Bill Detwiler

CNET News.com reporter Daniel Terdiman is hitting the highway. Here are the gadgets he’ll bring along.

Parallels’ virtualization software allows Microsoft’s OS to run alongside Mac OS.

Sessions at Microsoft’s TechEd are filled to capacity. But the World Cup draws crowds as well.

Microsoft’s antipiracy tool Windows Genuine Advantage arrives unexpectedly on the PC of ZDNet’s David Berlind.

NMap is an application that is designed to probe systems at the network layer to determine what services they’re exposing to the networks to which they’re connected, and if possible to tell the user anything that is known about vulnerabilities of those services or about the system itself. This gallery shows you NMap in action.

From Windows and Office betas to magazines and marketing slicks, Microsoft gave Tech Ed 2006 attendees a goodie bag full of stuff many already have or don’t want.

Google unveils a new version of its Google Earth application. Here are some screenshots to illustrate the changes.

On the campus of MIT, a nearly 40-foot tower features inflatable tubes designed to help offer stability–or some interactive fun.

A look at the Sony Vaio AR Premium, which will cost $3,500.

During Tech Ed 2006’s Sunday night keynote, Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Chief Technology Officer, Bob Muglia, Microsoft Senior VP, Server & Tools Business, Chris Capossela, Microsoft Corporate VP outlined Microsoft’s vision for IT–a client-server-services synergy.

This gallery shows highlights from the keynote.

Chips made on the 45-nanometer process will be faster, consume less energy, contain more transistors and be cheaper to make.

The biggest sporting event in the world kicks off with some new technology to showcase the excitement.