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Is Twitter stealing CNN's crown for delivering real time headlines?

Is Twitter stealing CNN's crown for delivering real time headlines?Real news vs real gossipWhere Twitter can trounce CNN is in the speed at which it can spread information. But at the end of the day, its the media outlets that will always have the responsibility to confirm it all. And...

Tags: INTERNET, NOW IT, CNN, Twitter, real-time headline

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

NetApp: Layoffs and a $3 million CEO jet

NetApp: Layoffs and a $3 million CEO jetIf You've Got the Money, You'll Spend It On SomethingWhile I personally believe that we have more important things to do in this world than to buy toys, I think those who have substantial money will be spending it in some manner. The...

Tags: American People, NetApp, Warmenhoven, layoff

Discussion threads 2009-02-20

Verizon fires workers who snooped on Obama cell records

Verizon fires workers who snooped on Obama cell recordsYou missunderstandIt is one thing to legally access these records, a whole different matter to have an unauthorized party do it.Whether we agree with something or not does not change the fact that if a legitmate request is made, it has to...

Tags: worker, American People, Well HERE, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-23

Microsoft sings 'O Canada' amid immigration challenges

Microsoft sings 'O Canada' amid immigration challengesSince Jan. 2005, how many times has Gates said"the dollar is going to go down"? And given our corporations are the ones playing the economic games, surely that makes Microsoft partially liable FOR the dollar's status?nobody wants to work for M$!M$ is desperate...

Tags: Free trade, Microsoft Corp., American People, Corel Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-07-05

Feinstein asks for probe in FL election

Feinstein asks for probe in FL electionVote Tampering is Punishable, TooI think the jerk, probably Jeb Bush, who rigged the vote in Florida, should be hung. He really screwed the country over by putting his brother where he is now. There's not just one person to blame. ...

Tags: Data mining, Professional development, Business intelligence, Jeb Bush, American People

Discussion threads 2007-02-19

Is privacy important?

Is privacy important?Very Well PutThe subversion of civil liberties by our current President is disgusting.As part of a speech, I'd written:"As Americans, we the people need to decide which is more precious to us; do we fight for the ideals of our Democracy, of our Republic, and of our Constitution...or...

Tags: Homeland security, SECURITY, American People, 9/11 commission, privacy, government

Discussion threads 2007-01-08

Laptops in tow, more Americans work on vacation

Laptops in tow, more Americans work on vacationBetter watch outVacation is the ultimate relaxation and until everything gets done, that feeling can not be achieved. While you are out of the office you had better not let down your guard on security. Sometimes networks in foreign countries or smaller vacation...

Tags: Notebooks, American People, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2006-07-25

Gonzales urges speedy vote on Patriot Act

Gonzales urges speedy vote on Patriot ActSo fastThey are doing this so fast that there is no time to get letters to Congress or organize opposition. Of course that is the point.I hope this gets hung-up somewhere. One can hope that Sen. Feingold holds to his word and filibusters. Isn't...

Tags: Gonzales, U.S. Congress, American People, USA PATRIOT Act

Discussion threads 2005-12-13

High court declines media ownership appeals

High court declines media ownership appealsThe airwaves belong to the people,not the broadcasting companies. They merely license space from the American people. Nice to see the Supreme Court backing up our rights, our ability to get a variety of viewpoints and hopefully a clearer picture of the truth...

Tags: Federal government, Advertising & Promotion, Gannet, FCC, clearer picture, government involvement, American People, airwave, High Court

Discussion threads 2005-06-13

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iTablet goes OLED,??bumped until late 2010

$2000? I doubt it.Apple puts themselves in a "premium" price range, but $2000 for a 10" tablet? Even they're not THAT crazy.No ThanksDon't need or want either, waste of space...If I want real gaming, I'd rather play real games on my PS3 or Wii on my flat screen; or on...

Tags: SunSHINE, iTablet, organic light-emitting diode, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date

I like what HTC is doingYou've got the Hero and the HD2. I'd like to see what the difference is in performance between the two, but the Hero has a slower processor. Personally, I like the Windows Mobile platform, and it is the best option for Windows-based IT...

Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, Operating systems, mobile device, Apple iPhone, HTC HD2, High Tech Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

AOL: Will Armstrong get any honeymoon?

Time to send out some free AOL signup disks ntntGood Bye AOLThe sooner AOL is just a shadow in the rear-view-mirror of technological history, the better.Since day one they were a success because of aggressive marketing not due to providing anything of any value to their customers.When they bought Time...

Tags: Transportation, America Online Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Firefox faces browser clone war in China

Come on ZDNet!!!!Is this really newsworthy????Newsworthy? That's not the point...ZDNet's intent was not to write about anything worthwhile. It's intent was to draw you in and to have you read further in order to get you to visit at least one more page in their web-site.If they had...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Microsoft may have blown opportunities, but all hope is not lost

Time to let it goThe erosion has started, it cannot be stopped and the longer you try to hold on to something that fleecing away the more you lose.Game over.Android wins.:)Blown OpportunitiesThis reminds me of MS failing to see the internet coming and allowing Netscape to dominate the market. They...

Tags: Operating systems, Mobile operating systems, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Mobile, mobile, phone, Windows Monopoly

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Black Friday '09: Motorola Cliq, $79; Samsung 50" plasma HDTV, $699; Sony 15" dual core laptop, $399

Black Friday '09: Motorola Cliq, $79; Samsung 50" plasma HDTV, $699; Sony 1I'd love to score one of the 32" lcd tv's and that $399 sony laptop but I'll be out of town on Friday. That will make it a bit hard to travel with those items :-/If it's a...

Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, dual-core, Sony Corp., HDTV, Motorola Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Black Friday

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Do former CEOs make better politicians than career diplomats?

Well, The Poll is Evidence of the ProblemAt this point, those who think CEOs would not make good politicians outnumber those who do. But the original question was a comparison; do former CEOs make better diplomats than career politicians? Too many people have still been brainwashed into thinking that politicians...

Tags: Professional development, career, career diplomat, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

HP Pavilion Elite owner resorts to lawsuit over 'inherently defective' PC

My HP Pavilion Elite... / HP quality controlMy HP Pavilion Elite came with an obviously defective, and defectively designed, video card. After about eight months, the video card model was finally recalled.My previous HP desktop computer went for about five years without a problem.HP's quality control is clearly going down...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion Elite, HP Pavilion, Linux, Core i7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

An interesting exchange on politics and IT

Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

Could be a trend--million Energy Star homes

Out of work peopleWith more people out of work, I am sure thisis going to go great, since the banks are notlending money and now they need more 'free'money from the Gov.More pipe dreams of a failed government.Ok, off-topic but.... Africa - we want your Money!So, now that I have...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Toyota Motor Corp., job

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Recovery? This week's pink-slip tally tops 5,000 for tech

Jobless recovery...http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmvtiAvhIOM/Sd3eSXBNXoI/AAAAAAAAAkw/ijffEEeunms/S660/did_i_do_that.JPGNo worries, with our new messiah in office he is telling people he has'saved' the country from going belly up.Meanwhile, China/Russia/Europe want to get rid of the dollar standard since itis ranked 48th in the world.It is a banana republic folk's step rightup and drink some of the socialistkool-aid...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job

Discussion threads 2009-11-11