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- How much would it cost with Linux?
- PCWorld is reporting that US buyers won't get a chance to purchase Lenovo's least expensive netbooks slated for release this fall. While higher-end models of their new S10 IdeaPads with 10.2 inch screens and Windows XP will be selling in the States, buyers in every other major market will...
- Tags: lenovo group ltd., linux, microsoft windows, microsoft windows xp, monitors & displays, operating systems, unix, open source, software, hardware, components, christopher dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plans
- Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plansWhere had you read that?[i]When it comes to new hardware, most makers charge you for Windows even if you don’t get it. They do this to maintain their relationship with Microsoft[/i]Actually, I hear that these companies charge you for FreeDos, (though they claim it...
- Tags: operating systems, ibm corp., microsoft corp., oem, lenovo group ltd., microsoft windows, agreement, linux
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Lenovo announces plans to enter the netbook market with the S10
- Lenovo announces plans to enter the netbook market with the S10Price and Size/WeightI agree. A major part of the appeal is the low price. I've got a 4 year old 12" Powerbook, and I want something smaller and cheaper for traveling. The original Asus eeePCs are looking very attractive.AnnoyingI see...
- Tags: lenovo group ltd., s10, market-with, asus eeepc
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Six steps to an effective data governance program
- As data governance becomes a key benchmark of a company's responsibility to enhance and protect data, here are six simple steps that start to develop a program based on individual needs. In the past few years, dozens of high-profile incidents involving data mismanagement have gained international attention. Caught off...
- Tags: data, organization, corporate governance, tools & techniques, pricing, databases, business operations, corporate law, management, marketing, enterprise software, software, data management, data governance, mismanagement, steve alder, ibm, special to zdnet
- News items 2008-08-06
- Paris for President: Energy crisis solved
- Paris for President: Energy crisis solvedActually...[i] "Only problem with Paris’s solution: any production from offshore drilling won’t kick in for five years..."[/i]Unfortunately, this shows an ignorance of how gas prices are arrived at. While production from those sources won't arrive in the markets for five years, the prices will...
- Tags: hilton hotels corp., energy crisis
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- The data center cost conundrum
- The other day I stumbled across a BusinessWeek slide gallery that shows the comparative cost of the five lowest cost data center towns in the US. Not being an expert on these matters, I passed the baton to my Irregular friend Vinnie Mirchandani who understands these...
- Tags: data center, san francisco, new york, boyd, data centers, storage, hardware, data management, dennis howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Paris for President: Energy crisis solved
- Slightly off-topic but call it proof that YouTube still has a role to play in politics. Always ready to ride a publicity wave, Paris Hilton has responded to John McCain's famous ad juxtaposing Barack Obama with Hilton and Britney Spears with an "ad" of her own, posted on the Funny...
- Tags: offshore, paris, advertisement, hilton hotels corp., john mccain, barack, outsourcing, it operations, business operations, outsourcing & subcontracting, richard koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- The astounding $14million Ethernet extender
- I was helping a friend find a good price on a powerline Ethernet extender like the one I bought a few months ago, and stumbled upon this bargain: Luckily I found one cheaper here: When I...
- Tags: ed burnette
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"
- Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"What is the maintanance cost, and backup planshould a storm or fire destroy the structure?It's all about feeling goodThere are people who think logically, and people who think emotionally. Logically, solar is still a losing technology when factoring in all costs...
- Tags: taxes, free trade, tax
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01
- Community solar: "Why don't they get it in Washington?"
- The man from the bank stood in front of the small gathering and talked about solar energy and why his bank helped put together a community solar project in my new hometown: Ashland, Oregon. Bank of the Cascades, Executive Vice President, Bill Haden, said he explained the...
- Tags: bank, panel, washington, oregon, fossil fuel, harry fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate them
- Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate themAirline fares are too lowEver since deregulation, airlines have allowed themselves to be sucked into a ridiculous, never ending price war.As a result, they've been forced to fly at max capacity just to break even on any given flight. That need...
- Tags: fuel prices, airline fare, oil, fare, fossil fuel
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Does this Internet make your kid look fat?
- Does this Internet make your kid look fat?Absolutly NOTThe responsibility of feeding a child and what they eat isn't the advertisers or manufacturers of products. Its the parents, if a parent wants their kid to eat nutritious low fat, low calorie foods then that is what they should buy.Who...
- Tags: vertical industries, nutritional information, internet-make, government, food, cereal
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- The war against tobacco escalates
- The war against tobacco escalatesCan't waituntil tobacco is a distant memory. The stench of smokers is appalling and I make it a point to stand as far away from them as possible. And when they try to get closer I tell them not to. When asked why, my answer is...
- Tags: tobacco, cigarette, smoker
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Is Alzheimer's also heart disease?
- Is Alzheimer's also heart disease?Actually, smoking might protect against Alzheimer'sWhen the social security administration was asked whether the reduced number of smokers would have a financial impact, researchers found that smoking had no effect on life expectancy and answered No. That result was unacceptable to a current of thought,...
- Tags: operational accounting, alzheimer's disease, social security
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- News to know: Microsoft; Oracle; SAP; Vista SP1 video
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft mashes up multiple natural-user-interface inputs How will Microsoft spend its multicore millions? More details emerge on the Microsoft Sphere Larry Dignan: The future of computing: Multiple cores, multiple inputs Ryan Naraine: Evilgrade: Exploit...
- Tags: software, larry dignan, oracle corp., dana blankenhorn, microsoft windows vista, sap ag, video, microsoft corp., microsoft windows vista sp1, attack, wiki, tools & techniques, online communications, management
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
- Accounts (rar)
- This Accounts program has been developed with the VAT registered or Non-VAT registered self employed or small business in mind. It is very simple to use. You can create and print invoices, add expenses and calculate your VAT and Self Assessment Tax figure owed. Accounts is not intended to be...
- Tags: vat, trade pack cars, accounts, taxes, free trade, financial planning, finance
- Software downloads 2008-07-29
- EZ Wedding Productions (exe)
- EZ Wedding Productions allows the end user to quickly create itemized contract proposals for their clients with professional appearance. Document can be formatted to resemble other in house letterheads including logo and font. Features include spellcheck, automatic completion of words and phrases, automatic inputting of price, automatic calculation of in-line...
- Tags: wade instruments, ez wedding productions, sales strategy, taxes, free trade, sales force management, sales, financial planning, finance
- Software downloads 2008-07-28
- Canon Selphy CP770
- Editors' note: The CP770 uses the exact same printing technology as the previously reviewed CP760, so the performance tests and an explanation of dye-sub technology have been duplicated in this review as a result.The Canon CP770 is exactly the same printer as the CP760, with one distinction: the CP770 adds...
- Tags: printers, ink cassette, dye-sublimation printer, printer, canon cp770, canon inc., cp760
- Product reviews 2008-07-25
- Girls are as smart as boys, but tests are getting dumber
- New research published in the journal Science confirms what all of us teachers have known for a long time: girls are just as smart as boys. I hope none of our tax dollars went into that one. A quick quote from the article before I get into the...
- Tags: test, teacher, hyde, taxes, free trade, financial planning, finance, christopher dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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