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365 Main details SF outage problems

365 Main details SF outage problemsOh the cure is simple...[B]”At 1:47 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 365 Main’s San Francisco data center was impacted by a power surge caused when transformer breakers at a local PG&E power station unexpectedly opened. PG&E has still not determined what caused the breakers to...

Tags: Manufacturing, e-GEN, outage, solar array, PG&E Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-01

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iPhone 2.0 jailbreaker for iPhone 2g/3g is available

The iPhone DevTeam blog has released the development sources for their tool xpwn version 0.3.  This tool is the firmware 2.0 version of the team's "cross-platform jailbreaking library/command-line utility".  The team claims it has been tested on Linux, Windows XP, and Windows Vista for both the iPhone 2g and the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Team Management, Productivity, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be Reliable

Mossberg: MobileMe Is Far Too Flawed To Be ReliableWow, you know it is bad when...You know it is bad when one of your most fervent fanboys tells you to stay away from an Apple service![i]The planned iDisk File Sharing featured was delayed[/i]More vaporware from Apple. Sounds like once again, they've...

Tags: Desktops, Groupware, MobileMe, Mossberg

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

90% of Americans 18-28-year-old own a PC

According to the Forrester Research, although Gen Y is a small generation of 18- to 28-year-olds, comprising only 38 mln US adults, it sets the pace for technology adoption. 90% of Gen Yers own a PC, and 82% own a mobile phone. But it is technology use that sets this...

Tags: Generation X, Mobile, PC, Generation Y, AM

Blog posts 2008-07-22

iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal

iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appealBut stability is supposed to be iPhone's strong suit?Hmm, guess not! A big "I told you so" to all those who made fun of WM's theoretical lack of stability even though mine have all worked flawlessly.[i]If you don’t have an Apple account you have...

Tags: Sales channel, Digital music, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.0 appeal, iCrash, Buggy app, iPhone 2.0, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...Continuing Saga to show how great D* is now adayFrom a 7+ year customer and I am a paper thin from calling it for D*.http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=133090RE: DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...I've been with DTV since December 1994. I am also a FCC certified card carrying...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, DirectTV, Ma'am, Well HERE, DirecTV, closet

Discussion threads 2008-07-20

Hands on with the XO Sugar OS

Haven't heard much from these guys lately. This is me, not caring, while I'm on vacation. However, is the lack of news after their vaporware announcement of the next gen XO a sign of impending doom? I'll read what you think when I get back. For...

Tags: Operating System, Kid, Linux, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Twitter going commercial?

According to Mike Arrington, there is a commercial play for Twitter in the works. During a conversation with Ev Williams, Twitter co-founder: MA: What is your revenue model? Do you know yet? Have you thought about it? EW: We've thought about it. We had...

Tags: Twitter, E-mail, Operational Accounting, Productivity, Processors, Online Communications, Finance, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-16

2nd-generation Intel Classmates reviewed

I just love these little laptops, so here's another repost while I've "gone fishin'". Intel recently sent me two examples of their second-generation Classmate PC for testing. The Classmates include numerous improvements on their already well-thought-out first-gen machines and mark the first versions that we can...

Tags: Intel Corp., Intel Classmates, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Memory, Mesh Networking, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Networking, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-15

The iPhone 3G's yellow screen of warmth explained

Many people who purchased the new iPhone 3G on Friday noticed that it's got a noticeably yellower tint to the screen than the iPhone 2G. The yellow cast on the iPhone 3G screen was explained this way by Bob Borchers, senior director of product marketing for the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-13

Apple iPhone 3G launch roundup

"I have an iPhone... and you don't!" I decided (ok, my financial advisor, aka spouse, decided for me) to skip the iPhone 3G frenzy this morning and just sit back and watch the fun. For...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-07-11

News to know: Midori; Yahoo; iPhone; VMware

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: On the road to Midori: RedHawk, MinSafe and Sapphire Next Microsoft enterprise instant messaging/VOIP server: Think 2009 Microsoft to push XP SP3 via Auto Update on July 10 Microsoft to deliver SQL Server 2008 in August...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Open Source, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., VMware Inc., Phishing, 3G, Cyberthreats, Hardware Upgrade, Spam, Strategy, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-10

On the road to Midori: RedHawk, MinSafe and Sapphire

The road to "Midori" is paved with lots of other Microsoft codenames, according to tipsters who've been coming out of the woodwork since I made public my latest couple of posts on Midori, Microsoft's next-gen operating system. by Mary Jo Foley

Tags: Codename, Managed Code, Microsoft Corp., Midori, RedHawk, MinSafe, Microsoft Windows, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Congress looks at next-gen ad networks

Congress looks at next-gen ad networksOh yeah, this is a GREAT idea.I give them 10 seconds of copying user traffic off an ISP before they get the living sh*t sued out of them.

Tags: ad network, U.S. Congress, advertisement, network

Discussion threads 2008-07-09

Mossberg, Pogue and Baig pass judgment on the iPhone 3G

Mossberg, Pogue and Baig pass judgment on the iPhone 3GRE: Mossberg, Pogue and Baig pass judgment on the iPhone 3GGood thoughts and exact to the point. People forget that this is just a phone.......an overpriced one at that. It may look pretty and some gadget gurus and women...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, Apple iPhone, Baig, Apple Inc., 3G

Discussion threads 2008-07-09

News to know: iPhone; DNS patch; Online privacy; VMware; Vista

Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: A Modest Privacy Proposal Richard Koman: Congress looks at next-gen ad networks Techmeme: iPhone reviews Matthew Miller: MSM Apple iPhone reviews are up and may just have saved me some cash ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, DNS, Online Privacy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., HP iPAQ 910, 3G, Domain Names, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Summer reading for kids

A user on Slashdot asked yesterday for summer science fiction reading suggestions for his preteen kids. There were, of course, plenty of great thoughts from other Slashdot members that included all of the usual suspects from Bradbury to Asimov to Pratchett to Douglas Adams. However, the...

Tags: Kid, Slashdot, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Congress looks at next-gen ad networks

The Center for Democracy and Technology will testify Wednesday about the privacy concerns over ad networks like NebuAd, which has come under fire over a deal with Charter Communications to deploy user-tracking technology, ChannelWeb reports. "For years, Web sites have entered into agreements with advertising...

Tags: Advertisement, Network, U.S. Congress, Ad Network, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakes

Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakesTo sum upSafari is insecure because other software has exploits.Do you get dizzy much from spinning so fast?RE: Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakesIt probably has more to do with Apple being used to abiding by what is considered normal security obligations on...

Tags: security, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., security mistake

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Apple and AT

Apple and ATiPhone AlternativeIf you are an AT&T customer and are unsure of the iPhone you might look at the "Tilt". It has a nice keyboard, stylus and actually better overall features than the iPhone in my opinion. If you need major storage for music okay go with...

Tags: Keyboards, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-08