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Mobisodes: Deal-Driven, Knee-Jerk, Destined for Failure

Seems like every hour on the hour, we learn about more deals to bring full feature-length, short films, television series to next-generation cell phones.Sometimes this is special programming, other times they are "mobisodes," which are short video programs based on an existing tv series or movie. Just yesterday, in...

Tags: Prison Break

Blog posts 2006-04-25

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Mac OS 10.6.2 breaks hackintoshes

Author's views please ...... does the ZDNET author of this post care to say:1. Whether the 'hack' in 'hackintosh' is morally acceptable and/or legal?2. Whether there is any merit in Psystar's case that OSX is tied to Apple hardware? i.e. the vendor makes it a condition of purchasing the OS...

Tags: Desktops, Linux, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, Apple Inc., Mac OS 10.6.2, PC, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Psystar releases 'build your own Hackintosh' kit

there a few brain who will throw a fit big time Will nice i really wanna see what will happen on the legal side .but its a bit too late how many people already have the appz .... Well like many people ask for so long osx...

Tags: Sales strategy, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, EULA, EFI

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Hacker Gonzalez to plead guilty in TJX hack; A hollow victory?

I'd be happier with an offensive against hackersWe need tools that attack hackers when detected. Just like how crime is reduced in cities where people are allowed to carry handguns, the masses need to be allowed to attack back. As long as everyone is allowed to only be...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, hacker

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition

Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition No pityHere's how to not get in trouble with the law: don't break it.RE: Nasa hacker loses bid to avoid extradition Make an example of this idiot, harshest punishment possible.Stupid DefenseSo if I have security systems in place, albeit at a poor level,...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, extradition, NASA, hacker

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Jeff Bezos offers apology for Orwellian mistake

Jeff Bezos offers apology for Orwellian mistakePerfect! The reason I will NEVER buy, use, or recommend a Kindle......or its equivalent, in easy-to-swallow, poison-pill form.Thanks so much for this story.Huh?Why wrong?If you as the end consumer, buy stolen goods, you don't get to keep them!So I'm guessing you are protesting the...

Tags: E-books, Viruses and worms, Jeff Bezos, Orwellian, Amazon.com Inc., refund

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

How can Internet security be stepped up?

How can Internet security be stepped up?A better password strategy...Use a mix of symbols that are found in computer math.1/3!=funcx;One divided 3 not equal to functionx is both long enough and filled with punctuation and filled with characters and numbers.1.3/X==4589;One point 3 divided by X equals 4589; is long enough...

Tags: password, Internet security, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-04-23

Digital storm of protests for New York Times defense of AIG bonuses

Andrew Ross Sorkin, a reporter at the New York Times, took a contrarian position on Tuesday, writing an opinion piece that defended the multi-million dollar bonus payments by AIG. . . . If government officials were to break the contracts, they would be “breaking a...

Tags: China, Journalist, Journalism, Yahoo! Inc., American International Group Inc., New York Times Co., Taxes, Free Trade, Wiki, Personal Finance, Recruitment & Selection, Financial Planning, Finance, Online Communications, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-03-18

Microsoft gambles that "Starter" edition dissatisfaction will boost revenues

Microsoft gambles that "Starter" edition dissatisfaction will boost revenuesPure marketing poisonIf you are a consumer and you see a great netbook on sale only to discover after you buy it you'll need to pay $ X more to upgrade, wouldn't you be ticked off?If I got caught with such a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, revenue, Microsoft Corp., Starter, netbook, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-03-11

Facebook slammed, Google and Apple continue to get free pass?

Facebook slammed, Google and Apple continue to get free pass?Errrr, ABM anyone?All we are seeing is the just desserts that Microsoft so well deserve after years and years of lies, theft, abuse, anti-competitive behaviour, shoddy products, arrogance, lack of regard for the consumer, too much sleeping with the shareholders instead...

Tags: Keyboards, Branding, Apple Inc., Facebook, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-18

News to know: Apple and anti-virus; Vista SP2; Kumo; Palm; Linux

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Christopher Dawson: Just what does it take to switch to desktop Linux (part 2)? Ryan Naraine: Apple: Mac users should run multiple anti-virus Breaking...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp., Antivirus, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-12-02

TV Shows 1 (Mobile)

TV Shows application helps you to follow all your favorites shows with your phone/iPod touch. Sure, no one watches the same TV Shows. That's why this application can be customize to fit your needs ! Helped with a great search engine you can search through more than 1000 shows in...

Tags: Mobile, Apple iTunes, Olivier BERNAL, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-11-26

Aspergers diagnosis could keep 'NASA hacker' out of US prison

Aspergers diagnosis could keep 'NASA hacker' out of US prisonJustice system problemsThe civilized world considers the US justice system to be extremely harsh. The US has a higher percentage of people in prison than ANY other nation. We have Guantonimo, we have waterboarding, we have unlimited detainment without...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Asperger, NASA

Discussion threads 2008-11-03

Palin e-mail hacker indicted, pleads not guilty. Is justice being served?

Justice is being served against the kid who allegedly hacked into Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account, right? David Kernell, the 20-year-old son of Democratic Tennessee state representative Mike Kernell and a student at the University of Tennessee, was indicted on a charge of accessing...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Hacker, Computer, Kid, E-mail, Productivity, Online Communications, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-08

$236m judgment against spammer couple

$236m judgment against spammer coupleSadly, it's pointlessSadly, in reality such a judgment is pointless.Let them pay it in jail time$236m is a fair bill to run up. I say let them paying it back in jail time.Let's even be generous and say 1 day in jail will reduce the bill...

Tags: Spam, Email Ads, e-mail, spammer, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Kernell indicted in break-in to Palin's Yahoo email

Kernell indicted in break-in to Palin's Yahoo emailI bet he is praing for an Obama winin November, as that way he has a great change at receiving a pardon from him.If McCain wins, well five years in Guantanamo is not really [i]all[/i] that bad... ;)RE: Kernell indicted in break-in to...

Tags: Palin, Yahoo Email, Kernell, e-mail, break-in, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-08

Kernell indicted in break-in to Palin's Yahoo email

The Department of Justice has indicted David C. Kernell, the 20-year-old son of a Democratic Tennessee state representative, for "intentionally accessing without authorization" Gov. Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account, the Justice Department announced today. Kernell turned himself in for arrest and will be arraigned today. According to the...

Tags: Password, e-Mail Account, Yahoo! Inc., Governor, Family Member, E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-08

All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'

All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'Cracker is the term people are looking for.Though script kiddie would be more applicable.RE: All signs point to state senator's son as Palin 'hacker'I saw this information on www.michellemalkin.com and a few other blogs. Nothing in the main stream left wing...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Palin, hacker, knowledge, Cracker

Discussion threads 2008-09-19

Feds bust P2P-based kiddie porn ring

Feds bust P2P-based kiddie porn ringI have many waysthere are many ways of dealing with these peoplewithout death being the punishment, they'd wish they were dead.RE: Feds bust P2P-based kiddie porn ringThey should take everyone of them out and hang them. Don't let their neck snap but let them down...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), P2P

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

Mulling the impact of new Reg FD guidance

While most commenters on the new Reg FD guidance are understandably cautious, I'm going to stick my neck out. Trying to parse the opaque language used in the guidance is not easy, couched as it is in unhelpfully vague terms. That doesn't stop the social media mavens...

Tags: SEC, Social Media, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-31