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- Notebook SSDs REDUCE battery life at 50x the cost
- Tom's Hardware is reporting test results that show that costly notebook flash drives actually use MORE power than hard drives - shrinking battery life by up to an hour. How could this be? The test Testing 4 SSDs against a 7200 RPM 2.5" drive on a...
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Google's culture 'not fit' for enterprise apps
- Google's culture 'not fit' for enterprise appsTruth, Google will never win the entrprise.Sure they make products/services that geeks or light/occasional users can use, but no way will they win the enterprise over."Open Source as Free Software" = FUBARNo Management, No Structure, No DisciplineEveryone gets to do their own thing.This the...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- An Untitled Story (exe)
- An Untitled Story is a chilled-out hardcore wonderland of action discovery, plus an unidentifiable je ne sais quoi that just makes you want to drink it down in one gulp and then spit out a rainbow. You start out as a lonely egg in a nest. You can jump right...
- Software downloads 2008-04-17
- Adobe Flash Pwn2Own details released by ZDI...
- Adobe Flash Pwn2Own details released by ZDI......Like I said before, run it against two configurations of Linux and tell us what you get. ]:)Currently logged in user?[i]Exploitation of this vulnerability can result in arbitrary code execution under the context of the currently logged in user.[/i]Is it the currently logged in...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- Yahoo chair Semel's departure, Microsoft bid just hours apart. H-m-m
- Terry Semel left the CEO position at Yahoo! back in June, 2007. But he was still non-executive Yahoo! board chairman until yesterday. Therein lies the tale. At the time of the departure, it was widely surmised that Semel's exit was hastened by...
- Blog posts 2008-02-01
- Live: Steve Jobs keynote at Macworld 2008
- Live: Steve Jobs keynote at Macworld 2008I think your timezones are reversed8:30 AM EST would be 5:30 AM PSTWhile 11:30 AM PST would be 2:30 PM EST?Can you please figure out which is correct, because I might want to be tuned in.Apple's Webpage is pushing out Plug-insSomething about a Keynote...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-15
- Here are six reasons why Google could buy Sprint-but the BIG reason they won't
- Rich Tehrani, Om Malik and others have been blogging about the bizarre-sounding but not implausible possibility that Google may purchase beleaguered, lost-at-sea telecom giant SprintNextel. Makes sense to me except for one big honkin' "but" (that's "but" with one "t"): Makes sense because: ...
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- 'Green IT': are we missing the bigger picture?
- ZDNet colleague Larry Dignan, reporting from Gartner IT Symposium, says too much is being made of "Green IT," and IT managers he has spoken with even say it may be a bogus issue generated by vendors and consultants. Before we attack IT for depleting our energy supplies,...
- Blog posts 2007-10-11
- Stream YouTube videos on your mobile phone
- Stream YouTube videos on your mobile phone_Which_ Mobile Phones Garrett?nt$100 per month?Really? I'm getting unlimited* data for £5 (US$10) per month here in the UK.*Unlimited actually means 2GB if you read the small print but I seem to average no more than about 40MB per month.Dedicated Wii Channel?No need. ...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-16
- Dartmouth engineering students go green, go fast, go everywhere, in balanced fashion
- Earlier this week, I participated in a panel discussion at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering where we covered the challenges to science and technology journalists in separating the truth from the hype. Hype in science and technology you say? There's no hype! It's all truth! He he. ...
- Blog posts 2007-05-18
- Microsoft knew of Windows .ANI flaw since December 2006
- Microsoft knew of Windows .ANI flaw since December 2006Don't be so tough on MicrosoftThe whole idea behind confidential disclosure of bugs like this is to keep the attackers from finding out about them. Issuing a patch before the attack surfaces in the wild just gives the malware creators a...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-30
- The Great Vista/Mac Showdown: Goodbye, WinRot
- One of the major distinctions between Windows XP as well as its predecessors and Mac OS was the fact that a Windows systems needed to be restarted daily to clear out system memory and improve performance, where I could run a Mac for days or weeks without seeing significant signs...
- Blog posts 2007-02-21
- Vista launch: The day after
- Vista launch: The day afterNvidia killed Nforce 2 chipset support vistaSo I got a fast machine I can't get Vista because of Nvidia kill support for Nforce 2. The Vista upgrade tool told me I was good to go.Not like I care but thought people would like to know.Short of...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-30
- Vista vs. members of the "Silly" party
- Vista vs. members of the "Silly" partyGood comment.There's often an opposite way to express the same point.As an example, take the statement, "Microsoft does X better than any other company or organization. It's a uniquely effective solution." It can become, "Microsoft furthers lock-in with their proprietary solution."Microsoft doesn't...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-29
- Why IBM's patent suit against Amazon could be bad news for the entire Web
- For years, there have been a handful of companies trying to figure out how to erect a toll booth on the Web, if not the Internet altogether. In other words, they've been looking for some way to ensure that the Internet or some portion thereof can't work unless they get...
- Blog posts 2006-10-27
- MyDorm: Colleges institute private social nets to help freshmen
- Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., is taking a cue from social networking sites like Facebook and incorporating private social networks in dorm rooms for incoming freshmen, reports USA Today. The network, called HelloWilkes, connects upperclassmen to incoming freshmen so that they can get plugged into everything from...
- Blog posts 2006-08-17
- PC makers bet on super-sized laptops
- PC makers bet on super-sized laptopsGood fit for fat americansNo surprise here. Big fat laptops for big fat americans. I can just see the Big Gulp cup holder attached to the back of the display and the USB Fry warmer.I want a 16 or 17 screen, but very thin...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-07
- You Know Your CRM System is Screwed Up When.....
- You Know Your CRM System is Screwed Up When.....Big e-gulpCompanies who jump on the CRM bandwagon thinking it's going to be a walk in the park usually hit the wall.CRM implementations should be considered long term initiatives instead of one-shot deals.Companies are organic and change constantly. The problem with CRM...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-24
- Google's calm before the storm
- In three days, we are going to see some exciting, interesting and funny things from companies on the web. April 1st is a day when anything goes, and companies like Google have used it to generate buzz about new products in the past.Why would anyone give you unlimited storage...
- Blog posts 2006-03-29
- It's a whole 'nother ball game
- It's a whole 'nother ball gameThe Name SaaS should be BURIEDAs an analyst covering the [gulp] SaaS market, I could not agree more on the naming convention. Since SaaS is a new paradigm, we should eliminate the term "software" from any concept of on demand. At the end...
- Discussion threads 2006-03-16
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