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- The stereo analogy
- The stereo analogyMac OS X getting worse...Or what do you think about the new firewall corrupting binaries?http://www.heise-security.co.uk/articles/98120A big NO-NO to Apple and their so called security "experts"...RE: The stereo analogyYour analogy always works if you wait long enough, which doesn't make it very useful, imho :-)Not reallyI think there was...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating systems, computer, stereo analogy, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, Long Island, hobbyist, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
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- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Tags: India, Pyramid, Laughter, Network, Microsoft Office, Steve Ballmer, Product, Microsoft Corp., Programmer, Question, Microsoft Windows, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- iPhone hits another security speedbump
- Apple's ongoing struggles with poor security-related design choices have extended to the iPhone. According to security researcher Aviv Raff, everyone's favorite mobile device is vulnerable to two separate security weaknesses that expose millions of users to phishing and spamming attacks. [...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Image, Spamming, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- The Secrets of CEOs
- I just finished reading an advance US manuscript of 'The Secrets of CEOs - 150 Global Chief Executives lift the lid on business, life and leadership' by Steve Tappin, who is a managing partner in the global CEO & board practice of Heidrick & Struggles, and Andrew Cave, a leading...
- Tags: CEO, Collaboration, Groupware, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- MobileTechRoundup show #149, Netbook talk, WiMAX available, new phones in the house
- While we were recording MobileTechRoundup show #149 Kevin was able to swap out internal parts on his MSI Wind and is trying out for the Netbook pit crew. We chatted about the long-awaited release of WiMAX in Baltimore, my Palm Treo Pro, the N96 devices that James and I are...
- Tags: MobileTechRoundup, Freeware, Phone, Memory Card, James, WiMAX, Memory, Flash Memory, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Copyright Board's ringtone decision shows failure of the system
- The Copyright Royalty Board's decision last week to keep composer royalties for downloads at 9.1 cents per song keeps Apple's iTunes store online (OK, the idea that Apple would shut down the key leg of its iPod empire was just corporate posturing) but the Board also set a...
- Tags: Board, Ring Tone, Rate, Copyright Royalty Board, Corporate Governance, Government, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- eBay doubles down on payments as it buys Bill Me Later; Lays off 1,000
- EBay on Monday revamped its corporate portfolio laying off 1,000 workers, or 10 percent of its workforce, and buying online payment company Bill Me Later as well as a Denmark classifieds company. The layoffs were largely expected, but the Bill Me Later purchase for $820 million in...
- Tags: Payment, Amazon.com Inc., eBay Inc., Bill, E-business/E-Commerce, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Internet, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- The top five reasons why Windows Vista failed
- On Friday, Microsoft gave computer makers a six-month extension for offering Windows XP on newly-shipped PCs. While this doesn't impact enterprise IT -- because volume licensing agreements will allow IT to keep installing Windows XP for many years to come -- the move is another symbolic nail in Vista's coffin....
- Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IT Department, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Hiner
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- The cloud finally comes to education
- Cloud computing is one of those great buzzwords in IT that, so far, has meant very little to the average Ed Tech customer. We all have a pretty good idea what it means: lots of computers somewhere (we don't actually care where) doing lots of processing to deliver services...
- Tags: Education, PC, Thin Client, Computer, Cloud, SIMtone Corp., Desktops, Productivity, Thin Clients, Cloud Computing, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- And the calculator saga continues
- I spent the afternoon at a local orchard with my wife and my youngest son. The other kids were buried in homework and/or video games, but it's apple season here in New England, so off the three of us went on a beautiful fall day. The orchard was...
- Tags: Ice Cream, Games, Taxes, Corporate Communications, Free Trade, Construction, Personal Technology, Financial Planning, Finance, Marketing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-05
- More on wikipedia abuse
- More on wikipedia abuseThanks!That's an interesting report - if the research stands up, the method used could form the basis for a more general approach. Thanks for pointing it out.RE: More on wikipedia abuseReaders might be interested in seeing a study on vandalism of US senator's WP articles here :...
- Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia
- Discussion threads 2008-10-04
- Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six months
- Microsoft extends XP downgrade rights date by six monthsMS extends XP downgrade rights by six monthsI did my share of begging to MS to "let the customer be right" concerning XPs continuing desirability,Thank god they actually listened to mine and probably a half million similar letters.I can now look forward...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Valleywag, Consumerist sites announce layoffs
- A source close to Gawker Media informed me a moment ago that popular sites Consumerist, Valleywag and NSFW Fleshbot will may be shuttered will lose most of their editorial talent. "Nineteen jobs will be cut," my source says, with a formal announcement from Gawker Media coming later...
- Tags: Layoff, Gawker Media, Site, Consumerist, Workforce Management, Team Management, Human Resources, Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Videos: Nokia 5800 touchscreen phone
- Videos: Nokia 5800 touchscreen phoneI'm no guru...I'm all for alternatives to the iPhone, but the screen on this thing looks like it's made of cheap plastic. I dunno, maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me.That's awesome how the device has handwriting recognition built in. I never had...
- Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, phone, Nokia 5800, touchscreen phone, touch screen, Nokia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- To ESped or not to ESped
- Our SIS now includes a fairly mature special education module. It's not perfect, but it's well-integrated with the rest of the SIS and gives teachers immediate and easy access to the accommodations they need to provide for students. From a teacher's perspective, it really rocks. ...
- Tags: Teacher, SiS, ESped, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), Research & Development, Development Tools, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Business Operations, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- My growing hatred for calculators
- Is it just me, or are graphing calculators overly complicated? I've never been a big fan of calculators; I think they're a crutch on which most kids in the States rely far too heavily. However, when used correctly, they can certainly be a fine tool for automating tedious...
- Tags: Student, Interface, Spreadsheet, Productivity, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboard
- Our second Linux laptop has a real keyboardXandros lite is OK ...For the average user the Xandros Lite OS is fine, but it does have some shortcomings:1) Asus for some reason has a ram limit compiled into the kernel of 1GB. The machine has a max limit of 2GB, but...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Desktops, Processors, laptop computer, ASUS, real keyboard, kernel, Linux laptop, Xandros, Intel Celeron, distro, keyboard, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Slimming down the bloated iTunes 8 installer
- Slimming down the bloated iTunes 8 installerPerformance?Let alone the installer size, does anyone else out there have kind of mediocre performance with iTunes in Windows Vista? I've had a number of times where it just seems to come up black, or respond slowly, or syncing just slows my PC to...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iTunes, installer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2
- Apple releases iTunes 8.0.1; Apple TV 2.2I've lost count how many updates and how much bandwidth this yearI am getting really sick of having to update iTunes every other week.Am I just the only one? And it's not like I have a convenient alternative either.I have a Zune as well...
- Tags: Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, Patches, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Windows, security, Apple TV
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Android has power of a clean sheet
- Android has power of a clean sheetMaybe Android is a big deal?When I first started seeing stories about Android, I figured it was an iPhone wannabe. But, more and more it sounds like my kind of device (os?).This could be the killer app (os?) for phones/PDAs/mp3 players/image viewers.Wow.The key...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Programming languages, Nokia Corp., open source
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
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