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Climate Counts tells climate-conscious buyers to avoid Apple: Non-profit environmental group Climate Counts publishes a report that puts Apple at the bottom of its environmental list. Apple scores 11 out of 100, while IBM, which enjoys the top spot on the list, scores 77. Climate Counts goes as...; Tags: Apple Inc., Climate Count, Climate Counts, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-09

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Open Source in 2013: <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...; Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature: There were a great many product announcements at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last month, but it was the number of announcements around Web-based mashups in particular that received a large share of attendee and media attention. By my count there were at least nine significant announcements in...; Tags: Web, Industry, Mashup, JackBe, Lotus Mashups, MashupHub, Mindtouch, Itasca, Serena, Mashup Exchange, SnapLogic, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Federal charges in MySpace suicide case: Federal prosecutors have indicted Lori Drew for actions on MySpace that led 13-year-old Megan Meier right to kill herself, USA Today reports. She was charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of computer crimes. The grand jury charges that she accessed protected computers without authorization to...; Tags: Count, Distress, Computer, MySpace, Mulford, Ron, Productivity, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Images: Mars is getting a new visitor: NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is expected to search for life after it touches down near an icy region of the Red Planet on May 25.On the morning of May 25, Mars will receive a new alien contraption from Earth, the Phoenix Mars Lander. Its three month mission is to sample...; Tags: Surface, Earth, NASA, Phoenix Technologies, It', CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-15

Ask.com buys Dictionary.com; Bolsters reference content: Ask.com plans to buy Lexico Publishing Group, the company behind Dictionary.com, Thesaurus.com and Reference.com, for an undisclosed sum. The fourth largest search engine briefed a few reporters on its plans such as News.com's Stephen Shankland. The deal is expected to be officially announced Thursday. ...; Tags: Ask.com, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-15
With the Quickness: HD Moore sets new land speed record with exploitation of Debian/Ubuntu OpenSSL flaw: So, for those who haven't heard, a Debian packager modified the source used for OpenSSL on Debian based systems Debian and the whole of the Ubuntu family to remove the seed used for PRNG Pseudo Random Number Generator used when creating SSL keys. Well, HD Moore set a new record...; Tags: OpenSSL, SSH, Debian, Key, Flaw, HD, ID, Ssl/Tls, Operating Systems, Open Source, Security, Software, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Polar Bear Threatened, says U.S. Global warming acknowledged in public.: Polar Bear Threatened, says U.S. Global warming acknowledged in public.Theory vs. enumerationSo, the gov't says Polar Bears are threatened because sea ice will disappear. That's a theoretical prediction.However, actual enumeration of polar bear populations shows their numbers increasing.Perhaps Polar Bears actually do better when there's less ice making it difficult...; Tags: polar bear population, bear population, polar bear, bear, U.S. Global warming, Polar Bear; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
Polar Bear Threatened, says U.S. Global warming acknowledged in public.: The U.S. Department of Interior has just listed the polar bear as a "threatened" species, that is legally and technically different than being listed as "endangered." The Feds based their announcement on studies by government scientists. Global warming is reducing Arctic sea ice off...; Tags: Bear, Global Warming, Bloomberg News, Wetzler, Kivalina, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Google losing cellphone battle?: Google losing cellphone battle?Well, the idea is that CUSTOMERS will choose their phone, just like theychoose their PC. Dell does not need to do deals with internet service providers for instance. But, YES, right now, the carriers are the ones that select the phones that you can use with their...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Tea Vui Huang, Google Inc., phone, LiMo Foundation, Linux, carrier, cell phone; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
AT: ATHyperboleWell, you and I wouldn't buy one with a new release imminent, but that doesn't mean it's still not a valuable commodity. Hence, the insane demand.I posted a Craigslist ad for an 8GB iPhone and received 11 responses within 90 minutes of posting. Sold in less than 24...; Tags: refurb, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
Frequent open source miles: Frequent open source milesThe gov. should pay for FOSS!Since FOSS is like a free utility for everyone, like a library where membership is free, the government should pick up the tab and pay the developers and companies that develop GPLed software.We doDon't overlook the fact that "open source" is publishing....; Tags: Vertical industries, F/OSS, open source mile, government, open source, software; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
TuneAid (exe): TuneAid is an iPod content recovery tool. It will let you import your iPod's content back into iTunes in no effort. TuneAid will salvage your music. Recovering music that you've purchased is completely legal, using TuneAid is no law infringement. iPhone and iPod Touch compatible even without hard disk mode....; Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, Music, DigiDNA, TuneAid, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-05-14
Details, details, details... more on the Microsoft flaws from today: Details, details, details... more on the Microsoft flaws from todayI wonder...Would you spend so much time on each bug that Apple fixes? What was the last count? A total of 85 in one go or something like that.Then again, that would take too many multi-part blogs. Better to...; Tags: Microsoft Flaws, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
Details, details, details... more on the Microsoft flaws from today: Thought I'd explore some of these bugs a bit more... first, Tipping Point released one of the vulnerabilities that Larry reported earlier, listed as a stack overflow issue in Microsoft Office Jet Database Engine. The stack overflow isn't what's interesting, what's interesting is the attack vector itself. To be fair to...; Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Database Engine, iDefense, Flaw, Exploitation, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, CSS, Microsoft Office, Security, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Why HP-EDS is a disaster in the making: As I've noted elsewhere HP's takeover of Compaq destroyed essentially all of HP's pre-takeover value and left the Compaq organization operating as HP. Now they've announced their intention of taking over EDS. On the good news side there won't be a culture clash in bringing these...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Manufacturing, Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Operating Systems, Software, Investment, Finance, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Satellites seeing clearly despite clouds: Two researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL have developed a mathematical tweak which dramatically improves air pollution detection on cloudy days. They've found a way to reduce cloud-induced glare when satellites measure blue skies on cloudy days, by as much as ten-fold in some cases. 'Because clouds represent one...; Tags: Wavelength, Pollution, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percent: Microsoft to raise Windows Small Business Server price 80 percentExchange for Small Business?A small business running their own Exchange Server is silly. There are many viable and less expensive outsourcing alternatives. The same can be said for Sharepoint.Agreed. Good features, overkill for small businessI think the new price is great...; Tags: Servers, Groupware, Microsoft Windows Small Business Server, price 80-percent, Windows Small Business, Windows Small Business Server price 80-percent, server, small business, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
EDS internal memo on the HP purchase: HP acquired EDS in a deal valued roughly at $12.8 billion. The move was outlined Tuesday morning amid a healthy dose of skepticism. Here's a memo from EDS CEO Ron Rittenmeyer, who will now report to HP CEO Mark Hurd. To the EDS Worldwide Team: Today...; Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Branding, Strategy, Marketing, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
CO2 is increasing says US report, but GW doubters give raspberry: CO2 is increasing says US report, but GW doubters give raspberryYour bias is showingYou are obviously biased against GW doubters. What are your credentials to make such a judgment?Tobacco - that's it neutrally!Obviously "what comes 'round goes 'round" applies. Trees and plants require CO2 to grow, so burning...; Tags: carbon dioxide, GW doubter, doubter; Discussion threads 2008-05-13