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Cyberattack knocks millions of blogs offline

Cyberattack knocks millions of blogs offlineWhat if my business relied on the web?This report taken with the push to web2.0 makes me very nervous about the direction we are taking. If my business kept its data exclusively on the web and if my people used web based tools to do...

Tags: Channel management, SECURITY, Word processors, Web, mercy, cyberattack, blog

Discussion threads 2006-05-04

Cybercriminals stepping up targeted attacks

Cybercriminals stepping up targeted attacksAnd What Percentage Of The System Attacks Were On Windows?Seems ZDNet never gives the figures on stuff like this. On the other hand, if the article was "Cybercriminals stepping up targeted attacks on Linux Systems" they would be all over the numbers and reporting down...

Tags: Linux, Desktops, SECURITY, Operating systems, Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, cybercriminal, Jill User, mercy, bad guy, PC

Discussion threads 2006-03-07

Additional Resources

Pondering a rogue cloud

Our future[i]Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain plays the contrarian when it comes to cloud computing: Is the cloud really the backbone of the future we want?[/i]I will [u]never[/u] consider storing personal files on anything even remotely considered "The Cloud".The amount of privacy concerns here are mind boggling. Yet, so many...

Tags: Virtualization, Patches, cloud computing, benefit

Discussion threads 2009-12-02

Royal Society papers provide science, history resources

Good startIt looks like a good start, at least. The site has scans of the original documents, which means as a practical matter it can't be indexed, because the spelling and typefaces are so different. (Lowercase s was often written like lowercase f.) I guess at some point volunteers...

Tags: Web browsers, UFO, Royal Society, Royal Society paper, history resource, speech recognition

Discussion threads 2009-11-29

For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple

Is this how you work? Then don't get angry at your OEM when they invalidate your warranty when you send your PC in for service. Yesterday our own Apple Core blogger Jason O'Grady reported that Apple has now adopted a policy of voiding...

Tags: OEM, Apple Inc., Insurance, Financial Planning, Vertical Industries, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-11-24

Flipping Fantastic

Getting the most out of Flip video cameras The picture above a still from a Flip video is of my venerable old three chip Sony VX1000 video camera, Frezzi light and associated 10 pound battery belt. In the foreground is a Flip video...

Tags: Microphone, Video Camera, Video, Camera, Flip, Flip Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-21

Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed

You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., vaporware

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Bible Proverbs for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Bible Proverbs for iPhone contains almost 600 separate entries organized into these sections: anger, associations, blessings, death, dishonesty, deliverance, desire, diligence, evil, faithfulness, family, friends, enemies, generosity, goodness, gossip, government, guidance, hatred, honor, hope, humility, pride, instruction, integrity, jealousy, joy, judgment, knowledge, laziness, life, love, lying, mercy, neighbors, obedience, parenting,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Bible, E-mail, Government, Smart Phones, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-26

Bright Shadow 1.2.3 (Windows)

Game Story For over a century, the civilization of Luciena has known the mysterious properties of Soul Power. Soul power exists within every facet of the universe, in all sentient beings, and can be manipulated for power, benevolence, or evil. Lucienans used this power to create a peaceful society. However,...

Tags: Society, Microsoft Windows, Gamepot USA, Soul Power, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-26

MSFT versus GOOG - there's a big gap

Countering Google[i]At the current rate of Google?s revenue growth, 7 per cent, it would take it more than 3 years to reach Microsoft?s current quarterly revenue.[/i]The above is true if you assume MS will have no growth over the next 3 years. I don't think that will be the case....

Tags: Web browsers, Operational accounting, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Clients: fat vs. thin, net vs. note

Can I suggestNetbooks with Win 7. Just installed it on a useless Linux netbook and it works fine and only cost me A$399 (which now is almost the same as US ;-))For once try and rein in your hobby horse and let the students join the new millenium.On and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Thin clients, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NeatX, oh-so, netbook, thin client, Linux, desktop, operating system, tool

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Did 'reporters' sink Vista?

Yes. They made it much worse.There were early driver problems, many devices NEVER got updated for Vista, the fit and finish was and is rough, the extra security was a nag (but should have been DEFENDED and EXPLAINED by the tech pros, instead of being ridiculed), business was right to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Self insured may be biggest winners in health reform

more nonsenseAvoiding insurance companies and creeating death panels are not going to improve the healthcare.The only measures that can relly reform helthcare are in the republican bills that the democrats don't want you to see.Noo thanks"Intervention in maintaining wellness."If by "intervention" you mean "we know what's better for you than...

Tags: Insurance, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, patient, Dana, Obama, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Life In The Vast Plane...

At least you'd get some peace and quiet.At least you'd get some peace and quiet. Personally, I enjoy having some time off work, and don't want to be on the clock 24/7, thanks.RE: Life In The Vast Plane...That is an extremely valid point: 'always on' = burn out. Modern work...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Update: Collecting bad stories about Ticketmaster

It's like the mobA while ago, there was a "government inquiry" into Ticketmaster and their practices. The newspapers read like it was the mob against the government. And the inquiry just went away. Without government proactively acting to protect us, we are at the mercy of big, greedy...

Tags: Vertical industries, box-office, Ticketmaster Corp., government

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Ballmer: Microsoft never recovered from Vista blow

Word of Mouth...... trumps design and usability. Seems that once the drumming starts in the ABM crowd, there is little to do about the avalanche of "me too-ism."Vista is a fine operating system done in by third party vendors who refused to update their drivers to work with Vista's...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), NetworkManager, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

What do Bill Gates and other billionaires see as the world's #1 problem?

Population growth is NOT a problemSpend a few days reading at http://globaleconomydoesmatter.blogspot.com/ and you will be convinced that DECLINING populations are the problem that we should be concerned about.RE: What do Bill Gates and other billionaires see as the world's #1 problem?Not often that I agree with you, but you...

Tags: capitalism, Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

i4i vs. Microsoft appeal heard; Trash talk ensues

i Just hope taht MS will have it in the jaw big time For once a little guy could give the knock-out to MS would be a joy ....Would be so niceWould love to see this one almost bankrupt Microsoft.Would love it even more if the next one wipes them...

Tags: OpenOffice, Custom XML, Microsoft Corp., I4i

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Should "Patch Tuesday" updates include a free virus scan?

No, because if Microsoft was to offer such a service the other antivirus companies will cry about it and more antitrust issues will come up. I really don't think Microsoft would be able to do it from a legal stand point. There may also be an issue of conflicting...

Tags: Scanners, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, A/V software, Microsoft Corp., MSRT, virus

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

10Mobile2Mobile BibleDarts Pt 1 (Mobile)

3gLuvDarts_Mixed002_10Pak 3gLuvdartscan be sent mobile2mobile! They may also be used as ringtonesand wallpaper on most 3g devices. And the best thing aboutLuvDarts is how they brighten up some moments in anyone's day that isfortunate enough to receive one! SportsDarts, HolidayDarts, BibleDarts, SmackTalk, FlirtDarts and more are all a part ofthe...

Tags: Mobile, LuvDarts, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless And Mobility, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-09-20