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Europeans vote to give Google Book deal a hard time

More trouble (read: good news) in the Google Books settlement. EurActiv reports that EU ministers will recommend the European Commission investigate the implications of the settlement on European authors. A source told the site: Several member states will raise concerns during the meeting, but it...

Tags: Google Inc., Germany, Settlement, Author, Member State, Litigation, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-05-28

EU questions iTunes pricing

EU questions iTunes pricingSo what?It may be a questionable business practice to charge customers in the UK more than other EU customers (p*ssing off your customers is usually a bad idea), but why would it be illegal?U.S. drug companies charge more in the U.S.A. than they do in Canada and...

Tags: Pricing, pricing strategy, drug company, iTunes pricing, Apple Inc., member state, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2005-02-25

Additional Resources

iSinglePayer for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

iSinglePayer for iPhone gives you a direct line to your congressperson so you can ask for effective health care reform in the United States of America. iSinglePayer for iPhone packs in the following features use GPS to automatically determine your local congressional district and state, call your local member of...

Tags: Health Insurance, Apple iPhone, Mobile, Health Care, Floatopian, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Insurance, Smart Phones, Human Resources, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-23

BlackBerry the choice of organized crime

You mean police have to workand do things themselves instead of casting a massive net over everyone? What a shame...well its good for RIM ....As for gang member there is one thing i never understood .Why does the a real clean up have been never made ....you set...

Tags: Handhelds, organized crime, RIM BlackBerry, RCMP

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Review: Zune HD & AV dock and Zune Premium Car Pack

Who needs a Blu-Ray player?Ummm, perhaps someone that might want 1080p resolution compared to the Zunes? And all the features that blu-Ray offers?Matthew, how is your zunes screen in sunlight? OLED displays are extremely poor in sunlight; please post a picture of the zune next to an iPod touch both...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, OLED Screen, car, OLED Displays, Microsoft Zune, Zune HD, sunlight

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Upgrading to Windows 7 - Your questions answered!

OK Adrian. Now, do the same thing for Ubuntu 9.10.Upgrading to Ubuntu 9.10 and matrix is side-by-side with W7.One data pointI took my Dell Latitude E6500 (Core 2 Duo P9500, 4GB) from Vista x86 to Win7 x64 (clean install required for 32-bit to 64-bit upgrade). I downloaded the 64-bit Vista...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Notebooks, Karmic Koala, Ubuntu, Dell Computer Corp., Migration Wizard, Microsoft Windows 7, fess up, Upgrading, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

America backs away from the Internet with a whimper

Just like how the EU workswhen they do not agree on something, the bargining, voting, referendums, treaties, et cetera begin.And nothing gets done. I guess the internet will now become another thing to be bargin, bantered, discussed, and not agreed apon.Yes, the future looks so bright for it. I wonder,...

Tags: Mediterranean, Internet, parody, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

The problem with health care is costs and you

I think my head is going to explode.Is anyone else confused and frustrated about this topic??? Some people are crying "Social Medicine Go Away but don't touch Medicare or Medicaid" Some people are saying "Capitalism should dominate Health care" Other people are blaming the patients for being sick. Other people...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, New Taxes, Ins, Compassion, health care, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

denial:global warming=creation:evolution?

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants to re-enact the famous Scopes Monkey Trial when the forces of faith and creationism tried to bar the teaching of Darwinian evolution to impressionable school children. Only this time it would global warming theory on trial. Is this just another round in...

Tags: Climate Change, Fossil Fuel, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-31

Colbert heats up global warming

Too funnySo, 350ppm means certain environmental disaster? And we're already above that? Hmmm...Back to the drawing board...I really REALLY resent the Chicken Littles running around screaming their heads off, and I'm gradually getting the feeling that, even if originally well-intentioned, they can't see the forest for the trees.What...

Tags: disclamer, Colbert, global warming, scientific community, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

New Mac OS X DNS changer spreads through social engineering

TrendMicro is reporting on a newly discovered 4th member of the OSX_JAHLAV malware family. The latest variant is once again relying on social engineering, this time spreading under a QuickTime Player update (QuickTimeUpdate.dmg) with a DNS changer component enabling the malware authors to redirect and monitor the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, DNS, Malware, Social Engineering, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-08-11

MSD Tasks 5.20 (Windows)

MSD Tasks is a visual task manager that allows to organize visually the tasks of several people at the same time. The secretary will be able to organize her boss agenda, a professional will be able to manage his clients visits, or a staff member will be able to control...

Tags: Task, MSD Soft, MSD Tasks, Task Filter, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-08-05

It's official: Google and Apple are competitors (especially in mobile)

The resignation of Google CEO Eric Schmidt from Apple's board of directors merely confirms what has been clear for some time---the two companies will increasingly compete in the mobile market. It's Android vs. the iPhone and the games are just about to begin. In...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mobile, Apple Inc., Android, Browser App, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-03

Microsoft decides not to push Windows 7E on Europe, after all

Microsoft decides not to push Windows 7E on Europe, after allI have doubts"Is there anyone who still doubts that Microsoft?s 7E plan was a stroke of diabolical genius, and designed to force the Commission?s hand ? and had nothing to do with Microsoft wanting to do the ?right? thing?" ...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Opera Software ASA, Web browser, Web Standard, Web Standards, Windows 7E

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for education

Amazon ate my homework, or why DRM stinks for educationHave the kindles linked to the grade not the student.The way to get around this (not the Amazon eating homework, but the reuse DRM issue) is to have the Kindles for a specific grade. All ninth graders have the same Kindles...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Internet Connectivity, digital-rights management, Amazon.com Inc., homework, education

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

Wound Care Manager 1.0 (Mobile)

The Wound Care Manager ? is an electronic database solution for patient assessment and data management of wounds and skin care. This application wasdeveloped using industry expert consultants in Wound Care along with the most current assessment and outcome measures.Although this software can be used in any setting, many features...

Tags: Database, Patient, Consultant, Mobile

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Patient HandChart (Mobile)

The Patient Palm Chart is an electronic medical record for patient data management and assessment. Although this application can be utilized for any type ofpatient management system, the program provides all the necessary tools a Senior Care Practitioner requires to manage the geriatric patient. This program was designed to be...

Tags: Patient, History, Mobile, Patient Palm Chart

Software downloads 2009-07-08

Coal: more on the fall-out

There are vastly different ways to look at coal in the U.S. Coal's plentiful, it's American, it's relatively cheap to obtain and burn. And it will produce electricity for the rest of your children's lifetime. Coal burning is destroying our atmosphere, our climate and turning an already...

Tags: China, Coal, Construction, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-25

EC software law could divide open source

EC software law could divide open source Her's an idea, be a big boy and pick something elseYou don't like product "A", use product B, C, D, E, F, G, etc.Don't like that, write your own code.Considering there are allready US laws for negligenceIF you kill someone with your crappy...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, EC software law, EC Software, open source

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

Bad Idea Dept.: AT&T's Ed Whitacre to run General Motors

Ed Whitacre, who built SBC, one of the babies Bell, back into "The New AT&T" has been tapped by the Obama Administration's auto task force to be chairman of the "reinvented General Motors." Seriously. Think about that. AT&T is the template for...

Tags: Board, AT&T Corp., General Motors Corp., Whitacre, Whiteacre, Corporate Governance, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-06-09