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- Wireless network for law enforcement a victim of federal infighting
- $195 million later, the US governments long-promised wireless radio network for law enforcement is at "high risk of failure," the Justice Departments inspector general reported yesterday, according to the Washington Post. At fault, according to Inspector General Glenn A. Fine: delays, funding shortfalls and infighting among ...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Justice Departments, Inspector General Glenn A. Fine, infighting, homeland security, network, wireless, wireless network
- Blog posts 2007-03-27
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- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality
- DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Attack code published for DNS flaw
- Attack code published for DNS flawIrresponsible and evil"In an IM exchange, Moore told me his exploit takes about a minute or two to poison a DNS cache but said he is working to improve it in version 2.0."As far as i am concerened he is just an evil person to...
- Tags: Domain names, Halvar, exploit, DNS
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Why does open source need a villain?
- Why does open source need a villain?It doesn't need a villianIt just needs competition. And Apple provides some, but they also leave the door open for F/OSS given their restrictive policies.villain or hero?Linus Torvalds"By giving away his software, the Finnish programmer earned a place in history""Some of Torvalds' supporters portray...
- Tags: open source, villain, open source need, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to grow
- The ultra portable/subnotebook market continues to growHate to give them too much credit, butOLPC has a lot to do with this. They largely caught the public's imagination with their little XO, despite some ongoing problems with deployment and infighting. They also helped drive some cost savings. At...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child project
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- Could an OEM like Dell every be as cool and as stylish as Apple?
- Could an OEM like Dell every be as cool and as stylish as Apple?Interesting StatisticOwning 65% of the over $1000 market is an interesting statistic. What share do they have of the under $1000 market?RE: Could an OEM like Dell every be as cool and as stylish as Apple?I hadn't...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Desktops, Apple Inc., Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-21
- Gosling: Blu-ray victory to spur Java creativity
- Gosling: Blu-ray victory to spur Java creativityBlu-Ray is deadStick a fork in it.Seriously it is. First off the content is too too too expensive and shows no sign of coming down in price and if anything it's increased in price for some titles. You need new equipment both player and...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Consumer electronics, DVD, media, Java
- Discussion threads 2008-03-06
- Microsoft refreshes beta of its Google Docs competitor
- Microsoft refreshes beta of its Google Docs competitorwhy is this a competitor to google DocsThe lsat time i checked and even form your statement office live workspace is basically an online storage center where users can view and track changes to a document created in office. so how does this...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Docs, Microsoft Office Live Workspace, Microsoft Office Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-02-29
- Dell adds support for Ubuntu 7.10 and build-in DVD playback
- Dell adds support for Ubuntu 7.10 and build-in DVD playbackDVD playback and Flash are steps in the right direction.Now if only Dell would get IT's installtion to playback ALL commonfile formats "out of the box" without the "we don't support that"BS that I encountered when I tried Ubuntu on my...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Desktops, open standard, OS community, DVD Playback, Dell Computer Corp., Linux, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 7.10, build-in
- Discussion threads 2007-12-19
- OpenDocument Foundation's 'woes' have little to do with OpenDoc Format's future
- I've been so busy with other stuff that I've only peripherally been paying attention to an ongoing meme on the Internet about how the World Wide Web Consortium's Common Document Format CDF had been identified by the OpenDocument Foundation as a superior document format to the OpenDocument Format that it...
- Tags: Drama, OpenDoc, Fact, OpenDocument Format, Disagreement, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Emerging Technologies, Dan Farber
- Blog posts 2007-11-16
- Open source values: Consensus
- Open source values: ConsensusGenerally true of volunteer effortsFor many years, I've been an amateur musician and as such, have played in a number of community bands, and most recently a community orchestra I play two instruments. One thing I've noticed is that while the conductor does need to be...
- Tags: Leadership, Recruitment & Selection, Web browsers, Participatory Democracy, Google Images, open source, cow, leader
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Stop the botnets!
- Stop the botnets!At last Roland ...... something worth reading. Surprisingly, nobody made any comment :SIf it's not available to everybody, it'll be useless.The biggest problem with many current anti-spam systems is their availability - or lack thereof. You can have the best technology in the world, but if you limit...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, badguy
- Discussion threads 2007-11-09
- News to know: Meebo; IBM; Gmail 2.0; PS3 supercomputer
- Notable headlines: Robin Harris: Build an 8 PS3 supercomputer. IBM aims to salvage silicon for solar industry. Gallery right. Michael Krigsman: What's the value in enterprise software? Dan Farber: Meebo joins the season of platforms. Tom Foremski: Battle...
- Tags: Google Gmail, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Supercomputer, Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., E-mail Providers, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Spam, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Security, Spam And Phishing
- Blog posts 2007-10-30
- ODF infighting could help Microsoft's OOXML
- ODF infighting could help Microsoft's OOXMLIs the vote the most important issue?A splintering of ODF advocates won't affect IBM's attempt to discomfit a rival nor slow those who believe Microsoft villainous. But it does reduce or make less enthusiastic the number of those campaigning against Office and for ODF...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Matusow, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- ODF infighting could help Microsoft's OOXML
- Microsoft's battle with backers of the Open Document Format ODF standard could end up going the way that so many contests do: Won by Microsoft as much -- if not more -- because of the ineptitude of its competition than by Redmond's prowess. Just as Netscape and...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Emerging Technologies, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-10-29
- Pulver: chances are Skype woes are related to eBay internal politics
- Internet telephony pioneer and visionary Jeff Pulver believes that a substantial reason for some of Skype's troubles with owner eBay is a result of eBay infighting and a lack of vision of what to do with this asset. "As it turned out, eBay wasn't able to leverage...
- Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., eBay Inc., Asset Management, VOIP, Telecommunications, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Networking, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-03
- U.S. pushes WTO piracy case against China
- U.S. pushes WTO piracy case against ChinaHow about this...If the Bush administration made companies pay more for the goods that they produce in China.... then maybe they wouldn't have to pirate American movies because they might actually be able to afford them. When things get too expensive then people pirate...
- Tags: Free trade, World Trade Organization
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- Shut down Dell and give the money back to shareholders
- Shut down Dell and give the money back to shareholdersdamn dell financialI got ripped off by dell as did my friends. Promise this and don't get it and charged more. I was involved in the class action suit and got a refund. $4oo. less than I was harrassed for. The...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Financial accounting, shareholder, Apple Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Michael Dell, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-07-29
- Apple fires back at former CFO Anderson
- Apple fires back at former CFO AndersonLet me guess, board saysits all the fall guys fault... Pffftt.....When's the next 'bus' due to arrive?You guys love this expression, don't you?$70-Million ?If my memory serves me right, last year, before retiring from Apple Inc., Fred Anderson cashed in over $70-million...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Anderson
- Discussion threads 2007-04-25
- HP and November elections
- HP executives seemed to have stepped into quicksand through their overly aggressive attempt to clamp down on press leaks by members of HPs board. The problem of strategic decisions being leaked to the press is just that, a problem, as it is a sign of infighting on the...
- Tags: Watergate, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Blog posts 2006-09-28
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