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Driver's license or national ID card?: Driver's license or national ID card?Yes and how many of thoseusing national ID's are Democratic Republics? Or have the same level of freedom and rights... well that we used to have?Bottom line this is one step closer to a fascist regime. How does it feel?I hate to spout biblical stuff...; Tags: ID card, national ID card; Discussion threads 2006-02-16
Bad guy detectors and ID: Bad guy detectors and IDWhat would be the point?If it's just ID - not database backend - what's the point?ID cards should be about identity, nothing more!All the "biometric" part of a card should do is to verify that the person carrying the card is the person named on the...; Tags: National ID card, card, Bad Guy, database; Discussion threads 2005-12-12
From high-tech driver's licenses to national ID cards?: From high-tech driver's licenses to national ID cards?Hi YaA federal law takes precedence over a state law. Problem with this,is that its adjucency,would tend to create smaller,and smaller representative government,and keep a larger 'executive branch,wich 'assumes a security conscousness,that for a constitution wich is NOT a federal document,is a section...; Tags: Government, national ID card, SSN, ID card, security, RFID, identity theft; Discussion threads 2005-02-14

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Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks: Since my last comparison, Apple and Dell have both come out with even smaller notebook computers to tempt you away from your old fashioned desk-bound workstation. How do they stack up? Today I look at the low end MacBook White and Dell Inspirion 13 to find out. ...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Battery, Apple Inc., Centimeter, MacBook White, Engineering, Serial ATA, Notebooks, Storage, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-10-15
ManageFusion 2008: I'm sitting in the media workroom preparing for today's sessions at Symantec's ManageFusion 2008. The event is being held at the JW Marriott resort and conference center in the land of the Mouse, that is Orlando, FL. I'll be adding things to this post throughout the day as interesting things...; Tags: Software, Application, Symantec Corp., Software Virtualization Solution Professional, Steve Morton, Security, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-10-15

Apple's latest MacBook Pro: Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the next-generation MacBook Pro with a new aluminum body, a 15-inch display, a multitouch trackpad, and a faster graphics card.; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Notebooks, Video Cards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Components, Apple; Videos 2008-10-14
Thoughts on Apple's new products: Thoughts on Apple's new productsExcept the rest of the market didn't hold an event......announcing new products.The reasons to not buy anything always outweighthe reasons to buy.When you switch to a MacBook Air, you can't believe how you just don't care about what connectivity you don't have. With wi-fi everywhere...; Tags: FireWire, Notebooks, GO PC, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
'I'm a PC. A $999 MacBook still doesn't tempt me' (or does it?): 'I'm a PC. A $999 MacBook still doesn't tempt me' (or does it?)MS will have nothing exciting on the OS front for Christmas this year.If you want to do something exciting, you will have to buy a Mac. And, it only gets worse for MS on the MID/NetBook front. That...; Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Laptop sale, Desktop sale, PC, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, laptop computer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?: Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?Your Mac Lust borders on Creepy....Geez... that article is just a little bit scary. The kid on the eTrade commercials is in my head..."I seriously underestimated the creepiness factor"... he says this about a clown and I am applying it...; Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Notebooks, Apple Inc., video; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
MacBooks: out with the old, in with the new: MacBooks: out with the old, in with the newMulti-touch trackpad: gimmick or useful feature?The thought of having to use gestures with 4 fingers on a small trackpad as opposed to a touch screen display sounds absolutely nightmarish in terms of UI usefulness. Multi-touch on the iPhone is a total joke...; Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, multi-touch, Apple MacBook, keyboard, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Confirmed: MacBook drops Firewire port: Confirmed: MacBook drops Firewire portUpgrade to Pro?It looks like if you want FireWire, you'll need to get a Macbook Pro instead.http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/specs.html"What do video professionals think about this?"What about we non-professionals who shoot video?I guess we're SOL, as far as Apple is concerned.Nice way to drive customers to Windows machines Stevie...; Tags: Notebooks, macBook Pro, Apple MacBook, FireWire, video, Firewire port; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?: I have to get a new MacBook Pro. I need to find a way to convince my wife that one of my kids needs my MacBook and I must therefore have one of the latest MBPs introduced today. Because seriously, folks, if you haven't checked out coverage of...; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Graphics, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-10-14
New pulseless total artificial heart: Two University of Houston UH engineering professors have received a $2.8 million federal grant from the National Institutes of Health NIH to develop a new artificial heart technology. In order to create a pulseless total artificial heart TAH, they 'are focusing on developing a control system that emulates how the...; Tags: Heart, Team Management, Federal Government, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Management, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Lessig: Five proposals for ending copyright wars: Lessig: Five proposals for ending copyright warsThis article is right on track...Now if we can just get the lobbyists to leave Washington and get the Congress to repeal all the copyright acts passed since 1975.Never Going To HappenThe recent meltdown of Wall Street and the financial markets world wide pretty...; Tags: patent; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
NVIDIA problems spread to desktop PCs: NVIDIA problems spread to desktop PCs8600GTa couple of months ago, I bought 2 8600GT cards to build an SLI system. One of these failed within 1 month. It was Gigabyte card and they did replace it, however, I have since upgraded to the 8800GT with 1GB memory to avoid problems.RE:...; Tags: Desktops, NVidia Corp., card, desktop computer, desktop, PC, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
SAP's EcoHub, here's the rub: SAP has created a marketplace for its own and partner solutions called EcoHub. Pre-sales are handled by SAP, with content created by the partners. Comments can be left but there are a number of questions about how this operates. The good news is that SAP spent...; Tags: SAP AG, EcoHub, Pre-sales, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Microsoft pushes idea of "Apple tax": Microsoft pushes idea of "Apple tax"upgrade tax?all the mac laptops are upgradable in terms of ram and hard disk. what else do you need to upgrade on a laptop?I think MS should push for Apple salesThe first piece of software that gets installed on a Mac is Windows and at...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Apple Inc., tax, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Bush signs online child protection bills: In addition to the Pro-IP Act, President Bush signed two other Internet-related bills, these related to kiddie porn and child predators. The Protect Our Children Act requires Internet companies to report child pornography and forks over $320 million to the Justice Dept. to fight Internet...; Tags: Attorney General, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Judge orders Palin to preserve Yahoo emails: Judge orders Palin to preserve Yahoo emailsAnother Fishing Expedition ....... funded by the taxpayer and brought about by partisan politics. I suspect the rumors and the interest will subside shortly after the election.RE: Judge orders Palin to preserve Yahoo emailsIf there was anything criminal in those messages, the Dems...; Tags: Palin, Yahoo! Inc., e-mail, Yahoo Email; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
News to know: IT turbulence, Windows 7, Facebook, Apple HDTV: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IT warning: Turbulence ahead CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-over Gartner's worst case for 2009 IT budgets isn't so bad Sean...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, HDTV, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, Open Source, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Management, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-10-14