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Windows Update could do with a UI tweak: Windows Update could do with a UI tweakRegarding "Anyone in Redmond listening?"No, or they would have done something about this. (Yes I put these numbers in a response to Mary Jo's blog, but geez....everything is better than Vista for me.)On my old XP machine, IE7 loads to my MSN...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BFE, ZD-Net, Mary Jo, MSN, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2007-11-19
Testers get Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate build: Testers get Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate buildMixed resultsI'm running RC of the SP for both Vista and XP on systems here (not any critical systems thought ...) and what I'm seeing is that XP SP3 looks like mostly bug fixes and the impact of performance isn't really...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 3 Release Candidate, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows, ZD-Net, Mary Jo; Discussion threads 2007-11-19
Busting deceptive benchmark charts (AMD this time) is necessary, but ultimately is not a solution: Busting deceptive benchmark charts AMD this time is necessary, but ultimately is not a solutionThis will be correctedjust as soon as hard drive manufacturers learn what a gigabyte is . . . IOW don't hold your breath.Will AMD out-flank the iPhone?Prior to the iPhone release, there were about 30 negative...; Tags: ZD-Net, journalism business, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., chip; Discussion threads 2007-07-05
MS Patch Tuesday: 5 bulletins coming, none for Office zero-days: MS Patch Tuesday: 5 bulletins coming, none for Office zero-daysPatchesOle mans ramblings.......So Ryan will this patch the patches for the patches??Seriously though, thanks for the heads up..Guess most peaople took off today..No bashes yetSleep wellpuppadaveZD Net messed up!Last week's patch, the ANI one, screwed up a ton of drivers. ...; Tags: Patches, SECURITY, ZD-Net, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office; Discussion threads 2007-04-06
Google failing to snag $116 billion print, radio, television ad markets: Google failing to snag $116 billion print, radio, television ad marketsZD Net is always negative on Google no matter whatIt doesn't matter how many positives Google has in its equation. ZD Net is always negative on Google no matter what. Even if Google hit it big on print,...; Tags: TVs, Advertising & Promotion, Google Inc., television ad market, advertisement, television ad, radio, TV, ZD-Net; Discussion threads 2006-10-21

Apple mindshare explodes: Apple mindshare explodesInnovative CommodityAs pc price keeps falling and CPU speed starts going backward, PC industry is becoming a commodity industry. Apple is probably the only PC manufacturer who can still innovate. The rest of manufacturers are simply faceless Walmart brands...keep the heat up, Steve!!< Mindshare = < MarketshareThe reported...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Digital music, Digital media, ZD-Net, Apple Inc., Apple iPod, Apple Macintosh, computer; Discussion threads 2005-01-21

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Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing: On the heels of the release of weaponized exploit code for the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, Microsoft has joined the chorus of security pros pleading with DNS server providers to immediately apply patches to protect users from malicious attacks. The Redmond, Wash. security...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Vulnerability, Apple Inc., Exploit Code, Microsoft Corp., Attack, Dan Kaminsky, Domain Names, Apple Mac OS X, Networking, Security, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 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
Ready for real Indian medicine?: Ready for real Indian medicine?Reply from C.A. ChienDear Mr. Blankenhorn:Thanks for your note. To clarify: (1) I wanted to document my inventive system-design and inter-connection work on [i]Medical Onshoring[/i]; thus, the USPTO filing; (2) as to the "how," head to --http://tinyurl.com/6c4tj4" .. Covering the professional world (e.g., health care, computing),...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Medical Onshoring, health care; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon: Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...; Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Juniper: Enterprise demand strong; Johnson hired to scale up: Current Juniper CEO Scott Kriens delivered strong quarter results, said enterprise demand was solid and outlined the primary reason Kevin Johnson was hired as his replacement: He knows how to scale. Ahead of its earnings report statement Thursday Juniper made the Johnson news official. The company has...; Tags: Revenue, Juniper Networks Inc., Kevin Johnson, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
AT&T iPhones exposed to DNS cache poisioning? Or not?: Here's a photo of my iPhone after running Dan Kaminsky's Doxpara DNS Checker tool a few minutes ago: I ran the same test at the DNS-OARC's DNS checker and got this: 209.183.33.23 (schinetdns.mycingular.net) appears to have GREAT source port randomness and GREAT transcation...; Tags: DNS, AT&T Corp., Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Will industry react to new cell phone cancer scare?: Will industry react to new cell phone cancer scare?hmm...what are we going to do with microwaves, wireless routers and TV & radio stations that emit in a similar spectrum?...Go in the mountains,or... in a cave?What about Bluetooth?So I hear some people saying to use headsets instead, but if they're Bluetooth,...; Tags: Federal government, Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, industry, cell phone, FCC, Bluetooth, new cell phone cancer, radiation, cell phone cancer, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel.": July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an aggressive personal trainer session from the...; Tags: PC, Linux, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-24
No e-commerce worries here? Amazon doubles earnings: Updated: Amazon's second quarter earnings doubled from a year ago as sales jumped 41 percent and executives said that the e-tailer may be benefiting from a slowing economy courtesy of its free shipping deals. On Wednesday, the company reported net income of $158 million, or 37 cents a share,...; Tags: Jeff Bezos, Quarter, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, E-business, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-23
MindTouch Deki: Kilen Woods release: Today, MindTouch Deki announces Kilen Woods, its latest and biggest release. In conversation with co-founder Aaron Fulkerson I learned that Deki is rapidly transforming itself from being a smart wiki into what Fulkerson calls the 'connecting tissue' between applications. Others might call it mashup environment, still others a means of...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mashup, Aaron Fulkerson, Management Option, Wiki, Collaboration, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Databases, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA: Yesterday I sat down and talked with Entellium, an on-demand CRM company that has recently gone away from a purley browser-based model and moved into a desktop smart client application. In doing so they saw a big increase in conversion numbers and the customers have responded well to having the...; Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Application, Video Game, Video, CRM, Desktop Application, Games, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games: Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox gamesI was once excited about this.......but never got around to trying it out. It doesn't seem like it has received much buzz or attention. It really strengthens my belief that MS will always have a hard time getting the hobbyist/independent to...; Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox Games, Microsoft Corp., developer, game; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
AT&T's quarter hits mark; Wireless churn falls; iPhone 3G sells well: AT&T on Wednesday reported second quarter earnings of $3.8 billion, or 63 cents a share, on revenue of $30.9 billion. Adjusted earnings were 76 cents a share, a tally that met Wall Street estimates. In the second quarter a year ago, AT&T reported net income of $2.9...; Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, 3G, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-23
How to lose customers by not even trying: How to lose customers by not even tryingSpot onThere is nothing more infuriating than trying to use a site that has been designed for a single specific browser that isn't yours.I truly appreciate how difficult it can be to get sites working consistently across all browsers. But it is surely...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Web browsers, Hertz Corp., Web site, Web browser; Discussion threads 2008-07-23