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Online Rule: Online RuleWhoever has the last word winsSomebody says that your posted file is their idea and then what.Drop the forum before they ruin your DVD writer but leave your file there as proof.RE: Online RuleAlways have at least two completely separate email accounts: one for the office and one for...; Tags: INTERNET, E-mail, Online Rule; Discussion threads 2008-06-30

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Comcast's Web limits: Saving bandwidth or stifling innovation?: The first computer I ever bought had a whopping six-gigabyte hard drive inside - far more storage capacity than anyone might have ever dreamed of using some ten years ago. Back then, no one was really downloading music or uploading digital photos, let alone streaming video or placing VoIP phone...; Tags: Innovation, Web, Bandwidth, Comcast Corp., Internet, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Say goodbye to Yahoo! Mash: On today's web, so many social sites never get off the ground because users don't easily migrate from their online communities. As much as I want MySpace to die, people will still be using it as long as their friends are using it. Yahoo's mashup social network...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Social Networking, Collaboration, Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Andrew Mager; Blog posts 2008-08-28
The depressing future of the Internet: A brief overview of how the Internet came about: some years ago, some military boffs thought it'd be awesome if computers could talk to each other, so the US could nuke the hell out of other countries without actually being near there. A smart professor from England then came up...; Tags: Security, IPv6, Computer, Flaw, IPv6 Adoption, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Sprint unveils location-based 'geobrowsing' on eve of WiMax launch: With the launch of its long-hyped WiMax service XOHM scheduled to debut in September in Baltimore, on Thursday Sprint announced a set of location-based personalization features that will enhance the user experience of WiMax subscribers by allowing them to, for example, quickly look up restaurants, check traffic and weather, and...; Tags: Sprint Xohm, Privacy, Sprint Communications, WiMAX, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2008-08-28

Bloomberg publishes Jobs obit but why?: Bloomberg published an obituary for Apple CEO Steve Jobs after the closing bell on Wednesday and quickly retracted it. Amid all the rumors of Jobs' and his pancreatic cancer Bloomberg's timing couldn't have been worse. However, the Bloomberg incident may reveal that rumors about Jobs' health are intensifying. ...; Tags: Job, Steve Jobs, Bloomberg L.P., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Financial Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-28
GoBootstrap: simplifying SME accounting: I'm keen to see startups in the accounting for small business space. Part of that is because I spent more years than I care to remember in finance roles, part is in the belief that accounting systems that reflect a 600 year old methodology are well...; Tags: Accounting, Small And Medium Enterprise, Advisor, GoBootstrap, GoBootstrap.com, Tax Estimate, General Usability, Taxes, Free Trade, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Financial Planning, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Live Webcast: Closing the Deal: Online Presentations That Result in Higher Sales: Closing deals is an art form. You've got to know your prospects, understand their concerns and speak their language. How do you accomplish this in order to make the sale? Join this interactive BNET webcast with live Q&A moderated by James Hilliard and featuring guest speakers, Tom...; Tags: webcast, prospect, citrix systems inc., sales strategy, sales force management, sales; Webcasts 2008-08-28
How do we address the have-nots?: I attended a leadership summit on Monday (it was actually pretty good stuff, with concrete plans, goals, and generally more than you get out of your average bit of professional development) and, not surprisingly, a serious focus was on technology. I think people are finally realizing that, while technology...; Tags: Kid, Productivity, Business Structures, Wireless LANs, Transportation, Leadership, Wi-Fi, Finance, Wireless, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1All part of the MS plan to keep browsers dumbded down. If we had reallygood browsers, how would they get people to use MS proprietary solutions for rich internet applications.RE: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 vs. Firefox 3.0.1The title says Firefox 3.0.1The graph...; Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, Quality, Adrian, Firefox 3.0.1, Mozilla Firefox, JavaScript, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2, Internet Explorer 8 Beta, Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
Taiwan busts hacking ring, 50 million personal records compromised: Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau CIB has successfully tracked down and arrested six people in what the CIB believes to be the biggest personal data breach in Taiwan to date. Apparently, the group also managed to obtain personal data on Taiwan's current and former presidents : "The suspects are believed...; Tags: Taiwan, Hacking, Security, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Can you trust kids with a Kindle?: As more and more reports point to Amazon's attempts to enter the $5.5 billion US market for textbooks with their Kindle e-reader, one has to ask, can you trust kids with these things? I know Amazon's efforts are really focused on college students, but I'm looking at...; Tags: Text, Textbook, Kindle, Channel Management, Web Browsers, Marketing, Internet, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-27
MediaMax / The Linkup: When the cloud fails: Online storage service MediaMax, also called The Linkup, went out of business following a system administration error that deleted active customer data. The defunct company raises questions about the reliability of cloud computing. by Michael Krigsman; Tags: Information Technology, Data, Failure, Storage, Hardware, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Keeping the brand - and verb - alive: photoshopÂ (v.) "to edit an image using a computer program," 1992, originally in ref. to Photoshop, a bitmap graphics editor trademarked and published by Adobe, released in 1990. --- Dictionary.com There aren't many brand names that can take on verb status but Photoshop, a pioneer in digital imagery manipulation,...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Web, Brand, Mobile, Photograph, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Who's Dumber: Bad Guys â€¦ Or Good Guys?: Who's Dumber: Bad Guys â€¦ Or Good Guys?Bad guys don't need applauseJust money. So they'll modestly attempt to avoid receiving their due when they compromise systems. I wouldn't assume that not hearing about a success means the success has not occurred.Also, this statement is confusing:Now, we have the...; Tags: SECURITY, flaw, exploit code, Bad Guys, exploit; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
A way to assign copyright globally: A way to assign copyright globallySo would you sign an FLA?Not yet. I don't know what the safe guards are. Sometimes the change from that which is free to that which is out of freedom's reach is one of small unnoticed steps. The Open Source code base...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, developer, Fla; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
Dancing on E-voting's grave: Dancing on E-voting's graveAgreed - but consider the slippery slopeBecause once you recognized the problem in kind, you ended up arguing (accurately, I think) about degree.Why client-server can't workBecause the expert has to say "yes" to the question in court - no matter how difficult or impractical it may actually...; Tags: Fair Use, e-voting, client-server, Fairness Doctrine; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
CIO Sessions: CareerBuilder CTO: Eric Presley: Eric Presley, CTO of CareerBuilder talks to CNET News' Dan Farber about how the online recruitment site is building new search engine tools to provide more targeted job recommendations. He also discusses technologies to aid the job hunting experience for its users from creating new social networking tools to developing...; Tags: Job, CareerBuilder, CTO, Recruitment & Selection, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-27
News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...; Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Live Webcast: The Power of Collaboration: Today's fast-moving business climate requires everything to happen in real-time. Add to that the fact that companies of all sizes now have people spread out over increasingly greater distances and it's easy to understand the challenges for everything from regular meetings and creative development to sales and training. ...; Tags: Webcast, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts 2008-08-27