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Back on November 21, 2009, I wrote and article about Rupert Murdoch and his threats to Google and how he was going to pull his news content away from search engines. [ See my post here ] So this morning I read a comment from a reader that stated the following:
You and everyone who blogs is a ...
Online
When Google made their announcement yesterday [Thursday November 20, 2009], included in their release statement was the fact that their new operating system would be open source. Some of you may not know what open source is. Basically the term means that creative works are shared by anyone and ...
Software
Linux
Ubuntu
Chrome
I read an article yesterday at PC World about how to buy a new HDTV this holiday season. I read the description between an LCD and Plasma sets, read the reviews about different models and brands, when I recalled the DLP sets. These sets were popular a few years ago, but were not even mentioned ...
Home Theater
DLP
Samsung
Best Buy
Mitsubishi
Amazon
Google has officially announced that they need developers, partners and the open source community to get this operating system ready for use by next year. Google states that the new operating system will function entirely in a browser and that all application functions will be done online.
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Software
Linux
Microsoft
Chrome
AOL is asking employees for volunteers to leave the company. The other option is to be fired. Sounds like the Titanic, take 2. We don’t have enough lifeboats so who wants to stay on board and drown? As AOL prepares to spin off from their parent company of Time-Warner, the company will ...
Online
AOL
Dell is slowly closing down their North Carolina facility, which at one time employed 1400 people. By January, 2010 the plant will be vacant and the locals are looking for a new tenant to fill the void. The plant which was opened 4 years ago, promised prosperity for the local township, has left ...
Hardware
Steve Jobs
In an attempt to reduce energy use for television sets, California will set new regulations for televisions sold after January 1, 2011. The new regulations will be for sets up to 58″ in size. The state says that television sets currently make up about 10% of electrical use for a typical ...
Other
I took me three days to find the answer to this problem so I hope that it helps someone else. If you previously used Microsoft Office 2010 Technical Preview and attempted to install Microsoft Office 2010 beta, you may have been facing an unhelpful warning, after installing the Technical ...
Software
Office 2010
Microsoft
Microsoft is making available a public download of their Office 2010 beta, which incorporates many new features. Also available for download is SharePoint Server 2010, Visio 2010, and Project 2010 which are available for download at the link below.
So what’s new in this latest Office ...
Software
Microsoft
Office 2010
Visio
On November 10, 2009, I received a free copy of Diskeeper Professional 2010, from the company, to play with and to see what I thought. Featured in this new version is what is called ‘ IntelliWrite’ which the company claims is designed to prevent about 85% of fragmentation before it ...
Software
We have all seen those web ads on some e-tailers which offer either a web loyalty reward or a discount coupon of some type, During a recent Senate investigation it is being alleged that these companies are being passed on your credit card information. Some consumers are now complaining that ...
Online
Reliability for Notebook computers according to a publication by Square Trade rates Asus as the most reliable and HP the least reliable. So who is Square Trade? They are a company that offers warranties on computer systems and their results were based on 30,000 notebooks that required repairs. ...
Hardware
Toshiba
Apple
Acer
Lenovo
Gateway
AT&T is suing Verizon stating that their ‘There’s A Map For That’ misleads consumers. If you are not familiar with this advertisement, it basically shows two maps of the United States. One in red which represents the Verizon wireless coverage and one in blue, representing ...
Mobile
Verizon
I have a friend who sent me an email last night, asking what was a good tutorial, manual or book to get for users of Windows 7? I really didn’t have an answer since I haven’t bought any reference books in a decade for Windows. I did recall that the Simplified series were great for ...
Software
Windows 7
Amazon
Windows XP
Nintendo
Microsoft
First there was this article from the New York Times which stated:
Americans, it turns out, are less willing than people in many other Western countries to pay for their online news, according to a new study by the Boston Consulting Group.
Among regular Internet users in the United States, ...
Other
The people in Russia are not to happy with one segment of the new Modern Warfare 2 game, that could be interrupted as portraying Russians as terrorists. The segment causing much discussion involves a Russian airport in which players must decide whether to fire on Russian citizens or not. This ...
Gaming
Infinity Ward
This may come as a little surprising coming from the worlds largest retailer, but Walmart is predicting that sales may be flat this holiday season. This will not be good news for many retailers that are struggling to survive. Walmart is actually enjoying increased sales for 2009, since more ...
Other
For those of us who have either Cable TV or Satellite service there may be another option coming our from a company called Sezmi. Currently the company is conducting a trial run in Los Angeles with an expected release date in March of 2010.
So what is Sezmi? It is a combination of over the ...
Other
It seems like it was only yesterday when Dell was the number one PC company. But times have changed and it could be that Dell may end up as the number four PC maker if Asus has their way. It seems that Asus is courting Toshiba which could potentially push Asus to the number three position with ...
Hardware
Toshiba
PC
Asus Tek
ASUS
Acer
Blogging Moms are being wooed by food companies who see these parents as being of real valuable to associate with their products. Moms are finding that staying at home and blogging can be lucrative as food companies are starting to offer free trips, products and more. But with the FTC trying to ...
