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Anatomy of a 'Blogging will kill you' story: Why I didn't make the cut: I read the New York Times' take on how the stress of blogging and how it can kill you with great interest: I was interviewed for it. But I pretty much knew I wouldn't make the final story as my take was different than Matt Richtel's. Now...; Tags: Matt Richtel, Blogging, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-06

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US spam levels up, state of Illinois is the worst offender: From MessageLabs: Spam levels for the US in June have reached 86% compared to spam levels at 81.5% in the rest of the world. Breaking this information down further, MessageLabs reports that some US states are more affected than others. Varying socioeconomic factors are thought to affect the spam...; Tags: MessageLabs Ltd., State, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-16
WordPress 2.6 disables remote access, swats 194 bugs: WordPress, one of the fastest growing blog software providers, has shipped a new update with fixes for nearly 200 bugs and a major security-related change to disable remote publishing protocols by default. With WordPress 2.6, the open-source software promises to be more secure out-of-the-box with full SSL...; Tags: Remote Access, Wordpress, SSL, WordPress 2.6, Ssl/Tls, Authentication/Encryption, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Cruel to be kind: FastWork.tv revista: I was aware that talking about FastTalk.tv would get a degree of attention. That's because I have close links to SAP. What I could never know is the extent to which it might influence change. Robert Scoble invited me to review the latest show to assess whether it is better...; Tags: Robert Scoble, SAP AG, Sales Strategy, Branding, Podcasts, Groupware, Sales Force Management, Sales, Marketing, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-14
Updated my iPhone to firmware 2.0 and setup hosted Exchange account: Updated my iPhone to firmware 2.0 and setup hosted Exchange accountUpdating Orig. iPhone to 2.0 ROMMatt,One of the guys here in the office did the same thing you did, but did NOT have his jailbroken. It took just as long to update his as it did yours. I think that's...; Tags: Apple iPhone, firmware; Discussion threads 2008-07-10

First impressions of the Nokia E71, a QWERTY device for the business user: First impressions of the Nokia E71, a QWERTY device for the business userJaw-dropping entertainmentI still can't beleive how sad some people are that they video themselves getting a phone out of the box... seriously.Details...Great intro, Matt. I'm pretty excited for this to be released.There are a few things that I...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Corporate communications, phone, Nokia E71, QWERTY, Nokia Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-10
NY Times and USA Today weigh in on iPhone 3G: Last night I reported that Walt Mossberg has posted his review of the iPhone 3G. Following in his footsteps are Apple's other preferred journos David Pogue from the New York Times ("For iPhone, the ‘New' Is Relative") and Edward C. Baig from USA Today ("Apple's new iPhone 3G: Still not...; Tags: Apple iPhone, USA Today, New York Times Co., Apple Inc., David Pogue, Apple PR, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-09
What are the alternatives to the iPhone 3G?: What are the alternatives to the iPhone 3G?That is an easy onethe only alternative to owning an iPhone is death.[i]"Give me an iPhone, or give me death!"[/i]Funny, I'm wondering if there are any alternatives to the HTC Touch DiamondAs if the big, bulky, heavy nature of the iPhone wasn't bad...; Tags: Cellular phones, 3G, Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
Debut of Hyper-V, departure of Gates usher in new era for Microsoft: Debut of Hyper-V, departure of Gates usher in new era for MicrosoftNot even Bill gates is happy with MicrosoftStrange that you should incessantly spin them as compelling..... or are you being adequately compensated (free money, not software)?Bill Gates Sends Angry Email to Microsoft http://www.lockergnome.com/digged/2008/06/25/bill-gates-sends-angry-email-to-microsoft/Wednesday, June 25th,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Virtualization, cloud computing, Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V; Discussion threads 2008-06-27
Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the most: Microsoft's geeks might miss Gates the mostBrilliance = Techie + Financial ManagerialI think one of the reasons Microsoft has been so succesful is that Bill Gates was adept not necessarily the best at both spectrums: the techie and the business side. Witness General Motors under the "Smith" bean counter tenure:...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Recruitment & Selection, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?: Will Bill Gates' departure usher in open source friendly era at Microsoft?MS will embrace OSS only if...they perceive that it will increase their stock value. Gates' departure has nothing to do with it. As far as Linux Zealots predicting the end of proprietary software, this only indicates their lack...; Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., open source, Bill Gates, OSS, operating system, OSX, desktop, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
MSDN Webcast: Windows Workflow Communication in Depth With Matt Milner (Level 400): Windows Workflow Foundation WF provides a powerful framework for building reactive programs, which are programs that respond to events and inputs. One of the biggest challenges faced by developers new to Windows WF is figuring out the best way to communicate with the workflows that are running in the runtime....; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft Corp., Windows Workflow Foundation, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Webcasts 2008-06-26
Microsoft's multicore strategy: Microsoft's multicore strategymulticoreinfoA link is provided to this blog on http://www.multicoreinfo.com , the hub for multicore related resources.Moderately talented?"...enables the moderately talented to produce functional software. Enabling Visual Basic programmers to exploit multicore chips is no mean feat."Say what? I use VB because its easier and faster to develop...; Tags: multi-core, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-25
Nokia N78 North American version now available: Nokia N78 North American version now availableEnough with NokiaYes Nokia is the market leader, but I am amazed that people keep falling all over themselves each time some trivial enhancement is made.You've got to be kidding.Matt,This guy is having a bad day.; Tags: Nokia Corp., Nokia N78; Discussion threads 2008-06-24
Demo exploits posted for unpatched MS Word vulnerability: A security researcher has released demo exploits for what appears to be a critical -- unpatched -- memory corruption vulnerability affecting the ubiquitous Microsoft Word software program. The proof-of-concept exploits accompany a warning that the flaw affects Microsoft Office 2000 and Microsoft Office 2003. In addition to...; Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-06-23
Old DEC code open sourced by HP: Old DEC code open sourced by HPMove on... why botherWow, and if IBM open sources OS/2, we'd have two museum pieces to admire. AdvFS was DOA five years ago, the last thing we need is another retrieval from the grave.DEC started search enginesFew people remember that DEC started search engines....; Tags: INTERNET, Operating systems, Desktops, Olsen, Hewlett-Packard Co., Digital Equipment Corp., AdvFS, VAX, IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
Have you checked out Alltop.com on your mobile device?: I wanted to let you know about a cool site that was launched by the famous Matt Kawasaki a while ago that I think you might find quite useful when trying to find the latest news and posts in areas you are personally interested in. The Alltop.com site is a...; Tags: Mobile, Mobile Device, Site, Alltop.com, Alltop.com Site, Advertising & Promotion, RSS, Marketing, Internet, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-06-21
AP backs down on blogging policy: AP backs down on blogging policyAP backs down on blogging policyWhile it's important that bloggers respect the intellectual property rights of those we quote, it's of equal importance that AP and others recognize the fact that we help drive viewers to their sites by quoting their articles in our rantings...; Tags: Intellectual property, blogging policy, blogging, blog; Discussion threads 2008-06-20
News to know: Yang's runway; Apple patch; Google; Gates' last week: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yang's recovery runway: Months to days and board should go too. Techmeme Google's display ad gravy train rests with YouTube Richard Koman: Ad targeting technology violate privacy, groups say Ryan Naraine: Microsoft blames 'human issues' for...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Data Center, Apple Inc., Data Centers, Web Browsers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-20
News to know: Firefox 3.0; iPhone apps; Yahoo; LinkedIn; Millennials: Notable headlines: Jason O'Grady: My most anticipated announced iPhone applications Nate McFeters: Fresh off the press: iPhoneDbg toolkit hotness Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Firefox 3.0 final - First thoughts. Gallery right Ed Burnette: Fake Firefox 3 download links may be hazardous to your...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Hewlett-Packard Co., Yahoo! Inc., LinkedIn, Web Browsers, Data Centers, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-18