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- Sony XPLOD CDX-GT920U-- in-dash car stereo
- Easy on the eyes, the Sony Xplod CDX-GT920U sits close to the top of Sony's line of single DIN head units. The GT920U proves to be much more than just a pretty face, as it's packed with input options, including a rear USB input and a menu system that makes...
- Product reviews 2008-08-07
- Firefly flyPhone (blue)
- Though cell phones for youth came into vogue two years ago, it wasn't long before they fell out of favor. While some parents liked the idea behind simple handsets such as the LG Migo and the Enfora TicTalk, many children weren't so impressed. They wanted more features for playground comparisons,...
- Product reviews 2008-07-23
- Sony HT-CT100
- It's a familiar story in consumer electronics: start with a luxurious, expensive, and exclusive product category, and within just a few years, you'll see a sea of imitators delivering the same basic item with more features, less money, and--ideally--better performance. Take single-speaker audio. Once the exclusive domain of Yamaha Digital...
- Product reviews 2008-06-05
- Sony CDX-GT420U
- Design The faceplate layout of the CDX-GT410U is standard Sony fare: a large control dial gives drivers a means of adjusting volume and navigating menus, and is surrounded by a cluster of hard buttons that provide one-touch access to most of the system's features. The most notable of...
- Product reviews 2008-04-09
- DM Net Time and Watch Administrator (zip)
- This application can be used to limit computer access time, record what applications were launched, record what Web sites were visited and block selected Web sites. You can do all of the above remotely from any computer which runs in the same network and you receive live update about user...
- Software downloads 2008-04-08
- 320GB for less than $70. Am I dreaming?
- 320GB for less than $70. Am I dreaming?Par for the courseI live in Dallas and Micro Center routinely has brand new 500 GB SATA-300 drives in the $105-115 range, so this really isn't that big a deal. Both are in the 21-24 cents per gigabyte range.(Hey, I can remember spending...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- Cryogenically frozen RAM bypasses all disk encryption methods
- Computer encryption technologies have all relied on one key assumption that RAM Random Access Memory is volatile and that all content is lost when power is lost. That key assumption is now being fundamentally challenged with a $7 can of compressed air and it's enough to give every security...
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- Sony Bravia DAV-X10 2.1 Channel Audio System
- The home-theater-in-a-box HTIB market is about as commoditized a category as you'll find when shopping for consumer electronics, but Sony's stayed in the game by offering a line of all-in-ones at a wide array of price points. For the 2007 line, the company retained its generally sexy design schemes and...
- Product reviews 2008-02-19
- Need For Kill (rar)
- 2D game. NFK game modes: CTF, TDM, DM, DOM, AST, TCS, SAW, MTX, SKY. Need For Kill supports seven game types: DeathMatch, Practice, Rail Arena, Team Play, Capture The Flag, Domination, and Trick Arena. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2007-12-04
- Sun/Google Android "fight" overblown
- Sun/Google Android "fight" overblowntrue...OpenSource is never about fighting and wars.If two of the internet's biggest companies start fighting over open technologies what mess would it create.A rift b/w Sun and Google may turn out to be a big setback to opensource community, and i am sure guys at those companies...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-26
- Google transfers domains including Gtaxes.com
- Google transfers domains including Gtaxes.comHere's another one they owngoogleporn.comRE: Google transfers domains including Gtaxes.comWell, what about all the subdomains:*.spreadsheets.google.com 6 Jun 2006*.svc-1.google.com 6 Jun 20061.qos.google.com 216-239-33-25.google.com 31 Aug 2006216-239-37-81.google.com 31 Aug 2006216-239-37-82.google.com 31 Aug 2006216-239-37-83.google.com 31 Aug 2006216-239-37-84.google.com 31 Aug 2006216-239-45-4.google.com 24 Aug 200635820365512262.qos.google.com 66-102-14-1.google.com 31 Aug...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-21
- Intel launches new HPC/Cluster development tools
- Ahead of next week's supercomputing convention in Reno Nevada, Intel has launched a new set of tools to simplify cluster development for Linux and Windows optimized for Intel and AMD processors. Key features are: Intel MKL adds an out-of-core solver, and includes cluster support (ScaLAPACK & DM-FFTs)...
- Blog posts 2007-11-08
- Connect the Google dots: In war on spam, GMail's IMAP support hints at 'auto-unsubscribe' standard
- Boy those folks at Google are clever when it comes to spam. The question is whether a technology that they probably have in the works in their labs will be one that can and will be embraced by other major participants in the Internet's e-mail ecosystem. First, an introduction...
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
- DM ReadMe Creator (zip)
- DM ReadMe Creator is a very useful ReadMe file tool for developers. Xhtml 1.1, Text, NFO output. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2007-10-19
- Twitter: show me the money!
- Twitter: show me the money!Very perplexing question - corporate deployment perhaps?Simply as an ad revenue generator, Twitter would have to be like the ZDNet blogs and scores of other sites, perhaps with ads relating to the Twitter stream (i.e. like AdSense). However, I see tremendous value in Twitter behind...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-15
- Water, water everywhere, but only 2% to drink
- GoingGreen, Davis CA: where'll we get the water? The panel: Dennis Merens, Director North America, Dow Venture Capital group. John Sylvia, Partner, Texas Pacific Group. A. Judson Hill, Managine Director, Halifax Group. ------ The moderator begins by reminding us that water...
- Blog posts 2007-09-11
- SOA folks, call the BI department ASAP
- That's the advice Nick Malik gives after reading this article by Craig Izydor and Patrick McCollum on business intelligence process trends in DM Review.Nick notes that while the article is directed at BI specialists, there are some important takeaways for SOA specialists as well. For example:"The success of enterprise data...
- Blog posts 2007-08-22
- DRBD 8.0.x and Beyond: Shared-Disk Semantics on a Shared-Nothing Cluster
- DRBD - the Distributed Replicated Block Device makes the data highly available, even in case a storage node goes down completely. No special requirements, off-the-shelf hardware and some standard IP-connectivity is just fine. This paper outlines the problems the authors try to solve, how they deal with it in DRBD,...
- White papers 2007-08-10
- Sony STR-DA5300ES
- Last year we were wowed by the Sony STR-DA5200ES because it was the first AV receiver we'd seen with a true menu-driven, graphical user interface GUI. Most receivers still rely on archaic-looking onscreen displays with blocky white text--in combination with cryptic feedback from the front-panel readout--to accomplish speaker setup,...
- Product reviews 2007-07-24
- Symantec puts price tag on anti-botnet tool
- Symantec puts price tag on anti-botnet toolNorton 359, anyone?Wait, wait, wait. A product they have the temerity to name "360", suggestion a complete "circle" of protection, doesn't include botnet protection? Perhaps they should have named it "Norton 359"!?i stopped using anything from Symantec years agoi stopped using anything...
- Discussion threads 2007-07-17
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