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U.S. may take action on EU electronics tariffs

U.S. may take action on EU electronics tariffsJust bring in before the U.N. and let them handle itthey're supposed to be some important world political force, let them act it.WHAT WHAT WHAT ... what a bunch of sick hypocritsMAn the USA will do what turn to WTO for help...

Tags: Free trade, tariff, World Trade Organization, electronics tariff, electronics, Canadian Softwood

Discussion threads 2008-01-09

Canadian census counts on online responses

Canadian census counts on online responsesyeah right!I've refused do the census on 3 different occasions and I've never been fined or sent to jail. Sure they threaten you but nothing ever happens.Like they are going to waste there time on that sort of thing. All they do is get angry...

Tags: Free trade, SECURITY, Census, Canadian Softwood, Lockheed Martin Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-05-02

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News to know: IBM earnings, Blackberry Storm, WiMax arrives, Oracle+ Primavera

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: IBM reports early. Profits up 20 percent, full year estimates reaffirmed. Larry Dignan: IBM: Beats earnings target but... Times are officially...

Tags: Touch Screen, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, RIM BlackBerry, Earnings, IBM Corp., E-mail, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, WiMAX, Monitors & Displays, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Components, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Canadian Conservatives vow to implement new copyright law

Canadian Conservatives vow to implement new copyright lawCanadian Politicsare worse than we ever thought of having in this country. The vows they make are seldom carried out for one grand reason or another. I live on the border and have watched both sides of it.

Tags: copyright law

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Canadian Conservatives vow to implement new copyright law

Candians who vote to re-elect the Conservative government next week will also be voting for an archly pro-copyright agenda. According to the party's official platform released yesterday: A re-elected Conservative government led by Stephen Harper will reintroduce federal copyright legislation that strikes the appropriate balance among the rights of...

Tags: Legislation, Copyright Law, Creator, Government, Intellectual Property, Vertical Industries, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Piracy, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Security, Corporate Law, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Vodafone posts Blackberry Storm with iPhone screen shots

Vodafone posts Blackberry Storm with iPhone screen shotsOoopsntRE: Vodafone posts Blackberry Storm with iPhone screen shotsRIM deserves the embarrassment. Copycopycopy. Once again, we see yet another manufacturer launching a 'new' product that's just another copy of the iPhone. Copycopycopy. I thought only Asian companies did that...

Tags: Handhelds, Copycopycopy, BlackBerry Storm, Apple iPhone, iPhone Screen, Vodafone Group Plc., RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Using space robots to fix ailing satellites?

According to Canadian engineers at Queen's University, there are now more than 8,000 satellites in orbit around the Earth. Of course, if they stop to work correctly, these satellites will not be able to be repaired from the ground and will become space junk. So these researchers have developed a...

Tags: Robot, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-10-04

To: Circuit City and Best Buy, From: You

To: Circuit City and Best Buy, From: You"We don't pay you to think."As an ex-employee computer technician from the pilot store, this was told to me verbatim several times. To me it sounded curious because if anyone should be thinking, it should be the guy repairing the computers, right?If you...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Best Buy Co. Inc., Circuit City Stores Inc., LET IT, sales

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- again

Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- againI'm all for shutting down...mail servers that are spamming. No matter how big they are. If my server started spamming, my ISP would give me one shot to clean it up. If I didn't or couldn't it would be blocked. Just because it's Microsoft doesn't...

Tags: Spam, spammer, CAPTCHA, Microsoft CAPTCHA, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-01

My Awesome IT Job: Vice President of Security, SuccessFactors

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...

Tags: Security, QA, SuccessFactors Inc., Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Run, don't walk, and pick up a REDFLY Mobile Companion for $199.95

Run, don't walk, and pick up a REDFLY Mobile Companion for $199.95Hope u get a cutCause I just ran to the browser and ordered one to try with my Tmobile Dash. The more I try to find a replacement for my Dash, the longer I keep it because while it...

Tags: Handhelds, Cellular phones, REDFLY Mobile Companion

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

The lessons in Sarah Palin's email adventure

The lessons in Sarah Palin's email adventureThis is just the price paid ...for using a third party cloud provider.Networks the size of Yahoo or Google manage technology with technology instead of hands on. Any business that uses the cloud provided by a network like this can expect a loss of...

Tags: Sarah Palin, email adventure, security, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-09-20

Is open source politically attractive?

Is open source politically attractive?Do you think Canadians are so obsessed with software...... that a reference to open source as software is significant?I suggest the endorsement is a statement of political principle. Though it may not be accurate, open source might be considered an expression of an old principle:...

Tags: open source, Bloc Quebecois, voter

Discussion threads 2008-09-19

Has the iPhone delayed the Blackberry Bold's US debut?

Even though RIM's Blackberry Bold is currently available in 13 countries, the U.S. ain't one of them, and that could be because the iPhone 3G is hogging AT&T's 3G network, according to a story in yesterday's Toronto Globe and Mail. "Both devices use the same next generation (3G) network...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Network, 3G Network, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, RIM BlackBerry, BlackBerry Bold, 3G, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Josh Taylor

Blog posts 2008-09-18

An open response to a Jonathan Schwartz blog

An open response to a Jonathan Schwartz blogSounds like xVM server to me.Perhaps I misunderstood your thoughts, but what you describe sounds an awful lot like the xVM Ops center server product from Sun.More virtual crapVirtualization allows projects that didn't buy the hardware, to run on the hardware. IOW the...

Tags: Data centers, Servers, Jonathan Schwartz, NOW IT, blog, server, data center, new server, virtualization

Discussion threads 2008-09-18

'John McCain invented the Blackberry'

'John McCain invented the Blackberry'Dang. He and Al Gore must have the same speech writer...:D :D :D :D :DI don't think so....RIM is a Canadian company, and all Canadians know that it was, in fact, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney who coincidently was also Conservative who helped invent the...

Tags: Handhelds, John McCain, RIM BlackBerry, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

Canadian Rock Radio (gadget)

Get direct links to 50 of Canada's best rock radio stations streaming music 24 hrs a day. Don't get sucked in and pay for live audio streams, when you can 1isten for free. Simply click on the radio station you desire and play there live stream from their site, and...

Tags: British Columbia, Alberta, Radio, Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-09-16

The enterprise startup conundrum

The enterprise startup conundrumnot all negativeDennis, given that these were almost amateur teams doing stuff part time things, shame on me if I do not acknowledge what they showcased was innovative - like the Canadian Pacific use of GPS to guide workers to specific points on their thousands of miles....

Tags: Channel management, Firewalls, Web 2.0 Consumer, Web, Web 2.0, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

Text message pricing: Is Sen. Kohl fighting the wrong battle?

Text message pricing: Is Sen. Kohl fighting the wrong battle?I agreeWhile I like most believe the cost of text messaging is too high, surely there are other areas in which the service providers can be scrutinized. Unless collusion can be shown, I don't see anything the companies could be doing...

Tags: Government, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, OK Here, Kohl, phone, Text message pricing, SIM card, cell phone service

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

Demo Jam Live: SAP meets enterprise 2.0; The ROI of spell check

Welcome to Demo Jam Live--SAP's developer fest meets American Idol. Here's how it works: Techies submitted proposals for their newfangled enterprise creations and the list was whittled down to a few key finalists. These finalists will then duke it out for the best demo of the night--as judged by the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Data Integrity, ROI, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, SAP Data, Applause-o-meter, Panaya, Roi/Tco, Programming Languages, Asset Management, Enterprise Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-09