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Mobile software Monday: Handy Tools Pack for S60 devices

I am working on getting Mobile software Monday reviews up and running here again on my ZDNet blog, but there are so many devices coming in that it is tough to find the time to write about all the great software titles. The Nokia E71 see my full review is...

Tags: Software, Application, Device, Mobile, Utility, Tool, Handy TaskMan, Handy Profiles, Handy Keylock, Handy Converter, S60 Operating System, Tools & Techniques, Advertising & Promotion, Management, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-13

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Google analyst sees falling revenue and board conflict

Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry predicts Google's revenue will fall in the next two years and the company is about to hit its adolescent stage with board conflicts and layoffs. In a research note, Chowdhry lays out the case. The gist: The economy is putting pressure...

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Board, Trip Chowdhry, Contacts, VC, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Your guide to disabling SearchWiki

SearchWiki is one of those features that should really have a built-in mechanism for disabling it. Many people are finding the new feature a bit annoying which makes me think that it's going to be a short-lived feature -- at least as a permanent default. In...

Tags: Google Inc., SearchWiki, Web Browsers, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-11-29

Why C wins: the cold realities of abstraction

The sad reality underlying many of the handy abstractions we rely on every day is that they only work most of the time - and what that means is that the abstractions we choose to use define limits to the quality of our work. by Paul Murphy

Tags: C, TCP, Actor, Abstraction, Joel Spolsky, Tom Godwin, Tcp/Ip, Networking, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-11-29

Microsoft's Live launches malware detection service for webmasters

Playing catch-up with Google's Safe Browsing diagnostic, Google's warnings for potentially hackable sites, and Yahoo's SearchScan introduced through their partnership with McAfee, Microsoft's Live Search has updated their Webmaster tools to offer detection for embedded malware. Moreover, as a late entrant they simply had to differentiate, and they did it...

Tags: Webmaster, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Site, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best Apple iPhone, iPod touch apps

Just about everyone seems to have either an iPhone or iPod touch these days and the companion App Store is chock full of over 5,000 great gift ideas. From powerful databases to file storage to music, this list has something for you. Can't decide? Give your special someone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Database, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Apple iTunes, US$5, BeatMaker iPhone, Intua, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Netbooks + Ubuntu: On fence about form factor; OS solid

Last week, I bought a Dell Mini 9 preloaded with Ubuntu. The idea: Check out a  netbook and take Ubuntu for a spin. The early reaction: Netbooks can be handy,  but they can also cramp your hands with those dinky keyboards. And aside from some early problems with connecting to...

Tags: Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., WEP, Operating System, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Network Security, Security, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Gmail exploit lets attackers forward your email to them

Philipp Lenssen spotted a post by Brandon at GeekCondition that explains the general idea behind an attack that can be used to set up filters in your Gmail account without your knowledge. It's important to be aware of these kind of things so you can better protect yourself. ...

Tags: Google Gmail, Attacker, E-mail, Cookie, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-11-23

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 5

Today is the last day of a 5-day course on iPhone programming class led by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I've been taking notes on how development for the iPhone compares to development for Android. By the way, BNR also offers Android courses if you're interested....

Tags: Program, Apple iPhone, Web Service, Android, iPhone API, Settings App, Android Preference, Cloud Computing, Web Services, XML, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Advantages of the Storm over the iPhone (updated)

(Update: I took the number out of the headline, because it keeps changing.) I got to play with a Blackberry Storm earlier this week and a couple of features immediately jumped out at me that beat the iPhone hands down: Copy and Paste...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, Apple Inc., Blackberry Storm, Keyboards, Engineering, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Hardware, Peripherals, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Top 5 Netbooks

The biggest surprise of 2008 was the arrival of netbooks. Asus was the first in the pool with its Eee PC, and after some initial hesitation, the big guys were forced to jump in as well. Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo are all among a long...

Tags: ASUS, Hard Drive, Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Battery, Memory, Acer Inc., Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Dell Inspiron, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Collision course for American-owned car makers

America's auto makers were very handy in protecting themselves against having tougher fuel efficiency standards. Just this past year as fuel prices spiralled ever upward the feds finally increased the fuel efficiency standards after thirty years of stasis. So now those auto makers in America and elsewhere are...

Tags: U.S., Car, Automobile Company, Detroit, U.S. Congress, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-17

Weekend Gadget Guidance: Prevent auto Windows shutdown, reboot

Are you a serial software-installer? Has Windows rebooted while you were in the middle of doing something else? If you install software on a regular basis and get rebooted on without asking, ShutdownGuard could be a useful little utility for you. ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-11-14

All About Microsoft: CodeTracker

Revised -- November, 2008 Can't keep Midori straight from MinSafe? Unsure how Red Dog, Cosmos and Zurich fit in Microsoft's cloud OS picture? Tracking Microsoft's myriad codenames is an almost full-time occupation. And Mary Jo Foley knows that better than anyone, as she spends...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Operating Systems, Software

Case studies 2008-11-14

TechRepublic Resource Guide: Data Backup and Recovery

When it comes to administrative tasks, knowing what NOT to do is sometimes more important than knowing what you should do. Such is the reason for leading off this TechRepublic Resource Guide with Peter Herbener's piece on "worst practices" for backing up your mission-critical data. The informative articles included here...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Recovery, Data Backup, Dell EqualLogic, Backups

White papers 2008-11-12

TechRepublic Resource Guide: Data Storage for the Enterprise

This TechRepublic Resource Guide is a great starting point if you're looking to expand your storage capacity but aren't sure how. It compares the pros and cons of various technologies and explores the types of decisions you'll need to make when traversing today's storage marketplace. Titled "Data Storage for the...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Data Storage, Dell EqualLogic, Storage, Hardware

White papers 2008-11-11

RichardSolo bumps capacity of iPhone battery

The RichardSolo 1800 backup battery for the iPhone and iPod (US$69.99) doubles the capacity of the its earlier iPhone batteries reviewed in July and September. The new model's impressive 1800 mAh battery has 50 percent more power than the previous 1200 mAh model, which is still being offered for US$49.99....

Tags: Apple iPhone, Battery, Engineering, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-10

Using an iPod in a Prius

When we bought our Toyota Prius in August we purchase the base model without any options. Although, that's what we wanted, it's not like we had much of a choice in the matter Prius' are still very scarce in the northeastern part of the U.S. and there is little, if...

Tags: Apple iPod, Toyota Prius, 3G, Digital Music, Digital Media, Cable, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-07

Agood 3GP Mp4 to AVI WMV FLV MOV Converter Free (exe)

Agood 3GP Mp4 to AVI WMV FLV MOV Converter Free is a powerful and handy video converter which helps you convert 3GP/ MP4 file to all other video formats such as MP4 to AVI, MP4 to WMV, 3GP to MOV, 3GP to FLV. This converter is very attractive that it...

Tags: AVI, Video, AgoodConverter Software, Corporate Communications, Pocket PC, Marketing, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-11-07

Ivan Video to 3GP Spliter (exe)

Video to 3GP Spliter - is a powerful and handy video to 3GP spliter & converter for mobile phone and PDA. It can convert almost all video format, e.g. DivX, XviD, AVI, WMV, MPG, MPEG, MP4, M4V, FLV, 3GP, ASF, RM, RMVB, MOV, MOD, ASX, MKV, OGM, SVCD, VCD, VOB...

Tags: Video, 3gp, Ivansoft, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-11-07