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Microsoft grabs lead in handheld market: Microsoft grabs lead in handheld marketLate to the partyMicrosoft grabs lead in a rapidly declining handheld market.http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,118359,00.aspWell, on to the mobile phone market, where MS faces several well entrenched vendors.would not discount "others" so quicklyGrowth by Research In Motion and it balance of the declines by Palm OS, Linux, Symbian...; Tags: Handhelds, Operating systems, Hand-Held Device, Palm Inc., handheld, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows CE, handheld market, Palm OS, operating system; Discussion threads 2004-11-12

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Energy Independence Day...not yet, but it's a popular idea: Click on any image to see the whole picture. These are just three of the images from our local Fourth of July Parade today. We happen to live in a state which does not produce much...; Tags: Subsidy, Denmark, Natural Gas, Taxes, Free Trade, Telecom & Utilities, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-07-04
Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update update: Nothing stealthy about this Windows Update updateStill got it wrong?!?!What part of "check for updates but let me decide" do they not understand???If the people at MS are feeling so benevolentwhy not have the programmers pop up a box when the update occurs, sort of hand holding for the wary.If...; Tags: Operating systems, Opting-Out, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Windows, proper warning; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
I have to stop using Gmail :(: I have to stop using Gmail :(You can enable POP3 support in Gmail...If you switch on POP3 support in Gmail, then you can still comply with archiving procedures: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13273That way, you can both send and receive e-mails with an e-mail client like Thunderbird or Evolution or even Outlook Express. I...; Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Using Gmail, Google Gmail, archiving, e-mail; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Apple caught neglecting iPhone security: If you're waiting on iPhone 2 to standardize your business on the awesome new device (yeah, I'll be on line to buy one), you might want to pay attention to the conspicuous absence of iPhone security patches over the last four months. As WaPo's Brian Krebs reports,...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Krebs, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Apple Mac OS, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-03

Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?: Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?.....“[B]Had this not happened, Viacom would have made a huge amount of profit, but have now obviously lost out.[/B]”Subjective speculation that is unsubstantiated.“[B]YouTube could get shut down, Google could get fined to the nth degree, or maybe Google will get sued and it have...; Tags: Pandora, YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!: If you read my blog postings semi-often, you know that I'm very, very critical of problems with airport security.Â Nicole Wong of the Boston Globe reported that Boston's Logan International Airport will become the next airport toÂ implement full-body scanners (thanks for the link from the LiquidMatrix guys!) that can see...; Tags: Imaging, Airport Security, Privacy, Transportation Security Administration, Image, Attack, Madness, Scanners, Document Management, Security, Hardware, Peripherals, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Q'n'A: Are Youtube users are royally screwed?: I've been reading the headlines today, and the main headlines on most of the top technology websites are about the YouTube/Google/Viacom saga. I'd like to call this: Youglecomgate, a potentially volatile situation hovers over the midst of everyone who has been on YouTube ever, so that's probably the majority of...; Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., Corporate Communications, Internet, Networking, Marketing, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Judge: Viacom gets 12TB of YouTube user data: A federal judge ordered PDF Google to hand over 12 terabytes of YouTube user data to Viacom, finding that the list of "login IDs" does not qualify as personally identifying information. In opposing Viacom's request for the information, Google had asserted users' privacy rights: "Plaintiffs would...; Tags: Google Inc., Personally Identifiable Information, YouTube Inc., IP, IP Address, User Data, Video, Viacom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-03
HP should be shipping the iPAQ 900 series Mobile Messenger soon: HP should be shipping the iPAQ 900 series Mobile Messenger sooniPAQ 910 Ship dateI spoke with an HP type on July 01, and am having the 910c shipped to me from HP with a ship date of July 28th.Being a "device nut" I'm really looking forward to getting the 910c...; Tags: Handhelds, Compaq iPAQ, Hewlett-Packard Co., iPAQ 900 series Mobile Messenger, iPAQ 900; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Camera UI and photo comparison between four high end Windows Mobile devices: As readers here know, I have been checking out the HTC Touch Diamond and found the camera to be one of the first on a Windows Mobile device that actually works quite well. My buddy Arne Hess, from the::unwired, just posted a great article that compares the camera software and...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Camera, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-03
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
YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose: Updated: The latest battle in Google's ongoing court battle with Viacom over YouTube copyright infringement is a glass half full or half empty situation. In the half full department, Google scored a legal victory as a judge shot down Viacom requests for the search giant's search code and other critical...; Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., IP, Video, Viacom Inc., Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Remote Control Manager (rar): Remote Control Manager is a complete solution for storing all IT devices in one centrally managed database that is accessible by anyone in your technical support help desk. The Remote Control Manager system does not replace existing methods of managing devices but instead uses the existing tools available to open...; Tags: Device, Carl Green, Firewalls, Channel Management, Help Desk, Productivity, Routers & Switches, Web Browsers, Network Technology, Network Security, Networking, Marketing, It Operations, Internet; Software downloads 2008-07-03
Notebook SSDs REDUCE battery life at 50x the cost: Notebook SSDs REDUCE battery life at 50x the costYou make sense... I don't usually like your blogs, but you've stumbled into a real gem here.I personally use a laptop with a traditional drive, and store my user data on a 16G SD card. Best of both worlds apparently: my data...; Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, battery, RPM, Wattage, notebook; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Logitech Pure-Fi Mobile: Photo gallery:Logitech Pure-Fi MobileIf there's one thing Logitech does right, it's progress. The accessories company has been churning out iPod speakers for years, and its experience in this area shows in each new product. Rather than resting on its laurels, Logitech chugs forward with tweaks and improvements. Such is the...; Tags: Dead Center, backside, mobile, Logitech, speaker, Pure-Fi Mobile, Logitech Pure-Fi Mobile; Product reviews 2008-07-02
Matasano ships Web-based firewall manager: The firewall is one of the few security tools that has been proven to be very effective at improving a company's security posture.Â However, staying on top of policiesÂ -- and responding to change requests -- while trying to manage multiple firewalls from different vendors can be a never-ending nightmare...; Tags: Web, Network, Matasano Security, Network Firewall, Playbook, Firewalls, Network Security, Security, Networking, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-02
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
Tiller Beauchamp on the Recon 2008 conference: Guest Editorial by Tiller Beauchamp Earlier this month I had the opportunity to present RE:TraceÂ at the Recon conference, a reverse engineering conference held every other year in Montreal, Canada.Â The conference consisted of three days of training and three days of talks in a single track.Â Topics...; Tags: Reverse Engineering, Kernel, Conference, Novell NetWare, LDAP, Operating Systems, Servers, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-02
Laser-aided software for tunnel construction: Laser-aided software for tunnel constructionvisualization in civil engineeringi understand importance of visualization in engineering but if i remember surveying principles it all depends on the precision provided by actual devices not the quality of the software putting it all together so it looks niceso if device used provides you with...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, laser; Discussion threads 2008-07-02