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Industry Rethinks Moneymaking Software Practice
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:32 -0000
Before they ship PCs to retailers like Best Buy, computer makers get paid hundreds of millions of dollars to load them up with lots of free software. For $30, Best Buy will get rid of it for you.
Basics: For the Advanced in Age, Easy-to-Use Technology
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:17:29 -0000
The companies that are successfully marketing new technologies to older people are the ones that have learned to create products that span generations, providing style and utility to a range of age groups.
Phone Smart: Freeing Those Snapshots Trapped Inside the Cellphone
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:18:19 -0000
Carriers and device manufacturers have only lately figured out that users need a single button that says, “Send my new photo now.”
A U.S.B. Cable for Splitting Screens and Sharing Files Between Two Computers
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:24:58 -0000
Iogear’s new U.S.B. Laptop K.V.M. Switch, a double-ended cable that connects two Windows PCs or laptops together, lets you use one PC to control the other and even drag files between the machines.
A Mouse to Aid Warriors in Their Arena of Choice
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:23:21 -0000
Made with the needs of videogame fans in mind, the Avatar mouse from NZXT comes with seven programmable buttons that can be custom-configured for different types of games.
Give Yourself or Others a New Look, Digitally
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:47:47 -0000
Combining a graphics tablet with a built-in camera and a computer-based set of creativity tools, Stylin’ Studio is the latest thing in face-editing technology.

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NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Judy Estrin's career ranges from founder of Bridge Communications to CTO of Cisco to running Packet Design LLC. Quite the girl geek, eh?Download video:Entire Show:MPEG-4 | TorrentNerdy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentJuicy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentDownload subtitled video:Entire Show:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesNerdy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesJuicy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesDownload audio:Entire Show:MP3 | TorrentAAC | TorrentOgg Vorbis | Torrent
NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin - Transcript
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
For those who would rather read than watch or listen.
NerdTV Archives
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Miss a past show? Check out our archives.Past guests include:#12: Bob KahnInventor of TCP/IP.#11: Doug EngelbartComputer mouse inventor.#10: Dan BricklinInventor of the Spreadsheet#9: AninaHigh Fashion Meets High Tech#8: Avram MillerCo-founder of Intel Capital#7: Dan DrakeCo-founder of Autodesk#6: Dave WinerFather of RSS and Web Logging#5: Tim O'ReillyOpen Source pioneer#4: Brewster KahleInternet Archive founder#3: Bill JoyCo-founder of Sun#2: Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal#1: Andy HertzfeldThe first Macintosh programmer...ever

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Sony CEO thinking over Ericsson joint venture: report
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:35:46 -0400
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Sony's joint venture with cell phone maker Ericsson must do better, Sony's chief executive was quoted as saying by a German newspaper on Wednesday.
Mystery Chinese iPhone worker becomes Internet star
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:40:56 -0400
CANBERRA, (Reuters) - A Chinese factory worker has become an Internet sensation after a picture of her smiling and flashing a peace sign to a co-worker testing an Apple iPhone stayed on the phone that was sold to a man in Britain.
Microsoft releases beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:21:03 -0400
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp released on Wednesday a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser.

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One small hitch for FAA, one giant mess for fliers
By MICHAEL TARM Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:26:28 -0000
CHICAGO (AP) -- When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated problem can trigger network-wide disarray in the country's aging air traffic control system....
Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes
By KEN THOMAS Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:23:06 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car....
Microsoft's newest browser may block ads
By JESSICA MINTZ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:13:37 -0000
SEATTLE (AP) -- The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace....

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