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- Japanese schools may convert aging computers to Linux
- Japanese schools may convert aging computers to LinuxIn Venezuela, are violators of a Presidential decree...... liable for arrest and fines or imprisonment? That's the single most compelling argument in favor of Linux use that I've encountered. Shows that persuasion would be expected to fail.Linux: it's better than...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, computer, Linux, government, Microsoft Corp., Chavez
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
- U.S. video game angers Chavez allies
- U.S. video game angers Chavez alliescheap effecient and availablerenewable energy will save the world.hysteria"Venezuelan lawmakers who back Chavez called it the latest example of a U.S. government-inspired propaganda campaign against Chavez that could even help lay the psychological groundwork for an actual invasion. "How many people here believe that the...
- Tags: Games, Government, Corporate communications, Chavez, game, video game, video
- Discussion threads 2006-05-26
- Chavez beefs up commitment to open source for Venezuela
- At the Latin America Free Software Installation Fair, held recently in Caracas, the word was all about "technology independence," AP reports. The Venezuelan technology ministry said the fair is part Venezuela's move toward "technological sovereignty, and taking advantage of knowledge for building national scientific independence." Chavez, a...
- Tags: Chavez, Chavez Says, Venezuelan
- Blog posts 2006-03-30
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- Google calls for hike in H-1B visas
- Technology issues are never a big deal in presidential elections, as much as some people think they should be. One that Big Tech is trying to push, though is the H-1B visa situation. Bill Gates has been lobbying hard on the issue and now Google has signaled it's a big...
- Tags: Google Inc., Limit, Technology Issue, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
- State of the Internet: Old worms live on; Delaware speediest state; South Korea a broadband king
- State of the Internet: Old worms live on; Delaware speediest state; South Korea a broadband kingWhat makes you think it's just rogue skript kiddies?Given the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, isn't exactly a fan of the US, all this viral traffic COULD possibly be government sponsored - which would mean...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, broadband king, State-of-the Internet, worm, Delaware, broadband
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- The glide path to an open society
- The glide path to an open societyCuba, change?Not if the Cubans have a choice.You wrote:Cuba, under Raul Castro, shows signs that he wants to make his island nation more open to the outside world. He has allowed wider access to essential communications technologies, such as cell phones and the Internet...
- Tags: INTERNET, CUBANS, Cuba
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- The glide path to an open society
- The International Olympic Committee IOC, the Switzerland-based group responsible for Olympic event planning, has been putting pressure on China to open the Internet during the games in Beijing as part of host-nation commitment to media openness. As Ars Technica reported, the results have been decidedly mixed. Though Chinese Internet users...
- Tags: China, Government, Vertical Industries, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Blogger says Cuba blocked access to her site
- Blogger says Cuba blocked access to her siteWhere's the American Media on this?The American mainstream media has such a love affair with Cuba, which I often don't understand. You'd think they'd be aghast about a country that not only runs the media, but openly suppresses any form speech. ...
- Tags: Cuba, media, Blogger
- Discussion threads 2008-03-25
- Google's huge data centers: the IT failures question
- Google's huge data centers: the IT failures questionPlanning for FailureThere are two entities that need to develop plans for failure in the SaaS model; the provider and the customer. I'd be willing to bet my data that in this scenario, Google the provider has a plan and mitigating steps...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, information technology, data center, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-17
- Follow the money, it may lead to more green energy
- Exxon is the world's largest oil company. By some measures it's simply the world's largest company. The U.S. is the world's biggest military power, energy user and debtor nation. Together they think they can out-muscle a Latin American leader who may not even have the loyalty of...
- Tags: Venezuela, Green Technology, Exxon Mobil Corp., Sales Strategy, Sales, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- An Ed Tech laptop rant
- An Ed Tech laptop rantBut, Negropronte now has the world engaged on the problem, AND, all ofthose cutting edge features will be commercialized and be available to the rest of us. Even if OLPC ends up closing their doors, it will have been one of the most breathtaking success of...
- Tags: Operating systems, Notebooks, Ed Tech laptop, laptop computer, Microsoft Windows, Ed Tech, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-01-09
- Cubans go to unusual lengths to post blogs
- Cubans go to unusual lengths to post blogsFree Cuba, drop laptops with air cards!Free Cuba, drop laptops with air cards! Let the Cuban people see what has passed them by, revolution via the Internet!spreading democracyProbably the single most significant action the free world could take to bring democratic reform to...
- Tags: INTERNET, Blogging, Government, Free Cuba, CUBANS, unusual length, blog
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- Rootkit-like behavior found on Sony fingerprint reader
- Rootkit-like behavior found on Sony fingerprint readerOnce a Crook Always a CrookGame Over Sony (RiP 2005) so why continue?Here we go again!What in the world are the developers at SONY thinking?Looks like $ony found something to do with all those unused rootkits.n/tDid they think nobody would noticeWill this one have...
- Tags: Rootkits, fingerprint reader, Sony Corp., rootkit
- Discussion threads 2007-08-27
- Supreme Court sides with Microsoft in patent spat
- Supreme Court sides with Microsoft in patent spatEC Looks at Breaking Up Microsofthttp://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200704231401DOWJONESDJONLINE000574_FORTUNE5.htmThe Supreme Court is giving LOUD signals that they intend to limit patentsAnd this is VERY good news! Their will likely be more challenges to overreaching IP claims and this court appears prepared to pare them down...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Corp., software
- Discussion threads 2007-04-30
- Dance Dance Revolution those pounds away
- In the war on fat, schools are experimenting with "exergames" devices, such as stationary video game bikes, snowboards and virtual soccer, hoping to lure students into exercising while gaming. The verdict is still out, however, on whether the new devices really will help kids get in shape, the San Francisco...
- Tags: Education Technology, K-12, Physical health
- Blog posts 2007-02-20
- NM senator calls red light cameras a cash cow for govt.
- Albuquerque, NM has operated red light cameras since 2005, generating 80,000 tickets worth $5 million in tickets. Apparently, the technology is a boon to safety and city coffers. State Sen. William Payne, an Albuquerque Republican, agrees the cameras are lining the citys treasury but doubts they do anything for safety,...
- Tags: State &, Local Govt, Government technology
- Blog posts 2007-02-16
- Venezuelan firm to sell off e-voting company
- Smartmatic Corp., a Venezualan company, has agreed to sell Sequoia Voting Systems, the third-largest e-voting manufacturer in the US, The Washington Post reports. Smartmatic bought the company from a British concern last year and the the company had been the subject of a federal investigation into its ties with Venezuelas...
- Tags: Smartmatic Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-12-25
- McAfee, Symantec and vested interests
- Vested interests often force governments to continue with policies that are counter-productive, if not downright negative. Examples arent hard to find. Even if congress had the will to confront the vested interests that protect all the various deductions in the US tax code and create something...
- Tags: McAfee Inc., kernel
- Blog posts 2006-10-19
- NH representative caught on YouTube in rapid speech
- Rep. Charlie Bass of New Hampshire found himself in hot water a few weeks ago when his No.2 staffer resigned amid revelations that he had done some covert blogging. Tad Furtado had been pretending to be a Democratic reader of a number of New Hampshire blogs while posting comments...
- Tags: YouTube Inc., YouTube
- Blog posts 2006-10-12
- AMD wants to worm into Apple
- AMD wants to worm into AppleHector is starting to smell"..Knowing Apple, why would they want to be held hostage like everyone else has been?.."Just is what is wrong with that dude? He is starting to sound like that clown from Venezuela, Hugo Chavez.Reason is simple: INTEL will BK in 2008dude,...
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Hector, Wintel, Adobe AfterEffects, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., IBM PowerPC, Intel Corp., Apple Inc., chip
- Discussion threads 2006-09-22
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