way. You can walk along a canal of slums in S.E.Asia and hit the entrance to one of the wealthiest neighborhoods. They're not ten meters apart.Inclusão Digitalpost duplicadoInclusão DigitalParabéns pela...

Tags: Vertical industries, city name, slum, Paulo Perantunes, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

The role of media in the Internet age

Jon Stewart, host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central, a fake news show that has acquired a huge following a group among whom I include myself, is attending the Democratic National Convention in Denver this week. As a result, he had the chance to meet with members of...

Tags: Newspaper, Internet, Media, News, Jon Stewart, Advertising & Promotion, TVs, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Say goodbye to laser: Microsoft 'Blue Track' mouse discovered (with pic)

Is this the end of laser? Some eagle-eyed readers over at Engadget have stumbled upon a Microsoft Explorer Mini Mouse with "Blue Track" technology on Amazon.de. If you recall, Microsoft recently tempted fans with a "Say Goodbye To Laser" teaser touting new technology...

Tags: Mouse, Microsoft Corp., Laser, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-08-27