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- Eyeballing Conficker with eye-charts and maps
- Eyeballing Conficker with eye-charts and mapsMS is responsible for thisMS made the software, they are responsible for thefiasco from this, that is just ridiculous howpeople blame admins for not patching a box whenit was poorly engineered from word go.Another reason to use Open_Source Linux distro'sto escape the Hacker/Virus writer arena...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Conficker, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-02
- Apple's new Macbooks: flop or fiasco?
- Apple's new Macbooks: flop or fiasco?Wonder how the white one is selling?It would probably be interesting to see what the percentage of units sold is for the $999 white one.In general, the macbook target market should be those who are simply looking for a reliable notebook at a reasonable price...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., new MacBook, fiasco, notebook, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-11-24
- Vista fiasco continues with retreat to XP
- Vista fiasco continues with retreat to XPVista is what squeezed me outof the MS flock. I was an avid supporter and advocate for MS right up to XP. I reluctantly went to XP Pro. Then along came WGA and false positives and Redmond telling me I needed to replace an...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Vista fiasco, ULCPC, fiasco, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP Professional
- Discussion threads 2008-04-04
- Final thoughts on my Gmail fiasco
- Final thoughts on my Gmail fiascoGoogle Apps: Choose the edition that fits your needs[url=http://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/admins/editions_spe.html]FYI[/url]Considering what you get, it's pretty remarkable--take a look at the Education Edition FREE.RE: Final thoughts on my Gmail fiascoGmail Gmail Gmail, why do people rely on it so much! Its as if its almost becoming a...
- Tags: E-mail providers, E-mail clients, Gmail fiasco, Google Gmail, Yahoo! Inc., fiasco, Mozilla Thunderbird, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Farewell, Bill. Yo, Ballmer, now it's your turn!
- Steve Ballmer may be the worst CEO among large tech companies - now that Kevin Rollins got booted from Dell and Sanjay Kumar of CA is in jail. Put him in a room with Steve Jobs of Apple, John Chambers of Cisco and Mark Hurd of HP and he'd look...
- Tags: Google Inc., MSN, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Fiasco, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Smart Phones, Games, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Robin Harris
- Blog posts 2008-01-29
- JetBlue fiasco: A database could have made a difference
- JetBlue fiasco: A database could have made a differenceThey were probably using an access database...and it fell over with all of the updates.Glad to know they're a MS Shop. I'll never fly them.Scary to think that they are running an airline on MS software. And proud of it.Guess...
- Tags: Storage, Databases, Achilles Heel, database, JetBlue Airways Corp., fiasco
- Discussion threads 2007-02-20
- E-voting a fiasco?
- E-voting a fiasco?VotingIn New York, voting itself is a waste of time. Hillary is still here and, who would have thought it possible, Shumer is even more full of himself than he was the day before.E-Voting FiascoThere are several good sites that list the various problems in this last, and...
- Tags: e-voting, fiasco
- Discussion threads 2006-11-15
- Microsoft's splintered DRM will kill Zune
- I thought things couldnt get any worse for Microsoft after the Vista licensing fiasco, the WGA fiasco, and the XBox 360 fiasco but this one takes the cake. Ill even bet that the folks at Apple are ROTFL at this latest Microsoft misstep. Microsofts own Channel...
- Tags: Fun Stuff, Hardware
- Blog posts 2006-11-08
- Apple's own version of the WGA fiasco
- Apple's own version of the WGA fiascoWe have like 20 other entries at ZDNetC'mon, don't be ridiculous. I'm the only person on ZDNet pointing this out on Apple and we have like 20 other articles and blogs smashing Microsoft for their stupidity in the WGA fiasco. Do you...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., WGA fiasco, fiasco
- Discussion threads 2006-07-07
- Microsoft taps wireless exec for Windows post
- Microsoft taps wireless exec for Windows postLonghorn will be a fiasco and the ultimatedeath knell for Microsoft. There is simply nothing there to sell and the starting of a brand new patch cycle will be more than most will put up with.Shrewd move to ensure Longhorn success...Microsoft continues to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Leadership, Strategy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows, fiasco, AT&T Wireless, wireless
- Discussion threads 2005-02-28
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- Mozilla locks out rogue Firefox add-ons
- Firefox has conquered IEIt is evident that Firefox free has conquered IE, plus the fact the majority of sites work regardless of browser.The days of this old bait & switch from MS are over.But I thought the whole point behind "open source"......was to allow ANYONE to put code in their...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Web browser, open source, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-18
- Apple contemplating free, ad-supported iPhone?
- Apple has no tasteOh, wait, no, that was Microsoft that had no taste because there are Windows 7 desktop themes available that have images of Coke cans in them. Isn't that right tigertank? For some reason that I can't wait to hear, this move by Apple, however, is very tasteful.Cue...
- Tags: advertisement, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Can the Economist entirely be trusted?
- Disagree."but the alternatives to a good cloud provider are far too flaky to be worth considering."The only thing I see in this sentence and the article it links to is worshiping your cloud religion.IMHO, it's a tool. Use it where it makes sense, don't use it where it doesn't make...
- Tags: cloud computing, Virtualization, software world, TRANSPARENCY
- Discussion threads 2009-11-15
- An interesting exchange on politics and IT
- Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software
- Discussion threads 2009-11-14
- Microsoft bracing for malware attacks from embedded fonts
- Not too worried here......Been using group policy for a long time with font downloads always being disabled for all users on my network. I am patching no doubt, but much less concerned knowing I have always had this blocked. I'm coveredno windoze , no threat.Again with the fear...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, font, Microsoft Windows, malware attack, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, malware, Windows7, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- My scareware night and how McAfee lost a customer
- With their Comcast and AT&T dealsMcAfee has a huge market share hereit pretty much does nothing to prevent being infected by these rogue antivirus attacks.I have found Combofix (http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/combofix/how-to-use-combofix)is the most effective tool to remove these things but even that isn't 100%.Usually you will want to rename it before you...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Vista/7, software, McAfee Inc., AV Software, Malwarebytes
- Discussion threads 2009-11-12
- Why IT can't seem to deliver measurable productivity
- Sounds like excuses to me.If it can't be shown on the bottom line, its useless.IT really needs to be aligned with business needs.From what I have heard talking with several managers, IT needs to come out out the silo and focus on delivering business needs and services. From what...
- Tags: Product marketing, Strategy, IT Operations, information technology, customer service
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- SIM survey: 52% of CIOs reported diminished IT budgets in 2009, but only 28% for 2010
- Tax & trade and more taxesWait till the Bush tax cuts go out, you will see unemployment go higher thanthe bogus 10% it is really 16%...Since the past month 500,000+ jobs werelost and I am sure with Cap & Tradewe will be enjoying more unemployment!CHANGEYes, change the greatest country on...
- Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Personal finance, information technology, tax, SIM card, survey, IT budget
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- House due for its health reform vote tomorrow
- the American patriots will rise againand defeat the socialist bill.All real Americans are outraged about ObamaCare and the Congress should listen to them.Only the GOP healthcare bill is the one we can afford and will improve the healthcare.Not going to passPeople do not want this socialist fiasco.RE: House due for...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, WTF, health care, insurance, patriot
- Discussion threads 2009-11-06
- Apple releases iTunes 9.0.2, kills Palm Pre sync ... again
- Round up the executive and throw them in jailApple's behavior is simply unacceptable.Palm... Shakes HeadNote to Palm: Make a Front end that uses the iTunes DB or quit trying to keep hacking. It is REALLY stupid. A) You will never keep ahead of this.B) Even if you keep fixing it,...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple Inc., Palm Inc., Apple iTunes, Palm Pre
- Discussion threads 2009-10-29
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