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- TOPS Supermarket Uses Linux to Keep Shoppers Shopping
- TOPS Supermarket takes pride in being the first supermarket chain in Thailand to centralize its quality control and distribution, and to guarantee that prices charged at the registers match those marked on store shelves. The system's instability proved too costly. TOPS in addition to offering high quality products at the...
- Tags: Supermarket, Oracle Corp., TOPS Supermarket, Linux, Databases, Enterprise Software, Application Servers, Storage, Operating Systems, UNIX, Middleware, Software, Data Management, Hardware
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- It's a start: Spammer gets jail time
- It's a start: Spammer gets jail timeI dont see spaming as a jail-able offense.I would love to give jailtime to companies that send crap to my mailbox.The issue is waisted time and resources. It costs x dollars to clean that up, so you owe me x dollars, if dont...
- Tags: Spam, spammer, anti-spam
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup
- Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineupSony Lap topsSo where are the Tablet PCs?RE: Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineupHow is the switchable graphics thing any different from the implementation that's been around for >2 years in the Sony Vaio sz series. Is it hot swappable or something?For only 90 bucks I can...
- Tags: Notebooks, Tablets, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Sony Corp., Centrino 2 laptop lineup, laptop lineup, Intel Centrino 2, Intel Centrino, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Iomega eGo Camo portable hard drive (250GB, camo)
- The $149 250GB Iomega eGo Camo external hard drive is built extra tough to withstand the rigors of transportation and daily use. The ruggedized styling, low cost, and average transfer speeds make this an ideal choice for someone that tends to plays rough with their electronics. Once Iomega adds an...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Iomega eGo, Iomega Corp., Iomega eGo Camo, hard drive
- Product reviews 2008-07-11
- Web 3.0 - the future of social networking
- Note: re-posted after withdrawing post a few days ago; no changes made since then. I would put this very much on par with a past Scoble moment, as I've been lucky enough to see something which actually impresses me. I've seen a lot over my life, the...
- Tags: 3D, Web, Facebook, Network, Web 3.0, Scene, Vivaty Scenes, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-07-08
- A nice customer service experience with Dell?
- Our central office needs a new server. Configuration is hardly rocket science: it's a mission critical application, DNS, and DHCP server, as well as a domain controller for the office. Fortunately, there are never more than 10 people accessing it, so a single server can get the job...
- Tags: Customer Service, Dell Computer Corp., Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- My other phone is on Verizon
- My other phone is on VerizonRe:I like near Boston and coverage is pretty good up here. I used to have Verizon, traveled the entire country never found a single deadzone even in the northern parts of the country like Montana. the only thing I have against Verizon is they aren't...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, His-Name, ATT, Verizon Communications Inc., phone, Apple Inc., AT&T Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- My other phone is on Verizon
- How's the AT&T coverage by you? The AT&T wireless coverage in my area (southern New Jersey, close to Atlantic City) is atrocious. This is a problem for me as an iPhone user because I can't get decent coverage in my house (1 bar tops) and my entire...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Coverage, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., Alias, VZW, Samsung u740/Alias, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Hardware, Peripherals, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Motorola Rokr E8 - black
- We're always pleased when a cell phone for which we've waited a long time to see finally goes on sale. When Motorola introduced its Rokr E8 at CES 2008, we only had a few minutes to play with it, but we were so impressed that we gave it CNET's Best...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Rokr E8, Motorola ROKR, Motorola Inc.
- Product reviews 2008-06-26
- Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talks
- Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talksIs Microsoft really going to just walk away?Q. "Is Microsoft really going to just walk away?A. They already did! Jerry Yang is dead meet now!RE: Yahoo silent on latest rumors of renewed Microsoft talksI think Microsoft is done with Yahoo!...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., latest rumor
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worse
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worseshould we?Well, they force compliance on us on a number of other health issues. We are prohibited from injesting a wide variety of substances in the name of health. As far "should they" goes, I won't comment. But why they are or arn't, I'm almost...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Food & Beverage, Carbohydrate, epidemic, protein, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- Kyocera K312P (MetroPCS)
- Photo gallery:Kyocera K312PIt's not often we get to review a Kyocera phone, and that's too bad considering Kyocera has a nice group of folks working there and the company has a history of making reliable handsets. But last week we got in a fresh batch of MetroPCS phones, including the...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, keypad button, Kyocera K312P, Kyocera Wireless Corp., MetroPCS, phone
- Product reviews 2008-06-16
- Physical security - laptops or desktops
- Physical security - laptops or desktopsLojack & Asset TagsHow about LoJack (or similar, http://www.lojackforlaptops.com/learn-more-lojack-for-laptops.asp) and some Secure-IT STOP anti-theft asset tags (http://www.secure-it.com/shop/product_info.php/products_id/34)???Make the parents sign a laptop permission form....You should have both the student and the student's parents sign a permission/waiver form that acknowledges the school's ownership of the laptop,...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, laptop computer, desktop, physical security
- Discussion threads 2008-06-13
- Americans growing their own: veggies this time
- Americans growing their own: veggies this timeGood idea.When I was a kid we always had a vegetable garden in the suburbs. Tomatoes, cucumbers carrorts and lettuce. That way you don't have to worry about what type of pesticides companies use. Not only that, they taste so much better, especially the...
- Tags: lawn, herb
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Openoffice vs Microsoft Office
- Openoffice vs Microsoft OfficeOO Reliable for Critical Data?Hi Paul,both at my company and at home we are using both MS Office and OO. In particular at home I consciously decided to primarily use OO since I don't have to worry about any licensing issues.And in order to be able to...
- Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Microsoft Office, object-oriented, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice
- Discussion threads 2008-06-11
- (Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?)
- (Firefox 3.0 a memory hog?)What am I missing here?It looks [b]obvious[/b] to me that FF 3 uses much less memory than IE 7. So what is the question?ThanksAre you trying to make Firefox look bad? Check your sources!So, you show that Firefox is taking up ~159MB in image - http://content.zdnet.com/2347-12554_22-204465-204467.html?seq=2Yet,...
- Tags: Web browsers, memory hog, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- What we do know about Windows 7
- What we do know about Windows 7Not 2010, It's sep 2009Windows 7 would definitely be released in 2009. Mostly Sep 2009as you guessed in previous postsWindows 7 will be more tightly integrated with Windows Mobile.Gee, there is a nonstarter.By the time Win7 comes out, WinMobile will have been Zunified and...
- Tags: Wiki, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, HA-HA-HA, Wikipedia
- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- News to know: Windows 7; Google's Safe browsing; Perlow's spine
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: How much do you need to know about Windows 7 today? Dancho Danchev: Google introducing Safe Browsing diagnostic to help owners of compromised sites Nate McFeters: More Snake Oil: LifeLock spokesperson's stolen id leads to law suits Jason...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Twitter, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Emerging Technologies, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-23
- Google's search share tops 61 percent; That'll spook Microsoft more
- Google's search share tops 61 percent; That'll spook Microsoft moreWhen one thinks Google...they think search. Other players in the game don't even come to mind.A little marketing could go a long ways for other search providers.Why is it growing?I personally feel it is, by far, not the best search engine...
- Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- Google's search share tops 61 percent; That'll spook Microsoft more
- Here's why Microsoft is paying people to use its search: Google's search market share checked in at 61.6 percent, up from 59.8 percent in March, according to comScore. Google's gains appear to have come at the expense of Yahoo primarily comScore statement. Yahoo's search share fell to...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Search, Operational Accounting, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
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