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• Metrics of open source success

  There is such a thing as enough money. And there are other drives, equally vital, that open source can satisfy. Some are drives felt keenly by people with lots of ...

  Tags: Money, Dana Blankenhorn, Open Source, Matt Asay

  Nov 21, 2008 6:33 AM PST

• AMD's Phenom II shows overclocking potential

  After initial overclocking disappointment with the Phenom, AMD has put effort into giving the Phenom II a fair amount of overclocking overhead. At a demo yesterday journalists were shown a ...

  Tags: Overclocking, Deneb, AMD Phenom, Release, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  Nov 21, 2008 6:02 AM PST

• Word 2007 ruler tweak

  A much easier way to controlling the "crazy" ruler in Word 2007, without hassle or mass-customisation. by Zack Whittaker

  Tags: Microsoft Word, Zack Whittaker, Peripherals, Mice, Mouse, Hardware, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites

  Nov 21, 2008 6:01 AM PST

• A guide to cutting IT costs

  Reduction of spending in the IT department is more art than science. Metri consultant Paul Michaels offers some advice on how to get it right. For the past few months ...

  Tags: Management, costs, Information Technology, Strategy, cutbacks, Conundrum, Paul Michaels, Benchmarking, IT management, IT Cost

  Nov 21, 2008 5:05 AM PST

• Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Budget hardware

  Lists ... if there's one thing that people seem to what at this time of year it's lists. Over the next few weeks I've planned on posting several kit lists ...

  Tags: Components, Processors, Corporate Governance, Hardware, 300W Power Supply Unit, Business Operations, Board, ASUS, Semiconductors, Corporate Law

  Nov 21, 2008 4:54 AM PST

• Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool

  Two new pieces of malware affecting Mac OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoors. Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple's Mac ...

  Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Tool, Adware & Malware, Matthew Broersma ZDNet.co.uk, OSX.Lamzev.A, Trojan, Intego, Apple Mac OS, Spyware, Operating Systems

  Nov 21, 2008 4:38 AM PST

• Go ahead...Hang out on MySpace. Wait, what?

  The MacArthur Foundation just released a study suggesting that, not surprisingly, given the integration of social media into business and modern culture, the time kids spend with so-called new media, ...

  Tags: Youth, Media, Advertising & Promotion, Christopher Dawson, MySpace, Marketing, Social Media, Barack Obama

  Nov 21, 2008 3:08 AM PST

• Nielson Mobile, an Altor Networks Customer

  Altor Networks Customer Profile, Nielson Mobile I recently had the opportunity to speak with Nick Portolese, Senior Manager of Data Center Operations for Nielsen Mobile, an Altor Networks customer. He ...

  Tags: Dan Kusnetzky, Tool, Hardware, Data Management, Nielson Mobile, Productivity, VMWare ESX, Nielsen, Storage, Nielsen Mobile

  Nov 21, 2008 3:00 AM PST

• iPhone 2.2 update is out

  Good news everyone or for iPhone owners at least. Apple has released software update 2.2 for the iPhone. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

  Tags: Personal Technology, Peripherals, Podcasts, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Apple iPhone, Cellular Phones, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Online Communications, Keyboards

  Nov 21, 2008 2:34 AM PST

• Ed Tech in a recession

  At the beginning of this week, I wrote about why the OLPC makes less sense than ever during a recession. Little green netbooks, though, aren't the only things that will ...

  Tags: Human Resources, Vertical Industries, Recession, Christopher Dawson, Hardware, Software, Technology, Productivity, Benefits, Enterprise Software

  Nov 21, 2008 2:30 AM PST

• Verizon Wireless: Our employees breached Obama's cell phone records

  Verizon Wireless said that "a number of employees" accessed President-Elect Barack Obama's cell phone records without authorization. That's not a great way to introduce yourself to an incoming president. Unfortunately, ...

  Tags: Employee, Personal Technology, Verizon Wireless, Phone, Cellular Phones, Cell Phone, Larry Dignan, Consumer Electronics

  Nov 21, 2008 2:13 AM PST

• Teaming Up to Crack Innovation and Enterprise Integration

  There is a thought provoking piece in the November issue of the Harvard Business Review written by James I. Cash, Jr., Michael J. Earl, and Robert Morison. Morison is an ...

  Tags: Management, Distributed Innovation Group, Innovation, Enterprise Integration, Oliver Marks, Morison, Strategy, Leadership, Software, Enterprise Software

  Nov 21, 2008 2:07 AM PST

• Google launches personalized searches via SearchWiki; Scale, data equals fine experiment

  Google has launched an effort it calls SearchWiki, which allows folks to customize searches and move results. An example: Say you disagree with a ranking of a result. You can ...

  Tags: Engineering, Larry Dignan, Personalized Search, Productivity, Search, Google Inc.

  Nov 21, 2008 2:03 AM PST

• The future of... Ink [video]

  Imagine a magazine that updates its articles whenever new information is available. A tablet that stores all the textbooks a university student will ever need. Or a supermarket shelf tag ...

  Tags: Larry Dignan, Video, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Notebooks & Tablets

  Nov 21, 2008 2:02 AM PST

• News to know: Dell; Army bans USB drives; Salesforce; Microsoft

  Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Cost cutting pays off for Dell; IT spending, demand 'challenging' Sam ...

  Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan, Open Source, USB Flash Drive, Internet

  Nov 21, 2008 2:01 AM PST

• From Chapter Three: The Windows Culture

  The history of Windows, from 3.11 to Vista, is one of ad hoc adaptation to market conditions and expectational change among customers. To a large extent it's been about playing ...

  Tags: Stored Procedure, Hardware, Data Management, TCP/IP, Enterprise Software, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, PC, Application, Operating Systems

  Nov 21, 2008 12:15 AM PST

• Government's star witness undercuts prosecution in suicide case

  Ashley Grills testifies that she, not Lori Drew, created MySpace profile for 'Josh.' Drew, she says, wanted to use the profile to 'humiliate' the girl who committed suicide. by Richard ...

  Tags: Vertical Industries, Ashley Grills, Government, MySpace, Richard Koman, Software, Enterprise Software

  Nov 20, 2008 9:04 PM PST

• Explaining SOA failure to the boss: here are some real good excuses

  'On the bright side, 70% of our initiatives fail anyway' by Joe McKendrick

  Tags: Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Joe McKendrick, Software, SOA, Enterprise Software

  Nov 20, 2008 7:33 PM PST

• Google launches SearchWiki

  I saw some hints of this new feature a few weeks ago, and it turns out that it was launched today. Google says SearchWiki lets users re-order, add and comment ...

  Tags: Garett Rogers, Search Result, Search, Google Inc.

  Nov 20, 2008 6:46 PM PST

• Vizio unveils $1,999.99 55-inch 120Hz LCD HDTV for January release

  Vizio decided to jump the gun on CES and announce some new home theater products today, including a 55-inch 120Hz 1080p LCD for just $1,999.99, another aggressive pricing decision that ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sean Portnoy, Home Theater, Vizio, 1080p, VF550XVT1A, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, LCD

  Nov 20, 2008 6:06 PM PST

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