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Yahoo's open source guru walks out

Yahoo's open source guru walks out"Rats fleeing a sinking ship?"I had to say it as you know fr0thy and a few others use that line everytime someone leaves MS, so I guess I can use it when someone leaves an open source based company.;-) nt.There is a vast...

Tags: open source, open source guru, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-13

Psystar: I smell a rat

Psystar: I smell a ratPsyStar : Only the front-endI think that the tree doesn´t let you see the forest. Who cares about PsyStar itself? For all that matters they might just be a guy with a notebook at a Coffee table, close by the window. The real problem (the BIG...

Tags: Psystar, rat

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

Using arsenic to detect cancers?

An international team led by Texan researchers is using arsenic as a powerful tumor imaging agent. In fact, they are using a drug called bavituximab, 'an antibody that homes in on a specific molecular target on the blood vessels that feed tumors.' By linking this drug to very small doses...

Tags: Rat, Combination, Technique, Imaging, Blood Vessel, Document Management, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-03-03

Microsoft Germany head to depart

Microsoft Germany head to departOh my god . Can it be true ?The barge that is Microsoft is beginning to capsize and all the fat rats are bailing out . What could be causing this at Microsoft ? Oh well , I don't care . as long as those fat...

Tags: Operating systems, fat rat, rat, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Germany

Discussion threads 2006-10-11

Chinese Astrology (Mobile)

This comprehensive guide will help you explore Chinese astrology, understand personality trends and discover compatibility with other signs in love, business and partnership. AudienceIntended for everyone interested Chinese Astrology.Features Ruling hours for each sign Compatibility with other sighs Famous people and more... Always have the guide available for a quick...

Tags: Rat, Sign, Mobile, Biology, Rats

Software downloads 2006-06-16

Steve Case resigns from Time Warner board

Steve Case resigns from Time Warner boardThe rats are jumping shipjust another nail in the Time Warner coffin, to piece it.RE: The rats are jumping ship by Boot_AgnosticWhile merging with Always Off Line was a BIG mistake for Time Warner, TW is STILL the BEST cable ISP that can be...

Tags: Corporate governance, Time Warner Inc., Time Warner board, rat, Steve Case, board

Discussion threads 2005-10-31

Key executive resigns from Microsoft

Key executive resigns from MicrosoftKey executive resigns from MicrosoftSo long Mr. Partovi, thanks for giving us start.com before you left. Hopefully your new start-up won't be a bust. And you can always go back to Microsoft for a third time.The rats are jumping ship....Holly damn... I thought it was Bill...

Tags: rat, Microsoft Corp., Mike Cox

Discussion threads 2005-10-25

Adware maker seeks to thwart rogue installs

Adware maker seeks to thwart rogue installsUmmm yeah right...This is the case of the wolf in sheep clothing pretending to be meek and mild. I doubt the public will ever fall for an adware maker promises. After all, if the software wasn't created in greed, most of the pop up...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, adware, rat, spyware

Discussion threads 2005-09-07

Additional Resources

Attention renewable energy developers: Grant fund seeks applications

Money down a rat holeHow many years will 7 Trillion take to pay off?

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, renewable energy

Discussion threads 2009-11-09

So about this SIF thing

Difficulties in implementationLong before I retired from being a computer coordinator for our district, SIF was in the news.The reality for my district was changing Student Information Management software three times in 10 years (and a fourth since '06 when I retired). In each case, the transfer of data from...

Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, SIF

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

B&N's Nook e-reader: Weirdly unrevolutionary

In addition to this posting, please visit this clarifications posting to get the whole picture. It would be nice to say, as Matt Miller has, that the e-book and e-reader market was revolutionized today. It simply got more interesting. A careful reading of the $259 Nook's...

Tags: E-reader, Device, E-book, Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Inc., Wireless, B&N, Nook, Cover-flow, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-10-20

Yahoo pays its 'technical debt' with IT overhaul

Yahoo had a lot of "technical debt"---systems that most companies would call legacy infrastructure---and has it just about paid off. Sam Pullara, chief technologist at Yahoo, walked developers through its infrastructure changes over the last three years. The talk could have come from any enterprise that finds...

Tags: Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Sam Pullara, HBase, YQL, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Open Source, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Flu shot controversy illustrates compliance problem

I refuse the flu shot every year...and definately will be refusing the H1N1. As a young adult with a healthy immune system I see no point. Sure I may get the sniffles - but diet, exercise, and such take care of most of it. Who knows what is ACTUALLY in...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, SECURITY, compliance, flu shot, flu

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Macs and PCs found shacking up

A very interesting study. This confirms what we have known for a long time.Mac users are much cooler that PC users.Confirms Apple numbers continue to grow:PI can't argue with that...Pagan jimRE: Macs and PCs found shacking upIt's a widely accepted fact that Mac users are much cooler than PC users.Much...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Windows only user, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., MAC USERS, Microsoft Windows, gen, Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Intel's Light Peak to cut the cables

ExceptThe hardware to interface to this would be the same for all devices. The cost to connect a lower end communication device would be as high as the higher end devices. This will be cost prohibitive.I don't think my mouse needs 10 Gb/s communication... well, okay maybe during some of...

Tags: Network technology, Light Peak, cable, Intel Corp., cell phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Doctor Antivirus 2008 (The ultimate guide to scareware protection)

ScamsI have seen many of these screens before, on my own PC. I usually retreat to AVG, Norton, or Symantec sites to check their claims, do online scans, and Google search to find unhappy "users"RE: Doctor Antivirus 2008 The ultimate guide to scareware protectionthere ought to be laws... even so...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, antivirus, SpyBot, ultimate guide, TrendMicro RUBotted, Trend Micro Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks off

Cute. [NT]ntCute.Not sure it's effective though. It may be. But... flows like a book ad. Will probably be effective only in certain segments. So I bet we will see a couple very different ads.RE: Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks offlooks like they brain washed her, since when 6 year...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, car, operating system, Microsoft Corp., lemon, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Is the Palm Pre a failure?

Wrong, so what's right?You say the ads don't work.What kind of ads do you suggest would? I'm interested to hear what you think would be effective.Those silly adsI think the Palm Pre ads are worse than the initial Windows ads. They are really bad. Their only really good quality is...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Palm Inc., advertisement, Sprint Communications, Verizon Communications Inc., Palm Pre, Apple iPhone, CDMA

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over MySQL concerns

EU have been duped by M$ agentsI can see M$ trying to upset this deal by delays and FUD.Your tin foil hat is leaking againYou need to lay out a couple bucks for some new tin foil.Wonder how big a bribe they are after this time?:-(RE: Report: EC considering delay...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Apple confirms malware protection in Snow Leopard

They say Americans don't understand ironyNo irony there, Jason. Any degree of immunity that OS X has to malware is exactly because of such measures.I am gonna love.....to see the people make excuses for the reason for this. You can't say one thing and then do another in the...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, Pwn2Own, virus, malware, trojan horse, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-27