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Stamp of approval for e-postage

Stamp of approval for e-postageePostage, the death of e-mail as we know it!Companies will find ways arround any taxation of messages, the messages will still get through, only complication and stagnation will be added!Self-contradictoryWait, how will a system that guarantees that certain spam will make it to my mailbox, past...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Unsolicited commercial email, e-mail, spam, advertisement, account holder

Discussion threads 2006-02-13

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The most successful Web scam ever?

what about the banking scam?the feds always go after the little guy... why is there no investigation in the banking crisis!?Windows BOT Network soon to be CLOUDWindows BOT networks & now the Windows CLOUD BOTnetwork!The wonders never end with 'Wind-ows'!!!;)since when has it been ok to use generic titles for...

Tags: Channel management, successful Web, Web, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Spring Design sues Barnes & Noble over Alex, Nook

I kind of want to see barnes and noble win this one...The whole concept of a sliding image preview isn't exactly revolutionary, and it does look decidedly different from the bulky, 2003-esque block interface of the alex.On a personal note, I think the alex looks like some children's toy out...

Tags: Sales channel, E-books, NDA, Barnes & Noble Inc., B&N, credit card, patent, Nook, password

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

2010 Predictions: Will social media reach ubiquity?

Thank you - 2010 Predictions: Will social media reach ubiquity?Jennifer,I just wanted to thank you not only for including me in "2010 Predictions: Will social media reach ubiquity?" but for doing the work to pull this together. It's a great piece that I really enjoyed reading. I've bookmarked so we...

Tags: social media, ubiquity

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Netflix lands Sony PS3 distribution deal; Bolsters streaming footprint

Ineteresting but...Wont be available in Canada... as Usual.Not even a regular video and TV storeI've read before that a lot of video distribution companies don't want to deal with Canada because of piracy - namely, the center of all piracy in the Western world: the Pacific Mall in Markham.Requires a...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Sony Corp., piracy, CRIA, Sony PlayStation 3

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Palm's Pre can't offset Sprint's subscriber losses

Palm's Pre can't offset Sprint's subscriber losses2% Churn? That's me!I'm one of the 2% "churn", as I left Sprint for good when the 3GS came out in June. And, yes, I tried the Pre but, no, I was not impressed.RE: Palm's Pre can't offset Sprint's subscriber lossesC'mon! The...

Tags: Smart phones, Sprint Communications, subscriber loss, Palm Pre, Palm Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from Kindles

Amazon gets bullied, pulls purchased e-books from KindlesDTPALet's hope somebody decides to sue their butts off under a state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act -- claiming that an item sold has qualities, characteristics, source, certification, approval or etc., which in fact it does not have (e.g., claiming non-kosher products are kosher)....

Tags: E-books, Amazon.com Inc., e-book

Discussion threads 2009-07-17

Friday madness: $23 quadrillion software glitch

Friday madness: $23 quadrillion software glitchFriday madness: $23 quadrillion software glitchIts an obvious glitch, but like you said always check your bills and statements, especially from Bank of America. I have a credit card through them and they charged me a $25 late fee when I had made the...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, Pre-paid, payment, software glitch, software, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-07-17

The 'incredible' growth of the Mac

The 'incredible' growth of the MacThurott is an IdiotOn just about everything he writes - Windows, Mac, etc.And you have to consider the source "Windows Supersite" isn't a good place to read about Mac news. (Nor is Apple.com a good place to read about Windows).Not Really ...Check this out:http://community.winsupersite.com/blogs/paul/archive/2009/06/08/wwdc-2009-time-for-a-reality-check.aspx35...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Thurott, Mac Unit, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Screenshot: Apple to charge for re-downloading apps

The iPhone Blog reports that the iPhone 3.0 beta firmware may close a loophole known as "account sharing." The practice allows one App Store account holder to share their login information with another user so that the second user can freely re-download apps purchased by the original user to a...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Blogging, Productivity, Internet, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-05-31

Pirate Bay defendant urges DDo$ attack on lawyer

Wow. Talk about revenge. The Pirate Bay cofounder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg anakata has devised an ingeniously evil plan to get back at the law firm that helped deliver the verdict again TPB. According to the Blog Pirate: The plan can be...

Tags: Asset, Payment, Law Firm, Attack, Litigation, Internet, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Google on the defensive as book deal starts to come apart

Google on the defensive as book deal starts to come apartall books should be free in electronic formCan't the publishers see the tidal FOSS wipping out proprietary software?They don't realize that there is an analogy between copyrighted books and proprietary software that points to their demise.It's already happening with the...

Tags: INTERNET, Google Just, Google Inc., book deal

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

Our brilliant kids are bored

A 17-year-old name Michael 'Mikeyy' Mooney made headlines this week by creating a Javascript-based worm that infected 100 user accounts and fired out 10,000 Twitter users before engineers shut it down. According to Techtree, In an interview with CNET, Mooney said, "I thought about it...

Tags: Worm, Twitter, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-04-15

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ATComcast does it tooWell, at least a few years ago they did. I had received multiple letters in the mail with very harsh language from Comcast due to one of my roomates downloading from torrent sites and such.Comcast?Good luck with Comcast. I've had both for a good while and...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Peer to peer (P2P), Comcast Corp., RIAA, Internet Service Provider, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-25

Amulet 1.0.1 (Mobile)

Use a neck holder and let Amulet display the most splendid adornment. The application comes with a variety of virtual jewels and unusual decoration to express your mood. Keep it diffident or showy but always peculiar. You can configure Amulet to match your clothes even take a photo and adapt...

Tags: Amulet, Mobile, Apple iTunes, Dirk Holtwick, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-24

Michigan iPod repairman scams 9,000 iPods from Apple

Michigan iPod repairman Nicholas Woodhams thought that he had beat the system. He discovered a way to manipulate Apple's iPod repair and warranty programs to obtain 9,000 free iPods which he then re-sold for a tidy profit, reports Ars Technica. According to prosecutors in Michigan -- who...

Tags: Apple iPod, Credit Card, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-20

Car Wallpapers 1.0 (Mobile)

Car Wallpapers show you many Cars pictures for viewing and saving as wallpapers for iPhone and iPod touch. Includes quality photos from professionals photograph. All photos are properly licensed and used with permission from the copyright holder. Note: The "Download Now" link directs you to the iTunes App Store, where...

Tags: Car, Mobile, Photograph, Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-15

Macs rule; PCs drool

Macs rule; PCs drooli totally agree!!i have windows xp, but i started out with vista, and it just so happend that my hard drive went out and my hubs fit into my laptop. his laptop went out in 1 yr, right after the warranty went out, mine went out, right...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Macs rule, PC

Discussion threads 2009-02-05

Amulet Lite 1.0.2 (Mobile)

Use a neck holder and let Amulet Lite display the most splendid adornment. The application comes with a variety of virtual jewels and unusual decoration to express your mood. Keep it diffident or showy but always peculiar. You can configure Amulet Lite to match your clothes even take a photo...

Tags: Mobile, Apple iTunes, Dirk Holtwick, Amulet Lite, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-02-01

GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream

GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstream8? 12? 16? In a business?Hell, my own key is 20 characters AT HOME! I would hope any sensible IT manager would use way more than 8! And my router password is 13 characters.RE: GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking goes mainstreamTell...

Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, GPU-Accelerated Wi-Fi password cracking, password, bandwidth, LAN

Discussion threads 2009-01-22