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- Microsoft to ship Windows Server 2008, over time, in eight flavors
- Microsoft to ship Windows Server 2008, over time, in eight flavorsIt's deja Vista all over againIf MS is fielding eight versions of anything, you can bet that means it will cost you more for the version you actually need. And they just can't get over their addiction to CAL's....
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Clerk, KittyCrunch, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, counter
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- A customer service misadventure
- I had a surprising customer service experience when I flew into SFO on Wednesday and went to pick up my Hertz rental car. I only recently started using Hertz so I havent had a #1 Club card long enough to become a Gold member. This meant I had...
- Tags: clerk, Hertz Corp., LED Display, customer service
- Blog posts 2007-03-18
- Welcome Esther Dyson and Denise Howell
- Welcome Esther Dyson and Denise HowellSuch Great NewsI was a fan of Esther's from the start, and the rare times I hear her on a panel via IT Conversations is a treat. She's clearly going to add value to an already-impressive collection of stars doing great work over in the...
- Tags: Web site development, Operational accounting, Web technology, Public Records, social security number, Social Security, redaction, Denise Howell, clerk, Web site, Esther Dyson
- Discussion threads 2006-08-26
- Clerk says CBS-Howard Stern suit settled
- Clerk says CBS-Howard Stern suit settledDoes anyone actually give a shitz about Howard Stern or CBS?Let's face it both Stern and CBS are a-holes and nobody cares about these fools.ZDNet, what does this have to do with computer technology?It must be the fact that their industries use computers. So does...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Howard Stern, CBS-Howard Stern, Clerk
- Discussion threads 2006-05-24
- IBM gives Mozilla code for the disabled
- Just days after learning that Firefox has been losing some of its market share, we get news that IBM is donating 50,000 lines of code to Mozilla to make Firefox more usable by people with disabilities. Given that my mom has been 99 44/100th percent blind since the 1970s, I...
- Tags: TV, Mozilla Corp., Computer, IBM Corp., Clerk, Productivity, Mice, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2005-08-16
- Collier County Clerk of the Circuit Court Provides Crucial Links to Government Network Using Highly Reliable LightPointe Optical Wireless
- Collier County, located on the "Paradise Coast" of Southwest Florida, is among tourists' top beach destinations in the nation. The county is also home to the Clerk of the Circuit Court, a government agency that oversees the county's court proceedings and provides access to public records and vital taxpayer information....
- Tags: U.S. Circuit Court, County, Network, LightPointe, Clerk, Productivity, Wi-Fi, Government, Wireless
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- ICANN and IANA's domains hijacked by Turkish hacking group
- ICANN and IANA's domains hijacked by Turkish hacking groupWindows is to blameI hear that the Internet is basically run on Windows servers so it is hardly surprising that this happened. If ICANN would only switch to OS X I'm sure that no hacker would ever be able to break in.As...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Domain names, ICANN, IANA, hacking group, Turkish, hacker, hacking, IP, domain
- Discussion threads 2008-06-26
- The customer is not always right
- How many times have you heard the old adage, "The customer is always right"? If you're like me you just took it as an axiom, something that was beyond questioning. I think it's time for software developers and project managers to start questioning it. Now, I'm not...
- Tags: Google Inc., Result, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Tools & Techniques, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Management, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-12
- The application interface problem
- I believe that almost any programming language can be used to build almost any kind of user interface, but that the closer the user interface is to the assumptions built into the language, the simpler and more efficient this component of the overall application will be. More importantly, I believe...
- Tags: Application, User Interface, Tool, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Apple unsupports the AirDisk?
- Apple unsupports the AirDisk?Apple doesn't have to support anythingThe only thing Apple has to do is make money. Right now, Apple is able to make money without supporting the things they promised they would support and Apple is able to make money without [url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/31/apple_hit_with_another_millions_of_colors_lawsuit.html] providing the specifications they promised they...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, thing apple, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- Apple Retail Store shopper to Steve Jobs: clerk had no right to ask for my ID
- Apple Retail Store shopper to Steve Jobs: clerk had no right to ask for my IDJustifiable policy in my book!Did I miss something ? The guy is ticked because he was asked for some extra ID to show he's indeed the card owner before making a purchase? If some one...
- Tags: Sales channel, Retail, Ignacio, Apple Inc., Apple Retail Store shopper, Apple Retail Store, credit card, Steve Jobs
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- Apple Retail Store shopper to Steve Jobs: clerk had no right to ask for my ID
- Update: Ignacio, who is the customer in this tale, informs The Consumerist thatthe store manager has apologized for asking for his ID. Apparently in a gracious mood, Ignacio has forgiven the store and plans to go in to shop soon. But he's doing so after all this: ...
- Tags: Visa Inc., Steve Jobs, Card, Cardholder, Credit Card, Apple Inc., Citigroup Inc., Merchant, MasterCard International, Ignacio, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
- How+hard+is+it+to+violate+the+GPL%3F
- How+hard+is+it+to+violate+the+GPL%3FThat's a better way of looking at it.Compared to yesterday's piece, this is a much more informed look at the supposed issue.I agree that changes that are made to a GPL code base should, in the spirit of the license all of them, be given back. Your use of...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL
- Discussion threads 2008-02-19
- How hard is it to violate the GPL?
- I screwed up yesterday. (Picture from Boycott Novell.) After re-reading my piece, your comments, and the terms of both GPL licenses carefully, it's clear to me I underestimated how easy it is for enterprises to violate its terms. But it's not impossible. Far from...
- Tags: GPL, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Really odd internet usage risks
- Really odd internet usage risksThat's why......I always push new wireless users to set up security. When I recommend it, they frequently respond by saying that they're not doing anything anyone would really care about, and it's not worth it.After I point out that someone could use their connection to...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless, medal
- Discussion threads 2008-02-12
- Retail displays transform transactions and markets
- I was invited to a Microsoft forum on advanced retail display technology last week and came away with a strange sense that, although the future is going to look a lot like BladeRunner's stifling advertising environment, it could also be useful and powerful for the customer, not just the advertiser....
- Tags: Environment, Window, LevelVision, Construction, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
- Government supplies SSNs to identity thefts
- The Washington Post reports on the prevalence of social security numbers in government documents. Federal courts banned the use of them on public documents in 2001, but governments regularly post pre-2001 documents with SSNs on public websites. Social Security numbers are readily available in many courthouses --...
- Tags: Social Security Number, Web Site, Identity Theft, Social Security, Government, Operational Accounting, Web Site Development, Vertical Industries, Finance, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
- CO official wants return to paper ballots
- Colorado's secretary of state now says the state should junk electronic voting machines and go back to good ol' paper ballots, The Rocky Mountain News reports. "I have more confidence in having votes cast on paper ballots at the polls rather than relying exclusively on...
- Tags: Ballot, Electronic-voting Machine, E-voting, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-12-26
- Details here: BlackBerry-maker RIM gets hit with patent infringement suit
- Details here: BlackBerry-maker RIM gets hit with patent infringement suiti may just be stating the obvious, but...If a resourceful person offered to gather my US mail and other parcels from diverse carriers, and be readily available for me to give outbound items, as well as do this all autonomously as...
- Tags: patent, Joe
- Discussion threads 2007-12-22
- Blockbuster to raise Total Access prices
- Blockbuster to raise Total Access pricesYah meI still pay $14.99/mo for 3 at a time, unlimited trade ins and 2 free in store coupons. Yah for being a non abusive member and staying under the radar.RE: Blockbuster to raise Total Access pricesI got the email yesterday that they were raising...
- Tags: E-mail, Blockbuster Inc., Total Access price, Total Access
- Discussion threads 2007-12-21
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