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- (Photos: Code makers and breakers of WWII era)
- (Photos: Code makers and breakers of WWII era)Really nice gallery!Unlike many presentations, this doesn't focus on any one machine or country, but touches on nearly all the crypto technology of the era (I'd have included the SIGSALY encrypted telephone, too). Not many people know about Arne Beurling--thanks for mentioning him....
- Tags: WWII-era, breaker, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- Conversation with John Engates, Rackspace's CTO
- Conversation with John Engates, Rackspace's CTOBad CallJohn,This is what I sent Lanham with no replay, So munch has happened to RS and you have no details.Please call my cell so I can give you the whole story.Thanks,Kelly GalbraithData Center Engineer626-676-1287 Mobile Lanham,This is truly a bad situation, I have been...
- Tags: Data centers, Shermco, chiller, Neal Parker, DFW data center, Rackspace, breaker
- Discussion threads 2008-01-01
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- At Netroots, relations warming with Obama
- The netroots are still pissed over Sen. Barack Obama's vote for the FISA capitulation compromise legislation, but relations are warming up again. At the Netroots Nation conference in Austin, bloggers were lining up to do their part for an Obama victory, the Washington Post reports. Said...
- Tags: Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, Netroot, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Office 2008 vs. iWork vs. NeoOffice vs. OpenOffice
- The more I use these, the more I really don't care for iWork. Sure, Keynote makes some darned pretty presentations, but NeoOffice and OpenOffice for the matter cuts the mustard quite handily. For real polish, you still can't beat Office 2007/2008, as much as I hate to admit...
- Tags: Suite, Apple iWork, Office 2008, NeoOffice, X11, OpenOffice, Open Source, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- SlideShare: user communication failure
- SlideShare: user communication failureBad communicationsI was experiencing the same problem all weekend from Australia. It was clearly a prevalent issue & the error messages were a complete failure in communication. It's expected that services like this will have issues. What is also expected is some information to be...
- Tags: SlideShare
- Discussion threads 2008-06-29
- HP Media Vault MV2120 (500GB)
- The HP Media Vault MV2120 is a two-bay network-attached-storage device with 500GB of storage and room to expand. It keeps things simple and serves up basic NAS features, including an iTunes server, remote Web access, and scheduled backups. While the device is a snap to set up, we found the...
- Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, Media Vault, hard drive, MV2120, Media Vault MV2120, NAS, HP Media Vault MV2120, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Product reviews 2008-06-27
- Reports: 'World's thinnest' LCD HDTVs to ship in July
- Reports: 'World's thinnest' LCD HDTVs to ship in JulyNoNoRE: Reports: 'World's thinnest' LCD HDTVs to ship in JulyI'm waiting for OLED wallpaperToo expensive.Based on engadget, why spend a 40-50% premium to get one or two inches thinner? It isn't like any LCD HDTVs are really that thick, but if...
- Tags: TVs, Monitors & displays, TV & Home Theater, LCD HDTV, HDTV, LCD
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- My first day with Firefox 3
- My first day with Firefox 3Add-onsSo what's the magic to getting your add-ons working again? Most of mine are disabled awaiting updates that have yet to arrive.A Pint of Guinness for Everyone on the Mozilla Team!Great Effort Mozilla Team!Aye! :)"be leery of new software"Come off it Dana, that's just...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, first day, FF3
- Discussion threads 2008-06-18
- iPhone 3G announced for July 11th availability, but lots of questions remain
- iPhone 3G announced for July 11th availability, but lots of questions remainUSA...ATT...no mas, jack.sighRE: iPhone 3G announced for July 11th availability, but lots of questions rAs long as the iphone stays on AT&T it will stay out of my pocketJobs again sells the old while pretending it is new[i]Wow, the...
- Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, Harry Bardal, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3G
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Can open source help liberate the bureaucracy?
- Britain's national plan to bring order and interoperability to the patient records and operations of the national health service was going to cost about £1.2bn and be an enormous business and political success by early 1998. Ten years later it's widely expected to be a continuing £13bn pound...
- Tags: Agency, Health Care, Bureaucracy, StarOffice, Open Source, Advertising & Promotion, Office Suites, Software, Marketing, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'
- Office to support ODF, PDF as 'first-class citizens'I applaud the embracingBut I'll reserve judgment until we have an idea as to whether they plan on extending.Details, devil, all thatBesides being unable to set ODF support as the default (a deal-breaker for a lot of governments) I wonder what else Microsoft...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Adobe PDF, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., first-class citizen, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-05-21
- Mobile software Monday: Opera Mobile 9.5
- Mobile software Monday: Opera Mobile 9.5Use with a KeyboardCan you use it with a keyboard without having to touch the screen?RE: Mobile software Monday: Opera Mobile 9.5It sounds excellent. I am interested to try it out on a more standard size mobile phone screen. Size seems to matter.Mobile...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Keyboards, mobile, Opera Mobile, Opera Mobile 9.5, Opera Software, Mobile software Monday
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- Why I called Mozilla's change to the Firefox install process "sneaky"
- Seems like some of you objected to my use of the term "sneaky" to describe the change made to the install routine of Firefox 3.0 RC1, while others thought I was being too easy on Mozilla. Two emails from the Hardware 2.0 mailbag: What's...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Web Browser, Mozilla Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- Since I'm testing the viability of running Ubuntu on a number of platforms, and paving the way to shift from Internet Explorer to Firefox 3.0, I might as well take a look at the viability of abandoning Microsoft Office and making the leap to OpenOffice.org. Check out the OpenOffice.org...
- Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Document, Launch, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Beta, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Word Processors, Office Suites, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 - keyboard , mouse
- The Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 is a mainstream solution: it's likely not going to solve the unique problems of clinically injured computer users, but it does seem like a decent entry point for the average user who wants a slightly more body-friendly desktop setup than a standard keyboard and...
- Tags: Keyboards, Mice, Microsoft Natural, keyboard, Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000, wrist, mouse, Microsoft Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-04-24
- Why source matters to SaaS
- Why source matters to SaaSBreaker Breaker 19. Pedal to the metal.ntRE: Why source matters to SaaSTaken a degree or two further, does anybody with the talent to set up a SaaS business believe that he/she is doing it for the benefit of a quick profit courtesy Penelope and Rupert,...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2008-04-16
- My kid hates Linux
- My kid hates LinuxPlease avoid AutomatixAutomatix has ruined many a system, especially after processing regular updates. The cause of a lot of mysterious and unsolvable problem reports on the Ubuntu fora.Thank God that the Automatix project has been abandoned and won't be available for Ubuntu 8.04. Furthermore, there is no...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Automatix, Linux, Ubuntu 8.04
- Discussion threads 2008-04-14
- Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stone
- Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stoneFrom a consumer *AND* business perspective..Killing off XP is just stupid at this point on both counts. The premise, and success, of free enterprise is giving the customer what they want. If people want XP, TAKE THEIR MONEY. If people want Vista,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Market Demand, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, stone, Linux, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-04-03
- Could Apple sell 45 million iPhones a year?
- Could Apple sell 45 million iPhones a year?Fun Facts$45M? That is unlikely.Putting things into perspective with some fun facts found [url=http://www.symbian.com/about/fastfacts/fastfacts.html]here[/url]:[b]Significant Symbian Facts & FiguresMarket leaderAs of 31 December 2007: * 22.4 million Symbian smartphones shipped by licensees in Q4 2007 up 53% from Q4 2006 ...
- Tags: Smart phones, Engineering, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Symbian Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, battery, Symbian Smartphone, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- mStation 2.1 Tower Speaker System w/ iPod Dock
- Anyone who has tried to wade through the multitude of iPod speakers on the market knows that the options are seemingly infinite, and that many of them are very difficult to distinguish from one another. So it's pretty refreshing when a company like mStation comes along and tries to offer...
- Tags: speaker, Stereo Tower, Apple iPod, mStation 2.1
- Product reviews 2008-03-28
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