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Beyond Simple Total Cost of Ownership
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See SPOT run
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, ZDNet's David Coursey demos Microsoft's Smart Personal Objects Technology, also known as SPOT.
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What the next Windows will look like
Microsoft is working on the next version of Windows--code-named "Longhorn"--right now. As usual, MS has been pretty quiet about what it'll look like. David Coursey has a few ideas on what it might...
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Dell's new PDAs may make you look stupid
The low prices on Dell's first Pocket PCs are tempting, but David Coursey says taking the bait might mean you've just been taken.
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Why you should buy the new Mac OS X--Now
Two questions loom over this weekend's release of Mac OS X 10.2: Is it worth $129? And will it induce more Windows users to go Mac? Now that I've had a chance to live with the upgrade, I think the...
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Intel inside a Mac? Just wait
Here's a prediction: In less than 18 months, you'll be able to buy an Apple Macintosh computer with an Intel (or equivalent) processor inside. And it will work with Windows, too.
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MS/Apple: Can this marriage be saved?
Apple is cutting hardware prices, raising software prices, building features into OS X that compete with MS Office, and placing ads urging Windows users to switch. Are these the first signs of an...
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Top 10 changes I'd make to Office
David Coursey presents his top 10 wishes for how Microsoft could improve the next version of Office.
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Triple your dial-up Web surfing speeds for $5!
Would you pay $5 or $7 a month to make your dial-up Web browsing two to five times faster? A company called Propel is betting you will. After testing the company's new service, I think it could...
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Dear Steve Jobs: At Macworld, show me this...
I'm headed to NYC for Macworld Expo. Steve Jobs usually makes big announcements at these shows--last time around it was those cool new iMacs. I don't know what he's got up his sleeve this time,...
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How would you improve the next MS Office?
The next version of Microsoft Office is due in the next year or so. If you were product manager for the industry-standard office suite, what would you add? What would you get rid of? What would...
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Microsoft's Palladium: What the heck is it?
Everybody's talking about Palladium, Microsoft's new "trustworthy computing" architecture. But the details on what it is and how it will work are still extremely sketchy. Here's what I've been...
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What's with Apple's fetish for secrecy?
Apple is accused of barring certain Mac e-zines from next week's Macworld trade show in New York. Why? Because those e-zines dare to print rumors about the company. This just adds to Steve Jobs's...
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Does anybody really know what time it is?
Why is your PC's clock always wrong? Why do real clock people hate Windows? Why does your PC log onto a shadowy government network behind your back? Read on for answers.
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Why we can't trust Microsoft's 'trustworthy' OS
As reports leak out about a future, more secure version of Windows code-named Palladium, Microsoft has a whole bunch of questions to answer. The biggest question of all: Can we trust Microsoft to...
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Why we can't trust Microsoft's 'trustworthy' OS
David Coursey says Palladium remains a slippery subject, in large part because Microsoft seems to be talking out of both sides of its mouth. Is the world ready to trust Microsoft on something it...
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What do you think future TV will look like?
Where is television technology really headed? Will it be a set-top box combining a personal video recorder with a game console? Or an all-in-one unit with built-in PVR/console/broadband/home...
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Will you buy Microsoft's Tablet PC?
Some of you will love scribbling and storing handwritten notes with Microsoft's tablet technology. Others will decry the lousy handwriting recognition. And still others will wonder what the fuss...
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Will satellites kill local radio? I hope so
Satellite radio services XM and Sirius offer more than just nationwide, digital-quality broadcasts and hundreds of channels to choose from. They could also put an end to radio as we've known it....
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I've learned to like Linux (but not to love it)
Continuing my quest to live with Linux, I've found a bunch of stuff I really like, some other stuff that I can tolerate, and a few things that still have me scratching my head. At least I finally...
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Can a Windows user learn to love Linux?
Everyone knows David Coursey think Windows is basically pretty good. Which is why Linux lovers are constantly daring him to take their favorite OS/symbol of freedom from corporate tyranny out for...
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