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- Think your PC is insecure? Your bank is worse
- Think your PC is insecure? Your bank is worseMany timesCancel that cardcredit card theft the bank's fault?Why do you assume that your card number was exposed because your financial institution was compromised? The banking industry is regulated and is audited on a regular basis by the government. Credit...
- Tags: Financial services, bank, card number, credit card
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
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- Cool Tools - What is your Twitter grade?
- HubSpot has launched what it is calling the Twitter Grader, which seems to be the now-defunct Tweeterboard reincarnate -- yet with a proposed business purpose. The grader allows Twitter users to enter in their screen names and the names of others into its secret algorithmic stuff generator and find out...
- Tags: Twitter, Tool, HubSpot, Productivity, Public Relations, Marketing Research, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Inside India's CAPTCHA solving economy
- No CAPTCHA can survive a human that's receiving financial incentives for solving it, and with an army of low-waged human CAPTCHA solvers officially in the business of "data processing" while earning a mere $2 for solving a thousand CAPTCHA's, I'm already starting to see evidence of consolidation between India's major...
- Tags: CAPTCHA, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-08-29
- Microsoft patents 'Page Up' and 'Page Down'
- The software maker has been granted a US patent on "navigating paginated content in page-based increments." Microsoft has been granted a patent on 'Page Up' and 'Page Down' keystrokes. The software giant applied for the patent in 2005, and was granted it on August 19, 2008....
- Tags: Page, Microsoft Corp., Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, Microsoft, patent
- News items 2008-08-29
- FBI warns 'electronic Pearl Harbor' possible
- FBI warns 'electronic Pearl Harbor' possibleWake Up!Just when are the public and the goverment ever going to realize that there is ABSOLUTELY ZERO SECURITY when it comes to computers? It makes no sense for banks and any goverment agency to have their networks connected to the internet. How many more...
- Tags: Federal government, INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, Financial services, Pearl Harbor, FBI
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- The depressing future of the Internet
- A brief overview of how the Internet came about: some years ago, some military boffs thought it'd be awesome if computers could talk to each other, so the US could nuke the hell out of other countries without actually being near there. A smart professor from England then came up...
- Tags: Security, IPv6, Computer, Flaw, IPv6 Adoption, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?
- Windows 7 pricing thoughts - Is Windows too expensive?It is an apt comparison>Your Ubunutu/Vista comparison doesn't pass the common sense test. Think about what you can get with Ubuntu-- Compiz Fusion for eye candy, drive encryption, MythTV DVR app, OpenOffice.org, ect. You have to get Ultimate Windows to get all...
- Tags: Construction, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), pricing strategy, window, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Number of Internet users in Asian countries in April 2008
- Country April 2007 April 2008 Growth, % Asia Pacific 280,418 318,623 14 China 90,274 102,848 14 Japan 53,685 55,260 3 India 22,395 28,375 27 South Korea 26,323 25,652 -3 Australia 10,048 10,904 9 Taiwan 9,245 10,388...
- Tags: Internet User, ComScore Networks Inc., Internet, NB
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- What are your favorite road warrior tips, tricks, and tools?
- What are your favorite road warrior tips, tricks, and tools?I love my CybookMy favorite road warrior tool is definitely my Cybook eBooks Reader, which I purchased at BooksOnBoard. The device is light, easy to use, stores about 500 books with a 2GB SD card, and makes my life so...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, favorite road, tool
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Why does Safari stink?
- Why does Safari stink?Safari on iPhone is even worseSafari on a Mac should work at least as well as Firefox. but on the iPhone it crashes regularly or locks up the iPhone. And it appears Apple's licensing is designed to preclude any competition:"Apple's software requirements for the device are too...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Channel management, Web technology, KHTML, Apple Safari, Safari stink, stink, Web, Web browser, Web site
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- The importance of the Veoh decision
- The importance of the Veoh decisionThe problem is "appropriate steps".The question is, how thoroughly does a store-and-serve operation have to police what it's storing?In this case, removing something shown to be violating copyright on notification is sufficient. And that's reasonable.The problem is the situation when there are millions of...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Tools & Techniques, Veoh
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Microsoft to ship new Windows XP beta
- Microsoft to ship new Windows XP betaXP is terrible!This is crap. XP is a memory hog. Now I need to upgrade my desktop to 256 megs of RAM! No compatible drivers for my Diamond Speedstar VESA video card! Why should I need to upgrade my computer for a fancy new...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, XP IS, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- IDC: 2Q Server units up; Price war looms; IBM keeps market share lead
- IDC: 2Q Server units up; Price war looms; IBM keeps market share leadWhat about number of units?Looks like these "market share" figures are based on revenue, right? Don't you have any info on units installed? A cheaper alternative will always show a lower revenue share; a free alternative will show...
- Tags: Operational accounting, revenue, International Data Corp., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- SaaS market will 'collapse' in two years
- SaaS market will 'collapse' in two yearsHe doesn't get itSo to summarize Debes (who comes off a little like Vinny from da mob or a coke dealer - his words, not mine):(1) SaaS and Cloud computing as a delivery vehicle has been tried before and therefore will fail (like all...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, software-as-a-service, SaaS IS, SaaS Model, Lawson Software Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Is probiotics a scam?
- Is probiotics a scam?Is probiotics a scam?Probiotics are not a scam but you do have to know what you are looking for. I was taking a digestive enzyme which had several probiotics in it including acidophilus. It worked fine for me. Will I recommend them to everyone? No...
- Tags: Food & Beverage, Probiotics, probiotic
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Are gamers doping during tournaments?
- It's not typical Toybox fare, but it made me wonder just what kind of "toys" people are keeping in their toyboxes these days. A fascinating recent Gameplayer interview chronicles some tokin' and smokin' at the World Cyber Games in Germany, with the Tournament Director's full knowledge: ...
- Tags: Tournament, Knowledge, Director, Games, Policies And Procedures, Strategy, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- First images of Google-powered HTC Dream
- First images of Google-powered HTC DreamHopefully, we can eventually break the lock on cell phones. There is NOreason that the carriers are involved in your cell phone purchase. Imagine how outraged we would be if the ISPs required us to buy out computers from them and told us what applications...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, First image, High Tech Computer Corp., phone, image, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- First images of Google-powered HTC Dream
- It was rumored that the HTC G1 Dream would be the first Google powered phone on the market, and if everything pans out, those rumors will end up being true with a launch date sooner than later. Android Guys have the first mock-up drawings of the Dream, and it's...
- Tags: Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Bluetooth, Digital Media, Digital Video, Cellular Phones, Digital Music, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Garett Rogers
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Dell's second quarter: Another milepost in the turnaround tale
- Dell's second quarter: Another milepost in the turnaround taleSurprized - Dell is a garbage companyThat's all they make - GARBAGE....It'll be interesting to see how they can cut costs further as their quality is already below the bargain basement junk.OK, Larry, I have to askHow can something be "expected to...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., better-than-expected
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- GoBootstrap: simplifying SME accounting
- I'm keen to see startups in the accounting for small business space. Part of that is because I spent more years than I care to remember in finance roles, part is in the belief that accounting systems that reflect a 600 year old methodology are well...
- Tags: Accounting, Small And Medium Enterprise, Advisor, GoBootstrap, GoBootstrap.com, Tax Estimate, General Usability, Taxes, Free Trade, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Finance, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
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