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Hackers spark new protests against 'Manhunt 2'

Hackers spark new protests against 'Manhunt 2'What do the parents groups have to say about hackersand modders? What do the parents groups have to say about parents who make a decision to allow such games in their household, . . what do those groups say is the method that...

Tags: Games, game, new protest

Discussion threads 2007-11-06

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Windows 7: What's coming for business users

Windows 7: What's coming for business usersLa Vache qui RitHonestly, why in the world would you believe anything from Microsoft? Did any of the "features" they promised make it into Vista? No.I'm underwhelmedIf these are the features MS is going to be touting to their enterprise customers, there...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-10-28

Turkey Protest screensaver (pd)

In this American Greetings screensaver, a group of turkeys march down a country road and display signs expressing their displeasure with Thanksgiving. Their protest signs read "Vegans Rule," "Eat Crow," "Beef! It's What's For Thanksgiving," and other humorous phrases.Note: The screensavers from American Greetings require site registration with a valid...

Tags: American Greetings Corp., Screensaver

Software downloads 2008-10-23

Anonymous member pleas guilty in Scientology attack

Anonymous member pleas guilty in Scientology attackI said it before...Its not a church, its a store. Their "commerce" sites were down. Get with it IRS, they are a business and should pay taxes.Their are not even a businessThere are a criminal organisation same thing as the MPAA and RIAA. it...

Tags: Scientology attack, member plea, Scientology, attack

Discussion threads 2008-10-20

Electronic Arts doesn't understand its community

The ruckus over the EA launch of Spore, specifically its wildly unpopular Digital Restriction Management DRM scheme, seems to have gotten the message across to everyone -- except EA's management. Case in point, CEO John Riccitiello says it was a "vocal minority" that didn't like the DRM. We implemented...

Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Minority, Copy Protection, Joe Brockmeier

Blog posts 2008-10-17

Canadian Conservatives vow to implement new copyright law

Candians who vote to re-elect the Conservative government next week will also be voting for an archly pro-copyright agenda. According to the party's official platform released yesterday: A re-elected Conservative government led by Stephen Harper will reintroduce federal copyright legislation that strikes the appropriate balance among the rights of...

Tags: Legislation, Copyright Law, Creator, Government, Intellectual Property, Vertical Industries, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Piracy, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Security, Corporate Law, Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-08

President Obama will take away kids cold medicine

President Obama will take away kids cold medicineWhy regulate something that is only a problem due to irresponsible parentsALL over-the-counter OTC medications have information about who can use it and how much medicine it should get. Every bottle of OTC medication has very visible warning and most specify that...

Tags: blog author, gov, cold medicine, Obama, prescription, medication

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

India's outsourcing bubble is bursting

India's outsourcing bubble is burstingIndia's outsourcing bubble is burstingProbably because outsourcing doesn't work.Long overdueIt's about time. It never should have gained traction in the first place. It makes me cringe everytime I hear out political leaders saying how "education" is how we must compete in the global economy....

Tags: outsourcing, outsource

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

'I Hate the New Facebook' group surpasses 500,000 protestors

Facebook sure isn't getting much love these days. As the social network continues to fight a multitude of security issues even its own loyal user base is turning against it with a quickly growing group called "I Hate the New Facebook" -- which now boasts near 600,000 members. Just over...

Tags: Facebook, Social Networking, Networking, Security, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-09-08

To Boldly Go Where No Search Engine Has Gone Before

To Boldly Go Where No Search Engine Has Gone BeforeRE: To Boldly Go Where No Search Engine Has Gone BeforeAs long as Google doesn't allow their network to become self aware or allow it to tie into the entire global military defense network there shouldn't be a problem. Installing the...

Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., search engine

Discussion threads 2008-09-07

Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe

Swaddled in air-conditioned comfort, sipping a Diet Coke I hardly noticed the late afternoon thunderstorm that blew in last Friday. They're a common occurrence in central North Carolina in the summer time; so I continued with my work secure in my technological web. In the background I could hear the...

Tags: Lightning, Tree, Mississippi, Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Police Surveillance: Go Snoop, Yourself

Police Surveillance: Go Snoop, YourselfI think there is a balance to be struckI'm not happy with the proliferation of cameras you describe, and am opposed to fishing expeditions on principle. I'd much rather see more police on the street particularly in high crime areas, and more police officers who...

Tags: Corporate communications, Big Brother, Police Surveillance, camera

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

Police Surveillance: Go Snoop, Yourself

With New York planning to put in another 3,000 surveillance cameras and monitor all license plates coming into the island of Manhattan at 20 entrances with its Operation Sentinel, travelers and residents should not only get over any indignation at being snooped on to this extent...

Tags: Camera, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-13

No retail channel for laptop Linux

No retail channel for laptop LinuxPlease do not forgetthat many of the reviews posted online at Wal-Mart their disatisfaction with the system.Yes these were in most cases "newbies" but the point:That unless the person is very sure of what they are buying, in the end if they dislike it, they...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, laptop computer, Linux, netbook, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

HSBC could order 200,000 iPhones

HSBC could order 200,000 iPhonesI see HSBCreceiving the really fantastic price they are looking for on the BlackberryHSBC Could Order 200,000 HTC Touch DiamondsReally, the title is simply not supported by the story.[i]We always explore the potential application of new technologies and this is no different....Hush said he did not...

Tags: 3G, Apple iPhone, HSBC

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

Did the big boys really kill OLPC?

Did the big boys really kill OLPC?Look at where the story originated fromThe UK. You know, Ant-Microsoft, Anti-Intel.This is just another attempt to bolster the country's "home grown" Linux initiative.I am sure they where happy to have the XO use AMD chips (Dresden, Germany) though quite angry they where not...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

FSF's "Defective by Design" asks supports to mob Apple Genius Bars

FSF's "Defective by Design" asks supports to mob Apple Genius BarsThe FSF should be classified ....... as a terrorist organization. I am not a big fan of Apple but this kind of harrassment is uncalled for! If you disagree with Apple then don't buy their products. Don't...

Tags: Homeland security, Free Software Foundation, Apple Inc., terrorism

Discussion threads 2008-07-28

NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonship

NASA used cadavers to test Orion moonshipArticle ToneI'm not sure why the author has such a negative of using cadavers that were donated to science to improve the safety of the capsule. The author pointed out that not all of the experiments or papers relating to the safety of...

Tags: moonship, ORION, NASA

Discussion threads 2008-07-25

News to know: iPhone; DNS patch; Online privacy; VMware; Vista

Notable headlines: Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: A Modest Privacy Proposal Richard Koman: Congress looks at next-gen ad networks Techmeme: iPhone reviews Matthew Miller: MSM Apple iPhone reviews are up and may just have saved me some cash ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, DNS, Online Privacy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., HP iPAQ 910, 3G, Domain Names, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Networking, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-09

Top 10 things Michael Arrington should do to protest Microsoft's bad behavior

Top 10 things Michael Arrington should do to protest Microsoft's bad behaviorCorrect me if I'm wrongFrom what I understand, MS has [b]zero[/b] power over Yahoo stockholders. MS made an offer, the board rejected it, and some major stockholders believe the board made a mistake. To say MS and Icahn are...

Tags: Corporate governance, Financial accounting, Now Microsoft, Microsoft Corp., Arrington, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Michael Arrington, board

Discussion threads 2008-07-08