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Earlier today, I posted "10 things Microsoft did right in 2009." I originally planned to post the did-wrong list tomorrow. But in view of today's news about Microsoft's out-going chief financial officer, Chris Liddell, I changed the timetable. Liddell's departure is one of th...

barney · barney

What is Pingtest.net? Use Pingtest.net to determine the quality of your broadband Internet connection. Streaming media, voice, video communications, and online gaming require more than just raw speed. Test your connection now to get your Pingtest.net rating and share the result w...

barney · barney

Well, pirates will be pirates. I don't think that it took a study to reveal this...... Study: No Decline In Illegal Downloading

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It’s been a heck of a year on The Toybox, ZDNet’s go-to blog for all things gadget. In fact, we’ve added it up, and we’ve posted more than 1,000 posts about gadgets in 2009. (See what you’re missing? Subscribe to our e-mail alerts or RSS feed!) In an attempt to understand what truly resonate...

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All the preparations for this year are in place! Come back each day to receive updates from the North Pole and to discover new surprises in the Kids' Countdown Village. Santa's elves have been busier than usual this year preparing for Christmas Eve. Visit Santa's Village to see what's been...

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Microsoft said on Monday afternoon that it's investigating allegations that a recently launched microblogging site in China lifts the code and interface of a start-up's rival service. "Microsoft takes intellectual property seriously, and we are currently investigating the...

barney · barney

Looking for a tech job? Well read on for the results of a new poll from Sausalito, Calif.-based Glassdoor.com as to the best — and worst — tech companies from which to draw a paycheck. I had expected Google to take top honors given its stock performance, not to mention what it spends on food and other ame...

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Some of these are pretty good! Tech Predictions For 2010

barney · barney

This year has been the biggest yet for online video, and for the first time we're sharing our official Most Watched lists and some of the fastest-rising search terms on YouTube. Some moments were big (President Obama's inauguration), some small (a Minnesota wedding party erupts into dance...

barney · barney

We've featured hundreds of free Windows applications over the course of 2009 that we hoped might bolster your productivity, workflow, or your PC usefulness in one form or another. Here's a look back at the most popular Windows downloads of the year. As with 2008's most popular free Window...

barney · barney

[url=http://supergeekland.com/09/100-sites-to-download-all-sorts-o...

barney · barney

There was a lot of brilliant, groundbreaking innovation to emerge on the Web in the '00s. There was also a lot that, well, wasn't. And to give those digital train wrecks their proper place in the sun, we present to you the 10 most annoying things that the Web puked up in the past decade. http://news.cnet...

barney · barney

Apple is promoting its new iTunes LP format with a free downloadable selection of 20 holiday songs from a variety of popular artists. The free iTunes Holiday Sampler download includes a variety of artists from wide-ranging genres, such as Toby Keith, Weezer, Glasvegas, Barry Manilow, a...

barney · barney

I wonder....... did Google start this way? With more than 2,000 Internet movers and shakers, the LeWeb conference in Paris is an ideal spot for start-up ventures to hoping to attract the investment and attention that will propel them to Twitter or Facebook-style success. A series of stalls...

barney · barney

Did 2009 really have only 12 months? There was a stretch in the late spring and early summer where each day felt like Groundhog Day. Bad news seemed to repeat itself—and get worse each day. The tech sector struggled like every other, but the year was not a total loss. Scattered among the lowligh...

barney · barney

I've got a new spelling for "Scrooge." M-i-c-r-o-s-o-f-t. The company has ended the Windows 7 Family Pack promotion, which is a nice Ba Humbug to you and yours for the holidays. Sure, it could be good for Microsoft's bottom line and perhaps partners' PC sales. But for the masses co...

NicKnayme · NicKnayme

Right now I have DishNetwork with one receiver that picks-up 3 "birds". I have been told that I need all new equip't. from the dish down for HD. Is that true? What satellite has the HD? I am thinking of switching to Direct because that is the only way to get a "deal". Thanks, Alan

barney · barney

Microsoft's latest round of security patches appears to be causing some PCs to seize up and display a black screen, rending the computer useless.The problem affects Microsoft products including Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems, said Mel Morris , the CEO and CTO for the U.K. security comp...

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For all you techies out there! Top 10 Black Friday Tech Deals ZDNet Black Friday Guide [url=http://p...

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There’s nothing quite as fun as a simple geek trick to show off your awesome skills to those around you. We’ve rounded up the ten best out of all the stupid geek tricks we’ve covered over the years. There’s no point in writing more, let’s just get right to it… [url=http://www.how...

barney · barney

Unless you've just arrived in 2009 on a time machine, you know that smoking isn't good for you. Did you know, that smoking isn't good for your computer, either? It's true, at least according to Apple. Two readers in different parts of the country claim that their Applecare warranties were voi...

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Security researchers have detected a massive blackhat SEO (search engine optimization) campaign consisting of over 200,000 compromised web sites, all redirecting to fake security software (Inst_58s6.exe), commonly referred to as scareware. [url=http://blogs.zdnet...

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Proprietary software giant Microsoft is getting into peddling Linux tools. The Redmond outfit has just bought the Teamprise-related assets of SourceGear which will mean developers using the Eclipse IDE or operating on multiple operating systems, including Unix, Linux and Mac OS X, t...

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Windows users running 64-bit versions of the operating system are less likely to get infected by attack code, Microsoft's security team said yesterday. But that doesn't mean they won't, countered an outside security researcher. "64-bit Windows has some of the lowest reported...

barney · barney

If you have a reasonably new laptop with an Intel WiFi chipset then I have some good news. A set of new Intel WiFi drivers made available just a couple weeks ago, version 13.0.0.107 if you’re playing along, finally adds the necessary driver-level support for the new native Virtual WiFi techno...

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Black Friday is almost here. Yes, it’s that time of the year again — the time when retailers across the U.S. mark down products to bargain levels to kick off the holiday shopping season, move goods off the shelves and move the year’s profit needle from red to black. And, you know, force Amer...

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[url=http://www.loosewireblog.com/2009/11/hundreds-of-facebook-groups...

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Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side. Every company has its hits and misses. Microsoft, however, seems to have a tendency to miss a lot more often t...

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Gosh, I didn't really think about this.... 10 Reasons the Vista is More Annoying

Topic		Started By	Replies	Views	Last Post
	10 things Microsoft did wrong in 2009 (Preview) Earlier today, I posted "10 things Microsoft did right in 2009." I originally planned to post the did-wrong list tomorrow. But in view of today's news about Microsoft's out-going chief financial officer, Chris Liddell, I changed the timetable. Liddell's departure is one of th...	barney	0	186	Dec 22, 2009 by barney
	Speed Test's Galore and PingTest.net Is Now Online! (Preview) What is Pingtest.net? Use Pingtest.net to determine the quality of your broadband Internet connection. Streaming media, voice, video communications, and online gaming require more than just raw speed. Test your connection now to get your Pingtest.net rating and share the result w...	barney	7	301	Dec 21, 2009 by Vindicated
	Study: No Decline In Illegal Downloading (Preview) Well, pirates will be pirates. I don't think that it took a study to reveal this...... Study: No Decline In Illegal Downloading	barney	0	266	Dec 20, 2009 by barney
	ZDNet's The Toybox: Top 15 posts of 2009 (Preview) It’s been a heck of a year on The Toybox, ZDNet’s go-to blog for all things gadget. In fact, we’ve added it up, and we’ve posted more than 1,000 posts about gadgets in 2009. (See what you’re missing? Subscribe to our e-mail alerts or RSS feed!) In an attempt to understand what truly resonate...	barney	0	224	Dec 20, 2009 by barney
	The decade's 30 biggest tech flops (Preview) [url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10288870-...	barney	0	187	Dec 20, 2009 by barney
	Welcome to NORAD Tracks Santa (Preview) All the preparations for this year are in place! Come back each day to receive updates from the North Pole and to discover new surprises in the Kids' Countdown Village. Santa's elves have been busier than usual this year preparing for Christmas Eve. Visit Santa's Village to see what's been...	barney	0	233	Dec 20, 2009 by barney
	Microsoft investigating charges it stole rival's code (Preview) Microsoft said on Monday afternoon that it's investigating allegations that a recently launched microblogging site in China lifts the code and interface of a start-up's rival service. "Microsoft takes intellectual property seriously, and we are currently investigating the...	barney	1	264	Dec 18, 2009 by Vindicated
	Which Is the Top Tech Company to Work For? (Preview) Looking for a tech job? Well read on for the results of a new poll from Sausalito, Calif.-based Glassdoor.com as to the best — and worst — tech companies from which to draw a paycheck. I had expected Google to take top honors given its stock performance, not to mention what it spends on food and other ame...	barney	1	418	Dec 17, 2009 by Vindicated
	Tech Predictions For 2010 (Preview) Some of these are pretty good! Tech Predictions For 2010	barney	0	225	Dec 16, 2009 by barney
	What You Watched and Searched for on YouTube in 2009 (Preview) This year has been the biggest yet for online video, and for the first time we're sharing our official Most Watched lists and some of the fastest-rising search terms on YouTube. Some moments were big (President Obama's inauguration), some small (a Minnesota wedding party erupts into dance...	barney	0	227	Dec 16, 2009 by barney
	Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2009 (Preview) We've featured hundreds of free Windows applications over the course of 2009 that we hoped might bolster your productivity, workflow, or your PC usefulness in one form or another. Here's a look back at the most popular Windows downloads of the year. As with 2008's most popular free Window...	barney	0	214	Dec 16, 2009 by barney
	100+ Sites to Download Everything Online (Preview) [url=http://supergeekland.com/09/100-sites-to-download-all-sorts-o...	barney	0	231	Dec 16, 2009 by barney
	Decade's end: Most annoying things the Web offered (photos) (Preview) There was a lot of brilliant, groundbreaking innovation to emerge on the Web in the '00s. There was also a lot that, well, wasn't. And to give those digital train wrecks their proper place in the sun, we present to you the 10 most annoying things that the Web puked up in the past decade. http://news.cnet...	barney	0	264	Dec 13, 2009 by barney
	Apple offers free taste of iTunes LP format with 'Holiday Sampler' (Preview) Apple is promoting its new iTunes LP format with a free downloadable selection of 20 holiday songs from a variety of popular artists. The free iTunes Holiday Sampler download includes a variety of artists from wide-ranging genres, such as Toby Keith, Weezer, Glasvegas, Barry Manilow, a...	barney	0	191	Dec 11, 2009 by barney
	Are any of these the web's next big thing? (Preview) I wonder....... did Google start this way? With more than 2,000 Internet movers and shakers, the LeWeb conference in Paris is an ideal spot for start-up ventures to hoping to attract the investment and attention that will propel them to Twitter or Facebook-style success. A series of stalls...	barney	0	221	Dec 10, 2009 by barney
	Tech's Biggest Winners and Losers of 2009 (Preview) Did 2009 really have only 12 months? There was a stretch in the late spring and early summer where each day felt like Groundhog Day. Bad news seemed to repeat itself—and get worse each day. The tech sector struggled like every other, but the year was not a total loss. Scattered among the lowligh...	barney	0	206	Dec 9, 2009 by barney
	Microsoft pulls Windows 7 Family Pack, so you can spend more for the holidays (Preview) I've got a new spelling for "Scrooge." M-i-c-r-o-s-o-f-t. The company has ended the Windows 7 Family Pack promotion, which is a nice Ba Humbug to you and yours for the holidays. Sure, it could be good for Microsoft's bottom line and perhaps partners' PC sales. But for the masses co...	barney	0	235	Dec 7, 2009 by barney
	Questions About Satellite HD Hardware (Preview) Right now I have DishNetwork with one receiver that picks-up 3 "birds". I have been told that I need all new equip't. from the dish down for HD. Is that true? What satellite has the HD? I am thinking of switching to Direct because that is the only way to get a "deal". Thanks, Alan	NicKnayme	5	282	Dec 7, 2009 by Vindicated
	Latest Microsoft Patches Cause Black Screen of Death (Preview) Microsoft's latest round of security patches appears to be causing some PCs to seize up and display a black screen, rending the computer useless.The problem affects Microsoft products including Windows 7, Vista and XP operating systems, said Mel Morris , the CEO and CTO for the U.K. security comp...	barney	2	238	Dec 2, 2009 by barney
	Top 10 Black Friday Tech Deals (Preview) For all you techies out there! Top 10 Black Friday Tech Deals ZDNet Black Friday Guide [url=http://p...	barney	0	199	Nov 26, 2009 by barney
	Week in Geek: The 10 Best Stupid Geek Tricks Edition (Preview) There’s nothing quite as fun as a simple geek trick to show off your awesome skills to those around you. We’ve rounded up the ten best out of all the stupid geek tricks we’ve covered over the years. There’s no point in writing more, let’s just get right to it… [url=http://www.how...	barney	0	209	Nov 22, 2009 by barney
	Smoking Near Apple Computers Creates Biohazard, Voids Warranty (Preview) Unless you've just arrived in 2009 on a time machine, you know that smoking isn't good for you. Did you know, that smoking isn't good for your computer, either? It's true, at least according to Apple. Two readers in different parts of the country claim that their Applecare warranties were voi...	barney	0	213	Nov 22, 2009 by barney
	Thousands of web sites compromised, redirect to scareware (Preview) Security researchers have detected a massive blackhat SEO (search engine optimization) campaign consisting of over 200,000 compromised web sites, all redirecting to fake security software (Inst_58s6.exe), commonly referred to as scareware. [url=http://blogs.zdnet...	barney	1	248	Nov 18, 2009 by Vindicated
	Microsoft to ship Linux tools (Preview) Proprietary software giant Microsoft is getting into peddling Linux tools. The Redmond outfit has just bought the Teamprise-related assets of SourceGear which will mean developers using the Eclipse IDE or operating on multiple operating systems, including Unix, Linux and Mac OS X, t...	barney	0	193	Nov 17, 2009 by barney
	64-bit Windows safer, claims Microsoft (Preview) Windows users running 64-bit versions of the operating system are less likely to get infected by attack code, Microsoft's security team said yesterday. But that doesn't mean they won't, countered an outside security researcher. "64-bit Windows has some of the lowest reported...	barney	0	293	Nov 17, 2009 by barney
	Latest Intel drivers add Windows 7 Virtual WiFi support (Preview) If you have a reasonably new laptop with an Intel WiFi chipset then I have some good news. A set of new Intel WiFi drivers made available just a couple weeks ago, version 13.0.0.107 if you’re playing along, finally adds the necessary driver-level support for the new native Virtual WiFi techno...	barney	0	247	Nov 17, 2009 by barney
	Ultimate Black Friday 2009: Deals, steals & specials guide (Preview) Black Friday is almost here. Yes, it’s that time of the year again — the time when retailers across the U.S. mark down products to bargain levels to kick off the holiday shopping season, move goods off the shelves and move the year’s profit needle from red to black. And, you know, force Amer...	barney	0	204	Nov 15, 2009 by barney
	Hundreds of Facebook Groups Hacked (Preview) [url=http://www.loosewireblog.com/2009/11/hundreds-of-facebook-groups...	barney	0	210	Nov 10, 2009 by barney
	Top 10 worst Microsoft products of all time (Preview) Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side. Every company has its hits and misses. Microsoft, however, seems to have a tendency to miss a lot more often t...	barney	0	357	Nov 7, 2009 by barney
	10 Reasons the Vista is More Annoying With Win 7 Now Available (Preview) Gosh, I didn't really think about this.... 10 Reasons the Vista is More Annoying	barney	0	186	Nov 5, 2009 by barney
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