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The "erotic services" shell game: hypocrisy online

It is memorialized as the world's oldest profession. The movie Pretty Woman glamorized it. Congressmen and Governors get in trouble over it. But what it isn't, is on craigslist anymore. A group of state attorneys general's have browbeat craigslist into closing the "erotic services" section. ...

Tags: Service, Adult Service, Hair, Internet, Web 2.0, Games, Storage, Personal Technology, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-05-14

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Ding Dong, The Vista's DEAD!

This Halloween, let's all celebrate what we're really feeling: The Wicked Vista is DEAD! In the United States, we've got a bunch of frivolous holidays. I've always regarded Halloween as a particularly frivolous holiday, one in which we encourage our...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Halloween, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-24

Who's a candidate for Desktop Linux? Your Kids.

"Hannah Montana Linux" may not be ready to give to your kids yet, but it's an idea that has legs. My partner in crime in the Frugal Tech Show, Ken Hess, who blogs over at Daniweb, recently published his list of Top 10...

Tags: Desktop, Children, Desktop Linux, Netbook, Content Filtering, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Lawmakers to FCC: Time for a closer look at Google Voice

There's been yet another twist in the ongoing drama surrounding Google, AT&T and the FCC. Washington lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have asked the FCC to launch a formal investigation of Google Voice, specifically Google's blocking of calls to certain rural exchanges, according to a...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Voice, AT&T Corp., Federal Government, Telecommunications, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-09

ParentalControl Bar 5.0.1.457 (Windows)

The ParentalControl Bar is a free public service that helps concerned parents prevent their children from accessing adult-oriented Web sites. Complete our simple, three-step installation process below and start controling your family's online activity.

Tags: Public Service, WRAAC, ParentalControl Bar, Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows, Web Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-06

AT&T cries foul to FCC, uses Google Voice to spark Net Neutrality debate

There's a Net Neutrality battle going on and AT&T has put a double-edged sword at the feet of the FCC - and Google's name is written all over it. AT&T sent a letter to the FCC today, asking the regulatory agency to look into the practices of...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Voice, AT&T Corp., Net Neutrality, Google Voice, Federal Government, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Government, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-25

News to know: Gmail outage; VMWorld; Skype; Browsers; Steve Jobs; Google Wave

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Andrew Nusca: Partly cloudy: Google's Gmail goes down; outage chronicled on Twitter Christopher Dawson: Oh sure...4 days in...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, Outage, Sam Diaz, E-mail Providers, Microsoft Windows, Cloud Computing, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Internet, Software

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Microsoft Bing cashback: 'splendid commercial bribery'

Great Google in the sky?you should say, disgusting google in the hell!RE: Microsoft Bing cashback: 'splendid commercial bribery'Yes, I agree its a smart move,it also enables partner sites and affiliattes to offer greater incentives.If he wanted to sound like a child...he may have opted for that route. If he...

Tags: Sales force management, Now Let, Bing, Microsoft Bing cashback, commercial bribery, cashback, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Bing, incentive, bribery

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Health insurance is an oxymoron

Meaningful reformOne. Allow insurance companies to offer any kind of plan they want ranging from catastrophic to "we'll pay for pimples," and price them accordingly. Eliminate the requirement that insurance companies have to cover pre-existing conditions without being able to charge higher rates.Two. Lower the costs of being in the...

Tags: Financial Planning, Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health insurance, insurance, health care, insurance company, personal responsibility

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Shock Horror 'Social Media': Who Will Save/Train the Children?

An interesting US national poll from Common Sense Media asking 'is social networking changing childhood?' opens up some wider issues. Common sense media suggest their poll... ...illustrates a continuing disconnect between parents and kids when it comes to kids’ digital lives....

Tags: Facebook, Network, Social Media, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Survey: 71% of IT departments block users from social networking

Survey: 71% of IT departments block users from social networkingBlock it......Most jobs don't require Facebook or Myspace access, so why open it. Myspace especially since it is a huge security risk. Facebook is much safer, but is not really necessary for your job in most cases. People...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, social networking, MySpace, IT-departments, network, job, survey

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

REDI-REFERENCE CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR PC READER (Mobile)

REDI-REFERENCE CLINICAL GUIDELINES (MARCH2003) gives concise yet complete summaries of the most important national clinical guidelines at your fingertips, and updates those guidelines regularly as new information comes out. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE BOOKREVIEW: "Redi-Reference Clinical Guidelines Handbook is a powerful tool for bringing evidence-based medicine to the point of...

Tags: Mobile, Guideline, PC, Desktops, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-10

Are legacy game consoles making a comeback?

I am not a gamer. I don't spend hours of my time in front of a computer screen playing games because quite simply, I don't have the time. That is until this summer when I moved into my new house, everyone else buggered off back to their respective homes around...

Tags: Console, Game Console, Games, Personal Technology, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-09

REDI-REFERENCE CLINICAL GUIDELINES 5.1 (Mobile)

REDI-REFERENCE CLINICAL GUIDELINES (January 2005) gives concise yet complete summaries of the most important national clinical guidelines at your fingertips, and updates those guidelines regularly as new information comes out. ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE BOOKREVIEW: "Redi-Reference Clinical Guidelines Handbook is a powerful tool for bringing evidence-based medicine to the point...

Tags: Mobile, Guideline, Desktops, Handhelds, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not Google

Bartz to Yahoo shareholders: Change is coming; We're not GoogleBuy Buy Buy"The short answer is no. It?s not necessary to buy newspapers. Newspapers, like many other industries, need to rethink their business models. For now, Yahoo is happy to partner with them on advertising and content-sharing."I'd be looking to go...

Tags: Financial accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Bartz, Yahoo shareholder, shareholder

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Google Street View images can now be "deleted"

Google Street View images can now be "deleted"Street view should be bannedShould be banned in all city and residental locations. I have not found the service useful at all and that to me just leaves the service as a better tool for evil then good... Places like Iran must be...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Street View, Google Street View Image, Street View

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

The cure for YouTube's ills: Charge for uploads

The cure for YouTube's ills: Charge for uploadsyea, right.Business and marketing types will destroy everything. They have destroyed our banks, destroyed our automotive industry and now they want to destroy the internet.The whole country needs a new business model that does not include Wall Street where greed rules.RE: The...

Tags: INTERNET, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

Bing is live: Nice first impression; Will Bing boost Cashback?

Bing is live: Nice first impression; Will Bing boost Cashback?It's fastI tried and it's damn fast! Too much faster than the dying Live search.Try this query...Enter "Map of New York" or pretty much anywhere.Checkout the sponsored sites ;-)RE: Bing is live: Nice first impression; Will Bing boost Cashback?Bing spices up...

Tags: Channel management, Web site development, SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc., CashBack, Nice first impression

Discussion threads 2009-06-01

Tuesday Silicon Valley news link report

Google CEO urges grads: 'Turn off your computer' -AP "Turn off your computer. You're actually going to have to turn off your phone and discover all that is human around us," Schmidt said. "Nothing beats holding the hand of your grandchild as he walks his first steps."...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Social Media, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-05-19

Craigslist CEO: South Carolina AG's antics 'simply beyond the pale'

Craigslist CEO: South Carolina AG's antics 'simply beyond the pale'Harry McMaster is a trojan horseHe is manipulated from behind the scenes by a few liberal pupeteers to make all conservatives look like nuts and out of touch with America.AG's power is the loss of our freedoms.http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11155-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=64679&messageID=1204064I suspect another motivation behind...

Tags: Harry McMaster, South Carolina AG, Craigslist, antic

Discussion threads 2009-05-18