Saturday, March 07, 2009

nVIDIA ForceWare Drivers for Windows Vista

Updates for the nVidia ForceWare drivers was released with support for Windows Vista (32-bit). The changes of the updates for Release 182.08 are as follows: Added support for GeForce GTS 250. Added SLI profile support for some newly released games. Additional information on specific bug fixes can be found in the release documentation notes. Users without US English operating [...] News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com

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Thursday, March 05, 2009

Asteroid Hurtles Past Earth At Safe Distance

Space rock sped past Earth this week at a distance of 49,000 miles -- twice as far as most telecommunications satellites.






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Make Your Computer Blazing Fast

HelpDeskGeek has posted 99 ways to make your computer blazing fast. A lot of the items can be applied in your Windows Vista computer. Some of these ways include: 1. Defragment your computer hard disk using free tools like SmartDefrag. 2. You should also defragment your Windows pagefile and registry. 3. Clean up hard drive disk space being [...] RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Facebook Named In Cyber-Bullying Suit

A New York teenager has sued the social networking site and some of its users because of a Facebook chat group where she says she was ridiculed and disgraced.






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Skype To Give Away Audio Codec

By offering its Silk audio codec for free, Skype is trying to get its VoIP service on as many devices as possible.






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E-Commerce Fraud Leads To Lost Customers

Compared with the average consumer, victims of financial fraud are twice as likely to change their shopping, payment, and e-commerce behavior, a Gartner study finds.







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Could This Be Microsoft CRM's Last Stand?

This time, Microsoft better get it right. It's been nearly three years since Bill Gates & Co. unveiled a customer-relationship-management application for small and medium sized businesses to much fanfare and tepid market reaction. Now it's taking a second crack at CRM--replete with promises from CEO Steve Ballmer that the company will give on-demand juggernaut Salesforce.com a run for its money--and if it misses the mark, it might not get a third try. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Video on Converting .MWSMM into .WMV on Windows Vista

This is a video which shows how to convert .mwsmm into .wmv on Windows Vista. Tags: Microsoft, Vista, WindowsShare This RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com

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iPhone Kindle: Is Kindle Gonna Be Kindling?

In a move that some may look at as an admission of defeat, Amazon.com has made its proprietary, expensive, and single-use hardware Kindle platform available as a free app on the proprietary, expensive, and multiuse iPhone. Since the Feldmonster is an admitted iPhone addict and a reading junkie, naturally I jumped right on it. The verdict? It's pretty cool, and if you like the Kindle store selection, it's just what Dr. iPhone ordered. Still, it has a few warts. Read on.








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Free Discount Prescription Card

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Learn How to Customize Windows Explorer

MintyWhite has a series of articles on customizing the Windows Vista explorer. The topics include: Set Default View for All Folders in Vista Explorer Set Shortcuts to Commonly Used Folders in Vista Explorer Select Multiple Files with Checkboxes in Vista Explorer Customize Folder Icons in Vista Explorer His articles start here. Tags: Microsoft, Vista, WindowsShare This RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Register for a Windows Vista Resource Kit E-Book Offer

Microsoft Press is celebrating their 25th year anniversary and as such they are giving away free e-books every month. The latest e-book offering is titled “Windows Vista Resource Kit'' written by Mitch Tulloch, Tony Northrup, and Jerry Honeycutt with the Windows Vista Team. The following information is found on the e-book: Use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit best practices [...] RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com

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YADR: Yet Another Dapper Review

Filed under: k/ubuntu, reviewDapper Drake, the new version of K/Ubuntu is out, and it rocks. I've been using the beta for awhile, & I'm very very very happy. For an interesting review that's chock full of screenshots & useful info about software to install, check out Ubuntu Dapper Review. In particular, there's nice info about getting the nVidia drivers installed, and even the coolest eye candy in the world, XGL. I'll be posting more in coming days, so keep posted ... & if you haven't tried Dapper yet, go try it! (Check out all of our posts on K/Ubuntu.)Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments RSS feeds and News widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Rod Johnson On Federal CTO: Promote Open Opportunity

"Whatever the federal Chief Technology Officer's agenda, Mr. President, think big." That was the advice that a group of commercial CIOs, CTOs, and major technology company CEOs offered the president on the task before the soon-to-be-appointed U.S. chief of technology. Open source developer Rod Johnson had another bit of advice: Support open opportunity.








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BlackBerry App World: PayPal Required, Older Models Not Supported

Details about Research In Motion's forthcoming application storefront have emerged with some surprises. Among them, the requirement that users and developers alike have PayPal accounts for the sale and purchase of applications. What also may be distressing is that legacy BlackBerrys will be left out in the cold.








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Getting IE Mobile 6 Before Windows Mobile 6.5

One of the best features of Microsoft's forthcoming Windows Mobile release is Internet Explorer Mobile 6, which is built largely on Internet Explorer 6 from the desktop, optimized for the smartphone platform. It should rival the browsing experience on the iPhone, and perhaps be even richer if the device also has Adobe Flash Lite on it. You may not have to wait until WinMo 6.5 ships this fall though to get the new browser.








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Reading The Tea Leaves On Microsoft's Next Move

Bill Gates and Microsoft CTO Ray Ozzie are paying a courtesy call to the San Francisco tech press next week, according to an E-mailed invitation I received yesterday. In between breakfast and lunch at a downtown hotel Nov. 1, the minds at Microsoft plans to ''discuss Microsoft's vision and future direction and preview upcoming technologies,'' according to the invitation. The company's PR agency is staying mum about the details, but it wouldn't surprise me if software as an online service is somewhere high on the agenda. RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com

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Some Tech Startups Say 'No' To Venture Capitalists

At the DEMO show, a select few who can afford to starve themselves of funding say they'll plan to hold out.






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Doctors Yelp At Online Ratings

You can count on doctors like no other group to fight any kind of change. Whether it's trying to prevent "alternative" medicinal practices from horning in on their business, or adopting new technologies, doctors have shown they'll put their vested interests ahead of the common good.








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Google Updates Picasa Beta For Mac And (Yet Again) Tweaks Gmail

Never content with the status quo, Google's engineers toil continuously to bring us new and improved versions of its products. Today, Google announced an updated beta version of Picasa for Macs, and new filtering features in Gmail.








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Do CIOs Want SaaS Contracts To Extend To 3-5 Years?

Blogger Vinnie Mirchandani says that while today's duration for SaaS deals averages 1.5 years, "the secular trend is towards higher renewals&and multiyear deals. SaaS will likely become like outsourcing contracts -- 3, 5, 7-year deals." Sounds good in theory, but will CIOs go for it?








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Global CIO: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Has Declared War -- Are You Enlisting?

It comes down to whether you believe that Salesforce could reduce some costs for you and deliver every single bit of functionality and value that Oracle or Microsoft or SAP could.







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Broadcasters Sue FCC Over White Spaces

Two broadcast associations said the FCC's decision to allow unlicensed use of television spectrum for Internet access is illegal.






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AMD Spins Off GlobalFoundries Chip Making Unit

GlobalFoundries is expected to start manufacturing next-generation 32-nanometer processors by the middle of next year.






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Court Asked To Disallow Warrantless GPS Tracking

The filing argues that GPS devices are growing more powerful.






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Linux(Foundation).Com

For what felt like forever, Linux.com was a stale holdover from an earlier generation of the Web -- and an earlier generation of Linux. Now it's about to get a major makeover, thanks to both the Linux Foundation and SourceForge. To get a better idea of how the revamp will take shape, I got up close and personal with people on both sides. On the SourceForge side, I spoke with Jon Sobel (official title: Group President, Media); on the Linux Foundation side, Amanda McPherson (VP of Marketing and Developer Programs).








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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Deccan Chronicle: Reducing Energy Requirements

An interview with Kamal Meattle about GreenSpaces appeared in the Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad Edition) on December 19, 2008:

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The Daily Show's Jon Stewart Looks At Washington's Twitter Obsession

In this clip from The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart and fake correspondent Samantha Bee cast skeptical eyes on Washington's embrace of Twitter, portraying Beltway Twitterers as a bunch of middle-aged members of Congress and journalists trying desperately to appear hip. Stewart plays the cranky old guy who's skeptical of Twitter, while Bee plays the breathless -- and clueless -- early adopter.








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Wolfe's Den: Windows 7 Deep Dive

Fresh from a Microsoft briefing, we delve into the key enterprise features of Windows 7, reveal some technical Powerpoint slides from Redmond, and wrap everything up with a explanatory video.






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Cellular Data Modem Shipments Booming

While external modems represented the majority of shipments in 2008, embedded devices are expected to capture a larger share of the market in 2009.








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Google Earth's 'Atlantis' Just A Data Glitch

While Google's mapping program is turning up many formerly hidden objects, a lost city under the sea isn't one of them, says a company spokesperson.







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Toyota Prius 2010: Better Mileage, Bottoming Sales?

Ask Toyota Prius owners what their average miles per gallon is and the answer you're likely to get is "50." Rounding is commonplace. The math can be fuzzy. But the 2010 model Prius makes the figure official.








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YouTube Denies Being 'Ditched' By White House

The Obama administration's Web site came under fire from privacy advocates as soon as it launched for using YouTube videos.






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Fear Of Obama IT Protectionism Policy Spreads In India

In the handful of days since President Obama vowed to punish U.S. "corporations that ship our jobs overseas," the backlash in India against such a disastrous move has spread to officials from government, IT industry associations, and leading Indian IT services companies such as Infosys and Wipro. And while they say they want to wait for more details, they are also clearly deeply concerned about the huge implications such policy would have.








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Google Sticks Chat Feature Into iGoogle

Google's latest enhancement to its user-customizable iGoogle site is the ability to conduct Gmail chats from within iGoogle. The new feature means you can do more on the iGoogle site without having multiple windows open.








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Soon, drive to Agra in two hours

This is very good for GreenSpaces!

Soon, drive to Agra in two hours
3 Dec 2008, 2258 hrs IST, Dipak Kumar Dash, TNN
NEW DELHI: With the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) inviting bids for the six-laning of Delhi-Agra stretch of NH-2, driving down to the Taj city may soon be a smoother and quicker ride. Once [...]

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Cox Hires Wireless Network Execs

The cable company will use its portion of the 700-MHz spectrum to provide mobile services like voice and programming DVRs on the go.







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Amazon Keeps It Simple With Kindle 2

My 67-year-old mother-in-law, who baby-sits my preschooler on Mondays, came bustling into our house this morning flush with excitement. She opened her bag and pulled out her new prize possession, the Kindle 2. She spent the weekend reading books on it, and concluded, "I love it."








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Salesforce.com's Growth Shows SaaS Success In Tough Economy

Revenue growth of 34% shows businesses are buying SaaS despite of, and perhaps because of, tight IT budgets. There are spots of trouble, however.







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The IT Opportunity In Sinking Consumer Demand

Predicting consumer demand has become a nightmare for CEOs. That makes this exactly the right time for CIOs to help their companies get a better grip on real-time sales.








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Microsoft's Kumo Trial Points To Live Search Revamp

The software maker is asking employees to test a new service that produces contextual search results.







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'Guitar Hero' Rocks On To Android

With the introduction of paid applications in the Android Market, a wave of high-profile games may be coming to Google's mobile platform.







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YouTube Denies Being 'Ditched' By White House

The Obama administration's Web site came under fire from privacy advocates as soon as it launched for using YouTube videos.







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Learn How to Grow Your Own Fresh Air at TED 2009

Details here.




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Facebook Opens Site Rules To User Voting

"The Facebook Principles" and "Statement of Rights and Responsibilities" may signal a shift in social networking best practices.







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Cisco Tiptoes Into The Cloud

New hosted e-mail security offerings underscore the struggle of hardware vendors to stay relevant in the age of cloud services.








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Opera Serves Up 1 Petabyte For Mobile Users

Opera Mini has seen explosive growth in places like Russia and the Middle East thanks to demand for sites like Facebook.







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Visit PBC and experience mountain fresh air in Delhi!

Video: http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/dec/151208nehru-place-video.htm


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First ever survey of corporate India�s environment consciousness

Take to low carbon technologies
The Financial Express, 2008-12-20
New Delhi: Releasing the first ever survey of corporate India’s environment consciousness, RK Pachauri, chair of the Nobel prize winner Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change, said on Friday, �If we want to succeed economically, we have to move towards low carbon emitting technologies�. The pioneering survey is [...]

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Google Takes Credibility Hit With Gmail Outage

The company will credit some customers for 15 days of service, which would amount to almost 4% of the $50 per user per year Google charges.







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Facebook Mulls Options After Twitter Talks Fail

Social networking site on the hunt for alternatives to Twitter buyout.







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Review: Safari 4 Beta Takes Page From Google Playbook

The latest version of Apple's Web browser, now in beta, copies features already available on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Opera -- and looks great doing it.







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Satyam Woes Threaten SanDisk

Gadget maker SanDisk is warning investors that the trouble at scandal-plagued outsourcer Satyam has put its business operations at risk.








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Blue whales are the planet?s largest creatures, yet we hardly ever see them. Their calls travel thousands of miles, but we can barely hear them. Now, National Geographic embarks on a mission to witness what nobody ever has in these waters; blue whales eating and giving birth.
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Coghead Failure Highlights Risks Of Cloud Computing

Cloud computing is growing, with Google now monetizing its App Engine. But no matter what the vendor, customers should have a good emergency-exit strategy.







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Row 44 Flies Its Wi-Fi (Video Included)

Conveniently, surprisingly, I was flying from LAX to New York's JFK the very first day Gogo's wireless in-flight service launched on American Airlines. I had a lovely video chat, watched some YouTube, downloaded one of our videos, and instant messaged (some of it at the same time) for almost five hours. Everything worked perfectly. And I haven't used it since. Yet I was still excited to talk to Row 44, which is in trials with Southwest Airlines and Alaska Airlines.








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Music, TV Industries Call For Stronger Intellectual Property Protections

A trade group found that Russia, China, and other countries aren't adequately protecting copyrights in the global digital distribution of music and video.







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NASA Succeeds With Social Networking

The space agency is mulling widespread adoption of Web 2.0 tools.







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Google Defuses Street View Privacy With User Photos

In so doing, the company manages to deflect and dissipate much of the criticism leveled against it for company-directed image acquisition.







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Hiring For IT Jobs Holds Up

A new jobs survey finds network administration specialists -- typically of WANs and LANs -- are in high demand, followed closely by Windows administration experts.






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Ambitious Startup Wants To Manage All Your Unstructured Data

Digital Reef swings for the data management fences by indexing and classifying all unstructured data in the enterprise. Top applications include e-discovery and storage management.








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Catbird Launches Security Product For VMware VMs

VMShield 2.0 includes a V-Tracker feature, which assigns a unique identifier to each virtual machine so that it can be tracked during live migrations from server to server.






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