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6 dirty tricks from enterprise vendors

GET it in WRITING!If it is NOT in the contract then you made your first mistake.Well said.Contracts & Paper Trails are more precious than gold when something goes Tango-Ultra on you.I dont agree with #5Well I do, but to further clarify, *most* vendors will support at least 1-2 major revisions...

Tags: Content management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), dirty trick, enterprise vendor, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

HP CEO Mark Hurd linked to 'dirty tricks'

HP CEO Mark Hurd linked to 'dirty tricks'Is protecting one's IP a bad thing ??If a CEO or Chairperson agrees that means need to be taken to protect his/her company's Intellectual Property from being leaked is that somehow irresponsible?In fact, it is their responsibility to the shareholders and employees to...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Financial accounting, Mark Hurd, NCR Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., dirty trick

Discussion threads 2006-09-21

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Killer keyboards

Bleach water is one answer.Can't remember the exact formula, but it ought to be easy to find. I think it's a quarter-cup bleach per gallon of water, not sure. Just wipe the keyboards and mice with a cleaning rag dipped and wrung out. To be effective, it...

Tags: Keyboards, Lysol, keyboard, Killer keyboard

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"

Deja VuSince it's already been tried so many times before, what makes you think it'll work this time?Tablets are dirty, if not now, they will be soon as people can't keep their fingers off them ;-)WiznotesWhat do you think about students from high school to college using Wiznotes for taking...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, tablet computer, Wiznotes, computer, software

Discussion threads 2009-08-16

Bing passes Yahoo, steals share from Google?

Bing passes Yahoo, steals share from Google?I'm confused.... On what exactly the point of your article. Were you trying to convince readers that MS is playing dirty tricks with the statistics? Because COMING from a Google apologist like you, it sure doesn't sound convincing.Read around. Bing got some really impressive...

Tags: Google Inc., Bing, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-06

The time is now for Mozy and cloud backup services

The time is now for Mozy and cloud backup servicesTwo thingsFirst, your link to mozy.com is stuck in a redirect loop.Second, brace yourself for an onslaught of comments from Mozy competitors. This is a highly fragmented market right now and some of them aren't above the odd [i]dirty trick[/i] ;-)Cheers,richi.RE:...

Tags: Backups, Mozy, time-is now, backup service, backup, time-I

Discussion threads 2009-05-22

Politics of climate change overhwelming the science?

Politics of climate change overhwelming the science?RE: Politics of climate change overhwelming the science?Energy conservation is great and benefits everyone. Carbon credits are phony. Much warming data is built on computer models that don't show any warming unless a "correction factor" is added.If Al Gore is so serious about climate...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, TVs, Energy Conservation, Carbon Credits, tax, Humanity!, climate change, Obamasiah, Climate Change

Discussion threads 2009-03-28

(Gallery: $2,000 Tata Nano to go on sale)

(Gallery: $2,000 Tata Nano to go on sale)Can't wait to see it on Top Gear. :) [nt][nt]RE: (Gallery: $2,000 Tata Nano to go on sale)I say get US automakers to produce similar cars and have a middle slow lane on all our highways so that people can drive...

Tags: Benefits, Tata, Nano, Gallery, car

Discussion threads 2009-03-23

Brian Brushwood: Scams, social engineering and straightjackets

Brian Brushwood attempting to escape from a straightjacket At the live taping of Revision3's Diggnation, Brian Brushwood Twitter opened the show with his legendary magic show. Brushwood is on another Rev3 show called Scam School, where he shows you how to outsmart someone either on the streets...

Tags: Social Engineering, Trick, Brushwood, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-03-15

News to know: AOL's new CEO; Windows 7; Cloud computing

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. Ed Bott: Is Windows 7 reliable enough to release now? Brian Sommer: A U.S. Version of the Satyam Scandal? Washington D.C. IT Fraud? ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, America Online Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Cloud Computing, Operational Planning, Social Networking, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Business Operations, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet

Blog posts 2009-03-13

Vista Capable suit no longer a class action

Vista Capable suit no longer a class actionInflation in computer prices?I seem to remember the computer prices never really changing when Vista came out. All that seemed to happen was you got more computer for the same price. Almost all the computers coming out had a built in video card...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., class action, Vista Capable, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Should Mozilla stay out of the whole IE/EU antitrust mess?

Should Mozilla stay out of the whole IE/EU antitrust mess?oopshit the wrong response; should have been: stay away!This looks like whining. Just build a better mousetrap....Is Mozilla imploding?This coming at a time where 1) Mozilla devs are struggling to get the 3.1 beta out but are hit by numerous...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE/EU antitrust, whole IE/EU antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-02-11

The good and bad of an IT flea market

The good and bad of an IT flea marketBeware support issuesThe dirty trick vendors usually use to limit after-market sales is to deny support to the used gear. In many cases, it is cheaper to just buy 2 pieces of used gear for redundancy, but that does not provide software...

Tags: Strategy, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-12-05

Google: no evidence of a Gmail vulnerability

Following the speculations on the resurrection of what's thought to be an already fixed Gmail flaw which could assist in domain name hijackings, yesterday Google commented that their investigation indicated that the recent domain hijacks should be attributed to a phishing campaign, rather than to a Gmail flaw. The phishers...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Attacker, Vulnerability, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, E-mail Providers, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Dirty dozen: Firefox ships patch for 12 security flaws

Dirty dozen: Firefox ships patch for 12 security flawsAdobe Flash Beta 10 on Linux Stopped CrashingEvery since build version 3 of Firefox 3.0.2 Adobe 10 beta stopped crashing on Linux 32/64 bit systems. Flash now runs great on this release, except for some minor issues with accelerated graphics and nVidia...

Tags: Web browsers, Viruses and worms, Linux, Mozilla Firefox, keylogger, Dirty, Fox, security flaw, security

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

Considering a Windows Innovation Demo

Considering a Windows Innovation DemoA narrow mind never innovates....Well Mr. Murphy, if you weren't so narrow minded and stuck in the 70's you might actually understand why Microsoft, and others, are making billions and you are stuck blogging on ZDNET.What's next, a blog on how Charles Babbage ripped off the...

Tags: Linux, Blogging, C/C++, Programming languages, .NET, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

Voting For A McCain

Voting For A McCainAh, milk from the the government sow..Obama's tax policies will hurt American business way more than any benefits his technology policies may provide. It's not government's role to create and invest in technology; its role is to get out of the way so that the Apples,...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Obamessiah, tax, Obama

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

(Linux's dirty little secret)

(Linux's dirty little secret)Possible workaroundI am also new to Ubuntu, although I have used early RedHat versions on a server. But Ubuntu is based on the Debian Linux release which uses a different package manager aptitude than Redhat's RPM. If you cannot find an apt-get compatible package, you may be...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Icahn: I want Yang gone from Yahoo

Icahn: I want Yang gone from YahooThat's grounds for white collar crime.The illegal hiding of important facts from shareholders is basically a criminal act.Let's hope the REAL OWNERS the shareholder get to do what they want, and not what Yang wants.RE: Icahn: I want Yang gone from YahooWhile the stockholders...

Tags: Corporate governance, E-mail providers, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Yang, Balmer, shareholder, board, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Putting the XP into the OLPC

Putting the XP into the OLPC...This is a shining example of why we as a species will continue to be locked into war, hate and slavery. Because we can't do a damn thing to help anyone without making sure we get out 10 pence out of them first.Greed has corrupted...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-05-16