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- Sonos touchscreen remote on the way?
- With competition coming from the likes of Cisco/Linksys and Yamaha, Sonos looks to be making a bit of an upgrade to its multi-room audio solution. A new remote has been spotted by UK blog Automated Home, the first from Sonos that is a touchscreen model, instead of using a scroll...
- Blog posts 2009-07-03
- DownloadStudio 5.1.4 (Windows)
- DownloadStudio is an ultra-fast download manager and download accelerator that gets everything on the web. It contains over 12 specialized downloading tools including: file downloader; flash video downloader; file range downloader; web site downloader; streaming media downloader; RSS feed, blog and podcast downloader; audio and video recorder; URL sniffer; site...
- Software downloads 2009-07-02
- TheTumbler 2.0 (Mobile)
- TheTumbler has everything you need in a mobile Tumblr client, from all posting types to full access to your dashboard, all with an amazingly slick user interface. If you use the Disqus comment system for comments on your Tumblr blog, you can now view and reply to comments right from...
- Software downloads 2009-07-01
- With drop.io, real-time collaboration in the cloud
- Is cloud computing a load of bull or the real deal? For drop.io founder and CEO Sam Lessin, it's everything...literally. Without it, his company and its eponymous service -- which allows two-click sharing of anything with anyone, privately -- might not exist. I spoke...
- Blog posts 2009-06-25
- Seagate uses social media to 'humanize' storage devices
- It was about two years ago that storage device company Seagate realized it had to get into the social media game. The company's initial strategy was to listen, build community and learn. So, the communications team set up a presence on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr, and so on, and strapped...
- Blog posts 2009-06-16
- Collaborative Networks vs Social Networks
- During a telephone conversation between us last week Aaron Fulkerson of MindTouch said he was going to pick up on my Collaboration Networks meme, and he has now produced a solid post on this topic. Aaron takes on the number one issue plaguing...
- Blog posts 2009-06-08
- Microsoft adds some multi-touch glitz to Windows 7
- Microsoft adds some multi-touch glitz to Windows 7another blog about ithere's another blog about it:http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windows7/rss.aspx..Another stab at Tablet PCsI hope MS does crucial design and engineering work to ensure that Tablet PCs take off this time. I think multitouch and the multitouch onscreen keyboard will be key to making this...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-27
- Latest "Laptop Hunter" ad - Lauren and Mom
- Latest "Laptop Hunter" ad - Lauren and MomWhy do we need a commercial...to prove what everybody has known for years, that Apple computers are rip-offs.Um, same name, different women...These are two different Laurens... And the Lauren in this add is not helping her mom, she's buying the laptop herself, for...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-21
- Living with a netbook: The performance penalty
- No one claims that netbooks can match the performance of laptops that cost hundreds or even thousands more. The real question is whether the performance of a netbook is good enough. Over the past few weeks, I've been doing some testing on five netbooks with 10-inch displays:...
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- LG 160 (Credo Mobile)
- Specialty cell phone carriers haven't had the best track record. Virgin Mobile is still around, but Mobile ESPN, Disney Mobile, and Amp'd Mobile have gone under. Even hotshot Helio, which offered the Helio Ocean, merged with Virgin Mobile last year. Yet, that hasn't stopped Credo mobile from giving the wireless...
- Product reviews 2009-05-18
- Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?
- Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?I do understand a need to narrow the support costsbut at the same time I agree that the school or university should not dictate what I purchase for what ever reason.Part of the problem is...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-11
- Moyea FLV Editor Ultimate 1.1.1 (Windows)
- Moyea FLV Editor Ultimate is one of the most useful FLV editors in the world. It imports MP3, F4V and FLV encoded with H.264, H.263, Flash 8, Flash 8 with alpha, Sorenson Spark, or Nellymoser. You can take it as an FLV/F4V/MP3 editor, FLV/F4V/MP3 splitter, FLV/F4V/MP3 joiner, FLV/F4V/MP3 cutter, MP3...
- Software downloads 2009-04-28
- Netgear Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150
- Many of the networked-media players we've looked at recently rely heavily on interfacing with Windows Media Center, the digital media hub software that's available on many--but not all--PCs running Windows XP and Vista. Some models, such as the HP MediaSmart Connect, can operate in "WMC Extender mode" or via their...
- Product reviews 2009-04-21
- 10 things you should look for in a netbook
- Guest post: When you’re evaluating netbooks, you have to weigh the convenience of their small form factor against a variety of limitations. TechRepublic's Erik Eckel explains several key considerations that will help you find a suitable middle ground. For more posts like this see TechRepublic's 10 Things blog. ...
- Blog posts 2009-04-17
- Free Music Archive: Free MP3s, and yes, they're legal
- Do you like free music? Who doesn't? If you've been downloading music illegally because you're just too strapped for cash to go out and buy the record -- because that's the only reason you would do that, right? -- then there's a new solution for you....
- Blog posts 2009-04-10
- BitsCast 0.15 (Windows)
- Bitscast is an RSS reader/database/aggregator and a podcast receiver/player. It handles all news feeds in RSS 0.9, 1.0, 2.0, ATOM 0.3 and 1.0; provides advanced supports for multiple channels, subscription lists, and channel/list management; supports OPML import/export and RSS feed auto-detection. Bitscast also includes media (audio/video software image) auto-downloader and...
- Software downloads 2009-04-09
- iPhone could morph into a table at WWDC
- iPhone could morph into a table at WWDCI've been waiting for a small tablet.I always liked the idea of tablet PCs, but all the ones I tried were a little bulky, and not enough software to justify them (OneNote, though, is almost that justification).I had a couple of PDAs way...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-07
- Why would Google buy the Twitter open source project?
- Why would Google buy the Twitter open source project?Twitter is stupid, for Twits!It is the most idiotic thing I have ever seeen. I really don't care what you think or "Tweet" about. Nor do I want to "follow" you.Really pathetic actually....I don't like twitterFor me twitter is something...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-03
- Tanbee Flash Video Lite 2.8.32 (Windows)
- Tanbee Flash Video Lite is an outstanding yet easy-to-use application to convert video to Flash SWF and Flash FLV with high quality. This Video to Flash Converter allows you to convert AVI to Flash, WMV to Flash, RM to Flash, 3GP to Flash, MOV to Flash, MPEG to Flash and...
- Software downloads 2009-03-27
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11: Lots of Tech but Short on Polish
- At first glance, Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (SLED 11) is virtually indistinguishable from the company's Free/Open Source and community supported Linux distribution, openSUSE 11.1. But does SLED 11 have the extra polish and the value add to justify its position as Novell's premier enterprise...
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
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