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- Viacom vs YouTube exposes Google's data retention policy
- Viacom vs YouTube exposes Google's data retention policyDon't trust GoogleGoogle has more information about more people, all over the world, than any government agency anywhere in the world. People worry about the Bush administration, but they should be worrying about Google.Power corrupts. Absolute power corrupts, absolutely.If you don't...
- Tags: Absolute Power, Google Inc., Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Use Google Talk on your iPhone/Touch
- Use Google Talk on your iPhone/TouchAs mobile browsers get better, we will see fewer and fewer applicationscompiled for a specific platform. Instead, there will just be a special web version tailored to the screen size and resolution. What could be better? No installation, upgrade, patching. Simple.Wait for Adium for the...
- Tags: Use Google Talk, iPhone/Touch, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to know
- Do feds track cell users illegally? Legal groups want to knowDoes a bear crap in the woods?Is a frogs a*****e watertight?Does Barbara Walters talk funny?Seriously I believe most law enforcement people have little inclination to do so, especially the heavy data mining nonsense the neocon-spooks are crazy about gathering. ...
- Tags: cell user
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Dishing It Out
- There may soon be just one satellite radio company. Now, the stars seem to be aligning for there to be just one satellite TV company, as well. First, in radio. The FCC is close to making a decision that will let Sirius Satellite Radio Inc acquire arch-rival...
- Tags: AT&T Corp., DirecTV, Satellite, Satellite Television, Liberty Media Corp., John Malone, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Satellite TV, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy name
- Microsoft Equipt: good deal, lousy nameJust what is "Equipt"?This name certainly does not contain any hint as to why someone would want it. Product names should be at least somewhat related to the purpose of the product.I also dont like software subscriptions. It seems that they are simply another way...
- Tags: Microsoft Equipt, Microsoft Corp., lousy name, good deal, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-July
- New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-JulyVery nice comboI can't wait for computer manufacturers and builders to start bundling this with systems. Seems like a good idea - like software assurance for home users.RE: New Microsoft Office subscription bundle to hit in mid-JulyI think you can have...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, OPEN SOURCE, New Microsoft Office subscription, New Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failures
- McAfee S.P.A.M. experiment and more ridiculous HackerSafe failuresI get slammed for pronouncing the name wrong, but McAfee is the bestMcAfee is the only true voice on security. I have never once seen a computer with their AV software installed that has be overrun with viruses. If this is...
- Tags: SECURITY, McAfee Inc., HackerSafe
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Now I know we're in a recession
- Now I know we're in a recessionPricingYou can't sell coffee at those prices in a mainstrean coffee chain on a long term basis. Certainly not when it's either a coffe or a gallon of regular unleaded :-) A Sophie's choice indeed.Well, Starbucks in Vienna, Austria, EU, does (Starbucks is more...
- Tags: Auto Industry, Starbucks Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- Microsoft's never-ending pursuit of Yahoo: More awkward than an 8th grade dance
- Microsoft still has the hots for Yahoo and now wants to enlist partners to win the target's search business. Yes, folks the Microhoo saga continues and boy are these two crazy kids awkward. According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is still trying to airlift the search...
- Tags: Jerry Yang, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Search, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Microsoft Hyper-V and Spin Marketing - Symantec's take
- Microsoft's announcement of Hyper-V, as with other Microsoft announcement, brings out the spin-miesters in the marketing departments at Microsoft's partners and competitors alike. Over the past few days I've been posting a summary of some of the converstions I've been having about Hyper-V. This time, I spoke with Sean Derrington...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Marketing, VERITAS Software Corp., Environment, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtual Machine, Storage, Security, Hardware, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Samsung BD-P1500
- The most important question for any standalone Blu-ray player is whether it's better than the Sony PlayStation 3. Let's answer that one right off the bat: Samsung's new BD-P1500 is not. They both cost the same ($400 list), but the PS3 has better image quality, currently supports both Blu-ray Profile...
- Tags: Overall IT, Samsung BD-P1500, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony PlayStation 3
- Product reviews 2008-07-01
- Oil climbs peak, economies plumb depressions and the future will not imitate the past
- To maintain any modicum of modern life countries and individuals will increasingly turn to electricity generated from renewable sources. There is no way to dramatically increase the world's oil production, now or in some dreamy future. All the major fossil fuels will be in declining supply by 2025...
- Tags: Oil, Coal, Energy, Fossil Fuel, Chris Nelder, Nelder, IEA, U235, Corporate Communications, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Tech, telecom join up to beat back trolls
- Tech, telecom join up to beat back trollsa larger problemThe laws concerning patents, copyrights, and trademarks have spiralled out of control. What was once protection for a short period of time for something truly inventive has become indefinite protection for any casually obvious concept.The "intellectual property" experiment has failed. We...
- Tags: E-mail, telecommunications
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Tech, telecom join up to beat back trolls
- Seeing as how patent reform has died on the vine, several tech and telecom companies are taking matters into their own hands, the Wall Street Journal reports. Scared by the NTP v Research in Motion case, in which the BlackBerry maker came perilously close to folding...
- Tags: Patent, Troll, NTP, Telephony, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- A world ruled by Apple
- A world ruled by AppleGood post[i]I am perfectly willing to praise Apple or Linux when I feel they are doing something right, and do so on a regular basis in this blog. That’s why I have a hard time understanding the need to believe that Gates did nothing right, in...
- Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Tech giants aim to cut patent trolls off at the pass
- Tech giants aim to cut patent trolls off at the passEasier SolutionAn easier solution to the problem is to get rid of destructive, insidious software patents completely. Software should never have become patentable.Software patents == utter corruption of our market and will be a major cause of the US losing...
- Tags: Tech Giants, patent troll, patent, software patent, software
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- Tech giants aim to cut patent trolls off at the pass
- Verizon, Google, Cisco, Ericsson and HP are joining a group designed to buy up intellectual property before other parties acquire it to launch lawsuits. The Wall Street Journal is reporting this group of tech giants--dubbed Allied Security Trust--is designed to thwart patent trolls and prevent stand-offs like...
- Tags: Patent Troll, Allied Security Trust Effort, Intellectual Property, Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Achieving magical results in IT
- Achieving magical results in ITClient assignments, no thanksI agree that Trust and empowerment are powerful motivators, but I doubt that there will be many cases where empowerment will be on the menu while assigned to a client area. This will require a similar shift in thinking for the client, away...
- Tags: Strategy, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- News to know: Phishing; Gates gone; Google; Hyper-V
- Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: HSBC sites vulnerable to XSS flaws, could aid phishing attacks TechRepublic: Most report their IT career has been better than they expected Mary Jo Foley: J Allard gets a new job Mystery explained: Why...
- Tags: Google Inc., Information Technology, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Leadership, Strategy, Open Source, Security, Spam And Phishing, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
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