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- Soulseek 157 NS 13e (Windows)
- Soulseek is an ad-free, spyware-free, file-sharing application dedicated predominantly to the free trade of electronic music and the promotion of unsigned artists. Search for and share all kinds of files, including MP3s. It also includes chat rooms, and it features a buddy list for your favorite users.
- Software downloads 2009-11-04
- Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Top Five HDTVs
- Whatever the size of your wallet, every living room should have a respectable television set. Good news: HDTVs are cheaper, bigger and better than ever. Here are my top five picks for this year. Splurge: Samsung UNB8500 Series ...
- Blog posts 2009-11-01
- Apple unveils major Mac upgrades
- Looks like the rumors had it pretty closeIt is getting harder for Apple to really keep things secret before a new launch. I was still hoping that Blu-ray would make it in, at least as an option on the high-end, but as the rumors predicted, it is not available...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Computers have speed limit as unbreakable as speed of light, say physicists
- Yeah, they have been saying this same thing for years....and everytime, they find a way to make computers even faster. I don't think that they will EVER reach a limit for computer power. Not ever.FacinatingI always knew there would be a wall somewhere, but what will be needed with that...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-16
- DNSDataView 1.03 (Windows)
- This utility is a GUI alternative to the NSLookup tool that comes with Windows operating system. It allows you to easily retrieve the DNS records (MX, NS, A, SOA) of the specified domains. You can use the default DNS server of your Internet connection, or use any other DNS server...
- Software downloads 2009-10-06
- WebSite-Watcher 5.1.4 (Windows)
- WebSite-Watcher checks your favorite websites for updates and changes. WebSite-Watcher saves the last two versions of websites to your harddisk and highlight all textual changes. Supports IE/NS/Opera Browser-Integration, Import and Export
- Software downloads 2009-10-05
- Best Buy previews its 32-inch LCD HDTV/Blu-ray player combo on its Web site
- TVs with built-in DVD players have mostly been the domain of bargain brands, but given the far-improved quality of the Blu-ray format, these combo units could attract more mainstream attention. Sharp has already announced a pair of LCD TV/Blu-ray combos, and now Best Buy is undercutting Sharp's pricing strategy with...
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- Now I Know Why I Can't Stand the Washington Redskins
- U.S. businesses seem to abuse their customers moreThis may seem unrelated, but reading this post made several parallels pop up in my mind. The RedSkins are suing fans who were obviously previously supporting them financially but ran into hardships. The RIAA sues grandmothers who spent a LIFETIME buying recordings for...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Dissecting the FSF's "Windows 7 Sins"
- Disingenuous?Is it disingenuous for the media and the police to be singling out Phillip Garrido for the kidnapping and holding Jaycee Dugard as a sex slave? After all, he's not the only person to have committed that crime.The FSF is in no way suggesting MS is the only company to...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- Insignia NS-PDVD8
- Last year, we took a look at the Insignia NS-PDVD10. While it didn't blow us away, we found it to be a decent bare-bones portable DVD player for the price. Now we're taking a look at another model in the series, the PDVD8. Apart from its remote control, the...
- Product reviews 2009-07-31
- Chrome security boosts Google OS plan
- Chrome security boosts Google OS planWho will protect us from our protectors?"completely redesigning the underlying security architecture of the OS so that users don't have to deal with viruses, malware, and security updates,"Who will protect us from Google? This is beginning to sound like a replay of the 1995...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
- Insignia NS-HD01
- The price of HD Radio technology has been dwindling over the past few years, with digital-capable car stereos, home tuners, and clock radios priced south of $100. But Insignia's new NS-HD01 adds two new wrinkles to the HD Radio equation. The iPod-size unit is the first truly portable (battery...
- Product reviews 2009-07-15
- BaNetMon 1.0 (Mobile)
- The BaNetMon PQA provides access to three network utilities; Domain Name registration searches, Ping, and NS Lookup. In addition, it provides a Web Scraping application which will return the text from any Web page. It also allows access to the latest Internet Traffic Report rating supplied by Andover.net
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- Inside Microsoft's radical, new Web browser
- Inside Microsoft's radical, new Web browserNoScript with ABE?So this is like NoScript with ABE?How can the operating system go away?Are these Operating System haters going to write an OS for every application, including their precious web browsers? Do these so-called "futurists" want to regress back to 1950's computing? The...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-07
- Helping corporations leverage the Web, using open source and the cloud
- What do open source and cloud computing have in common? For Navid Safabakhsh, principal at San Francisco and Philadelphia-based interactive web development agency Freshout, it's that both technologies are low-cost, high-yield solutions to help corporations leverage the customer data they collect on the Web. ...
- Blog posts 2009-06-30
- NetSuite turns in solid Q1 results
- NetSuite turns in solid Q1 resultsGood results?Dennis,No disrespect, but I fail to see how you could possibly construe NS Q1 results as "solid" and constituting an "upward trend". Consider the following:Q2 revenue guidance below consensusFY 09 revenue guidance significantly below consensusSignificant decline of OneWorld as a percent of revenue,...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-23
- Winds of change creating a gale in Washington
- Winds of change creating a gale in WashingtonI wonder what Harry's take on this isAs this should be impossible, according to Harry's blogs.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31363631/ns/us_news-environment/RE: Winds of change creating a gale in WashingtonYou think Dick Cheney had "long suppressed data" about global warming? Are you living in an alternate universe?That is a...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- With summer imminent, gas prices climbing
- With summer imminent, gas prices climbingAnd, this is newsworthy for what reasonother than the need for page views.Calling Ric Romero. Petrol prices go up in the Summer due to increased demand.If I actually saw the adverts you are pushing, then your article might make sense. But, thanks to AdBlock Plus,...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-14
- An ERP Product Line in 18 months? NetSuite and Rootstock did it
- Lessons any ERP provider should heed The Power of Platform-as-a-Service This week, NetSuite and Rootstock announced the availability of an all new ERP solution. The incredible aspect of it is that the solution was created in 18 months. ...
- Blog posts 2009-05-03
- SaaS News: NetSuite, Northgate Arinso, Taleo
- Lots of coolness in the SaaS world... I took a number of interesting briefings this last week or so. All of them were positive, interesting and solidly focused on the SaaS Software as a Service market. So, in no particular order, let’s get...
- Blog posts 2009-03-20
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