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Psystar: Hoax or fraud?

Psystar: Hoax or fraud?Looks like fraud to meIf they're taking prepaid orders but nobody can find their physical location, it's fairly certain it's a con game. In the unlikely event that the business turns out to be legit, I'll be happy to retract and apologize.clarifications. first of all you...

Tags: Litigation, fraud, Psystar, Roberto Pedraza, compagny, Hoax, eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

Vista keygen script - a hoax, but not impossible

Vista keygen script - a hoax, but not impossibleThe answer, wait a day.LOL, I just created a blog entry on how Vista's phone hone feature could lock it out of the corporate network (no ability to phone home, multiple key servers, etc) and the next morning I read how MS...

Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), blog, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, hoax, TripleII P.S. Here

Discussion threads 2007-03-05

EFS and BitLocker - Vista's crypto dynamic duo

EFS and BitLocker - Vista's crypto dynamic duoBest Security is Physical SecurityWe've had this discussion before.It's worth mentioning again particularly because of emerging technologies and the need for compliance with Sarbanes/Oxley and HIPAA:[i]"The best security is physical security."[/i]Looking at it this way--if no data persists on the client machine whatsoever,...

Tags: Thin clients, Data centers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), thin client, hoax, data-entry terminal, security, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2007-03-01

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Global warming is a security issue say American spies

Global warming is a security issue say American spiesDead on[i]If global warming is real and it's consequences are as serious as some say which I doubt it will case major instability across the globe[/i]I think we've seen it repeated many times in history: Everyone's content and willing to lend a...

Tags: security, global warming

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

Yahoo sues unknown phishers

Yahoo is suing an unknown group of phishers over their use of Yahoo's trademarks in spamming potential victims with promises that recipients of the email had won a lottery. Even though Yahoo doesn't know who the spammers are, it figures the information will be forthcoming through discovery, AP reports. ...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., E-mail, Phishing, E-mail Providers, Internet, Litigation, Spam, Cyberthreats, Intellectual Property, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Business Operations, Research & Development, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-28

Yahoo sues 'lottery' spammers; Good luck collecting

Yahoo said Tuesday that it has filed a lawsuit against "Yahoo! Lottery Spammers" for launching a scam where users are convinced that they won a prize from the company. The lawsuit is the latest filed under the Federal CAN-SPAM Act. Yahoo filed suit in the U.S. District...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Spammer, Spam, E-mail, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-27

Boy, I'm glad I didn't waste my money on a Psystar OpenComputer!

Boy, I'm glad I didn't waste my money on a Psystar OpenComputer!Only couple of complaints so farIt seems that biggest complaints are noise and bad packaging. Other than that problem is with apple OS.Full of complaintsFirst, it was their address and that it seemed like a hoax. OK, it is...

Tags: BIOS, Apple Mac OS X, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Psystar, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-30

Our big carbon footprints

Our big carbon footprintsCould not any one prove many nations so?include only industrialized people? Does it take into account people living in areas that need never be heated? Does it count those living in Haiti or other parts of the globe that are lately surviving on wood fire cooked mud...

Tags: Water Vapor, carbon dioxide, vapor

Discussion threads 2008-04-29

First Psystar video surfaces

First Psystar video surfacesOne question...Did you tell them you were going to write about your experience, and it would be read by quite a few people? You [i]are[/i] going to write about your experience, aren't you?$400 = Disposable Mac. So are updates really that important?I'm not necessarily a fan...

Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, video, Psystar, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-28

Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" system

A few people have been asking me why I've not gone to the Psystar website, whipped out my wallet, blown the moths out of it and bought myself an OpenComputer. Well, here's why ... The idea seems to be that if I slap down my cash and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Hackint0sh, Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-04-23

Are there enough suckers in the world to make a market for Mac clones?

Are there enough suckers in the world to make a market for Mac clones?Apple worshiper!Mac is just a brand. Nothing special. It CAN get better. And what makes you think Apple is God and can't get better. Who says only Apple can? What if someone wants to try harder than...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Psystar, Mac-clone, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-04-22

Are there enough suckers in the world to make a market for Mac clones?

Much like the fascination one finds when driving by a traffic accident, the Mac community is abuzz with questions of whether or not the supposed Mac cloner Psystar is a real company and will sell real Mac clones. But the real question is whether anyone in their right mind will...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Machine, Psystar, Desktops, Hardware, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-04-21

Exclusive: Pictures of Psystar's corporate home; Clone maker's store is open

Exclusive: Pictures of Psystar's corporate home; Clone maker's store is openSo pull the damn trigger alreadyZDNet is aggravating in their dance around this whole issue of Psystar's legitimacy. You go through the whole order process but you don't place an order. Cowards! Place the order, put it on your expense...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Psystar, corporate home

Discussion threads 2008-04-19

Why Psystar will sink without a trace over the next few weeks

I thought I'd written all I would on the Mac-clone company Psystar, but I'm back for a little more. While my inner geek thought that what the company had going was interesting, I'm now almost certain that, hoax or not (and I still have no reason to believe that Psystar is...

Tags: Payment, Credit Card, Credit Card Payment, Psystar, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-04-19

Cheap Mac clone draws angry response

Cheap Mac clone draws angry responseMore cheap excuses for questionable changesAccording to the article the people who own/run this company are supposed to be experience business people. Therefore they should know how to run a business.The new excuse about why they are now using PayPal (a system known for...

Tags: Operational accounting, Operating systems, Ego, Apple Inc., Psystar, Cheap Mac-clone, angry response

Discussion threads 2008-04-17

News to know: IBM; Microsoft; Googlehoo; Safari; Enterprise 2.0

Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Is Hyper-V ready for the Windows desktop? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft looks to make product planning more science than art. Gallery right. Better the Windows Vista devil you know than the Windows 7...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-04-17

Psystar: I smell a rat

Psystar: I smell a ratPsyStar : Only the front-endI think that the tree doesn´t let you see the forest. Who cares about PsyStar itself? For all that matters they might just be a guy with a notebook at a Coffee table, close by the window. The real problem (the BIG...

Tags: Psystar, rat

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

Psystar: Hoax or fraud?

Update as I was writing this post: So I just talked to a woman who answered the phone at Psystar. She said the company would post a statement on the website regarding all the questions regarding the company by tonight or tomorow. I asked her if they were actually shipping...

Tags: Credit Card, Address, Web Site, Fraud, Psystar, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Internet, Sales, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-16

Five April Fools' Day-esque headlines I wish were true

Today, in case you need reminding, is April Fools' Day. If someone hasn't already tried to ensnare you in some practical joke or hoax, keep looking over your shoulder, because it's a-coming. The web is a breeding ground for gags, and I expect that many of the...

Tags: Gag, Fool, Linux Market Share, Linux, Digital Rights Management (DRM), UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Digital Media, Processors, Software, Security, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-04-01

Google's blast from the past

Google has launched a new feature called "Custom Time" that lets you manipulate the headers on your email so it appears to have been sent in the past. The email will show up in the proper chronological order in your recipients inbox, and you can even have it marked as...

Tags: Google Inc., Virgin Galactic, E-mail, Online Communications, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-04-01