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- Race for charity at CES
- In 10 minutes and 31 seconds, a magazine editor assembled PC in the shortest time at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Monday night. News.com's Kara Tsuboi reports on the pre-race jitters and talks to hopeful contestants. The contest winner's charity of choice gets $10,000 and the assembled...
- Tags: ces, tiger direct, kara tsuboi, pc, computers, Consumer Electronics Show, Charity, Winner, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware
- Videos 2008-01-09
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- Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?
- Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?It is an apt comparison>Your Ubunutu/Vista comparison doesn't pass the common sense test. Think about what you can get with Ubuntu-- Compiz Fusion for eye candy, drive encryption, MythTV DVR app, OpenOffice.org, ect. You have to get Ultimate Windows to get all...
- Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), pricing strategy, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into
- Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled intoI agree "One OS to unite them all""One price to keep all happy" In the end it's just a marketing ploy different versions each with their own "missing" pieces. In many ways it looks like double dipping...
- Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, marketing, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Perot: Making sure "everybody has access to the truth"
- He doesn't "do a lot of Internet work." He's not on Facebook, LinkedIn or MySpace. He's not an iPhone guy. He prefers to get "instant feedback from the people,'' from face-to-face contact and phone calls. But Ross Perot, now 77, is back and using...
- Tags: Nominee, Ross Perot, Truth, Internet, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- ScopeBox (dmg)
- Across the industry, there is a wave of change from single-use hardware solutions to software-based solutions running on standard personal computers. ScopeBox capitalizes on this trend by allowing users to replace expensive hardware devices with a single, low-cost, flexible software application. ScopeBox recreates every major video quality assurance tool in...
- Tags: Software, QA, Hardware, Divergent Media, ScopeBox, Tools & Techniques, Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- It must be a rough day in Cupertino
- It must be a rough day in Cupertinonot having an issuesettings>general>passcode lock on>require passcode immediatelyRE: It must be a rough day in CupertinoThe lawsuit over Psystar has a precedent, in favor of Psystar.Remember that there was a lawsuit like this against Data General some years back, alleging illegal tying because...
- Tags: Apple Inc., RDOS, rough day, Psystar
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Psystar countersues Apple for anticompetitive business practices
- Psystar countersues Apple for anticompetitive business practicesOh this is going to be goodApple is going to have a tough time wiggling out of this one and MS have a great opportunity, ad-wise, to strongly differentiate themselves, not that they had any difficulty with that in the first place, but keying...
- Tags: Printers, Psystar, Apple Inc., printer, Lexmark International Inc., hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-08-27
- Dell XPS M1330-126B
- Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.While 13-inch laptops make up only a small part of the market, Apple's popular MacBook has made this form factor, which we call thin-and-light, a staple...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, XPS 1330, Apple MacBook, Dell Computer Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-08-26
- Cortado Basic Print (zip)
- E-mails, calendar entries, contacts, tasks, memos - Cortado Basic Print puts text entries saved on your BlackBerry on paper quickly and easily. You don't even need an internet connection to do so. The text is sent via Bluetooth directly to a local Bluetooth-capable printer. Via an additional "Print" option in...
- Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Handhelds, Wireless, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- Funtastic Photos (dmg)
- Funtastic Photos is a 'Non-destructive and fully reversible' photo editor, with easy to use 1-Click Styles, Advanced Effect engine, direct sharing via Fun Cards, cell phone (inc. iPhone) and popular photo sharing sites. Funtastic Photos features a creative print layouts system, with awe-inspiring projects. This version is the first release...
- Tags: Photograph, Photo-sharing, Ohanaware, Funtastic Photos
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- UseNeXT (dmg)
- UseNeXT offers anonymous and lightening fast access to over 60,000 Usenet discussion boards packed with MP3s, videos, games, pictures, and software. UseNeXT users never need to upload anything and with direct access to our high-speed Usenet servers you'll be able to search for and download files faster. The tailor made...
- Tags: Usenet
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- There's one fossil fuel that is becoming more abundant, thanks to technology
- It's long been a popular fuel for industrial use, and even got some play in the transportation market. Now natural gas will be even more popular in America because IT'S ACTUALLY BECOMING MORE PLENTIFUL. U.S. oil production has been dropping annually since 1970. Natural gas production is...
- Tags: Petroleum, Natural Gas, Fossil Fuel, Natural Gas Production, Renewables, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- Intuit: software and services. Are you kidding me?
- I must admit to have been befuddled by Larry Dignan's interpretation of Intuit's current go to market strategy as analogous to Microsoft's software plus services mantra. This is the salient quote from Intuit's Q4 earnings call my emphasis added: We've talked about the fact that our growth for the...
- Tags: Software, Software-as-a-service, Intuit Inc., Payroll, Intuit QuickBooks, Service, SaaS Offering, Software As A Service (SaaS), Operational Accounting, Cloud Computing, Payroll Solutions, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- China cuts off iTunes, likely over 'Songs of Tibet'
- China is blocking iTunes, apparently over the album "Songs for Tibet," a benefit for The Art of Peace Foundation. The album features songs by Sting, Alanis Morissette, Garbage and others, and a 15-minute talk by the Dalai Lama. In an AP story, Michael Wohl, executive...
- Tags: China, Album, Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland
- Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in PolandNice spin on the headlineimplying that Apple is the one paying people to stand in line.RE: Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in PolandThat is just pathetic that they have to pay people to pretend to want an iPhone....
- Tags: Apple iPhone, IPhone Launch, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-22
- Building Windows, not walls
- Building Windows, not wallsBuilding Windows, not wallsHooray for ZDNet duplication! Now we only need 5 more articles about this subject which will coincide with ZDNet agenda.[i]will reinvigorate Vista’s image and make Microsoft less of an Apple chump.[/i]As of lately the chump has been Apple with their failures. This ad...
- Tags: Construction, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), zune, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, wall, Building Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Seinfeld
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- 79 million adults can't pay medical bills
- 79 million adults can't pay medical billsReaganomics..it's the cure.Look, cut taxes to the wealthy. Let 5% get as much as they can.A rising tide floats all boats. Wait, economic data says that's not true...but, but we've been believing it so far.So what if the majority of Americans...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Taxes, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Free trade, Insurance, health care, tax, government
- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid
- Life without the Internet: Zapped off the grid...."[B]But - it does show that maybe we're a bit too dependent on our devices and that we can be a bit too caught up in the technology of the day.[/B]"That's part of the lesson and the rest of your post is dead...
- Tags: Engineering, MAKE SURE, phone book, Zapped off-the-grid, Third World, phone, Internet
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Mozilla getting ready to push Firefox 3.0.1 on 2.0 users
- Mozilla getting ready to push Firefox 3.0.1 on 2.0 usersOlder OSesAnd for those people that are running older OSes that the Mozilla folks decided to abandon, just what is Mozilla planning to do? Perhaps forcefully install an incompatible version on top of the one they already had, thus rendering...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp., Firefox 3.0.1, FF3, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- What SaaS can teach us about customer service
- In the SaaS model, the power is with the customer and vendors need to take a very different approach to both sales and service, here's how to do it says Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. Commentary--Software-as-a-Service SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of...
- Tags: Customer Service, Software-as-a-service, Customer, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, SaaS, software. customer service, sales, Archie Black, SPS Commerce, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2008-08-20
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