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- Leopard gotcha: Filemaker
- Leopard gotcha: FilemakerNever mind Filemaker, try getting Java 1.6 working...Do Apple beta test their products before pushing them onto the Mac addicts?[url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/29/no_java_for_leopard/]Apple's Leopard rejects latest version of Java[/url][url=http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1196049&tstart=0]Apple discussions...[/url]Another 'Leopard gotcha'?Where are all the howles from the Mac fanbois devrying Leopard......a failure? They're not holding Leopard to a different standard...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Construction, Apple Inc., Filemaker Inc., Leopard
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- End of the gotcha clause?
- End of the gotcha clause?There can be only one?[i]The days of the "gotcha" clause in software licenses are quickly fading into history.[/i]Sounds like you, as most, haven't read a Microsoft EULA lately.Keep in mind that under current copyright law a EULA is nothing [u]but[/u] one giant "gotcha" -- it confers...
- Tags: gotcha, EULA, gotcha clause, software
- Discussion threads 2007-05-03
- End of the gotcha clause?
- Ever since launching this blog Ive written stories about "gotcha" clauses.These are additions to standard contracts, usually meant to confer some commercial advantage to the provider.It turns out Don Imus had a "gotcha" clause in his contract with CBS. Of course, this was language in an employment contract, not a...
- Tags: Standards, Software Licensing, publishing, Legal, General, content
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- Screen shots: Experts give Vista advice
- Nine Windows experts share advice on "gotchas" of which Vista users should be aware.
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, gotcha
- Image galleries 2007-01-26
- Retailers back Warner Bros. DVD combination
- Retailers back Warner Bros. DVD combinationThis is insanityThe purpose of HD-DVD was supposed to be lower cost than Blue-ray. A disk with both formats, and players that can read either format [b]increase[/b] the cost to consumers.Both sides are lying. The only motivation behind this so-called format war is...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, gotcha, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., DVD, HD-DVD
- Discussion threads 2007-01-10
- How to Avoid Virtualization Gotchas
- Server virtualization is hot, and for good reason. Virtualization enables computers to run multiple operating systems and applications on the same physical server. The benefits to IT managers are compelling. However, there are a number of hidden "gotchas" that can thwart IT's efforts to migrate existing applications to a virtual...
- Tags: Server, Gotcha, Acronis, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- Webcasts 2006-12-07
- License mess Burns me up
- The best laid schemes o mice an menGang aft agley,An leae us nought but grief an painFor promisd joy.See, laddie, it was Robert Burns I was thinking of, when reading the account of our own David Berlind concerning open source license proliferation. Im not burned up at all.Berlind writes that...
- Tags: management, Linux Server OS, Microsoft, General, Linux, Software Licensing, Legal, gotcha, open source
- Blog posts 2006-11-29
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- Sony's amazing crapware-free PC
- Sony's amazing crapware-free PCWhat's really sad.......is that you didn't bother to read the part where it says Sony quickly changed its mind about charging for crap-free PCs before running your yap.WrongAs John E notes, no customer has ever been charged for this option and the decision to charge was canceled...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- iPod touch 2.0 anyone?
- iPod touch 2.0 anyone?He's probably stressed it more than you haveI've crashed mine a few times, too doing stuff it was never intended for. Like using data URLs to create 4MB bookmarks. That will bring an iPod touch to its knees pretty quickly.NOT MOVIES??!!??!![i]I've thrown everything at it and have...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Archos, Archos 605
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Wi-Fi bridge claims a range of 5 miles
- Wi-Fi bridge claims a range of 5 milesOld newsCome on, Rik, this technology has been around for some time. I installed my first bridge using equipment like this years ago to extend our network out to remote buildings, and have done so many times since. We recently installed...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- Wi-Fi bridge claims a range of 5 miles
- I'd love to get my paws on this one: A wireless outdoor network bridge that can connect 802.11g devices over a range of up to five miles. Or so claims its manufacturer, HD Communications. For $318, the...
- Tags: IEEE 802.11g, Manufacturer, HD Communications, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Ethernet, Manufacturing, Networking, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-05-28
- Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recovery
- Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recoveryrsync? Anyone? Bueler?rsync -auvPz //* /path to destination backup/rsync is for directoriesnot for system images.RE: Geek Sheet: Bare-metal backup and recoveryI also think rsync is a better solution. When hardware fails you are unlikely to be able to get exact replacements (unless you've squirreled...
- Tags: Backups, backup, Geek Sheet, Bare-metal backup, Bare-metal, recovery, rsync
- Discussion threads 2008-05-07
- Two product quickies: Mophie Juice Pack good; Simple Tech stranded
- I've been using the Mophie Juice Pack, an external battery that slips onto the Apple iPhone, for the past week and recommend it highly. The battery is about half the weight of the phone itself and fits neatly and securely onto the iPhone to provide a full day's charge for...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Battery, Engineering, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- Zoho releases invoicing service (sort of)
- Zoho has released an invoicing service as its first step into making its fast growing suite of SMB productivity services a truly useful collection of business applications. I should warn readers that this is not a production release which was originally scheduled for April 8th but...
- Tags: Invoice, Service, Zoho, Settings, Blinksale, Sales Strategy, Taxes, E-mail, Sales Force Management, Free Trade, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- Is open source anti-American?
- While Matt Asay and Paula Rooney chose the meat in Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst's remarks at OSBC, others chose to play the political game of gotcha. So, is open source anti-American? Whitehurst admitted that open source advocates in the developing world benefit from an...
- Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-03-26
- Do Microsoft users want cheap Office or Web-based Office?
- Do Microsoft users want cheap Office or Web-based Office?Price is the problemSoftware is increasingly turning into a business where you give the razor for free software license and you charge for the razors (support, patches).That's not longer true only for open source companies, but for traditional software companies too. ...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, cheap Office, OpenOffice, Web, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-04
- Vista SP1: The hits just keep coming
- Amid reports by some users of endless-loop reboots and less-than-impressive performance gains with Windows Vista Service Pack SP 1, now there's a new SP1 gotcha. Microsoft accidentally released SP1 to some users on Windows Update this week. While some greeted the mistake with glee, as they didn't...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-22
- More details about the major North American BlackBerry outage
- More details about the major North American BlackBerry outageGotchaTypical of companies that become too big for their britches.For so many people who have come to depend on their goods/services, there ought to be more of an obligation on RIM's part to be forthright and upfront with what's going on.However, they...
- Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, North American BlackBerry outage, Research In Motion Ltd.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard on sale - on eBay!
- Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard on sale - on eBay!A fool and his money are soon parted. nt;-)Probably has $200 worth of parts in it...OLED's ain't THAT expensive.RE: Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard on sale - on eBay!It's a great idea but its over priced. In the 80's my dad started...
- Tags: Keyboards, OLED Technology, Art Lebedev, keyboard, organic light-emitting diode, Optimus Corp., Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard, eBay Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-29
- SecGen's problem *was* a security issue
- SecGen's problem *was* a security issueTypo in your headlineShould read "SocGen" not "SecGen"Passwords were only part of the problemThe bigger problem is inherent to the modern business environment. Pushing profits at the expense of cutting corners. You experience the effects every time you call customer service. In...
- Tags: SecGen, trader, gadget security, office person, security issue, security
- Discussion threads 2008-01-25
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