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- What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?
- What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?That explains it....The client was invisible to the user as a cost-saver, rather the cost savings were apparent to the video distributor. So, how does the client app make itself valuable? Joost had several interesting features besides this P2P media capability, but it also...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- What went wrong with Joost's desktop client?
- The news broke today that Joost, the company which in a lot of ways was on the forefront of rich media, is canning its signature desktop client in favor of a purely web based portal. As a big proponent of desktop applications in general, and especially these hybrid applications which...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Echelon wins smart meter project in Germany; plus insight on smart grid in Europe
- A reseller for smart grid technology player Echelon announced a deal this week to deploy an advanced metering infrastructure system that will serve roughly 10,000 customers in Hassfurt, Germany. The contract, which will be rolled out over the next three years, is being handled by EVB Energie AG. The utility...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- EA's 'Spore' aims to create new worlds, businesses
- Electronic Arts's creature-building game "Spore" offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game maker. RALEIGH, North Carolina--Electronic Arts's creature-building game Spore offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game...
- News items 2008-09-05
- Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 prices
- Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 pricesIt's about time this other shoe droppedIt's been anticipated for ages, in consideration of just how LONG the 360 has already been on the market. Even at these price points MSFT should continue to make profit on the hardware; you would think that after three years...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Adobe and NBC to provide live streaming of NFL games
- Adobe just announced that the NFL is going to use Flash to deliver live, online streaming video for NBC Sunday and Thursday night football games. You can go watch the games on NBCSports.com right now. It looks like they used Flex to build the player and I assume they're using...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?
- Is Microsoft is putting Windows 7 on a diet?How did we not see this?This is brilliant on Microsoft's behalf. They do get rid of the anti-trust sentiments at least the plausible ones and still have their share in the market.Now, don't misunderstand me. It's going to take a lot more...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list
- Microsoft today announced plans to ship four security bulletins next Tuesday (September 9, 2008) to cover worm holes affecting Windows users. All four bulletins in September's Patch Tuesday will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. A "critical" rating is used to rate a vulnerability that can...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- How important is boot performance?
- How important is boot performance?Boot performance is very importantA computer should only take as long to get to working state as a television - 10 seconds tops - with either the option of restoring the exact shutdown state or a fresh rebooted OS.Moderate importance overallBootup speed is not really a...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Ten key differences between Linux and Windows
- Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list....
- News items 2008-09-04
- Logitech tries to take network music player mainstream with Squeezebox Boom
- Logitech tries to take network music player mainstream with Squeezebox BoomIt's a great idea and reference designBeing a big fan of Rhapsody, which I feel will eventually win out with the ipod fans, this just makes sense and will for most people provide of ease of use AND 'practicality'.Accessing sirius..Actually...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360
- Microsoft announced that it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console to $199, just in time for the holiday shopping season. SEATTLE--Microsoft said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console...
- News items 2008-09-04
- Sony announces three all-in-one desktops
- At a home theater show this week Sony announced three new all-in-one desktops along with a slew A/V receivers, LCD TVs and projectors, and Blu-ray players. All three AIOs offer Blu-ray drives, and the higher-end models offer rewritable BD drives. The entry-level VAIO JS series has a...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Dell and Salesforce.com: So cozy they could merge (someday)
- Dell and Salesforce.com have quite a partnership going on. Dell is developing its internal and some of its external application on Salesforce.com's force.com platform. Salesforce.com is moving its data centers to Dell hardware. And the two are teaming up on marketing pitches. Meanwhile, the relationship appears to be much more...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- News to know: Oracle's Fusion guru quits; Dell; Windows 7 boot times
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dennis Howlett: Breaking: Oracle's Andersen gone, where now for Fusion and vertical plays? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: New dual/quad core CPUs enter Intel price list, AMD drops prices ...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Universal Viewer Pro (exe)
- Universal Viewer is an advanced file viewer that supports a wide range of formats. Implemented view modes and corresponding file formats are: Text, Binary, Hex, Unicode: any files, of unlimited size (even 4Gb+ sizes are allowed); RTF/UTF-8: RTF and UTF-8 encoded texts; Image: all general graphics formats: BMP, JPG, GIF,...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Any Video to DVD Converter and Burner (exe)
- Convert and burn your video to DVD. Then your videos can be played on any DVD player. Support up to 60 Video formats including AVI to DVD, DivX to DVD, MPEG to DVD, WMV to DVD. Supports DVD5, DVD9, Mini DVD, Mini DVD DL; Reliable burning engine will burn your...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- RER M4A Converter (exe)
- RER M4A Converter will help you to extract M4A audio from video, convert M4A to MP3, MP2, WMA, MP4, AAC, AC3, WAV formats or convert audio files to M4A, AAC, MP4. It supports almost all key video formats such as 3GP/3GPP, 3G2/3GP2, MJPEG, AVI, DivX, Xvid, MPG, MPEG(MPEG-1/2), DAT, FLV,...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- ClipWrap (dmg)
- ClipWrap quickly and easily rewraps your m2t files. The original video data of the camera-acquired clip remains intactClipWrap simply places this video data within a QuickTime container so it can be read natively in any QuickTime-compatible application. With ClipWrap, m2t files can immediately be converted for native HDV editing in...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
- Family Internet TV (msi)
- Family Internet TV is a brilliant new program from Family Software Solutions, watch thousands of videos, tv shows, news, radio & youtube video's. Import your own streams and save them to have the ultimate media player. There are thousands of free streams on the internet from movies tp sports. Imagine...
- Software downloads 2008-09-04
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