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Adware, shady marketing pays: Penthouse buys AdultFriendFinder and sister sites

Adware, shady marketing pays: Penthouse buys AdultFriendFinder and sister sitesIt's long been suspected......that Penthouse is owned by scumbags. I think it's just been proven, beyond any reasonable doubt.Why would anyone bother with these pay for porn sites ?Go to www.youporn.com and watch all the free porn you want ....

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Web technology, Mark Bell, marketing, Penthouse, adware, AdultFriendFinder

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

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The 10 biggest moments in IT history

Missing: Tim Berners-Lee?The Mouse, and the GUI ...... without the invention of the mouse or the GUI/WYSIWYG there would not be as many users as there are today, and I would hazard a guess that it would be restricted to business applications like accounting, and Data Analysis.LudoRE: The 10...

Tags: Mice, Strategy, Operating systems, GUI, PARC User Interface, mouse, Microsoft Corp., IT History, Xerox PARC, operating system, IBM Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lacking

who makes the hardware?We know M$ subcontracts the hardware.OSS companies should get that hardware, change the label and put Linux on it.This will not only leave Zune behind, but it would defeat the iPod.RE: Zune HD review roundup: excellent hardware and UI, apps lackingwhen you get your zune can you...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Smart phones, Apple iPod, Apple iPod Touch, Microsoft Zune, PMP, hardware, Zune HD, ZuneHD

Discussion threads 2009-09-18

Anonymous netizens offer a July 1 manifesto, posters

An anonymous manifesto making the rounds of the Internet promises a "worldwide" attack on China's censorship system, via Oiwan Lam. The document, issued in Chinese, and translated via Google Docs here, informs the Chinese government that the power they seek to consolidate is irrelevant to netizens:...

Tags: Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-24

Will telcos ever embrace open source?

Will telcos ever embrace open source?You're not really discussing open source here.You're talking about the business model for the delivery of information.So when you write:The Internet itself grew up in defiance of the telcos. Its business model is anathema to them. Thus telcos and cable operators do all they can...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Network technology, open source, telecommunications company, Internet, cable, business model

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

Big Blue delivers strong fourth quarter, a rarity these days

Updated: IBM delivered a strong fourth quarter--a rarity in the technology industry these days. Big Blue handily beat Wall Street estimates while it was at it. After the closing bell Tuesday, IBM reported net income of $4.4 billion, or $3.28 a share, on revenue of $27 billion....

Tags: Revenue, Tax, Sales, IBM Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-20

Dell shuffles management deck; Focuses on global units

Dell ended 2008 with a management shakeup. The company said Wednesday that it has realigned its business to focus on four global groups: Large enterprise, public, small and medium sized business and consumer, which is already set up as a global unit. Here's a...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Mark Jarvis, Smb/Sme, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Manufacturing, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-31

Salesforce bucks trend for Q3; shares rising.

updated: At a time when companies are issuing warnings about missing earnings targets and scaling back expectations, enterprise cloud computing company salesforce.com seems to be bucking the trend. After the bell, Salesforce.com reported income of $10.1 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of $276.5 million...

Tags: Revenue, Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Enterprise Software, Quarter, Operational Accounting, Sales Force Management, Finance, Sales, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Google's third quarter: What to expect

Google will report its third quarter earnings after the bell Thursday and all eyes will be on the search giant to see if it can weather an economic storm. Google has been facing these questions repeatedly in recent quarters--so much that the company put its economist on...

Tags: Google Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-10-16

Cable: Natural born monopoly?

The second quarter results are out and it appears that the cable industry is winning share in broadband, phone and TV connections and handily thwarting encroachment by the likes of Verizon and AT&T. In fact, TV and broadband service is meant to be a monopoly and cable appears to be...

Tags: verizon communications inc., broadband, at&t corp., ma bell, satellite, moffett, broadband growth, cost reduction effort, network technology, cable, broadband internet, telecommunications, networking, personal technology, larry dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-11

Alabama's Broadband Tide

BROADBAND INITIATIVE â€" If you really want anywhere access to the Internet, you understand the value and you’ll pay for it. A DirecWay dish on an RV at Gulf State Park, on the so-called “Redneck Riviera,” at Orange Beach, Alabama. ORANGE BEACH, Ala. â€" No more...

Tags: Initiative, Broadband, Alabama, DirecWay, RV, Johnson, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, TVs, Telecommunications, Tv & Home Theater, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-06-18

News to know: XP meets XO; Yahoo; Facebook; Verdiem; DIY phishing

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: It's finally official: XP is coming to the XO. Christopher Dawson: Sugar-free Windows, as predicted Microsoft cuts backup from Windows Home Server PowerPack Larry Dignan: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Privacy, TechMeme, Icahn, Phishing, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software

Blog posts 2008-05-16

VMware targets long-term deals; pursues lock-in strategy

VMware's first quarter results got the company out of Wall Street's penalty box and highlighted how the virtualization leader is trying to sign customers up to long-term licensing deals to fend off a potential pricing pressure from rivals such as Citrix and Microsoft. VMware after the closing...

Tags: Strategy, Revenue, Customer, Agreement, VMware Inc., Virtualization, Data Centers, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Operational Accounting, Hardware, Storage, Data Management, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-23

That's a QED - on "odd internet risks"

Back on February 12th of this year I had this bit in my blog for the day -dedicated the proposition that bad guys can abuse your internet access for their own purposes: To illustrate one of the worst but less obvious risks...

Tags: Internet, Paul Murphy, Richard Warman, Wi-Fi, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-04-06

Feeling the heat at Microsoft

Feeling the heat at MicrosoftFeeling the heat at MicrosoftSo there IS competition. I read so many posts on the talkbacks saying there was no competition and Microsoft was a monopoly. As always, they were wrong. No worries though, Microsoft being the strongest of the bunch will still maintain its...

Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Telecom & Utilities, UNIX, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-28

European regulators targeting .Net, OOXML, server products in new Microsoft probe

European regulators targeting .Net, OOXML, server products in new Microsoft probeIt ain't the EU, stupid.It ain't the EU, stupid. It is a separate organisation. Plus, on the Opera, Norway isn't in the EU.Be carefulthey'll call you names here.There's apparently more money and fame in nitpicking instead of handling all issues...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, RSS, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET, European Regulators, OOXML

Discussion threads 2008-01-14

Should open source cheer Gates' swan song?

Should open source cheer Gates' swan song?An open source star really could help to increase awarness of Linux, andfree software in general. Linux Torvalds does not want to be a star, and though not as abrasive as Richard, still abrasive. Eric Raymond is a great writer, but he does not...

Tags: open source, Google Inc., Linux, Bill Gates, brand

Discussion threads 2008-01-07

Who's the iPhone aimed at?

Who's the iPhone aimed at?Devil PhoneAdrian, its the devil phone and its here to take your soul!Give it a rest!LOLNooo.Only you AdrianWhich Category do you fall into Adrian..?Stupid iPhoneI've been confused about the target market for the iPhone, too. It's too expensive for teenagers. Too limited for gadget...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Keyboards, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Desktops, Apple iPhone, phone, mobile

Discussion threads 2007-06-28

The power to route around bottlenecks

The most vital trait shared by the Internet and open source is the ability to route around bottlenecks.If there is a problem on a router between your PC and this item, the Internet Protocol will find another way. Thus the network increases in redundancy and robustness as it grows.Open source...

Tags: telecom, Patents, mobile, Microsoft, mass market, Legal, Internet, Google, General, BSD, Applications

Blog posts 2007-06-04

The 100 Greatest Short Stories 1.0 (Mobile)

Now you can enjoy these "byte-sized" masterpieces any time and anywhere with The 100 Greatest Short Stories. A timeless collection of the world's greatest short stories, it includes the works of authors such as O. Henry, Mark Twain, Rudyard Kipling, Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Guy...

Tags: Mobile, Rampart Software Development, Maupassant, Adventure, Packletide, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-02-21