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- The Achilles' heel in Google's phone plan
- The Achilles' heel in Google's phone plandoesn't google want to buy wireless frequency + make own phone?Then it would not have to grovel to anyone. If Google had its way, all wireless would be free, ad-supported. All wireless voice and data communications would be trolled by its search crawlers, indexed...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Google Inc., phone, carrier, phoneTop, Achilles
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Stop the botnets!
- This is the intention of Paul Barford, a computer scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He wants to build a new line of defense against malicious traffic which has become today a billion-dollar 'shadow industry.' As one of 'the most menacing aspects of botnets is that they can go largely...
- Tags: Network, Network Intrusion, Nemean, Achilles, Botnet Evaluation Environment, Networking, Security, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-11-09
- Google's Achilles' Heel: click fraud PPC inflation
- Google's Achilles' Heel: click fraud PPC inflationJust the beginningThis is just the beginning. There are large click-fraud rings. And the members make thousands of $$$ each month from sending each other traffic with no intention to buy anything.Google MUST know this.overblownClick fraud is overblown. The bottom line is...
- Tags: click fraud, PPC inflation, Achilles, PPC, Google Inc., inflation
- Discussion threads 2006-08-19
- Could Yahoo Music become Apple iPod's Achilles's heel?
- Could Yahoo Music become Apple iPod's Achilles's heel?TranslationI want to be perceived as insightful and cutting edge by finding some way of dissing what the majority of people like.Please look up the definition/spelling of Achilles' heelAchilles' heel - A seemingly small but actually crucial weakness.It is a weakness....
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Achilles, Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-01-16
- Internet Forensics: Obfuscation
- The Achilles' heel of any Internet con artist is the web site they use to trick their victims. In order for the scam to function, victims have to be able to access a real site at a defined location on the Internet. But revealing that address opens the door for...
- Tags: O'Reilly Media Inc., Achilles, Internet
- Book chapters 2005-09-29
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- Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook again
- Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook againApple on the MoveApple continues to impress both in unit sales and marketshare gains. It has taken Steve Jobs awhile to make significant inroads into PC marketshare, but you are now witnessing the fruits of his perseverance. If Apple only had a development...
- Tags: Development tools, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Costing Sun Ray vs Wintel
- Costing Sun Ray vs WintelSo, you like Sun Ray, Yes? KiddingSeriously, interesting article--Sun Ray is looking better and better!There are so many good reasons to consider using Thin Client. Sun Ray just reinforces that.A few questionsWhy did you so much oversize the client. why use E7200 core duo ? why...
- Tags: Servers, server, VMware Inc., Sun Ray, Costing Sun Ray, Sun Microsystems Inc., Wintel
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- How artificial is the crude oil price? Have we passed peak oil?
- How artificial is the crude oil price? Have we passed peak oil?What's wrong with walking to workAlthough I accept that "nobody wants to sit in the dark" the notion that "nobody wants to walk to work" is ridiculous.It is the car addiction of countries like USA that has led...
- Tags: Self-Interest, Oil Prices, oil
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Ubuntu: I'm extremely impatient
- Ubuntu: I'm extremely impatientFor the certificate problems, try this:http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/Download Firefox 2, and for the repo problems just pick a mirror to use, if only for next day or two.Lots of other people want it at the same timeand you're throwing a wobbly. Perhaps you should go to as many distro's...
- Tags: Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-04-25
- Edelman on Sustainability Reporting: Call in the PR Pros
- It's a conundrum every company faces when thinking about sustainability reporting - who reads this stuff anyway and do these reports actually assure anyone of anything? Sustainability reporting methodologies have grown up, for better or for worse, to ape financial reporting, replete with their own standards of assurance audit and...
- Tags: Sustainability, Public Relations, Standards, Financial Reporting Methodology, Edelman, Assurance Standard, James Farrar
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- Google for enterprise: my $500 bet
- Robert Scoble believes that Google is making a run for the enterprise and that over the next five years will grab at least some share of that market, specifically in email. He might be right but I'm willing to bet $500 that he's wrong. This is what I see...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Robert, E-mail, E-mail Providers, Online Communications, Internet, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- A closer look at the HTC Shift from Sprint
- I've been using an HTC Shift from Sprint for over a week now and as you can see in the more than 140 photos and screenshots found in my image gallery and quick and dirty post yesterday I have had a chance to try out most all aspects of the...
- Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Vista, Sprint Communications, HTC Shift, SnapVUE 1.8, A/C Adapter Brick, Origami Central Application, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-03-20
- Lexmark X7550
- The $200 Lexmark x7550 is a misfortunate victim of the all-in-one Achilles heel: In combining several features into one unit, the whole ends up sacrificing functionality on each of the individual parts. The printer quality is trumped by even the most entry-level inkjets, the fax machine is mediocre because of...
- Tags: Printers, Document management, Fax, Wi-Fi, Lexmark International Inc., x7550, Lexmark X7550, printer
- Product reviews 2008-03-18
- Microsoft vs. the EC, round 236
- Microsoft vs. the EC, round 236Missing point, JohnEspecially since this was all about documentation, you might have mentioned that forcing Microsoft to actually generate external documentation (instead of "the source [u]is[/u] the documentation") will also benefit the Company, however much it grated on the egos involved.Price charged for IP.For clarity,...
- Tags: Public relations, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-27
- Will security become Facebook's Achilles' heel?
- Will security become Facebook's Achilles' heel?Facebook is just another crappy service ...... geared towards the socially challenged person. People who need the acknowledgment and attention of others to feel better about their crappy life.Sorry, but I see nothing useful or positive about junk like Facebook and MySpace. Both...
- Tags: security, Privacy Concerns, Web 2.0, Facebook, MySpace, social networking
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- Synesthesia Mandala USB Drum
- The Synesthesia Mandala ($349) is an advanced electronic drum used to play sounds through your computer. Not to be confused with those novelty desktop electronic drum sets made for bored executives, the Mandala is a serious piece of gear meant to withstand the rigors of a touring drummer. That said,...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Mandala USB
- Product reviews 2008-02-04
- Is Linux breaking Microsoft's grip?
- Is Linux breaking Microsoft's grip?And yet Linux still snores loudly on the sidelineswow.You'd think that with this kind of opportunity ripe, literally falling from the branch in over-ripeness, the Linux community would band together to get some designers to make a really clean and friendly interface.If Apple, a smallish company...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- News to know: Macworld; Your Gmail on iPhone surprise; Patches; Intel
- Notable headlines: Macworld coverage: Ed Burnette: Time Capsule works with PCs too Garett Rogers: New iPhone update will confuse and upset many Gmail users Larry Dignan: Steve Jobs' performance: The big takeaways Apple delivers iPhone, iPod touch and QuickTime fixes...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Google Inc., Google Gmail, Patch Management, Apple Inc., Macworld, Intel Corp., Hd Dvd, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-health, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Healthcare, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-16
- Richard Monson-Haefel responds, still gets it wrong
- Richard Monson-Haefel responds, still gets it wrongSo, maybe in 2 years, they will give it a name and standardize it, AFTERit has been banged on and everybody has had a chance to criticize every little detail. I am sure that Sun will be right behind Google on this one.And, talking...
- Tags: Programming languages, Google Inc., Java
- Discussion threads 2007-12-04
- More on the Wal-mart/Everex $200 Linux PC
- More on the Wal-mart/Everex $200 Linux PCAdrian go have yourself a few cups of coffee . Typo?[i]Still, a complete PC for $360 is very impressive indeed and something that could not be possible if using either Windows or Linux[/i]It is a Linux PC.Correction[i][b]Still, a complete PC for $360 is very...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Linux, Wal-mart/Everex $200 Linux PC, Adrian, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
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