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Collusion (msi): Collusion is an application that checks all the documents within a folder against each other for evidence of plagiarism. Trial version is limited to checking the first 250 words of each text. Costs $20 to buy. Ideal for teachers checking homework or coursework. This version is the first release on...; Tags: Collusion, Nimisis, Trial Version; Software downloads 2008-02-21
Eric Schmidt with the axe in the Blogosphere: SearchViews says "Eric Schmidt firmly denied that money had been reserved from the Google/YouTube deal to buy off media companies." Then, the posting goes on to make a completely mistaken assertion about my posting that suggested that the deal may have involved some collusion:His words give a firm ax to...; Tags: Business &, Technology, SearchView; Blog posts 2006-11-09
NY AG talks to labels about pricing collusion: Is New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer onto something around the pricing of digital music? His office has issued subpoenas to Sony, Warner, EMI and Vivendi in some sort of antitrust probe. Most media coverage suggests the labels want to pressure Apple to switch to a variable pricing model, where...; Tags: industry, pricing, collusion; Blog posts 2005-12-27

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NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move along: NVIDIA: Nothing to see here, move alongThe fact that Nvidia is not telling us...the whole story tells us the whole story. If it wasn't "that bad", they wouldn't be afraid to come forward with all the facts. This is typical behavior for a corporation, if the news is...; Tags: Notebooks, Semiconductors, store owner, NVidia Corp., laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Could some uses of OpenID create a large privacy issue?: I just finished a news story about VeriSign's (NASDAQ: VRSN) secure OpenID services chosen by Microsoft for HealthVault users. The story discusses VeriSign's DNS services and its OpenID services and asks if this is a problem or a feature. Is this a possible privacy issue or could the two technologies...; Tags: DNS, VeriSign Inc., Privacy, Domain Name, OpenID, Domain Names, Security, Networking, Internet, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-06-30

Bank of NY "loses" 4.5M unencrypted customer records: Bank of NY "loses" 4.5M unencrypted customer recordsData lost AGAIN.............What has me curious is whether or not the information ON the tapes is encrypted, whether it be residing in database files, flat files or whatever? This "data at rest" all should be stored in encrypted formats.........http://whistlersear.wordpress.comLost? Yeah right!Its always...; Tags: Financial services, NetBackup, Bank of NY, bank; Discussion threads 2008-06-04
America Last: the official marketing policy of the auto industry?: America Last: the official marketing policy of the auto industry?A one year waiting listsounds like a business failure to me. Or another government-induced shortage.Oh, and drop the stupid "unfortunately Americans are known..." crap. Your practice of feeling morally superior through self-loathing is getting old.American imageTry living in another country for...; Tags: Government, marketing, industry, efficient car; Discussion threads 2008-06-02
Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?: Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?Threat assessmentYour point on the ever-shifting sands of Microsoft intentions simply underscores one of the basic rules of threat assessments: "assess enemy capabilities, not enemy intentions."In the present instance, that means that the only things that others should count on from Microsoft are the enforceable...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-29
I can take costly energy, rice shortages, pricier platinum, but not my beer!!!!: I can take costly energy, rice shortages, pricier platinum, but not my beer!!!!why........ not the beer, its the end of the worldits the end of the society as we know it man ....ill died from dehydration's.....WHY WHY WHY well i could turn toward red wine or...; Tags: American Ale, hop, American beer; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Third-party VoIP app for the iPhone - How will Apple respond to this?: Third-party VoIP app for the iPhone - How will Apple respond to this?Third-party VoIP app for the iPhone - How will Apple respond to this?Apple shouldn't think too much of this. After all the user does need an iPhone to use this software which means one more sale for...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Whn, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Third-party VoIP, Third-party VoIP app; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
That's a QED - on "odd internet risks": Back on February 12th of this year I had this bit in my blog for the day -dedicated the proposition that bad guys can abuse your internet access for their own purposes: To illustrate one of the worst but less obvious risks...; Tags: Mr., Richard Warman, Internet, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-06
FCC: Verizon Wireless a big 700 Mhz auction winner; Now what?: Updated: Verizon Wireless was the biggest winner in the Federal Communication Commission's 700 Mhz auction. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin revealed Verizon Wireless as the biggest winner of spectrum. Martin made the comments at a press conference at FCC headquarters. Here's Martin's statement (also see...; Tags: FCC, AT&T Corp., Verizon Wireless, Spectrum, Auction, Federal Government, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-20
Skepticism and Mary Jo Foley: Skepticism and Mary Jo FoleyThat does it[i]So, Mary Jo, feel free to be skeptical not that I had to tell you that. Skepticism is warranted, as you have rightly explained.[/i]Now you're going to have Don ranting about you as well as MJF.RE: Skepticism and Mary Jo FoleyGee, considering Microsoft's 20+...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Toshiba drops HD DVD: Toshiba drops HD DVDWhich is next?At last, a useless costly format war is over. Thank God. I wonder which will be the next useless format war? Industries never learn... And we, consumers, pay the price.Greetz, Pjotr.It's over!And the winner is.. well, still no winners, I think. The HD players was...; Tags: HD DVD, Blu-ray, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Blu-ray disc, DVD, DVD Price, Toshiba Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
AT: ATGood questions but a couple of points ...Regarding:"Funny thing is, says law prof Tim Wu, AT&T spent six years lobbying for the Digital Millenium Copyright Act, which freed them from the responsibility for monitoring,"The DMCA didn't really "free them for monitoring", it gave them an excuse to. Further ...Most...; Tags: Network technology, Web, Comcast Corp., intellectual property, AT&T Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-01-18
Google applies for image text patent: Google applies for image text patentOh Google, you're so grand and growingcould you please take over every aspect of a person's life and data, kind master.RE: Google applies for image text patentThis patent should not go through because its Google applying for it. Google has been known to steal...; Tags: Thre, patent, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-07
Robert Scoble doesn't understand enterprise software: Robert Scoble doesn't understand enterprise softwareRE: Robert Scoble doesn't understand enterprise softwaresince when does any one consider scoble to be more than the paris hilton of tech blogging any way ?The question is does enterprise software understand sexy consumer products?One question from my opinion piece on our conversation with Bill...; Tags: Citigroup Inc., user interface, enterprise software, Robert Scoble, SAP AG; Discussion threads 2007-12-09
The mind of a Mac fan: The mind of a Mac fanThe mind of a Mac FanApple has not made things like an internet browser an integrated part of the OS. A little while back if you broke IE in Windows you broke the OS because of how tied together they are.I am in teh...; Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Desktops, John Carroll, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Mac-fan, operating system, e-mail; Discussion threads 2007-12-04
Google announces their intention to bid in 700mhz auction: It was unclear a few months ago if Google was bluffing when it came to their promise to bid on spectrum if certain conditions were met. This particular block of spectrum on auction by the FCC is the holy grail -- it's the stuff every carrier wants. This...; Tags: Google Inc., Spectrum, Auction, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2007-11-30
It's official: Google will bid in 700 Mhz wireless auction: Google said Friday it will bid in the Federal Communication Commission's 700 megahertz wireless spectrum auction. The company also said it is bidding solo. The auction, which gets underway Jan. 24, is an important one since it frees up spectrum occupied by television networks for wireless Internet...; Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Auction, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-30