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Microsoft's penultimates

Microsoft's penultimatesThere is only one problem with your theory MurphVista doesn't appear to be a penultimate. I believe Microsoft has stated that they plan on releasing another NT based OS in a few years.Furthermore, Vista to ME is not a fair comparison. ME added the Win2k interface, system restore,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Programming languages, copy cat, Microsoft Corp., DOS 1.0, penultimate, open source, Microsoft Windows Vista, DOS

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

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Time to ditch the optical drive, once and for all

I agreeusb flash drive would be betterBut, why are you asking the question about the Beatles?Minor CorrectionDL DVDs hold 8.4GB and not 5.4In regards to the article I think Optical Media is a media that is slowly phasing out but the cost of the media for most purposes is still...

Tags: Flash memory, Consumer electronics, optical media, USB flash drive, DVD, optical drive

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

The ultimate guide to scareware protection

Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...

Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Search Engine, Antivirus, Malware, Social Engineering, Security Software, Search, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-13

'Anonymous' group attempts DDoS attack against Australian government

Following a threat posted on YouTube a month ago, the the well known malicious pattern of the "Anonymous group" failed to materialize earlier today when the group attempted to launch a distributed denial of service DDoS attack against the web sites of Australia's Prime Minister and the Australian Communications and...

Tags: Government, Crowdsourcing, Distributed Denial Of Service, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Thieves ransack NJ Apple Store in 31 seconds

WowSomething tells me they had this planned out in advance...Who is this reporter?He makes it sound like these guys were criminal masterminds."Throwing a blunt object through the plate glass window like pros."How is that a pro move? "Me pick up brick and throw it through window."Honestly...he picks the brick, he...

Tags: GPS, NJ Apple Store

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Apple removed blood stains from Snow Leopard package

I love a conspiracy and this one was just too juicy to resist. Apparently Apple attempted to clean up the image of the snow leopard that's prominently featured on the Mac OS 10.6 product packaging and Web site so that it's a little more PG-rated according to...

Tags: Goat, Cat, Apple Inc., Picture, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-25

Google Books sued by a pig, cat and dog

LosersThis just underlines how pathetic these lawsuit-hungry companies are in hoping to cash in on what Google has created. They couldn't come up with a business model to monetize these works so they sue someone who has figured it out.Anti-capitalism at its best.4 legs good; 2 legs betterRight, Amazon?Bunch of...

Tags: Strategy, Litigation, KARMA, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Archive.org, Google Book

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

(Hands-on with the Zune HD Web browser)

Nice Photoshop What? ntNTRE: (Hands-on with the Zune HD Web browser)This magnanimous device will transcend the iPod touch.Its advent will equal or perhaps surpass the supposed second coming of Isa. Apple zealots beware! When the zunephone comes into fruition. Microsoft will overcome! Zune HDLooks very nice, and has the...

Tags: Web browsers, Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Zune, Web browser, Zune HD, Zune HD Web browser, Hands-On, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!

Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!They sure have...Now if they'd only do so by making an actual good product rather than just locking everybody into using it....No SoI've been running Linux since giving up on Windows by having too many BSOD screens with Windows ME. And frankly, given Windows Genuine PITA...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows 7, Linux, Microsoft Windows, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the apps

Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the appsWow, this comment takes the cake!![i]It still doesn't change the fact that Apple changed the game with these apps and sent competitors - from RIM to Google - into copycat mode. Both Blackberry and Android phones both [b]now have apps for...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Apple Inc., app support, Apple iPhone, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Dancing Cat (Mobile)

Remember the puss in boots? But how about a cat dancing hip-hop? It''s really lovely and cool when you have one in your phone. A product of MMMOOO Premium Service: 1. Premium class in quality & designing2. Customized service with product: You can order the same product with your name...

Tags: Phone, Screensaver, Mobile, It', Tony', Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-05-25

Dancing Cat 2.0 (Mobile)

Remember the puss in boots? But how about a cat dancing hip-hop? It''s really lovely and cool when you have one in your phone. A product of MMMOOO Premium Service: 1. Premium class in quality & designing2. Customized service with product: You can order the same product with your name...

Tags: Phone, Screensaver, Mobile, It', Tony', Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-05-25

HP Officejet 6310v or Photosmart C5140 plus Windows XP-an exercise in installation futility

My Samsung office printer/fax/scanner/copy machine/trash compactor/cat food dispensor bit the big one. Although it was a quirky machine having the requirement for very hard to find, expensive toner modules, it was possible to use most of its features from Linux, Mac OS X and both Windows XP and Vista. Since...

Tags: Software, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Printers, Management, Hardware, Peripherals, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-04-13

Dell's Adamo: Very fashionable, but will the fashion-impaired base (like me) buy it?

Dell's Adamo: Very fashionable, but will the fashion-impaired base like me buy it?Why? Dell is JunkSo for my $2k I could buy a superior Apple Macbook Pro with a bigger screen, more style, and a better reputation or I could buy a POS Dell that screams me too in...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Imitation, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Dell Adamo, fashion-impaired base

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

My list of iPhone grievances

Now that the cat's out of the bag that Apple will be showing "advance preview of what we're building" in iPhone OS 3.0 a scant week from today, let's review some of the most popular iPhone ommissions/grievances or whatever you want to call them. Here are mine, in no...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Camera, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Keyboards, Bluetooth, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless And Mobility, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Signs of iPhone v3 in latest firmware (updated)

MacRumors has discovered that a file in Apple's iPhone 2.x firmware (USBDeviceConfiguration.plist) contains evidence of the next generation iPhone which has been designated "iPhone2,1". Apple uses these models numbers to distinguish between different hardware models. The original iPhone carries the model number of "iPhone 1,1" while the 3G iPhone...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Hardware, Firmware, MacRumors, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-01-29

Should federal government go open source?

Should federal government go open source?A resounding YES!Where is makes sense. There are some areas where Open Source may not be the best choice... can't think of any at the moment but YES!Thing is that would be the catalyst needed to push software vendors to port over to Linux. Which...

Tags: open source, federal government

Discussion threads 2009-01-24

Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP?

Windows 7 beta 1 performance - How does the OS compare to Vista and XP?Im guessingthat you did not post exact times so as to get around the no-benchmarks part of the EULA? Unfortunately how much better one is compared to the other matters. Is it insignificantly faster? a small...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7 beta 1 performance, Windows 7 Beta 1, WINDOWS 7 BETA, operating system, Microsoft Windows, performance

Discussion threads 2009-01-01

The Dialing Cat 1.0 (Mobile)

There is a "copy cat" who always try to push the buttons by herself when someone using the phone. Now, her wish came true with this app.

Tags: Mobile, Wish, NaughtyNuts, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-11-03

Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10 )

Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu 8.10 )Getting onlineHere in Australia, I've never been with any ISP that has made available drivers or software to connect with Linux. In fact, Mac users have sometimes had problems.There's something about all flavors of Linux that always makes me shiver and think...

Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.10, Intrepid Ibex

Discussion threads 2008-10-22