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Back to the Barricades and Firing Squads: Revolution 2.0 Is Coming

Back to the Barricades and Firing Squads: Revolution 2.0 Is ComingNothing here. Moving on.I have NO idea what you are writing about.Anybody?Went right over my head.Well, thanks anyhow. ;)RE: Back to the Barricades and Firing Squads: Revolution 2.0 Is ComingI wouldn't carry the comparison between the old PC revolution...

Tags: Revolution 2.0, Firing Squad, firing, barricade

Discussion threads 2007-09-07

Delayed & buggy integrated graphics drivers dog Intel and AMD

Delayed & buggy integrated graphics drivers dog Intel and AMDThanks, fixed.ntAnother typo.AMD has their share of driver problems with the 690G integrated graphics motherboard chipset drivers either. Glass houses...Could you fix the 'jaggies' images test though?The images are of quite different widths, it's not really showing a like-for-like comparison.That said,...

Tags: Chipsets, Games, Semiconductors, Desktops, Video cards, graphics driver, Firing Squad, image, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., NVidia Corp., graphics, PureVideo, AMD 690, AMD 690G, motherboard, game

Discussion threads 2007-08-29

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Podcast: gadgets for Christmas, iPod lovin' and the Blu-ray war

Zack Whittaker has taken a few days off to “get his head together”, but last week took half an hour out to record a podcast with his best friend, Elliot Harrison, who has stepped up to the firing squad to cover this week. Some notes for...

Tags: Apple iPod, Web Site, Blu-ray, Zack Whittaker, Podcasts, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Music, Digital Media, Internet, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Who put the 'crap' in 'Crapintosh'?

Zack Whittaker has taken a few days off to "get his head together", so in the meantime his best friend, Elliot Harrison, has stepped up to the firing squad to cover this week. The hate campaign certain Windows users have against Macintosh users must ...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Zack Whittaker, Desktops, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Storm Worm's Independence Day campaign

Storm Worm's Independence Day campaignplease put in jail the owner of these sites!please put in jail the owners of these sites:dayfireworkssite.comthefireworksjuly.comwholefireworksonline.comyourfireworks.comyourfireworksstore.com"wannabe botnet masters"... Grow up, Dancho.Putting down those whom are part of the subject of your post makes you look like a myspace kid. And yes, the irony is demonstrative.RE:...

Tags: Independence Day campaign, Independence Day, Storm Worm

Discussion threads 2008-07-06

YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose

YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users loseCompetition?Does Viacom think that a 10 minute pixellated clip of a show or movie is really competition for seeing the entire show/movie on a TV or big screen? This is getting ridiculous. If anything, having these clips on YouTube is free...

Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Viacom Inc., Google IP, YouTube Inc., IP, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Stanford University data breach leaks sensitive information of approximately 62,000 employees

Stanford University data breach leaks sensitive information of approximately 62,000 employeesNo end to these breaches.As long as we're dealing with human beings, breaches of this sort will happen again, and again. The only solution is to enforce full disk encryption, and any employee not doing that would face a firing...

Tags: data breach, Stanford University, sensitive information

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

The Storm Worm would love to infect you

The Storm Worm would love to infect youUm... It this page a stormworm vector??It certanly looks suspiciousRE: The Storm Worm would love to infect youWhat the heck is that article The Storm Worm would love to infect you talking about? I didn't understand any of it.Will ZDNet please please hire...

Tags: Scanners, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Storm Worm

Discussion threads 2008-05-19

A free and easy way to test your Wi-Fi security

A free and easy way to test your Wi-Fi securityDon't Bother...It found 3 critical errors and gave me a 52%:1. No AntiVirus Software. WRONG - I have NOD32 installed and running.2. Windows Update not set to automatic. WRONG - Windows update is indeed set to automatically...

Tags: Wireless security, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi security, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows Update, security, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-03-13

XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmark

XP SP2 vs. Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1: Gaming benchmarkI wonderOf those games, how many are optimized for DirectX 10?sigh . . ."Well, XP SP2 is still the better OS when it comes to gaming. ". . . except there's no DirectX 10.When I look at the scores, it's really...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Anandtech, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, game, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

Dutch police raid illegal DVD plant

Dutch police raid illegal DVD plantPiracy is so misleading.Pirate all you want against the big 5. It's not stealing. With bit torrent, there will be a new paradigm. Just download, don't waste plastic and packaging.The word piracy is misleadingthe truth is the correct word is theft (and at least in...

Tags: piracy, DVD

Discussion threads 2007-09-13

Back to the Barricades and Firing Squads: Revolution 2.0 Is Coming

I had an epiphany attending the Office 2.0 conference this week, and it helped cancel some of my skepticism about the future of Office/Enterprise/Web 2.0. What dissolved was my doubts that this was a revolution worth participating in: I see the light, at least some dim reflections of the future...

Tags: Firing, PC, Revolution, Office 2.0, IBM Corp., Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2007-09-07

Microsoft readies a consumer healthcare platform

Microsoft readies a consumer healthcare platformFine choice[i]How would you feel about a Microsoft healthcare platform/service? Would you trust it any more/less than a Google one?[/i]That's like being asked whether you prefer execution by firing squad or burning at the stake.Google has a better track record on security and lock-in (which...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Microsoft Corp., health care, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-06-29

The crux of the GPL problem

The crux of the GPL problemCapitalism in practice?I don't know, but doesn't the fact that we have multiple parks is capitalism in pratice? Unlike Communist bloc where there is only one pencil manufacturer, we have multiple pencil manufacturers. Isn't the fact that having multiple pencil manufacturer is a waste of...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, compiler, park, GPL, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-06-04

What's your going rate? IT work orders by state

What's your going rate? IT work orders by state"You get what you pay for".Maybe that's why Best Buy and all these Indian companies are proving how accurate that phrase is?Not to mention Circuit City summarily firing long-term, high-paid workers but offering them to rehire them for the same jobs at...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, OnForce, Geek Squad, IT Work, UI benefit, job, information technology

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

Court puts halt to alleged spyware distributor

Court puts halt to alleged spyware distributoralleged spyware distributorProsecute to the full extent of the law, then, double the penalty.Bamboo slivers under the fingernails......to anyone who creates and distributes this junk. 40 lashes to anyone who tricks users into installing software that is not what it is supposed to...

Tags: alleged spyware distributor

Discussion threads 2006-11-14

Telecom spy suits consolidated in federal court

Telecom spy suits consolidated in federal courtOnly liers and cheats have something to hideBush's refusal to use the FISA court only proves that his administration is hiding something illegal. Time and time agian, members of the republican party are cheats liers and thieves. The Nixon heritage lives on when the...

Tags: Telephony, emporer, FISA Court, telecommunications

Discussion threads 2006-08-11

Court rules against man in porn-at-work case

Court rules against man in porn-at-work caseWhat a dopeYour working on a computer that is owned by your company, you have no privacy. Note to self- stop looking at porn at workYour Taxes at WorkThe stupifying thing to me is that the case made it to court in the first...

Tags: child pornography, privacy

Discussion threads 2006-08-09

AMD fires another antitrust salvo at Intel

AMD fires another antitrust salvo at IntelAbout time the criminals are held accountableIntel has used illegal business practices for close to 15 years based on reports from hardware manufacturers so it's time they pay for their crimes.Same road as others.It looks like AMD has taken the road so many others...

Tags: Corporate law, Processors, Somethings, antitrust, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-07-17

Is NSA eavesdropping legal? Judge may decide

Is NSA eavesdropping legal? Judge may decideThe ACLU at it againThe Al Qaeda Compromised Legal Union is at it again. They will anything necessary to make sure Al Qaeda has the easiest time possible when it comes to planning and executing actions against the United States.Of course some the...

Tags: NSA, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, phone, government

Discussion threads 2006-06-12