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Dell repair adventure, day 5: Dell repair adventure, day 5No Backup!I find it hard to believe that a IT consultant, one that finds it necessary to attend conferences does not have a backup options in place. A) Is the writer a independent contractor? I guess that I need more information about the writers...; Tags: Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
On stupid mascots and closed source browser plugins: Everyone's been harping on Google this week with the release of Chrome, so I thought I would be different -- today I'm going to give Adobe some love. Because I bet they feel left out. Adobe's Flash and Acrobat Reader plugins are some...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web Browser Plug-in, Adobe Acrobat, Web Browser, Plug-in, Flash, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-09-03
News to know: Google Chrome; CAPTCHA breaking; StatusHQ: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Google to launch browser to target IE; Is Firefox a target or tag-team partner? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer? Ryan Naraine: Google Chrome, the security...; Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-02
Opera grasps at straws with latest IE criticism: Opera grasps at straws with latest IE criticismWell, everything MS does is carefully calculated to make you think they aresupporting standards, at the same time creating a lot of confusion and dragging their feet. But, maybe Opera is being a little picky here, they should just talk about the overall...; Tags: Web browsers, Channel management, Opera Software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, latest IE criticism, IE criticism, Microsoft Corp., Web, standards, straw, compatibility mode; Discussion threads 2008-08-29
Opera grasps at straws with latest IE criticism: I was not a fan of Opera Software's antitrust sabre-rattling a few months back over Microsoft's lack of standards compliancy with its browser. But Opera's latest complaints about Internet Explorer IE 8 make Opera look even more like a company that's gone off the deep end. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Opera Software, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Web Browsers, Internet, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-08-29

Apple iPhone ad banned: Apple iPhone ad bannedBetter than the alternativesMy iPhone works as promised.My Macs are more reliable than my Windows boxes.In short, there are better options.Why anyone would buy anything from Apple...is beyond me. Especially the iPhone. It doesn't work as promised in sooooo many ways.i guess every iphone user is mad...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, iphone, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., advertisement, cellular company, phone, Internet; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
Magna Charta: Welcome Back, Ross Perot: Magna Charta: Welcome Back, Ross PerotIf you dont care for perot, his charts, or want another source... how aboutthe comptroller general?A movie released last goes over the same type of stuff. We have a massive defecit, one that will eat our country whole if its not dealt with....; Tags: Free trade, Perot, Ross Perot, Magna Charta, Welcome Back, Magna; Discussion threads 2008-08-26
Mophie Juice Pack for iPod Touch: Packed with games, e-mail, Internet, music, and video, Apple's iPod Touch is one of the best portable time-wasting tools ever conceived, but its built-in battery isn't practical to recharge on-the-go. The Mophie Juice Pack ($99) offers power-hungry iPod Touch owners a stylish and practical means of doubling the device's battery...; Tags: Digital music, Engineering, Digital media, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Mophie Juice Pack, Juice Pack, battery; Product reviews 2008-08-22
ModelSheet: good in theory, needs more work: ModelSheet: good in theory, needs more workModelSheet: Good in theory, needs more workWe appreciate the mention of our technology and completely agree with Dennis that the pre-beta software has many rough spots. When we introduced Dennis to ModelSheet, we emphasized that it is not ready for scrutiny as a commercial...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Web browsers, ModelSheet, pre-Beta, theory; Discussion threads 2008-08-21
BuddyPress, an open source competitor to FaceBook: At Today's WordPress Camp in San Francisco - covered in detail by ZD's Andrew Mager here - Founder Matt Mullenweg discussed impressive growth for WordPress.com and WordPress.org. Page views grew from 1.5 billion to 6.5 billion/month with 120-160 million unique visitors, including a third from heavyweight media...; Tags: Facebook, Network, Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, BuddyPress, Andy, Blogging, Social Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-08-16
Wordcamp 2008: In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...; Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2008-08-16
Two flavors of software as a service: Intuit QuickBase and Etelos: There are dozens of flavors of clever applications aimed at the office productivity market, often spawned as a result of the Web 2.0 explosion. Where the Web 2.0 application market is driven by eyeballs and their resulting advertising monetization, the enterprise 2.0...; Tags: Security, Software-as-a-service, Intuit Inc., Intuit QuickBase, Etelos, Developer Platform, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Collaboration, Emerging Technologies, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-08-14
MBTA published checksum info in court filings: MBTA published checksum info in court filingsWho is MBTA?Admittedly, I could probably look it up, but it really should be one of the first things you mention in your article.The important question is TRO, not PROThe spectre of a permanent restraining order is a red herring. The immediate harm...; Tags: SECURITY, MBTA, TRO, court filing, filing; Discussion threads 2008-08-14
Gateway DX4200-UB001A: We didn't love Gateway's new FX4710 performance desktop because it sacrificed extra features (say, a faster 3D card?) for the sake of plumping its memory specs. We felt the same trepidation with the $750 DX4200, but the fact is that this desktop is the best-equipped mainstream midtower on the...; Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Gateway DX4200, FX4710, Gateway Inc., 64-bit; Product reviews 2008-08-08
Paris for President: Energy crisis solved: Paris for President: Energy crisis solvedActually...[i] "Only problem with Paris’s solution: any production from offshore drilling won’t kick in for five years..."[/i]Unfortunately, this shows an ignorance of how gas prices are arrived at. While production from those sources won't arrive in the markets for five years, the prices will...; Tags: Hilton Hotels Corp., Energy Crisis; Discussion threads 2008-08-06
Today's assignment : Coding an undetectable malware: Today's dynamic Internet threatscape is changing so rapidly, that the innovations and creativity applied by malware authors can easily render an information security course's curricular on malware outdated pretty fast, or worse, provide the students with a false feeling of situational awareness about today's malware that's driving the entire cybercrime...; Tags: Malware, Antivirus Software, Virus, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Everywhere I look, I see Clouds: Everywhere I look, I see CloudsThe only eruption of clouds...is by bloggers. The only ones actually using the cloud are small businesses that either don't have the money for their own network or don't have the qualified IT personnel to do their own.Bloggers need to get a handle on reality....; Tags: Channel management, cloud computing, XML, Web 2.0, Web; Discussion threads 2008-08-05
FCC's Comcast ruling: Not unreasonable: FCC's Comcast ruling: Not unreasonableSome bandwidth management neededAlthough totally blocking content is wrong, even though some of it is probably illegal content. The IP is not trying to police content but rather provide a equal experience for all of its customers with a limited amount of bandwidth. Maybe, broadband providers...; Tags: Federal government, Comcast Corp., FCC; Discussion threads 2008-08-04
Why open source fails application security tests: Why open source fails application security testsMakes SenseMost FOSS is built by people with a passion to make something important to them. Implementing comprehensive security is not a fun task to do when developing software.RE: Why open source fails application security testsYou could have summed it up by saying that...; Tags: application security test, application security, open source, security; Discussion threads 2008-08-01
Predictive markets: Can they work for the enterprise?: Best Buy, Corning, Google and a bunch of other companies are dabbling in prediction markets for corporate decision making and there may even be a little return on investment given that traditional forecasting methods aren't better. Prediction markets are speculation hubs where traders predict future events. In...; Tags: Prediction Market, Tools & Techniques, Sales Force Management, Strategy, Management, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-31