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Wal-Mart tries to stop early Black Friday ad posts: Wal-Mart tries to stop early Black Friday ad postsBonkers!I have a long history of planning my shopping around the leaked Black Friday ads. It's the only sane way that I can plan my shopping day, especially when so many retailers in my area sport multi-hour checkout lines. (Not...; Tags: Black Friday, advertisement, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., early Black Friday ad post, Black Friday ad post, ad post, Wal-Mart Tries; Discussion threads 2007-10-19
Top online retailers for Black Friday 2005: eBay, Amazon, Wal-Mart: Nielsen//NetRatings published its findings regarding Black Friday online shopping. EBay was the top online retailer on Black Friday, with 9.5 mln unique visitors, followed by Amazon and Wal-Mart Stores, which drew 4.6 mln and 3.4 mln unique visitors.Top online shopping destinations on Black FridaySiteUnique audience 11/18/200511/25/2005GrowtheBay10,3249,481-8%Amazon4,1894,63611%Wal-Mart1,5433,393120%Target1,1962,903143%BestBuy.com1,1962,09875%Overstock.com1,0921,86771%Circuitcity.com8721,761102%Dell1,7391,604-8%Shopping.com1,1681,48527%Shopzilla.com1,1561,31113%Source: Nielsen//NetRatings; Tags: Black Friday, Black; Blog posts 2005-11-30
Top shopping sites on Black Friday: eBay, Amazon, WalMart, BestBuy: HitWise published the report on top 10 sites for Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping. Top 15 Shopping and Classifieds Web Sites Ranked By Visits for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday 2003 and 2004 Thanksgiving Day traffic, 2004 vs. 2003 Black Friday traffic, 2004 vs. 2003 1. eBay + 6.72% + 9.84% 2. Amazon.com + 0.57% - 6.64%...; Tags: Black Friday, Thanksgiving Day, Black; Blog posts 2004-12-18
Top shopping sites on Black Friday: eBay, Amazon, WalMart, BestBuy: HitWise published the report on top 10 sites for Thanksgiving and Black Friday shopping. Top 15 Shopping and Classifieds Web Sites Ranked By Visits for Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday 2003 and 2004 Thanksgiving Day traffic, 2004 vs. 2003 Black Friday traffic, 2004 vs. 2003 1. eBay + 6.72% + 9.84% 2. Amazon.com + 0.57% - 6.64%...; Tags: Black Friday, Thanksgiving Day, Black; Blog posts 2004-12-05

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iPhone gas application roundup: On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25

Software makers may sue eBay: Tired of being "stiff-armed" by eBay, the Software and Information Industry Association is signaling its ready to sue over pirated software sales on the dominant online auction site, PC World reports. SIIA has offered eBay several suggestions for stemming the sale of pirated software on...; Tags: Software, Software Information Industry Association, eBay Inc., Tiffany, Tools & Techniques, Piracy, Sales Strategy, Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Sales, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Foxconn snubs Linux users: Foxconn snubs Linux usersWho needs Foxconn anyway.There are plenty of good MB makers that do support Linux.It's a good idea to look at hardware compatibility at the distro's website anyway. I use Asus. But I have had to update the BIOS on every Asus MB I've bought to get...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Foxconn, Linux, BIOS, ASUS, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Gateway stops selling PCs direct: Gateway stops selling PCs directHow does this save money?I mean won't part of the sale have to go to the outlet? While a direct sale Gateway gets it all? Also can we stop this name game thing. Gateway is not longer Gateway it's Acer. I remember...; Tags: Desktops, PC, Gateway Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer: Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayerDefinition of PoC?Forgive my ignorance when using vulnerability speak, but what does PoC stand for? I thought at first it might mean Point of Contact, but I figured I might as well ask.RE: Black Hat webcastThe Black Hat conference organisers really should know...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, SECURITY, PoC, RealNetworks RealPlayer, buffer-overflow, RealNetworks Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
A Friday Active Directory puzzler: A Friday Active Directory puzzlerSuggestions...Have you installed the required hotfixes and patches in the 2000 environment? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331161similar problemupgraded a larger AD domain from 2000 to 2003 by adding a 2003 server.Depending on the error, it could be a lot of things.I got a similar error.it came down to using the...; Tags: Friday Active Directory puzzler, Friday Active Directory, puzzler; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
iPhone 3G availability tracker mashup: Looking for an iPhone 3G? Apple provides an iPhone 3G availability application on their retail Web page that lists iPhone availability by store location. The app appears to be offline as of press time. The problem is that Apple's availability application forces you to drill down store...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Mashup, Chris Barnes, 3G, Collaboration, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
A Friday Active Directory puzzler: We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...; Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Offshore outsourcers likely to beef up security following Bangalore blasts: A series of bombs have exploded in Bangalore and companies that have technology operations in India are likely to need increased security precautions following what appears to be a terrorist attack. According to various reports from Reuters and Rediff.com, nine bomb blasts have rattled Bangalore, which hosts...; Tags: India, Bangalore, Rediff.com India Ltd., Sacchin Uppal, Outsourcing, Business Security, Security, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
IDA Disassembler on the iPhone? Yep.: Ilfak Guilfanov has reported that IDA has been ported to the iPhone. Unbelievable? Yes. Is it useful? Who cares! IDA on the iPhone is hot! Don't act like you don't want IDA for your iPhone, you know you do. ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, IDA, Blogging, Internet, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Heap-based buffer overflow reported in RealNetworks RealPlayer: Update 07/25/2008: Aaron Portnoy of TippingPoint's security research group was kind enough to point out that I'm actually not affected by this, since I've installed the newest version of RealPlayer. From Aaron's email: Notice the Secunia advisory states it affects RealPlayer 10.5... the latest is 11.x, which now uses...; Tags: Vulnerability, RealNetworks Inc., Buffer-overflow, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Secunia Research, Vendor, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Gateway stops selling PCs direct: Gateway, one of the early PC makers that sold their wares direct, said Friday it will sell its systems completely through channel partners and retailers. The company, now a part of Acer, said shifting to a channel-based distribution model will simplify its business and cut costs. ...; Tags: Gateway Inc., PC, Acer Inc., Retail, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Scrabble-Scrabulous standoff spells L-A-W-S-U-I-T: Scrabble-Scrabulous standoff spells L-A-W-S-U-I-TWHAT???So they let the app slide for two years until they launch their own competing version that proves to be a fraction as popular, THEN they go after these guys cuz their own app can't cut it?I call bullspit!If it was a rights infringement, they should have...; Tags: Games, Scrabble-Scrabulous, Facebook, patent, game; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Netflix ups outlook; Customer acquisition costs fall: Netflix said Friday it ended the second quarter with more than 8.4 million subscribers, up 25 percent from a year ago, and spent less money acquiring those customers. Those two factors added up to better than expected quarterly results and an improved outlook. The company has been...; Tags: NetFlix Inc., Acquisition, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Investment, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
HP Pavilion dv2945se: Editors' 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.HP's 14-inch HP Pavilion dv2945se looks like it should cost more than $899, thanks to a cool subtle pattern on the keyboard tray and lid...; Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Processors, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, keyboard; Product reviews 2008-07-24
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