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- The Big Switch: The network becomes the data center
- The Big Switch: The network becomes the data centerSounds like McNealy's Big Friggin Webtone Switch 2.0Sounds like McNealy's Big Friggin Webtone Switch 2.0. Only this time, there won't even be ANY servers. It will be in the magical cloud. The network is the computer, who needs computers....
- Tags: Data centers, Servers, Reading, data center, server, consolidation, Big Switch, network
- Discussion threads 2008-01-13
- Sun OpenSolaris makes nice with Windows
- Sun OpenSolaris makes nice with WindowsSun donates to M$!Poor M$, they don't have the brains to do anything.Was this part of the M$ - Sun deal, or M$ ran out of money and gets freebies like a charitable organization? ;)SUN CIFS vs Samba 3.0I wonder how Sun's CIFS stacks up...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Reading, OpenSolaris, wine, Microsoft Windows, Samba, Sun Microsystems Inc., Common Internet File System, Sun Solaris, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-20
- Mozilla fixes its end of URL protocol handling saga
- Mozilla fixes its end of URL protocol handling sagaReading is fundemental... There was no "fix".ANd that is why they said the user must manage it.But it is not fixed.There is no real "fix" because the browser has no idea of what parameters need to be passed. That is...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Reading, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-31
- Why Google's universal library is an assault on human identity
- Why Google's universal library is an assault on human identityIts either left or right in this caseMS actually just plans to do the same. I agree that a book is best read in full, but wouldn't it be great to find all books with a certain quote?If you look at...
- Tags: Reading, binaries, Google Inc., human identity, identity, assault
- Discussion threads 2007-03-06
- reading, writing and Google
- Reading, writing and GoogleReading, writing and GoogleAs much as I hate to say it, good for you Google for wanting to help the world instead of harvesting the information.Don't Digitize Text--Encode KnowledgeQuoteGoogle embarked two years ago on a massive project to digitally scan all of the world's books, a plan...
- Tags: Google Inc., Reading
- Discussion threads 2006-10-04
- It's time to bury RSS
- It's time to bury RSSInformation overloadIt doesn't matter how you slice or dice it - 743 news feeds every day is just too much to digest. Just what the heck are you trying to do here? Maybe if you had the input jack in your neck that you could plug...
- Tags: Mozilla Firefox, OPML, RSS, Reading, Reading Lists
- Discussion threads 2006-01-03
- Is the OpenDocument Format strategically better for the disabled? Maybe.
- Is the OpenDocument Format strategically better for the disabled? Maybe.Jeez, that was a bit long for a simple conceptFile formats have nothing to do with accessibility for disabled people, the software used to render those documents are what is important.I personally think that all of this ODF nonsense is just...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), IBM Corp., Reading, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-11-02
- reading Between the Lines
- Reading Between the LinesI thinkyou could have shortened your article a bit. I detected some adjectives . . .
- Tags: Reading
- Discussion threads 2005-10-05
- Flaws threaten VoIP networks
- Flaws threaten VoIP networksNo Way!!!A security flaw in a MicroSoft Product!!! Say it aint so!Mike Cox must be having a heart attack! I'm sure his MS rep is giving him CPR as I type. Cisco, Shame on you!!! Being mentioned in an article on security flaws with MS is...
- Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, SECURITY, Reading, VoIP, H.323, SIP, flaw, Microsoft Corp., network
- Discussion threads 2004-01-13
- For cybersecurity we need to follow a leader
- For cybersecurity we need to follow a leaderSecurity is not an add onSecurity for computer systems is by design, it can't be legislated or mandated. It must be part of the design process.Offering a bounty on the heads of virus writers isn't going to be as effective as writing secure...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, security, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Linux, leader, Reading
- Discussion threads 2003-11-14
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- The newspaper's last stand
- Interesting news today...or was it yesterday? I have no idea. I got off an eleven hour flight from Johannesburg this morning, and then had to race to the US embassy to get more visa pages in my passport because I've managed to fill every available visa slot with stamps, causing...
- Tags: Newspaper, CBS Broadcasting Inc., London Underground, Consumption Habit, E-books, Internet, Personal Technology, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- More on the Vista DVD playback issue
- I thought I'd give you an update on the DVD playback problem that I reported on yesterday. Here's a summary of the problem: DVD playback is corrupted when one of the three screens (in this case a Wacon Cintiq WX12) is used to display the...
- Tags: Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Limo adds Mozilla, Verizon to its bandwagon
- The LiMo Foundation, a consortium that is building an open software platform for handsets based on Linux, has added Mozilla and Verizon to its roster The full roster of partners added today includes: Infineon Technologies; Kvaleberg AS; Mozilla Corporation; Red...
- Tags: LiMo Foundation, Verizon Communications Inc., Mozilla Corp., Limo, UI, Linux, Advertising & Promotion, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Off topic: The facade of objectivity
- This Wired-TechCrunch war is interesting for the media wonks out there, but larger question is this: Does objectivity exists? Does it even matter? Here's the short version. The Washington Post inks a syndication deal with TechCrunch. Wired notes that it's odd that the Post picks up a...
- Tags: Disclosure, TechCrunch, Wired Inc., Objectivity, Blogger, Post, Personality, Blogging, Business Ethics, Construction, Internet, Leadership, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Details, details, details... more on the Microsoft flaws from today
- Thought I'd explore some of these bugs a bit more... first, Tipping Point released one of the vulnerabilities that Larry reported earlier, listed as a stack overflow issue in Microsoft Office Jet Database Engine. The stack overflow isn't what's interesting, what's interesting is the attack vector itself. To be fair to...
- Tags: Vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., Database Engine, iDefense, Flaw, Exploitation, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, CSS, Microsoft Office, Security, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Data Management, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers
- The key to Windows success? It's all about the driversTrialware payolaSo I read Item#5 as something of curiosity in terms of who pays and who gets. So if Widget Mfg. installs Widgette software as trialware, Widgette pays Widget Mfg. a fee to get into the installation rotation? Then...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Widgette, Widget Mfg, Microsoft Corp., OEM
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Who will set price and quality standards?
- Did you know Health & Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has a blog? It's a pretty good blog, in that it's evident he writes it himself, and in it deals with issues on a personal basis. For instance, he did a series of posts on a recent...
- Tags: Mike Leavitt, Health Care, Standards, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Quality, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Microsoft's plan to block Linux on laptops
- Details of Microsoft's recently announced plan to extend the life of Windows XP for ultra low-cost PCs are trickling out. IDG News got its hands on what it says are Microsoft documents outlining the program for PC manufacturers. Until now, the big question was: What exactly defines...
- Tags: Linux, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Mobile software Monday: HanDBase 4.0 and Nokia Podcasting
- My plan was to post software reviews here every Monday, but at times my schedule and life doesn't allow me to give a full test of a software package and write up my thoughts so I missed last week. Thus, I am posting a double review this week on Mobile...
- Tags: Application, Device, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Podcasting, S60, Nokia Podcasting Application, Submissions, Podcasts, Storage, Databases, Internet, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- Major career web sites hit by spammers attack
- Major career web sites hit by spammers attackStealing data is one thing and spamming is anotherThe only way to stop spam is at its orginating point.If ISPs were encouraged to follow a mandate for testing the validity of a source e-mail (vis-a-vis test for PGP MIME signature) all non-comformant email...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Spam, spammers attack, career Web sites, e-mail
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
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