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How to save the FCC: How to save the FCCPoor technical decisions ---The FRC, later renamed the FCC, was established to license stations and prevent stations from interfering with each other. In other words, every frequency would have one, and only one signal on it in a given locality. Contrast that with the...; Tags: Federal government, minority ownership, FCC; Discussion threads 2004-06-22

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AOL's ousted CEO being considered for Yahoo seat: Can Jonathan Miller do for Yahoo what he tried to do for AOL? Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Investor Carl Icahn, who reached a compromise with Yahoo this morning to avoid a nasty proxy battle for seats on the company's board of directors,...; Tags: America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Miller, Corporate Governance, Venture Capital, Team Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Financing Startups, Management, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-21
600 Starbucks to close. Good Riddens!: 600 Starbucks to close. Good Riddens!Good RiddanceGood riddanceZD Can't SpellIt's "riddance" not "riddens". If "riddens" was supposed to be a play on words or a joke or a reference to something having to do with coffee, I don't get it.Otherwise, since you guys write about tech, maybe use that there...; Tags: Starbucks Corp., bean, Riddens; Discussion threads 2008-07-21
Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.: My mother and I chat a lot about different alternative energy options, mainly because she is lucky enough to live in Hawaii where solar hot water has been mandated for future construction. But one thing that has been ultra controversial on the Big Island has been wind power for the...; Tags: Alternative Energy, Wind Energy, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-19
Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?: After well over a year of scrutiny, the proposed merger between the country's two satellite radio providers - XM and Sirius - is finally on the home stretch, set for an approval vote as early as Aug. 1. But wait. This week, one of the FCC commissioners proposed even more...; Tags: Merger, XM Satellite Radio Inc., Radio, Satellite, Sirius, Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein, Satellite Radio, Advertising & Promotion, Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Music, Network Technology, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Investment, Finance, Networking, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-07-18

Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamed: Software debugging costs rise; SOA blamedWho is really to blame?SOA makes things easier for the end user, but harder for IT. But is it really SOA that should take the blame or are IT shops just really bad at "real" software engineering? I vote for the later. ...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, software, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Yahoo may revisit News Corp if AOL dims: source: Yahoo is unlikely to get into a bidding war over AOL with Microsoft because Yahoo could instead renew talks over News Corp's Web properties. NEW YORK--Yahoo is unlikely to get into a bidding war over AOL with Microsoft because if Microsoft gets in the way, Yahoo could instead renew...; Tags: America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft-Icahn Proposal, Financial Accounting, Mergers & Acquisitions, Finance, Investment, Reuters, Yahoo, Microsoft, Microhoo, merger, News Corps, AOL; News items 2008-07-18
AOL talks with Microsoft, Yahoo heat up: source: Sources said a deal with Yahoo would likely involve merging AOL--with Time Warner keeping a share, and a deal with Microsoft would have Redmond completely taking over AOL. NEW YORK--Time Warner's discussions to merge or sell its AOL Internet division with Microsoft or Yahoo have taken on new...; Tags: Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Internet, Search, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Reuters, AOL, Microsoft, Yahoo, mergers; News items 2008-07-16
New hybrid delivery security architecture: Secure Computing's Ken Rutsky tells how to integrate Software-as-a-Service SaaS, virtualization and appliance security offerings to let users get exactly what they want. “In the past, CIOs deployed their own self-contained application architectures on their own servers and storage systems. This old model is giving way to a hybrid...; Tags: Appliance, Software, Software-as-a-service, Platform, Information Technology, Advantage, Hardware, Model, Service, Architecture, Organization, Delivery Security Architecture, IT Security Professional, Delivery Platform, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Security, Emerging Technologies, Management, CIO, SaaS, virtualization, IT appliances, service delivery, IT management, Ken Rutsky, Secure Computing; News items 2008-07-16
Sun Exec: Your 'Eco Data Center' doesn't have to cost millions. Some tips for getting there.: OK, so here's the $100 million question: Do you really want to spend that much to make your data center more green or at least more efficient? I thought not, which is why I agreed to speak with Sun Chief Technologist for EcoDC and Virtualization Services, Phillip Morris, about more...; Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Finding the name behind the GMail address: Ah, this is a fun little trick.Â I'm not sure if it represents a vulnerability, but certainly I expect Google will try to get rid of this feature.Â The SecuriTeam blog has reported that it is possible to expose the full name of the user who registered a GMail account.Â Â ...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, SecuriTeam Blog, Phishing, E-mail Providers, Cyberthreats, Cloud Computing, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Internet, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-15
Canadian court shutters torrent tracker: Canadian court shutters torrent trackerJust Walk AwayI realize that most of the people on the internet are content junkies but the best way to deal with a for profit company that relies on sales to survive is to not buy their product. Don't download illegally and don't buy physical content....; Tags: E-books, INTERNET, Intellectual property, Well Let, tracker, e-book, music; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Fear and enterprise in the PaaS channel: Fear and enterprise in the PaaS channelSaaS and PaaS still not an Enterprise SolutionInternet based solutions whether they are software or platform do not pass any type of sanity test.1. Data ownership. No matter what the license agreements always have 2 clauses that allow them to do what ever they...; Tags: cloud computing, Storage management, PaaS, storage; Discussion threads 2008-07-15
Microsoft as the gate keeper of video analytics: Microsoft as the gate keeper of video analyticsNBC Olympics and TVTonic[b]Wavexpress to Provide Internet Video Download Service for NBC’s Coverage of the Beijing Olympic Games[/b]Free Service to Allow Media Center Users the Ability to Download Content During NBC’s Coverage of the Beijing Olympics, August 8-24, 2008http://www.tvtonic.com/news/?p=133NEW YORK - June 23,...; Tags: Media Center PCs, Corporate communications, Microsoft Corp., analytics, video, NBC, Wavexpress, NBC Olympic; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
Survey: 39 percent of iPhone 3G buyers own PCs: Survey: 39 percent of iPhone 3G buyers own PCsLooking at the data another way,there were fewer Mac owners getting iPhone 3G's than the original iPhones. Not just %, but raw number. Wonder what conclusions could be drawn from that?Good luck with the corporate TrojanYeah I don't see this being any...; Tags: Cellular phones, Desktops, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3G buyer, 3G, survey, Apple Inc., PC; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
Vista To Win in the Enterprise, The Ugly Way: Vista To Win in the Enterprise, The Ugly Wayre: Winning Ugly[i]Why should Microsoft be any different? If you look at how enterprise software vendors have traditionally dealt with upgrades to their software products, the general tendency has been to put the vendor’s interests well ahead of the user. Upgrades to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, Yes Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
Retriever (msi): Retriever is the first screen anyone would see, and because this ownership security screen is designed to appear before or with your password logon screen, the Retriever helps you prevent theft of equipment, protect your information, and recover lost & stolen equipment. If your laptop is lost or stolen, and...; Tags: Password, Screen, Laptop Computer, Front Door Software, Retriever, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets; Software downloads 2008-07-11
How should Microsoft fight Vista criticism? "We're sorry" is a good start: How should Microsoft fight Vista criticism? "We're sorry" is a good startYour type of experience is in the minority.Everyone thinks the majority that are dissatisfied have never tried Vista. When the truth is those screaming the loudest against it used it and didn't like it.My main complaint is not Vista...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-10
Open source lending tinged with racism: Open source lending tinged with racismProfit opportunityIf some non-financial factor is restricting the ability of some people to obtain the loans, then anyone who ignores that factor will be able to charge a higher rate than would otherwise be obtained.If someone's financial profile would justify a 5% rate (just to...; Tags: Financial services, open source, borrower, racism, auction; Discussion threads 2008-07-09
Mossberg's review of iPhone 3G: Newer, Faster, Cheaper: The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg has been testing the iPhone 3G for a couple of weeks and today posted his review. As you'd expect, he loves the "between three and five times as fast" 3G networking, "wireless synchronization with corporate email" and the App Store which gives iPhone 3G...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Mossberg, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-08