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IBM researchers predicted PC disruption

IBM researchers predicted PC disruptionNo "IMHO" about it[i]And the reason for that, IMHO, is that Intel and Microsoft sucked all the margins out of the PC business leaving tiny slivers for the manufacturers. Why would other companies allow the same to happen in their sectors?[/i]Check out [url=http://www.mipi.org]MIPI[/url] and you'll see...

Tags: Desktops, Strategy, mobile industry, PC, industry, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, IMHO, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-08-01

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Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malware

Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareAsus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareThis is a deliberate attempt by Asus to get people to move away from Microsoft Windows and get the Asus eee's with linux installed. I hope Microsoft sues them for negligence. After that people will not want...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Windows, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, ASUS, Eee Box PC, malware

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

No company-wide hiring freeze (yet) at Microsoft

No company-wide hiring freeze yet at MicrosoftSooo..With world markets tanking, the stock market being smacked around and currencies bouncing around like ping pong balls - when venture loans are harder to get than copy/paste added to the iPhone firmware...You're surprised that Microsoft is being prudent about unbridled hiring... in *some*...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, hiring, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Ballmer previews 'Windows Cloud'

Ballmer previews 'Windows Cloud'Sounds cool! NT.Let me dust off my TerminalSounds like we're going back to the Stone Age. Back in my terminal days, there was a screen and keyboard. The server was in the basement of the building and tons of serial cable connections. This type...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Microsoft Corp., Pay-Per-Use Taxi, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, server, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista

Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over VistaExploiting???Why used the term "exploiting" to refer to using a validly licenses older M$ OS version? All versions, including the current Vista versions should be exploited for the highest ROI possible. Vista as an upgrade path doesn't really offer ROI for...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 XP

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Perens new crusade is patent law

Perens new crusade is patent lawBull, there is no lack of innovation.True, open source is not free to take others ideas but that is how it should be. Face it, open source is nothing but knock off copies of propriatary. Sorry but thats just how it is.As to...

Tags: Leadership, OPEN SOURCE, Software intellectual property, New software product, new crusade, Perens, crusade, patent law, patent, innovation

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

I... B... Wha?

I... B... Wha?I. B. AmazedYou have to think though, after the 90's the markets are flooded with consumer products based on technology. People associate with what they are exposed to. However in the 70's and better part of the 80's if you wanted a PC, it had to be "IBM...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Branding, Desktops, Operating systems, Mindshare, IBM Corp., Wha

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

First Intel MID now available for $699

First Intel MID now available for $699Too expensiveI'd rather use my phone. My HTC Mogul ($199) would only need more memory to be a fully functional browser given the new Opera browsers available. Plus my phone lasts a full day on a charge.The MID will be the telephone,...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Web browsers, Intel Corp., phone

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Talkback Tuesday: Cheating at UltimateBet

Talkback Tuesday: Cheating at UltimateBetWell said !As a famous starship engineer once noted " the more plumbing, the easier it is to spring a leak"Thanks for the reply, but...Hi Adam.Thank you for dedicating a whole new post to reply my drive-by one line comment.[b]Addamm O'Donel[/b] sic wrote:[i]"There is an elephant...

Tags: Web site development, Talkback Tuesday, UltimateBet

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware sued

Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware suedcombofix, smitfraudfix, etcI used all the usual tools to remove at least one incarnation of this s__tware, and it still kept coming back! Had to run the "uninstaller," then run smitfraudfix, then manually remove the folders and registry keys!All I can say is...Thank goodness...

Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, antivirus, Infamous vendor, AntiVirus XP

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Apple: Is it really recession proof?

Apple: Is it really recession proof?One thing to keep in mindThe analyst's employer, Morgan Stanley, just had to sell 21% of itself to get needed cash. In other words, they f--ked up bigtime.Other Wall Street "genius" firms include bankrupt Lehman and forced sale Merrill Lynch.Back in the days of...

Tags: Apple Inc., recession, recession proof

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Apple TV: End of an error?

Apple TV: End of an error?Microsoft crushed Apple in the living room.First off, AppleTV was only called a hobby by Jobs AFTER it was clear that it was going to be an unmitigated disaster. Has he EVER released any sales figures on this thing? Second, the combination of Windows Media...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., Apple TV, TV

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Jackson Browne and Copyright

Jackson Browne and CopyrightRE: Jackson Browne and CopyrightPosted to the wrong place. Moved here: http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-11048-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=52418&messageID=988050&start=-9996?SO!WHO CARES WHOM YOU VOTE FOR!!!!!I agree. it should be the length drugs are givenDrugs take far more money and time to produce than movies and music. On top of that, they may...

Tags: Jackson Browne, Fair Use

Discussion threads 2008-09-26

Firefox + NoScript vs Clickjacking

Firefox + NoScript vs Clickjacking"near impossible to fix properly"That sounds very promising to those who want to build online apps on top of HTML. NOT.RE: Firefox NoScript vs ClickjackingIf the "noscript" plugin might help prevent some exploits, what about the script-defeating mechanism in WebWasher Classic (a free program...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, US-CERT, domain, NoScript, Clickjacking, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Run, don't walk, and pick up a REDFLY Mobile Companion for $199.95

I wrote up my first thoughts of the Celio Corp REDFLY Mobile Companion back in March, then I bought my own in May and then the price dropped from US$499 to US$399.95 in August. Well, now you can pick this device up for only US$199.95 and IMHO that is a...

Tags: Device, Price, Celio Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-25

Defense-in-depth in practice

Defense-in-depth in practiceTotally agreed. I'm sick and tired of people saying these things:Totally agreed. I'm sick and tired of people saying these things:-"I already have a firewall, so I don't need an antivirus."-"I already have an antivirus, so I turned off UAC."-And along with turning off antivirus: "Nothing is eating...

Tags: Firewalls, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, antivirus, security, malware, Defense-in-Depth, firewall

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Netbooks or notebooks?

Netbooks or notebooks?Netbooks as Mac Thin client or PC thin clientWith the prolification of Netbooks and the dropping of prices, it's now possible and economical to use a Netbook to connect to a Mac OS X server or Windows Server running Windows softwarehttp://www.aquaconnect.net Mac server http://www.aikotech.com/thinserver.htm ( PC Server...

Tags: Notebooks, Apple Mac OS, Tablets, Operating systems, Thin clients, Netbooks, notebook, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-09-24

Go West young IT worker!

In 1851 Indianna journalist John Soule advised: "Go West Young Man." With the financial crisis causing turmoil in the financial services sector there are tens of thousands of IT jobs being lost on the East coast and elsewhere in the US. On WebGuild Daya...

Tags: Job, Financial, Information Technology, Startup Life, Strategy, Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Can Google out-cool Apple?

Can Google out-cool Apple?It will be interesting to see......what happens when the phone is physically in stores. I think all of this geek talk will go out the window. It doesn't take a geek to pick up the phone, play around with it for a minute and see that its...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, OPEN SOURCE, COOLNESS, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Google Inc., phone

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Taking a Bott beating

Taking a Bott beatingOut-of-Band may be slower.But I find that it's much, much safer. It is my preferred method when recovering crashed Windows boxen.I've never really had to worry about anyone doing a system migration like your friend. My experience has always been more along the lines of 'My computer...

Tags: cloud computing, Utility computing, Storage management, PC Migration, Bott, virtualization

Discussion threads 2008-09-23