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Fed IT budgets to drop by 50% in 2007

Fed IT budgets to drop by 50% in 2007Ouch.And this will protect America, how? (Now I'll admit I don't know the details; I'll try to find those from a news outlet that likes to give some details along with the empty sensationalism... but if there is reasonable means...

Tags: Fed IT Budgets, Fed IT, IT budget, Federal Reserve Board

Discussion threads 2006-10-15

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Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide

Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicideGood riddance to bad rubbish.Too bad he took others with him.Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicideThis is very sad. There was no reason for him to take other people's lives.Much sadder then you think. Much SadderAs an avid computer enthusiast, owning...

Tags: INTERNET, apparent murder-suicide, Escapee, murder-suicide, Spam King

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Government, markets and regulation

Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...

Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."

2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."My ViewFirst, no one hates Microsoft more than I do - for both practical and ethical reasons. After dealing with Microshaft's endless parade of crap for nearly two decades, I finally abandoned my PC for a Mac. It was one of the best moves of...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Did Sally Field break grandma's bone?

Did Sally Field break grandma's bone?They shouldn't be advertised.He's right - the interactions with the body are complicated, and which drugs you take should be discussed with your doctor, not decided by an ad you've seen on TV.You should never be influenced by an ad to take a certain drug,...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

Parrot DS1120 Wireless Hi-Fi Speaker System

Parrot, a French company, makes a growing number of stereo Bluetooth speaker systems, most of which we've reviewed favorably. Parrot has a few new offerings for 2008, including the DS1120 ($280), a compact two-speaker system that resembles a set of stylish computer speakers.The identical speakers measure 6 by 5 by...

Tags: Wi-Fi, speaker, Bluetooth

Product reviews 2008-07-15

Airport security part 5: Snakes on planes? Check. Marshalls on planes? Nope.

Airport security part 5: Snakes on planes? Check. Marshalls on planes? Nope.And used "roll" instead of "role" in the post"TSA actually discusses FAMs increasing roll post 9/11..."From this statement, I would guess that the TSA is somehow increasing their spin? ;)You misspelled 'Knew'on your poll ;-) ...

Tags: Transportation, Airliners, Snake, airport security, Nate, Transportation Security Administration, Nope, Federal Reserve Board

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

More nucs is good nucs? British PM thinks so

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has gone nuclear. In fact, eight times he intends to go nuclear according to his latest energy message to the British people. With such leadership it seems likely there'll be some push to get new nuclear plants built there. While...

Tags: Plant, British PM, Leadership, Blogging, Management, Internet, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-07-13

EPIC iFAIL

EPIC iFAILhmmm 2.0iPhone software 2.0 can import all your contacts from your SIM card. JUST FYI.RE: EPIC iFAILWell since you have a T-Mobile phone and it also has a SIM card you can copy all your contacts to your SIM card and Then all you have to do is have...

Tags: Flash memory, OK IT, EPIC iFAIL, EPIC, Apple iPhone, lunatic, SIM card, reasonable people

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Vista To Win in the Enterprise, The Ugly Way

Vista To Win in the Enterprise, The Ugly Wayre: Winning Ugly[i]Why should Microsoft be any different? If you look at how enterprise software vendors have traditionally dealt with upgrades to their software products, the general tendency has been to put the vendor’s interests well ahead of the user. Upgrades to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, Yes Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Gallery: iPhone 3G launch at the Apple Store in Atlantic City

Atlantic City -- I arrived at the Apple Store at The Pier here today with Rob Parker at about 7:30am and we were given wrist band numbers 49 and 50 and took our places in line. I talked with the first 10 people in line and Matthew Diullio...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Atlantic City, 3G, Corporate Governance, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Vista To Win in the Enterprise, The Ugly Way

I came away from this week's Microsoft Worldwide Partner WPC conference convinced, finally, that the future of Vista is assured in the enterprise. Don't get me wrong, it wasn't because of anything Microsoft said -- the combined mea culpa/back atcha delivered by Microsoft's Brad Brooks, the Corporate Vice President in...

Tags: Desktop, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-07-11

2008 Pontiac G8 GT

Photo gallery:2008 Pontiac G8 GT With a 6-liter V-8 and brawny styling, the 2008 Pontiac G8 GT looks like the return of American muscle, only, it's not. The new G8, an example of International brand engineering, actually comes from Australia, where it's called a Holden VE Commodore. These origins explain...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Pontiac G8 GT, Mph, Pontiac G8, Pontiac

Product reviews 2008-07-10

Hyperic CloudStatus

Back in May, I posted my take on Cloud computing. Since that time, I've spoken to quite a number of suppliers who are focused on supporting cloud computing, managing cloud computing, and even using cloud computing as a way to provide either a desktop or a server experience without the...

Tags: Performance, Service, Tool, CloudStatus, Hyperic HQ, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Fired Director of IT acused of destroying organ donor information of former company

Fired Director of IT acused of destroying organ donor information of former companyIt just goes to show...... that the thinking that the greatest security threat to any organization is its employees... and especially disgruntled ex-employees who are allowed to keep the keys to the kingdom.RE: Fired Director of IT acused...

Tags: SECURITY, organ donor information, FIRED, Nate

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Polyzorg (exe)

If you are fed up with the unending ranks of boring first-person-shooters, then Polyzorg is for you, bringing retro arcade alien-blasting into the 3D age. Awesome firepower, Power-ups, and aliens by the bucket load. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Meticulous Software

Software downloads 2008-06-26

Russian hackers planning attacks against Baltic countries and Ukraine

Recent Tweets on Twitter are pointing to grumblings in the blogosphere around suspicion of a planned attack against Baltic countries and the Ukraine.  An article posted at The Baltic Course describes the planned attacks, as originally reported by Estonian television channel ETV24:  Recently, there have been multiple appeals in Russian Internet forums, calling for...

Tags: Hacker, Ukraine, Attack, Russian Hacker, Hacking, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-25

Sure, energy tech is sexy and could be profitable. But think real green, as in chlorophyll and growing plants. That's the most crucial green tech now.

There's a lot of interest in alternative energy tech and ways to utilize fossil fuels more efficiently. There's considerable push now for more nuclear power. And all that makes economic and ecological sense: energy is at the base of the economic pyramid, less energy means less of everything for...

Tags: Agriculture, Green Technology, Africa, Tech, Green Revolution, Leadership, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-22

Chinese antitrust and Microsoft

Chinese antitrust and MicrosoftTo the previous poster...Truer words have never been spoken posted this at the wrong levelIrony...Chinese Government is the biggest monopoly of all.RE: Chinese antitrust and Microsoftwhy would China care about the retail price of microsoft products in light of such cheery articles as these: "only 244...

Tags: Corporate law, Regulations, Microsoft Corp., Chinese antitrust, antitrust, Chinese Government

Discussion threads 2008-06-19

Xerox CEO: Time for Washington's help

Xerox CEO: Time for Washington's helpIt's about economics and the lesser of two evils...Supply and demand, good old basic economics. Nobody wants to face the facts that, as labor, we are simply "supply" for a demand which has gone global and is cheaper elsewhere. Years of Clinton economics were...

Tags: Benefits, payroll solutions, salary, job, Xerox Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-10