Hardware

Kodak's ESP ink jet printers are less costly to run, but do they perform as reliably? It's time to find out.

HP doesn't formally support most community Linuxes on its hardware, but it's now opening the door for users to work together to support these Linux distributions on HP equipment,

More bad news for Palm: the rumor-mill says Verizon is changing its mind on supporting the Palm Pre smartphone. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers try not to make lame, "Can you hear me now?" jokes; some speculating we'll see a Verizon iPhone first. Not to mention banned iPhone apps...
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While many of us are waiting to see what Google plans for its Chrome operating system, Intel and partners like Ubuntu, are giving us a quick peek at its mobile device friendly Moblin Linux

Microsoft has been accused of stealing Apple employees. Specifically, retail store managers and sales people. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers watch the tidal flow from Apple Store to Microsoft Store. Not to mention ragtime Star Wars...
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This early Macintosh Plus, given by Apple to the Star Trek creator, has boldly gone where no Mac had gone before. Now it can be yours -- if the price is right.

HP isn't saying the 'L'-word, but it's now shipping HP QuickWeb, an instant-on Linux, on its newest laptops.

Microsoft's latest personal media player, the Zune HD, is now available: get it while it's hot. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers make the obvious comparisons with Apple's iPod Touch and iPod Nano.

By Richi Jennings. Your humble blogwatcher has selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention another mad mashup from DJ Steve Porter ...
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You can keep your Zune HD; the brand-new Archos 5 Internet tablet is the real competition for Apple's iPod Touch.

Recently, I was trying to purchase a few books from Amazon.com, however, the site was inaccessible. *Gasp* I actually went to Barnes & Noble Online to make my purchase, even though I strongly prefer Amazon. The whole experience made me think about the importance of system reliability.

Because Wi-Fi is both a job and a hobby, my thoughts quickly turned to wireless networking.

You may know from reading some of my previous posts, I love packet analysis.  I recently did a comparison of two different wireless packet analysis solutions (OmniPeek and AirPcap/Wireshark) to determine the pros & cons of each. 

The British government has finally said sorry to Alan Turing: WWII computer hero and father of modern computer science. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers savor Prime Minister Gordon Brown's apology for the way Turing was treated because he was gay.

By Richi Jennings. Your humble blogwatcher selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention The Cat Piano...

Dell is now shipping Ubuntu 9.04 on its laptops and netbooks, and later this week it will start selling its new Ubuntu 9.04-powered desktop.

Palm has announced its son-of-Pre: the Pixi. It's a webOS candybar form-factor smartphone for the Centro set. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers give it a mixed reception (geddit?).

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This old-hand IT pilot fish takes his daughter to her dentist, whose office is one of several in a large converted house -- and whose receptionist is none too happy.