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Discussing Corruption

Discussing CorruptionA friend?Is this the same kind of friend you use when you need to go to the doctor and describe something embarrassing? You also just couldn't stop yourself with the "Windows and PC junk" could you?Time has come to stop talking about "friends" Rudy and start detailing one...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Discussing Corruption, success story

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

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Discussing Corruption

The most common form of personal corruption among IT people is venality: getting along by going along with something you know is wrong for the company or organization you work for - but it gets subtler than that, and can be soul destroying. by Paul Murphy

Tags: Corruption, Strategy, Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-06-06

I secretly always wanted to see capitalism collapse . . .

I secretly always wanted to see capitalism collapse . . .So if you believe that...You putting all your money into gold? Bought a farm so you can grow your own food and spin your own cloth while the depression lasts? Put your money where your mouth is.RE: I secretly always...

Tags: Benefits, Investment, capitalism

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

Black Hat Las Vegas Day 2

Again, sorry for the late updates.  Vegas is the kind of place that demands a lot of a person.  Too many parties make it difficult to find time to blog on the conference.  Pictures of the even are a bit sparse, due to consistently forgetting to bring my camera, but...

Tags: black hat, microsoft corp., applet, image, vegas, nathan mcfeters

Blog posts 2008-08-09

New to know: Looking back on 2007 and forward for 2008

Notable headlines: As the year winds down, bloggers around the world are looking back on the year in technology and making some predictions about what's around the corner. ZDNet bloggers are applying the wisdom of the readers, discussing the most popular posts of the year. In broad...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Blogger, Linux, Blogging, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Conferencing, Cellular Phones, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-12-28

Time: early electric car one of 50 worst of all "time"

Time: early electric car one of 50 worst of all "time"I saw "Who Killed the Electric Car?"I saw the documentry, "Who Killed the Electric Car" last month on one of the HBO channels. The few people who drove them praised the vehicles and wanted to keep the cars. GM just...

Tags: Fuel cells, General Motors Corp., electric car

Discussion threads 2007-09-10

Realtek silent data corruption caused by firmware

A little more than a week ago, I took Realtek and Microsoft to task over some Realtek WHQL certified drivers causing silent data corruption.  As it turns out, the problem was actually caused by a Firmware flaw in Realtek's hardware.  This means the problem would have affected any operating system...

Tags: Data Corruption, Firmware, George Ou

Blog posts 2007-08-08

Is Vista stupid (or is it me)?

Is Vista stupid or is it me?Why? Is stupidity reserved only for big things?;^)It's stupid IMO - and it's not restricted to a single drive - it affects all of the drives I regularly use.Just because it's a small issue doesn't make it unqualified for the label.Interesting that you have...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows Vista, USB flash drive, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, Holy Grail, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-07-12

Homeland security group to meet away from public eye

Homeland security group to meet away from public eyeSecurity reasons eh?Well, not really news worthy. Dick Cheney felt that all meetings he has with oil execs and other corporate types are covered under national security "911" special laws. Bush cites security reasons for banning protestors and regulating them...

Tags: Vertical industries, national security, government, homeland security

Discussion threads 2006-03-24

NYC moves closer to broadband plan

NYC moves closer to broadband planBroadband a "fundamental human right?"How spoiled we are as Americans that now high speed internet is seen as a right? How this statement belittles the struggle of the countless billions in the world who don't have the luxory of free speech, religious freedom...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, verizon, broadband

Discussion threads 2005-12-21

Invention intervention--fixing patents

Invention intervention--fixing patentsAll spam and no hamFor all the rubbish talked about invention and protecting innovation the patents are *zero* use for technical information.If you want to know about any computer science thing, you don't bother looking in the patents database, its worthless for that. Nobody publishes books on "useful...

Tags: patent office, PTO, patent

Discussion threads 2005-08-04

Next Exchange to combine e-mail, voice mail

Next Exchange to combine e-mail, voice mailAh yes, ANOTHER vectorfor virus writers! Click here to listen to a sexy teen - *click* - Deleting files please wait . . . Deleting files please wait . . . Deleting files . . .When will this release?2012????????Oh, this is brilliantLet's take an...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, E-mail servers, Servers, e-mail, server

Discussion threads 2005-01-20

Watch your backup

Watch your backupDoomsday ScenarioI always wondered what would happen if someone who really knew what they were doing created a cross platform polymorphic virus admittedly not easy to do that was fairly benign, except it very gradually corrupted data. Just in minor ways. A character substitution here and...

Tags: Backups, backup

Discussion threads 2004-01-28