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- Can we force anyone into care?
- Can we force anyone into care?This is the problem with religion!You get a bunch of followers to follow something there's not even proof to, than you control them. Remember David Koresh? Those wackos in Utah? I hope they find the mother of this kid and lock her away for life....
- Tags: SECURITY, Symantec Internet
- Discussion threads 2009-05-20
- Will Google Android wreck Ubuntu?
- Will Google Android wreck Ubuntu?I think we're all forgetting something here...I'm a strong supporter and user of both Ubuntu on the desktop and server and Android on the smartphone (and hopefully down-market as well). But this whole idea surrounding Android on netbooks (which is an 'Ubuntu area' IMO) falls apart...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Ubuntu, Google Inc., netbook, Linux, Google Android
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
- Is OpenOffice.org a 'dying horse'?
- Is OpenOffice.org a 'dying horse'?Open office is number two officeOOo is distant two behind Microsoft office. Actually I do not know that for sure, but it seems to be true at least in mindshare. Being number two will ensure that Open Office grows, at least among people who seek alternatives...
- Tags: Workstations, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, OOo, Sun Microsystems Inc., OpenOffice, workstation, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice.org
- Discussion threads 2009-01-12
- Judge tosses Psystar's countersuit
- Judge tosses Psystar's countersuitNot a surpriseNow Apple buries Psystar for copyright infringement of their product?!Well it was a slippery slope....To claim that a product that a given company develops, own and sells should be sold by said company based on terms defined by others outside of said company. Pagan jimNot...
- Tags: Operating systems, Psystar, countersuit, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-18
- Jobs' Apple as premier platform mantra to accelerate
- Jobs' Apple as premier platform mantra to accelerateNo, ZDNet talkbacks are the reason[i]So, instead, they declare the Mac user irrational.[/i]5 minutes on ZDNet talkbacks are all we need to declare Mac users irrational. :)False on many frontsWhy PC users are not excited about their machines? Completely wrong. Plenty...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, job, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- Malware pain for my users
- While many of my users have run into snags with malware requiring a thorough cleaning and a few requiring reformatting, most have largely avoided the extensive infestations that plague so many Windows users. By and large, they are a safe bunch of surfers, use Firefox for web browsing, don't...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Desktops, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Viruses And Worms, Security, Software, Hardware, Apple Mac OS, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- Saying goodbye to the Classmates
- I feel like I should set the screensavers to a scrolling marquee of "Don't ever change" or "You rock," standard yearbook fare for saying goodbye to carbon-based classmates. Tonight, however, I'm packaging up 3 Intel Classmate PCs CMPC to ship back to California, and I'm really going to miss...
- Tags: Operating System, Mandriva, OpenOffice, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Office Suites, Software, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-11-12
- Mashup Camp Dublin or bust, Office Live Workspace (or bust), Laszlo's Switzerland of RIAs, Outlook '07, JGE, etc.
- We here at ZDNet have been working on some podcasts and reviewcasts today and I've been trying to clear out my inbox as I prepare to jump on an Aer Lingus flight tomorrow to Dublin, Ireland for Mashup Camp's first foray into Europe. I've been working with the developer...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Office Live, Handset, Rich Internet Application, Laszlo Systems Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mashup, Laszlo Webtop, Microsoft Outlook, Programming Languages, Microsoft Office, Java, Groupware, Office Suites, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-11-07
- What popularity of Ron Paul and Chris Hitchens videos tells me about the Internet-and maybe you as well
- What popularity of Ron Paul and Chris Hitchens videos tells me about the Internet-and maybe you as wella 'higher' power..There is a major difference in believing in a 'higher' power and believing in religion... in my humble opinion our current religious leaders are a poor imitation of the original.... i...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Christopher Hitchens, Paul, Ron Paul, Chris Hitchens, Chris Hitchens video, video, Internet-and
- Discussion threads 2007-10-13
- SAP's A1S still shrouded in the mists
- Guest post: AccMan blogger and deep thinker on enterprise software Dennis Howlett, along with some of the other Enterprise Irregulars, is in Vienna for SAP's Euro Sapphire conference. It covers the same material as Sapphire Atlanta, which Dennis attended and took place last month. Similar to the Atlanta conference, the...
- Tags: ERP, Enterprise 2.0, General, IT Management, SaaS, SAP, Software Infrastructure, Web Technology
- Blog posts 2007-05-15
- 'Storm Worm' surge exposes AV deficiencies
- 'Storm Worm' surge exposes AV deficienciesMy AVG caught it andquarrentined it immediately. You are obviously using the wrong and an inferior AV program.How come...Windows?This never happens with Linux. ;)it all go's back to it's the operator dummyan OS any OS is only as secure as the person operating it...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, OPEN SOURCE, Viruses and worms, Linux, virus, Windows Viruses, moron
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13
- Interview: SplashCast's Marshall Kirkpatrick
- SplashCast is a service that lets users create their own streaming media channels that can combine various media including video, audio, photos, and text. The result is then packaged into SplashCasts flash-based media player so that it can be embedded on any web site, blog, or social network page. When...
- Tags: Video Sharing, Widgets
- Blog posts 2007-04-10
- Ellison's Red Hat hijacking maneuver
- Ellison's Red Hat hijacking maneuverThis will all blow over pretty fast as people realize that Oracle can notinstantly get the open source credibitlity and trust that RedHat has, and that they can not instantly do as good of a job as RedHat on support. And, people also fail to understand...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Oracle Corp., Red Hat Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-25
- Firefox update patches security holes
- Firefox update patches security holesYow! Nasty bugs! But at least I'm patched already.The firefox 1.5.0.7 update was in the Fedora yum repository already, waiting for me to download and install.Phew.I guess it isnt just IE with the holesWhat do you MS haters think of this?timelyAt least firefox got the patch...
- Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 1.5.0.7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch management
- Discussion threads 2006-09-15
- Under the Radar: Office 2.0
- Last night I went to the Under the Radar event held at SAP Labs in Palo Alto on the topic of Office 2.0. Four companies--CollectiveX , EchoSign , Zoho and WetPaint—presented their browser-based applications that fit with the Office 2.0, browser-based apps concept. TechCrunch mogul Mike Arrington at left...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, Office 2.0
- Blog posts 2006-08-15
- Quote Master 6 Mobipocket PocketPC (Mobile)
- Includes easy-to-use search and navigation.USES MOBIPOCKET READERClick here to download the FREE ReaderHere's a small sample..."To error is natural; to rectify error is glory."-- Washington, George'"Mr. Churchill, you're drunk!" Yes, I am; and you are ugly. But tomorrow, I shall be sober.'--Churchill, Sir Winston"I assert that the cosmic religious experience...
- Tags: Mobile, Volume, Packard Technologies, Pocket PC, Workforce Management, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Hardware, Human Resources, Software
- Software downloads 2006-08-07
- Will Mac's growth make it a bigger target?
- Will Mac's growth make it a bigger target?It may prove interestingApple has opened pandoras box on their new os.They claim to be able to run:1. Apple software2. Unix Software3. Windows SoftwareThey will now become the target of all three attack methods.Great business move to increase customer base, but they will...
- Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Web browsers, OSX, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., security, Microsoft Windows, virus, Mozilla Firefox, secure
- Discussion threads 2006-08-02
- Microsoft's Zune looks to cut the cord
- Microsoft's Zune looks to cut the cordMicrosoft's Zune looks to cut the cordThis little device is starting to sound really sweet. Wireless would be a very nice feature. My main concerns are the harddrive space and does it do video, if so then what formats? Either way...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Digital media, Digital music, iPod line, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-07-25
- The tribulations of EU antitrust authorities
- The tribulations of EU antitrust authoritiesSolid points.But a question: has Adobe complained to the EC? I've looked a bit, and found a reference by an EC lawyer to the possibility that Microsoft might set out to kill Flash, now owned by Adobe.The ZDNet Reuters article, which has been...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Corporate law, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., toolbar, EU Court
- Discussion threads 2006-05-10
- Waiting for desktop Linux
- Waiting for desktop LinuxLets look at historyOnce upon a time, there was a computer company called Commodore. They OWNED the PC market in Europe (with the C64), and had many customers in the US. Once day C= bought the Amiga. It was a wondrous machine, full of potential. It whomped...
- Tags: UNIX, C/C++, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Desktops, Linux desktop, Linux, Amiga, desktop, desktop Linux, C
- Discussion threads 2006-04-21
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