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FSF petitions against Amazon's Big Brother attitude

The Free Software Foundation has a new campaign - Defective by Design - and an online petition over Amazon's Orwellian take-back of "1984" from Kindle customers. Sign it here: We believe in a way of life based on the free exchange...

Tags: Free Software Foundation, Amazon.com Inc., Petitions, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Government, Monitors & Displays, Digital Media, Security, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-08-04

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Use H-1B or L-1 workers? Prepare for a Federal audit!

Audits for firms sponsoring L-1 and H-1B Visa Well, looks like the Feds are going to get around to auditing the firms that use L-1 and H-1B visas. Specifically, they’ll be verifying that the people who applied for these permits are who they purport themselves to...

Tags: L-1, Audit, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Finance, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-08-12

News to know: Palm ads; Microhoo SEC filing; U.S. Marines; Bing; Skype; Clunkers

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Palm Pre's creepy ads: They worked. You're still talking about them Andrew Nusca: Palm's creepy Pre ads:...

Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Advertisement, SEC Filing, Palm Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Projectors, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-08-05

FSF petitions against Amazon's Big Brother attitude

FSF petitions against Amazon's Big Brother attitudeDRM or no DRM Amazon chose the wrong ...... path when they removed books from the libraries of those who had purchased those books. If Amazon mistakenly distributed books for which it had no right to do so, the proper action would have...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., Free Software Foundation

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

China's not backing down but Green Dam Girl fights back

Green Dam Girl is the manifestation of Chinese youth's anger over Youth Escort. There was a glimmer of hope that China would take an honorable retreat on Green Dam-Youth Escort and only require PC makers to ship the software on CD or with an install...

Tags: China, Government, Vertical Industries, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-18

E-petitions give e-voices for e-democracy and e-revolution

E-petitions give e-voices for e-democracy and e-revolutionQuick & Easy!!The best part is that it allows you to sign a petition faster than you can think about what you're signing. No need to be bothered with counter-arguments; just read part of the paragraph about the latest crisis and how your signature...

Tags: E-petitions, e-Revolution, e-Democracy

Discussion threads 2008-12-12

News to know: RIM, YouTube, Net plan, iPhone

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: RIM announces all-cash acquisition, takeover bid Andrew Nusca: Need $100K? Make videos for YouTube Richard Koman: White House hates Martin's free Net...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Performance, YouTube Inc., Apple Inc., Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software, Investment, Finance, Management, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-12

Windows 7 build 6956 vs. Windows XP SP3

Windows 7 build 6956 vs. Windows XP SP3RTM vs SP1Hi:I can only comment on the boot time and Passmark tests. The boot time differences aren't significant to me. But, how do you get any of the builds to boot so fast? I'm pretty good at getting fast boots on a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Video Conversion, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, PassMark, SP1, SP3

Discussion threads 2008-12-11

E-petitions give e-voices for e-democracy and e-revolution

A petition, right from the heart of the University of Kent where I currently study, is attempting to persuade the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, away from new immigration laws targeting international students entering UK universities. Whilst the topic itself is a controversial one;...

Tags: Petition, Student, U.K., Government, Web Site Development, Vertical Industries, Web Technology, Telecommunications, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-12-11

H-1B visas rife with fraud, worker mistreatment

Thirteen percent of petitions for H-1B visas filed on behalf of employers are fraudulent. That's the conclusion of a report by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security, BusinessWeek reports. A key part of the fraud is loopholes that allow...

Tags: Visa, Loophole, Worker, Fraud, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-09

NASA IG: Scientists were muzzled

NASA IG: Scientists were muzzledI don't think so!If this administration is writting his pay check, than they can control what the researcher is doing and saying.As for global warming, it seems to be limited to glaciers in the mountains and at the poles. The temperature did not changed much in...

Tags: Workforce management, NASA, administration, NASA IG

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Tech giants reveal their agenda

Tech giants reveal their agendaNational SecurityOr is that self-induced national paranoia?How many asking for patent lawsuit ...protection would turn around and sue anyone stepping on their patents? You can't have your cake and eat it too.They Only Listen to Cash and Hookers!Lobbying?Private suite with a beautiful girl is more...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, amendment right, Tech Giants, H1B Visas

Discussion threads 2008-03-13

Italy takes Jewish teachers 'blacklist' off Net

Italian police are investigating an anti-Semitic blog listing the names of more than 150 "Jewish university professors," which was removed from the Internet after protests from politicians and Jewish leaders. The blog, by an anonymous author, listed the names and workplaces of university professors that it accused...

Tags: CBS Interactive Inc., Blog, Israel, Italy, Blogging, Internet, Reuters, Politics & government

News items 2008-02-08

To fight Time Warner Cable's download pricing plans, we need a bit of "Nanny State"

To fight Time Warner Cable's download pricing plans, we need a bit of "Nanny State"i'm with you 100% on this one.Time Warner is pissing me off. I was considering changing services. Now I am doing it for sure.RE: To fight Time Warner Cable's download pricing plans, we need a bit...

Tags: Pricing, Vertical industries, Nanny State, Time Warner Inc., download pricing plan, pricing plan, pricing strategy

Discussion threads 2008-01-17

FCC starts inquiry into Comcast P2P blocking

After months of newspaper reports, customer complaints and numerous petitions, the FCC has initiated an inquiry into Comcast's throttling of P2P traffic. Comcast has until Jan. 25 to respond in writing to some questions from the FCC. And on Monday the agency opened the public comment period on a petition...

Tags: FCC, Petition, Comcast Corp., P2P, Vuze Petition, Federal Government, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-01-16

FCC starts Comcast cover-up on net neutrality

The Bush FCC has launched an "inquiry" which will likely kill net neutrality complaints by deeming throttling of BitTorrent traffic "reasonable." Having watched the FCC of Kevin Martin, and other Bush Administration agencies, transform Internet access from a highly competitive marketplace into a cable-Bell duopoly, I'm more than...

Tags: FCC, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., Net Neutrality, Cable, News, Bush FCC, Federal Government, Internet, Government, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-16

EFF sues DOJ for lobbying data

EFF sues DOJ for lobbying dataResponse should be interestingAfter all, usually the last thing that either lobbyists or the lobbied want is for the details of the lobbying to be public knowledge. The major difference between old-fashioned petitioning and modern lobbying is that petitions are circulated and submitted in...

Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, U.S. Department of Justice

Discussion threads 2007-10-01

Frontline asks FCC to reconsider auction rules

Following Verizon's lawsuit against the FCC trying to block the open access rules for next year's spectrum auction, Frontline Wireless LLC filed a petition for the FCC to reconsider its rules that shut out small bidders. In addition, AT&T is looking for relief from a rule that requires some spectrum...

Tags: FCC, Petition, Spectrum, Federal Government, Government, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-09-26

Is anyone surprised Microsoft is lobbying to thwart Google?

The thing that most surprised me about the news coverage regarding Microsoft lobbying to thwart Google's DoubleClick acquisition is that anyone is surprised. The UK Guardian got its hands on an e-mail that PR agency Burson-Marsteller has sent out to various UK businesses. According to the Guardian,...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., DoubleClick Inc., Public Relations, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Telecommunications, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Investment, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-09-24

Microsoft dodging the real stealth update issues

Microsoft dodging the real stealth update issuesWhy haven't I been updated?I've got Windows Update set to notify me, but not download or install updates. Also, as of Tuesday, 9/11, my machine is fully patched. Yet, all of the dll files listed in the original article as having been updated...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., stealth update, real stealth update

Discussion threads 2007-09-14