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- MozyPro for Mac goes public beta
- Online backup storage provider Mozy on Tuesday will roll out a public beta for MozyPro for the Mac, a new service for businesses using Apple's Mac platform. MozyPro for the Mac resembles Mozy's business lineup for Windows. It allows online backup for the Mac like its MozyHome...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- ZDNet blogger: working from home
- More and more people work from home every day. Not only that, more and more people don't work from their offices, or "where they're meant to work". With the Internet, intranet's and extranet's, email and unified communications with VoIP and Blackberry devices, it makes life much easier...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
- On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn't impact enterprise IT -- because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come -- the move is another symbolic nail in Vista's coffin....
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months
- Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six monthsMS extends XP downgrade rights by six monthsI did my share of begging to MS to "let the customer be right" concerning XPs continuing desirability,Thank god they actually listened to mine and probably a half million similar letters.I can now look forward...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- HP to jump into smartphones. Why?
- HP to jump into smartphones. Why?Been in the smartphone market for a couple yearsActually, HP has been making Windows Mobile Smartphones for a couple of years now with their iPAQ 6000, 500 and 900 series. The 500 series was actually a device that looked more like a phone than a...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- President Obama will take away kids cold medicine
- President Obama will take away kids cold medicineWhy regulate something that is only a problem due to irresponsible parentsALL over-the-counter OTC medications have information about who can use it and how much medicine it should get. Every bottle of OTC medication has very visible warning and most specify that...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have now
- I was quite inspired by fellow ZDNet blogger Matthew Miller's post listing every mobile device he's had over the years (86 and counting, my friend!). Though my memory isn't as robust as Matt's, I thought I'd compile a list of my own ghost gadgets of the past, comparing them with...
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista
- Research from the Corporate IT Forum indicates more UK companies are using or investigating XP and Windows 7 than Vista Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP among business users, with more enterprises investigating the unreleased Windows 7 than its predecessor. More...
- News items 2008-10-02
- VISCOM Image Viewer CP ActiveX Control (exe)
- BMP, GIF, ICO, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PCX, PNG, PSD, TIF, WMF, WBMP, TGA, PGX, RAS, PNM Image Viewer ActiveX / OCX. Read, write EXIF image information, binary data types for storage mark a selection, crop, zoom in, zoom out on selection, and rotate the image function. Draw overlay image with...
- Software downloads 2008-10-02
- Distributed Storage (zip)
- Distributed Storage is free software running under Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista for files and directories synchronization and backup. It allows synchronizing data files that are located on remote computer or in local folder in the same way. You will not fill difference even if your files are located in the other part...
- Software downloads 2008-10-02
- See Technical (exe)
- Symbol libraries, standard page formats, drawing tools, everything is just a mouse click away. Designed for those looking to increase productivity, See Technical is more efficient than any standard drawing package. Over 2000 standard symbols used in the following fields: Layouts, Electricity, Professional diagrams, Industrial Engineering (Hydraulic, Pneumatic), HVAC Air...
- Software downloads 2008-10-02
- Realtek AC'97 Driver (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003) (exe)
- Realtek AC'97 Drivers & Applications. The package includes: Driver/Application Setup Program; RtlRack for Win98/Me/2000/XP and AvRack for Win95/NT4; Realtek Sound Effect Manager. DirectX 8 is required to enable advanced features.Version A4.06 updates Realtek 3D engine and makes changes to special custom settings.
- Software downloads 2008-10-02
- What, me worry (about mobile viruses)?
- What, me worry about mobile viruses?Cannot agreeAuthor concluded that diversity of handsets are kind of protection from epidemics which is logically true, but we have no such diversity of operating systems on those handsets - when we speak about smartphones.Therefore, smartphones are vulnerable to malware and should be protected if...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- SaaS and the downturn
- SaaS and the downturnEconomic downturnThe fallout of this economic crises for SaaS is very unclear. Unlike the bubble burst in 2000, this one is not a result of the technology sector. However, all sectors are likely to feel the pain.As Phil rightly points out, cash is king, and SaaS companies...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Silver lining 2: now may be the best time of all for SOA startups
- Where are all the SOA startups? We already know that much of the Class of 2000 has been gobbled up into larger, in many cases, less-SOA-centric, entities. (See list, here.) But where is the next generation of SOA startups coming from? Does such a thing even exist...
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- House votes to save webcasters, Senate votes today
- House votes to save webcasters, Senate votes todayRE: House votes to save webcasters, Senate votes todayThank God. I know I called and wrote my congresspeoples.RE: House votes to save webcasters, Senate votes todayever since the napster ruling in 2000, the music industry record companies have gotten greedier. I agree...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Steve Ballmer comes to Silicon Valley . . .
- Steve Ballmer comes to Silicon Valley . . .Nice VideoSteve Ballmer is doing a great job. It is amazing the amount of challenges he and his team has deflected over the years. Remember how Sun / Java, Linux, and Web 2.0 were supposed to have taken down MS? Yet MS...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-27
- Rumor Mill: Some juice on the new MBP
- Rumor Mill: Some juice on the new MBPAs long as I can still choose a matte screen, I'll be happy. [nt][nt]"Thin" is Not the AnswerIt definitely is time to move forward with the MBP design, but the problem is that Apple has this obsession with "Thin" and it's really not...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Global security: is study restricted?
- With the current state of terrorism threats and attacks, and cyber-crime on the increase, I seriously wonder if academics and students have full passage to "do as we like" in terms of studying, learning and educating ourselves and others. Earlier on this year, two personnel from the...
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD
- When Sling Media released a trio of second-generation models in the fall of 2006, the Slingbox Pro was at the top of the line. Unlike the entry-level Slingbox AV, the Pro had pass-through outputs, an analog tuner, multisource capability, and the capability to accept high-definition video sources. Unfortunately, it also...
- Product reviews 2008-09-25
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