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- Alternative energy still powerful, says report
- Don't give up on alternative energy, says EER. They cite three long-term trends that mean a long and successful future for effective producers of electricity and energy not based on fossil fuels: "The globe is still warming, the earth's fossil fuel resources are still being depleted, and the...
- Blog posts 2008-11-10
- News to know: Cisco's outlook; Web 2.0 Summit; WinHEC; Google-Yahoo
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Cisco's Chambers breaks out economic downturn playbook; Eyes cost cuts as demand dries up Sam Diaz: Web 2.0 Summit: Focus on solving problems, not overnight...
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- Apple to pay Fadell $300,000 as advisor; Can't solicit workers for a year if leaves
- Apple to pay Fadell $300,000 as advisor; Can't solicit workers for a year if leavesGotta love the Apple double standard!!!So they are asking Fadell to honor his agreement with Apple while asking Papermaster to reneg on his agreement with IBM. What a charming company!well its not really double ...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- Apple to pay Fadell $300,000 as advisor; Can't solicit workers for a year if leaves
- Apple in an SEC filing on Wednesday detailed Tony Fadell's compensation package, which includes an annual salary of $300,000, stock and an agreement to avoid poaching employees for a year at the end of his employment. Apple officially announced Fadell's departure on Tuesday. In the SEC filing...
- Blog posts 2008-11-05
- myPersonal Banker (zip)
- myPersonal Banker is an excellent tool organizing your family and business budget. It is an expert financial advisor on your pc because is has a simple and easy to use interface and it uses various "wizards" involving numerous financial calculations and examples. Knowledge of finance is not required to use...
- Software downloads 2008-11-05
- Apple's top iPod gun to depart; Papermaster in; Jobs succession gets murkier
- Updated: Tony Fadell, the senior vice president in charge of Apple's iPod division, is leaving the company to be replaced by Mark Papermaster, a former Big Blue executive who is being sued by IBM over a non-compete clause. The move statement, first reported by the Wall Street...
- Blog posts 2008-11-04
- buySafe Shopping Advisor for Firefox (xpi)
- The buySAFE Shopping Advisor is a free tool that makes online shopping safer and more secure. Shopping Advisor provides exclusive access to the Safe Shopping Portal where purchases are automatically protected with a bond guarantee of up to $25,000 as well as identity theft insurance-for free. Shopping Advisor also provides...
- Software downloads 2008-10-28
- Windows 7 must support netbooks
- Windows 7 must support netbooksYou can run Vista on the new model netbooks......which use Atom Z530 processors.http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9678/win_vista_on_eee_pc_1000h_will_it_work_video/index.htmlPlus, of course, the HP2133 has it as an install option.Problem solved.RE: Windows 7 must support netbooksDrawbacks?Netbooks? Not for years.Eveyone talks about devices and the internet as if the internet is a stable...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-27
- Symantec to identify safe software by 'reputation'
- Symantec to identify safe software by 'reputation'If it's based on customer useage and bad is...outpacing good. Sounds to me like they will have a tendency to recommend the bad as good.This is a feeble attempt to sell their product. NOTHING will ever work short of an educated user. Fools will...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- ExecPlanExpress (exe)
- ExecPlan Express is a fully integrated software for the financial and tax planning of individuals. It enables you to create comprehensive financial plans, analyze alternatives, and project a financial profile over its life span in any level of detail you desire. Within minutes you will be able to print a...
- Software downloads 2008-10-24
- Will it be our job to legitimise the web?
- Nobody likes to say it, and nobody likes hearing it. People squirm, pull semi-distressed faces, people become uncomfortable at the thought and sound of these next words. These dreaded words - "online child abuse". Over the course of the last 10 years, the Internet has slowly become...
- Blog posts 2008-10-22
- 1099 Etc (EXE)
- The W-2/1099 Forms Filer is a complete database system that generates all 1099, W-2, and related forms. The W-2/1099 Forms Filer has an easy-to-use, menu-driven, format that simplifies the selection of payers and forms. Add in support for After the Fact payroll, E Filing, and Laser Generation. Rated 5 of...
- Software downloads 2008-10-14
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malware
- Asus has confirmed and apologized to customers (press release in Japanese; translated version) for shipping malware on the recently introduced Eee Box desktop computer : "According to an email sent out by Asus, PC Advisor reports, the Eee Box's 80GB hard drive has the recycled.exe virus files hidden in...
- Blog posts 2008-10-09
- McCain wants bailout package online, defends Fiorina as working girl
- As legislators struggle with a $1 trillion bailout (including the $300 billion already spent on Bear Stearns and AIG) for Wall Street, John McCain called for the details of the proposal to be put online, The San Francisco Chronicle reports. "The American people have the right to...
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Comcast details changes for managing Web traffic
- Comcast details changes for managing Web trafficJust web traffic?Im wondering when they say "web traffic" - do they mean all traffic put on the pipe from the sub? or just Port 80 http traffic? If they get caught "slowing down" VoIP I could see where regulators could come back down...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Palin conducted state business from Yahoo email
- Palin conducted state business from Yahoo emailknuckleheads in the newsI totally agree with the "government by yahoo_ statement. I'm sorry, but what knucklehead of a public figure would have such an obvious email account as gov.palin@yahoo.com? You would have THOUGHT that someone on the McCain campaign would have...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-18
- SpreadsheetConverter ASP and ASP.NET Std Ed (exe)
- Solve your problem using Microsoft Excel, and let SpreadsheetConverter generate an ASP or ASP.NET-page. The ASP-page looks like and calculates like the spreadsheet. No programming required. Easy updating, fix spreadsheet and generate. Supports 190 Excel-functions. Use it for expense reports, surveys, order forms, financial advisor, ROI-calculator, engineering. No Excel needed...
- Software downloads 2008-09-16
- Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet?
- Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet?Has the Large Hadron Collider destroyed the world yet?That's a pretty funny site. Some amusement in the page source too.YawnThis is getting old. Nobody said the LHC would destroy the world when it started up. They said it would destroy the...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- TechCrunch50: Day 2
- Yesterday's presentations were a lot of fun to cover. I'm getting right back into the grind today. 6:30 a.m. Here is a list of today's presentations: Alfabetic Presented by Oded Broshi and Arik Kopelman DropBox (Presented by Drew Houston...
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?
- Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?Where has this been?Oh, hello, MS, is that you? Did you remember that little OS side-project that you've had going on for a couple decades now? I'm so glad to see a renewed interest, please stick around to...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
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