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MobileMe's Rolling 1 Percent Outage

So pretty much every day these days, about 1% of MobileMe Mail users can't access their email. Today, my access was down  -- and somehow I don't expect I'm alone. This, even though there's no acknowledgement of a problem -- on Sept. 3 any way -- on Apple's Support Page for...

Tags: Inconvenience, Outage, MobileMe, E-mail, Mortgages, Manufacturing, Online Communications, Finance, Capital Structures, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-09-03

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Online retailers, marketing firms scam consumers for $1.4 billion

Hopefully the Obama admin will curb this rackett...The Bush admin sure didn't care about the general public --- and let this stuff get out of control. Asleep at the switch.WTF......does the garbage you wrote have to do with the article?Nothing? Yeah, that's what I thought.online crooksnothing new here.he...

Tags: Retail, marketing, Dell Computer Corp., retail company, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near you

X-ray screening is badHow about we just have everyone strip naked and pass all our cloths and carry-ons through the scanner instead? There's no such thing as privacy in the Nazi-run American airports anyway.RE: Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near youI'm just going to ask for...

Tags: Infirmary, Human x-ray machine, X-ray

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's why

Thanks for double-checking on WiFintLooks good butNo international support. Like the Sony not available outside the US. Again Amazon Kindle is ahead of the curve even if the device is not as sophisticatedRE: B&N Nook beats Amazon Kindle & Sony Reader, here's whyI have a Kindle, the service for...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless and Mobility, B&N Nook, B&N, Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Amazon.com Inc., Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Google: It's not me, it's you

Wow, this thing is coolI'm a Google fan, but so far this looks much betterI know!I love it. It doesn't have all topics, but it had most of the stuff I searched for.weak, not for techiesJust put some not very popular words and the result yields nothing.Hmm interestingLast I spoke...

Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Kosmix, search engine

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Google gets more aggressive than Microsoft at moving users off IE 6

Could be a great product, and a great way for companies to keep IE6 forcompatibility reasons, but, pack a modern browser for modern websites. And, for all those users that still think that IE is the Internet, adding a Google plugin might just be the easiest way to get them...

Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Could Internet filtering cause more harm than good?

A rational blog from ZackA welcome surprise, but perhaps for once, in your area of expertise ;-)You've made some good points. Pedophilia is nothing new and before the Internet pictures, magazines, videos and films were used instead. Just as criminal, just as prosecuted, as are a number of...

Tags: Internet, Internet Filtering, government

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?

Since when is your IP address "personal information"?Your IP address is visible for the whole world to see, just like it always has been.Are people really this stupid?PersonallyIt's a hassle Windows could do without. People will pirate regardless, and in those terms, Microsoft is fighting a war it cannot win.I'm...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, tool, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, spyware, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Smart grid report from Lexington Institute explores benefits, pitfalls

Smart grid, demand response and smart appliancesWhen I need to explain the smart grid in a sentence, I simply describe it as the coupling of a digital network on top of our existing grid structure. What?s the big deal with doing that? Digital information on the grid gives all sorts...

Tags: grid, demand response, Smart Grid, benefit

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Gmail FAIL - What it says about Google and email in general

A little perspective...2 hours of downtime since May. That's at least 3 months of uptime if the May outage happened to fall on the last day of the month. Applying a little math, that tells me that GMail has had an uptime percentage of 99.999%. That's the...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Google Gmail, Google Inc., Gmail FAIL, uptime, downtime, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Security in the Call Center: Verifying Customer Identities Without the Inconvenience

Off late many organizations looking to reduce costs, increase efficiency, and provide more self-service options for their customers have driven sales and service to the online channel. While the Internet offers many advantages, the live interaction offered through the Call Center is still a preferred method for many customers looking...

Tags: Security, RSA Security Inc., Call-center, Identity, Call Centers, Internet, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software

White papers 2009-09-01

Researchers crack WPA Wi-Fi encryption in 60 seconds

Thats why WPA2 is the only way to go..WPA is nice for backwards compatibility - esp those that cant talk WPA2 (AES-CCMP) but this is all the more reason to remove these devices. I personally use WPA2-ENT [yes at home] which I understand is not the norm :) but I...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Network security, Wireless and Mobility, WPA, WPA2, wireless, Microsoft Xbox, security

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

MSFT appeals judge's block of Word

It is hard to be sympathetic...... to a company that a wilfully infringed the patent in the first place, and b is more than happy to rattle the same software patent sabre at other companies when it's in its own interests to do so.Letting MS off the hook would basically...

Tags: Microsoft Word, I4i, Microsoft Corp., patent

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

The new Sony Reader Daily Edition may replace my Kindle and Reader 505

And it's real easy for you to transfer, right?All you have to do is push a button, or make a phone call, or send an email, and all your Kindle stuff moves right over to the Sony?Of course notBut that's the risk you take when you deal with companies that...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless and Mobility, Sony Corp., Sony Reader, Reader 505, new Sony Reader Daily Edition, Sony Reader Daily Edition

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Most Americans support energy infrastructure overhaul

Energy overhaul is not the issueThe issue is ENERGY EFFICIENCY.Products from 30 years ago specially cars were more energy efficient than todays.What is the point of changing technologies, if that technology is less efficient that what we have today.One example: Biofuels. Not only are we destroying organic material to burn...

Tags: smart grid, energy usage, grid

Discussion threads 2009-08-16

CoPilot Live launches full iPhone navigation solution for just $35

What about a WM review?I noticed that CoPilot 8 came out a while ago on WM and I was quite interested in it. I've been using aMaze GPS which is free (can't beat the price!) but if CoPilot is better, $35 is a very small price to pay. Are you...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, GPS, CoPilot Live, speaker

Discussion threads 2009-08-14

Twitter attack: Bots may have been hardest hit

Tweetbot Spammers?What happened to RSS Feeds?I guess THIS is why I have my updates LOCKED!Wish I could do the same with my USPS mailbox!RE: Twitter attack: Bots may have been hardest hitJust as in watching WICKED, we now learn that there are "good bots" and "bad bots" and just because...

Tags: Robots, RSS, Twitter, bot, social networking, attack, robot

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Where's the competition to Sony's P-Series?

Where's the competition to Sony's P-Series?Definitely bite on that at a lower price pointHaving had a very reliable 10" Fujitsu P7010 laptop for three years, obstensibly to be able to use at client premises. I bought it, rather than a 2kg monster because I reasoned that I am more likely...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Microsoft Office, Sony P-series, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Telcos: stop wasting our time & money!

The NYTimes' David Pogue suggests that its time for the telcos to give up their lucrative and time wasting instructions: At the tone, please record your message. When you have finished recording, you may hang up, or press 1 for more options. To leave a callback...

Tags: Message, Telecommunications Company, Verizon Communications Inc., David Pogue, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-31

WinMagic Case Study: SickKids

Wanting to take every possible precaution to protect all data on the laptops and removable media utilized by its medical, research and administrative staff, the Hospital for Sick Children SickKids, Canada's most research-intensive hospital and the largest centre dedicated to improving children's health, began researching full-disk encryption solutions. SickKids wanted...

Tags: WinMagic, Encryption Solution, Notebooks, Healthcare, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Case studies 2009-07-31