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- The real question: How to keep Microsoft on the transparency track
- The real question: How to keep Microsoft on the transparency trackI have concluded there is a new monopoly strategy afootand therefore, less transparency is likely over the next few years. I hope I am wrong, but you may have noticed the change in Bill Gates focus (he is still...
- Tags: blogging, strategy, mvp award, microsoft corp., transparency
- Discussion threads 2007-03-28
- MVP awards, Messenger Plus! and adware -- a good combination?
- MVP awards, Messenger Plus! and adware -- a good combination?It does make senseNow that Microsoft has entered the protection racket errrrr security business I mean, expect the makers of SpySheriff, CWS, Vundo, and Zango to recieve plaques and thank-you notes.RE: MVP awards, Messenger Plus! and adware -- a good combination?I...
- Tags: spyware, spyware, adware & malware, viruses and worms, security, messenger plus!, mvp award, good combination, adware, messenger
- Discussion threads 2006-10-10
- MVP awards, Messenger Plus! and adware -- a good combination?
- A controversy has been raging in certain circles the last few days over a MVP award, which has now been rescinded, to an adware pusher known as Patchou, Cyril Paciullo, the author of Messenger Plus!, now known as Messenger Plus! Live. Ed Bott blogged about it here. Patchous devotees have...
- Tags: messenger, lop, patchou, messenger plus!
- Blog posts 2006-10-09
- Microsoft gives adware pusher an MVP award
- Microsoft gives adware pusher an MVP awardThere are two issues involved hereOne is the reality of Patchou's software, which is questionable at best.Even more important is the perception. This is a PR disaster for Microsoft and it's also a breakdown in its vetting process for MVPs. It took me less...
- Tags: spyware, adware & malware, spyware, viruses and worms, security, cyberthreats, mvp award, adware, microsoft corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-06
- Microsoft gives adware pusher an MVP award
- Update 7-Oct 2:30 PDT: In the Talkback section below, Microsoft MVP Carey Frisch reports:Mr. Paciullos MVP Award has been revoked. Once the MVP program learned and investigated the extent of the connection, they took action today (Oct 7th) to revoke the MVP Award from Mr. Cyril Paciullo. The vital importance...
- Tags: most valuable professional
- Blog posts 2006-10-06
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- Oracle: Gimme an L. Gimme an I. Gimme an N-U-X
- Enterprise software giant Oracle is at LinuxWorld this week, positioning itself as head cheerleader for widespread adoption in the Enterprise. In addition to a keynote speech that discussed Oracle's position around Linux, as well as details of its own deployment, there were two announcements issued today. The...
- Tags: data center, oracle corp., linux, data centers, unix, operating systems, open source, software, storage, hardware, data management, sam diaz
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Sonos Digital Music System BU150
- Sonos has been around since 2005, when the small company introduced its first multiroom digital music system to glowing reviews (including a CNET.com Editors' Choice Award). The product was comprised of two base stations and a unique for the time remote with a full-color screen that allowed you to wirelessly...
- Tags: digital music, digital media, wi-fi, zp120, zoneplayer zp120, sonos
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- Day 2: iPhone Dev Camp 2
- Yesterday I learned a few lessons about live blogging. Not many people are refreshing it as much as I was. I should list my posts with most recent at the top instead of the other way around. ...
- Tags: apple iphone, developer, app, melodies, medialets, games, personal technology, andrew mager
- Blog posts 2008-08-03
- McAfee SiteAdvisor blocks SANS
- Showing you just how much they understand about security, McAfee blocked the SANS website, sans.org, as well as giac.org and sans.edu, with their SiteAdvisor application, listing it as a "bad" site. Interestingly enough, SANS sites are some of the best sites to go to for security related...
- Tags: mcafee inc., mcafee siteadvisor, web site, web site development, web technology, security, internet, nathan mcfeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- GM-Free (zip)
- GM-Free lets you create amazing artwork, you dont have to have great design or computer skills. Anyone from kids to silver-surfers can master Grid Magic in minutes. GM-Free is a fully featured version of the award-winning Grid Magic graphics design software that's free for personal use. Download and it and...
- Tags: general motors corp., q4 technologies, productivity
- Software downloads 2008-07-30
- Mayor: Cleantech leaders are finding their way to San Jose
- The great thing about visiting my brother and his family in San Jose is that there is almost always a business reason for me to be here. I used my latest trip ending tomorrow to catch up with the mayor of San Jose, Chuck Reed, about his city's aggressive green...
- Tags: san jose, leader, clean technology, capital structures, finance, heather clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- News to know: Apple, Crapware; Icahn and Yahoo; Brocade
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook; Jobs health worries Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple reports record Q3 08 Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan? Dennis Howlett: Apple chaos theory Jason O'Grady: Apple Q3 2008...
- Tags: apple iphone, sony corp., facebook, larry dignan, yahoo! inc., brocade communications systems inc., apple inc., mice, utility computing, 3g, open source, hardware, peripherals, cellular phones, consumer electronics, personal technology
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- 2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced
- 2008 Pwnie Award nominees announcedNot bad butI have to give Lamest Vendor Response to Apple for the Safari carpet bomb flaw.Ok, Nate, so here's a solution to your QuickTime problemDon't run your browser with administrative credentials... yeah, yeah you're going to counter with something that is probably mostly FUD based....
- Tags: digital music, security, operating systems, nate, pwnie award
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- 2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced
- Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on. From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...
- Tags: nominee, vulnerability, xss, attack, flaw, dan, xss flaw, lifelock, security, nathan mcfeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Orangutan Screensaver (exe)
- Orangutan Screensaver from UK based award winning photographer, Jason Friend. The stars of this screensaver are the residents of the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre located in Malaysia Borneo. This screensaver features ten images of the Orangutans currently resident in the centre. Version 1 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: screensaver, jason friend photography
- Software downloads 2008-07-17
- 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
- Open source college revolution?
- Moodle is trying to lead the break by putting its open source course management system into Amazon's cloud. Moodle is a Sourceforge Community Choice Award finalist. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: amazon.com inc., moodle, open source, dana blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: report
- Intel faces new antitrust charges in Europe: reportRather moot, isn't it?Sort of like the US case against Microsoft after Netscape was already pushing up daisies, any fines assessed against Intel won't revive AMD. In fact, it's a good bet that any fines against Intel will show up on the...
- Tags: corporate law, semiconductors, advanced micro devices inc., intel corp., new antitrust charge, antitrust charge, antitrust
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- Sony's Centrino 2 laptop lineup
- Details of Sony's new laptops have been trickling out for several weeks, but Sony held off on an official announcement to coincide with Intel's Centrino 2 launch this week. Sony introduced four new VAIO lines ranging from the 3-pound Z-series ultraportable with a 13.1-inch display to the...
- Tags: sony corp., ibm zseries, hard drive, sony vaio, intel centrino, memory, microsoft windows vista, intel core 2 duo, series, microsoft windows vista home premium, graphics, laptop computer, intel corp., sp1, sr series, microsoft windows, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), desktops, processors, operating systems, software, hardware, semiconductors, components, john morris
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Transitive's magic - Solaris/SPARC Apps and Hyper-V
- In the past, I posted about one of the important requirements of the next generation datacenter NGDC, the ability to consolidate diverse applications on a unified hardware platform. Both IBM (see What would a next generation datacenter look like?) and HP see HP and the next generation data center and...
- Tags: application, sun sparc, transitive quicktransit, sun solaris, data centers, unix, operating systems, processors, servers, software, storage, hardware, data management, semiconductors, components, dan kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
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