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The Techie Hall of Shame

The Techie Hall of ShameThe Florida architectural firm rampagehttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/24/disgruntled_employee_silent_rampage/RE: The Techie Hall of ShameAs far as this system in S.F. - If you have physical access to the machine, you should be able to get admin/root access. I'd be curious to know what OS they are talking about.RE: The Techie...

Tags: Social Security, Operational accounting, Most IT folk, Techie Hall, VSB

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

Additional Resources

Iceberg for students: developing made simple

This is a dual post written and posted simultaneously. For the enterprise side of Iceberg, check the post over at Enterprise Alley (that's right readers, I'm cheating on you). Some bits are the same and used in both entries; ain't easy posting the same thing for different audiences. ...

Tags: Web, Microsoft .NET, Server, Iceberg, Cynicism, Channel Management, Storage, Web 2.0, Databases, Marketing, Hardware, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-09-07

Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper

When I said that CXO's wouldn't give Google Chrome a nanosecond's thought, I under-estimated. They'll give it about five seconds and then pass straight to the corporate legal department. Why? EULA Clause 11.1: You retain copyright and any other rights that you already hold in Content that...

Tags: Google Inc., EULA, Chrome, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-03

What's on Obama's iPod?

On 15 August I posted a piece about what's on Michael Phelps' iPod (spoiler: lots of hip hop). Over the weekend I came across a piece in thew September issue of Macworld magazine about What's on Obama's iPod. The story which quotes The Examiner article offline says...

Tags: Apple iPod, Obama, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Ruminating on Chrome

Ruminating on ChromeGoogle Chrome.may shine everso bright!Dennis Howlett, come on, ya gotta be positive. Give Google Chrome a chance ya old fart. Technology is ever changing and Google along with today's generation is rolling with the current and the future trend. You should try rolling with it too...

Tags: Google Inc., Chrome

Discussion threads 2008-09-01

Yet again, McCain pisses off musicians

Yet again, McCain pisses off musicians?Where are the RIAA not suing McCains backside for IP infringment. I would at least expected a cease and desist notice.RE: Yet again, McCain pisses off musiciansIf you don't agree with me I'll hate on you, your friends and your pets until you agree...

Tags: Blogging, Digital media, Richard Koman, Sammy Hagar

Discussion threads 2008-08-31

One Router to Connect Them All

One Router to Connect Them AllWives and out of townI have the same problem. I usually get infuriating phone calls where I have to talk her through the whole device reboot process each time, and she forgets how to do it.God awful from where I liveRead my "Harsh reality of...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Broadband Internet, router, cable, Vonage Holdings Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Get those ToS sorted

The spat between WidgetLaboratory and Ning highlights one of the running sores in the current rush to all things 2.0: no-one and I mean no-one has given enough thought to how Terms of Service ToS are going to operate in the real world once cloud based services start to scale...

Tags: Terms Of Service, Ning, E-mail, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-25

Building Windows, not walls

Building Windows, not wallsBuilding Windows, not wallsHooray for ZDNet duplication! Now we only need 5 more articles about this subject which will coincide with ZDNet agenda.[i]will reinvigorate Vista’s image and make Microsoft less of an Apple chump.[/i]As of lately the chump has been Apple with their failures. This ad...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), zune, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, wall, Building Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Seinfeld

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

The Waltham Pact: Where are the tangibles?

The Waltham Pact: Where are the tangibles?I don't see it.I don't see where this is helping anyone. It seems like any help MS is giving to Novell is being tied up at Novell. For instance Novell's version of Open Office. I don't really see any of that coming down or...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Novell Inc., Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Forbes rewrites the history of open source

Forbes rewrites the history of open sourceI guess it was a political articleYou just convinced me that the purpose of this article in Forbes being written was to score political points. Which makes its rewriting of history doubly-disgusting.Libertarian?I'm pretty sure the GPL is normally associated with socialism, not libertarianism. Libertarians...

Tags: open source, Forbes, libertarian, software

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

MIT students fight for right to expose security gaps in Boston subway

MIT students fight for right to expose security gaps in Boston subwayPrior restraintThe judge's order is clearly prior restraint on speech. I'd be shocked if it wasn't overturned on appeal. Unfortunately, the MTA will probably escape the financial spanking they deserve for violating the students' civil rights.Illusion is...

Tags: Constitution, students skill, security, security gap, subway, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, illusion

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

Windows Fiji: a world class failure

Windows Fiji: a world class failurepeople should stop complaining for what they still don't know!Did Microsoft announce that it will not be available via Windows Update? NO. So, people should stop complaining for something they still don't know! Just wait and keep your mouth in silence and you'll get this...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, QAM, world class failure, Windows Fiji, Microsoft Windows, Fiji

Discussion threads 2008-08-09

Car chase: Chrysler CIO to run treasury dep't.

Car chase: Chrysler CIO to run treasury dep't.It sort of makes sense.Considering that Accounting uses some of the most expensive and time consuming IT systems, and they usually work extremely close on IT projects across a variety of departments. Maybe it will work or it will be a failure that...

Tags: Strategy, Operational accounting, Financial services, Investment, Financial accounting, Chrysler LLC, information technology, accounting, treasury, treasury function, Cerberus Capital Management, car

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Another gas problem for the NEXT U.S. President

Another gas problem for the NEXT U.S. PresidentMaybe the EPA doesn't act becauseCO2 is NOT a pollutant? Or maybe because somebody realizes that manmade global warming is the biggest hoax in history? I'm surprised that Mars has not threatened to sue the EPA. After all, there's...

Tags: Man-made global warming, carbon dioxide, gas problem, NEXT U.S., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, global warming

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

FCC to vote against Comcast, which questions its authority

FCC to vote against Comcast, which questions its authorityNet Neutralityreaction to this "Net Neutrality" decision...YES!RE: FCC to vote against Comcast, which questions its authoritySo a company can't manage their network to protect their limited bandwidth (ya it ain't free people) from the sponge known as torrent? Wow...Yes I'm a...

Tags: Federal government, FCC, network, Comcast Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-28

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro - headphones

Ultimate Ears has been a familiar name to musicians and other audio professionals for a decade, but in the past few years, the company has churned out a variety of headphones for several consumer lines that range in affordability. Earphones in its Metro.fi, Super.fi, and Triple.fi lines have gained a...

Tags: aperture, Y-cable, Ultimate Ears, Triple.fi 10, ear piece, headphone

Product reviews 2008-07-22

iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appeal

iCrash: Buggy apps tarnish iPhone 2.0 appealBut stability is supposed to be iPhone's strong suit?Hmm, guess not! A big "I told you so" to all those who made fun of WM's theoretical lack of stability even though mine have all worked flawlessly.[i]If you don’t have an Apple account you have...

Tags: Sales channel, Digital music, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.0 appeal, iCrash, Buggy app, iPhone 2.0, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Open-source Castle Project founder joins Microsoft

Open-source Castle Project founder joins MicrosoftI've always been curious about the uptake of Iron*Its a strategy that seems to follow the same mistake MS is making on the web...."If we offer OUR version they will come". It seems to me that ASP.Net attracts a certain type of person just like...

Tags: .NET, Middleware, Application servers, Scripting languages, open source, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft Corp., PHP

Discussion threads 2008-07-18