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Live@edu and Moodle: A shameless publicity stunt?

Live@edu and Moodle: A shameless publicity stunt?LicensingAssuming that Microsoft is the copyright holder of this code, they can do what ever they wish with it. They are NOT restricted to the GPL.Any later additions/changes by others is another story however.Okay, what is the problem?I'm not sure that I follow your...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Moodle, Google Inc., Live@edu, publicity stunt

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

Live@edu and Moodle: A shameless publicity stunt?

Microsoft Education Labs release a plugin for Moodle, a very popular open-source virtual learning environment, to integrate Live@edu and Windows Live. Is this just a two finger salute to Google in an attempt to win one over on their rivals? by Zack Whittaker

Tags: Publicity Stunt, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-07-22

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Nokia sues Apple, alleges patent infringement by iPhone

Wasn't it Apple who sued MicroSoft for the "windows" patent .... .... that Xerox, not Apple, owned?Geez! It took long enough for the Buzzards to come back to roost!No it wasn't, you moron.It was about copyright not a patent. But i suppose you just too dumb.Copyright or Patent -...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Nokia Corp., patent

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

In South Africa, carrier pigeon faster than broadband

Translation: That's about 180KbpsFor the DSL speed. And given that they were uploading from another DSL connection, that's pretty close to a common upload cap of 256kbps in the US. Would that be called Beaker Net...instead of Sneaker Net?RE: In South Africa, carrier pigeon faster than broadbandHmmm.Maybe Linux...

Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, carrier, bandwidth, broadband, latency

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

News to know: Amazon-Zappos; eBay earnings; Windows server; AMD; Plastic Logic Reader; Apple-AT&T

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: A good fit: Amazon gobbles up Zappos Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Don't Forget to Turn Out the Lights,...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Plastic Logic, Microsoft Windows Server, Server, Matthew Miller, Earnings, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., eBay Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Corporate Communications, Team Management, E-books, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Management, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-07-23

Images: CNET readers pitch in for White House PR

On the heels of the failed presidential publicity stunt, CNET readers offer some photoshopped Air Force One fly-by shots of their own. by CNET News.com

Tags: CBS Interactive Inc., CNET News.com, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Public Relations, White House

Image galleries 2009-05-11

Facebook honors election at 1/100th of quorum

Facebook honors election at 1/100th of quorumDemocracy Is not a Universal BandaidFirst off, i think something went wrong with your input format because you have html tags everywhere. Probably take a look at that.As for the story I think this shows how little people actually care. Its much easier to...

Tags: Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

Green crusaders to cross Pacific in a plastic bottle

Green crusaders to cross Pacific in a plastic bottlei am going to laugh sooo hard when that thing sinks in storm.Yes, i dont care if people died... they knew the risk and when you know the risk and accept it, your dealth is then acceptible.Sad but true.Why dont they spend...

Tags: plastic bottle, crusader

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

TI execs ramp up green tech contributions, at work and at home

The trouble with the Green IT blog beat is there are literally hundreds of things that you could write about every day, often from the same company, but since this isn't the ONLY thing I do to put food on my table, I have to be really selective about which...

Tags: Green Technology, Texas Instruments Inc., Ogboenyiya, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-11-24

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

Google's 9 month log anonymization a farce?

Google has said that it is now "anonymizing" their log files after just 9 months instead of the previous 18 -- that sounds great to people concerned about their privacy and take things at face value (I'm pretty sure not many people fit into both of those categories). Chris...

Tags: Google Inc., IP, IP Address, Cookie, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-09-11

Google makes waves and may have solved the data center conundrum

Google makes waves and may have solved the data center conundrumEasy Terrorism Target?As we rely more and more on the Net, who will defend these floating farms in a no jurisdiction, no taxes, etc, area?Any protection from pirates and terrorist?Firstly, I think this google 'solution' is cool. However as my...

Tags: Data centers, Storage, Google Makes, Google Inc., data center

Discussion threads 2008-09-08

DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channels

In order to offer more HD channels, satellite providers apparently need more satellites. So if you're a satellite subscriber who thrives on HD, now's your time to cheer. (And not because you think they're going to launch comedian and spokesman Frank Caliendo, at right, into space.) ...

Tags: Network, Dish Network, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Apple to Psystar: See you in court

Apple to Psystar: See you in courtPredictable......This was predictable everyone knew Apple was going to sue it was just a matter of when.I think Apple played this just right...If Psystar was just fly-by-night, why waste the time and energy? It would just risk bad press and make apple look heavy-handed....

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Litigation, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Mozilla "Download Day" - Are you in or out?

Mozilla "Download Day" - Are you in or out?I secondThe attempt is lame but I think that once it enters the world's book of records, it might attract some new users out of curiosity. It is a marketing stunt that might work.Me, I'll wait for Ubuntu's automagic update as well.Ditto....

Tags: Public relations, Web browsers, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-29

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ATThere will probably be......some kind of MD5 digest hashed to an iPhone private key which will be present on an update to the firmware. Yes?Yep - it's goneI tried at a Starbucks here in Colorado Springs and it asks for a user name, etc... vs just asking for you...

Tags: Wireless LANs, AT&T Corp., Apple iPhone, Starbucks Corp., Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

(Photos: Ballmer the Monkey Boy is back)

(Photos: Ballmer the Monkey Boy is back)Dance Monkey Boy, Dance!!!What other company could have a manimal for their CEO and still be profitable. Only a monopoly could maintain such control. All hail, America's second favorite idiot. Homer Simpson being the first. Peter Griffin is third.RE: (Photos:...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Monkey Boy, Homer Simpson, animation, Peter Griffin, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-03-07

Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wanted

Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wantedI have a feelingthat MS would not be so willing to do this at Vista Business' licensing price. They would try to market it at a more premium price if it is to be marketed as a premium product, even if it does...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Workstations, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, workstation, Microsoft Windows, Server 2008, server

Discussion threads 2008-02-26

Windows XP: What's really happening on June 30, 2008

In a thinly-veiled publicity stunt, Infoworld is seeking sign-ups for an online petition to "help save XP" by sparing it the fate of "being discontinued on June 30, 2008." There are a couple of problems here. First, Windows XP is not being "discontinued" on June 30. Instead,...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., InfoWorld, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-01-14

Times Square a green light district?

Since people seem to love our posts about energy-efficient lighting, here's one that will put you in the spirit. Greenlite Lighting, a Montreal-based manufacturer of compact fluorescent light bulbs, is hiring none other than Santa Claus to give out 2,008 free light bulbs as a Christmas-time publicity stunt in New...

Tags: Greenlite, Recruitment & Selection, Manufacturing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2007-12-20