December 1, 2008
Can you get rid of your digital dirt? Well, maybe …
Network World
Susan Hanley offers advice on “digital dirt.”
“My ongoing advice to my kids and yours: the Internet is like permanent ink – it is very hard to get rid of the stains, whether you put them there yourself or they got there another way. So basically, don’t put anything on the Internet that you don’t want your mother to see!”
Microsoft still fighting a losing battle against Google
ZD Net
Garett Rogers writes about Microsoft’s declining search market share based on recent data from Comscore.
“Google’s search share is continuing to rise, and despite Microsoft’s best efforts (even giving away prizes to searchers), they are at best stagnant. Year-over-year, Microsoft’s search share went from 9.7 per cent down to 8.5 per cent while Google rose from 58.5 per cent to 63.1 per cent according to the research.”
Samsung’s X360 ultraportable reviewed: cheaper than competition, but not as good
Engadget
Tim Stevens provides a review of Samsung’s X360 notebook.
“It’s not as thin as the Air, but is slightly lighter while still feeling reasonably durable, and with a full complement of ports certainly has the edge in terms of utility. It also manages to be a bit more visually appealing than the X300, is blessed with a ‘superb’ keyboard and the five hours of battery life in real-world usage impresses as well.”
