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Resistance is futile...I want to buy a Mac

Resistance is futile...I want to buy a MacAnd they last longerGoing to Our University's Surplus warehouse, I would find Dell's that were less than 1 year old. (I'm pretty sure I saw a model we bought like 6 months ago). I never found a Mac that was newer than...

Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, Apple Inc., Parc

Discussion threads 2007-12-16

Christmas gift to Entertainment Cartel: DVD Copy protection cracked?

Christmas gift to Entertainment Cartel: DVD Copy protection cracked?Go ahead, revolk the keyRevolking a key is a temporary fix. Another key will be found on a different device and open up DVDs for copying again.video is goneYoutube says "This video has been removed at the request of copyright owner...

Tags: Corporate communications, Consumer electronics, Advertising & Promotion, YouTube Inc., Entertainment Cartel, video, RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, DVD Copy Protection, DVD, Christmas Gift, entertainment

Discussion threads 2007-01-02

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A virus in our genes, think about that....

A virus in our genes, think about that....Not bad...You were doing good until about halfway through the post, when you might as well have pulled out your Barack Hussein Obama flag and waved it from the rooftops.Your gallop off into politics ruined what would otherwise have been a good read.RE:...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Obama, gene, virus, Creationists, Natural Selection, Sarah Palin

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabs

DoS vulnerability hits Google's Chrome, crashes with all tabsChrome will have security problems, and they will NOT all of a sudden gainshare. That said, the Google brand is very powerful, and people use it every day to search, and there will be lest resistance to trying Chrome than there was...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Google Chrome, Chrome, DoS vulnerability, Google Inc., DOS, vulnerability

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Scammers caught backdooring chip and PIN terminals

The U.K's Dedicated Cheque and Plastic Crime Unit DCPU have recently uncovered state of the art social engineering scheme, where once backdoored, chip and PIN terminals were installed at retailers and petrol stations in an attempt to steal the credit card details passing through. Originally, before online banking took place...

Tags: Bank, Terminal, Credit Card, Chip, U.K, PIN, Irish Payment Services Organisation, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?)

Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?)Government censorship is wrong...and UNconstitutional.Make no mistake, the MBTA is a government organization.The US Constitution states "no law abridging freedom of speech".The judge who issued the restraining order is:1. an idiot2. a d_o_u_chebag3. a fool4. retardedRE: Go MIT! (or...

Tags: Government, DC-metro, Government Censorship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrist

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

News to know: Microsoft's Fiji; Apple; Green IT

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft finally speaks out on 'Fiji' Zack Whittaker: Windows Fiji: a world class failure Gallery: Windows Fiji - Screenshots right Gallery: Windows Fiji - Setup Garett Rogers: Google Translate for iPhone has...

Tags: apple iphone, larry dignan, green it, apple inc., microsoft corp., microsoft windows, e-mail, operating systems, software, online communications

Blog posts 2008-08-11

Second guessing at 3AM

Second guessing at 3AMIt's 3 AM...A crisis is happening somewhere in the world. It's 3 AM, and a phone is ringing at the White House. Who do you want answering that phone?...Couldn't resist. :)hey murph here a conceptDeep down inside what your guts telling you.This morning when you...

Tags: Roman

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid

Photo gallery:2008 GMC Yukon HybridThe 2008 GMC Yukon Hybrid is either the first guilt-free full-size SUV or an example of unrestrained excess. The Yukon is big, with three rows of seating and a cliff-like front-end. And it uses one of the bigger engines available in the Yukon line, a 6-liter...

Tags: Engineering, cabin electronic, GMC Yukon, GMC Yukon Hybrid, Yukon Hybrid, battery, gas pedal, pedal

Product reviews 2008-08-08

Facebook's (futile) malware exorcism - can social networks fight back?

Facebook's futile malware exorcism - can social networks fight back?Banks have this problemUser gets phished or malwared and then goes onto Internet banking and gets ripped off... then who's fault is it? The user? Probably, but that is just driving them away from the online banking. So...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Banking, Facebook, social networks fight back, social networking, malware

Discussion threads 2008-08-08

Facebook's (futile) malware exorcism - can social networks fight back?

Until the masses are educated perhaps through a Social Networking Security Consortium, the social networks will continue to fight an uphill battle to protect themselves and their users. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: facebook, network, malware, site, kelly, social networking, security, online communications, marketing, advertising & promotion, jennifer leggio

Blog posts 2008-08-08

Internet brand-jacking: What can be learned from Exxon Mobil?

Internet brand-jacking: What can be learned from Exxon Mobil?Is this blackmail?My guess is that this ia actually blackmail.Br, Hessu"Identity is a serious issue on the web"No it's not! And I'm glad it isn't. Only a dumb fool would trust anything he sees on a "social" site, and only a bigger...

Tags: Branding, Service-now.com, brand, Exxon Mobil Corp., Twitter, Web, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-08-08

IBM should spend another $1B to sell its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop to the masses

IBM is enlisting the help of the top three Linux distributors to help its desktop Office and messaging software gain ground. It's a small step forward but Big Blue must reach out to the masses to win this game. At LinuxWorld, IBM announced that Canonical/Ubuntu, Novell and Red...

Tags: Microsoft Office, IBM Corp., Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-08-06

Paris for President: Energy crisis solved

Paris for President: Energy crisis solvedActually...[i] "Only problem with Paris’s solution: any production from offshore drilling won’t kick in for five years..."[/i]Unfortunately, this shows an ignorance of how gas prices are arrived at. While production from those sources won't arrive in the markets for five years, the prices will...

Tags: Hilton Hotels Corp., Energy Crisis

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

New Nissan technology deters drivers from danger

Nissan previewed new safety technology that goes beyond a warning beep if drivers veer into the path of danger, and actively tries to pull the car in the direction of safety. YOKOSUKA, Japan--Nissan previewed on Wednesday new safety technology that goes beyond a warning beep if drivers veer...

Tags: Car, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Reuters, Nissan, drivers, safety

News items 2008-08-06

Best practices for e-archiving

Our guidance department has long been crammed into a small space that made it difficult to meet with students, help kids with college searches or scholarship applications, and otherwise, well, guide. Fortunately, this summer the district was able to set aside some money to blow out a wall and...

Tags: Storage, Best Practice, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Is Wintel IT Expense a Giffen good?

Is Wintel IT Expense a Giffen good?Theoretically, Murph should be rightLinux should be the cheaper. That is simply based on product cost. It's hard to compete with free. Google exemplifies the best use of Linux."Theoretically", if all OSs had equal pools of equally smart and well...

Tags: Linux, Branding, Operating systems, Strategy, Giffen, operating system, brand, Wintel

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

The more things change

The more things changeBe productive with a touch only computer ?"The potential is amazing - you can imagine was well as I can, I think, what a 12″ iPhone replacement for the traditional laptop could do for user productivity"You are talking of home user or of business user ?Because i...

Tags: Processors, Linux, Operating systems, Intel x86, PPC, GPU, Microsoft Windows XP, security

Discussion threads 2008-07-30

Soundcast OutCast

Soundcast Systems focuses its efforts on a very limited line of wireless audio products and it shows: the company consistently earns praise for its top-notch wireless sound quality. Competitive pricing, however, is not Soundcast's strong suit, and the OutCast is no exception. This $700 weatherproof, wireless speaker setup is definitely...

Tags: Soundcast OutCast, iCast

Product reviews 2008-07-25

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 089800 GTX?At $200 dollars, I think that the 9800 GTX is finally able to be considered for the mid-range level card. I was surprised by nVidia and their recent price drops, but after purchasing two of these cards, I have been pleased.Linux...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware 2.0, SoundBlaster X-Fi, Linux, Lol, hardware

Discussion threads 2008-07-25