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Chrome OS: The Fight is Finally on for Microsoft and Google...
in Bizinformer, on July 10, 2009
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Two of the giants of the technology world have finally come to blows. And the battle may reshape the industry and impact every business that uses computers.
Okay, that sounded dramatic. And Google's move into operating systems has been a bit of a surprise to everyone but the ind...
Freecom Hard Drive Secure: Added layer of security to your data
in The RFID Weblog, on July 10, 2009
From now on stealing data will not be a piece of cake for the thieves from your external hard drives with the availability of RFID backed Freecom external HDD . The Freecom external HDD is secured by RFID access card which is used to lock and unlock the HDD. Within a matter of seconds you get ...
1954 Buick Skylark. More Beautiful Than a 48 Roadmaster?
in Classical Drives, on July 10, 2009
A few days ago I posted a blog about the styling of the post-war Buick Roadmaster (although a convertible was shown, it's the fastback that really turns my crank). It was, and still is, one of my favorites. However my good friend and former test drive buddy Colin Hefferon checked me up on t...
LaCie’s LaCinema Rugged External HDD Is One Tough Media Server
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 9, 2009
Making certain products rugged makes a lot of sense. Rugged laptops are a must for some careers, and rugged cellphones and flash drives are great because of how fragile those devices typically are. A media center however, may not need to stand up to the harshest of conditions, but that has not ...
Taking out a mortgage loan without going mad
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on July 6, 2009
There's one secret to taking out a mortgage loan without losing your mind: Don't obsess over those mortgage interest rates.
Unfortunately, this is the one piece of advice very few borrowers listen to.
You can't really blame homeowners for focusing so intently on what their mortgage int...
Apricorn Promises to Beef Up 5th Generation iPod Storage
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 6, 2009
My new iPhone has 32GB of storage space, and I have about 25GB free. My entire music collection only takes up 9GB of space, which is why the 120GB on a 5th Generation iPod Classic just blows my mind. I know some people use them as portable storage, but I know some people just need hundreds of GB'...
Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 Spyder
in Wangtam, on July 5, 2009
Engine
Configuration 90º V 10
Location Mid, longitudinally mounted
Construction aluminum block and head
Displacement 5.204 liter / 317.6 cu in
Bore / Stroke 84.5 mm (3.3 in) / 92.8 mm (3.7 in)
Compression 12.5:1
Valvetrain 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed Direct Fuel Injection
Aspiration N...
USB 3.0 Is Coming Soon to Make Your PC Even More Obsolete
in The Gadgets Weblog, on July 3, 2009
The USB 3.0 standard has been in development for some time now, but it finally looks like we might be seeing that blazing speed in our computers and peripherals sooner than later. In fact, Nikkei Electronics Asia is reporting that USB enabled devices will be making their way out of Taiwan as ea...
Install OS X On SD Card
in Wangtam, on June 30, 2009
• Install OS X On SD Card
• Keeping News of Kidnapping Off Wikipedia
• iPhone 3GS Jailbreak Software Delayed by Dev Team
• HTC Hero Pre-Order At Amazon UK!
• Microsoft puts Razorfish up for sale
• Telecom firms back standard phone charger in Europe
• Fennec Alpha 2 now available for Win...
De Beers Secrets of the Rose Collection Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on June 29, 2009
Gold and Diamond Jewelry
De Beers is diamonds . Whether it be in the creation of the De Beers Millennium Star or your very own diamond engagement ring, you have the reassurance of knowing that the same painstaking craftsmanship, love, and attention to detail is put into each and every piece. Cut...
First Test Drive: Porsche Panamera
in carzz.org, on June 24, 2009
The world, at least the part of the world that really cares, has been waiting to learn whether Porsche's upcoming Panamera 4-door sedan can live up to its promise. Britain's Classic Driver magazine has, not surprisingly, been awarded first dibs at a test drive. Thus you can be among the...
Wanted: Oldest Pontiac Plus Oldest Pontiac With Original Owner
in Classical Drives, on June 24, 2009
Pontiac, soon to become one of the Lost Marques of America. Just this day I read that GM would shortly discontinue the Solstice and the Vibe. Mind you, the former was a niche car whose image was diminished by sharing it with Saturn and a British Vauxhall , while the latter was a Toyota Matrix...
3rd Party Blog
in Wangtam, on June 23, 2009
• 3rd Party Blog
• The Story Of Twitter In Picture Form
• 到底是 iPhone 3G S 还是 iPhone 3GS
• Top 12 Important Social Media Stories This Week
• ActivityBrain
• 红鼎创投只是刘晓人借钱的一个招牌
• 科学家发现艾滋病病毒人体内藏身之地
• 新华社电视：开心网"粉丝"6天过2万
• Munster: Apple sold 750,000 iPhones last weekend
• Inve...
My Favorite Buick, a Roadmaster at RM's Meadowbrook Auction
in Classical Drives, on June 22, 2009
Of all the vintage Buicks that I admire, perhaps none are as close to my heart as the immediate pre-war Roadmasters. The long hood, sweeping fenders and chrome-bedecked grilles do it for me, especially knowing there's a mellow inline-eight at my command. I drove one only once, during an Onta...
Corel Releases Netbook Suite and Misses Point Of Netbooks Entirely
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 22, 2009
... do not have that. Granted, Corel is thinking because they have released Corel Home Office on a USB drive, and that makes the suite convenient for users without an optical drive, but convenience shoul...
Airline crisis strategy: screw customers and staff
in Sox First, on June 21, 2009
Earlier this month, I did a blog entry looking at how the airline business was going to the dogs. The combination of the global financial crunch and swine flu will cost them at least $9 billion this year. So what's their answer? Screw passengers and staff. First, we have the report th...
Does Apple need Steve Jobs?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
The Wall Street Journal tells us this morning that Apple chief Steve Jobs had a liver transplant and is expected back at work this month as scheduled. What's fascinating though is the way Apple shares have been performing in his absence, up 78% since reaching a two year low in January aft...
Porsche's Affordable 912s to Gather in California
in Classical Drives, on June 19, 2009
Sometimes great cars get overlooked because they are forced to compete with a more powerful sibling. That was certainly true of the Porsche 912. Essentially a 4-cylinder version of the 911 it never had a chance up against the latter's 6-cylinder engine, which was part of the excitement when t...
My iPhone 3G S is Here and it is Worth It
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 19, 2009
This is officially my third iPhone in as many years. I know it maybe a sickness, and I can accept that. Let me tell you, the 3G S is worth it; it really is. Granted, the upgrade fees have been expensive, but I have offset each one by jailbreaking customizing and then selling my old iPhones on...
Keep Your Computer Clean & Make Better Digital Photographs
in Digital Shot, on June 18, 2009
I'm not talking about cleaning your computer monitor's screen, so you can discern colors and detail better, although that helps too.
What I'm referring to is cleaning your computer's memory so it will operate quicker and more efficiently.
The reason for this is simple. When you...
I Am Making The SSD Jump Thanks to Kingston V-Series Kit
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 16, 2009
...eries SATA2 128 GB 2.5-Inch Solid State Drive with Notebook Upgrade Kit Bundle, you receive a 128GB drive, external drive enclosure, USB Cable, and a licensed copy of Acronis True Image HD. The softwa...
MGB-GT, Yours for Just $20 in Museum Charity Raffle
in Classical Drives, on June 12, 2009
... hope, you, too. The winner gets this beautiful 1974 MGB-GT, complete with air conditioning and overdrive, with the benefits going to the British Transportation Museum , an arm of the Society for the...
WD Announces 4TB My Book Studio Edition II for Mac
in On Storage, on June 11, 2009
WD (a.k.a. Western Digital) this week introduced its new 4TB My Book Studio Edition II dual-drive storage system designed specifically for the Mac.
"While it's no looker, it does features a RAID 0 configuration and Firewire 400/800, eSata and USB 2.0 interfaces," writes Ga...
The Man Who Might Have Saved General Motors
in carzz.org, on June 10, 2009
On April 1, 2009, Bob Lutz, GM's vice-president of global product development, stepped down from his esteemed position. This move may have been unexpected but I think I know why he did it. First, for those of you unfamiliar with a man whom we automobile journalists affectionately dubbed "...
Western Digital My Book Studio Edition is 4TB Worth of Peace
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 10, 2009
Speaking for someone who has a few computers and has had substantial data loss on everyone, 4TB (yes Terabytes) of data storage does not sound like overkill. I could run Time Machine for years on that sucker, and never lose anything. At the end of last semester, there was massive water damage i...
It's Not Called a Sunroof for Nothing
in Classical Drives, on June 8, 2009
Summer, for those of us who live up north, is special. It raises hopes for the future, gets us outdoors, even encourages a change of wardrobe. It's also the beginning of the sunroof season. Thus I'm about to have a hole cut into my 2003 Focus ZX5 so that a pop-up sunroof can be fitted. Am...
Venture Capitalists Fight for Carried Interest
in Wangtam, on June 7, 2009
• Venture Capitalists Fight for Carried Interest
• The Sims 3 for iPhone
• 时代周刊：Twitter如何改变我们的生活
• Beautiful High-Quality Free Fonts For Your Designs
• Bing vs. Google face-off, round 5
• In downturns, Internet cos look to sell start-ups
• La. House backs 15-cent charge on Internet acce...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
In the face of recent assertions that "the Cloud isn't enterprise-ready" or "cloud adoption is more theoretical than real right now" it turns out that the people who actually have the data say they are doing just fine. Google Enterprise president David Girouard, in a...
Introducing the Iomega eGo Portable Hard Drive for the Mac
in On Storage, on June 4, 2009
...ExpressCard SanDisk SDHC reader, it took 1 minute 48 seconds. When I moved it to an old USB 2.0 IDE drive, the same file took 38 seconds. On a PC, I moved that file to a newer USB 2.0 drive, and it to...
Back Up Your Digital Photos The Easy Way With This Free Software
in Digital Shot, on June 4, 2009
I can't say it often enough, back up your digital photo files now, or ASAP.
Sooner or later, you'll probably have a computer problem that may wipe out those files, and it happens to all of us. In fact you should back up all your computer files; but you knew that right.
Today we have a ...
Inq To Release Twitter Handset
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on June 3, 2009
It was only a matter of time… Let's face it, as a whole, the world is quick to adopt a trend, run with it, and then leave it for dead. First it was Myspace then Facebook. Now the world is Twitter-obsessed and to that end mobile phone maker INQ Mobile plans to launch a Twitter phone in time...
PSP Go is Official, but Where is it Headed
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 1, 2009
...will slide up to reveal the gaming pad, buttons, and analog thumb stick. Because of the lack of UMD drive, all games will be downloadable along with with music, movies, and (possibly) movie rentals. t...
What the GM bankruptcy means
in Sox First, on June 1, 2009
...ists . Of course, the key to all this is whether GM will start making cars people want to buy and drive, and sell them at prices that will allow it to make a profit. With unemployment in the US now ...
Zune HD Has Nothing But Potential Right Now
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 29, 2009
...service available because of the 10 free tracks per month. Xbox Live, and Windows Mobile store, Sky Drive, Live Spaces, and Live Anywhere are just waiting to be unleashed on a mobile device, but will ...
A Week With the 2010 Subaru Impreza 5-door Proves Hatchback Superiority
in carzz.org, on May 28, 2009
They say that Americans don't care much for hatchbacks and have fallen out of love with station wagons. If that's true, then I say Americans are pretty dumb when it comes to making choices of the automotive kind because 90% of car buyers are seeking sensible solutions to their needs and n...
Mortgage interest rates went up. Don't panic!
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 28, 2009
Yes, mortgage interest rates rose this week. According to Bankrate.com , the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan carried an interest rate of 5.45 percent. That's up from 5.24 percent a week ago.
Rates rose on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, too. Those rates jumped to 4.86 percent, according...
微软确认 Zune HD
in Wangtam, on May 27, 2009
微软今天确认了之前的传言，将推出新款 Zune HD。微软 Zune 全球市场主管 Chris Stepheson 在接受采访时表示："该设备是为了与 iPod Touch 相抗衡。
根据微软公布的信息，Zune HD 配备 3.3 英寸的 OLED 触摸屏，支持 multitouch，分辨率为 480x272。Zune HD 中 HD 的意思是指支持 720p 的高清视频。以下为官方新闻稿：
For Immediate Release
May 26, 2009
Microsoft Announces the Expansion of the Zune Entertai...
Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 5: 1934 Aston Martin Mk II
in Classical Drives, on May 27, 2009
The modern Aston Martins are so spectacular we sometimes forget that the legendary British marque has a long and noble history, dating back to 1914 when Old Etonian Lionel Martin built a car to drive in the Aston Clinton hillclimb. During the 1920s and 1930s, Aston Martin sports cars were renow...
Batteries Get Stimulus Grants
in IfEnergy, on May 27, 2009
VentureBeat pointed out last week that $2 billion worth of federal grants were being awarded to battery makers in the near future. Grants will run between $100 million and $150 million. The deadline to apply for a grant was yesterday.
From the article: Candidates for the money are required to p...
Western Digital Unleashes Quite and Smart WD AV-GP Hard Drives
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 26, 2009
The reality for hard drives is that if you are not going to be a SSD (Solid State Drive), then you have to fast, big, and do a few tricks to stay relevant. Western Digital knows that better than anyone right now, and that is why they have released the Western Digital AV-GP. Available in 1TB and ...
Lenovo Ideapad S12 Proves Netbooks are Not Gimmicks
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 25, 2009
... of the beefy graphics processor, 1080p video via HDMI is a reality. You also will get a 160GB SATA drive, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, and a 3 cell battery (upgradable to 6). With the battery, the whole computer...
Dude, You're Getting Ubuntu
in HackITLinux, on May 22, 2009
Dell this week introduced a new Ubuntu netbook, the Latitude 2100 , which is designed specifically for use by schoolchildren.
"Dell has designed the system with school-friendly features, such as bright primary colors and a more rugged, rubberized design to withstand rough handling ...
Easier imports to AWS
in The CIO Weblog, on May 22, 2009
Amazon has removed another significant obstacle to enterprise adoption of Amazon Web Services with the introduction of AWS Import/Export to allow easier movement of large datasets in and out of the service.
AWS Import/Export uses the old and still surprisingly efficient snail mail method of ...
Peak oil and lifestyles
in Sox First, on May 22, 2009
Peak oil is back and it will unleash seismic change. As The Wall Street Journal reports, global production of petroleum peaked in the first quarter of last year which means oil prices will soon be back up in the triple digits. And when that happens, it's likely to squash any hope of recove...
Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 3: Rolls-Royce Touring Limousine
in Classical Drives, on May 22, 2009
My field of dreams is filled with vintage automobiles, and so I was obviously in dreamland when surrounded by Rolls-Royce "motor cars" of all years and types at Vancouver's 2009 All British show. Just imagine being next to dozens of fine automobiles purchased originally by the rich ...
Why is Apple Rejecting PhoneGap-Built iPhone Apps?
in Wangtam, on May 20, 2009
• Why is Apple Rejecting PhoneGap-Built iPhone Apps?
• Sprint to Offer Palm Pre Nationwide on June 6
• 详讯：易居第一季度净利710万美元
• 中国国家开发银行与Petrobras签署100亿美元信贷协议
• The Top 10 Mistakes Inventors Make
• KeyRingThing
• Microsoft Security Advisory (971492)
• The Race to Provide Wi-Fi at 30,000 Fe...
President at the Pump
in carzz.org, on May 20, 2009
Imagine. In just seven years all new cars sold in America will be required to average 35 mpg. The auto industry (or what's left of it) will not go down without a lot of screaming and hair-tearing, for it hates being forced by politicians to do things it doesn't like or pretends to be tech...
Ravage USB Transformer Is Very Geeky and Very Cool
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 20, 2009
There are a few things that are so incredible cool that it doesn't matter how geeky how they are; I will buy them. The Ravage Transformer USB drive is one of those things. Coming straight out of my childhood, the Ravage USB drive is probably the most genius movie tie-in of all time.
The or...
How to introduce a carbon tax
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
One of the big issues facing governments is whether to proceed with carbon trading or introduce a carbon tax. A carbon tax is better because it's more efficient, transparent and simple. Cap-and-trade schemes, on the other hand, can allow governments to pay off politically powerful polluters,...
1957 年款 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa
in Wangtam, on May 19, 2009
官方新闻稿：
MARANELLO, Italy, May 17 /PRNewswire/ - RM Auctions, in association with Sotheby's made history at the Ferrari factory in Maranello today as a 1957 Ferrari 250 TR, chassis no. 0714TR sold for € 9,020,000 at the third-annual Ferrari Leggenda e Passione event to set a new world record...
Iomega eGo USB Drive Brings Data Backup Cost Down
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 19, 2009
The cost of USB external drive storage has come way down. As evidence for this, Iomega has announced the eGo, Portable USB drives, and they are small, stylish, and affordable. The eGo drives include everything necessary to backup and secure your data including on-disk backup and virus scan softw...
Vancouver All British Show Highlight No. 1: Morgan Three-Wheeler
in Classical Drives, on May 18, 2009
When H.F.S. Morgan began making cars in 1909 his first model was a three-wheeler : two wheels up front, the driving wheel at the rear. And that's the only kind of vehicle the factory manufactured until a four-wheeler was announced in 1935. Unlikely though it may seem, Morgan's three-wh...
Twitter's Spectacularly Awful 24 Hours
in Wangtam, on May 15, 2009
• Twitter's Spectacularly Awful 24 Hours
• Windows Mobile 6.5: the UI was rushed, more on widgets
• Reports point to widespread Google outages
• YouTube arrives on Google News after outage
• Cloudy day: Google falters; Packets lost in key cities
• present.io
• Sample Extensions for ...
iUnika GYY Netbook is Cheap to Buy and Cheaper to Run
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 15, 2009
...as a new netbook hitting the market that only has a 400Mhz processor, 128MB of RAM, and a 64GB hard drive, you would have to try to care less. If I told you the specs would be ok because the netbook w...
微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7
in Wangtam, on May 12, 2009
刚才在洛杉矶的 TechEd 2009 会议上，微软 Windows 业务高级副总裁 Bill Veghte 确认，微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7。公司旗下的另一款产品，适用于客户端及服务器版本的 Windows Server 2008 R2 也将于同期上市。
微软同时表示，将在今年 7 月向此次年会的参加者放出 Office 2010 的技术预览版。微软的一位产品经理 Ward Ralston 则表示，这并不意味着 Office 2010 步入了正式发布前的阶段。微软尚未公布该产品的发布日期。
微软在半月前推出了首个 RC 版的 Windows 7，这也意味着该...
The Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2009
in Classical Drives, on May 10, 2009
There is no doubt, at least in my mind, that classic Driver magazine delivers the European concours and show scene better than any Web site or publication. Once again it has excelled itself with coverage of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2009 . If that sounds exotic, indeed it ...
First Fiat in North America? Bravo!
in carzz.org, on May 6, 2009
As one who remembers when Fiat was active in North America, I'm glad to see the historic Italian automaker return as part of a deal to purchase 20% (with more to come) of Chrysler. Fiat manufactures an extraordinary number of models, some in collaboration with Opel, some with Citroen/Peugeot...
Sony Needs PSP Go! to Live
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 6, 2009
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With a just about a month to go before this year's E3 Gaming Expo, rumors regarding Sony's next PSP are becoming feverish. The name of the next device is supposed the be the PSP Go! (with the exclamation point), and it is expected to ditch the proprietary UMD drive in favor ...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
A bull market is a random market movement that causes an investor to mistake himself for a financial genius. It's a joke that illustrates the irrational animal forces that drive markets. In this book , the University of California's Akerlof and Shiller, best-selling author and professo...
Creating Your Own Joy - the BMW Z4 Paintbrush
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 1, 2009
How do you let hundreds of thousands of people drive the newest sports car without even leaving their homes? Make it a virtual experience.
South African-born artist Robin Rhode (now lives in Berlin; made a name for himself in the past few years with some distinctive artistic work) help create the...
Seagate Announces Replica Drive
in On Storage, on May 1, 2009
Seagate this week introduced the Seagate Replica , an automated backup system for Windows.
"Seagate's new Replica drive aims to be for PC users what Time Machine is for Macs (in fact, there's no Mac software included), and seems to do a pretty good job of it," writes Eng...
Lost American Marques: Hupmobile
in Classical Drives, on May 1, 2009
...widely regarded as one of the most beautiful American cars ever made. The Cord featured front-wheel-drive, hidden headlights and a V-8 engine by Lycoming, which meant the body had to be converted to f...
Types of Content: Approaches to Creating Content that Can Drive Your Rankings
in The Search Engine Weblog, on April 29, 2009
How do you find time to create content? People ask that question like you could have a web page void of content and expect it to do well in most search engines.
Jeff Quipp had a piece last month that's been sitting on my back burner. It's about strategies for content creation. He mak...
3G ASUS Eee PC 1003HAG coming to Japan soon
in The Smart PDA, on April 29, 2009
ASUS and NTT Docomo will soon be launching a new Eee PC in the Japenese market, which will be known as the 1003HAG. It will be equiped with 3G connectivity providing users with high speed data speeds upto 7.2 Mbps without the need of any Hotspots or wires.
Here are the details:
OS: Windows XP H...
GM Drops Pontiac, Journalists Miss the Point
in carzz.org, on April 29, 2009
By now the entire world, or least the world that actually cares, will be aware that General Motors will soon close the lid on its long-time Pontiac marque . Note that I said "marque" not "brand," the latter being a marketing maven's method of reducing a great product to j...
PeeWee Tablet PC Is Too Good For My Kids
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 29, 2009
...the same Atom processors that many of its netbook cousins have. It also has 1GB of RAM, a 60GB hard drive, a few USB ports and a webcam. It also runs a kid-friendly version of Windows XP Home. Combine...
Leyio UWB Drive is Going Fast
in The Gadgets Weblog, on April 28, 2009
...honest, the Leyio sounds pretty cool; it is available for $159. If you are looking for a 16GB flash drive, why not go with one with all of the bells and whistles?
Via Electric Pig
...
Director at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center becomes supply chain "Pro to know" of the year
in Supplychainer, on April 27, 2009
Michael DeLuca, Director, Supply Chain Systems & Consulting Services at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), was named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine "Pro to Know" for his work in transforming the supply chains at two leading organizations.
The Supply &a...
WD Intros My DVR Expander for TiVo
in On Storage, on April 25, 2009
...th the TiVo HD and TiVo XL, which have locked-down eSATA ports that prevent you from using just any drive," writes Engadget HD's Nilay Patel . "(The original Series3 doesn't have th...
