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Ongoing dialog with Dell

Folks, it's my intention that this will be the last post on this topic.I've been enjoying a quiet "behind the scenes" discussion with representatives of Dell recently. The conversation centered on how my perception of the onsite, next business day contract I purchased differs from the actual words of the...

Tags: Coffee in the Keyboard

Blog posts 2007-07-30

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Adobe posts workaround for clickjacking flaw, NoScript releases ClearClick

Following the recent release of a PoC demonstrating clickjacking in action, Adobe has released a security advisory offering solutions for customers and IT administrators on dealing with the flaw until they releases a Flash player patch before the end of October. "We have just posted a Security Advisory for...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Flaw, Macromedia Flash Player, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-07

The HP-MySpace deal: Who needs this most? Not MySpace users.

HP and MySpace are partnering to "unlock the content of MySpace" by giving users the tools to print their pictures. You know, like to a printer. Hopefully, wink wink an HP printer. On the surface, this sounds like a good plan. There are billions of images that...

Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Photograph, Image, MySpace, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Trying to increase productivity? Send your employees home.

Companies that give their workers the option of telecommuting are seeing greater productivity, lower costs, improved employee health and greater employee retention, according to a survey released today by the Computing Technology Industry Association. Case in point: I'm typing this from this from my own home office...

Tags: Phone, Telecommuting, Telecom & Utilities, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Scammers introduce ATM skimmers with built-in SMS notification

The bust of the notorious ATM scammer going under the handle of Cha0 in early September, once again puts ATM skimming in the spotlight. Among the main insecurities scammers face while embedding an ATM skimmer, is the retrieval process of the device that is now containing the credit card details...

Tags: Device, Credit Card, built-In, SMS, Scammer, ATM, Network Technology, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Networking, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Does the Semantic Web matter?

My business card reads 'Technology Evangelist,' and this is a blog about the Semantic Web. So that should be an unequivocal 'Yes!' then, right? However, it's frequently worthwhile to revisit and question presumptions, beliefs and 'truths,' and the Semantic Web that dominates so much of my working...

Tags: Web, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-07

ZDNet blogger: working from home

More and more people work from home every day. Not only that, more and more people don't work from their offices, or "where they're meant to work". With the Internet, intranet's and extranet's, email and unified communications with VoIP and Blackberry devices, it makes life much easier...

Tags: Phone, Tea, Blogger, E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Sony AW series: The best laptop display?

With expansive 16:9 displays and Blu-ray drives, the new crop of desktop replacements with 18.4-inch displays are geared toward mobile entertainment. Though its design is nothing special, the Sony VAIO AW series stands out from this group, according to reviews at PCMag.com and LaptopMag.com, thanks to its high-quality, LED-backlit 1,920-by-1,080...

Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Desktop Replacement, Laptop Computer, Entertainment, Display, Desktops, Advertising & Promotion, Hardware, Marketing, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Why The Big Fuss Over Microblogs?

I microblog.Why? The truth is, I learn by doing and by speaking with others who do. So I dabble with Twitter, Plurk, Pownce, Spoink, Rakawa, Tumblr, Utterli, Yammer, FriendFeed, 12seconds, and probably a few others that I signed up for and forgot to use. I have found a nice collection...

Tags: Mobile, Fuss, Tool, Productivity, Web 2.0, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Gil Yehuda

Blog posts 2008-10-06

News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple

 Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Microsoft bad cop is up against the wall

Microsoft bad cop is up against the wallEnough open-source propagandaIf this was about a technical violation of a license, focus on that and leave out the bias. I think we've all seen enough crappy and inept open source code that your comment about "being in retreat" against it is laughable.As...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., cop, open source, bad cop

Discussion threads 2008-10-05

RIM BlackBerry Pearl - black (T-Mobile)

RIM BlackBerry Pearl - black (T-Mobile)Love my Pearl 8130I love my Pearl 8130 Verizon so much that I blog about it at http://newBBie.com. I also own a Curve 8330. Love 'em both. Prefer the Pearl's smaller size, and actually love the non-full-QWERTY keyboard (no, really). Prefer the Curve's larger screen...

Tags: Handhelds, PEARL, Pearl 8130, Curve 8330, RIM BlackBerry Pearl, Research In Motion Ltd., T-Mobile, RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2008-10-04

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 (Verizon Wireless)

RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 Verizon WirelessLove my Curve 8330I love my new Curve so much that I'm blogging about it at http://newBBie.com. I also own a Pearl 8130 and am undecided which of the two models I prefer. The Pearl I like for its smaller size, and GET THIS: I...

Tags: Curve 8330, Research In Motion Ltd., Verizon Wireless, RIM BlackBerry

Discussion threads 2008-10-04

Lenovo ThinkPad SL400

Take the ThinkPad R series, remove the internal roll cage and the TPM chip, add dedicated GeForce graphics, an HDMI port, and a glossy lid, and you get the ThinkPad SL400. This 14-inch laptop is Lenovo's play for small business buyers, trading in enterprise features such as the aforementioned security...

Tags: Notebooks, Lenovo ThinkPad, IBM ThinkPad, ThinkPad SL400, lid, Lenovo Group Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-10-03

Velocity 103

We've seen plenty of Windows Mobile devices in our day, and at times they all start to blur together--same story, just different packaging. However, back at CTIA Spring 2008, a new company called Velocity Mobile caught our eye, impressing us with a fresh approach to the user interface. Recognizing that...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Cellular phones, Monitors & displays, Handhelds, Velocity, Velocity 103, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch

Product reviews 2008-10-03

Mac ready the enterprise?

Mac ready the enterprise?My work MacBook Pro just experienced this very problem...My work MacBook Pro just experienced this very problem. When I'm at home I connect it to my external 22" CRT, keyboard, mouse, etc. It stays there until I get back to work where I use it...

Tags: Corporate communications, Notebooks, laptop computer, video, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboard

Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboardXandros lite is OK ...For the average user the Xandros Lite OS is fine, but it does have some shortcomings:1) Asus for some reason has a ram limit compiled into the kernel of 1GB. The machine has a max limit of 2GB, but...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, laptop computer, ASUS, real keyboard, kernel, Linux laptop, Xandros, Intel Celeron, distro, keyboard, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Mac ready for the enterprise?

Larry Dignan makes a spirited argument as to why Apple should be working much harder on getting Mac kit into the enterprise. I know it's a Friday afternoon for me and we've already had one false alarm earlier today that got everyone a-Twitter. Only the other day I managed to...

Tags: Lid, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Computer, Productivity, Keyboards, Desktops, Notebooks, Corporate Governance, Hardware, Peripherals, Notebooks & Tablets, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboard

Since this is a blog, and not a column, thus interactive, I am hoping that you can suggest tests I might make with this unit that will make the coming reviews more relevant to you. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Linux Laptop, Keyboard, Laptop Computer, Linux Laptop Series, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Slimming down the bloated iTunes 8 installer

Slimming down the bloated iTunes 8 installerPerformance?Let alone the installer size, does anyone else out there have kind of mediocre performance with iTunes in Windows Vista? I've had a number of times where it just seems to come up black, or respond slowly, or syncing just slows my PC to...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, installer

Discussion threads 2008-10-03