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Suddenly, Android is hot again

After months of silence, the double-whammy of new software and hardware has gotten everyone talking about Android again. Earlier this month Erick Schonfeld at TechCrunch was wondering if anybody cared about Android any more. Now TC is practically gushing over the mobile platform. What happened? Two things:...

Tags: Phone, SDK, Shout-out, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-08-27

OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #36 is now online

OnTheRun with Tablet PCs #36- the shout-out show!Listen here ( MP3, 17.4 MB, 50 minutes) or Subscribe to the show with this link RSS James Kendrick and I are back with show #36 and shout-outs are in order all around with the shipping of my...

Tags: Windows, Vista, Utilities and Add-Ins, Tablet PCs, Software, Productivity, Podcasts, Mobility, Microsoft Office, Hardware, Gadgetry

Blog posts 2007-04-01

Additional Resources

Hands On: The BlackBerry Storm

First off, a warning: Be very skeptical of any review you read in the next 24 to 48 hours that proclaims to be the definitive word on the Blackberry Storm. While clearly I have my own early impressions, the Storm is so different than any other smartphone...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Phone, Screen, Network, Verizon Communications Inc., Customer, Video, RIM BlackBerry, Plan, Blackberry Storm, E-mail, Handhelds, Keyboards, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Josh Taylor

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Shout Scan PLS ASX M3U Radio (exe)

ShoutScan downloads many thousands PLS, ASX, or M3U files to a local list of MP3 or ACC+ stations. Ideal for building a local list of shoutcast MP3 stations suitable for use with the XBOX Media (XBMP/XBMC) and Windows Media player. Download all genres in a single run. Specify the number...

Tags: Windows Media, Station, Genre, StudioZ, ShoutScan, Digital Music, Digital Media, Microsoft Windows, Media Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-10-20

New green certification program helps keep kitchens out of the frying pan in terms of environmental waste

Haven't had much occasion to write about Microsoft in this blog as extensively as some of the other big hardware-oriented tech players, but this item was pretty intriguing, because it's a great lead-in to some other cool information I briefed on about a month back. Here's the...

Tags: Food, Kitchen, FoodServiceWarehouse.com, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-10-12

Apple agrees to repair MacBook Pros with bad NVIDIA GPUs

Apple agrees to repair MacBook Pros with bad NVIDIA GPUsWhat a nimble companydoes Wilee Coyote only realize there is no ground beneath him when he looks down. You can shout at the television all you want. He'll never hold up that little sign that says " Uh Oh!" until he...

Tags: Notebooks, MacBook PROS, NVIDIA GPU, Apple Inc., GPU, NVidia Corp., Apple MacBook

Discussion threads 2008-10-10

Microsoft's 'conceptual touch designs'

I've written from time to time about Apple and their rumoured tablet devices, applications for tablet PC's, multi-touch and Surface, and all those touchy-feely concepts we've been hearing about, but when do we get to actually see them? Microsoft has recently kicked forward their Software+Services, which for...

Tags: Tablet PC, Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-10

ZDNet blogger: working from home

More and more people work from home every day. Not only that, more and more people don't work from their offices, or "where they're meant to work". With the Internet, intranet's and extranet's, email and unified communications with VoIP and Blackberry devices, it makes life much easier...

Tags: Phone, Tea, Blogger, E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Pre-university jitters: join a student social network

I remember when I was about to start at university. It was a strange, perplexing time and wasn't sure if I'd make friends, know people, know what to do or where to go. Having said that, it made life that little bit easier having a unique medical condition - Tourette's...

Tags: Network, University, Yougofurther, TheClassConnection, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Let there be light: dissigno spurs off-the-grid development

This is one of those posts that I should have written many, many weeks ago because the green technology that's involved is of a type that will have an impact on much, much more than simply a corporate IT environment. Since I'm in a do-gooder mood this evening, this is...

Tags: Green Technology, Lamp, Vertical Industries, Free Trade, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Human Resources, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Is open source politically attractive?

Is open source politically attractive?Do you think Canadians are so obsessed with software...... that a reference to open source as software is significant?I suggest the endorsement is a statement of political principle. Though it may not be accurate, open source might be considered an expression of an old principle:...

Tags: open source, Bloc Quebecois, voter

Discussion threads 2008-09-19

Too much 'whining' and not enough action on SOA?

Too much 'whining' and not enough action on SOA?I'm sure he would like people to act without thinking.Yes, when you are selling vapor it is good to discourage debate and discussion, and instead shout at people to "get moving".The author (not Joe, this Petreley referred to in the article) clearly...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Technologies, SOA

Discussion threads 2008-09-09

The Importance of Dissent

The Importance of Dissentwould be nice...It would be nice if we could "shout from the rooftops" without fear of reprisal. In reality, with most companies, the options are "jump ship" or "keep your mouth shut and do as you're told".It's hard to disagree publicly with your companyI agree with you...

Tags: Drizzle, Mat, open source

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

The Importance of Dissent

Word is going around that Monty Widenius, founder of MySQL, is parting ways with Sun. Matt Asay blogs about it and says it's a good thing Widenius is taking his dissent on the road: At this point, however, Monty has done the right thing with his dissent. He has...

Tags: MySQL, Arjen, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-09-05

DJ-Serv 2.0 (zip)

Budget non-stop music software. Suitable for mobile Djs, parties. Also for Internet radio stations on a tight budget. Plays MP3, WAV, WMA, and OGG. Includes built-in playlist creator and has full automation scheduling capabilities. Suitable for live assist mode, or will run completely unattended without any user interaction. Includes virtual...

Tags: AudioEnhance, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-08-15

Students choose webcam over phone calls

Since many of you decided to whinge and whine about my previous article, I thought I'd go with something a little simpler for the masses. The first rule of mass media is of course, "give the people what they want." [Tomorrow Never Dies, 1997]. After much thought...

Tags: Phone, Webcam, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-08-11

Netscape keeps users; Vista struggles to grab new ones

Netscape keeps users; Vista struggles to grab new onesNew CokeNew Coke wasn't a perception problem.It tasted terrible.Ok......since Vista is 'struggling' with corporate adoption perhaps you'd be so kind as to compare its adoption rates with those of XP at the same point in its lifecycle.Just so we have something to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeInsidious BMThe widespread Microsoft use combined with the creeping IBM invasiveness appears to indicate a competition within the organization which IBM is currently winning. Probably a comeback.Murph has also mentioned that there are substantial external contracts providing services and capabilities in...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, mainframe, IBM Corp., data-processing, diamond, meat, Murph, IBM mainframe

Discussion threads 2008-08-08

Traffic Psyche (zip)

Traffic Psyche helps you build your real, natural traffic to your blog by using a social psychology approach. Use with one of the biggest blog community, BlogCatalog.com it helps you build your own community with ease. It automatically add friends, join neighborhoods, surf pages and Web sites, give rating, and...

Tags: community, blog, nusaxcess resources, blogging, web site development, web technology, internet

Software downloads 2008-08-05

Roboform launches Enterprise, still wondering if this Mac thing will take off.

I hate passwords - especially in a corporate setting. We've all been there - your password must be between 6-8 characters and must include at least one letter, one number, one symbol, yadda yadda yadda. Oh, and you'll be asked to change it every 60 days. Sigh. OK,  I recognize...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Password, Roboform, Mac Sale, Desktops, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-31