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Tech execs: Wake up and smell the spam

Spam is an awareness problem, not a product or technology problem, Symantec CEO John Thompson said during a panel discussion hosted by Esther Dyson on the "Accountable Net." Esther defines the Accountable Net as strengthening the current Internet initiatives toward "authentication of servers so that users know whom to trust,...

Tags: Accountable, Thompson

Blog posts 2004-12-01

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East Anglia: Chapter 3

Of course we are"The global warming skeptics are perfectly happy to overlook the illegality of the hacking and theft of private emails, according to this blogger."Sure, how else would this information have been made public. Many of the emails highlight to obfuscation of information, others point to the planning to...

Tags: Litigation, fraud

Discussion threads 2009-11-22

Politician wants Twitter banned from use by....wait for it -- politicians!

I'd rather see them ban lobbyists...If there is anything that affects the quality of their service to the public, it's not Twitter. It's lobbyists. I say let them use Twitter all the time and ban lobbyists instead.Twitter abuseNot trying to put politicians and football players in the same category, but...

Tags: Social networking, James 3, Twitter Inc., Twitter Banned

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

FCC to review regulatory and legal impacts to cloud services and identity management

FCC Overstepping its authority againWhy do we as a society, blindly ignore when the government overreaches its authority?The FCC only has authority to regulate the airwaves.The Internet and related technologies have nothing to do with the FCC, and they have no authority in this area.We need to wake up, people....

Tags: Federal government, Big Government, identity management, FCC, government

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

GIMP dropped from default Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx installation

I use the GIMPThe user interface stinks, but the GIMP is a powerful application. I use it regularly for editing pictures. F-spot on the other hand, I don't like much. I use gThumb for organizing my photos (gThumb was F-spot's predecessor in early Ubuntu versions). gThumb also allows some simple...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, GIMP, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

AT&T upgrades 3G in SF Bay Area; forgets Silicon Valley is part of region

OK, now THAT's funny!!!Apple doesn't even have 3G service for the iPhone on their OWN CAMPUS!!!!BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!Is THAT irony, or what?Now AT&T can claim that Verizon's commercialsare deceiving: the area's bigger then what Verizon shows on the "AT&T map".RE: AT&T upgrades 3G in SF Bay Area; forgets Silicon Valley is part...

Tags: AT&T Corp., SF bay area, 3G

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Scammers trick users to ship stolen goods

A society of victims...If people stopped being a victim by wanting someoneto do everything for them.Use commonsense, if it is too good to be true thenit is.The entire public Internet is a sewer of sortsfull of spammers, criminals, and imposters.Only fools act naive in using insecure passwords,and posting private data...

Tags: Social networking, Google Inc., social networking site

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Why IT can't seem to deliver measurable productivity

Sounds like excuses to me.If it can't be shown on the bottom line, its useless.IT really needs to be aligned with business needs.From what I have heard talking with several managers, IT needs to come out out the silo and focus on delivering business needs and services. From what...

Tags: Product marketing, Strategy, IT Operations, information technology, customer service

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Apple bans bobble head Congress app

Apple has banned an app from the App Store that depicts our members of congress as bobble head caricatures. Not because the app put them in compromising positions or contained foul language, violence (or god help us, nudity) but because it "ridicules" them. Really? ...

Tags: U.S. Congress, Apple Inc., App, GPS, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-11-10

Cycling Log for iPhone 1.2 (Mobile)

With Cycling Log for iPhone record your workouts and recovery days and see your history and trends on the visual calendar and summary. To log a ride, touch any calendar day. Then record: distance, duration, effort level, group rides, recovery days, freeform notes, and type of rides like base miles,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Winkpass Creations, Summary Screen, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-06

U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document

So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Google's Schmidt makes enterprise app case as consumer, corporate lines blur

In a room full of chief information officers, Google CEO Eric Schmidt made his case for the search giant's enterprise products adding that the boundary between a corporate user and a consumer "is becoming less and less." Speaking at the Gartner IT Symposium 2009 in Orlando in...

Tags: Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Cloud Computing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Dell: A few examples of what's wrong with your tech support

The on-site tech support tech was obviously in the U.S., but ....it sounds like the "other end" of the line is somewhere half way around the planet (maybe also taking orders for "Shammy Wows") while reading off a scripted Q&A screen.Kinda like "cloud tech support"?What really hurts is that this...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Dell Computer Corp., tech support, cheap machine

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

News to know: T-Mobile; Cloud computing; Oracle; HP; Apple

fairy talesGet The Best Fancy Dress In Sydney For Your Unique Costume If you have plans of attending a themed-party, you should be aware that one requirement in such events is to wear fancy Prom Dresses as costume. You are probably waiting for this momentwherein you can portray...

Tags: Apple Inc., Oracle Corp., cloud computing, T-Mobile, Hewlett-Packard Co., dress, fancy dress

Discussion threads 2009-10-17

Two bars at home; three at work. Wireless coverage data is going granular

Say goodbye to those no-help coverage maps that the wireless carriers use to show you how great their coverage is from one coast to the other. So hello to granular maps, those that measure the true signal as well as the actual data coverage down to the Google Maps street...

Tags: Phone, Coverage, Cell Phone, Carrier, Wireless, Wireless Coverage Data, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-06

Uniloc will appeal loss of $388m verdict against Microsoft

people's voices must prevailand M$ must pay the piper.What if the Judge was right on the law?Should Microsoft (and stop the childish M$, will ya?) still pay because 12 jurors either didn't understand the subtle differences or hate MS (imagine 12 jurors like you Linux Geek)?If MS did due dilligence...

Tags: Linux, NOW IT, juror, Microsoft Corp., Linux Geek

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

ICANN declares independence, breaks ties with U.S. government

Let the in-fighting begin!How long before it is subverted for political/ideolical purposes like the U.N. has been subverted?(not to say the U.S. hasn't)A bit of naiveness involvedIt stands to reason that, when governments are involved, that there will be political and ideological squabbles on any decision.The EU as a "unified"...

Tags: Government, Corporate governance, INTERNET, Vertical industries, U.S. Government, ICANN

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Social media at the WashPost: It's time to loosen the tie

For the sake of full disclosure, I spent a little more than two years working as an editor and later a reporter/blogger for the Washington Post - roughly from the summer of 2005 until early fall of 2007. I tell you this because it gives you some...

Tags: Journalist, Blog, Social Media, Washington Post Co., Post, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-01

ICANN declares independence, breaks ties with U.S. government

The Internet's keeper of domain names and IP addresses has gone global. On Wednesday, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ICANN and the US Department of Commerce said the agency will no longer have ties to the US government and will remain a private, not-for-profit organization. ...

Tags: ICANN, U.S. Government, Internet, Domain Names, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-30

Windows SMB2 exploit now public; Expect in-the-wild attacks soon

Another "researcher" makes a name for himself.So, just why was it necessary for for this Bozo to actually "create and release the code" for the exploit? Let me guess. His company makes money by hyping up the level of fear. See their web page where they say...

Tags: Firewalls, SECURITY, Network security, Patches, Microsoft Windows, Windows SMB2, attack, firewall, antivirus

Discussion threads 2009-09-29