Software

Are Linux netbooks really returned more than Windows models 2

Posted under Software on Tuesday, 12 May 2009 by
Microsoft blogger LeBlanc writes, "When they realize their Linux-based netbook PC doesn't deliver that same quality of experience, they get frustrated and take it back." Stephen Baker of the NPD Group Inc., which provided the market data, said, "Those Linux return rates jibe for the most part with...
Are Linux netbooks really returned more than Windows models 2

Are Linux netbooks really returned more than Windows models

Posted under Software on Tuesday, 12 May 2009 by
Windows' dominance extends to 96% of netbooks sold in the U.S. in February. Worldwide, three-quarters of the 15 million netbooks sold in 2008 came with Windows. But Linux, which now accounts for the remaining quarter of sales, is set to challenge Microsoft this year. The first wave of netbooks...
Are Linux netbooks really returned more than Windows models

Groove 3 releases new Pro Tools 8 video tutorials

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Video tutorial company Groove 3 recently released two new tutorials for users of Digidesign's Pro Tools digital audio workstation software.Pro Tools 8 Explained contains 41 videos that runs over 5 hours of total training. Eli Krantzberg takes you through the recording and editing modes, navigation,...
Groove 3 releases new Pro Tools 8 video tutorials

BoinxTV lets you capture Skype, iChat for video interviews

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Boinx Software on Thursday announced the release of BoinxTV 1.2, a new version of its live video production software for Mac OS X. It costs $500; updates are free for registered users.(Image Caption: BoinxTV turns your Mac into a live TV production studio.) BoinxTV turns the Mac into a live...
BoinxTV lets you capture Skype, iChat for video interviews

Windows XP Death Date Pushed Beyond Windows 7 Release

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Windows XP is the Microsoft OS that refuses to die.Despite the popularity of Windows 7 -- which is still in beta and does not yet have a firm release date -- it has been claimed that Microsoft will allow PC giant Hewlett Packard to continue shipping computers with Windows XP until April 30, 2010....
Windows XP Death Date Pushed Beyond Windows 7 Release

Why Zoho Has a Manic Strategy for Selling Software

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Despite selling products that inhabit a competitive landscape occupied by technology heavyweights like Microsoft, Google and IBM, Zoho keeps building new online software that consumers can use for free or that businesses can buy on a massive scale for dirt cheap prices. As struggling companies cut...
Why Zoho Has a Manic Strategy for Selling Software

LightWorks 8 adds progressive rendering

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LightWorks Design has released LightWorks 8.0, a major upgrade of its 3D graphics rendering software. Pricing and upgrade information is provided by request if you contact the company.LightWorks 8.0, now in its 20th year of development, provides a broad range of 3D graphics rendering techniques...
LightWorks 8 adds progressive rendering

Cakewalk updates Rapture virtual instrument

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Cakewalk on Thursday said it would update its Rapture virtual synthesizer instrument to version 1.2, adding many new features.Rapture now has a new Envelope Generator that has the ability to retrigger envelopes using the Step Generator, Saving and Loading EG presets, Drag and Drop EG presets, an...
Cakewalk updates Rapture virtual instrument

Central Desktop delivers Outlook plug-in

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Central Desktop has enhanced its eponymous Web-hosted collaboration suite with a plug-in for Outlook that the company believes increases its viability as a SharePoint alternative.Microsoft Outlook is the desktop e-mail program of about 70 percent of Central Desktop's 270,000 end users. Because...
Central Desktop delivers Outlook plug-in

Native Instruments releases Guitar Rig Mobile

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Native Instruments is using the Musikmesse trade show in Frankfurt, Germany to release Guitar Rig Mobile, a new product for guitar players on the go.Guitar Rig Mobile is about the size of a deck of cards and is designed for guitar players on the road. The USB 2.0 hardware unit features 24bit/192...
Native Instruments releases Guitar Rig Mobile