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Dear Pamela Jones:

Dear Pamela Jones:Why settle1) because the real meaning of that "middle east money" business is that the apparent IBM strategy of changing the subject and then spending SCO into bankruptcy fighting on the wrong topic has failed;2) and, because if IBM has to contest on the facts of the initial...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SCO Group Inc., Pamela Jones, IBM Corp., Maureen O'Gara, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-02-17

Larry Rosen denies report he's turned against GPL license

Larry Rosen denies report he's turned against GPL licenseImagination[i]Do you think Ms. O Gara makes stuff up?[/i]That would imply imagination. I suspect that the real explanation for her reality disconnect is less flattering.Ms. OgaraIs doing what any good lawyer would do - attack a contract/license on small inconsistencies. Once...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Maureen O'Gara

Discussion threads 2005-03-21

Additional Resources

Can Postini legitimize Google's enterprise ambitions?

Can Postini legitimize Google's enterprise ambitions?G-mail for all?While the gmail account seems to be the badge of the Web 2.0 generation and even Pixar is stepping into the foray using Google apps in house, I do agree the company is going to have its fair share of work ahead of...

Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., enterprise ambition

Discussion threads 2007-07-16

Will honest mail ever prevail?

Will honest mail ever prevail?Will the Real Email Reputation Services Please Stand Up?Hi Maureen,Thank you for writing another excellent post. What *is* the definition of an email reputation? Much like anti-spam tools in the early days of 2002, the definition of reputation services varies greatly amongst the vendors described in...

Tags: E-mail, Spam, Habeas

Discussion threads 2007-06-29

Word of mouth marketing: It's all about love

Word of mouth marketing: It's all about loveToo CoolI just checked out the place I buy groceries from. They have this service too on the web. Thanks for pointing it out, I'd never even thought to look for something like this.Thanks, MaureenThanks for the opportunity - it was a great...

Tags: Channel management, Word-Of-Mouth Marketing

Discussion threads 2007-06-05

NJ bill would limit electronic meetings of officials

A bill to limit emails and phone calls among elected New Jersey officials outside public meetings has been resurrected after an updated proposal was defeated, reports the Union-Leader. House Bill 377 looks pretty much like the old bill that was originally voted down. It classifies as a public record...

Tags: State &, Local Govt, Government technology

Blog posts 2007-04-23

Foley facing FL charges

Disgraced former congressman Mark Foley may find himself facing criminal charges, ABC News reports. Florida law enforcement officials are considering prosecuting Foley for violation of Florida law, which makes it a crime merely to use lewd language that is "harmful to minors." Foley apparently sent some sexually explicit...

Tags: Mark Foley

Blog posts 2007-03-28

Groklaw vs. the cookie jar

Groklaw vs. the cookie jarFunny...but meaningless NT.Groklaw is trash, much like Slashdot NT...Who's Glen Beck?No idea. But truly no surprise that groklaw would get funding from ibm and/or OSDL and/or both. It probably should be disclosed though.Groklaw Hosted on IbiblioGroklaw is hosted on Ibiblio, which is partly funded by IBM....

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, cookie, Ibiblio, Groklaw, SCO Group Inc., IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-03-26

Groklaw vs. the cookie jar

Arrrrg! April 1st is on a Sunday - and April fools jokes just arent funny if read first on April 2nd, so Im forced to put off the first annual chutzpah in IT advertising awards until Hanukkah. Meanwhile InformationWeek released a howler last...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, cookie, Groklaw, IBM Corp., SCO Group Inc., Maureen OGara

Blog posts 2007-03-26

FL counties block access to emails

Its virtually impossible for Flordia residents to see the emails government officials are sending, reports the Orlando Sentinel. In Osceola, residents have to write a check simply to view emails. In Volusia, you have to go into the office and read emails over an employees shoulder. ...

Tags: e-mail

Blog posts 2007-03-12

Do you think I'm sexy?

Can we blame Web 2.0 for even the way we look? Crystia Freeland, the sexy looking see photo US managing editor of the Financial Times, certainly tries. In the "The beauty contest", her A-Train column in this mornings FT, she tells us that the "magnifying impact of Web 2.0" makes...

Tags: Uncategorized

Blog posts 2007-03-03

FL plan to extend prison terms for online predators on fast track

A plan by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum to toughen prison penalties for sexual predators who use the Internet is speeding through the Florida Legislature, says the Tallahassee Democrat. McCollums plan calls for adding 50 investigators, prosecutors and support staff to the Office of Statewide Prosecution. It was approved...

Tags: Government technology, State &, Local Govt, Law enforcement

Blog posts 2007-02-23

Survey: Digital devices add ominous aspect to teen dating

Good judgment doesnt automatically come with the convenience of speedy technology. This is especially true in the case of teen dating abuse which has become amplified since the advent of cellphones and the Internet, reports WCVB Boston. The Technology & Teen Dating Abuse survey released by the Love Is...

Tags: Education Technology, Students, Mobile

Blog posts 2007-02-09

Vista's actual launch? Think whisper, not bang

Vista's actual launch? Think whisper, not bangMicrosoft eat your heart out !!!For all those who are looking to jump from Microsoft's ship and don't know which way to swim , Navigate this way (http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/01/9391/) and see how easy it is to install Debian over the internet . Microsoft isn't going...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, actual launch, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-30

HP trojan foiled by Linux

HP trojan foiled by LinuxHmmm... Isn't that a FEDERAL OFFENSE?It seems to me that PHISHING is a Federal Offense in the US. Isn't someone going to JAIL for that??In fact, the P.I. firm should lose its license for that...I smell a lawsuit in the making!I don't care WHO they are...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Irresponsible, blogger, Hewlett-Packard Co., Linux, trojan horse

Discussion threads 2006-09-18

Leapster really does make learning fun

Parents of kindergartners take heart, there is a handheld educational game machine that you can actually feel good about giving your youngster, reports David Lazarus in this week's San Francisco Chronicle. Leapster, from LeapFrog Enterprises produces a number of game titles geared towards differing skill level, but according to...

Tags: game, Leapster

Blog posts 2006-09-18

'Batten down': Denton and Dowd wary of invading bloggers

Elite media types, of all genres, are signaling an impending national danger that may require fleeing to Eastern Europe for refuge. Nick Denton and Maureen Dowd have put the country on alert for zombies and body snatchers, masquerading as bloggers.In The New York Times today, David Carr quotes Denton on...

Tags: first mixer, mixer, NYC

Blog posts 2006-07-03

Arthur O. Suzlberger, Jr: The New York Times Company has the 'dough' online

Arthur O. Suzlberger, Jr: The New York Times Company has the 'dough' onlineLIbertyMr. Suzlberger or whatever his faggoty nickname is should actually engage in analytical thought before reading a speech apparently written by the cretinous Maureen Dowd. But what does one expect from a newspaper patently guilty of treason....

Tags: Arthur, New York Times Co.

Discussion threads 2006-06-29

'Mainstream Media' mocks blogosphere and bloggers

While the blogosphere celebration underway at BloggerCon IV will undoubtedly yield much “link love,” two “Mainstream Media” icons have not shown any kind of love to bloggers this month.At the Newsweek Executive Forum “Global Leadership Conference on Science, Technology and Education" held June 9 in New York City, I witnessed,...

Tags: Digg, blogger, blogosphere

Blog posts 2006-06-23

Live blogging from the Lotusphere opening session

I'll be occasionally blogging live on thisthread and others from the Lotusphere 2006 opening session. If you'rehere, feel free to add your thoughts on this post!Notes licenses are up -- 125 million licenses sold71,000+ downloads of Notes/Domino 7Double-digit growth6,000attendees at Lotusphere (some are in...

Tags: IBM Lotus Notes

Blog posts 2006-01-24