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- DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...
- Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir and I was asked to register...
- Blog posts 2008-07-19
- Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!
- Windows "Workstation" 2008 better than Vista? OK then, show me the money!dre` typo, i think"...nothing I would lie better than to..."It's the cost, Adrianlook at the difference in price.if i paid that much for a "desktop" OS, you can bet that I'd convince myself it was faster ;)The other thing...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- Legg Mason takes Yahoo's side vs. Icahn; Yang takes campaign to home page
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- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam
- Microsoft's search ambitions are its VietnamMicrosoft's search ambitions are its VietnamThe simple answer is no. Microsoft has Google envy? Since when? Google has been in constant decline for a couple of years now. Microsoft on the other hand has been growing. Their interest in search is...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- FastScale Composerâ„¢ Suite
- I just spoke with Jerry McCloud, VP of Business Development of Fastscale Technology, about the newest release of their product, FastScale Composerâ„¢ Suite. This product is aimed at reducing the complexity of creating and maintaining virtual machine images. Previous versions of the product supported VMware's ESX Server. This version adds...
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Tough love: Linux needs more haters
- [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those of Google, Inc. my current employer.] I've been spending far too much time reading a blog recently. Normally I dislike reading blogs, or as my friend from the IT News site "the Register" Andrew Orlowski calls them;...
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
- The controls that developed around the 360 environment were all predicated on the primary concerns expressed by Finance management: that nothing interrupt processing critical to Finance. Thus virtually all of them derive from, or are subsidiary to, the service level agreement. by Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Risingware Exp+ (msi)
- Risingware Exp+ breaks new ground by integrating many software into one--a comprehensive file management system, a collection of assorted tools and an easy-to-use internet browser. To boost the efficiency, it includes features like multiple tabs, dual-window mode, magical drag and drop, floating navigation window. Besides, Exp+ File Manager includes file...
- Software downloads 2008-07-18
- Magic Memory Optimizer (exe)
- Whether you want to optimize your system performance or cleanse fragmentation collected in your system with as little effort as possible, Magic Memory Optimizer is the tool of choice. No other program is as feature-rich, yet as easy to use as Magic Memory Optimizer. Magic Memory Optimizer is designed to...
- Software downloads 2008-07-18
- Techie's green pet: IDC develops new report card for tech asset recyclers
- Does your IT services company make the grade when it comes to retiring and disposing of technology assets in the greenest way possible? Researcher IDC has come up with a new certification and weighting system for IT assess disposal functions that it is calling the Green Recycling...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?
- Updated: AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has stepped down and the chipmaker has named chief operating officer Dirk Meyer as its new leader. The news comes amid the latest financial miss for AMD--a second quarter loss that missed estimates by a wide margin. Meyer's job: Restore credibility. According...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- SAP 'Mittelstand' customers upset at new maintenance charges
- Following on from yesterday's announcement of a hike in SAP maintenance charges, the German title Computerwoche implies that the powerful 'Mittelstand' group in the German SAP user group are far from happy. Under the title: "Higher maintenance costs upset SAP customers ," Computerwoche interviewed Gunther Rheinhart, executive member of the...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- D-Link launches new surveillance cam with Powerline networking
- D-Link is shipping the first in the line of its D-Life products, a series that is designed to enable users to easily manage networking devices via its D-Life Web site. First up is a surveillance camera kit that allows remote viewing of live streaming video from a remote Web browser....
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Super flash, hyper flash
- Samsung has announced a new SLC flash part with 5x the write/erase cycle spec over standard single-level cell SLC NAND flash. They call it server grade flash. Is this the flash promised land or marketing hype? 5x what? The press release doesn't mention any numbers, but...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostage
- Dreams come true: network guy holds city hostageMY HEROIt's about time that somebody had the JEWELS to do this, but it is not worth the jail time.I know an Island where they take people like him and make them cry or put him in with other folk to do some...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Citrix and Xen not versus Xen
- Simon Crosby, CTO of Citrix's Virtualization Management group, contacted me after reading the post, Citrix versus the Xen community, to clear up some misconceptions that he thought were the basis of my post. After reading his message, it's clear that what he had to say was very persuasive. Thanks Simon...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- Open source college revolution?
- Open source college revolution?Blackboard NG "Next Generation"Keynote speaker Blackboard CEO Michael Chasen demonstrated the power and direction of Blackboad NG at today's afternoon session of Blackboard World '08 in Las Vegas.TRULY a Next Generation product that makes any institution's 'learning' go everywhere.+ It will now wrap Moodle & Satai.+ Courses...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Live Webcast: Effective Customer Experience Management
- Companies of all sizes are increasingly more concerned about the overall effectiveness of their online business. Much can be learned from the traditional Web analytics, which are certainly very important, but is it enough to simply measure traffic? What people click, where they linger and how they ultimately...
- Webcasts 2008-07-17
- AdventNet ManageEngine OpManager (exe)
- ManageEngine OpManager is a comprehensive, easy to use Network, Systems and Applications monitoring software that offers integrated fault and performance management functionality. It is ideal for WAN monitoring, LAN monitoring, Server and Application management. Version 7.0 includes AD monitoring, MSSQL monitoring, Exchange Monitoring, IPSLA supported monitoring, Firewall & Eventlog monitoring.
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- jocTODO (exe)
- A small and deliberately simple Windows application for your task management. Main target was to create a program which optimally supports you in your daily work while at the same time is simple to use and comprehend. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
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