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- Icahn on Yahoo: I'd hire a 'talented and experienced' CEO
- Icahn on Yahoo: I'd hire a 'talented and experienced' CEOGive me a breakI'd like to see Icahn actually create something from scratch.All these billionaires are so full of it. Yes they made their money, and once you have it you forget the effort to build up something from scratch.Paul Allen,...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-06
- Windows 7 info starts to trickle out of Microsoft
- Windows 7 info starts to trickle out of MicrosoftWin 7 TricklesMaybe it's only a trickle, but it's enough for me to know that it's going to be compatible with pathetic old VISTA. That's a big coffin nail to me and only tells me I'm right to be so interested...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- Word up to Linux fan boys: Multiple Linux flaws show that Linux also has kernel issues
- Word up to Linux fan boys: Multiple Linux flaws show that Linux also has kernel issuesLet's find out.I'd like to know just what the similarities or lack there of will be in security issues when Linux replaces Windows as the OS of the people.Apple's dealing with this right nowTime to...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
- Frustrations with development languages
- Last week's discussions of Java suggested to me that most of the response people have to programming language choices is driven first by the lack of real choices and secondly by issues of scale and perception. Setting aside embedded uses of Java, I get the clear impression...
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Gateway FHD2400 (24-inch)
- Despite a host of video connections, including HDMI, and HDCP support, the $550 Gateway FHD2400 is not a good multimedia display choice. This 24-inch LCD carries a reasonable $550 price and will suffice for basic productivity and gaming usage. The rich feature set includes an optional $50 speaker bar that...
- Product reviews 2008-03-25
- EU approves Google's DoubleClick acquisition; Here comes the display ad ripples
- EU approves Google's DoubleClick acquisition; Here comes the display ad ripplesIsn't that wonderfulEuro trash approves the merger of two American companies. Pfffttt.....I can see I may have to find a different search engine...... unless Google cans doubleclick entirely. Doubleclick is flat out intrusive, underhanded, and intolerable. If...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- Happy Valentine's Day: your home is toxic
- That was the ahppy message to numerous families from the feds today. Specifically it was FEMA telling displaced Katrina refugees that their government-provided travel trailers contain unsafe levels of formaldhyde. In testing by gthe federal government at least 5% of the trailers had off-gassing severe enough to cause...
- Blog posts 2008-02-14
- Rackspace offers a unique, green way to recycle an abandoned mall
- Say you're a fast-growing IT hosting service company adding 60 to 80 employees per month. You're maxing out your existing office space and need some new digs. Stat. How do you expand your company's physical footprint to accommodate more than 1,400 employees at your headquarters without completely contradicting your corporate...
- Blog posts 2008-02-06
- Here's what fake HD video looks like
- Here's what fake HD video looks likesad but trueI think the quality levels achieved by vinyl and cd could be historical anomalies; even with great source material the majority of people always choose to murder it with crappy equipment. Why spend money on a decent turntable/cd player, amp and speakers...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
- Blueprint for Outlook Professional (msi)
- Blueprint for Outlook by Savvisoft Ltd extends Microsoft Office Outlook printing capabilities to provide HTML-based customized printing. Supports your custom forms, messages, contacts, tasks, and appointments by controlling exactly how they should look when printed. Protect your company e-mails by ensuring they contain your company logo and sensitivity markings when...
- Software downloads 2008-01-15
- Deskbar Search Tool (exe)
- The Gimmeweb.com Quick Search Deskbar allows you to search for Web sites. You can also access bittorrents, movie reviews, and movie trailer. Free up browser as this product is installed directly into your Windows Explorer taskbar. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-01-10
- Can a no-star movie move the stem cell debate?
- Can a no-star movie move the stem cell debate?"Hope" a movie around stem cell controversyI actually liked the trailer and I think it sends an important message across. Many Independent movies are low budget movies...why are you surprised at that. I think it is a creditable that a lone doctor...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-08
- Can a no-star movie move the stem cell debate?
- An Indian-born doctor is trying to move the stem cell debate using a movie without stars. Hope, now in post-production, was written by Shelley Chawla, 42, who now lives in Topeka. His father, L.S. Chawla, was once vice-chancellor of the Baba Farid University of Health Sciences in...
- Blog posts 2008-01-08
- MSS.Saver (dmg)
- This is software designed to utilize moving pictures such as home video, flash animation, advertisement, and cinema movies as a screen saver. And you can take the latest trailers as a screen saver automatically from Apple trailers site. The play list function enables to play several movies in order. The...
- Software downloads 2007-12-27
- New Duke Nukem Forever teaser released
- "When it's ready." That's when Duke Nukem Forever will be released. Six years after the last trailer was shown to the public, many gamers including myself assumed it would never be ready. Wired gave it a Lifetime Achievement Vaporware award in 2004. But now out of the...
- Blog posts 2007-12-19
- Duke Nukem Forever teaser trailer (mov)
- Duke Nukem Forever is the next installment in the popular first-person shooter series and has been in development since 1997. This high-definition teaser trailer for the game was released on December 19, 2007. The movie runs approximately 1:11, and the resolution is 1280x720. The movie is in the .MOV file...
- Software downloads 2007-12-19
- River Past Crazi Video for Wii (exe)
- Finally, it is now possible to play all of your favourite videos on your Nintendo Wii. River Past Crazi Video for Wii is the easiest way to convert your video for your Wii. It accepts a wide range of video formats 3GPP, 3GPP2, ASF, AVI, DAT VCD, DivX, DV, MKV,...
- Software downloads 2007-12-19
- 2008 Audi S5 quattro 2dr Coupe AWD (4.2L 8cyl 6M)
- Photo gallery:2008 Audi S5We were impressed with the look of the Audi A5, when we saw it launched at the Geneva auto show earlier this year. But when the 2008 Audi S5 turned up on our car review schedule, we were pleased and surprised to get the S5 before the...
- Product reviews 2007-12-16
- How Rackable saves power with impeller fans
- How Rackable saves power with impeller fansHow can Google hold a patent on somethingthat was being used during WWII when containers containing radio and tracking equipment were being distributed in this way, as well as the current military having mobile datacenters of thier own for some time now?Everyone has some...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-16
- How Rackable saves power with impeller fans
- Rackable Systems had their Ice Cube modular data center on display at the supercomputing conference this week. I didn't get to see it at IDF when it was parked outside so I grabbed a few photos and inspected the data center as it was parked in...
- Blog posts 2007-11-16
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