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Informant ran tax scam under Secret Service's nose: Never trust a snitch. That seems to be the lesson from the case of Brett Shannon Johnson, who was hired by the U.S. Secret Service to catch credit card and identity thieves. Johnson, worked undercover for 10 months for the U.S. Secret Service until it was discovered that he was...; Tags: Government technology; Blog posts 2007-06-07
Whosarat.com reveals informants' IDs - and prosecutors want it shut down: Hey, all you convicted felons out there! Want to find out who snitched on you? Check out whosarat.com, the website that exposes the identities of witnesses and informants cooperating with the government. But you better hurry, federal prosecutors are getting wind of the site and they are mad.Prosecutors are trying...; Tags: Courts, Law enforcement; Blog posts 2007-05-24
Microsoft: Sasser bounty hinges on conviction: Microsoft: Sasser bounty hinges on convictionShould miscreants be rewarded for fingering othersPlea bargains are struck everyday in the US: "give us information and we'll reduce your sentence because you cooperated." Rarely, but occassionally these deals include a bye for passed crimes of the bargainee. Accused criminals make the deals not...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Plea Bargains, Sasser worm, informant, virus, virus writer; Discussion threads 2004-09-11
Microsoft's checkbook security: Microsoft's checkbook securityMicrosoft corporate attorneyThat says it all. Somehow I can't imagine that this guy is that full of integrity. But back to the fun:Q: What is the aim of the antivirus reward program?Bwahahaha!! Well, I'll tell you Roger. It's to make it [i]seem[/i] as though Microsoft gives a crap...; Tags: Viruses and worms, security, Microsoft Corp., lock, informant; Discussion threads 2004-06-10

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Yahoo! heroes instead of zeroes in stand against MSFT but not against Chinese repression: Yahoo's rejection of Microsoft's offer smacks of a face saving attempt by its management and board to look heroic following its despicable behaviour in China. MSFT is very likely going to prevail with its acquisition since it seems to have the support of Yahoo's largest shareholders. Yahoo's...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., MSFT, Shi, Government, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-02-17

MobileTechRoundup #121, CES 2008 is a wrap, Fictionwise buying eReader, AT&T 5GB limit: Listen here (MP3, 35.3 MB, 38:30 minutes) Subscribe to the show with this link RSS The Mobile Tech Roundup gang returned from CES 2008 and one of us actually returned US$10,000 richer (hint, it wasn't me)....; Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Consumer Electronics Show, AT&T Corp., eReader, E-books, Podcasts, Personal Technology, Internet, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-01-13
TsiLang Components Suite (zip): TsiLang is a software localization component suite for Delphi, C++Builder and Kylix developers. The suite supports all languages and can do both internal inside executable file and external separate file or library localization. Access to the Global Public Translation Database GPTD allows you to localize your software interface to most...; Tags: Software, Suite, Borland Delphi, Localization, TsiLang, Delphi Informant Magazine, Development Tools, Tools & Techniques, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Management; Software downloads 2008-01-10
Convicted cop may have been framed with false science: Convicted cop may have been framed with false scienceMore & Moretimes we are hearing of flawed exidence in many cases & the defendent is released from prison. When do we stop this run away train????It's all about the convictionThere's plenty of good science to use to prosecute with. But prosecutors...; Tags: Real estate, false science, conviction, analysis, agent; Discussion threads 2007-11-20
Yahoo! and its looming hiring crisis following despicable acts in China: Can moral "pigmies" and "police informants" attract the best and brightest talent? Just in case you missed it, last week Yahoo! CEO Jerry Yang and its chief lawyer Michael Callahan were called to Washington DC to explain to lawmakers why Yahoo! helped the Chinese government arrest...; Tags: Hiring, Yahoo! Inc., Shi, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2007-11-10
Microsoft spins OOXML loss as a win: Microsoft lost its effort to win "fast track" approval of its OOXML which it calls Open XML as an international standard, but you wouldn't know that from reading much of the press coverage. Microsoft claims global support for Open XML. Microsoft reports victory in preliminary ISO...; Tags: Game, Microsoft Corp., Global Warming, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-09-04
Is the HTC Advantage really the most powerful mobile office?: I posted my first impressions of the HTC Advantage about 10 days ago and have been using it as my primary device ever since it arrived. I actually wrote 90% of this review on the HTC Advantage with a Think Outside Sierra Bluetooth keyboard. Yes, I have even been using...; Tags: Software, Keyboard, High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobile, Battery, Video, Camera, Cable, USB, HTC Advantage, Display, Adobe Reader LE, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2007-08-28
IBM security strategist: Stop crediting vulnerability brokers: IBM security strategist: Stop crediting vulnerability brokersLike saying "Crime Stoppers" does not work!Although the idea of having to offer "rewards" for information oncrimes or software bugs may be distasteful, the reality is thatmany times this is the ONLY way any information can be obtained.This is why Crime Stopper programs legally...; Tags: Blogging, Ollman, strategist, IBM Corp., security, software; Discussion threads 2007-08-08
On antitrust, is Google the next Microsoft?: On antitrust, is Google the next Microsoft?Google is a long ways away from having a monopoly. Should we protect MS andYahoo???Abuse of monopoly power is illegalnot monopoly itself. Microsoft and their insecurities, not just in their second rate software. Maybe, just maybe Google can win on merit instead of cheating?Paraphrasing...; Tags: Corporate law, SECURITY, antitrust, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-07-23
Pocket Informant 2007 (exe): Pocket Informant is a management tool with three different views: Week, Month, and Agenda. Useful features include task management with a journal, contact phone dialing, customized templates, notes in your own handwriting, helpful links between documents, contacts, tasks, and more. Plus Pocket Informant is fully customizable to your tastes with...; Tags: Web, Pocket Informant, Channel Management, Marketing; Software downloads 2007-06-01
Spb Diary (zip): Spb Diary is a feature-rich Today plug-in for your Calendar, Tasks, and Contacts. This software is a powerful replacement for the standard Today plug-ins for appointments and tasks. Spb Diary features: messages tab (e-mail and SMS); auto-height adjustement; birthdays and anniversaries; five PIM Today plug-ins in one; tabs for Calendar,...; Tags: Spb Software House, Plug-in, Integration, Spb Diary; Software downloads 2007-02-14
Good old identity theft as practiced in Chicago: The only time I have been a victim of identity theft that I know of was the time I took a couple of visiting Japanese engineers out to dinner at ChiChi’s in Ann Arbor Michigan. It was 1983 and I discovered the theft when I...; Tags: Spyware, Bank security, CyberCrime, credit card; Blog posts 2006-11-12
Agenda One brings PIM integration to Windows Mobile Smartphones: When I using Pocket PC or Pocket PC Phone Edition devices one of the first applications I loaded on my devices was either Agenda Fusion or Pocket Informant. These integrated PIM applications bring together your Calendar, Contacts, Tasks, and Notes so you can manage them from a single interface and...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Agenda, Microsoft Windows Mobile; Blog posts 2006-11-07
Yahoo and Google should not endanger their Chinese users: One of the most powerful images of the 20th Century is "Tank Man" the man that walked out in front of a column of tanks -- a day after the bloody suppression of the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989. He walked into the middle of a pedestrian crossing, with...; Tags: Silicon Valley; Blog posts 2006-11-07
Yahoo: Would you work for a "police informant" for the Chinese government?: From the London based The Independent: CHINA Published state secrets Shi Tao was sentenced to 10 years in prison after "illegally providing state secrets to foreign entities". His crime was to have e-mailed details of the Chinese government's plans to handle news coverage of the 15th anniversary of the Tiananmen...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Shi Tao; Blog posts 2006-10-30
HP's top lawyer leaves: HP's top lawyer leavesTitanicHP is taking on water bigtime.http://opendomain.blogspot.com/CNET News.com journalists should proofreadCNET: "Baskins, who spent much of legal career"ENGLISH: "Baskins, who spent much of HER legal career"CNET: "HP was acknowledge accessing phone records of board members and journalists ..."ENGLISH: "was to acknowledge" ? "has acknowledged" ? Beats me...; Tags: Litigation, grammer, Hewlett-Packard Co., poor form, law firm, grammar; Discussion threads 2006-09-28