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2009 Pontiac Vibe GT: Photo gallery:2009 Pontiac Vibe GTWe found the economy car efficiency, the tight build quality, and the odd body style all appealing on the 2009 Pontiac Vibe GT. But once we started looking at the details, we realized it was a Toyota. The hard flooring in the cargo area and the...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Pontiac, Pontiac Vibe GT, Vibe; Product reviews 2008-06-23
V-Moda to add mic control to Vibe Duo: V-Moda to add mic control to Vibe DuoWaaa! Waaaa! Waaa!Hey smart boy. Why don't you just pony up and start your own company, since you know all the answers. God, you are such a whiner!; Tags: Vibe Duo, Waaa, V-moda, Vibe, mic; Discussion threads 2007-09-11
V-Moda to add mic control to Vibe Duo: I've made it pretty clear that I'm not exactly thrilled with iPhone's damned recessed headphone jack. Just because there's a reasonable explanation behind it exposed ports break doesn't mean that I have to like it. I'd still prefer a re-engineered headphone jack that sits flush (or what about a wider...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Headphone, Microsoft Word, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-10
That damned recessed iPhone headphone jack: I don't know what Apple was thinking when they released the iPhone with a recessed headphone jack that prevents customers from using almost any set of earphones or earbuds that they already own. Surely someone mentioned this little fact in the beta testing? Focus groups? Oh yeah,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Headphone, Microphone, Apple Inc., Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-09-06
V-Moda Vibe Duo: V-moda has gained quite a reputation for its stylish, low-profile earbuds. The good word has been helped along by the fact that these 'phones are not just lookers, but they sound sweet, too. The latest model, an iPhone-specific pair called the Vibe Duo, is no exception. These $101 earbuds offer...; Tags: V-Moda Vibe Duo, Vibe Duo, headphone, Vibe, cable; Product reviews 2007-07-11

GM: 'Stand by. We're about to spam you.': GM: 'Stand by. We're about to spam you.'Companies...Unfortunately, large corporations should take care of their customers better than they do. This is a case where the company wants their way and doesn't want to fess up to their problems.... *sigh*The real disturbing part of this case is the fact...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, General Motors Corp., Better Business Bureau, Toyota Motor Corp., Vibe; Discussion threads 2007-01-29

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How healthy is Barack Obama?: We had a lot of fun debating John McCain's health the other day, so it's fair to have the same debate regarding his likely Democratic opponent. Barack Obama is in excellent health, his doctor says. Dr. David L. Scheiner, his primary care doctor, sent out a one-page...; Tags: Aide, Doctor, John McCain, Barack Obama, Obama, Vertical Industries, Food & Beverage, Benefits, Healthcare, Corporate Governance, Enterprise Software, Software, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-06-03
Neocleus - A different take on desktop virtualization: Neocleus - A different take on desktop virtualizationSame Vibe Different LanguageNeocleus has a good approach to Virtualization, and one that is similar to companies like Citrix. The Virtualization market is vast and the increase in companies offering solutions is only going to rise. The great thing is that...; Tags: Virtualization, Storage management, Neocleus, desktop virtualization, desktop, Virtualization Market; Discussion threads 2008-05-28
How an Apple store was transformed into a Best Buy in 10 minutes: Over the past few days we've talked on this blog (I've made a few posts and you, through the TalkBack, have expanded on them and added your views) about what makes Apple different to, say Dell or Best Buy. With that in mind, I came across this post by Canadian...; Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Apple Inc., Civilization, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-22
Toshiba making *another* bad storage bet: Fresh off the HD-DVD fiasco, Toshiba execs are stepping up to pursue another expensive flop: notebook SSDs. Memo to Toshiba: flash SSDs cost too much and deliver too little to win that much market share. That won't change in the next 3 years. Here's why. Please sir,...; Tags: Notebook, Disk, Storage, USB Flash Drive, Toshiba Corp., SSD, Flash Guy, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-04-27
Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report looks interesting if you could only download it: Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report looks interesting if you could only download itI just clicked 'download'in Firefox, and both opened up within the browser.WinXP SP2, .Net installed, FF 3beta5However, I don't think .Net makes a difference, since I am in FireFox.RE: Microsoft's Security Intelligence Report looks interesting if you could only...; Tags: Web browsers, .NET, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Security Intelligence Report, Microsoft Security, XPS, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, anti-MS; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
iPhone shock therapy: Ever get a shock from your iPod or iPhone? I've been getting shocks now and then and they're not pleasant. Apparently I'm not the only one. There's a couple of posts about iPod shocks on Apple's discussion forums and it's been mentioned in other forums [1, 2] as well. Hardy...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Shock, Headphone, Apple iPod, Therapy, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Social networking meets old media: Maybe the ad model can work: Now that two of the three largest social networks are now subsidiaries of traditional media companies--Time Warner and News Corp, which own Bebo and MySpace, respectively--we're about to see whether the marriage of Web 2.0 with old media will have a happy ending. And an economic slowdown...; Tags: Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-13
Websense CEO Gene Hodges on attack vectors, the future of AV and the malware arms race: Websense CEO Gene Hodges on attack vectors, the future of AV and the malware arms raceSounds like the Human component is still neededWith Enterprise 2.0 we seem to want to take the human element out of the picture as much as possible, but at the same time, when we have...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, malware, Websense Inc., Web site, attack vector; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
MacBook Air Diary-Day 9: Is the SSD overhyped?: MacBook Air Diary-Day 9: Is the SSD overhyped?MBA battery life is laughableFrom the very article you linked to:[i]Based on actual use, users I spoke to were getting between 2:00 and 2:45 depending on screen brightness and levels of disk activity.[/i]5 hours? Hehe![i]When using the SSD Air in exactly the same...; Tags: Notebooks, MBA battery life, Apple Inc., SSD, MacBook Air, hard drive, Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-02-08
Mac Air and the cost of flash: Apple offers a flash drive on their new MacBook Air. And it ain't cheap. Should road warriors bite? $999 Replacing the standard 80 GB hard drive with the 64 GB flash drive costs $999. 64 GB is plenty for business use and way-too-small for personal use...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., USB Flash Drive, Air, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-01-16
Disks that look like tape: I'm at Storage Networking World in Dallas this morning so I'll make it quick. This one is more active than some so maybe the storage market is on the upswing. Coolest thing I finally figured out Tandberg started shipping a disk that looks like a tape...; Tags: Disk, Tape, Archiving, Advantage, Storage, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2007-10-17
Sling Media Slingbox Solo: Hot off its acquisition by EchoStar, parent company of the Dish Network satellite service, Sling Media is back in the saddle with a new product, the Slingbox Solo. The latest Slingbox model is essentially a streamlined version of the Slingbox Pro. Like that 2006 model, the Solo ($180 list) can...; Tags: Smart phones, Microsoft Windows, Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Slingbox, SlingPlayer, Sling Media, SlingPlayer software, phone; Product reviews 2007-09-27
My first trip to an Apple store ... and I walked out empty handed!: Yesterday I visited my local Apple store for the very first time. I'd gone there with the intention of buying two of the new 16GB iPod touch media players. In the end I walked out empty handed. OK, to begin with I should probably explain why this was my...; Tags: Apple iPod, Screen, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-09-22
Dissecting Firefox's retention woes: Dissecting Firefox's retention woesYou need to use Browser StatsI would be surprised if 50% actually download it and never try it. That means that 1/2 the people just like to arbitrarily download things to their desktops and then delete it?Regardless, I think the real FF message is word of...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, system tray; Discussion threads 2007-08-07