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Consumer Reports: iPhone 64, BlackBerry Curve 61. Baloney.: Consumer Reports: iPhone 64, BlackBerry Curve 61. Baloney.Russell, you're killing me.I've have a corporate BB and currently own an iPhone. The iPhone kills the BB in almost all aspects of my daily use. But this is my opinion, let's go to the lab tests.Of the BASIC criteria you...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Consumer Reports, iPhone 64, BlackBerry Curve 61, Baloney, BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry; Discussion threads 2007-12-18

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The running scandal of long-term care insurance: The running scandal of long-term care insuranceLong-term Care Insurance"With 79 million of us now headed past our warrantee expirations, the cost of caring for us is about to explode. It’s a ticking bomb under the economy, and the free market does not have an answer for it."Here's the answer: Plan...; Tags: Vertical industries, long-term care, long-term care insurance; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
July 4th, 2008: A trip down memory lane: A 1 question civics quiz Today American's celebrate the Declaration of Independence, the legal foundation of the USA and, after the failure of the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution of the United States. I revere the Constitution as a magnificent piece of political engineering. But it...; Tags: U.S., President, Storage, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-04
Intel stays behind the curve ... again: Intel stays behind the curve ... againsorry analysisSo Intel's behind the curve because XP works just fine for them. Maybe they have better things to do than upgrade all workstations for marginal improvements.The Inquirer presented a biased article against Windows?Say it isn't so! Who would have thought! If the Inquirer...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?: Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?MS will embrace OSS only if...they perceive that it will increase their stock value. Gates' departure has nothing to do with it. As far as Linux Zealots predicting the end of proprietary software, this only indicates their lack...; Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., open source, Bill Gates, OSS, operating system, OSX, desktop, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Solid State Drives: Samsung may accelerate adoption just in time for Xmas: Solid State Drives: Samsung may accelerate adoption just in time for XmasI am certain...The cost will drop and the reliablility will accelerate for this technology. Can't wait to buy one to replace my clickety old notebook platter.Sounds great, but what will it cost????RE: Solid State Drives: Samsung may accelerate adoption...; Tags: Quality, adoption just-in-time, solid state disk, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., JIT, Xmas; Discussion threads 2008-05-26
Google's blast from the past: Google has launched a new feature called "Custom Time" that lets you manipulate the headers on your email so it appears to have been sent in the past. The email will show up in the proper chronological order in your recipients inbox, and you can even have it marked as...; Tags: Google Inc., Virgin Galactic, E-mail, Online Communications, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-04-01
EU+conducts+antitrust+raid+on+Intel%2C+retailers: EU+conducts+antitrust+raid+on+Intel%2C+retailers*IF* they can't prove anythingThen Intel should file a massive law suit for losses and harrasment.Wow, time to move the operations to another set of countriesif they keep 'raiding' without conclusion. Did they take prisoners during the raid, capture any loot, pillage anything . . . modern day style?Excuse...; Tags: pricing strategy, Intel Corp., raid, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., fsb; Discussion threads 2008-02-12
Vista SP1 still vulnerable to speech recognition 'analog' hole: Vista SP1 still vulnerable to speech recognition 'analog' holeWill this wake it if the machine is locked?Because if all it takes to stop this is have your machine drop to the login screen, then it's not much of an exploit.I do realize that many may not have their system go...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), speech recognition, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1; Discussion threads 2008-02-12
Vista SP1 will contain undocumented fixes: Vista SP1 will contain undocumented fixesThe WOW really starts now.How can you take a perfect product and make it even better, leave it in the hands of Microsoft, the world leader is absolute security. I asked my Rep to comment on [I]Microsoft identifies the root cause of each security...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., vulnerability, Microsoft Windows Vista, exploit, API, software, service pack, security, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1; Discussion threads 2008-02-05
The+2008+Election+and+Outsourcing...+have+your+say: The+2008+Election+and+Outsourcing...+have+your+sayworst: senator from Punjab & McCainThe two likely to be worst are the self-proclaimed senator from Punjab and the multi-faceted McCain, followed by that militaristic Irish fellow from the deep south, Barracks O'Bama, and that baseball playing scarecrow guy from the marshes, Mitt Romney.There was no "scrollbar to the left",...; Tags: Punjab & McCain; Discussion threads 2008-02-04
The legislation behind a national ID: The legislation behind a national IDWrongThis is very wrong and very dangerous.Those who understand history and Human nature know that potential tyranny from our own government may well be more dangerous than terrorists.It will be required for access to many federal offices and banks will likely follow suit and require...; Tags: Operational accounting, Homeland security, Ollie North, Big Brother, Social Security; Discussion threads 2008-02-04
Microsoft antitrust oversight and a changed market: Microsoft antitrust oversight and a changed marketPast actions speak louder the future promises!Most of us DO NOT trust anyone who has taken advantage and harmedus in the past. An abusive parent does not deserve a "get out ofjail free" card just because they raised the abused child.Courts seem to...; Tags: antitrust, Microsoft Corp., windscreen; Discussion threads 2008-01-30
NSA coordinates cyberattack response: NSA coordinates cyberattack responseThe NSA bungled the intel on Iraq...and historically have been a lot less than accurate. What makes anyone think they will do a better job trying to police the entire internet?Set aside their incompetence, and you still have a worldwide spying organization with no regard for...; Tags: Hacking, Vertical industries, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Washington Post Co., NSA, cyberattack response, cyberattack, monitoring, government, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-01-28
(Photos: Macworld 2008): (Photos: Macworld 2008)Wow!and Wow!RE: (Photos: Macworld 2008)Much baloney!I'm Sold!!!!Windows just keeps burying it's head in the sand and offers up the same ole stuff in bigger bloated packages Vista I am going Mac where inovation rules!!!!Wow?Ya wow I can't wait to burn my lap and over heat another too thin...; Tags: Macworld, photograph, Wow!; Discussion threads 2008-01-15
Can social networking co-exist with the workplace?: Can social networking co-exist with the workplace?An attorney advising we seek legal councilHow shocking...We all know a company is well within its legal rights to control internet traffic on its own bandwidth. So the only real question remains whether social networking can be tapped for profitability. And I think that's...; Tags: social networking, network, workplace; Discussion threads 2007-12-19
Consumer Reports: iPhone 64, BlackBerry Curve 61. Baloney.: OK, let us break this one down, at least according to the way the testers at CR see it in the January, 2008 issue. Here are some of the quantifiable criteria CR applied to both devices: Performance: Listening: A tie. Talking:...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Consumer Reports, BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-12-18
Gartner puts phishing tab at $3.2 billion: Gartner puts phishing tab at $3.2 billionI hate to say it, but...The government is not doing enough. NONE of the governments, especially in the countries where this stuff comes from. As I read it, China, Russia and Germany are the hot spots for this crap. That and...; Tags: Vertical industries, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, government, software, phishing, Gartner Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-12-17
Is it bling or innovation?: Is it bling or innovation?Conflating issuesYou've served up a rather rich soup of issues here. It's rather difficult to discuss them intelligently as long as they're stirred together that way.For instance, hardware lifecycle. Are you talking about "broken" or about "inadequate?" The two don't happen together, please...; Tags: hardware, LTSP, bling, software, server; Discussion threads 2007-12-14
Nick Carr's enterprise software fantasy land: In a post titled, Michael Krigsman doesn't understand enterprise software, Nick Carr brings forth a series of nonsense arguments unsupported by the reality of how enterprise software is developed, purchased, used, and maintained. To begin, Nick makes the point: ZDNet blogger Michael Krigsman lays in to...; Tags: Nick Carr, User Interface, SAP AG, Nick, Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2007-12-09