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TJX whistle blower sacked?

TJX whistle blower sacked?...Correct me if I am wrong but I thought that whistle blowers had legal protection against this type of behavior. ]:)Why not whistle blower use a proxy?That way, his ISP's IP address can be shielded and may remain anonymous?It will make it harder for someone to track...

Tags: SECURITY, blower, TJX, Whistle Blower

Discussion threads 2008-05-22

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Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital SLR camera accessories

OK shootLoved the picture of the camera holster!Presumably this Tombstone resident was going for a shoot at the OK Corral?HolsterBlackrapid's R Strap is another way to keep a camera or two to hand.The holster here looks to reduce the camera's tendency to bounce around as you're moving. If you...

Tags: camera

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

How Digital Document Storage Can Help Reduce Costs

The Doc doesn't do drugs, but sometimes I still seek a mind-blowing experience. That's when I call on my friends at Ricoh, who can always turn me on to an unbelievable statistic about office life. Did you know, for example, that the average office worker spends up to half of...

Tags: Storage, Hardware, Doc

Sponsored content 2009-10-21

Microsoft trains Best Buy Linux assassins

A whistle-blower over on Overclock.net has posted details of how Best Buy staff are trained to counter buyers' interest in the Linux operating system. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, linux, microsoft, fud, windows, 7, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Image galleries 2009-09-09

Microsoft trains Best Buy "Linux assassins"

A whistle-blower over on Overclock.net has posted details of how Best Buy staff are trained to counter buyers' interest in the Linux operating system. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-09-09

News to know: Social media spam; Sprint; Windows Mobile; Google

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. Jennifer Leggio: Snake oil at its slickest: A social media spam story Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Silverlight 3 available...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Social Media, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Sprint Communications, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-10

U.S. government whistle-blower on global warming

U.S. government whistle-blower on global warmingGlobal Warming Agenda = QuackerySorry, but Dr. Hansen has zero scientific credibility. CO2 is warming the planet? OK everyone, all together: hold your breath! Every time you exhale you're destroying the planet! Don't plants need CO2 to create oxygen? Oh, and don't forget that if...

Tags: U.S. Government, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

U.S. government whistle-blower on global warming

Dr. James Hansen is at it again: criticizing his employer for not being serious about dealing with global warming. The proposed Waxman-Markey bill--not even sure to get through the Senate--is already too namby-pamby. For Hansen's exact words, click here. Hansen blames the gutless American government's approach/avoidance of...

Tags: U.S. Government, Global Warming, James Hansen, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-07-09

Mom wants Drew to serve the max - three years and $300,000

Mom wants Drew to serve the max - three years and $300,000It's not manslaughter!She did it on purpose. It's murder. Nothing less.agree with "bad precedent"I agree with you except for the last part. As you stated yourself, it is not absolutely clear that this charade really caused the suicide. So...

Tags: Lori Drew, suicide, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-11-29

Words of Doom: "We have new software"

Words of Doom: "We have new software"This isn't "journalism"It's a Comment whose value is measured by interest and not content. Some people are actually paid to give their opinions these days.Ironic that there are simultaneous efforts to pay people for venting and explaining and to prevent people from being...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Home Depot Inc., software

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

Words of Doom: "We have new software"

You'd think buying a snow blower in snow country would be easy: but between the problem posed by an unwillingness to buy Chinese, a distrust of companies buying brand names to exploit customer loyalties, and the ultimate words of doom - a supplier who says he can't do or tell...

Tags: Branding, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Channel Management, Marketing, Management, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Paul Murphy, Home Depot Inc., Ariens

Blog posts 2008-10-22

Taking a Bott beating

My colleague Ed Bott, who writes the Windows column for ZDNet, takes issue with the problem solving approach that I used when I went about migrating my friend Christine's old PC over to Vista. From the nature of the talkbacks to that original post, I would...

Tags: PC, Ed Bott, USB, Christine, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-23

Airport security part 5: Snakes on planes? Check. Marshalls on planes? Nope.

Update: TSA has commented on the CNN story on their website. From our good friend Dave Lewis from Liquidmatrix Security Digest, and memorable quotes from Samuel L. Jackson, apparently we can draw the conclusion that we have snakes on planes, but not Federal...

Tags: Airport Security, Transportation Security Administration, Dave Lewis, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-14

A boon to the Webtop: Adobe makes indexing Flash in search easier

A boon to the Webtop: Adobe makes indexing Flash in search easierWow!This is a really big deal for Flash developers. We've been waiting a long time for this. No more alternate content solutions and having SEO dweebs trying scab your clients over this issue.Now, all we need is Flash on...

Tags: SEARCH, WebTop, Adobe Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

News to know: Windows 7; Google's Safe browsing; Perlow's spine

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: How much do you need to know about Windows 7 today? Dancho Danchev: Google introducing Safe Browsing diagnostic to help owners of compromised sites Nate McFeters: More Snake Oil: LifeLock spokesperson's stolen id leads to law suits Jason...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Twitter, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Emerging Technologies, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-23

TJX whistle blower sacked?

TJX, the retailer that was hit with a major security breach, has sacked a whistle blower who was exposing the company's security issues. According to the ha.ckers.org site: I had some very disturbing news today from one of the forum users - he had just been...

Tags: TJX, CrYpTiC_MauleR, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-22

nVIDIA launches high-spec nForce 790i series chipset and GeForce 9800 GX2

Today sees nVIDIA launch a new chipset series and a new high end graphics card.  nVIDIA begins a new era of high-performance computing. On the chipset front here's what nVIDIA has to tempt enthusiasts: nVIDIA nForce 790i Ultra SLI Socket 775...

Tags: Card, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Chipsets, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-18

Judge orders WikiLeaks offline, then backs off

The WikiLeaks.org site is offline today, following a series of orders from a US District Court in San Francisco. WikiLeaks had posted numerous documents "allegedly reveal secret Julius Baer trust structures used for asset hiding, money laundering and tax evasion." (WikiLeaks press release, Feb. 18, 2008.)) JB...

Tags: Order, WikiLeaks, WikiLeaks.org Site, Taxes, Free Trade, Domain Names, Financial Planning, Finance, Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-02-19

Study: Cell phones, hospitals don't mix

Study: Cell phones, hospitals don't mixSounds likeequipment needs to be manufactured from the begin to not interfere so as to not put the duty on the owner to worry about interactions with other devices, especially in a hospital, on a plane, or by a pacemaker. And maybe those devices...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Benefits, Web 2.0, Cellular phones, privatization, cell phone, health care, hospital, phone

Discussion threads 2007-09-07

WSJ: SAP struggles with globalization

WSJ: SAP struggles with globalizationDiscrimination Against Germans in Washington StateI am told that legislation was necessary to change laws because the Washington State SAP system or SAP contract was harder to modify than it was to change the law of the land. That is an extreme example of changing procedures...

Tags: Web 2.0, Advertising & Promotion, IBM Corp., globalization, SAP AG, agency, Wall Street Journal

Discussion threads 2007-05-11