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First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to Microsoft

First patent suit against Linux has a Kevin Bacon-esque connection to MicrosoftI LOVE Prior ArtEspecially where Patent Trolls are concerned. I feel a reexamination request coming soon.Not to Mention GEMWhich came out in the late 1970's developed by Xerox for their word processing system. It was used as...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Kevin Bacon-esque connection, Kevin Bacon-esque, Linux HAS, Kevin, Linux, patent suit, First patent suit

Discussion threads 2007-10-12

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Class action suit filed over Apple's 3G speed claims

A class action suit has been filed by a Birmingham Alabama woman that accuses Apple of deceptive advertising in their claim that the 3G iPhone is "twice as fast" as the previous model. AppleInsider has more details. Always referring to the device as the "Defective iPhone 3G," Smith...

Tags: Class Action Suit, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Class Action, AppleInsider, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-21

FCC issues 'radical' order re: Comcast

The FCC has released its formal decision PDF against Comcast, ordering it to stop throttling BitTorrent traffic. As Wired's David Kravets views it, it's an open invitation for ISPs to censor content – so long as they're protocol-agnostic about it. Calling the decision "vitriolic," Kravets says:...

Tags: FCC, Commission, Network, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, Network Management, Federal Government, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Sales Force Management, Networking, Government, Internet, Sales, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Opera patches 7 vulnerabilities but keeps one a secret

Opera Software has shipped a new version of its flagship Web browser with fixes for at least seven documented security problems but details on one vulnerability -- a cross-site scripting issue reported by Chris Weber-- is being kept under wraps. Opera warned that one of the seven...

Tags: Opera Software, Vulnerability, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-20

PitchEngine revs up public beta, puts the social in PR

Last week I wrote about how bloggers could better work with public relations folks. While I won't to get into the habit of writing about PR I think we'd all agree that, like it or not, there's a direct correlation between it and social media, especially when we're talking...

Tags: Brand, Public Beta, Media, Social Media, PitchEngine, SMR, PitchEngine SMR, Newsroom, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Google, Apple surge in customer satisfaction rating

Google and Apple were among the big winners in the University of Michigan's second quarter American Customer Satisfaction Index. The index, released Tuesday, found that overall satisfaction among consumers fell 0.1 percent to 75.1 on a 100 point scale. Among the key technology movers...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Inc., Customer Satisfaction, Score, Web Technology, E-business/E-Commerce, 3G, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-19

uTorrent silently patches critical vulnerability

uTorrent silently patches critical vulnerabilityWow, 2 years old?And this is the first anyone is hearing about it. The first time I am personally hearing about it, anyway. I expect if this flaw was being exploited, then there would have been a patch much sooner.1.8 final is already out.Btw, 1.8 final...

Tags: Patches, SECURITY, patch management

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

SanDisk Cruzer Titanium Plus (4GB)

The 4GB SanDisk Cruzer Titanium ($50) is a new kind of flash drive that offers an automated online backup each time it's attached to a computer with an Internet connection. This model looks almost exactly the same as the original Sandisk Cruzer Titanium, but this one lets you perform automatic...

Tags: Backups, Flash memory, Microsoft Windows, Cruzer Titanium, SanDisk Cruzer, BeInSync, SanDisk Corp., backup, software

Product reviews 2008-08-18

iHome iP47BR (black)

SDI Technologies has released some of the better affordably priced clock radios in recent years under its iHome brand, but the iHC5S wasn't among them. It wasn't for the lack of trying, however. The 2007 product did double duty as a clock radio and a Bluetooth speaker/speakerphone. In other words,...

Tags: Wi-Fi, SDI Technologies, iHome iP47BR, iHC5S, Bluetooth, phone, iP47

Product reviews 2008-08-18

With FCC testing due soon, Google pushes white spaces

Google launched Free the Airwaves, a public advocacy site dedicated to pushing for what product manager Minnie Ingersoll calls "Wi-Fi on Steroids," meaning TV white spaces. Google and numerous other high-tech companies are pushing for the FCC to allow unlicensed use of the white spaces, much as...

Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Delivering the Olympics: Akamai and Limelight respond

Akamai disputes Limelight Networks' take on its infrastructure and my recent post, Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet. Limelight, however, says its implementation facts are accurate and that it absolutely stands behind its words.Keep in mind that the two companies compete fiercely and have different takes on...

Tags: Olympic Games, Network, Server, Akamai Technologies Inc., Content, Limelight Networks, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Data Centers, Networking, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe

Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe.....So what, you lost some electronics and doo dads. You and your's are alive, that's what is important. The electronics can be replaced, repaired and data recovered from back-ups I know you have them. The fact that you consider losing your electronics harmful is...

Tags: Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, security system, lightning strike, electronics, strike

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Creating good spaces for kids to work

Creating good spaces for kids to workNo contentI didn't find anything in here except "go to ikea" for useful info on setting up kids workspaces. Was hoping for some advice on maybe how to time share the computer, or how to setup the computers so they can be easily...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Domain names, Games, computer, router

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe

Swaddled in air-conditioned comfort, sipping a Diet Coke I hardly noticed the late afternoon thunderstorm that blew in last Friday. They're a common occurrence in central North Carolina in the summer time; so I continued with my work secure in my technological web. In the background I could hear the...

Tags: Lightning, Tree, Mississippi, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet

I admit it, even I was skeptical. When I received the first demonstration of the Silverlight plugin and the NBCOlympics.com web site back in March of this year at the 2008 Microsoft Technology Summit, where a group of Open Source experts gathered from around the world were asked for feedback...

Tags: Olympic Games, NBC, Network, Internet Service Provider, Video, Akamai Technologies Inc., Limelight Networks, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Corporate Communications, Data Centers, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-17

Wordcamp 2008

In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...

Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-16

Wireless, wireless everywhere

Wireless, wireless everywhereMy problem with wirelessis, as you say, those $39.99 routers. I've yet to have one that has lasted more than a year. And the expensive ones are, well... expensive.I also find it amazing how many people use either no security or WEP. I'd say they constitute at least...

Tags: Wi-Fi, wireless

Discussion threads 2008-08-15

Mr.Ahmad Measuring Speed (exe)

Mr. Ahmad Measuring Speed is aimple measuring tool that can be used by anyone with ease. Here are some key features of Mr Ahmad Measuring Speed. Measuring the speed of connection in terms of speed download or terms of file size and duration of the download. Measuring the speed of...

Tags: Speed, Duration, Mr.Ahmad, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-08-15

MobileTechRoundup show #143, Acer Aspire One, iPhone 3G, REDFLY price drop

Kevin started off talking about a netbook, the Acer Aspire One, on MobileTechRoundup show #143 that my daughters are thinking about picking up with their hard earned money. James and I then join in to discuss the topic of SSDs and if the benefits are worth the price. James and...

Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Acer Inc., James, Podcasts, 3G, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-08-14

Go ahead and nap, PC. We'll wake you when we need you.

It's cool to be green these days - and what easier way to save some energy than to put your computer to sleep at night. But when the computer goes down for a nap, so does the Web connection. That means services like Internet telephony, software updates and subscriptions are...

Tags: Web, Telephony, PC, Pando Networks, Nap, Computer, Channel Management, Productivity, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Marketing, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-14