What's Cheaper: Replacement Ink, or a New Printer? With inkjet printer prices so low, and inkjet replacement cartridge prices so high, is it cheaper to replace your printer instead of buying new ink? That's the debate sparked at Digg's tech page when a user posted this photo comparing deskjet ink prices to the cost of brand name replacement cartridges. The Digg user's conclusion: It is cheaper to buy a new inexpensive printer for the free ink cartridges included in box instead of buying brand name replacement cartridges that can be very expensive. Windows 7 in Pictures: The Coolest New Hardware Microsoft put eye-catching hardware on display at last week's Windows 7 launch event. From netbooks and ultrathins to standard-size laptops and All-in-One touchscreen PCs, here's a closer look at some of the shiniest new Windows 7 machines. Avaya closes Nortel deal Avaya's purchase of Nortel is final, and Avaya is promising integrated voice/data branch-office gear and an aggressive integration of Nortel's products and roughly 6,000 personnel. Unencrypted drone video advantageous to U.S. military, despite risks The U.S. military didn't encrypt video streams from drone aircraft flying over war zones because soldiers without security clearances needed access to the video, a military security expert says. Free network scanning, troubleshooting tool for the holidays AdRem Software this week decided to use the holiday season to offer existing and new customers a free network scanning and troubleshooting tool. Philadelphia plans to buy its Wi-Fi network The city of Philadelphia plans to buy a controversial Wi-Fi network that was built by EarthLink in 2006 but sold only two years later as the struggling ISP pulled out of the municipal wireless business. Cisco Regains Top Spot in IPS Market The latest analyst market share data for the security space has been released and it appears Cisco has made some gains. The biggest news is that Cisco regained the top spot in the IPS market one quarter after it was stripped away by McAfee. Here are some of the highlights contained in the analyst information for 3rd quarter 2009. Most business will adopt Windows 7 by 2011, but prefer Google's cloud Microsoft, you are free to discontinue Windows XP sometime in 2010. Most businesses are expecting to hear that news, they say (although Microsoft has promised to support XP SP3 until 2014) and they are ready and willing to roll out Windows 7. On the other hand, Microsoft Office 2010 might not fair as well. Contrary to report, Psystar not shutting down, lawyer says Although Mac clone maker Psystar has turned off the lights at its Web site, the firm is not shutting down permanently, the company's lawyer said today. Mozilla ships Firefox 3.6 Beta 5, pushes final into 2010 Mozilla has issued a fifth beta of Firefox 3.6 rather than move on to a release candidate, a decision that will push the final code ship date into early 2010, a company executive said Friday. AT&T contemplates tiered pricing for iPhone users to lower strain on 3G network A common rule of thumb is that a machine is only as fast as its slowest part, and when it comes to Apple's iPhone, there's no question that the slowest part is AT&T's spotty network. For as much as people love the iPhone, making do with AT&T can often be an equally frustrating experience. Caught on tape: Burglars target wrong techie Maybe the Supreme Court ought to consider this scenario as it grapples with legal issues surrounding private electronic communications filtering into and out of the workplace.A Framingham, Mass., resident received an urgent text message at work on Friday. It was from his home computer reporting the presence of movement inside of his apartment. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet:Are Cisco's acquisitions working for the company? and iACLs; A Service Providers Best Practice on your LAN; On Microsoft Subnet Microsoft Exchange 2010: A hard upgrade and not yet in the cloud: On Google Subnet: 10 best Chrome extensions Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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