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PC World editor resigns over apparent ad pressure

Publishers need more backboneMany years ago a journalist informed me he was going to publish a story about a new launch I was planning. He had got hold of the story legitimately by talking to my staff that I had failed to brief on disclosure. I informed him that by...

Tags: PC World, BobtheTec, advertisement, McCracken

Discussion threads 2007-05-04

Colin's Cornet

Colin's Cornetblog rootYahoo! to be a tech publisher ?According to Sam Whitmore's Media Survey , CNET.com editor-in-chief Patrick Houston departs today to join Yahoo! to head up a new tech editorial channel. At CNET, Patrick was responsible for a recent major makeover of CNET's Personal Technology Reviews. Sam...This post originally...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, PC World, web version, colincrawford@..., InfoWorld, Colin, external Website, Web site, CDATA

Discussion threads 2005-06-10

PC World's Top 100 Products of the year

1 Intel NOTEBOOK/DESKTOP CPU: Intel Core Duo 2 AMD DESKTOP CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core3 craigslist WEB CLASSIFIEDS: craigslist.org4 Apple DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER: Apple iPod nano5 Seagate PORTABLE HARD DRIVE: Seagate 160GB Portable Hard Drive6 Google SATELLITE IMAGERY: Google Earth7 Adobe VIDEO EDITOR: Adobe Premiere Elements 2.08 Canon DIGITAL...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Computer Inc., Canon Inc., PC World, Yahoo! Inc.

Blog posts 2006-06-07

Setting the record straight on Red Hat setup

Who says you can't use a GUI in Red Hat? Jack Wallen, TechRepublic's rabid Linux guru, takes issue with a PC World article that says dial-up, printer, and network settings must be configured from arcane command lines when using Red Hat.I subscribe to three magazines: Linux Magazine, Linux Journal, and...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Jack Wallen, Jr., Red Hat Inc., Linux, Red Hat 6.1, GUI, PC World

Technical articles 2000-02-16

Additional Resources

RinGo (exe)

Make voice calls from any PC in the world. Free voice connectivity with Internet users. RinGo allows you to make calls from any place in the world from your PC without the use of PSTN traditional telephony provider for local and international calls. Instead of a regular phone you may...

Tags: Phone, PC, Tariff, Ringo, Desktops, Free Trade, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Hardware, Finance

Software downloads 2005-09-02

75% Improvement in Site Performance Brings More Page Views and Ad Revenues to PCWorld.com

PCWorld.com is the Web's trusted resource for management-level buyers and users of technology products, reaching 5.3 million unique visitors per month. When PC World came to Akamai, their page load time for the index/home page was averaging 10 seconds as measured by Keynote. Four seconds was the maximum they wanted...

Tags: Revenue, Advertisement, Performance, Akamai Technologies Inc., PCWorld.com, Branding, Performance Management, Channel Management, Operational Accounting, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance

Case studies

eBay to buy Skype for $2.6 billion in cash, stock

Free PC to PC callingI sincerely hope Ebay will continue with the free PC to PC calling service, when they aquire Skype.Doubt it.Ebay has some reason by they would pay billions for it. Doubt it was to be nice to the world and support an interesting service.Of Course They...

Tags: eBay Inc., free skype calls, it management, Skype Technologies S.A., stock, vmbanks@...

Discussion threads 2005-09-12

Express Talk (exe)

Express Talk lets you make VoIP sip video calls to users anywhere in the world. Call PC to PC for free, all you need is Express Talk installed on each machine, a webcam plus a microphone and speakers. This easy to use softphone lets you see and speak to family...

Tags: PC, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Hardware, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-01-04

MeConn Pocket PC Agent (zip)

MeConn is a location-finding service which allows you to track items virtually anywhere in the world, 24/7. By using a variety of technologies such as GPS and radio, item locations may be periodically uploaded to the MeConn Web site (using a secure, encrypted connection), whereupon you (or other people that...

Tags: PC, MeConn, Pocket PC, GPS, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software

Software downloads 2007-07-02

World Time Explorer (zip)

World Time Explorer is a PC program to view current time for any place in the world, either from a list of more than 4882 cities, or from a world map that shows each GMT offset with a different color. Put family and friends in main window. Calculate time in...

Tags: Offset, World Time Explorer, Knowledge Management, Mice, Business Intelligence, Construction, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Data Management, Management

Software downloads 2007-01-15

World Cup Desktop Alerts (exe)

Be bang up-to-date with World Cup News and information. Help when traveling to the competition. Then you need World Cup Alerts. Why wait for the news when we can bring it to you. World Cup Alerts is our free desktop news system which delivers the breaking stories in the run...

Tags: World Cup, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-12-29

I'm InTouch (exe)

I'm InTouch is a Web-based subscription service providing remote access to your PC from any Internet-connected device. Installs on the PC you need to reach within minutes. Log in securely from your home or any PC in the world, As well as Pocket PC devices and work as if you...

Tags: PC, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2005-10-12

Remote access

Using WinXP Pro, how do I set my computer up to access it from a different location? I'm using a router and I'm not very "techy", so the answer has to be in DUMMIE language.ThanxUnfortunately,this can be a technical issue, even for us seasoned geeks! It depends first on...

Tags: Desktops, Network technology, Routers & switches, NETWORKING, WANs, D.H. Cesare, PC, router, IP, home PC, remote access

Discussion threads 2007-04-10

BhCall PC 2 Phone (exe)

BhCall is an online PC 2 Phone softphone dialer and VOIP service provider. Download our BhCall dialer and Make inexpensive long-distance phone calls. Call the world for lowest rate with best voice quality. The accounts are received by email within 6 hours after your online payment. Also you may purchase...

Tags: Dialer, BhCall PC 2 Phone, VOIP, Telecommunications, Networking

Software downloads 2006-11-07

They did it.!. MS said the 'L' word.!.

I just this from PC World, a link (broken, I might add, but I found it anyway, see: http://port25.technet.com/archive/tagGroups/fromthelab.aspx ) to MicroSofts 'new' Open Source Labs. They're finally talking of working with 'Linux Systems' and not as Unix variations. Just what is the world comming too?

Tags: L, windows, open source, linux, miscellaneous, micro soft, dawgit, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-04-06

No fuss video skype alternative

We have used Skype at work for video conferencing but we always have problems with the sound from one end of the call dropping out on and off. Can anyone recommend another free to download and free to call PC to PC software package that offers video like Skype does?ThanksBruce1...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., bldsm@..., software, video conferencing, networking, skype, video

Discussion threads 2007-02-12

TV on PC Download (zip)

Watch over 2000 television channels from all over the world right on your home computer or laptop along with 4000 radio stations of your favorite music. Watch your favorite movies, TV shows or news channel right from your PC. This small and simple TV on PC software installs in second...

Tags: PC, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2008-03-14

Click-4-Net Phone (exe)

Click-4-Net Phone is a beta version for PC-PC free calls over Click4prepaid network. Log in from anywhere in the world and allow someone to call you on your PC from their phone at rates as low as 2 cents per minute. Make prepaid PC-to Phone calls too. Works just like...

Tags: Phone, Click-4-Net Phone, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2004-12-07

World Time Anytime (exe)

World Time Anytime allows you to design and customize as many world clocks as you want on your Windows desktop. Our comprehensive time-zone database covers more than 780 locations and cities in 228 countries around the world. It supports both Greenwich mean time GMT and daylight saving time DST, spanning...

Tags: Internet, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2004-03-23

PCs losing the lustre in Japan

In tech gadget-crazy Japan, a surprising trend is taking place. Sales of the personal computer -- once considered an essential building block and the bastion of all things "tech" -- is starting to shrink. Right now, a typical Japanese youth would rather save up for an...

Tags: Japan, PC, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales, Hardware, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-11-07