http://www.theconservativearmy.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:30:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Shanghai Le-car entertainment purposes launch of dedicated machines. Navigation: AVN-2622 Volkswagen special machine Applicable models: a step-teng, teng speed, the new Bora Main features: 1,6.5-inch TFT full touch screen handwriting 2, supports Bluetooth hands-free functions (save 12 call records) 3, built-in satellite navigation system ... http://www.theconservativearmy.com/index.php/2010/09/05/shanghai-volkswagen-launched-the-original-way-musi/ 1GB capacity MP3 has become the mainstream, but still far from satisfying people's needs, for the present, 1GB is just enough for it, and as such, MP3 also is moving in 2G, 4G capacity quickly embarked on, as of now speed of development, I believe before long, 1GB will be ... http://www.theconservativearmy.com/index.php/2010/09/05/who-is-the-future-king-4g-flash-memory-mp3-pk-4g-m/ Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian announced Wednesday on the company blog that the site will be powering the news behind YourWeek, a new show on affiliates of the public broadcasting network. In a more youth-focused spin than PBS' news is known for, the new show details the week's headlines as chosen ... http://www.theconservativearmy.com/index.php/2010/09/04/reddit-plans-weekly-news-show-with-pbs/ CBS announced Monday it completed its $1.8 billion acquisition of CNET Networks, publisher of many Web sites including CNET News.com, setting the stage for expanding its CBS Interactive division into five categories. Under the acquisition, CBS Interactive will include such categories as technology, entertainment, sports, news, and business. The division will ... http://www.theconservativearmy.com/index.php/2010/08/31/cbs-closes-cnet-networks-acquisition/ Then again, DHS grapples with deeply rooted bureaucratic challenges. Few experts want to talk on the record but check out this recent Washington Post piece. It paints a damning picture of an organization struggling with high-profile projects going nowhere. And the piece doesn't even begin to get into the ... http://www.theconservativearmy.com/index.php/2010/08/30/dhs-five-years-later-so-wheres-the-beef-guys/ Microsoft Office is not just overpriced--for most users, it's overkill. That's why I've been increasingly recommending IBM Lotus Symphony, a well-rounded office suite that just so happens to be free. It's built on open-source favorite OpenOffice, but sports a sleeker, friendlier interface. Symphony (available for Windows and Linux) offers word processing, ... http://www.theconservativearmy.com/index.php/2010/08/30/save-400-on-microsoft-office-use-lotus-symphony/ Disclosure: CBS College Sports is a unit of CBS, as is CBS Interactive, which publishes CNET News. Guthrie said he feels pretty good that Silverlight is already at the one in four number and said that the company will continue to do deals to boost penetration, as it has with HP ... http://www.theconservativearmy.com/index.php/2010/08/26/microsoft-ready-for-silverlights-second-act/ Two weeks after announcing two new high-speed solid-state drives (SSD), Super Talent Technology on Tuesday announced it will release the MasterDrive LX as a budget solid-state drive later this week. (Credit: Super Talent Technology) The low prices do come with a shortcoming: the throughput speed. The new MasterDrive LX drives are ... http://www.theconservativearmy.com/index.php/2010/08/26/super-talent-to-release-budget-solid-state-drives/ All these negatives add up to a cruel market that is forcing some companies to either merge or perish. "This is leading to a new wave of forced consolidations and partnerships. This industry will look very different a year from now with very few players controlling much larger market shares ... http://www.theconservativearmy.com/index.php/2010/08/24/memory-chipmakers-face-survival-test/ Power Management First, I installed the powertop package, ran it as root, and followed its suggestions for improving power management. Powertop is a nifty tool that analyzes your power consumption and recommends tweaks based on the most active processes. Note: Kevin, my intrepid IT guy wrote most of this up for me. ... http://www.theconservativearmy.com/index.php/2010/08/22/ubuntu-on-the-thinkpad-x300-impressions-and-insta/