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Nikon D3000 replaces the venerable D40 entry-level DSLR

Nikon D3000 replaces the venerable D40 entry-level DSLRKodak Z1015ISWhy doesn't anyone mention this wonderful camera when doing comparisons. Great lens.HD video. Similar features/functionality. Less than 1/2 price. With 15X OPTICAL zoom, macro, digital zoom to "who knows what", OPTICAL image stabilization, who needs interchangeable lenses with their risk of contaminating...

Tags: Nikon D3000, D40, DSLR, venerable, Nikon Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

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fortune 1.4 (Mac)

Created when Unix was young, Fortune is the venerable BSD program that prints a random fortune to the standard output usually the Terminal. Fortune is typically added to a shell login script (such as .tcshrc or .bashrc) so every time a Terminal window opens a new random fortune appears. The...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Fortune, Thinkyhead Software, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Flipping Fantastic

Getting the most out of Flip video cameras The picture above a still from a Flip video is of my venerable old three chip Sony VX1000 video camera, Frezzi light and associated 10 pound battery belt. In the foreground is a Flip video...

Tags: Microphone, Video Camera, Video, Camera, Flip, Flip Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-21

SharePoint 2010 Vegas First Impressions

Kirk J Koenigsbauer • Microsoft Trying to write a blogpost about the SharePoint 2010 announcements today here in Las Vegas is like trying to summarize Microsoft in a few paragraphs. SharePoint, the fastest growing product in the company's history, is also arguably the...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Verizon Droid ad attacks iPhone on features

Verizon Wireless has released a television commercial for its new Droid handset â€" which runs Google's Android OS natch â€" and it's a shot directly across the bow of the S.S. iPhone. The ad (and corresponding Web site DroidDoes.com) are part of a new advertising campaign which...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Advertisement, Verizon Communications Inc., Attack, iDon't, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Windows 7 Professional feature to feature comparison chart

As one might expect from the newest version of the venerable operating system, Microsoft Windows 7 compares favorably with Windows Vista and Windows XP when it comes to numerous features. Windows expert, Greg Shultz, shows how those features compare between all three versions in a handy printable chart. Find out...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2009-10-13

Five reasons Google Android smartphones will beat iPhone, BlackBerry, WinMo

Ultimately, the market decides. ntnt = no textI'm not surprisedAndroid has the right formula going forward. I think Blackberry will outsell winmo, though. I'm seeing more traction in RIM's direction in developing countries. Blackberry handsets are beginning to filter down to the everyday working class, thanks to the introduction of...

Tags: Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Google Inc., Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, Google Android, Apple Inc., smart phone

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Time to ditch the optical drive, once and for all

Once heralded as the second coming of data storage, the sun has finally set on the optical drive as an effective vehicle for data storage and delivery. Optical drives are simply too small and too slow to be practical. Single layer discs hold 4.7GB while double layer discs can hold...

Tags: Hard Drive, Apple Macintosh, Disk, Storage, Optical Drive, MCE, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-16

iPhone app organization comes to iTunes 9

The single best features in the brand-new iTunes 9 released yesterday is iPhone Home screen organization. I've been asking for this feature almost since the App Store was announced and it's a great addition to Apple's venerable media playing software. It...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iTunes, Smart Phones, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-10

McKinsey's 'Business and Web 2.0' Report and the new Consulting Landscape

McKinsey, the venerable management consulting company, has produced their second piece of 'Web 2.0 in business' research this year. This is arguably a sign of the rapid maturation of the 2.0 technology and associated (and I'd argue more important) change management sector: the pricey consulting company...

Tags: Web, McKinsey & Co., Consulting, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Wanova Desktop Virtualization

A while ago, I had the opportunity to speak with several representatives of Wanova, a newcomer to the desktop virtualization market. On the line with me were Jack Norris, VP Marketing; Issy Ben-Shaul, Co-founder, CTO; and  Ilan Kessler, CEO and Co-Founder. The company claims to have developed a new way...

Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Environment, Wanova Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-20

PowerStrip 3.86 (Windows)

PowerStrip provides advanced, multi-monitor, programmable hardware support to a wide range of graphics cards - from the venerable ATI Mach 64 to the latest Matrox Parhelia-LX and Radeon 9800. It is in fact the only program of its type to support multiple graphics cards from multiple chipset vendors, simultaneously, under...

Tags: Video Card, Graphics, EnTech Taiwan, PowerStrip, Microsoft Windows, Video Cards, Microsoft Windows 95, Chipsets, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors

Software downloads 2009-08-05

News to know: Microsoft; Motorola; BIOS 'rootkit'

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2009: Mary...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Researcher, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Rootkits, Microsoft Windows 7, BIOS, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Nikon D3000 replaces the venerable D40 entry-level DSLR

Nikon has finally officially announced the D3000, a long-rumored replacement for its popular entry-level D40 dSLR. Taking the D40's place as Nikon's lowest-price dSLR, the compact D3000 borrows many features from the 16-month-old D60, such as the 10.2-megapixel, 23.6x15.8mm CCD. by Janice Chen

Tags: Nikon Corp., DSLR, Nikon D3000, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2009-07-30

Don't take my Moleskine notebook and Rotring pen

What's the technology I'd least like to lose, the thing you'd have to pry from my cold dead fingers? Well, you will have to pry a Moleskine notebook and pen from my hands when I am dead. The Moleskine, a venerable notebook made by Moda &...

Tags: Moleskine, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-07-24

Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux code

Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines of Linux codeWSFU GPLWindows Services for UNIX has some GPL utilities in it: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321712VMWARE Lower TCO, Higher ReliabilitySmart shops will skip virtualization from MS - garbage at its best. Resume generating event at its worst.RE: Pigs do fly: Microsoft unleashes 20,000 lines...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Linux Code

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

Windows 7 versus Snow Leopard: How much do those upgrades really cost?

Windows 7 versus Snow Leopard: How much do those upgrades really cost?False ArticleI'd bet most Mac owners are running 10.5, even those that bought older Mac's. So the Majority of Mac users are able to upgrade for $29.Shoddy "journalism" all around.RE: Windows 7 versus Snow Leopard: How much do...

Tags: Operating systems, family pack, Microsoft Windows 7, Snow Leopard, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

2nd generation Android phones battle it out with iPhone

By the end of this summer, users will have three Android powered cell phone models to chose from instead of just one. Joining the venerable HTC Dream (aka the T-Mobile G1) will be the HTC Magic May and the Samsung I7500 June. The...

Tags: Apple iPhone, High Tech Computer Corp., T-Mobile G1, Phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HTC Magic, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Peripherals, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2009-04-28

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare RKMod v4.5 Map Pack 1.0 (Windows)

Check out the updated RKMod mappack that includes 35 new maps. The venerable Call of Duty series leaves its familiar WWII battlefields behind to tackle warfare in a modern setting.

Tags: Activision Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-04-20

iPods reaching the saturation point? Not so fast

Piper Jaffray's just completed its 17th bi-annual teen survey and the results show that iPod sales are reaching a plateau with teens and that the market may be saturated. A whopping 92 percent of students said they currently own a digital media player which is up from...

Tags: Apple iPod, Survey, Piper, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-04-09