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- EPIC claim on Google Docs rings hollow
- EPIC claim on Google Docs rings hollowMore suits need to be filed.Technology companies have gotten the idea that the are simply not accountable when they screw up. This goes way past Google. It is high time that technology companies be held accountable. From the cloud to the OS. If you...
- Tags: E-mail, Spam, Big Issue, Google Inc., EPIC, Google Docs
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
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- Google Backup is what I want for Christmas
- Google's Lenoir, North Carolina Data Center, seen during construction, could be one of several sites that could provide business continuity and peace of mind for netizens everywhere. I've heard this story too many times. "I got back from vacation and...
- Tags: Google Inc., Carbonite, Storage, Google Backup, Backups, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-12-03
- California could side with Apple on smoker's warranties
- I'll go ahead and chime in brieflyJason,I personally never denied working on a smoker's Mac because of the health issues surrounding smoke exposure. I have worked on several computers where tar residue stained the skin of my fingers so badly that it took several washings and more than a...
- Tags: Apple Inc., smoker
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- Patch Tuesday heads-up: MS to fix 'critical' IE, Office security holes
- I never understood the point of Patch Tuesday...I never understood the point of Patch Tuesday. Why not just release the patches as people need them, then let the user decide if & when to patch their own machines?Isn't the point of a Windows Update Server, so sysadmins can control...
- Tags: Patches, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Microsoft Office, patch management, Patch Tuesday
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- Patents the new threat to stem cell research
- Patents as pharmacists' friend?"Traditionally patents apply to a way of doing something, or a specific chemical compound. Patents are the pharmacist?s friend. "Where did you draw this conclusion? It's more likely to be "Patents are the big pharmaceutical manufacturer's frend".I don't know of very many individual pharmacists that have...
- Tags: stem-cell, patent, adult stem-cell, pharmacist, cell
- Discussion threads 2009-12-03
- New privacy, shmivacy - Facebook photo tagging still a big fail
- This silly article is a big fail[i]Yet users have absolutely no control over what photos are uploaded. If they are tagged, they may not have an immediate opportunity to log in and click ?remove tag? or may be unaware that the function to do so exists.[/i]If you are tagged in...
- Tags: tagging, photograph, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- New privacy, shmivacy - Facebook photo tagging still a big fail
- In light of recent changes to privacy settings and networks, Facebook is still overlooking one of the biggest issue areas: photo tagging by Jennifer Leggio
- Tags: Facebook, Privacy, Tagging, Photograph, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-12-02
- Patch time for FreeBSD users as Zero-Day exploit is published
- See if you get that type of transparency and responsiveness from MSNot gonna happen.Microsoft provides quite a bit of information in their patch reports.[i]See if you get that type of transparency and responsiveness from MS[/i]Have you ever read a patch report from Microsoft? I doubt it.HeySomeone on ZDNet actually notices...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Patches, setuid, zero-day bug, FreeBSD, Linux, Microsoft Corp., BSD
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- Podcast: Windows 7 early returns
- Well . . .Well, considering:-The biggest issues with Vista were slow file copying and poor driver support,-Windows 7 does not change drivers, and the file copying was fixed a long time ago,-I really haven't heard of any major flaws with Windows 7,-Windows 7 is picking up market share far faster...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, podcast, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- Consumer Reports ranks AT&T last among U.S. wireless carriers
- More salt on the woundEven AT&T's latest commercials seem to echo the very same perceptions everyone has of them. And they seem to do little to help their own image.I think one commercial boasts they can reach something like 98% of the US population, which is great if you...
- Tags: Smart phones, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., VZW, Apple iPhone, LTE, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., wireless carrier, carrier, Consumer Reports, wireless
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- If the Crunchpad is dead, what's next for ultracheap Ed tech?
- Tablets never really became popular.I dunno why, but tablet PCs simply can't seem to take off as popular devices. They're [b]great[/b] for education, but not much else.It may also be that Crunchpad was a Linux device, and as much as Linux has a very loyal following - it never really...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, PDAs, Microsoft Office, tablet, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, CrunchPad, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- XP's usage share down, Win 7, Firefox & IE8 up
- Now, if only ....the original Amazon.com $50 price comes back CRITICAL MASS will be achieved (IE: more than 4%).Way to goCongrats Win 7, and Firefox!Hopefully we can put XP to rest for good now and move on with our lives.DOWN WITH XP DOWN WITH XPHopefully XP will see its death...
- Tags: Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Vista STILL, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Windows 8, Microsoft Corp., Win 7
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- BenQ G2220HD - LCD display - TFT - 21.5"
- Exactly the monitor I wantedThis monitor is perfect for any desktop. I love the style, it's big enough to do any number of tasks with, and it's sturdy enough to moved without worrying about damaging the screen. The only drawback I found is that it doesn't allow you to...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, LCD, monitor, TFT, BenQ Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-12-01
- Open source is not about Wall Street
- only M$ ia about wall street greedand yet it failed to deliver because of its flawed business model.The answer to the Golden Rule"My way or the highway," may work for proprietary, closed code, but with Open Source there is always a FORK in the road.MySQL can easily become OurSQL. Larry...
- Tags: Databases, MySQL, open source, Oracle Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- Apple sues power adapter knockoff maker
- Gah!!!Our patent system is a mess. "I patent supplying 20V DC to your laptop!!! muwahahahahaha!!!!"If you follow the link...backwards about 5 times, you'll find the patent in question:[u]http://www.google.com/patents?id=h7cOAAAAEBAJ&printsec=abstract&zoom=4&source=gbs_overview_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q=&f=false[/u]It's a design patent, which covers the [i]look[/i] of the adaptor.Check this out, and see what you think:[u]http://www.informationweek.com/galleries/showImage.jhtml?galleryID=326&imageID=136&articleID=221901168[/u]I stand correctedOther stuff is still...
- Tags: Apple Inc., patent, design patent
- Discussion threads 2009-11-30
- Privacy: How do you rate Google?
- Big Brother Google...In a nutshell, Big Brother Google gives me the creeps. I avoid their products and services.somewhat a big brother figure, butpersonally, i never give them anymore than my login and password for gmail and sometimes docs for schoolwork, nothing more. if i need to use the internet for...
- Tags: Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-29
- Empirical evidence: Arctic ice sheets thinner and softer
- I see the counter-offensive ("Anglia" anyone?) is in full swing.And.. yeah sure Harry, we're going to 'believe' your scientists.Like in the Apple ad: "Trust me, this time is different".:)Indeed. It's just pre-Copenhagen PR.And Copenhagen is about:- blaming the west- wealth distribution from the west to lazy and corrupt countries.Fair questionsAs...
- Tags: Arctic, climate change
- Discussion threads 2009-11-28
- Apple Store fails the Nordstrom test
- Yet another Apple horror storyOnce again, an Apple horror story, trouble straight out of the box (forget "it just works").Most of the Apple afficionados I know have such horror stories. There's a massive one right now with the new iMacs. On the other hand, I know very little such stories...
- Tags: Desktops, UNIX, Apple Inc., Apple Store, Nordstrom Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-27
- East Anglia chronology, so far
- RE: East Anglia chronology, so far Obfuscate the information,often condemming, in the documents and concentrate on the trivial how they got on line. The denialists are mirroring the tobacco industry?s defense decades agoAttack is always the best defense.Deny the data, the melting glaciers, and concentrate on politics...to stop us...
- Tags: payroll solutions, payroll
- Discussion threads 2009-11-26
- India goes to Copenhagen
- See, it's all about wealth transfers.Now under the guise of 'climate debt'.Climate debt my ass. Nonsense.If countries want more wealth, here's the recipe:- get off your ass, and work;- good governance, no corruption.And stop blaming everything on the west.Of courseHumans seem incapable of any measure more sophisticated than money. We...
- Tags: Co2-emission
- Discussion threads 2009-11-26
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