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- For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple
- Spiders and dust on a slippery slopeWorst inside of a computer I've ever seen was a spider infestation. Must have been a million of them. But what I wonder is where does voiding the warranty stop?A generic abuse statement may not be sufficient in the world of EULA's....
- Tags: Manufacturing, PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., manufacturer, smoker, First-time, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Cap and trade controversial in Australia
- This is what happened:An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored.The new Inquisition: dare to raise your voice against the enviro-whackos and they get all angry.CEC FAILs againCEC claims: [i]"An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored."[/i]He wasn't censored for disagreeing with the global...
- Tags: theory, CEC, global warming, Cap-and-Trade, carbon dioxide, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Incident Response: Speed Can Mean the Difference Between Success and Failure
- When it comes to investigations and incident response speed is all important. The faster an examiner gets the data in a consumable form the faster an incident can be diagnosed and resolved. Even when time to resolution isn't sensitive, response speeds can be critical to ensure that the relevant data...
- Tags: Incident Response, AccessData, Hacking, Memory, Security, Viruses And Worms, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- White papers 2009-11-05
- In recession, VoIP makes strong case for cutting your home landline
- Tempting, but I will passI've considered VoIP several times over the years, but it usually just takes a few phone calls with a friend or relative who is using VoIP before I change my mind! Not infrequently, the conversation becomes a warbling mess. Then there are times we...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP, phone, recession
- Discussion threads 2009-10-30
- Five reasons to deliver a virtual service, not a virtual server
- What began as an interesting technological experiment has now become an opportunity for IT to shape its future, says Fortisphere's Lilac Berniker Commentary - As virtualization becomes an increasingly commonplace technology in the datacenter, the breadth of stakeholders in the virtual environment is growing. ...
- Tags: Information Technology, Workload, Virtual Server, Server, Strategy, Management, virtualization, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet, Lilac Berniker Fortisphere, Special to ZDNet
- News items 2009-10-29
- Owners set up online memorial to dead Apple Time Capsules
- wowBut those "older" ones aren't really that old.Hilarious!! ntntYeaBecause to Apple, function follows form... so your drive isn't as pretty, but it functions better and its cheaper. Trust me, you win.Well, he wins only ifno one has to look at the device. :)RE: Owners set up online memorial to dead...
- Tags: Backups, Time Capsule, disk, Apple Inc., Apple Time Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- In the aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl
- Lazy people.Thats all I can think. Who, in their right mind, would entrust valuable data to >> someone elses system
- Tags: Backups, backup, cloud computing, T-Mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- Workday, SaaS, and failure: 'A matter of trust'
- interestingI for one applaud McCarty's proactive response.I agree with you that "even if rare, such outages are always unacceptable." For those SaaS naysayers, I'd counter that on-premise apps also have outages, although they are obviously organization-specific. Kudos for Workday for owning up to the problem the way that they did....
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, Manufacturing, software-as-a-service, Workday
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- Revisiting RIM: Are the enterprise storm clouds brewing?
- In the context of the scenario...it could very well come down to iPhone v. RIM. If, as posited, businesses adopt a BYOP model. That kind of thing doesn't matter what wireless network your using, if they'll open exchange up for you to hook your iPhone to. Which may - and...
- Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, data plan, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., BIS, RIM BlackBerry, Verizon Communications Inc., Research In Motion Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-30
- The burnout risks for E2.0 community managers
- Dion Hinchcliffe's piece on community management surprised me. There is a sense that Dion is trying to lay down some ground rules in an area that is too new for anyone to draw anything other than tentative and early stage conclusions. That's not to say that conclusions are incorrect. There...
- Tags: Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- IT security defenses misdirected
- In My Humble Experience...The biggest problem that I have, isn't viruses or phishing. Most people run at least basic AV protection on their machines. My problem is the users themselves.I run a pretty tight setup at the school where I work. Active directory with group policies, Symantec Endpoint Protection, a...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, IT security, information technology, network, security, Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- 'Anonymous' group attempts DDoS attack against Australian government
- Following a threat posted on YouTube a month ago, the the well known malicious pattern of the "Anonymous group" failed to materialize earlier today when the group attempted to launch a distributed denial of service DDoS attack against the web sites of Australia's Prime Minister and the Australian Communications and...
- Tags: Government, Crowdsourcing, Distributed Denial Of Service, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-09
- Is Nokia losing focus by now expanding into the PC market with the Booklet 3G?
- Too early to tell, but.....Nokia runs the risk of becoming an "also ran" in a new and unfamiliar market. A better move IMHO would be to come out with a revolutionary Linux powered smartbook at a sub-netbook price. Nobody knows for sure where the mobile convergence is heading, but this...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Desktops, Operating systems, PC, Nokia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-08-24
- Enterprise Irregulars Join Social CRM Fray
- I'd say that the headline is a bit of an understatement or maybe even a misstatement by me.  Let me tell you why. If your life preference is to cower under bedcovers, then you might not have heard of the Enterprise Irregulars EI.   They are a group of iconoclastic, often...
- Tags: Blog, Customer, CRM, Ross, Customer Insight, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Sales, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-08-12
- Opt Me Out! The United States Postal Service Needs an Overhaul
- They Can't Change ItThe ONLY people using the Postal System today are Direct Marketers, Billers and Magazines. That's why the only mail in your post box is catalogs, bills and magazines. 85% of current USPS revenue is from bulk mailers of which Direct Marketers are the largest share....
- Tags: U.S. Postal Service, mailer, revenue
- Discussion threads 2009-08-10
- Placing blame for the XTent failure
- Science, Research, and Data Are Not To Blamefor these rest on the scientific method. Instead, other social factors are to blame:The irresponsibility of our public media in chronically sensationalizing news for the sake of entertaining rather than informing the public;The caution practicing physicians must exercise to avoid liability in...
- Tags: comparative effectiveness, Paxil, XTent, stent
- Discussion threads 2009-08-07
- Digeus System Optimizer 7.3 (Windows)
- Clean your system of junk files, bad registry entries, duplicate files, your Internet history, and other personal traces. Boosts PC performance. All-In-One System Optimizer suit. Two minutes of scan and you will be amazed at how many problems your operational system has. With Digeus System Optimizer software, you can give...
- Tags: PC, Registry Entry, Microsoft Windows, Computer, Digeus, Productivity, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-08-04
- Just-in-Time Intelligence Helps Comic Relief Boost Donations 25% While Reducing Failure Risk
- Comic Relief wanted to calculate real-time online donations for broadcast during Red Nose Day 2009, a seven-hour, live, televised fundraising event and identify the clips that generate the highest emotional response from the public and result in high levels of donations so that they can be re-run throughout the event...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., JIT, Databases, Disaster Recovery, Quality, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Business Operations, Hardware
- Case studies 2009-08-01
- 2010 Honda Pilot Touring
- Photo gallery:2010 Honda Pilot TouringHonda did a serious makeover on its Pilot last year, resulting in a big SUV with squared-off sides and room for seven passengers. We looked at a low-trim model last year, the 2009 Honda Pilot EX-L, and found it underwhelming due to poor fuel economy and...
- Tags: Honda Motor Co., Acura
- Product reviews 2009-07-30
- Microsoft to release "out-of-band" patches this Tuesday
- Microsoft to release "out-of-band" patches this TuesdayI say kudos to Microsoftfor making the unpopular but correct decision to protect their users at the cost of convenience. I wish they did it more often, not just when they know for sure it would be catastrophic if they didn't.It will be interesting...
- Tags: Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Windows Folk, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Protected Mode, user right, Linux, patch management
- Discussion threads 2009-07-27
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