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- CONsole The DOS name for the keyboard and screen. See DOS device names and DOS Copy con.
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- Katie Moussouris on HOPE 2008: HOPE Springs Eternal
- Guest Editorial by Katie Moussouris of Microsoft If cyberspace is a mass, consensual hallucination, as William Gibson characterized it, then HOPE was a dream manifested in meatspace that would not die. While Hackers On Planet Earth has been running every other year since 1994, it was...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., IP, Tool, Con, Katie Moussouris, Last HOPE, Wiki, Internet, Productivity, Security, Network Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-28
- Pros seem to outdo cons in new phone charger standard
- Pros seem to outdo cons in new phone charger standardIt's about time. Let's see if it really happensMy cynical side has always suspected that the near universal incompatibility of chargers and other accessories was because they represented the profit margin of subsidized phones. I always dreaded phone upgrades...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, new phone charger, phone, phone charger, con, charger
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
Additional Resources
- A British look at global warming denial
- Need to use facts and make them real, not tenuous 'proofs'A lot of the debate seems to be centred around personalities and their need for acknowledgement of 'their' ideas.'I know because I am a scientist' means nothing, because to most, 'science' is just opinion, like history. It is often shrouded...
- Tags: global warming
- Discussion threads 2009-11-04
- Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile
- As if Windows Mobile wasn't slow or bloated enough already...not much left to say. Windows Mobile is toward the horse's heiney of mobile platforms, right now and I doubt Apple or RIM will screw up their products just to let proven crapware back in... In a socialized world,...
- Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, phone, Steve Ballmer, strategy, Internet, smart phone, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Zune, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Rogue security programs are 'ongoing threat'
- The sites of these 'rogue security programs'Should be immediately shut down when they are found, by doing a DDoS attack if necessary.There is no reason to allow these bastards to shill their break-ware on the rest of us in the world.Getting worse...I've seen a hugh increase in infections from these...
- Tags: rogue security program, ad system, security program, Rogue security program, advertisement, ongoing threat, security, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Pitch of the day: Analytics PR spiel annoys Phillies fan
- This just in: Information Builders has predicted the World Series winner and the Los Angeles Dodgers will defeat the Anaheim Angels. But before pitching someone the PR teams should at least check a locale or two. I'm a tweener between New York and Philly. Do you honestly...
- Tags: Information Builders, Team, Analytics, Phillies, Team Management, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
- Netgear slammed for doing the right thing
- So Welte is a 30-something who thinks his $hit doesn't stink...big deal.Wow..."Harald Welte has more power than I do, power he has earned over many years with good works."Power? Is that something that makes him special? I doubt it. Is power something that impresses you Dana? I feel sorry for...
- Tags: Chipsets, Routers & switches, Semiconductors, Network technology, Operating systems, Netgear Inc., open source, Linux, router, GPL, chipset, Torvalds
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- Gest-L 2.1.9 (Mac)
- Gest-L is a simple invoice software ideal for Italian users. Here follow the Italian description... Gest-L e' un semplice software di fatturazione. Non e' e non vuole essere un programma avanzato di contabilita' aziendale, bensi' uno strumento per amministrare in modo semplice l'archivio dei vostri clienti, dei vostri fornitori e...
- Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, System-i, Gest-L, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2009-10-08
- A Nobel links aging, cancer, evolution and politics
- "A Nobel links aging, cancer, evolution and politics"A Nobel what?The title needs a little more work, I'm afraid.Then I do not understand[i]Oh, and before my fellow Americans haul out their USA chants, Blackburn was born in Australia and Szostak in England[/i]With the fantastic health care and related top notch, matching,...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Nobel
- Discussion threads 2009-10-05
- SimplyFatt 1.4.1 (Mac)
- SimplyFatt is a simple invoice software with layout editor ideal for Italian users. Here's the description in Italian: SimplyFatt e' un software semplice e pratico da usare per la gestione di piccole e medie attivita'. Servono pochi passi per emettere facilmente tutti i documenti necessari allo svolgimento della propria attivita'...
- Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, SimplyFatt, Capital Structures, Tools & Techniques, E-mail, Backups, Finance, Management, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2009-10-01
- Intel: SSDs are coming
- A MisnomerThe term "solid-state" is actually slightly off, if the intent is to distinguish a unit with no moving parts from one with moving parts. The term "solid-state", although it can be used informally to mean "no-moving-parts", actually refers to lack of vacuum or gas-based tubes, thereby implying the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Visual Studio, Storage, Intel Corp., SSD
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- Can a Windows geek learn to love Snow Leopard?
- David Alison's BlogEd, have you seen David Alison's blog? He was a long time Windows developer that switched to Mac. His blog has a wealth of information about the trials and tribulations of switching. If you've not already, I suggest you have a look.http://www.davidalison.com/NoWhile I can't comment on Snow...
- Tags: Operating systems, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., WMA, Apple Mac OS X, Snow Leopard, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- 'How I tweeted my way out of spinal surgery'
- Surprise, surpriseObama says that doctors provide unnecessary surgeries to boost their bottom line, and lo and behold, we suddenly get stories of people being coerced into unnecessary procedures.And, of course, we all know that anyone who tweets anything is telling us the absolute gospel truth.And, of course, if this woman...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Obama, hospital, health care, surgeon
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Could Google Fast Flip get kids reading news again?
- "I'm a big fan of Google"Really, Chris? You're a big fan of Google? I had no idea!Seriously, though, does your school district know that you are now working full time for Google?Hard to believehe actually works for a school district given his blogs. I didn't think any...
- Tags: school district, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Gen X/GenY/Enterprise 2.0: are the naysayers right?
- Boy , the silence is deafening on this one.Then I'll start. This study just confirms what many of us have suspected. You don't need to understand technology to use social technologies; just using them doesn't mean you're using them effectively; and just because you use them doesn't mean...
- Tags: Generation Y, Generation X
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Canonical offers human help for Ubuntu
- This has to be a joke. $50k a year? What a rip-off! That is just like linux to try to con people any way possible. Given how few people actually use linux I don't see them getting any contracts signed. Another linux idea that is DOA.re: post aboveYes...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- News to know: Dell; Word; Firefox; iPhone China; Snow Leopard
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Dell continues to bet on 2010 enterprise refresh cycle; Confirms working with China Mobile Sam Diaz: "Inadvertent...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Word, Dana Blankenhorn, Andrew Nusca, Sam Diaz, E-books, Microsoft Windows 7, Web Browsers, Apple Mac OS, Personal Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
- Librarians apply scrutiny to Google Books at Berkeley con
- In libraries and information, concentration is bad on its faceLord Acton said that power tends to corrupt. Surely, becoming the predominant (or "only", as I have also heard) aggregator and provider of access to information-as Google seems to be attempting-is a level of power that would make Acton turn...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Librarians apply scrutiny to Google Books at Berkeley con
- A conference at UC Berkeley tomorrow takes a hard look at the Google Books deal. Speakers will address privacy, information quality and public access issues. If Google is going to become the online library of the world, they will have to do better in all these areas. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Google Inc., Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-08-27
- Is wireless really even necessary in an ebook reader?
- Yes and NoIt obviously isn't necessary in an e-"book" reader, but Kindle and now Sony are trying to make these devices much more than just for reading books. Daily periodicals need the wireless much more than books. Too bad there isn't much market for them right now.I just...
- Tags: E-books, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, e-book, wireless, ebook reader
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
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