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MSFT, YHOO, AMZN join fight against Google Books

Who are they kidding...?Why is it that projects that seem to have some benefits for people on the whole are so quickly trashed by some silly claims of competitiveness and personal privacy?Of course this is payback......by Microsoft. Let's see how Google likes dealing with stupid antitrust regs. :)The only monopoly...

Tags: E-books, Only Problem, Google Inc., e-book, Google Book, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

AT&T activates 2.4 million iPhones; Second quarter tops estimates

AT&T activates 2.4 million iPhones; Second quarter tops estimatesInteresting......if it's over the same time period that means that just under half of all iPhones are still being sold in the US and just 2.8 million were sold worldwide.Sort of puts it in perspective, doesn't it?Guess people _ARE_ satisfied with AT&TContrary...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Second-quarter, Only Problem

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Creative destruction in Canada

Creative destruction in CanadaRoyal Bank of Canada RBC Bank : Corporate BullyRBC Bank President Gordon Nixon - Salary $11.73 Million $100,000 - MISTAKE (FISHERMEN'S LOAN) ...

Tags: Operational accounting, Only Problem, RBC Bank, RBC

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

Will Ubuntu remain a minor player

Will Ubuntu remain a minor playerWhat's novel here?Not the fact that you can try Ubuntu.It's the fact that you try any operating system.How is that happening? Most likely Click2Try is another open source hoster running Xen, much as Amazon Web Services, only they are moving ahead with easy 'on...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Only Problem, Ubuntu, minor player

Discussion threads 2009-06-17

Walmart iPhone deal could be big for Apple

Walmart iPhone deal could be big for AppleWhy not?I bought my iPhone at a hypermarket discounter in France. The employees were from Orange, the network provider, not the discount store.Worked fine.RE: Walmart iPhone deal could be big for AppleI am a connection center dept. manager at Walmart in the...

Tags: NETWORKING, Walmart iPhone, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

100Mbps. 2010. Over The Air. Don't Be Surprised.

100Mbps. 2010. Over The Air. Don't Be Surprised.Yeah rightOnly problem is by then, ISPs will probably limit youto 2 megs aday!!! Wouldnt surprise me.JIffwww.anoweb.br.tcRE: 100Mbps. 2010. Over The Air. Don't Be Surprised.CableVision is going about this all wrong. If they keep the infrastructure they have and just cap their customers...

Tags: Only Problem, Be Surprised, Comcast Corp., Cablevision Systems Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-12

SocialText Unveils New Wiki Spreadsheet

SocialText Unveils New Wiki SpreadsheetDo we need this?Remember when people were saying everyone was going to have an online Avatar?... yeah.It's just like with regular Office. Microsoft keeps trying to spin it as a platform or "office system". Only problem is, if you ask someone in an office, I'd venture...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Socialtext, Only Problem

Discussion threads 2008-06-10

T-Mobile USA officially announces 3G rollout

T-Mobile USA officially announces 3G rolloutw00t!This is exciting. I can't wait to play with it in Phoenix.

Tags: Cellular phones, T-Mobile, 3G

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

Microsoft extends the reach of Media Center

Microsoft extends the reach of Media CenterSetup>>>I have two of these running at home, one connected to a surround sound system and 1080i display in the living room, the other connected to a 1080p display in the bedroom. Both are playing back full HD content from a Dell XPS 410...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Consumer electronics, Media players, Game players, Only Problem, Media Center PC, DMA2200, WebGuide, DVD player, wireless-G, DVD, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-10

If you're concerned about security, look beyond the browser

If you're concerned about security, look beyond the browserOpinions, declaratively stated do not make them factsYes, we know you hate Quicktime and Real. Now, tell us, exactly, how keeping these two products off your computer protects you from browser bugs?I was expecting something relevant, like tips on safe and smart...

Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, Digital media, Only Problem, Web browser, Light Up, Apple QuickTime, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security

Discussion threads 2007-12-05

Memory test - Firefox 2.0.0.9 vs Firefox 3.0 b 1

Memory test - Firefox 2.0.0.9 vs Firefox 3.0 b 1RE: Memory test - Firefox 2.0.0.9 vs Firefox 3.0 b 1I gave the beta a try (http://abaditya.wordpress.com/2007/11/21/sandboxing-firefox-3-beta-and-first-impressions/) using Sandboxie so that I could preserve my Firefox 2 settings, and the memory usage seemed to be more efficient in the beta as...

Tags: Web browsers, Only Problem, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 3.0

Discussion threads 2007-11-21

Vista SP1 "tries to hide the Ultimate Extras shame"

Vista SP1 "tries to hide the Ultimate Extras shame"Conned twice, shame on meAdrian writes: "you were conned, and being conned sucks"That's twice. The first time by releasing the most insecure operating system in history, Windows, and then conning consumer's into thinking that they too could use Windows at home...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Only Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, NoAxe, abuser, Adrian

Discussion threads 2007-09-23

Study: Laser printers may pose health risks

Study: Laser printers may pose health risksSF Chronicle article LISTS the printers ...An article in the San Francisco Chronicle ( http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/08/01/MNFBRAN0J2.DTL&tsp=1 ) actually lists the printers tested and their findings.Quite surprising from HPGiven the fact that it is well known since long that the dust in toner is dangerous and...

Tags: Printers, Only Problem, health care, laser printer, printer, laser, photocopier, toner, oven, powder

Discussion threads 2007-08-01

You have two cows...

You have two cows...You have two cows... the cyberpunk version.Note: Unless you're familiar with cyberpunk literature and its themes, do not read this post.You have two cows, but don't like what they are. You want to improve then using cybernetics and biotechnology. You save a sample of...

Tags: Biotechnology, Processors, programmer, Only Problem, cow

Discussion threads 2007-02-24

Number 7 Most-Read Post In 2006: Music should be shared: Zune gets it; iPod doesn't

Number 7 Most-Read Post In 2006: Music should be shared: Zune gets it; iPod doesn'tAre you kidding?You said:> Microsoft Zune's wireless-enabled, player-to-player music sharing feature would prove to be a killer app that iPod doesn't have.> the Zune was released with this feature intactWhat, are you kidding? You must be...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Only Problem, Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2006-12-19

Autodesk rushes out IE 7 compatibility fix

Autodesk rushes out IE 7 compatibility fixSomeone que the haha guy.Trust Microsoft are you mad?Hassles with an old PSAPI.DLL file, anybody?I know of several programs which use some 4.x version of this file. When you install IE7, some of the buttons, drop down menus, etc., generate an error.Anybody else...

Tags: Web browsers, Only Problem, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, PSAPI.DLL, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Autodesk Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-10-23

How AMD plans to counter the Intel Conroe?

How AMD plans to counter the Intel Conroe?Honestly, I think AMD is in trouble.I may be wrong so lets wait and see.Which market?If you're talking about commodity desktops, it's been a cost-dominated environment for a long time and, frankly, AMD doesn't have the capacity to serve more than a fraction...

Tags: Semiconductors, Processors, Two-way server, Intel Pentium M, Only Problem, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-06-12

Photos: Apple's Mighty Mouse

Photos: Apple's Mighty MouseIs it just me or.....has this year been HUGE for Apple!?!I mean it seems you can't go a few weeks without seeing something new and or improved from Apple.Tend to think that making this mouse for both the Mac and the PC is another good idea..perhaps taking...

Tags: Mice, Processors, Desktops, photograph, Only Problem, Now IT, Logitech, Intel Corp., Apple Inc., processor, Apple Macintosh, mouse

Discussion threads 2005-08-02

Gridless enterprises should be talking to the EGA

Gridless enterprises should be talking to the EGAWill take much more than standards and Open SourceStandards and Open Source are good, but it will take much more than that to make grid flourish. Grid fundamentally doesn't work for most applications which are I/O intensive. It's hard enough trying...

Tags: Only Problem, coder, grid

Discussion threads 2005-02-10

Details of Microsoft antivirus software leak out

Details of Microsoft antivirus software leak outNo, thank you--"The second antivirus tool will analyze computer systems to asses sic whether they have been hit by a virus in the past and attempt to give end users an idea of how at risk their computers might be for future problems."--Again, Microsoft...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Only Problem, software, Microsoft Corp., antivirus, virus

Discussion threads 2004-07-28