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- Swoopo: a lottery disguised as an auction?
- Swoopo, SSDsHi Robin - Thanks for headsup on Swoopo. - I've been reading your excellent articles on SSDs and look forward to an update.- My iPod Touch has an 8 gig SSD and it's performance has been outstanding for a year. No degradation with heavy write usage. I copy a...
- Tags: Swoopo, auction, lottery
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- Pidro Challenge 2.3.3 (Windows)
- The Pidro Challenge card game is a game of daring and skill. You and your computer partner play against two computer opponents. After a round of bidding the highest bidder chooses the suit to be played. Dare and succeed or fail and be penalized. Easy to learn but with endless...
- Tags: Computer, Opponent, Monstok Oy, Pidro Challenge Card Game, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Games, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-11-29
- FCC wants public comment on digital democracy - voting online
- Online Voting - Destroying the integrity and fabric of democracy.On-line voting without safe guards against vote selling and guarantee that each vote was registered in private invalidates the intent and meaning of "one person, one vote."It's bad enough that this hole currently exists with the current mail-in voting process.RE: FCC...
- Tags: Federal government, digital democracy, public comment, FCC
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- SCO Group wins Unix copyright appeal
- I see M$ dirty fingerprintsThis BS decision is the result of M$ FUD and dirty money paid to SCO to continue annoying the FOSS and Linux in particular.Prove itI bet you cant!Was that before... or after you adjusted your tinfoil hat? Take your meds dude, it's for your own good.A...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Unix, SCO Group Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- 10 bits of tech to get for the back-to-school student
- RE: Cant digest your idea of promoting speakersAhh I see your point and thought it through. IMHO the best headphones I've ever had are those which came as standard with my BlackBerry. Investing in expensive headphones is again IMHO pointless. Having beefy speakers is a good social tool; sticking them...
- Tags: Notebooks, speaker, headphone
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- Merlin AuctionMagic 8.2.52 (Windows)
- AuctionMagic is a powerful tool designed to make using eBay easier for buyers and sellers. It will automatically snipe on your auctions, placing bids at the last possible moment before the auction closes to get the best price and avoid being outbid. The innovative interface allows you to organize your...
- Tags: Item, Microsoft Windows, Auction, PC TechZone, AuctionMagic
- Software downloads 2009-07-27
- Nortel's carcass is in high demand
- Who would have thought Nortel would be more popular in bankruptcy than as a going concern? A lot of companies want Nortel's assets, which have the potential to raise a ruckus in the tech market. Emerging signs of Nortel's popularity: Avaya plans to pay...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Nortel Networks Corp., Litigation, Asset Management, Personal Finance, Business Operations, Operational Planning, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-22
- Large Hadron Collider delayed again by vacuum leaks
- Large Hadron Collider delayed again by vacuum leaks Gawd stepped in and saved the planet again, for a short time.;-)I guess the 2012 end date for the earth will be when this thing starts..working. LOLI plan to keep maxing out my credit cards and living the high life. ...
- Tags: Large Hadron Collider
- Discussion threads 2009-07-21
- The psychology of social media: Can a visible brand ruin your life?
- The psychology of social media: Can a visible brand ruin your life?The fallacy of social mediaThe so called social media is nothing more than a nice way of collecting persona information without braking laws.Social media should be called anti-social media. What more anti-social behavior than wasting time in front...
- Tags: brand, social media, visible brand, anti-social behavior
- Discussion threads 2009-07-19
- Comprehensive Endpoint Security: New Endpoint Vulnerabilities Such as Web-Based Malware Are Increasing Information Security Risk in the Enterprise
- Off late malicious activity on the Internet has advanced from worms and viruses attacking random computers in the wild, to the highly sophisticated and targeted attacks - such as the TJ Maxx and Heartland data breaches - that plague enterprises today. Individual hackers have been replaced by well-organized and globally...
- Tags: Information Security, Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., Web, Vulnerability, Data-processing, Consumer Credit, Malware, Retail, Security, Viruses And Worms
- White papers 2009-07-13
- When you see Chrome OS think business model
- When you see Chrome OS think business modelI stopped reading at."But when you consider the $50/year price to license an anti-viral, the $30/year to license a malware program and the additional $30/year you need for a registry cleaner"Talk about exaggerating the costs to justify the rest of your article. Not...
- Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Chrome, Chrome OS, Google Inc., operating system, malware, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-07-10
- Nuclear power has political meltdowns
- Nuclear power has political meltdownsNo surprises.It was a government run entity. Of course it was overrunning costs. That's what government entities do.Nuclear waste is way less toxic than your current nemesis: coal ash heaps. It's just that people have been successfully indoctrinated to think that nuclear radiation is the most...
- Tags: Nuclear Waste, nuclear energy, political meltdown, reactor, meltdown, government, nuclear waste
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Free AV from Microsoft: It's about time
- Free AV from Microsoft: It's about timeNo thank you"Morro will work by routing all of a users Internet traffic to a Microsoft datacenter"Umm, no. There are way too many privacy implications here.thats scary i know Microsoft will say how safe and Anonymous this would be, but currently I already...
- Tags: Rootkits, Data centers, AVG, Microsoft Corp., Free AV, Morro, Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-06-11
- My Bing experiment: Can it be the default search engine?
- My Bing experiment: Can it be the default search engine?Current default search?So, after a week of Bing are you sticking with it or did you change back to Google?RE: My Bing experiment: Can it be the default search engine?I made Bing my default search engine the day it was released...
- Tags: Web browsers, SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc., search engine
- Discussion threads 2009-06-09
- Allowing users to 'vote' for browsers could be Microsoft's worst nightmare
- Allowing users to 'vote' for browsers could be Microsoft's worst nightmareUsers are already able to choose a browser based on features/functionality.[i]I?d say Microsoft could be in some serious trouble if users really are allowed to choose browsers based on features and functionality.[/i]Your blog makes it sound as if they are...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Eight ways that cloud computing will change business
- Eight ways that cloud computing will change businessThe new criminal front!As more and more companies move their Web presence to third parties, these third parties will become more targeted by cybercriminals. It will be a one stop shop. Sites with many user's data will be more attractive than a...
- Tags: Virtualization, security, cloud computing, cloud provider
- Discussion threads 2009-06-05
- Cloud vs sand: Google vs Microsoft
- Cloud vs sand: Google vs MicrosoftGeeks make it right.Marketers make it look right.Which one do you want behind your business?Google may look like Sun in 20 years but then Microsoft will look like DRI. I can imagine a similar report with far different findings to be release from Microsoft....
- Tags: Data centers, E-mail servers, Now Let, Who-ever, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., server
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- Will Oracle-Sun deal close?
- Will Oracle-Sun deal close?90% doneusually the sale contract does not allow the buyee to seek another bidder.The share holders and US gov won't stop this aquisition either.RE: Will Oracle-Sun deal close?Microsoft, again, will heap the benefits!Then why is it at $9.18?Arbitrage spreads generally close to nothing after a deal that...
- Tags: Benefits, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-21
- News to know: StumbleUpon; Facebook Apps; Satyam; Steve Jobs
- 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. Larry Dignan: eBay starts undoing bad acquisitions: Sets StumbleUpon free Andrew Nusca: Top Facebook applications see 25% drop in...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Satyam, Apple Inc., StumbleUpon, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, 3G, Hardware, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Satyam sold: Tech Mahindra highest bidder
- Satyam Computer Services, which had been rattled by accounting fraud, has been sold to a unit controlled by Tech Mahindra, an Indian outsourcing firm. Satyam had put itself up for auction a few weeks ago. The company installed new management following at $1 billion accounting fraud. Venturebay...
- Tags: Satyam, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-13
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