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- Would patent reform make software patents acceptable?
- Would patent reform make software patents acceptable?Patents System Should be Junked, Not RespectedThey don't work, they only make the lawyers rich, and they are bad for the public.Junk them.
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, patent, software
- Discussion threads 2007-10-10
- Patent law changes power ahead in Congress
- Patent law changes power ahead in CongressSenator Leahy: "promote and protect" patents.Quoting the quote in the article:"We have reaffirmed our commitment to ensuring that our nation's patent laws promote and protect the inventiveness of all of our industries..." Th e bill intends, of cource, to simplify and standardize the...
- Tags: U.S. Congress, patent holder, patent, patent troll, patent system, software patent
- Discussion threads 2007-07-20
- Microsoft criticized for 'IPv6-like' patent
- Microsoft criticized for 'IPv6-like' patentAnd if there is prior art, just like the Eola's casethen the patent should be invalidated under properly documented evidence, . . no real discourse there. A lot of patents should be reviewed by a number of companies with a keen eye for prior art...
- Tags: evilness, patent system, IPv6, Microsoft Corp., patent, software patent, software
- Discussion threads 2005-03-23
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- New green certification program helps keep kitchens out of the frying pan in terms of environmental waste
- Haven't had much occasion to write about Microsoft in this blog as extensively as some of the other big hardware-oriented tech players, but this item was pretty intriguing, because it's a great lead-in to some other cool information I briefed on about a month back. Here's the...
- Tags: Food, Kitchen, FoodServiceWarehouse.com, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- ElcomSoft uses NVIDIA GPUs to speed up WPA/WPA2 brute-force attack
- Russian security firm ElcomSoft has released software that leverages NVIDIA GPUs to speed up the brute-force cracking of WPA and WPA2 pre-shared WiFi keys. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: NVidia Corp., ElcomSoft, GPU, Attack, Elcomsoft Distributed Password Recovery, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Six money-saving secrets to help stretch your tech budget
- The recent collapse of worldwide financial markets has everyone on edge. If you're like most people, tough times have you looking around at ways to cut back on spending. You might be tempted to impose a freeze on all new purchases of hardware and software, but that draconian strategy only...
- Tags: Software, Dell Computer Corp., PC, Microsoft Office, Discount, Product, Price, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, RSS, Management, Hardware, Internet, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)
- Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Distribution, Recession, Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Debian, Times, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Debian Support Cycle, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- Text messages save elephants' lives, villagers' crops
- As elephants' habitat is destroyed, the great beasts frequently leave their protected reserves, barging into villages and eventually are killed by rangers. But in Kenya, there is a better way: text messaging. A group called Save the Elephants has outfitted a huge bull elephant named Kimani with...
- Tags: Elephant, GPS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- America's airways ready for NextGen
- America's airways ready for NextGenTraffic Controllers & an outdated system?Maybe, but that hasn't stopped them from filling the skies so full and knowingly stressing and burning out controller after controller and who knows how many costly mistakes, not all on the ground, caused as a result of it. ...
- Tags: NextGen
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Making the giant health database work for you
- Making the giant health database work for youSnake oilI see this as primarily snake oil pushed by peddlars of the DB applications themselves.Will it reduce physicians' need to order CYA tests? Not hardly.Will it reduce physicians' need to perform unnecessary procedures in order to be reimbursed at all? ...
- Tags: Vertical industries, health database, health care
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Microsoft's 'conceptual touch designs'
- I've written from time to time about Apple and their rumoured tablet devices, applications for tablet PC's, multi-touch and Surface, and all those touchy-feely concepts we've been hearing about, but when do we get to actually see them? Microsoft has recently kicked forward their Software+Services, which for...
- Tags: Tablet PC, Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- RealDVD goes live, let the lawsuits begin
- RealDVD goes live, let the lawsuits beginHas anyone had a chance to use RealDVD?I was wondering if anyone has had a chance to use this software, has a lot of hype. Would like to know what you think. Doubt it will be lasting tho.
- Tags: RealDVD
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Are there really too many Windows editions?
- Are there really too many Windows editions?Are there really too many Windows editions?Nope!Still, from a consumer point of view, he wants one version, 20 bucks,enable any features you want. The multiple versions are ONLY for Microsoft's benefit in order to extract more money from YOU the eager customer.There is something...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, SKU, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures
- US proposes DNS fix: digital signaturesGold mineExpect that if VeriSign has the key authority, they'll require VeriSign certificates. In effect, this will amount to VeriSign being paid for every domain, and considering the number of domains at stake and VeriSign's rates, that's a [b]very[/b] large sum of money that...
- Tags: Domain names, NETWORKING, SECURITY, DNS, VeriSign Inc., e-mail, DNS machine, centralized authority, DNSSEC, digital signature
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures
- The Commerce Department is considering deploying digital signatures to make DNS less susceptible to hacking, ComputerWorld reports. Under the proposal, DNS records would be signed by DNSSEC Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions. There have been some commitments to the system for the following top-level domains:...
- Tags: Digital Signature, DNS, ICANN, Domain Names, Digital Signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Networking, Security, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- Consumers score a partial win against Walmart
- Consumers score a partial win against WalmartThis is why DRM should be illegalIf wal-mart want to make it right,it should give everyone with DRM infected music a clean track of every song and then shutdown the illegal DRM servers forever.DRM Sucks!!!!!It harms the genuine buyers. Pirated software and music has...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, digital-rights management, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- America's airways ready for NextGen
- It's time – long past time – to upgrade the U.S. air traffic control system. The current system, designed during World War II, contributes mightily to flight delays, customer dissatisfaction and a massive energy wastefulness. But a GPS satellite-based system, on the drawing board for more than a decade, has...
- Tags: FAA, Air Traffic Control, Greenhouse Gas, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureAccretionThe substantial number of miscellaneous applications appear to be unlinked. The IBM-linked approach is e-commerce, replacing another old and working system.Is what you're describing a slow-moving IBM takeover? You've included indications that IBM is gaining administrative authority.This approach is description by strobe...
- Tags: IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- On the Linux laptop the bundle is all
- On the Linux laptop the bundle is allI don´t like teenagersI don´t like teenagers or stories about teenagers. But I will say yours seems dumber than most.The bundle is all only if the package is badA properly packaged Linux system should make installing programs child's play. Though I own an...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu, distro, Linux laptop, Linux, Xandros, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UAC
- Symantec shows Microsoft how to do UACSo I don't have to wait for Windows 7?The need to wait or upgrade to Windows 7 is looking more dim for Windows Vista users. Microsoft just yesterday announced their intention to improve the user experience for UAC in Windows 7. But with third...
- Tags: SECURITY, Web browsers, EXPLORER, UAC, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-10
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