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- is it RIP for my aged Apple laptop?
- Is it RIP for my aged Apple laptop?thin clientAs long as your notebook can do a network boot, you can use a PXES boot solution such as 2X to boot up and run a XP desktop of a terminal server such as ThinServer XPThat way, you can save a lot...
- Tags: Notebooks, Is it RIP, Apple Laptop, IS IT, Apple Inc., laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Psystar's Open Computer review: is it worth it?
- Psystar's Open Computer review: Is it worth it?the packaging alone sent me away...That was NASTY!RE: Psystar's Open Computer review: Is it worth it?No I wouldn't waste 10 cents on that piece of junk what's the point? it makes more sense to preload and configure a pc with desktop bsd...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Psystar, Open Computer, Is it Worth, Apple Macintosh, IS IT, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS
- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
- is it Google or China censoring Carrefour?
- Is it Google or China censoring Carrefour?Sorry, but ...I need $100 to fill my gas tank now, tech companies are laying off again, and my ARM is about to adjust itself into the stratosphere. I don't much care what the French are doing to the Chinese and visa versa.If the...
- Tags: Is it Google, Carrefour, IS IT
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- is it time to dump the term "outsourcing"?
- Is it time to dump the term "outsourcing"?There is no such thing!Outsourcing is a protectionist phrase come up with by disgruntled ex-employees!http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.com
- Tags: outsourcing, IS IT
- Discussion threads 2008-04-27
- Microsoft weekend roundup: The'no's' have it
- Microsoft weekend roundup: The'no's' have itNo thing useful to reportNow that much of its product offering has been shown to be defective or second rate (Vista, WM, Xbox, etc. ad nauseum) how about something innovative from Redmond?Is it too much to expect just one product a year from this company...
- Tags: Construction, The'no, IS IT, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-05
- is it becoming extinct?
- Is IT becoming extinct?IT is branching into 2 distinct segmentsYou have raised some good points. I think that IT is diverging into two separate streams - firstly mission critical systems, that must be highly reliaible and resilient. Secondly non-critical systems that are being democratised. I don't think any...
- Tags: IT IS, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-03-23
- Microsoft goes in search of unified-communications developers
- Microsoft goes in search of unified-communications developersThis demonstrates one of Microsoft's core incompetencies.Go to the developer's site for this and then ask yourself one simple question: What the hades does Office Communications DO?Is it an IM server? Is it Sharepoint? Is it a Wiki? Is it a common area for...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business structures, unified communications, Microsoft Corp., IS IT
- Discussion threads 2007-11-30
- is it ethical to turn on wireless security for an open access point?
- Is it ethical to turn on wireless security for an open access point?Really?Ethical and legal are two completely different distinctions...no one is mincing words.If you don't think so, you are just plain wrong.its ppl like youthat just dont want a trend like this to catch on...so you can download all...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Is it Ethical, open access point, wireless security, wireless, access point, IS IT
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
- Microsoft Oriented Architecture: is it sooo 2003?
- Microsoft Oriented Architecture: Is it sooo 2003?SMB'sAs I mentioned in a previous post (http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/eai/madgreek/archives/smbs-and-open-source-20370),SOA is too expensive for most SMB's and open source will probably clean up here.
- Tags: SMB/SME, Microsoft-Oriented Architecture, IS IT, small and medium business
- Discussion threads 2007-11-14
- The computer orgasm. is it real or is everyone just faking it?
- The computer orgasm. Is it real or is everyone just faking it?of course...people are more prepared to lie online. because it is divorced from reality.Are you Nuts!!!!I'm 37 and I'd sell my name for that because I can turn that money over and retire by 45. Just as long...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Zen, IS IT, computer
- Discussion threads 2007-11-03
- is it a news story or is it a press release?
- Is it a news story or is it a press release?Perhaps all that is required......is a greater level of transparency regarding the source of the article.If the aggregators attribute the source and author well and make it easy to link through to relevant affiliations and disclosure then the public can...
- Tags: news story, IS IT
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- China's cyberwar: is it all that surprising?
- China's cyberwar: Is it all that surprising?Why blog about it?Who cares? As long as Americans continue to be in love with the "sell for less" concept that essentially equals buying products made in China because you can save a couple bucks, they are in no position to complain about what...
- Tags: irony, cyberwar, free trade, IS IT, Cuba
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- Police Blotter: is it legal to use an alias anymore?
- Police Blotter: Is it legal to use an alias anymore?Good Riddance.He is obviously a [b]terrorist[/b].Throw the book at him.RE: Police Blotter: Is it legal to use an alias anymore?Good article. Very readable and understandable.Better take my eBay handle off my credit card . .If a 21-year- old thug stole my...
- Tags: Financial services, alias, Is it Legal, Police Blotter
- Discussion threads 2007-10-12
- is it too late for managed Blu-ray and HD-DVD copying?
- Is it too late for managed Blu-ray and HD-DVD copying?Exactly...Quit with the premium crap. I shouldn't have to pay more for anti-cripple technology to begin with. That's stupid since it wasn't there until this whole DRM thing came about.They still don't get it. I want the same functionality I have...
- Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, cartel, HD-DVD, IS IT
- Discussion threads 2007-05-24
- Thank you for the blogging guidelines, but no thanks
- Thank you for the blogging guidelines, but no thanksSomeone didn't read 1984...[i]"Trending toward conformity isn't the answer to social problems created by increasingly intimate technology. Read some history and philosophy, then think about your behavior for yourself."[/i]Trending toward conformity, in many areas, actually causes more problems than what it's...
- Tags: blogging, IS IT, conformity
- Discussion threads 2007-04-09
- BluRay making up for lost time
- BluRay making up for lost timeBeyond and Beind the DVD format war ...Hi,Everyone seems to have a strong opinion and bias about the next generation DVD format. The now famous ... next DVD format war.In this subject, as well as in all others, I alway recommend my basic position...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital rights management (DRM), movie, DVD, IS IT, HD-DVD, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2007-02-28
- Making AI work
- Last weeks blog wondering what a consumer would use a petascale handheld for led to some interesting comments - both on the record an off. Heres part of one comment by frequent contributor Roger Ramjet: Maybe with petascale computing, AI could become more than the...
- Tags: IS IT
- Blog posts 2007-02-07
- SoundLoud - selling music with a Rich Internet Application
- SoundLoud - selling music with a Rich Internet ApplicationIs it secure?Is the transaction is encrypted? I am curious to know that web page hosting widget may be browsed using http not https, I am not sure how the widget able to transfer data in encrypted form…Kind rgrdsSaravananRE: Is it secure?Hi...
- Tags: SECURITY, Is It secure, Saravanan, third party site, secure, HTTP, IS IT, rich Internet application
- Discussion threads 2007-01-26
- Tech lawsuits: is it time for a "U.S. District Court of Technology" with its own bench?
- Tech lawsuits: Is it time for a "U.S. District Court of Technology" with its own bench?And one for Doctorsand one for lawyersand one for plumbersand one for electriciansand one for, aw heck, you get the idea...Amazingly, our court system and indeed the country seems to have managed for 200+ years...
- Tags: U.S. District Court, IS IT
- Discussion threads 2006-11-07
- Time to short RedHat?
- Let's get the snark out of the way first, shall we? If Ray Noorda were still alive this would kill him.Microsoft and Novell in a wide-ranging partnership to make Linux and Windows work together? Sure, Oracle is pissed. Yes indeed, the fox is in the henhouse. You have the rooster, the...
- Tags: Red Hat Inc., IS IT
- Blog posts 2006-11-02
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