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Brain Freeze - The Meltdown (exe): Brain Freeze - The Meltdown is a great puzzle game that exercises your grey matter. The object of the game is to match the pictures hidden behind the game pieces on the game board. You can only display two pictures at a time. If they do not match, as shown...; Tags: Picture, Brain Fart, Games, Corporate Governance, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law; Software downloads 2008-05-07

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Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU fine: Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU fineExtortion?IIUC the fine is for 'abusing a monopoly position'. All MS have to do is stop the abuse. Simple. If they carry on, or they argue that the abuse is justified, then they will keep getting fined. That will hurt themselves, their customers and their...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Seeking the iPhone in Adobe's annual analyst briefings: Seeking the iPhone in Adobe's annual analyst briefingsComplain to SteveApple won't put Adobe's brain-dead anemic flash for mobile devices on the iPhone and it's Apple's fault.Adobe won't make a flash plugin that supports the possibilities provided by the iPhone's touch interface and it's Apple's fault.Adobe: Microsoft Light.; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Sun's continuing open source problem: Sun's continuing open source problemSun executives are fucking morons...and a scarey bunch in general. I once heard some brain dead Sun twit emotionally speak about Scott McNealy as their spiritual leader. It seems like every couple of months some "new" strategy will save them from their ultimate demise. Hey guys,...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., hardware, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Can health care make voice interfaces viable?: Can health care make voice interfaces viable?Sure I have, I even own one :-)So in your situation, your customers are on the phone and you are talking to them. So how in the world are you also talking to your computer? And how is your customer supposed to...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer, headset, SRS, voice interface, health care; Discussion threads 2008-05-06

On owning your own bits: I recently got rid of my CD collection. It wasn't a big collection, as these things go: Maybe 200 discs. I didn't even need the shelf space...I just wanted to clear out an increasingly embarrassing relic of the "age of atoms." So What? Where...; Tags: CD, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Ed Gottsman; Blog posts 2008-05-06
News to know: MicroNoHoo, OpenSolaris, 10 reasons for IT failure; Apple: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs Microsoft walks: Five reasons why it's a good move Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft takes its ball and leaves Yahoo on the Web 2.0 playground Dan Farber: Yang...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Web, OpenSolaris, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Enomaly, Channel Management, Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Open Source, Marketing, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Brain waves used for faster image sorting: Brain waves used for faster image sortingNeural net software can help...It is easy to set up neural net software that can be trained to do images. The only proviso is that the software has to be trained for changes and dual streams of images, images from the past and...; Tags: image, brain wave; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Brain waves used for faster image sorting: Computers are fast for many tasks, but humans are faster for identifying objects or people in images. But is it possible to combine the speed of a computer with the sensitivity of the human brain? According to a IEEE Spectrum Online article, 'A Brainy Approach to Image Sorting,' several teams...; Tags: Team, Analyst, DARPA, Image, Computer, Productivity, Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Internet addiction: threat or menace?: An editorial in a recent issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry presents the case for "Internet addiction" as a legitimate disorder deserving of inclusion in the DSM. (The DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders--the official compendium of the conditions and syndromes that afflict humanity. If...; Tags: Internet, Ed Gottsman; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Apple and AT: Apple and ATHey, it's no worse than MAC filtering :)Hey, it's no worse than MAC filtering which is universally used at for-fee hotspots :). The right sniffer and the right script can quickly change your MAC address to one that's already logged in. Just find a user on...; Tags: Domain names, Web browsers, user agent, MAC address, DNS, MAC, Mac Filtering, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Microsoft preps pay-as-you-go Office for June launch: Microsoft preps pay-as-you-go Office for June launchPhil you are an idiotYour writing is so biased it is laughable (like 60% of the recent stuff on ZDNet)!You wrote "Microsoft's titanic struggle against Google Apps...". So, let me see, NPD says that less than .5% of people in the USA are actually...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Office, titanic struggle, OpenOffice; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Does open source programming make you a criminal?: Does open source programming make you a criminal?lmao, nicely done! (nt)ntRE: Does open source programming make you a criminal?Great post Dana! It always nice to start the day off with a good laugh.I know where this came from......but I wouldn't have even bothered satirizing the two talkbackers who were constantly...; Tags: Development tools, Does open source programming; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay home: Indian techies snubbing US jobs to stay homeThat's What Locusts Do.They destroy one place and move on to the next one. Indians destroyed the job market in America and they are moving on to the next place to gut out and leave to die.RE: Indian techies snubbing US jobs...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, family network, Indian techy, job; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Sir Tim Berners-Lee addresses WWW2008 in Beijing: Speaking from the stage in China's Great Hall of the People last Thursday evening, World Wide Web inventor and Director of the World Wide Web Consortium Sir Tim Berners-Lee shared some of his hopes for the Web with his audience of WWW2008 delegates, impeccably polite and ever-helpful conference volunteers and...; Tags: Web, Tim Berners-Lee, Channel Management, Marketing, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Micro-bambi meets Googol-zilla: Micro-bambi meets Googol-zillaWell, search does not have any lock-in, you can switch search providers inthe time it takes you to type a URL. So, Google must compete fiercely and stay ahead of the curve. On the other hand, they guys at MS must be the village idiots. They have NO...; Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Windows 2000, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Micro-bambi, lock in, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
3DVirtual Human Anatomy Studio (exe): What is 3D Virtual Human Anatomy Studio. Highly detailed and accurate 3D Virtual human anatomy reference application .Reveal both superficial and deep muscles, tendons and bones. Perfect for learning and teaching for all levels. Why 3D Virtual Human Anatomy Studio. Save you time and effort from confusing carts, expensive books,...; Tags: 3D, CloudStars; Software downloads 2008-04-29
Game Pack (exe): Game Pack is a collection of 8 classical board games; which are a substantial merriment to play, with Bouncy music, Cool and catchy graphics, well developed exciting game play at Affordable low price. There are 8 games in this game pack: Alter All - An uncomplicated game with brain teasing...; Tags: AleSha Studios, Game Pack, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-04-29
Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?: Is Psystar Mac clone using the Kalyway boot hack?I totally agree[i]But anyone who is doing actual work on a Mac should buy a Mac. And that means a kosher, Apple machine.[/i]If you are serious about your work, then you spend the money on a serious machine, (be it a Windows...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Kalyway installer, Apple Inc., Kalyway, Psystar, open source, Apple Software; Discussion threads 2008-04-28
Hardy Heron is hardly a snap: Hardy Heron is hardly a snapA clean installation is always better than an upgrade...of an older version. This old wisdom is valid for every operating system under the sun.The possible problem lies in the settings and configurations of the older version. Sometimes they conflict with the new version.If you want...; Tags: Linux, Corporate communications, Video cards, Operating systems, Hardy Heron, snap; Discussion threads 2008-04-28