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An inside look at Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 upgrade: An inside look at Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 upgradeiTunes ain't done 'til Windows won't run nt.But Ed did you Manage to get the Subliminal messages out of your mind.Ed,While, I agree that there is no reason for apple to install a long list of programs in your computer when you...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, sneaky iTunes 8, iTunes 8 upgrade, iTunes 8, Microsoft Windows, REAL PROBLEM; Discussion threads 2008-09-10
What's driving adoption of rich Internet applications?: What's driving adoption of rich Internet applications?Pretty much agree.I would say there are essentially 3 things going on.1) People have been promised everything on the web, and email clients having given them a taste for it, but a lot of more complex things (cough, spreadsheets, cough) are clearly lacking.2) We...; Tags: Channel management, rich Internet application, Web, real problem; Discussion threads 2007-11-19
Homeland Security chief defends Real ID plan: Homeland Security chief defends Real ID planWTF??Hey,How does this card make things safer? So if I have one of these then I can't blow stuff up?IdiotsMore security theater, more useless crap that inconveniences us, but does nothing useful. Oh, and I have great faith in the crowd that...; Tags: Operational accounting, SECURITY, REAL PROBLEM, REAL ID, Real ID plan, homeland security, privacy, government, Social Security; Discussion threads 2006-12-14

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MacBook Air gets Penryn and MBP17 gets minor bump: Although they didn't get fancy glass trackpads or unibody aluminum frames (like Apple's other new notebooks) the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro 17-inch received minor speed-bumps when Apple announced its new MacBooks yesterday. The MacBook Air went from: ...; Tags: Processor, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-10-15
Signs your company might soon go belly-up: Before a company goes under, just about everybody knows it. And before everybody knows it, a bunch of people are already whispering in the corridors and around the water cooler, certain they see the writing on the wall. But what about you? Can you read the clues sprinkled like breadcrumbs...; Tags: Job, Recruitment & Selection, Real Estate, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Deb Perelman; Blog posts 2008-10-15

360 degree virtual reality training RIA: SitePoint and TechCrunch both have some information up about something that EffectiveUI is building for Intelligence Gaming. It's a video-based virtual reality training simulation for the army. It's one of the coolest RIAs that I've seen. The application uses a combination of high quality video and hardware to immerse people...; Tags: 360-degree, Rich Internet Application, Video, Training, Hardware, Corporate Communications, Virtual Reality, Marketing, Emerging Technologies, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-10-15
McCain to YouTube: Respect fair use (at least for pols): YouTube's speedy response to DMCA take-down notices has been the subject of lawsuits â€“ notably Stephanie Lenz, who with the EFF sued when YouTube deleted her video of her kid rockin' out to a Prince song. Now John McCain has a problem with YouTube take-downs. In a...; Tags: YouTube Inc., John McCain, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Vroom! Was that an Obama billboard?: So you made up your mind ages ago about the Presidential election and have moved on? Thought you'd check out on the horse race, name calling, innuendo and financial meltdown by kicking back with a little Xbox? Forget about it. Barack Obama has...; Tags: Advertisement, Barack Obama, Games, Personal Technology, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Surviving the recession with Free Enterprise OSes (Part 2): In Part 1, I discussed the four Free Linux distributions that are best position to provide extended support and ample functionality to an end user through a protracted recession,Â as well as having the characteristic "safeness" or "stability" factor in terms of being able to weather...; Tags: Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Sun Solaris 10, Red Hat Inc., Recession, Operating System, Novell OpenSuse, BSD, CentOS, Scientific Linux, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Apple's revamped MacBook line: Apple's revamped MacBook lineAdrianYOU ARE THE MOST INFORMED PERSON THAT I HAVE READ ON THIS SUBJECT...PLEASE KEEP IT UP. USUALLY, THE STORY IS SHORT AND NOT VERYINFORMATIVE. WHEN A NEW MACHINE OR CHIP ORANYTHING ELSE COMES OUT...YOU ALWAYS SEEM TO HAVE THE REAL INSIDE STORY. ...; Tags: Notebooks, STORY IS, HAVE, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits: In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156 malicious web pages) affecting popular end user applications, to find that even the top performer in the test is in fact performing...; Tags: Web, Malware, Exploit, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Stop wasting money on security: Stop wasting money on securityWasting money on securityNot a bad article as far as it goes. However, instead of reiterating the same thing in different ways I think the author may have garnered a lot more support by including at least the basic examples, statistics and real world verification...; Tags: Stop Wasting Money, security; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday malware campaign spreading: Malicious attackers are once again taking advantage of event-based social engineering attacks, and are currently mass mailing fake notifications for Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, attaching a copy of Trojan.Backdoor.Haxdoor, next to a legitimately looking PGP signature which is, of course, fake too : "We received some questions from customers about...; Tags: Malware, Microsoft Corp., PGP Corp., Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Keeping the dream alive - bootstrap your way out of the death spiral: Keeping the dream alive - bootstrap your way out of the death spiralGreat post RyanAs someone who got layed off in not quite as public a manner as you but at the same time I can relate! My own search for funding hit a wall when our prime prospect...; Tags: death spiral; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Thoughts on Apple's new products: Thoughts on Apple's new productsExcept the rest of the market didn't hold an event......announcing new products.The reasons to not buy anything always outweighthe reasons to buy.When you switch to a MacBook Air, you can't believe how you just don't care about what connectivity you don't have. With wi-fi everywhere...; Tags: FireWire, Notebooks, GO PC, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers: Gartner on Tuesday outlined its grand IT challenges from 2008 to 2033 and it includes a world where you'll never have to charge your device. That was one of the futurama type predictions outlined by Gartner analyst Ken McGhee at the firm's Symposium ITxpo. These prediction presentations...; Tags: Device, Information Technology, Gesture, ROI, Programmer, Programming, Wireless, Roi/Tco, Strategy, Development Tools, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Jobs: Ã¢Â€ÂœBlu-ray is just a bag of hurtÃ¢Â€Â�: Jobs: Ã¢Â€ÂœBlu-ray is just a bag of hurtÃ¢Â€Â�I get the feeling that Apple is worried thatif they placed a Blu-Ray disc into the unit that it would cut down on rentals thru iTunes.In that case it would appear that Blu-Ray has little need of Apple.Care to back that up?[i]I get...; Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, job, Apple Inc., Blu-ray disc; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
New notebooks: What Apple didn't announce: While Apple delivered a lot of new features in the new MacBooks today (glass trackpads, unibody contruction) and they also removed one â€“ Firewire from the MacBook. There are some other key features that that were rumored to arrive in Apple's new notebooks that just didn't pan out. ...; Tags: Multi-touch, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Keyboards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?: Apple's new MacBook line: Affordable enough?What are the specsI haven't seen the specs yet (are they published?) but I don't think it's going to be enough. They either need to compete with Windows PC's or not. Don't half ass it. My guess is the lower price will still not match...; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, new MacBook line, MacBook line; Discussion threads 2008-10-14
Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?: Apple gadget lust for me, but anything for Ed Tech?Your Mac Lust borders on Creepy....Geez... that article is just a little bit scary. The kid on the eTrade commercials is in my head..."I seriously underestimated the creepiness factor"... he says this about a clown and I am applying it...; Tags: Corporate communications, Desktops, DVD, Consumer electronics, Notebooks, Apple Inc., video; Discussion threads 2008-10-14