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MB Hermes Astrology 1.0 (Windows)

MB Hermes Astrology Software finds your Hermes sign or Hermes astrology sign and also explains the attributes of your Hermes sign on your nature, character and personality. The most interesting thing about this wonderful software is that the Hermes astrology reading that it produces for you gives you an idea...

Tags: Nature, Coincidence, MysticBoard, Hermes, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2009-10-26

China becoming gold medalist in CO2 emissions

China becoming gold medalist in CO2 emissionsSo far, their predictions have been anything but reliable . . .[quote]If you believe global warming's a crock, this blog's worth another good belly laugh.[/quote]Let's see, a chemical vital to plant survival should be killing us, our ocean should be about a mile higher...

Tags: carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2008-03-23

Third undersea cable severed in Mideast

I am not going to parrot the inevitable sky is falling warnings that are sure to come from pundits everywhere regarding the just heard news that a third undersea cable in the Mideast has been cut. Coincidence or well timed targeted attack? will be the question of the day. ...

Tags: Coincidence, Internet, Cable, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Network Technology, Security, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, It Operations, Networking, Richard Stiennon

Blog posts 2008-02-01

Is Acacia link with Microsoft just smoke?

Acacia Technologies, the patent firm which has publicly denied any link with Microsoft, took capital in 2003 from BayStar Capital, which for a time acted as a capital conduit from Microsoft to SCO Research, according to Groklaw. This could all be just coincidence, or smoke, as the saying...

Tags: Acacia Technologies Group, Microsoft Corp., Smoke, BayStar Capital, Coincidence, Venture Capital World, Venture Capital, Investment, Open Source, Finance, Financing Startups, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-10-23

Microsoft claims it is not party to patent claims against Linux

Contrary to speculation, Microsoft is not behind the patent litigation filed against Linux distributors last week, the company insists. "Microsoft is not a party to Acacia's lawsuit against Red Hat and Novell, nor are we involved in any way in this litigation," according to an official statement...

Tags: Patent, Microsoft Corp., Coincidence, Brunell, Litigation, Linux, Open Source, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2007-10-17

UEFA Champions League Adept 1 (Windows)

This program allows to forecast the results of the UEFA Champions League 2006/07 matches, founding on results of previous ten seasons of the UEFA Champions League (1996-2006), as well as on results of current matches of the UEFA Champions League 2006/07. The program does not pretend on 100% coincidences of...

Tags: Result, Coincidence, SportSoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-10-27

Opera issues security patch

Opera issues security patchCrickets chirpingI wonder how many talkbacks we would have if the word Opera was replaced with IE and Linux was replaced with Windows. Oops!Wait a minute ...'One such vulnerability was found in versions of Opera 7 and Opera 8 running on Linux, FreeBSD or Solaris software. The...

Tags: coincidence, Microsoft Corp., Opera Software ASA, Secunia, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2005-11-22

Hotel Magritte 1.0.5 (Mac)

We would like to provide mysterious suites constructed by random matching of the words and pictures. Enjoy yourselves in the surrealistic world spun by strange coincidence and eternal imagination. And run your meditation on what "meaning" represents.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Coincidence, Futurismo Zugakousaku, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2004-05-19

Additional Resources

East Anglia: Chapter 3

Of course we are"The global warming skeptics are perfectly happy to overlook the illegality of the hacking and theft of private emails, according to this blogger."Sure, how else would this information have been made public. Many of the emails highlight to obfuscation of information, others point to the planning to...

Tags: Litigation, fraud

Discussion threads 2009-11-22

Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town

anagram softwareDid you get the words "not real" out of it? With an extra "G" left over?Brilliant!Good find! If that isn't the solution, then it sure is one heck of a coincidence.It wouldn't surprise me at all if that is it. Similar things -- adding a fictional item...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Network technology, Zack, Yahoo Maps, Google Inc., Google Maps, Argleton

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

New Trojan encrypts files but leaves no ransom note

Is that like robbing a bank and forgetting the loot? ntntA level of Protection... For themNaah, it's a way to have plausible deniability. If you're asking for ransom, you're admitting you built the virus.This way, they can say "Gosh, Mr. Police/FBI/Interpol guy, I don't know how it got started. It's...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, New Trojan

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Gartner in the dock over Magic Quadrant

Persona Non GartnerOver the years, I've watched, participated in researching and experienced the results of the positing of Gartner's disclosures. My analysis is as follows:On any given subject at any given time, there is a .90 probability that the opinions expressed by Gartner will be either flat out wrong or...

Tags: Gartner Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Might Google drop Chrome OS beta as a Windows 7 spoiler?

Microsoft is launching Windows 7 seven days from today on October 22. This evening, Google is holding an "open house" -- which, it turns out, is open to everyone but the press -- during which company officials are slated to share more details on its forthcoming Chrome OS. Coincidence?...

Tags: Google Inc., Beta, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-10-15

The anti-capitalist GOOG founders . . .

Well duhhh....[i]They don?t trust the government, they don?t trust the press and they don?t trust Wall Street.[/i]So people wonder why they're so successful? Duh! They don't trust the three groups of people who constantly think they are oh so smart, but aren't....Sounds like a great life philosophy even...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Flu shot controversy illustrates compliance problem

I refuse the flu shot every year...and definately will be refusing the H1N1. As a young adult with a healthy immune system I see no point. Sure I may get the sniffles - but diet, exercise, and such take care of most of it. Who knows what is ACTUALLY in...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, SECURITY, compliance, flu shot, flu

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Apple ends iPhone exclusive distribution deal in the UK ... US next?

The announcement will have more fanfare than the one in the UKErm...not in the UK it will not.Can't see it's such a big dealIn Australia, iPhone was available on a number of carriers simultaneously at its first launch. That was August last year, so I wouldn't hold my breath waiting...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., carrier, CDMA, Verizon Communications Inc., GSM, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Apple up to its old tricks, pushing unwanted software onto PCs

I've experienced exactly what Ed described.I get it every time iTunes is updated.No. A PC running Windows XP.I need iTunes for my iPhone.Hmmm ...Hmmm, I've had several APPL updates come in on several systems, and I've not seen that ... odd. Tried replicating on another system?I've even checked for .........

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, software, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., iTunes 9, old trick, Apple iPhone, PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Windows 7, Vista exposed to 'teardrop attack'

Vulnerable by default?[i]Exploit code for a remote reboot flaw in Microsoft's implementation of the SMB2 protocol has been posted on the internet, exposing users of Windows 7 and Windows Vista to the teardrop attacks that used to be popular on Windows 3.1 and Windows 95.[/i]I presume this attack is able...

Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, NETWORKING, Microsoft Windows Vista, firewall, Network Address Translation, Microsoft Windows, software firewall, Microsoft Windows 7, attack

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Munster: Jobs to appear on 9/9/9

Apple's mum on the topic but a new letter to customers from analyst Gene Munster claims that Steve Jobs will be the speaker at the company's September 9th media event. If it pans out it would be Jobs first appearance at an Apple event since October 14,...

Tags: Job, Event, Apple Inc., Caption, Digital Music, Digital Media, Tablets, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-09-01

Internet Explorer posts largest loss since '08; Firefox, Chrome, Safari gain

This is going to get very bloody and it does not look good for IE. If allMicrosoft has to look forward to is a kick from Windows Seven defaulting to IE to help slow the slide of IE, this does not bode well for MS. Further, if the OEMs start...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.5.2, Apple Safari, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-09-01