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Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leading

Linux/OSS developers: stop following and start leadingAmenWe need the features first, not last.A Lesson From MozillaSome salient points are indeed presented:[i][b]I don't believe that Linux vendors wish to compete with Microsoft for the consumer desktop![/b][/i]No surprise there. What is a surprise is that Apple does not wish to compete...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Even Better, developer, unique solution, IT Problems, plug-in, F/OSS, OSS, Linux, information technology

Discussion threads 2007-06-19

Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins, 18 flaws, all critical

Patch Tuesday: 7 bulletins, 18 flaws, all criticalThe gauntlet is thrown...I think this can be a good thing if it pushes Apple to do a better job in the future. Hopefully they'll take a hint and push for better security and tighter code.And, if MS continues down this path, that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS X, SECURITY, Operating systems, Web browsers, Patches, Even Better, gauntlet, Microsoft Windows Vista, flaw, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-05-08

'Computer terrorist' Mitnick teaches hacker blocking

'Computer terrorist' Mitnick teaches hacker blocking'Computer terrorist' Mitnick teaches hacker blockingTerrorist? Well if Reuters isn't sensationalizing the news just a tad. Does this mean that whenever someone commits a crime they are a "terrorist"? I always thought he was just a hacker/computer geek/social engineer. I guess...

Tags: Government, Homeland security, Hacking, SECURITY, computer, Even Better, Kevin Mitnick

Discussion threads 2006-03-08

Oracle's eye on the future

Oracle's eye on the futureGrid downsidesAt first glance, grid computing looks great - harness unused CPU cycles from user's computers or create data center "farms" of many cheapo computers that can computer like a supercomputer. In reality, this strategy wastes space and sucks down electricity like a Hummer sucks gas....

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Processors, Network technology, CPU, computer, strategy, IBM Corp., Oracle Corp., Even Better

Discussion threads 2005-01-27

Additional Resources

Are small cars doomed to fail in the American market?

Well, Americans will at least buy cars that get better gas mileage, and aresmaller when gas prices rise. It was not that long ago that US manufacturers had big problems with people switching over to Japanese crossover SUVs when gas prices spiked.Maybe the very smallest and best gas mileage will...

Tags: standout, car, small car, SUV

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Newegg's Black Friday sale starts with LG, Sharp and Samsung HDTV deals

Newegg has kicked off its Black Friday festivities a little early, and the site is straining with the traffic surge. If you can actually get onto the site, you'll find a bunch of deals on HDTVs from brands like LG, Sharp and Samsung. While Samsung sets are well-represented in the...

Tags: Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-11-25

Apple seeks injunction to end Psystar Mac clones ... oh, and $2.1m

Let's cheer the death of competition!!!Competition is good... as long as it doesn't hurt Apple. Cue the double standards...Apple, congrats for winning in the legal court. Maybe you can take that $2.1M (that you won't get) and add it to your PR budget to repair the damage you've done in...

Tags: Apple Inc., Psystar, gizmo

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Death of the black box EULA

Nonsense. Just look at Psystar.They died by the EULA. The judge even brought that up.And open source software has an EULA of its own, telling you exactlly what you can and must do to be able to use the software.Any failure to follow the EULA/GPL allows the owner of the...

Tags: EULA, black box, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

Apple ads dodge the network coverage issues

Misleading advertising is in Apple's DNAWhy would their carrier be otherwise?RE: Apple ads dodge the network coverage issuesI saw the "What time's the movie" add last night. In the real world, it would not play out the way it is shown. The fine print at the end of...

Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, RSS, HTC Hero, AT&T Corp., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple Inc., advertisement, TELUS Corp., 3G, network

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Microsoft isn't the only one developing a hardware-accelerated browser

It is a dumb idea.WAIT! Firefox and Chrome teams are looking to do the same?What a brilliant idea!I smell a large scale patent war brewingThis will be one that catches everybody's attention, not just the people who work in the industry.I'd bet that Office goes hardware-rendered, tooI'd bet that Office...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, IE9, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, hardware, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

What open source can teach medical practice

Great article, Dana.You did in such a short piece what CNN, MSNBC, FOX and other media journalists failed to do: tell the story as it really is. You didn't take what was news worthy and sensationalized it, nor played up a negative reading of it to frighten those possibly affected,...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, open source, medical practice, CNN

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Ostendo CRVD monitor now available - but it's not cheap

Defense training?But I never was seriously attacked by any of my monitors. So I will stay with Eizo, I guess.RE: Ostendo CRVD monitor now available - but it's not cheapIf it's like all other defense spending - by the time it's "deployed" it will have cost the taxpayer 5 times...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Ostendo CRVD, Ostendo CRVD monitor, monitor

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?

The better question is WHEN will it be better for Microsoft to keep it compatible across platforms, and WHEN or under what conditions might it not be better for MS to NOT keep it compatible across platforms.In other works, it is NOT a question of IF, but, at WHAT TIMES...

Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Operating systems, .NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

iPhone replacements

washed out row of pixelsI had a washed out row of pixels on my screen and they just gave me a brand new one. Took about 5 minutes, and when I hooked it up to iTunes, everything I had synced: contacts, songs, movies, text messages, alarm clocks, notes, etc. was...

Tags: Sales strategy, Smart phones, Sales force management, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, sales

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral

Well, the great thing is all the competition. I like to see Acer squeezing them both from below, and of course competing with each other. Of course also great to see all the pressure on MS to innovate and lower prices.Google Chrome_OS will be hard to beatWell, with Google_Chrome_OS it...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Microsoft Windows, XPS, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Best Buy adds $197 HP laptop to Black Friday lineup

I hate agreeing with linuxbut alas I must do it this time :( He's right, this is some cheap hardware. Intel celeron? Who uses that anymore? I guess its good for kids, but any power user will not want this laptop. I'm holding out for a...

Tags: Notebooks, Processors, Black Friday lineup, laptop computer, Intel Celeron, Best Buy Co. Inc., Black Friday, HP Laptop, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Numbers of new Core i7 iMacs are turning up DOA

I guess it goes to show that......even the almighty apple is not immune to issues. We have some iMacs (about 100 - 120) in my organization compared to about 2500 Windows Desktops and out of the 90 we ordered a few years ago (17" iMacs) we had one come...

Tags: Desktops, DOA, Core i7 iMac, Core i7, Apple Inc., Apple iMac

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Verizon Motorola Droid Solar Charger

There will be times when your smartphone is low on battery and you won't be near an outlet, but that doesn't mean you're in for a dead device. A portable accessory like the Verizon Motorola Droid Solar Charger will let you charge your phone from anywhere, and even better, you...

Tags: Engineering, Verizon Communications Inc.

Product reviews 2009-11-24

WireTap Studio 1.1.0 (Mac)

WireTap Studio is a professional audio recording, editing, and management solution, allowing you to manage and manipulate your audio with ease. Discretely record from a specific application, record all of your Mac system audio simultaneously, or even record from any hardware/line-in device of your choice.After recording, edit your clips with...

Tags: Audio, Apple Macintosh, Ambrosia Software, WireTap Studio

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Microsoft tries toppling Google with a bribe

Big CatchMySpace, Fox News, couple dozen newspapers, couple dozen magazines, other Fox channels, Sky.The major News Corp viewers will see that if they want to search, they'll Bing it.Even if people link News Corp content in Twitter or Blogs, Google can't go to those links and crawl the content on...

Tags: Blogging, SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc., News Corp., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23