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- Chrome OS: More questions than answers?
- And exactly why....would students be part of the target market or any other particular group for that matter?This is a silly post. Chrome will be lean, cloud based, local caching of data, some and growing off-line capabilities and probably grow in features/capabilities over time. It will NOT be everything to...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- East Anglia: one hacked U.S. scientist is hacked off
- I say then be pro-active...If it is out of context, pro-actively publish EVERYTHING and PROVE they are out of context. If the hacked scientists DO NOT provide context, publish everything they say vindicates them, then we know the truth. If they simply fall behind the mantra of "it's...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-22
- East Anglia: Chapter 3
- Of course we are"The global warming skeptics are perfectly happy to overlook the illegality of the hacking and theft of private emails, according to this blogger."Sure, how else would this information have been made public. Many of the emails highlight to obfuscation of information, others point to the planning to...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-22
- SimplyFatt 1.4.3 (Mac)
- SimplyFatt is a simple invoice software with layout editor ideal for Italian users. Here's the description in Italian: SimplyFatt e' un software semplice e pratico da usare per la gestione di piccole e medie attivita'. Servono pochi passi per emettere facilmente tutti i documenti necessari allo svolgimento della propria attivita'...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Apple's big box store debuts in NYC
- Not like Best BuyBest Buy does not do panoramic walls of glass.Apple Stores do not a jerk at the exit door asking to see your receipt.That looks really uglyUgh, the designer needs to be fired, quick.RE: Apple's big box store debuts in NYCHow does that in any way look like...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- A British look at global warming denial
- Need to use facts and make them real, not tenuous 'proofs'A lot of the debate seems to be centred around personalities and their need for acknowledgement of 'their' ideas.'I know because I am a scientist' means nothing, because to most, 'science' is just opinion, like history. It is often shrouded...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile
- As if Windows Mobile wasn't slow or bloated enough already...not much left to say. Windows Mobile is toward the horse's heiney of mobile platforms, right now and I doubt Apple or RIM will screw up their products just to let proven crapware back in... In a socialized world,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Rogue security programs are 'ongoing threat'
- The sites of these 'rogue security programs'Should be immediately shut down when they are found, by doing a DDoS attack if necessary.There is no reason to allow these bastards to shill their break-ware on the rest of us in the world.Getting worse...I've seen a hugh increase in infections from these...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Pitch of the day: Analytics PR spiel annoys Phillies fan
- This just in: Information Builders has predicted the World Series winner and the Los Angeles Dodgers will defeat the Anaheim Angels. But before pitching someone the PR teams should at least check a locale or two. I'm a tweener between New York and Philly. Do you honestly...
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
- Netgear slammed for doing the right thing
- So Welte is a 30-something who thinks his $hit doesn't stink...big deal.Wow..."Harald Welte has more power than I do, power he has earned over many years with good works."Power? Is that something that makes him special? I doubt it. Is power something that impresses you Dana? I feel sorry for...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- Gest-L 2.1.9 (Mac)
- Gest-L is a simple invoice software ideal for Italian users. Here follow the Italian description... Gest-L e' un semplice software di fatturazione. Non e' e non vuole essere un programma avanzato di contabilita' aziendale, bensi' uno strumento per amministrare in modo semplice l'archivio dei vostri clienti, dei vostri fornitori e...
- Software downloads 2009-10-08
- A Nobel links aging, cancer, evolution and politics
- "A Nobel links aging, cancer, evolution and politics"A Nobel what?The title needs a little more work, I'm afraid.Then I do not understand[i]Oh, and before my fellow Americans haul out their USA chants, Blackburn was born in Australia and Szostak in England[/i]With the fantastic health care and related top notch, matching,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- Hot Connection-Keep in touch with your friends 1.0 (Mobile)
- Maybe you always worried about not keeping in touch with some close friends. Maybe you forget to keep in touch with some important customers and that causes a huge losses. Now you can solve all these problems with the help of Hot Con.Hot Con helps you to record the last...
- Software downloads 2009-09-27
- Intel: SSDs are coming
- A MisnomerThe term "solid-state" is actually slightly off, if the intent is to distinguish a unit with no moving parts from one with moving parts. The term "solid-state", although it can be used informally to mean "no-moving-parts", actually refers to lack of vacuum or gas-based tubes, thereby implying the...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- Can a Windows geek learn to love Snow Leopard?
- David Alison's BlogEd, have you seen David Alison's blog? He was a long time Windows developer that switched to Mac. His blog has a wealth of information about the trials and tribulations of switching. If you've not already, I suggest you have a look.http://www.davidalison.com/NoWhile I can't comment on Snow...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- 'How I tweeted my way out of spinal surgery'
- Surprise, surpriseObama says that doctors provide unnecessary surgeries to boost their bottom line, and lo and behold, we suddenly get stories of people being coerced into unnecessary procedures.And, of course, we all know that anyone who tweets anything is telling us the absolute gospel truth.And, of course, if this woman...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Could Google Fast Flip get kids reading news again?
- "I'm a big fan of Google"Really, Chris? You're a big fan of Google? I had no idea!Seriously, though, does your school district know that you are now working full time for Google?Hard to believehe actually works for a school district given his blogs. I didn't think any...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Gen X/GenY/Enterprise 2.0: are the naysayers right?
- Boy , the silence is deafening on this one.Then I'll start. This study just confirms what many of us have suspected. You don't need to understand technology to use social technologies; just using them doesn't mean you're using them effectively; and just because you use them doesn't mean...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Canonical offers human help for Ubuntu
- This has to be a joke. $50k a year? What a rip-off! That is just like linux to try to con people any way possible. Given how few people actually use linux I don't see them getting any contracts signed. Another linux idea that is DOA.re: post aboveYes...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- News to know: Dell; Word; Firefox; iPhone China; Snow Leopard
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Dell continues to bet on 2010 enterprise refresh cycle; Confirms working with China Mobile Sam Diaz: "Inadvertent...
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
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