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Acer TravelMate Timeline 8371
Reviews The TravelMate 8371 is solidly built, although the degree of flex in the keyboard may annoy some users. If you need an integrated optical drive, look to one of the larger models. Otherwise, enjoy the excellent battery life.
Tags: Notebook, Audio Subsystem, TravelMate 8371, LED-backlit TFT Display, ConclusionThe TravelMate 8371, Intel Core 2 Duo, Keyboard, Webcam, optical drive, Acer Inc.
Four things to watch for in HP-3Com merger
Insight commentary With every merger comes some customer trepidation about changes that could be made. One CIO lists four items he'll watch to decide if Procurve continues to be a viable solution.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Acquisitions, Mergers, Lifetime Warranty, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, networking equipment, software, network, Business Strategies & Functions
HP ProLiant DL380 G6
Reviews The 2U rack server of choice continues to impress, and the latest G6 implementation looks set to carry the crown for some time to come.
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Storage, Hypervisor, HP Compaq ProLiant, PCI, Server, processor, console, monitor, disk
Pirate Bay says appeal is filed
News In a blog post, Pirate Bay operators say the site will live on. Also, they tell those seeking to raise money to help the defendants pay the fines to stop such efforts.
Tags: Piracy, Peer to peer, Fan, Entertainment Company, BitTorrent, Google Inc., Search Engine, entertainment, Pirate Bay, copyright law
Running a contest on Facebook? That'll cost you
News Social network tightened rules for companies running contests on its platform, and sources say those companies will be required to buy ad space, too.
Tags: Internet advertising, Web sites, Web 2.0, Facebook, advertisement, CEO, U.S., CBS Interactive Inc., Human Resources Inc., Web sites
Would you use a cloud-based service to store IT documentation?
Techguide Scott Lowe is thinking about using a free Microsoft service to store his organization's IT documentation. Share your thoughts about using an offline storage vault for this type of data.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Information Technology, Scott Lowe, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows
Creative is latest to tackle e-book readers
News Maker of Zen MP3 players is said to be readying an e-book reader, tentatively named the MediaBook, that will harness videos, pictures, text, and services for a "media-rich experience".
Tags: Consumer Technology, Handhelds, Peripherals, Zen, e-reader, Creative, Amazon.com Inc., Bridgestone Corp., E-book Reader, Video
Shhh, but I ain't no Apple fanboy
Blogs Clearly, I ain't no boy. And unlike the millions of people worldwide who proudly carry an iPhone in their pocket, I'm al...
Checkmate, Twitter: Facebook 'status tagging' live
News Much like Twitter's @-replies, this will let Facebook members link to one another in their profiles, with big implications for Facebook-Twitter turf wars--and marketers.
Tags: Web 2.0, tagging, Dashboard, San Francisco, analytics, Facebook, marketing, blog, brand, acquisition
COO: Facebook can build your business, and now we can prove it
News Facebook's COO formally announces the social-networking company's "strategic alliance" to build social-media audience measurement tools with Nielsen.
Tags: Web 2.0, Tool, Australia, social networking, Facebook, brand, market research, emergency service, Web 2.0
Facebook woos developers with a roadmap
News The social-networking company unveils what it's up to in the next three to six months so that developers can plan to add new things to their apps.
Tags: Web 2.0, Facebook, Twitter Inc., Palo Alto, California, Web 2.0, Developer, API, analytics, Microsoft Windows
Salesforce.com adds Twitter to cloud services
News Company's Service Cloud 2 option brings Twitter-based customer service options to its clients now and will bring knowledge bases and forums later.
Tags: Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Web services, Cloud computing, Marc Benioff, InStranet Inc., Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, business software company, Facebook, knowledge
Utopic world of free-for-all content
Blogs Hi, my name is Eileen Yu, and I'm a Barry Manilow fan. All right, there, I've said it. I'm a huge, big, out-of-this-...
IBM System x3650 M2
Reviews IBM remains a solid choice of server vendor, and this IBM/Lenovo server is a good rack-mount platform, albeit not quite as good as some of the competition.
Tags: IBM Corp., Intel Xeon, Hypervisor, Server, remote server, Lenovo Group Ltd., processor, Fujitsu Ltd., USB port, disk
Netgear ReadyNAS NVX
Reviews The ReadyNAS NVX is a highly capable network storage appliance that will work equally well in a small or medium-sized business or at home. It supports a wide range of protocols and is easy to manage.
Tags: Unit, Apple iTunes, Power Supply, Access Control, Apple Macintosh, User Account, NAS, Web interface, Microsoft Windows, Agence France-Presse
