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Monkeys throwing bananas...and other great lines from the Troll culture

Monkeys throwing bananas...and other great lines from the Troll cultureLike Beethoven at the keyboard .Microsoft .Coxisms[url=http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12558-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=45152&messageID=834512&start=-9961]Typical Coxism[/url]Gets me through the day with a 'chuckle'.What do you call ...... a MAC portable user?An AIRhead.Didn't amuse the MAC community ... and I'm not ananymous so I guess you'll have to disqualify it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Office, No_Axe_to_Grind, Vista Capable, Aero, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

Apple issues Mac OS X security patch

Apple issues Mac OS X security patchanyone out there?Hmmm... seems like I'm the only loser home on a Friday night reading ZDNet. Screw Apple. They have their own problem just like Microsoft has. Apple will die, it's only a matter of time. Open Source? Give me a...

Tags: Linux, Patches, Desktops, UNIX, Operating systems, No_Axe_to_Grind, security, Apple Inc., PC

Discussion threads 2004-05-21

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EU+slaps+Microsoft+with+%241.3+billion+fine

EU+slaps+Microsoft+with+%241.3+billion+fineWell ... back to work thenI note that not even Microsoft disputes the principle or the amount of the fine. Since Microsoft is now making the requested interoperability information available for a flat fee plus 0.4% of the revenues (if any !) this ought to close this particular case so...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

No XO for Negroponte: Nigerian developer sues One Laptop Per Child Foundation

No XO for Negroponte: Nigerian developer sues One Laptop Per Child FoundationBah, humbug?Are you implying that even if patents were violated the OLPC Foundation shouldn't be liable? On what grounds? Because it's "for the children"? Because it's open source? Because it's Christmas? Does the holiday season determine patent infringement now?That...

Tags: Keyboards, Nothing, patent, keyboard, Negroponte, Nigerian developer, One Laptop Per Child project, Konyin, open source

Discussion threads 2007-11-28

SSE extension wars heat up between Intel and AMD

SSE extension wars heat up between Intel and AMDNicely Done!ntHey Nice JobDid you know that an AMDATI1950 video card can encode a 700mb file from avi to DVD in 5 minutes,I fold on the gpu client Stanford says the GPU client is %40 faster on a 2900XT,since it uses the...

Tags: Processors, GPU, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., SSE5, CPU

Discussion threads 2007-08-31

Yes, Windows Vista does crash ...

Yes, Windows Vista does crash ...re: Adobe AppsI'm sure if it was the Adobe app, then the message would delight in telling you.Its probably the Vista derivative of General Protection Fault - IE .. sorry i mean i.e. a catch-all for windows failures without telling you a process in Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft development tools, Adobe Systems Inc., operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-06-15

Friday Rant - Hey Microsoft! Where's the Windows Extras you promised me?

Friday Rant - Hey Microsoft! Where's the Windows Extras you promised me?Frustrating? Yes. Surprising? Why?Every time Microsloth announces a product in development, they claim it will have features A thru Z. Shortly thereafter, it's leaked that features D thru J won't make it in the first...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 98, Channel management, Operating systems, remote desktop, Web Apps, Windows Extras, Microsoft Windows, Friday Rant, Web, Apple iPhone, language pack

Discussion threads 2007-06-15

(Photos: Fourteen views of Mac OS 10.5 Leopard)

(Photos: Fourteen views of Mac OS 10.5 Leopard)Nice screenshots of Leopard.But then I'd have to buy the hardware, so I'd stick with Windows for now (I'm beta-testing Windows Server 2008 with Vista Aero theme; using Windows Server 2008 for web/home automation/DHCP server).Calling MJF.......need to see this:http://mac360.com/index.php/forums/viewthread/915Nothing is excitingTime machine a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Nothing, photograph, Microsoft Windows Vista, Calling MJF, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2007-06-14

Former HP chairman to be booked

Former HP chairman to be bookedHow about the board member who leakedLeaking confidential information from a company by a board member is also a crime. Shouldnt the board member also be sent to prison.Flight Risk?If Dunn really is seriously fighting cancer, it would seam that even a short stay behind...

Tags: Corporate governance, Recruitment & Selection, job, board

Discussion threads 2006-10-05

Social freeloaders: Is there a collective wisdom and can the Web obtain it?

Social freeloaders: Is there a collective wisdom and can the Web obtain it?trueWikipedia is the last place I'd go looking for informationStill useful to a pointYou raise valid points about the small core of people publishing and verifying information for the majority. While I wouldn't bet my life on...

Tags: Wiki, Web technology, Web, Wikipedia, Social Freeloaders, Encarta.com, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-06-22

Outsourcing and confidentiality

Several of the people who commented on my Feb 14th out-sourcing blog mentioned concerns over data privacy. Here's how no_axe_to_grind phrased it: One negative you missed. Law enforcement/spying Assume you out source something/anything to do with your companies/customers data. If you are served with a court order to hand...

Tags: outsourcing company

Blog posts 2006-03-01

Finding a solution to the ISP wars

Finding a solution to the ISP warsA bit complicated no pun intendedDoesn't it become rather tedious to try to figure out who is connecting to what through where? If it is rather easy and there are only a handful of situations to track for each ISP, then go ahead...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Cogent, Level 3 Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-10-07

More on Microsoft and invention

From the Talkbacks to yesterday's post, it's clear that there is a lot of disagreement over what, exactly, constitutes innovation or invention. My original intent for today's installment was to talk about the area of "innovation" unique to Microsoft. After I wrote the new preamble, however, I had a 1200...

Tags: Tablets, phonograph

Blog posts 2005-10-04

Microsoft investigates another IE flaw report

Microsoft investigates another IE flaw reportsecurity hole of the week..........."The security hole allows for "full blown remote code execution," Ferris said. "If a user browses to a bad Web site, malicious software can be installed on their PC without their knowledge."Just your Windows crisis of the week folks nothingnew move...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Party, security

Discussion threads 2005-08-30

How to fight the FUD

How to fight the FUDAn AlternativeRegardless of the actual message, what has to be conveyed is that oss is 1) an alternative to standard, proprietary software and 2) explain what the source code is and why it is important that the client has access to it.It was put me years...

Tags: Public relations, OPEN SOURCE, deceptive practice, Nelson Pratt, Linux

Discussion threads 2005-03-08

Regulators tell Microsoft there's plenty in a name

Regulators tell Microsoft there's plenty in a nameRidiculous......what would you call a version of Windows without the Media Player then reduced media edition. Europe must not be big on truth in advertising!If the names does not fit, the courts will acquit..Microsoft's name for this version was accurate. The entire...

Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Sales force management, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, commission

Discussion threads 2005-01-28

Munich Linux switch back on

Munich Linux switch back onRight on!That's awesome. I really hope it goes well. A deployment of this size gives a lot of useful information for other organizations to use. Kudos to Munich!Gartner and their new alphabet soup ..."EU needs to worry: we have plenty of FUD for...

Tags: ROI/TCO, commission, Business Software Alliance, Linux, TCO, Gartner Inc., patent, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-08-13

Microsoft behind $12 million payment to Opera

Microsoft behind $12 million payment to OperaHelp me understand, MS pompom men, BUT WHY!?!Ok, here's an opportunity for all you MS pompom carrying people to enlighten me. MS is THE tech company.MS employs THE smartest people.MS writes THE best software.MS THE tech company's, THE smartest people, build THE best software...

Tags: Web browsers, payment, Microsoft Corp., Opera Software, MSN, OK Here

Discussion threads 2004-05-24

Hacked Gentoo Linux server taken offline

Hacked Gentoo Linux server taken offlineHacked Linux?How could this be? Ask any Linux "enthusiast": Linux doesn't have any security problems, and if it did, it must be the fault of the monsters at Micro$oft!The bigger the target...I guess it could be looked at as a positive thing. Linux is...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, SECURITY, Linux, server, Gentoo, Gentoo Linux

Discussion threads 2003-12-04

$100,000 bounty offered for stolen PC

$100,000 bounty offered for stolen PCTo bad it wasn't DRM protected.A perfect example of why Paladimum is needed.Stolen ps's are just another arguement for centralized storageAs much as the desktop centric view and arguement for Palladium/DRM goes, centralizing a clients data on a NAS for example is a better idea....

Tags: Financial services, HEALTHCARE, Fax, bank, health problem, bounty, S/W, PC

Discussion threads 2003-11-24