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- Firefox faces browser clone war in China
- Come on ZDNet!!!!Is this really newsworthy????Newsworthy? That's not the point...ZDNet's intent was not to write about anything worthwhile. It's intent was to draw you in and to have you read further in order to get you to visit at least one more page in their web-site.If they had...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Deck the halls with LED
- Sounds OKSounds like a reasonable idea although the cost of LED lights is quite high ($30?).lehnerus2000$30 for LED lights?We buy sets here for $15... and considering that the power consumption is so much lower that they quite literally pay for themselves in the savings on my electric bill, they're worth...
- Tags: Engineering, light-emitting diode
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- Windows 7's latest fan: Linus Torvalds
- This is great news! This picture is proof positive that Linus T. is ditching linux because it was so bloated and scarey that he is converting to Microsoft Windows 7. If the leader of linux is doing it then we can say it won't be long before the rest...
- Tags: Operating systems, Happy Days, Linus Torvalds, Linus, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- JAMA studies push the need for H1N1 flu shot
- Still fighting that war eh, Dana? :)Get over it man.Interesting piece of information:Recent news in Canada:"Four Canadian studies involved about 2,000 people, health officials told CBC News. Researchers found people who had received the seasonal flu vaccine in the past were more likely to get sick with the H1N1 virus."So......
- Tags: H1N1 flu, flu, regular flu
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- A single national market for health care
- health care should wait untill we get rid of the liberals in the governmentonce the Democrats are no longer in power we could start talking about some real healthcare reform based on tax credits and tort reform.Socialist ideeas like single payer or public option are a non starter.Heaven forbid, a...
- Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Healthcare reform, health care
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- Hey, deniers, is hotter oceans not part of global warming? Just another hoax?
- hmm...I'd like to see Christian come and spread his 'czarist' nonsense on this page >.>Thanks for pointing out the 1998 flaw by the way =)Another non-researched postYou make claims based solely upon a news report without actually researching the data.Try this and learn something:www.drroyspencer.com/2009/08 and read the article titled "Spurious...
- Tags: global warming
- Discussion threads 2009-09-20
- Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks off
- Cute. [NT]ntCute.Not sure it's effective though. It may be. But... flows like a book ad. Will probably be effective only in certain segments. So I bet we will see a couple very different ads.RE: Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks offlooks like they brain washed her, since when 6 year...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, car, operating system, Microsoft Corp., lemon, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-09-11
- Privacy groups want Congressional action on behavioral ads
- Who's tracking users on ZDNet?Here's an example of the kind of enhanced disclosure that will help consumers be more comfortable with behavioral targeting: at this page you can see the network privacy profile for zdnet.com, including which networks are present, excerpts from their privacy policies and links to opt-out. http://www.privacychoice.net/zdnet.comThese...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Regulations, advertisement, spam, self-regulation, network
- Discussion threads 2009-09-02
- Will China save Apple?
- Save Apple from what?All their industry leading profits when there is supposed to be a recession?yea, and I don't even like Applebut how can you justify a heading like this? Oh, I forgot, they have to be 'provocative', right? More and more these blogs have become running jokes and...
- Tags: Smart phones, Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakes
- RE: Windows 7 customers still paying for Microsoft's Ultimate mistakesI'll stick with XP until they stop supporting it, or until I need a new pc, in which case I'll probably get Home basic or Premium.With what Ultimate cost meI'm not switching. Gouge me once, shame on you. Gouge me twice...Thats...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Win 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-08-17
- Another "death of the PC post" - but I think it's true
- Another "death of the PC post" - but I think it's trueThe PC as originally designed is already dead...... we just changed the meaning. When PC were first designed, they were stand-alone entities. Now if you were to ask 100 random PC users if they are connected to the internet,...
- Tags: Desktops, Corporate communications, PC, video
- Discussion threads 2009-07-16
- Sitting "Shiva" For My Dead Laptop
- Sitting "Shiva" For My Dead LaptopSomeone from HP will read thisand email you with an apology and some effort to correct this. I hope you do not take them up on their offer since it would never be extended if you weren't blogging for ZDNet. It has taken some time...
- Tags: Notebooks, Hewlett-Packard Co., laptop computer, HP Laptop, Shiva Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-14
- Handicapping the CRM field: Oracle leads the pack (but the race is tight)
- ZDNet Australia has handicapped the field of customer relationship management software and it appears that Oracle's on-demand and on-premise suite comes out on top with a score for 4.5 on a scale of 5. SAP and Salesforce scored a 4 rating overall on the same scale. ...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-13
- Who is attacking Solid Oak, whose code was stolen for Green Dam?
- Who is attacking Solid Oak, whose code was stolen for Green Dam?Typical China moveC'mon, who is honestly surprised by any of this?And Americans still want to be "friends" with China.Will they never learn, China cannot be trusted in any way.If it enters their borders, it's theirsThat's been their motto since...
- Tags: Solid Oak, Green Dam
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Invisible Linux
- Invisible LinuxLinux on the mobile "desktop"Many/most of the major smartphone/mobile OSes are based on Linix: Android, WebOS, LiMo, Moblin, Maemo, Ubuntu, .... The iPhone OS is based on FreeBSD, a cousin of Linux.Thus, Linux/*nix is already entering the "desktop" of the average user, through the use of mobile devices. And,...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Invisible Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- (Photos: Ultra high-end sound for around $1,000)
- (Photos: Ultra high-end sound for around $1,000)The fourth image....Gee, it's nice that you gave what information you did...now do these speakers have a name?RE: (Photos: Ultra high-end sound for around $1,000)Boy, am I glad I'm an old fart! The $100 Altec Lansing 5-speaker set on my computer sounds...
- Tags: MMG, high-end sound, speaker, photograph
- Discussion threads 2009-05-13
- As Blu-ray sales surge, Best Buy holds on as format's top seller
- As Blu-ray sales surge, Best Buy holds on as format's top sellerCan't possibly be trueZDNet has been writing of zero prospects for Blu-ray's since MS lost with it's HD-DVD format. Come to think of it the failure of HD-DVD was also a surprise given the number of articles ZDNet pushed...
- Tags: HD DVD, Sales strategy, Consumer electronics, Sales force management, Special Effects, Blu-ray sales surge, Blu-Ray sale, Best Buy Co. Inc., top seller, sales, HD-DVD, DVD
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- Scitable brings peer-reviewed credibility to the Wikipedia age
- Regular readers will know that I'm actually a pretty big fan of Wikipedia. I think it has as much, if not more of a place in student research than actual encyclopedias did for us Gen-Xers when we were younger: it's a starting point and a great source of background...
- Tags: Student, Scientist, Wikipedia, Scitable, Nature Education, Wiki, Online Communications, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-05-03
- Images: A peek at Windows 7 release candidate
- ZDNet Australia offers a look at the upcoming release candidate of Windows 7 before Microsoft unveils the software to the public next week. by CNET News.com
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, CNET News.com
- Image galleries 2009-04-29
- How Nokia Ovi Store will trump Apple on global stage
- It may not be the most high-profile announcement around, but Nokia's Ovi Store may affect millions more mobile phone users than Apple's App Store ever will, 25,000 apps be damned. At least that's the impression that I got last week after sitting down with Nokia's VP for...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
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