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SeatQuest lets you search for event tickets online	16 November 2007
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Tech finishes strong month	01 November 2007
Jitters about the U.S.economy pushed markets broadly down on the first trading day of November, but faith in the IT sector, especially in tech stalwarts such as Google and Microsoft, appears to remain relatively high in the wake of a strong earnings season.The Dow plunged Thursday, closing at 13567.87, down by 362.14 points or 2.6 percent. This put the brakes on the Nasdaq, which is weighted heavily with IT companies. The Nasdaq closed at 2794.83, down by 64.29 points or 2.25 percent.Nevertheless, the Nasdaq is still higher than it was during the volatile months of the second quarter. Amid strong earnings reports from IT vendors, the Nasdaq gained 5.8 percent in October to close the month at its highest point since January 2001.Worry about the soft housing market and its effect on the economy continues to overshadow business in a variety of sectors. Falling housing prices and mortgage defaults have led to concerns that an ensuing credit crunch will dampen both consumer and business spending, even affecting IT vendors.Though the Federal Reserve Board cut rates, it also indicated Wednesday that rising oil prices might bring a halt to rate cuts for the near future, or even lead to rate hikes. That statement, and a Commerce Department report that said consumers cut back spending in September sparked investors to dump shares across an array of businesses.Tech sector standouts are holding their own however. Google shares broke $700 Wednesday and stayed above that mark Thursday amid speculation that it will soon announce, with a carrier, some sort of plan to bundle Web application services with mobile devices. Investors are excited because it would mark a major breakthrough in Google's efforts to expand from its core, PC-based Internet search advertising business.Most speculation revolves around reports that Google is in talks with Verizon and Sprint Nextel, following a series of articles in the Wall Street Journal and Reuters. Verizon itself kicked off the week with a strong third quarter earnings report, announcing Monday that it added 1.6 million wireless customers and 229,000 new FIOS fiber-based broadband customers during the period.Verizon's net income of $4.2 billion was up 19 percent from a year ago. Verizon shares rose Tuesday by $0.39 to close at $45.99, though shares drifted back down during the week.There is a sea change occurring in the telecom business, as former phone companies outpace cable companies in the race to add customers for new broadband and Internet services."Suddenly telephone companies like Verizon and AT&T are doing very well as cable television companies are struggling with their sagging stock price," said independent telecom analyst Jeff Kagan in an e-mail report. "The marketplace is getting to the point where customers will have a choice between either their telephone company or their cable television company for the same bundle of services."The fight for customers among the former phone companies is fierce, however. Sprint Nextel shares, for example, lost $0.52 to close at $16.58 Thursday after it said subscriber losses took a toll on third-quarter earnings, which amounted to $64 million compared to $279 million a year earlier.In the networking arena, Alcatel-Lucent Wednesday said it plans further layoffs as post-merger results continue to disappoint. The company said Wednesday that revenue for the third quarter was $6.28 billion, a decline of 11.4 percent compared to the combined revenue that the two companies made a year earlier.Nevertheless, company plans to shuffle execs and curb costs seemed to please investors, and shares rose $0.30 to close Wednesday at $9.69.Alcatel shares fell back down Thursday as the market declined broadly, but IT was not as badly hit as other sectors.Coming off a great earnings report last week, Microsoft shares, for example, continue to gain. Company shares rose $0.25 Thursday to close at $37.06. Last week, the company reported its best calendar third quarter since 1999. Net income hit $4.29 billion, a 23 percent jump compared to one year earlier.
Solid-state drives still expensive	25 October 2007
Solid-state drives may replace hard drives as future storage devices on computers, but not until their price plummets. Alienware has SSDs and other cool hardware on its latest PCs, the Area-51 ALX and Aurora ALX desktops, but its prices rise with the SSDs. Innovation is also the appeal of Plantronics' Calisto Pro Series, a sophisticated hands-free telephone system that merges wired, wireless, and online communications into one system. Moving to the kitschy, Saitek allows users to personalize PC scrolling by inserting a printed picture on a mouse top.The future of PC storageAlienware provides a glimpse of future PC storage with its Area-51 ALX and Aurora ALX desktop PCs, which come with 64GB SSDs (solid-state drives).Boot and program load times are quicker with SSDs and they are more reliable, Alienware says. They also consume less power than hard drives, the company says.However, SSDs are expensive. An SSD-free Aurora ALX system with Windows Vista Ultimate, running Advanced Micro Devices's Athlon 64 X2 6000 64-bit processor, a Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX graphics card, 2GB of memory, a Logitech gaming keyboard, and a 320GB hard drive costs $4,099. The price jumps to $5,799 when the hard drive is replaced with two 64GB SSDs.Hard drives provide more storage capabilities than SSDs, so it's smart to hold off until SSDs become competitive on price and storage capacity.Both PCs are available at Alienware's Web site.AAA to the rescue, againThere may be a Chinese restaurant a few blocks away, but is it good? AAA Mobile's GPS-based travel guide for mobile phones not only provides directions to the restaurant, but also shows how it rates. The ratings feature gives it a leg up over GPS services that provide only locations and directions.The service also gives hotel ratings and point of interests recommended by the AAA service. That is helpful for tourists and pedestrians wiggling around big cities in search of places to eat and sleep. Users can bookmark the locations.The 100,000 listings provided by the service may be tiny, but it could start a trend of more GPS systems adding recommendations and ratings.It works only on mobile phones in the United States with Verizon Wireless's service and is available for $9.99 a month.Make the mouse your ownInnovation on mice hasn't hit a wall -- Saitek's Photo Mouse lets people customize the top of a mouse with printed pictures, making it fun to use. A hatch on the top of the mouse opens up, where a picture can be inserted. The idea is to personalize a mouse, said Mark Starrett, Saitek's director of marketing, in a statement. But then pictures of loved ones can be placed on a mousepad or as PC wallpaper too, so pick your choice. The kitschy $19.95 wired optical mouse works with Windows and Mac systems.Converged communicationsPlantronics' Calisto Pro Series is a hands-free telephone system that combines wired, wireless, and online communications into one unit. The system can take landline, mobile phone or VoIP calls either through a wireless handset or Bluetooth headset.A desk-based base station houses and recharges the wireless handset and a Bluetooth headset. The handset operates at a range of up to 300 feet (91 meters), according to Plantronics. Users can also download up to 200 Microsoft Outlook contacts from a PC to the handset.A Bluetooth headset not only takes calls from landlines, it also directly connects to a Bluetooth-compatible mobile phones. A PC connects to the base station through a USB port to accept VoIP calls.Despite a clunky base station, Calisto Pro is a productive device to have for multiple forms of communication. It became available in the United States in September for $279.95.
General Aviation Chatter :: 10 Useful Secrets the Airlines Don?t Want You to Know	01 January 0001
Author: HAAN Subject: 10 Useful Secrets the Airlines Don?t Want You to Know Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:14 am (GMT 2) Topic Replies: 0 Unfortunately, booking a flight is sometimes just plain necessary, a fact that airlines know all too well, allowing them to continue maximizing profits while we passengers often get stuck on the ground. The following is a list of useful secrets that will help you find cheaper, better, more convenient ways to fly. Bon voyage 1. Rule 240: Understanding your rights according to Rule 240 is vital. This article from Aviation.com explains the ins and outs of Rule 240, which states ?that if an airline [can?t] get you to your destination on time, it [is] required to put you on a competitor?s flight if it would get you there faster than your original airline?s next flight.? Some airlines, including Delta, ?no longer make any mention of transporting passengers on other airlines in the event of a flight disruption,? so it?s in every passenger?s best interest to speak up. 2. You can get better deals and schedules without buying directly from the airline. Sure, we all know about discount travel sites like Expedia.com and Orbitz, but matching a good deal with an ideal schedule and direct flight is sometimes tricky. Airlines often rely on travelers who can?t afford to waste time during long layovers and would rather shell out extra cash to keep them on schedule. There are alternatives, however. This article, from the Microsoft Small Business Center, suggests contacting a travel agent or even checking your newspaper for special deals. Agents ?can have affiliate agreements with a large travel company that negotiates lower rates on their behalf,? and ?often, tour operators will advertise ridiculously low fares and package deals in the Sunday travel section.? 3. First class seats are available at coach prices. You may need to ask your travel agent to help you out with this tip, but it?s definitely worth it. According to San Diego?s 10News.com, coach tickets can be booked under codes like YUPP, QUPP, or Z, which award ticketholders automatic upgrades to first class. How does it work? According to Rick Seaney, president of FareCompare, ?a lot of times the YUPPs are matching some sort of low-cost carrier in a particular market.? According to the article, in 2006, a ?round trip flight from Dallas to St. Louis on American Airlines, the YUPP fare is $278 ? that?s nearly $1,500 cheaper than a regular seat in first class and more than a $1,000 less than the most expensive seat in coach.? 4. Find out which days equal the cheapest tickets. According to Wendy Perrin?s The Perrin Post by Conde Nast Traveler Magazine, ?You?ll find cheaper fares and greater seat availability if you fly on a Saturday and return on a Tuesday, instead of going from Thursday to Sunday or Friday to Monday.? 5. Take advantage of lesser-known airlines. The European and Asian travel markets are noticing a boom in the number of smaller, cheaper airlines. Ryanair and Easyjet are popular airlines that are just as safe and probably more efficient than their larger competitors. Book flights on Jetstar or Malaysia Airlines for Asian travel. You won?t be able to fly direct from the U.S. on some of these airlines, but once you?re abroad, they?re definitely the way to travel. 6. Fly foreign. Air France hosts its on U.S. site, which features extremely reasonable prices for tickets from various cities in the United States. You?ll probably find cheaper fares by checking with your destination?s airlines rather than American ones. Just be sure you calculate the exchange rate, however, to avoid paying more than you had intended. 7. Re-work your travel schedule. If you plan on flying to several different cities, either within the U.S. or abroad, arrange your travel schedule so that you?re always flying into the cheapest cities. Wendy Perrin suggests looking ?into flying via Dublin instead of London? if you?re going to Europe. ?Aer Lingus has cheap flights, and low-fare carriers fly from Dublin to many European cities. 8. Make sure you understand refund policies. Airlines can be reluctant when it comes to passing out ticket refunds, so make sure you?re familiar with their policy before getting duped. The article ?Airlines? policies on refunds and changes? from the New York Times connects you to the refund policies of all major U.S. airlines, including American, Delta, Southwest, and United. The article is dated 2001, but the links should take you to the most updated information. 9. Buy consolidated. To find cheap fares even at the last minute, buy your tickets from a consolidator. wikiHow publishes a thorough step-by-step guide with tips on buying from a consolidator, including planning on departing from larger cities and finding great international ticket deals. 10. Schedule your departure from a larger city to avoid higher prices. If you leave near a city like Dallas, Atlanta, Boston, or Los Angeles, consider driving to those hub airports instead of departing from the regional airports in your hometown. You can save hundreds of dollars and will avoid the hassle of having to connect (or miss) your next flight. Read the list of U.S. hub airports here. _________________Attention all airline passengers, your flight has been delayed? JETPHOTOS.NET http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=2203 AIRLINERS.NET http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?photographersearch=Hannes+Meyer&sort_order=views
Google, Intel, Nokia boost sector hopes	18 October 2007
Earnings season is in full swing, and results this week from bellwethers like Google, Intel, and Nokia are fueling hopes for a strong fourth quarter while confirming the investor confidence that has led to a rebound in share prices of technology vendors.All eyes were on Google, which Thursday reported another stellar quarter. For the third quarter, net income was $1.07 billion compared with $733.4 million a year ago. Revenue leaped 57 percent to $4.23 billion. The company has made some investors nervous by expanding rapidly and spending a lot of money on acquisitions to fuel growth in new areas. However, its core search business manages to ward off the competition. Google shares jumped $6.14 to $639.62 right after its announcement.Google archrival Yahoo reported a 4.6 percent decline in third-quarter profit compared to a year ago Tuesday, but revenue climbed 12 percent to $1.76 billion. Company executives said they were weeding out poorly performing services and enhancing efforts in promising areas like ad-supported music services and e-mail offerings to small businesses. The company is also expanding efforts to support third-party developers with open APIs.Even though Yahoo has been blasted for its failure to steal search ad revenue from Google, investors and analysts appear to like its strategy. Citigroup maintained a "buy" rating on the company while RBC maintained an "outperform" rating. Yahoo shares jumped $2.13 to close at $28.82 the day after the report.The market might be tougher on Internet retailers. eBay reported Wednesday that revenue climbed 30 percent but that it suffered a loss because of a $1.39 billion charge for its acquisition of Internet phone pioneer Skype. Although the company raised its 2007 revenue target, investors apparently did not like the charge for Skype, which failed to make revenue goals. Shares of eBay lost $2.50 to close at $38.10 Thursday.In one of the most-anticipated results of the week, Intel got the earnings season off to a good start Tuesday, reporting revenue of $10.1 billion, a 15 percent increase year-over-year, while achieving net income of $1.9 billion, a whopping 43 percent increase. The price competition in the market is tough, but a jump in sales and a restructuring effort appears to be paying off. Intel jumped $1.24 to close at $26.72 the day after the report.AMD did not handle the price competition so well, however. Though it registered a 23 percent rise in sales, it posted another loss. Thursday, AMD reported that its net loss was $396 million, compared with a profit of $136 million in 2006.Reaction to IBM results were mixed Tuesday, when it reported profit of $2.36 billion, compared to $2.22 billion a year ago. Revenue was $24.1 billion, a 7 percent increase from last year. Though the numbers were better than expected, a disappointing 10 percent slip in hardware sales worried investors, who pushed down IBM shares Tuesday by $3.82 to close at $115.78.Nokia managed to offset declining prices of handsets with a jump in sales. Thursday it said that for the three months ending Sept. 30, net profit increased 85 percent over the third quarter of 2006, while sales rose 28 percent. Nokia shares closed Thursday at $37.64, up by $1.11.Concerns about the U.S. economy -- because of a declining housing market and an increase in mortgage defaults -- caused shares to tumble in July and August. But judging from results this week, IT vendors were not hard hit during the quarter and investors are likely to have high expectations for the rest of the year.
Crude prices surge as investors shrug off inventory report, focus on Turkish vote	17 October 2007
NEW YORK – Oil prices surged to a new record of $89 a barrel Wednesday after Turkey's parliament authorized an incursion into northern Iraq in search of Kurdish rebels. The vote overshadowed ...
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VS 2008 Compatibility with Older VS 2005 Add-in Packages	28 November 2007
I've helped a few people over the last week who have run into issues with VS 2008 where it would immediately crash when the IDE was launched, or upon creating new projects (usually failing with a "Visual Studio has encountered an unexpected error" dialog). After debugging the issues, it turned out that they were caused by an older VS 2005 add-in that people had installed on their machines that wasn't compatible with VS 2008.  In each of these specific cases it was an older version of the VisualSVN source control utility (note: Version 1.3.1 of VisualSVN works fine with VS 2008 - but older versions have problems). By default when you install VS 2008 on a machine that has VS 2005 on it, setup will use your existing settings to configure VS 2008, and will import your current VS 2005 preferences and add-in packages.  If you see any crashes or issues (especially upon first launching the IDE) it could be that they are caused by one of your older add-in packages having some compatibility issue with VS 2008. If you run into a situation like this, one option to try is to launch VS 2008 in "safemode".  This will launch the IDE with add-in packages disabled, and provides you with a good way to determine whether it might be an add-in causing the problem.  You can launch VS 2008 in safemode by passing the /safemode switch to the VS 2008 devenv process from the command-line: If you discover that the problem you encountered is related to an add-in, you can use the Tools->Add-In Manager menu option to disable the add-in within the IDE. As a general best practice, I'd recommend that you always keep close track of the add-ins you have installed with Visual Studio, and make sure to periodically check for updates of them (especially when upgrading to VS 2008).  If you do ever report an issue with VS - please also make sure to detail the add-in packages you have installed, as this can help a lot in our investigations. Hope this helps, Scott P.S. Ilya Ryzhenkov from JetBrains recently published a blog post that details the plans to update the popular ReSharper add-in for VS 2008.  You can read it here.
Suppliers regaining control of travel content online	28 November 2007
ABTA Travel Convention special report: PwC's Malcolm Preston says web-based intermediaries are no longer offering the best deals