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- 2008 Poor David's Almanac (zip)
- Poor David is a free compact yearly almanac, in the spirit of the almanacs so popular before the twentieth century. It contains facts, figures, essays, satire and of course monthly calendars showing important dates in many lands for 2008. This year's edition (Version 8.0) contains updated content, while the previous...
- Tags: Calendar, Poor David
- Software downloads 2008-01-09
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- Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as Pope
- Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as PopeThat's what I thoughtThe ad was about nothing except of course Bill. It is unclear why this ad was made.Who in the world is this "journalist"?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Ratcliffe"I see you baby ...... shakin that ass -shakin that ass."http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/digital/article/548871/publicis-dialog-puns-ass-shaking-new-renault-viral/RE: Microsoft builds $300M...
- Tags: Wiki, Blogging, ass, Jerry Seinfeld, Microsoft Corp., Wikipedia, Bill Gates, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upGoogle Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile upFile this in the "No Surprise" category. The shoddy programming at Google which has been reflected on many of their applications and services should come as no surprise to anyone on Chrome. Google is trying to live...
- Tags: SECURITY, Google Chrome vulnerability, Google Inc., Google Chrome, vulnerability, Chrome, programming
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Google Chrome vulnerabilities starting to pile up
- [ UPDATE: See below for Google's official response to these issues ] Security vulnerabilities in the new Google Chrome browser are beginning to pile up. Following our coverage of the carpet bombing combo threat and denial-of-service crashes, several readers have sent pointers to...
- Tags: Google Inc., Vulnerability, Web Browser, Google Chrome, ModSecurity, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparency
- Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparencyProbably was Worse than ThoughtThe lack of transparency is probably due to how much of a failure their disaster prepardness really is. It probably failed on many levels. No doubt Netflix doesn't want anyone to know just how ill prepared they really...
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., transparency, hardware
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparency
- Massive shipping delays last month at Netflix were caused by hardware failure. Netflix gets the dunce award for lack of transparency in the face of disaster. by Michael Krigsman
- Tags: NetFlix Inc., Hardware, Customs, Stacksafe, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- XO sold through Amazon this year...Who cares?
- XO sold through Amazon this year...Who cares?Mostly valid points Christopher, but, you should give OLPC more credit fortransforming the market. And, I would like to see more OLPC features in computers like the Dell Mini. I DO want a sunlight readable screen. I DO want a more durable laptop. I...
- Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Google Chrome already beating Opera
- Google Chrome already beating OperaWaiting for Windows Mobile 6 version... if they can create a version for Windows Mobile to rival safari on iPhone, they'll have me seriously thinking about it.Otherwise, it's just another browser for the desktop by another large conglomerate.Full screen problemI have my task bar on the...
- Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, work-around, Google Inc., Chrome, Google Chrome, Opera Software
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Office 2.0 Conference day one
- Office 2.0 Conference day onewhere's day zero?Productivity and collaboration seem like key issues at office 2.0 this year.There's an interesting article about Wednesday at Office 2.0More on David Allen in this interesting article
- Tags: Office 2.0
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Comcast sues FCC over net neutrality ruling
- Comcast sues FCC over net neutrality rulingIs this Government megalomania?Or is Comcast grasping at straws in a sinking ship on a road to no return!The cable companies poor planningshouldn't hurt the users. There have been many suggestions of how they could improve the way their network runs with out...
- Tags: Federal government, Cable, TVs, Broadband Internet, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Comcast Corp., FCC, Net Neutrality, Mbits/S, cable-tv service
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Comcast challenges FCC authority
- I don't have time to review this right now, but I wanted to get it up ASAP. Comcast is appealing the FCC decision on network management, even though it plans to comply. Here's the message I received: In connection with its filing today in the...
- Tags: FCC, Commission, Network, Comcast Corp., Network Management, Sales Force Management, Federal Government, Internet, Networking, Sales, Government, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- How important is boot performance?
- How important is boot performance?Boot performance is very importantA computer should only take as long to get to working state as a television - 10 seconds tops - with either the option of restoring the exact shutdown state or a fresh rebooted OS.Moderate importance overallBootup speed is not really a...
- Tags: Performance management, PRODUCTIVITY, Patches, Operating systems, boot time, performance, computer, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- Office 2.0 Conference day one
- David Allen discussed his 'getting things done' methodology with conference creator Ismael Ghalimi during the opening keynote session at the Office 2.0 conference at the St Regis Hotel, San Francisco. The core of the methodology is to free up the sophisticated processing unit that is your brain...
- Tags: Google Inc., General Electric Co., Conference, Office 2.0, Matthew, Cloud Computing, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- A new method to study origin of life
- A new method to study origin of lifeStart from the other endStart with a conclusion, then only accept/invent things that support that conclusion. The kool-aid is so much smoother that way. ;)Phylogenetic algorhythmsAn evaluation of the worth of the methodology should start with examining how the analysis is accomplished.You may...
- Tags: Biotechnology, kool-Aid, Darwin
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Is there still an opportunity for TiVo?
- I used to watch TiVo. There's actually a double-meaning there. As a consumer, I loved my TiVo box and the TV-viewing flexibility that it introduced to my household. As a journalist, I watched the company, as well. No contest: I liked the service far more than I...
- Tags: TiVo Inc., DirecTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
- Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn
- Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burnRE: Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burnThe key reason they developed their own browser was for mobile browsing, which is expected to be more and more dominant in coming years. Chrome would be a good browser for the Google Android...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Chrome, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Five reasons Chrome will take over the world
- Five reasons Chrome will take over the worldFive reasons Chrome will take over the worldYou know what ZDNet needs? More articles about Chrome! 12 over the last 24 hours just isn't enough so why not add to that number.Chrome isn't taking over anything because its terribly broken. It doesn't render...
- Tags: Development tools, Web browsers, chrome, Chrome, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Five reasons why Chrome will crash and burn
- Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Chrome, Web Browsers, Internet, Google, browser, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Firefox, Nick Heath, silicon.com
- News items 2008-09-03
- Five reasons Chrome will take over the world
- Google dipped its mighty toe into the increasingly crowded world of internet browsers today with the announcement of its open source offering, Chrome. After all the polished promises of a streamlined new way to tame the web, the blogosphere was ready to predict Chrome would inspire everything from the...
- Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Chrome, Google, browser, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Firefox, Nick Heath, silicon.com
- News items 2008-09-03
- DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabs
- Whoa! Google Chrome has crashed. Restart now? While Google's Chrome team is cheering, Rishi Narang from Evil Fingers is typing and releasing a proof of concept for a denial of service vulnerability that is successfully crashing the Chrome browser with all tabs. According to Narang's advisory : "An issue...
- Tags: Google Inc., DOS, Vulnerability, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Web Browsers, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-09-03
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