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Eee PC's 7" version: A hot toy this year

Toys R Us released a list of what it sees as the hottest toys this holiday season and the usual suspects were there: Hannah Montana, Legos, Star Wars figures and the Wii. And then there's the 7-inch Asus Eee PC. I heard a few folks refer to...

Tags: Toy, Toys R Us Inc., Nintendo Wii, Eee PC, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Sign of a sea change

Sign of a sea changeCame close to survivingBut the liquidator was just too determined.http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/15765773.htm?source=rssWhen WalMart sells 10% of all CDs and Best Buy and Circuit City also become major sellers, as so often happens the specialty retailers lose out. Toys R Us is not alone.The internet? A very...

Tags: Sales strategy, Retail, INTERNET, Apple iTunes, MySpace, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Toys R Us Inc., category killer, sales

Discussion threads 2006-10-16

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Google launches new Spreadsheets interface

Google has just rolled out a new version of Google Spreadsheets -- the last one of all three products in the Google Docs suite. I have to say, this new version works great for me -- it has the familiar menus at the top, a bunch of new toys,...

Tags: Google Inc., Spreadsheet, Productivity, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Why The Big Fuss Over Microblogs?

I microblog.Why? The truth is, I learn by doing and by speaking with others who do. So I dabble with Twitter, Plurk, Pownce, Spoink, Rakawa, Tumblr, Utterli, Yammer, FriendFeed, 12seconds, and probably a few others that I signed up for and forgot to use. I have found a nice collection...

Tags: Mobile, Fuss, Tool, Productivity, Web 2.0, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Gil Yehuda

Blog posts 2008-10-06

A Consumer Electronics Carol

I recently received a promotional email from a large Internet-based retailer that shall for the moment remain nameless (cough! Amaz-ahem!)  As I was considered to be a high-volume "Prime" customer, this online retailer wanted to offer me a 30-day trial of their their premier store-branded consumer...

Tags: Retail Company, Retail, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-10-06

eBay doubles down on payments as it buys Bill Me Later; Lays off 1,000

EBay on Monday revamped its corporate portfolio laying off 1,000 workers, or 10 percent of its workforce, and buying online payment company Bill Me Later as well as a Denmark classifieds company. The layoffs were largely expected, but the Bill Me Later purchase for $820 million in...

Tags: Payment, Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc., Bill, E-business/E-Commerce, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Put your PC on an energy diet!

Put your PC on an energy diet!The wonders of USB and Firewire...Almost all of my new "toys" are either USB or Firewire; I don't know how much power these things draw when they're not in active use, but the really infrequently used ones can at least be hot-plugged on demand.But...

Tags: Desktops, Network technology, PC, chip, CPU, USB

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Nintendo takes a shot at Apple and Sony with the DSi

Nintendo takes a shot at Apple and Sony with the DSiSomething to think about.Had gaming by some strange chance always been performed by touch screen and games had always been developed in this paradigm, would the same things be said about the interface if suddenly buttons were added to the...

Tags: Games, Keyboards, Nintendo Co. Ltd., DSi, Apple Inc., game, Apple iPhone, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

CIOs not taking a shine to Chrome

CIOs not taking a shine to ChromeHalf of Google is in betaIncluding Gmail, which has been beta for 5 years now. I think it's their way of avoiding having to support the products in any real and meaningful way.Which is whyyou are down here, and they are up there making...

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

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Will notebooks ever replace the desktop PC?

Will notebooks ever replace the desktop PC?one word noSurely people will say ha i wanna have portability, mobility but when you have to work and mostly repair those toy because they are not computer they are toys ...replace a screen on a laptop if its out of warranty...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Desktop Hardware, notebook, desktop, laptop computer, desktop computer, PC

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Steve Ballmer comes to Silicon Valley . . .

Steve Ballmer comes to Silicon Valley . . .Nice VideoSteve Ballmer is doing a great job. It is amazing the amount of challenges he and his team has deflected over the years. Remember how Sun / Java, Linux, and Web 2.0 were supposed to have taken down MS? Yet MS...

Tags: Desktops, Investment, Microsoft Windows, Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., desktop, stock, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2008-09-27

Android: Exciting, but not iPhone exciting

Android: Exciting, but not iPhone excitingNot IPhone then what?Sam,If not IPhone/Apple or Android/T-Mobile, then what?Thinking through my priorities for a smart phone, they are - calling, emailing, gps'ing, and web browsing - all of which to varying degrees depend on the network (extent, bandwidth) in addition to the phone hardware...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Apple iPhone, phone

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

All FLV to Video Converter (exe)

All FLV to Video Converter is to convert web videos known as Flash video FLV to popular videos for free video enjoying and sharing on your tech toys like iPod, iPhone, PSP, Apple TV, Zune, Xbox, Zen, DVD and 3G mobiles! It converts FLV to AVI, FLV to WMV, FLV...

Tags: FLV, Video, Zealotsoft, FLV Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-09-22

Perlow@PEPCOM

Arriba and Feliz Navidad, Gringos! Your economy is screwed! Now go buy some expensive toys, America! See Jason Perlow's PEPCOM Gallery. Ah yes, the annual holiday PEPCOM party at the Metropolitan Pavilion. It was truly a surreal experience attending the popular and...

Tags: Backup, Electronics, NAVIGON, Cat Genie, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-20

So wait, Firefox is a fax machine?

So wait, Firefox is a fax machine?Shome Mishunderstanding?I don't see Chrome going anywhere fast, except as a quick and dirty look-up tool with good plugs into Google itself. It's full of wholes and ain't the future. Open source is the future, not proprietary toys. Firefox is here to stay. Now...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, FIREFOX IS, fax machine, fax

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

BPA story gets all political

BPA story gets all politicalWhat a shock!And you are surprised by this? You can't be that naive.Big business, and even small business, has been bed with politicians forever...on both sides. It’s just more pronounced with this current bunch of Nazis in Washington for the past seven plus years. You know...

Tags: BPA, Nazi, TWAIN, BPA story, first study

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

Google downplays Chrome's carpet-bombing flaw

Google downplays Chrome's carpet-bombing flawGreatAnother company that doesn't understand blended threats when it's pointed out to them. Even worse with them responsible for Web 2.0 stuff that's a great set of vectors for attacks.RE: Google downplays Chrome's carpet-bombing flawOh the ignorance at Google never fails to amaze me. They...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Google Inc., Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01, carpet-bombing flaw, Microsoft Internet, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

The "As close to $150 as you can get it" PC

The "As close to $150 as you can get it" PCThe cost of the OS is the issueWhen I bought my current system, 5 years ago, it was cheaper to buy a prebuilt system then build it myself if I wanted Windows.If I had wanted Linux, then it would have...

Tags: Desktops, Memory, Operating systems, PC, RAM, Microsoft Windows XP, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

Google Chrome has Microsoft's code inside, says MS manager

Google Chrome has Microsoft's code inside, says MS managerGoogle Chrome has Microsoft's code inside, says MS managerWhat a black eye for Google and a victorious win for Microsoft. Here we have Google who supposedly has the best programmers and they had to take code from Microsoft (who everyone says...

Tags: Leadership, Web browsers, Programming languages, Chrome, Windows Template Library, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., MFC, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2008-09-12

DOJ contemplates a bigger fight with Google

DOJ contemplates a bigger fight with GoogleRE: DOJ contemplates a bigger fight with GoogleI actually should have been clearer on that point. Congress has said it won't act by holding additional committee hearings on the matter in the short-term... Thanks for the comment.Congress should not address the issue at allTheir...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Google Inc., U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2008-09-11