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- New York AG files antitrust charges against Intel; alleges bribery, coercion
- Normally I'd say this is just another NY AG trying to run for higher officebut this seems to have legs. I hope Intel didn't do it - but if they did, they need to be repremanded.Great to see some justice against InhellI can hardly wait to see the M$...
- Tags: Video cards, Corporate law, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., antitrust, graphics
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- News to know: Twitter DMs; New Neutrality; Zimbra; Dell-Perot; Palm; Foursquare
- 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. Michael Krigsman: Are Twitter direct messages safe? Richard Koman: FCC to announce net neutrality principles ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Twitter Inc., Information Technology, Palm Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Zimbra, Mary Jo Foley, Net Neutrality, Perot Systems Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Serial ATA, Corporate Law, Web Services, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Business Operations, Management
- Blog posts 2009-09-22
- 20 hour to upgrade Windows 7 ... maybe, but it's a fringe case
- A typical engineerChris Hernandez is obviously a typical engineer who observed, measured and duly logged everything he did, for the purpose of being precise.When the data showed that they had indeed reached their stated goals he proudly publisized his findings on the net.In a typical engineer fashion he did not...
- Tags: NOW IT, Microsoft Windows 7, Chris Hernandez, Microsoft Windows, user data, honesty, user profile, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- U.S. national broadband strategy: Funding is the elephant in the room
- we don't need big governmentThe broadband has to be build by private businesses and everyone needs to pay to get it.The government should only provide incentives like tax cuts that are deficit neutral.And of courseAnd of course ZDNet is still pushing the crazy idea that broadband everywhere is inevitable. Somehow,...
- Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Highways, broadband, broadband over power line, U.S. national broadband strategy, U.S. National
- Discussion threads 2009-08-14
- Should RadioShack change its name to The Shack?
- Should RadioShack change its name to The Shack?I would rename it toRadio ShackRE: Should RadioShack change its name to The Shack?Radio Shack started out in Boston with just 7 stores. They catered to radio amateur operators who bought equipment for their "Ham Shack".This is where the company got it's...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Shack, RadioShack Corp., Radio Shack
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Bad Idea Dept.: AT&T's Ed Whitacre to run General Motors
- Ed Whitacre, who built SBC, one of the babies Bell, back into "The New AT&T" has been tapped by the Obama Administration's auto task force to be chairman of the "reinvented General Motors." Seriously. Think about that. AT&T is the template for...
- Tags: Board, AT&T Corp., General Motors Corp., Whitacre, Whiteacre, Corporate Governance, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2009-06-09
- Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston College
- Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston CollegeAre "they" sure it was Linux?It could have been DOS. ;-)RE: Apparently, using Linux is a crime at Boston CollegeChris writes another blog where he whines about how linux doesn't get any respect. And there is good reason why it doesn't....
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Boston College, illegal activity
- Discussion threads 2009-04-15
- Are we responsible for content filtering at home?
- Are we responsible for content filtering at home?Why?Sorry guys, but sending kids home with school-issued laptops is just *ASKING* for trouble. Seriously, do you guys not have enough headaches? Between supporting software issues (patches, viruses, and updates w/o losing kids' work), filtering internet, kids doing anything-but-work on them, and replacing...
- Tags: Content management, content filtering, OpenDNS
- Discussion threads 2009-03-19
- So just what is a 21st Century Skill?
- So just what is a 21st Century Skill?What a crock of bullYou want to see our kids get ahead, Go back to teaching them the three R's.It doesn't mean anything.You do what's required to get the job now just as you have done before. Defining 21CS is pointless...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Defining 21CS
- Discussion threads 2008-12-04
- DECE - Lipstick on the DRM pig
- DECE - Lipstick on the DRM pigRE: DECE - Lipstick on the DRM pigAs long as there is any DRM involve, this is for me.Buy Once -> *cough* *cough* -> Play Anywhere. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to *cough* *cough* :DWho audits their books?Curious, who is the auditor of Apple's...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, DECE
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?
- Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?Microsoft is also airing the Mojave experiment ads. nt.RE: Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?That add is really stupid . . . but, if you're totally incapable of building a quality operating system, why not try comedy?Best marketing for...
- Tags: Operating systems, Branding, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, Windows Gurus, Windows brand, Microsoft Corp., brand, Seinfeld
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- News to know: Apple; Windows updates; Google mobile ads; Denial of service attack 101
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light by design? Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" system Forbes: Apple Buys Chip Designer...
- Tags: Denial Of Service, Google Inc., Advertisement, Microsoft Windows Update, Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Security, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-24
- UPenn says no to Vista SP1
- UPenn says no to Vista SP1Here we go againI've been using Vista RTM for well over a year now. Since last month, I've updated 5 computers, from a five year old 2GHz P4 with 768MB and a 40GB hard drive to a high end Q6600 with 4GB of RAM...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, UPenn
- Discussion threads 2008-03-24
- Checking the clock for DST is a good reminder for tech product expiration dates
- Various groups use the twice-yearly daylight savings time shift as a reminder to check product expiration dates. While most are about things we eat, drink and apply to ourselves, there are a few items we might want to check in the technology department, including flash cards. My...
- Tags: Card, Solution, Battery, Expiration Date, Camera Battery, Engineering, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-03-09
- NJ bans sex offenders from the Internet
- NJ bans sex offenders from the InternetGoing way too far against sex offenders.With the way things are going one would be better off being a murderer than a sex offender (though sometimes they're one and the same). The constraints being placed on sex offenders after they've served their time have...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Internet, sex offender
- Discussion threads 2007-12-28
- Best gifts to buy for someone who already has a digital camera (part 1)
- Best gifts to buy for someone who already has a digital camera (part 1)I've seen much cheaper 10" models below the $200 price pointI've seen much cheaper 10" models below the $200 price point. Fry's had the 7" models for $50 on Black Friday though the regular sales prices...
- Tags: Digital cameras, Digital photography, Wi-Fi, digital camera, Quick-Pod, camera, photograph
- Discussion threads 2007-12-19
- Xbox Live - The Unbanning
- Xbox Live - The UnbanningA wonderful day!I was one of the unfairly banned consoles, however to my surprise when I turned on my 360 last night, it connected to LIVE just fine! I didn't even have to call tech support or anything, they must have just done it on their...
- Tags: Game players, console, Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox
- Discussion threads 2007-12-18
- What a cool idea dept.: First-ever dedicated BlackBerry store opens
- Hayden of BlackBerry discussion and forum site Pinstack notes that the world's first BlackBerry-only store has just opened. Apparently the first of its kind, the store is an exclusive deal between BlackBerry-maker Research Inb Motion, and Wireless Giant of Madison Heights, Michigan. On...
- Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Wireless, Hardware, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-12-12
- Microsoft-Novell: What a long, strange year it's been
- Microsoft-Novell: What a long, strange year it's beenVERDICT: Microsoft's cynical patent FUD campaign is a DISMAL FAILURE.Let's be honest here. Microsoft doesn't want to "interoperate" with Linux. Microsoft wants to EMBRACE AND DESTROY Linux. Fortunately, as is often the case when Microsoft gives the "bear hug of death" and then...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, IT Consulting, Microsoft Corp., Linux Distro, Linux, Novell Inc., FUD, patent
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
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