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- Sun brings open source and virtualization to K12
- I finally have a chance tonight to follow up on my interview with Joe Hartley of Sun Microsystems since the only news floating around relates in some way to that silly little election we have coming up in a few weeks. I wanted to focus tonight on...
- Tags: Software, School, Open Source, Sun Microsystems Inc., Bradford, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Thin Clients, Hardware, Storage, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- McCain to YouTube: Respect fair use (at least for pols)
- YouTube's speedy response to DMCA take-down notices has been the subject of lawsuits – notably Stephanie Lenz, who with the EFF sued when YouTube deleted her video of her kid rockin' out to a Prince song. Now John McCain has a problem with YouTube take-downs. In a...
- Tags: YouTube Inc., John McCain, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits
- In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156 malicious web pages) affecting popular end user applications, to find that even the top performer in the test is in fact performing...
- Tags: Web, Malware, Exploit, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday malware campaign spreading
- Malicious attackers are once again taking advantage of event-based social engineering attacks, and are currently mass mailing fake notifications for Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, attaching a copy of Trojan.Backdoor.Haxdoor, next to a legitimately looking PGP signature which is, of course, fake too : "We received some questions from customers about...
- Tags: Malware, Microsoft Corp., PGP Corp., Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 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
- IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers
- Gartner on Tuesday outlined its grand IT challenges from 2008 to 2033 and it includes a world where you'll never have to charge your device. That was one of the futurama type predictions outlined by Gartner analyst Ken McGhee at the firm's Symposium ITxpo. These prediction presentations...
- Tags: Device, Information Technology, Gesture, ROI, Programmer, Programming, Wireless, Roi/Tco, Strategy, Development Tools, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- New notebooks: What Apple didn't announce
- While Apple delivered a lot of new features in the new MacBooks today (glass trackpads, unibody contruction) and they also removed one – Firewire from the MacBook. There are some other key features that that were rumored to arrive in Apple's new notebooks that just didn't pan out. ...
- Tags: Multi-touch, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Keyboards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?
- Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?What are the specsI haven't seen the specs yet (are they published?) but I don't think it's going to be enough. They either need to compete with Windows PC's or not. Don't half ass it. My guess is the lower price will still not match...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, new MacBook line, MacBook line
- 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
- Bureaucracy and open source: Do they mix?
- Bureaucracy and open source: Do they mix?Being left alone may not be a problem.Remember the executive whose open source company was purchased by Red Hat. He complained that Red Hat wouldn't provide the resources needed for the project, but instead expected a "community" to do the work at much...
- Tags: open source
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- What OpenOffice site crash means
- What OpenOffice site crash meansSo, I should pay for free software so I don't pay Microsoft?It's not for everyone. However, the reason Microsoft has more robust features is because they spend more money on it. That money is funded by higher prices for their software. If you or your company...
- Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, object-oriented, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice, free software, Open Office Writer
- Discussion threads 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
- Google will appeal German copyright decision
- Google will appeal German copyright decisionThe problem here is thatbasicly, Google is deriving their income from other people's work.Whether it could help/hurt the author of said work is a discussion for another day, (as in, it can help an author gain name recognition he would have not had been able...
- Tags: Google Inc., German copyright decision, copyright decision, income
- Discussion threads 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
- Lead, Melamine, and Backdoored Routers
- Lead, Melamine, and Backdoored RoutersBackdoored Routers - A Good IdeaWhat's the problem with backdoored routers? It's a good handy way to make sure that you are not stealing Intellectual Property. If the Chinese government, RIAA, etc. watches every move you make, then probably your moves will all be...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Manufacturing, Backdoored Routers, Melamine, router
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Judge orders Palin to preserve Yahoo emails
- It's been a source of contention on this blog and others whether Sarah Palin used her Yahoo accounts for any state business, or whether it was all family pictures and political stuff. It's a question that will eventually be sorted out by the courts because an Alaska judge just ordered...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Still pushing the obvious: Sun Ray
- Still pushing the obvious: Sun RayGreat for the environment to!Lasting up to 20 years and pulling 8-10 watts ( inc. network overhead ) reduces materials energy and waste... And once you buy more than IRO 50, cheaper purchase price, running costs, support maintenance updates and no upgrades...So why would any...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Recruitment & Selection, Anton, Sun Ray, security, Sun Microsystems Inc., attack
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- LG introduces Wirewize remote pay home theater tech support
- Best Buy must get some huge margins from its Geek Squad tech support service, because it seems like everyone wants to copy that model of overcharging noobs for help with tech installations and troubleshooting. Circuit City has Firedog, and Office Depot has Tech Depot Services. Now LG Electronics is trying...
- Tags: Home Theater, LG Electronics Inc., Cable, Wirewize, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
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