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- Howard's happy: Sirius-XM merger (finally) approved; Now the work really begins
- The government regulatory debacle known as the Sirius-XM merger has officially ended as the Federal Communications Commission approved the deal after 17 months of deliberation and lobbying from the National Association of Broadcasters. According to the Washington Post and Wall Street Journal the FCC approved the deal...
- Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Sirius, Howard, Satellite Radio, Digital Music, Advertising & Promotion, Federal Government, Mergers & Acquisitions, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Government, Investment, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-26
- Girls are as smart as boys, but tests are getting dumber
- New research published in the journal Science confirms what all of us teachers have known for a long time: girls are just as smart as boys. I hope none of our tax dollars went into that one. A quick quote from the article before I get into the...
- Tags: Test, Teacher, Hyde, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux
- Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...
- Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins Juniper
- Update: Microsoft had its annual management shakeup--these things tend to happen at the end of the fiscal year--and Kevin Johnson is leaving as head of the company's platform and services division. As a result, Johnson's unit is split into two--Windows and online services--and CEO Steve Ballmer becomes the primary advocate...
- Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- Apple: Perception is Reality
- When a technology columnist known for his critical views on Apple makes statements to the effect that the company should consider defining and publicly communicating a succession strategy, many Apple fans might consider the subject too close to home and inappropriate. It will generate heated discussion...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Video: Jobs health and other Apple chatter
- What started as a blog conversation weeks ago about the state of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' health has turned into a groundswell of stories. Apple says Jobs' health is a private matter, but it's gone quite public with stories in the New York Times, BusinessWeek and Wall Street Journal. ...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Health Care, Apple Inc., Video, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- WordSmart Toolbar (zip)
- The WordSmart tool bar provides users direct access to the Word of the Day, WordSmart Challenge, and the new WordSmart 5.0 site. This tool bar includes great features like Google search, a Pop-Up Blocker, RSS Reader, Zoom In / Out features, a link to Yahoo, and access to various news...
- Tags: Tool, WordSmart, Productivity, RSS, Microsoft Word, Internet, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2008-07-23
- Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle
- On July 7, the day before the release of the patch for the now infamous DNS design flaw, hacker Dan Kaminsky with the help of Black Hat conference organizers invited reporters to a press conference to "discuss the massive multivendor patch being released this Tuesday." "A synchronized...
- Tags: Black Hat, DNS, Conference, Dan Kaminsky, Thomas Ptacek, Domain Names, Patches, Security, Networking, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Yahoo and Icahn Reach Agreement
- The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Yahoo has reached an agreement with Carl Icahn, the activist investor who has been waging a proxy contest to unseat the board and push Yahoo closer to a deal with Microsoft. Yahoo said Mr. Icahn will join the board himself. The board...
- Tags: Board, Yahoo! Inc., Agreement, Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- RealtyTrac Google Gadget (gg)
- Introducing the RealtyTrac and eBay search bar gadget. RealtyTrac publishes nearly 1 Million properties from nearly 2,500 counties nationwide, and is the foreclosure data provider to MSN Real Estate, Yahoo Real Estate, and The Wall Street Journals Real Estate Journal. More than 650,000 current foreclosure and pre-foreclosure properties. Daily e-mail...
- Tags: Search Bar, Google Inc., Sidebar Gadgets, RealtyTrac, Real Estate, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report
- European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, according to a report. European regulators are preparing to file new antitrust charges against Intel, expanding a probe into the chipmaker's marketing and sales practices, The Wall Street...
- Tags: Intel Corp., Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Security, Business Operations, Hardware, Reuters, Intel, antitrust, European Commission, AMD, processors
- News items 2008-07-16
- Poker Tracker (exe)
- Poker Tracker is an essential all in one poker journal allowing you to track and view each of your poker session profit/loss, hands played, time played, and table style. It will calculate and graph various statistics from hands/hour, dollars/hand, dollars/hour, Cumulative profit/loss, and individual game profit/loss. Additionally your data can...
- Tags: 6D Software, Microsoft Excel, Games, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2008-07-16
- Amanda Chapel, aka "Strumpette," needs some tough love
- I had a strange Twitter back-and-forth with "Amanda Chapel," the pseudonymous authors of a PR blog called "Strumpette," about the nature of the hacker ethic. I personally don't think the hacker ethic is very effective as a counterpoint to the system of intellectual property it decries, because hackers seem intent...
- Tags: Hacker, Twitter, Amanda Chapel, Hacking, Security, Mitch Ratcliffe
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft-Icahn proposal; Calls Microsoft 'erratic'
- Yahoo says it has rejected another offer from Microsoft and Carl Icahn. The latest offer, delivered Friday, was another gambit to acquire Yahoo's search business. Yahoo's overall message: If Microsoft is serious step up and buy the whole company "for at least $33 per share." Yahoo also...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-13
- Jobs, lawyer cleared of criminal charges
- Steve Jobs is off the hook for options backdating charges, according to the Wall Street Journal. Not that he was ever really on the hook. More interesting is that former Apple lawyer Nancy Heinen has also been cleared on criminal charges although she still faces civil litigation with the SEC....
- Tags: Job, Board, Hook, Lawyer, Apple Inc., Backdating, Corporate Governance, Litigation, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
- Microsoft to cut Xbox 360 price tag
- After weeks of rumors and leaked retailer adverts, it now appears as if official confirmation has arrived for a price cut to Microsoft's Xbox 360 Pro. After weeks of rumors and leaked retailer adverts, it now appears as if official confirmation has arrived for a $50 price cut to...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Console, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Microsoft, Xbox 360, games, Tom Magrino, GameSpot
- News items 2008-07-11
- Telecom immunity passes Senate, Obama votes yes
- The Senate – with a yes vote from Barack Obama and a no vote from Hillary Clinton – passed the regrettable wiretapping bill today, which grants lawsuit immunity to telecommunications companies, The Wall Street Journal reports. Despite a spirited resistance by some Democratic senators who...
- Tags: Immunity, U.S. Senate, Vote, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Government, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Google has legacy system issues too
- Google's growth has led to redundant systems and the need for a "Project Spaghetti" designed to unravel the potential rat's nest. That's one of the big items in a Wall Street Journal story on how Google is struggling to sell ads on YouTube. Most of the world...
- Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Legacy System, YouTube Inc., Armstrong, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Sentinel (exe)
- Blocks access to porn sites. Time restricts playing of PC games, music playback from Web sites Internet Radios, watching of videos from Web sites (Youtube & Co.), chat programs(ICQ & Co.) and download of MP3, movies, software and stuff via P2P(Azureus, Kazaa, eMule, and eDonkey), or direct from Web sites....
- Tags: Web, Web Site, Fragment-Software, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-08
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