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"Joe the Plumber"'s data compromised by government insider

"Joe the Plumber"'s data compromised by government insiderIllegal activity no big deal...because the security breach benefits the Dems, who are overwhelmingly supported by the media and government workers. Hey, slap on the wrist, don't do that again.Now, if the breach had gone the other way, it'd be front-page news...

Tags: SECURITY, Obama, devilcrat, Joe, Plumber

Discussion threads 2008-10-25

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Jailbreaking the iPhone is cool, piracy is not!

how about protecting the consumer?That whould be a nice change. the iphone and ipod touch is NOT a gaming console. Peoples should be able to run any program they want for the device they PAID FOR.Apple artificial crippling of the iPhone is outright CRIMINAL, Apple should be punish and FORCED...

Tags: Smart phones, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Snowe and enemies push health reform forward

Of course . . ."But the story is not yet told, and the trolls below will have their day."Of course. Your way is so right and everybody else is so wrong.at this point If they SO against the health reform let them have it there way since they...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Customer Support for iPhone 1.2 (Mobile)

Customer Support for iPhone is for finding and calling any customer support number. It contains a directory of around 1000 customer support phone numbers. Arranged alphabetically with an easy search to locate the number you are looking for. Just find the number and touch to call. It lists only US...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Mobile, Customer, Nuvus, Smart Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-05

SPOT 1.0.0 (Windows)

Whether you are trying to keep track of IT, business, work, school, or home projects, make them as mobile as you are. Introducing SPOT ... you and your project's best friend. At a glance, see the overall status of where each of your projects stand, when they are due, and...

Tags: Task, Len-Sys, Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Management

Software downloads 2009-09-28

Alaskan chardonnary to be a big hit in 2110

This is a tech site.What's up with this alarmist nonsense.RE: Alaskan chardonnary to be a big hit in 2110Every one of the events listed as forshadowing devastating climate change has happened before. The IPCC report is full assumptions based on models that wouldn't pass muster in any meaningfull research...

Tags: IPCC Report, chardonnary, Alaskan chardonnary, big hit

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Super Mario 1.2 (Windows)

Super Mario is a classic game about a moustached plumber Mario. This game is not much different from the original, classic Super Mario Brothers on NES, but this time the graphics have been refreshed and made after the known and popular sequel from Nintendo DS. There are 16 levels filled...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Super Mario, Softendo Free Mario Games, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Mario Online 2.1 (Windows)

Mario Online is a game in which you control a moustached plumber with a glorious name, Mario. This time neither evil Bowser nor his companion, wizard Kamek, are plotting some vile plan. It is, with a litMario, all alone, who makes a time tournament, he took a bet with his...

Tags: Freeware, Enemy, Microsoft Windows, Softendo Free Mario Games, Mario Online, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-16

"Should I buy a laptop cart?"

I get asked this sort of question all the time. It's along the same lines as, "Should my school buy netbooks or laptops?" "Laptops or desktops?" "Desktops or thin clients?" It is, however, a remarkably difficult question to answer without quite a bit of background knowledge. ...

Tags: Cart, Laptop Computer, Netbook, Notebooks, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-08-12

The clouds are gathering for Coupa

Sometimes I read something and it makes me smile from ear to ear, most often because it generates another of those ah-ha moments that keep tech people motivated. Reading Vinnie Mirchandani's SCARS: SaaS and Cloud Allowance Rebate System was one of those moments. Much as I am tempted...

Tags: E-procurement, Procurement, Coupa, Purchasing & Procurement, Business Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-08-07

CollegeNET ends the thick/thin letter game

Do you remember the waiting game after you'd applied to college? Checking the mail every day, waiting for that letter? Would it be thick or thin? Because everyone knew that a thin letter would read somewhere along the lines of "We regret to inform you that you do not...

Tags: Game, Admission, CollegeNET, E-mail, Portals, Web Technology, Internet, Sales Force Management, Online Communications, Sales, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-22

Is Microsoft's GPL2 support really a big deal?

Microsoft's decison to release 20,000 lines of device driver code under GPLv2 is viewed as a big deal but not that surprising given the context. After all, the only technology Microsoft fears more than Linux is VMware's bare-metal virtualization platform. The release of the three device drivers...

Tags: Device Driver, Microsoft Corp., GPL 2, Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Global Collaboration Competitive Success: Old Dogs, New Tricks & The Shift Index

The above CNBC video of John Hagel Deloitte Center for the Edge discusses the huge problem of applying old business thinking when adopting new technology, and the scary new realities around global business competitiveness. 'Measuring the forces of long term change - the...

Tags: Collaboration, Knowledge, Strategy, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-07-10

In an economic downturn, prepaid mobile is big business

In an economic downturn, prepaid mobile is big businessPhone serviceI'll be 60 next year and last week I FINALLY decided to buy a cell PHONE because I have an older car that breaks down sometimes.He is talking about the Swiss-Army-knife type phones. A lot of people just want an actual...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, big business, mobile

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

In an economic downturn, prepaid mobile is big business

Why pay $100 or more each month for a two-year cell phone contract when you can pay $50 and keep yourself off the hook? At least that's the thinking behind the latest ad campaign by Boost Mobile, a prepaid, or "no-contract," mobile service provider whose parent company...

Tags: Segment, Mobile, Handset, Boost Mobile, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-07-09

Super Mario Bros 3 : Mario Forever 4.4 (Windows)

Super Mario Forever is really a classic Mario remake. Once again you strap on your wrench and hardhat and guide the chubby plumber through many skillfully made levels. The diversity of the levels is very impressive. You will have to get through levels ranging from underwater caverns to levels filled...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Super Mario, Level, Softendo Free Games, Super Mario Forever, Construction

Software downloads 2009-07-08

The little engine that can

And it's an electrical engine that can haul you and your stuff around. Saw this nano-truck on the street today in my hometown. It's Zap's Xebra. It's a three-wheeler. Two in back, one in front. List price is $12,500. Top...

Tags: Engine, Cargo Bed, Engineering, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-06-28

Weekend stuff: geeks who love to help

Earlier today I was speaking with an Adobe Flex geek. I needed some help with a wee project and he's an Adobe rockstar. It was a real pleasure to have someone solve a problem in 10 seconds flat with which I'd been scratching my head for several hours. That's what...

Tags: Geek, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Screenshots: Office 2010 technical preview

The next generation of Microsoft Office, currently in technical preview, has leaked to the web in an unsurprising move, as Redmond still struggles against the vigilante work of the renegade leaker. As the so-called "plumber" is making is rounds across campus, he continues to leave leaks throughout the teams, with...

Tags: Leak, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-16

Where to get the Windows 7 Release Candidate

Where to get the Windows 7 Release CandidateIt will shut down every few hours beginning in March???[i]You can continue to run it until next March, when it will start shutting down every few hours (the official expiration date is June 2010).[/i]It will shut down every few hours???? Even though...

Tags: Operating systems, Windows 7 Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows 7, release candidate, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-05-05