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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.
Is Adobe replaying Sun's Java tape?
Insight commentary Adobe's attempt to bring its AIR platform to all handhelds smells strongly of Sun Microsystems' attempt to dominate the smartphone market with Java. Will the software giant's efforts suffer the same fate?
Tags: Smart phones, Mobile applications, Protocols and platforms, Adobe Systems Inc., Phone, AIR 2.0, mobile, Mobile applications, Smart Phone, Stock
A front-row seat for media's meltdown
Insight newsmaker Big Champagne CEO Eric Garland, who tracks file sharing for media companies, says studios will fare better in the Digital Age and Hulu should not charge fees.
Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, downsizing, Mom, Hulu, Web sites, Web 2.0, TV, Music, Napster Inc.
Convert Excel calculations to literal values
Techguide Copying Excel data to a different location can send your calculations into a tailspin. Avoid problems by using Paste Special to copy values rather than formulas.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Symbol, Web Browser, font, font color, Figure, Insert, Microsoft Excel, Web Address
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
DropBox seamlessly syncs files between systems
Techguide DropBox is an open source file synchronization service that works for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows clients.
Tags: Operating systems, Open source, Authentication, Fedora Project, File, GNOME, Ubuntu, Apple Macintosh, Mandriva, Mandriva Linux
HP ProCurve adds in 802.11n wireless
News The HP division has launched an 802.11n Wi-Fi access point and revitalized its WLAN range with technology acquired from Colubris.
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP ProCurve, Colubris Networks Inc., Access Point, Wireless, Wireless Network, IEEE 802.11n, WLAN, network, acquisition
Encrypt filesystems with LVM
Techguide The Logical Volume Manager allows for easy partitioning in Linux and offers encryption by volumes, not just an entire partition.
Tags: Open source, Linux, Fedora Project, Red Hat Inc., Volume, File System, CentOS, Password, Vincent Danen, Canada
iPhone has no place in business say CIOs
News Tech chiefs dismiss the touchscreen device for variety of reasons ranging from poor battery life to a fear of appearing profligate.
Tags: Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, CIO, mobile Internet, touch screen, information technology, mobile, security, Apple Inc.
Microsoft gets 10,000th patent
News After five years of pushing for more patents, Microsoft has finally broken into five digits when it comes to the number of U.S. patents issued.
Tags: Patents, Best strategies, Benefits, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Patent, Online Game, Computer, Worker, Microsoft Surface
10+ lesser-known shortcuts for formatting Word text
Techguide Some common Word formatting tasks don't come with handy built-in toolbar buttons--that's when knowing a few shortcuts can be a real timesaver.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., keyboard shortcut, font, Figure C, Ctrl, keyboard, Microsoft Excel, toolbar, Microsoft Access
Aruba strikes back at Motorola's patent claims
News Sued by Motorola in August over four WLAN-related patents, Aruba is now countersuing, arguing that its use of the patents had gone unchallenged for years.
Tags: Patents, Mobile platforms/communications, Wireless LANs
US President on cybersecurity: We're not that prepared
News U.S. President Barack Obama announces new White House cybersecurity coordinator job, and says the government will not monitor private sector Internet communications.
Tags: Security, Government, Cybersecurity, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, computer, Washington, White House, network, Internet, agency
Taking cue from merger, HP tweaks ticker
News Though Compaq Computer is being swallowed up by Hewlett-Packard, the PC maker's name will live on. Sort of.
Add information from related tables to your Access totals queries
Techguide Totals queries can be a little limited in the information they include. Here's a trick that will make them a little more useful.
Tags: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Field, Products Tests, Database, database window, product id, Design, Microsoft Excel Use Excel, Microsoft Word 2007
