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- Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goals
- RE: Ubuntu 9.10 advances Canonical's cloud, enterprise goalsSabayon Linux is a better linux and no one ever talks about it. You get up and running right after installing Sabayon Unlike Ubuntu. All of your plugin's are already in place and running from the jump. It's really good for people who...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- HP LP3065 30-inch monitor
- The most appealing selling point of the 30-inch HP LP3065 is its super-high 2,560x1,600 resolution. Gamers with powerful enough video cards to run at that resolution will not be disappointed. With its great color preproduction and wide viewing angles, movies also look great on the large display. Professional graphic artists...
- Product reviews 2009-10-29
- Microsoft's lawyers will be busy in the next few months
- Bleed 'em Dry.Got to love the blood sucking lawyers. I just hope MS's legal team bleeds them dry.Very sound legal analysis of the merits of each case. ntntJust the cost of being in business.What a wonderful world...I know there are a few honest lawyersout there somewhere (anybody seen one...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
- Microsoft partners to allow Eclipse interop on Win7, WinServer 2008 R2, Azure
- Eclipse should decline the 'plug ins'M$ only ries to extend and extinguish here folks!Self interests always......Isn't that what most things revolve around? I'm sure that if Linux had a chance to extend and draw to its platform by working with Microsoft it would, unless they are too stupid to...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap
- Countering Google[i]At the current rate of Google?s revenue growth, 7 per cent, it would take it more than 3 years to reach Microsoft?s current quarterly revenue.[/i]The above is true if you assume MS will have no growth over the next 3 years. I don't think that will be the case....
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Was Windows 7 totally your idea?
- W7: Whose ideas?It is pretty clear that Apple and Microsoft "borrow" from each other. I don't think that's a problem, all competitors "borrow" each others' ideas and the consumer wins.What is clear, though, is that Microsoft did listen to alot of people but it wasn't those people that use...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- PDFGarden 3.1.0 (Mac)
- PDFGarden is a very powerful utility that lets anyone combine, transform, arrange and reorder multiple source PDF documents. PDFGarden features a small footprint, and can efficiently work with thousands of PDF files and/or with PDF documents that contain thousands of pages. Feature highlights: Delete, combine, split functionality. Automatic pair pages...
- Software downloads 2009-10-20
- NEC MultiSync P221W
- The $490 22-inch NEC MultiSync P221W is a great performing alternative to the super high-end and superexpensive professional monitors such as the $1,450 Eizo ColorEdge CG222W. The NEC has wide viewing angles, a robust and easy-to-use onscreen display, accurate colors, and several useful ergonomic options. However, it only includes DVI,...
- Product reviews 2009-10-19
- BloodSpotz Screensaver 2.0.1 (Mac)
- What color does your Mac bleed? Gross out your friends and family with ewey gooey spatters of Red. With BloodSpotz, your screen will drip blood this Halloween. You get Red Human Blood, and with registration you'll also get, Green Dragon Blood, Purple Alien Blood, Puss, and Mercury Cyborg Blood! ...
- Software downloads 2009-10-19
- PrintRipper 1.1 (Windows)
- PrintRipper allows the user to use as many printers as the user would like and assign as many hot folders as needed. PrintRipper will archive your photos for you or delete them once they are printed. With PrintRipper, you can assign a variety of options to individual hot folders, such...
- Software downloads 2009-10-08
- AOC V22 Verfino - LCD display - TFT - 22"
- The AOC V22 can be found online for $353. That's about $50 more than the expected price of the Samsung SyncMaster XL2370, the best LED-based monitor we've reviewed. The AOC offers a built-in Webcam and microphone, but its advantages over the XL2370 stop there. The AOC has no DVI...
- Product reviews 2009-10-07
- Eolas sues tech giants over Web technology
- It was just a matter of time.They didn't bleed enough from Microsoft so now they are going after other big names. No one is safe.Two words:Frivolous lawsuit.And they said......Eolas would only sue MS. :)Stupid and blind indeed. The Eolas patent is particularly bad, but all software patents need to...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-07
- Study: 67% of Mac users would install, try Windows 7 if it was free
- Marketing failureThe irony of course is that changes introduced in Vista mean that anyone could try it free for 4 months.I'm pretty sure that Windows users would also try OSX on the same basis. (Indeed some are helping themselves!)I might try Win 7 for free, but not on my Mac.I'd...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- Update: Collecting bad stories about Ticketmaster
- It's like the mobA while ago, there was a "government inquiry" into Ticketmaster and their practices. The newspapers read like it was the mob against the government. And the inquiry just went away. Without government proactively acting to protect us, we are at the mercy of big, greedy...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
- PrintRipper 1.1 (Mac)
- PrintRipper allows the user to use as many printers as the user would like and assign as many hot folders as needed. PrintRipper will archive your photos for you or delete them once they are printed. With PrintRipper, you can assign a variety of options to individual hot folders, such...
- Software downloads 2009-10-04
- LG W2486L
- The Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 is currently the reining king of LED monitors. Compared with the LG Flatron W2486L, the SyncMaster offers better performance, lighter weight, and a thinner design. Granted, the W2486L comes with a VGA port and two HDMI ports--as opposed to the Samsung's single HDMI and DVI...
- Product reviews 2009-10-01
- Altec Lansing Mix iMT800
- Back in the 1980s, when portable audio was synonymous with "cassette tapes," boom boxes were a mainstay of music culture. While luggable, battery-powered speaker systems still exist today, they tend to be somewhat dainty iPod speakers. Altec Lansing's $300 Mix iMT800, meanwhile, aims to mix and match the best of...
- Product reviews 2009-09-18
- Samsung SyncMaster P2370HD
- The 23-inch Samsung SyncMaster P2370HD is essentially a small HDTV that can double as a monitor. It has all the TV connections you'd expect and even comes with a fully functioning remote control. It can be found at major online stores for about $315. This is about $25 more than...
- Product reviews 2009-09-16
- LG Flatron M237WD
- The 23-inch LG Flatron M237WD is essentially a small HDTV that can double as a monitor. It has all the TV connections you'd expect including two HDMI ports and comes with a fully functioning remote control. It can be bought at major online stores for about $290, which is about...
- Product reviews 2009-09-16
- Samsung XL2370
- The 23-inch Samsung SyncMaster XL2370 is thin, sleek, and light. It's as if Samsung's own P2370 had a thinner, prettier sister. In addition, the XL also has an LED backlight that lets it perform better in movies and games. The monitor won't be available in the U.S. until October 12,...
- Product reviews 2009-09-03
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