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- (Images: Ghost-hunting tech)P.T. Barnum's GhostIt's appropriate that this article opens by acknowledging P.T. Barnum, one of Huxterism's forefathers.What's sad is that despite all our technological advancement and scientific knowledge, grown men and women are still wasting their time and money chasing ghosts. Worse yet, new devices and software are...
- Tags: bathroom, basement, ghost, P.T. Barnum, voice
- Discussion threads 2007-07-20
- Lurking in the mud: a warning for Linux
- Lurking in the mud: a warning for LinuxPrejudiceThis is very true and it goes a very deep. I made a comment about the MacOS at our local library yesterday and the librarian, who knows I use Linux at home, said "I didn't know you've become a Mac convert, John."I'm...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, P.T. Barnum, Linux, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Linux HAS
- Discussion threads 2006-06-14
- Wi-Fi sharing company wins Skype, Google backing
- Wi-Fi sharing company wins Skype, Google backingGreat, better approach than CometaAll I can say is what took you so long:http://www.nigeljohnstone.com/archives/2005/10/blowing_your_ow.htmlAs stupid as can beP.T. Barnum's people are once again trying to hype the wrong technology for the job. WiFi was never meant to be a wide-area technology - it was...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Skype Technologies S.A., P.T. Barnum, Google Inc., Internet Service Provider, Wi-Fi, hotpoint, bandwidth
- Discussion threads 2006-02-06
- SOA's deep impact on software
- SOA's deep impact on softwareNothing new hereJust another rehash of techniques that have already been tried and largely failed under a new name.The venture capitalists are in for another fleecingAnd the vendor cheerleaders in the "research" companies know on which side their bread is buttered.I see thatP.T. Barnum's people attend...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, P.T. Barnum, software, venture capital
- Discussion threads 2005-08-24
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- William Shatner signs off on video autographs
- William Shatner signs off on video autographsBeam my up Scotty"Beam me up Scotty...there's no intelligent life down here! Another P.T Barnum is born.What a complete waste. What ever "respect" I had for Shatner before reading this article, has completely vanished.Any fool who pays for this "service", who actually believes that...
- Tags: Corporate communications, William Shatner, video autograph, video
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Apple under pressure to fix Safari 'carpet bomb' flaw
- Apple under pressure to fix Safari 'carpet bomb' flawThe problem with this one isIt's too easy. Anyone can read the PoC and figure out how to conduct a full blown attack quite simply. If you fit the pieces together, it's directly attackable.-NateRE: Apple under pressure to fix Safari...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Apple Safari, flaw, Microsoft Corp., security
- Discussion threads 2008-05-20
- iTunes FairPlay DRM - Protecting artists and labels, or helping Apple sell more iPods?
- One day, two emails, two very different viewpoints: Email #1: "DRM on songs sold through iTunes is a necessary evil, there to protect artists and the labels from piracy." Email #2: "Apple's FairPlay DRM is nothing more than a tool that locks you into buying iPods...
- Tags: Apple iPod, Digital-rights Management, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Media, Digital Music, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- On owning your own bits
- On owning your own bitsIf anyone is interested...Here are the cases I used:http://www.meritline.com/720-cd-dvd-storage-wallet-case.htmlAnd the software:www.invelos.comTotal cost, about $110, and I have room for another 500 or so DVD's before having to worry again.No, its OEM CD's, not CD-R's (although...)OEM CDs that one buys down at the local store are...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, physical media, CD-collection, DVD, CD, media, disc
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- I'm not against Windows; Unix just works better
- I'm not against Windows; Unix just works betterIt is one thing to lie ....... to the people here but don't lie to yourself. You are most definitely against Windows and Intel. You have made enough anti-Microsoft and anti-Intel statements to prove that point beyond doubt.All niceBut you almost...
- Tags: Operating systems, Unix, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-03-26
- MacBook Air Diary-Day 9: Is the SSD overhyped?
- MacBook Air Diary-Day 9: Is the SSD overhyped?MBA battery life is laughableFrom the very article you linked to:[i]Based on actual use, users I spoke to were getting between 2:00 and 2:45 depending on screen brightness and levels of disk activity.[/i]5 hours? Hehe![i]When using the SSD Air in exactly the same...
- Tags: Notebooks, MBA battery life, Apple Inc., SSD, MacBook Air, hard drive, Apple MacBook
- Discussion threads 2008-02-08
- How Microsoft/Yahoo Can Beat Google In the Enterprise
- It's simple: Microsoft should make its online apps conform to real world requirements for data security and integrity, instead of the Google-uber-alles terms of service that Google sets forth for its Google Apps users. Having just added some new work group features, you think that Google would have gotten these...
- Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Productivity, Joshua Greenbaum
- Blog posts 2008-02-07
- Microsoft starts rolling out public XP SP3 test build
- Microsoft starts rolling out public XP SP3 test buildGreatWill SP3 slow XP to the molasses-like speed of Vista? Could get a few more to convert...:o)RE: Microsoft starts rolling out public XP SP3 test buildI just downloaded xp sp3, will follow up laterRE: Microsoft starts rolling out public XP SP3 test...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), XP SP3, public XP SP3, Microsoft Start, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2007-12-11
- A solution for MagSafe in the car
- A solution for MagSafe in the car$210 Bucks? Are you kidding me?You can buy small, easily portable AC to DC lighter socket adapters for around $20 bucks give or take that your original small and portable mag safe adaptor plugs right into with no modifications required. Problem solved....
- Tags: Cable, MagSafe, Targus
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- iPhone Diary Day 3: porting problems persist
- iPhone Diary Day 3: porting problems persistSolutionYou're probably aware of this by now but here is a page describing the problem and a solution.http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/06/30/how_to_port_ineligible_mobile_numbers_to_att_and_iphone.htmlby a factor of 10.As much as Im sure Steve would like it... I think they've sold more like 200k phones, not 1.5mill. Being in California,...
- Tags: Operational accounting, industry, call box, Apple iPhone, Jason
- Discussion threads 2007-07-01
- Some waiting on iPhone improvements before buying
- Some waiting on iPhone improvements before buyingeBaywaiting on the resell and price mark up, no matter what the default claims of not allowing this to happen. The initial costs may be cheap in comparison to the aftermarket. It'll be PS3 gauging again, . . maybe without the gun...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Apple Inc., phone, Apple iPhone, iPhone improvement, 3G
- Discussion threads 2007-06-26
- Microsoft adds security muscle
- Microsoft adds security muscleMicrosoft has no business in securityThey should devote their efforts to making their software more secure, not to charging their customers for protection against flaws in their software. This is just another case where they have created the need for other companies to provide a service,...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Loverock, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-04-26
- Optimus Maximus Keyboard (Optimus Maximus Keyboard)
- Optimus Maximus Keyboard Optimus Maximus KeyboardErgonomic Version?$1500 and its not even ergonomic?Worth the price?The bloody thing's not even ergonomic. I'm sorry, but a conventionally-laid out "unconventional" keyboard doesn't do it for me. Perhaps if it were able to use galvanic skin response to enhance the human-machine interface, and use an...
- Tags: Keyboards, keyboard, Optimus Maximus Keyboard, Optimus Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-03-16
- The Historic Circus Poster Screensaver (exe)
- The Historic Circus Poster Screensaver is a collection of 99 Circus Posters from the time period 1870 to 1920 with the majority of them from the turn of the 19th to the 20th century. The collection includes posters from both little known and famous circuses. Plus posters from Buffalo Bill's...
- Tags: Poster, Screensaver, Collection, Historic Circus Poster Screensaver
- Software downloads 2007-02-27
- PlayStation 3 comes to San Francisco
- PlayStation 3 comes to San FranciscoMore money than brainsIf it wasn't so foolish, you could laugh at the braindead people who would wait in line for hours or days to be exploited with excessive prices for a worthless TOY. I mean come on are people REALLY this friggin dumb? Well...
- Tags: Game players, Sales strategy, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony Playstation
- Discussion threads 2006-11-17
- Gartner: Embrace user rebellion or risk the wrath of it
- Customers and rogue users that are worming their way around the control freaks in your glass house in order to have things their way with their IT are not about to go away anytime soon. About the only thing that Gartner analysts Ray Valdes and Neil McDonald didnt say in...
- Tags: Ray Valdes
- Blog posts 2006-10-09
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