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How evil is China?

How evil is China?I would not call China Evil....So much as America is being very stupid.1) No one is in a uproar about their kids having lead in their toys. 2) Sending our computer components to be built in China and wonder why they have spyware on...

Tags: Chinese product

Discussion threads 2008-04-21

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U.S. unemployment rate highest in 26 years, at 10.2%

Misinterpreted numbers..."In October, the number of unemployed persons increased by 558,000 to 15.7 million."That's not 190,000. The 190,000 is non-farm payroll decrease, which doesn't include farm workers or self-employed persons who have hung it up.Maybe we need a NEW "New Deal?"Remember the 3 R's of Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal?"...

Tags: Operational accounting, Personal finance, FDR, Common-sense, unemployment rate, New Deal, Obama, Reagan

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Make room for another e-reader as Creative shows off prototype

Market is ripeFor Chinese factories to crank out more hardware and suck more dollars out of the middle class.Clue in America.Transition product I do believe that e-book readers are largely a transition product which will eventually be made more or less obsolete by advances in netbook/smartbook etc. technologies. Multiple devices...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, E-books, e-reader, health care

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

What's a brick?

CinderblockMany years ago a product called cinderblock was made from coal fire residue. It was similar to standard concrete block. In many cases, over time, it proved far less satisfactory. One big problem was degradation in a wet environment. It would get sort of mushy and...

Tags: ash, fly ash

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Apple announces most profitable quarter ever: Q4 2009

Q4 early?Doesn't Q4 end Dec. 31st? Shouldn't these figures be for Q3??yathats what i was thinking. How could they know their earnings before the Quarter is even over? RE: Apple announces most profitable quarter ever: Q4 2009I find it intrestering how the typical apple user is the berkinstock wearing...

Tags: Desktops, Win7, Apple Inc., hardware, PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

HP's kinder, gentler stance toward printer paper

A question and a comment[i]"I am now shoving the paper that I just used to print a press release about the HP program back into my printer so that at least both sides are used."[/i]Question: For 20 years at other employers and home I did that and it worked fine....

Tags: Printers, printer, humidity, Hewlett-Packard Co., laser printer

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Hacker ships tool to circumvent China's Green Dam filter

So any bets on how long before the U of M's IT system is attacked... ...from China?Was thinking the exact same thing.I applaud their effort especially after China pirated US software to create the Green Dam product.It won't be long before the retaliations begin.nobody saw that coming, did they?If hackers...

Tags: Vertical industries, SECURITY, tool, Green Dam, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Modern banker malware undermines two-factor authentication

Once pitched as an additional layer of security for E-banking transactions, two-factor authentication is slowly becoming an easy to bypass authentication process, to which cybercriminals have successfully adapted throughout the last couple of years. Modern banker malware, also known as crimeware, is now fully capable of bypassing...

Tags: Bank, Two-factor Authentication, Antivirus, Malware, SMS, Cybercriminal, Banker Malware, Zeus, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Security Administration, Financial Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-23

Courier: Microsoft's new take on the Tablet PC?

RE: Courier: Microsoft's new take on the Tablet PC?First off, this is a really cool looking prototype. Second, I would hearken to what others raise; namely, when will the real product ship and what's the OS and tools side of the equation, as Apple has pretty much shown this to...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, BTW Here, tablet, Microsoft Corp., tablet PC, Apple Inc., PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Report: 9.6" Apple Tablet due in February, for about $900

If true, very strangeOnly Apple could introduce such a product at such a foolish time of the year.I was really hopingThe Apple rumor mill would take a few weeks off before firing up again. Oh well, I guess one of these rounds it might actually be correct. LOL.RE: Report: 9.6If...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Inc., tablet

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

iPod touch camera modules failing?

Apple camera problemsThe rumors are definitely true. Shipments are going to be delayed until after christmas, there is a bigger problem than with just the camera unfortunately. There will be a fresh new lineup of the ipod Made in China crapTop dollar product made in China by dirt-cheap suppliers and...

Tags: Notebooks, iPod touch camera module, camera, camera module, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Microsoft DirectX Redistributable (August 2009) 9.27.1734 (Windows)

Microsoft DirectX is a group of technologies designed to make Windows-based computers an ideal platform for running and displaying applications rich in multimedia elements such as full-color graphics, video, 3D animation, and rich audio. DirectX includes security and performance updates, along with many new features across all technologies, which can...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., DirectX, Microsoft DirectX, Microsoft Windows, Performance Management, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-09-08

Sprite Android Backup (Mobile)

Sprite Backup, the world's most popular backup solution for mobile devices and trusted by over 14 million purchased worldwide, is now available for Android.Securely backup your Contacts, SMS, Bookmarks, Photos, Music, Video, System Settings, Call Logs, MMS and more.We backup the most - We backup more of your data than...

Tags: Mobile, Backups

Software downloads 2009-09-08

Twelve South BookArc Desktop stand for MacBook

Apple has created a monster. No, we're not talking about growing iPhone sales or the success of its imposing chain of retail stores. We're talking about the almost oppressively beautiful design of the product packaging and marketing of Apple products. In addition to the acclaimed look of Apple products themselves,...

Tags: Notebooks, desktop, Apple MacBook, laptop computer, BookArc Desktop Stand, Apple Inc., MACBOOKS

Product reviews 2009-09-03

Walmart recalls 4.2 million Durabrand DVD players

12 units out of 4.5 millionand we are in a panic recall? What a nation of chicken littles.Cheap chinese junk sold at Wal-Mart is crappy?Stop the presses.overheating means "catches on fire"And burns the house down, potentially killing people... RE: Walmart recalls 4.2 million Durabrand DVD playersIt's Walmart Quality control. Same...

Tags: DVD, Media players, Consumer electronics, Quality, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Durabrand DVD player, DVD player

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Source code for Skype eavesdropping trojan in the wild

Social Engineering?According the the Symantic press releasehttp://www.prwire.com.au/pr/14463/symantec-threat-bulletin-trojan-peskyspy-recording-skype-voip-conversation"The Trojan is detected by Symantec as Trojan.Peskyspy and can be downloaded to a computer by way of tricking the user with an E-mail scam or other social engineering tactic....The Trojan is targeting Windows API hooks, a technique used to alter the planned behavior...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Skype Technologies S.A., trojan horse, Source Code Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

In China, Apple enters crowded mobile market

Apple has nearly cleared the hurdles to begin selling its popular iPhone handset in China, one of the last major phone markets Apple has yet to enter, according to the Wall Street Journal. As many Americans know, the iPhone is Apple's fastest-growing product....

Tags: U.S., China, Apple iPhone, Mobile, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-27

Cisco CEO Chambers: IBM a friend; HP a foe

As the tectonic plates shift below the data center the vendor lines are becoming more clear. HP and Cisco are on a collision course and IBM appears to be playing Switzerland's neutral act nicely. If you want to know how Cisco's move into servers has altered the...

Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Out-Innovated by Management Practice Blowback - a Video Conversation with John Hagel

I had the opportunity to sit down for a discussion with John Hagel of Deloitte's Center for the Edge last week. My previous post about the 'Shift Index 2009' report is augmented by this video, and fellow ZDNet blogger Dennis Howlett attended the...

Tags: Innovation, Management Practice, Video, Motorcycle, Destination Point, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-29

Adobe Flash zero-day attack underway; Harden PDF Reader immediately

Malicious hackers have found a new vulnerability in Adobe's ever-present Flash software and are using rigged PDF documents to launch exploits against Windows targets. The Adobe Flash Player flaw, which is currently unpatched, affects millions of Windows XP and Windows Vista users.  Adobe has acknowledged a "potential...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Exploit, Zero-day Bug, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2009-07-22