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- Halloween XII: What's really behind those Microsoft licenses?
- Last night I stayed up late to watch a scary movie called The Grudge. It's a remake of a Japanese film, set in Japan, with English actors including Sarah Michelle Geller. It's not gory but it sure gave me the creeps. Tonight after all the trick-or-treating is done and the...
- Tags: license, microsoft corp., ms-rl, nelson, corporate governance, open source, business operations, corporate law, ed burnette
- Blog posts 2007-10-31
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- MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming
- Next Tuesday (August 12th), Microsoft will ship 12 security bulletins with fixes for serious vulnerabilities in a wide range of of widely deployed products. Seven of the 12 bulletins will be rated "critical," Microsoft's highest severity rating. The critical bulletins will cover remotely exploitable...
- Tags: microsoft access, vulnerability, patch management, activex control, microsoft internet explorer, microsoft corp., microsoft excel, microsoft windows, activex/com/com+/dcom, microsoft office, security, operating systems, software, software development, software/web development, office suites, ryan naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability window
- Microsoft aims to close Patch Tuesday vulnerability windowThis is good, potentially anyway.MFST did not get to be where it is by being "stupid". Granted, they have their "flaws", but so does everyone on this Planet. The reason that "hackers" virus writers, etc. target Windows is clear. The OS is the...
- Tags: construction, microsoft windows nt, security, viruses and worms, patch tuesday vulnerability window, patch tuesday, microsoft corp., window
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?
- Mozilla taps crowd for concepts: Will the browser usurp the OS?1997 called. It wants its article backAs a reader of News.com and ZDNet for years and years, I had to laugh when I saw the headline for this one. Sounds familiar, except it would have been about Netscape.Next maybe you...
- Tags: operating systems, web browsers, desktops, operating system, web browser, desktop, mozilla corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plans
- Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plansWhere had you read that?[i]When it comes to new hardware, most makers charge you for Windows even if you don’t get it. They do this to maintain their relationship with Microsoft[/i]Actually, I hear that these companies charge you for FreeDos, (though they claim it...
- Tags: operating systems, ibm corp., microsoft corp., oem, lenovo group ltd., microsoft windows, agreement, linux
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop
- IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktopIbm should spend 1% of its revenueeach years to help , expend and monitor/sponsored open sourceUp to a certain point IBM OS/3 "pay back" linux or bsd flavor since we are into the "if/why not"...
- Tags: unix, operating systems, open source, servers, desktop, ibm corp., linux, microsoft corp., symphony, server
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- An apology to the Vietnam vets out there
- An apology to the Vietnam vets out thereWhat?*roflhao trying not to wet himself* oh jesus!... i mean... oh my goodness (no offense intended to all those right side of the fence, sandle wearing, western, monotheists out there!).i mean for the love of mary!! political correctness is far far far far...
- Tags: vietnam vet, vietnam war
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- When Google disowns you
- When Google disowns youThis is a real danger in general with the "Cloud"PaaS, SaaS,Cloud, or call it what you want, this is only one of the major problems that can creep up when you pass your data and applications on to a third party service provider. You put your business...
- Tags: productivity, open source, databases, storage encryption, long-term data usability, namesecure, google inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Are you a Dog or a Cat?
- Are you a Dog or a Cat?You proved my point.People do not like change unless they are the implementors.Dog/Cat/FishI liked the way you put that! vista is a pretty configuration but it is a new learning venture for us all..I'm a dog/cat person...who also loves fish..hehehehThey moved everything around......to create...
- Tags: productivity, vista
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Yahoo: Our board a lot less loved today
- Yahoo: Our board a lot less loved todayA conspiracy theorist would say this was done intentionally......by Yahoo in order to convince Ichan to throw in the towel before the fight even began due to overwhelming odds.There are still law suits...pending over the handling of the MS deal. This votes outcome...
- Tags: corporate governance, yahoo! inc., board
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?
- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?This isn't even strictly a Beta Tester issueMicrosoft realised that MCE systems just weren't flying out the door and then correctly perceived that it makes more sense to bundle it with Vista so that OEMs can either make a "home entertainment center"...
- Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, fiji, microsoft windows vista, microsoft corp., beta tester, windows future, mce
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista
- IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on VistaHoo that could be painful very painfulibm ,red hat, ubuntu working together..... ough Microshot may feel this a bitRE: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on VistaUnless they make programs and hardware as easy to install &...
- Tags: unix, open source, operating systems, driver installation, linux, ibm corp., ubuntu, novell inc., microsoft windows vista, red hat inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista
- The Linux computing crowd smells blood and wants to make a run at Microsoft's Vista operating system. Coinciding with LinuxWorld, IBM, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat issued a joint statement promising "Microsoft free" desktops across the globe. I doubt it...
- Tags: ubuntu, novell inc., red hat inc., microsoft windows vista, microsoft corp., ibm corp., linux, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), unix, operating systems, open source, software, microsoft windows, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Apple: Shut down MobileMe immediately
- Apple: Shut down MobileMe immediatelyWhat about .Mac?I'd have been happy with them waiting to release it until it was perfect, but in it's current state it's exactly like .Mac with a flashier interface. I don't see how it's really a detriment to keep it going. MobileMe's sync actually...
- Tags: recruitment & selection, mme, apple inc., shut-down mobileme, mobileme, shut-down, job, apple macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Silverlight and DoubleClick: Old news with a new press release
- Silverlight and DoubleClick: Old news with a new press releaseExcellent point[i]Being able to actually make money off of rich media content is priority number one and I’ve been impressed with how targeted Microsoft has been in that goal with Silverlight.[/i]Yet another reason, if any were needed, to make sure it's...
- Tags: microsoft silverlight, old news, doubleclick inc., microsoft corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Did the bad cop gremlins get at Microsoft's annual report?
- Did the bad cop gremlins get at Microsoft's annual report?Diminishing risk.Yes, the chances of Microsoft being overtaken by open source or cloud computing are similar to those of riding in a 1974 Gremlin. The competition is prematurely obsolete and slightly repulsive, especially considering the denim interior of the automobile...
- Tags: software as a service (saas), tools & techniques, cloud computing, open source, microsoft corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Who's responsible?
- Who's responsible?Murph finds a kindred spiritCongratulations. You found a quote with a Murph-style error in logic.Here's the situation: People eat enough bread to satisfy their need for calories, then use their remaining food money on meat. Less effective, more enjoyable.The price of bread goes up. The...
- Tags: anton, bread, murph, meat
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- CallClerk Caller ID Software (exe)
- CallClerk lets you know who is calling on the phone in more ways then you may have thought possible. Use it as an answering machine, fax and/or to immediately e-mail you when you get a call (attaching the caller's message or fax). CallClerk can update a Web Page giving you...
- Tags: call, rob latour, fax, microsoft outlook, groupware, microsoft office, office suites, software, enterprise software
- Software downloads 2008-08-05
- Another App bites the dust: Box Office/Now Playing
- Another App bites the dust: Box Office/Now PlayingStill think......Apple having complete control over application distribution is a good thing?RE: Another App bites the dust: Box Office/Now PlayingIf your application happens to provide a more useful service than applications that Apple already provide or might complete with an apple service, then...
- Tags: box office/now, box office/now playing, apple iphone
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista
- How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows VistaKubuntu on main desktop ...... Windows XP SP2 in the VMware sandbox, same for Vista if someone sends me a copy gratis. I've been burned too many times with malware to even think of going back to Windows as my main...
- Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), operating systems, microsoft windows vista, love windows vista, love windows, stop worrying, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
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