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Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?

The Kleptocrats that feel entitled to your money...worry that us mushrooms now have other uncontrollable sources for the "truth" and won't eat the horse compost fed to them by the monopolistic crony Main-stream Media.RE: Internet: A threat to government or the other way around?There are two things tyrants and bureaucrats...

Tags: Vertical industries, government, retraction, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Retraction: Yahoo and Iran

how about retracting other articlesespecially those from Paul Murphy and Dana Blanakahorn, who constantly keep writing distorted blogs.RE: Retraction: Yahoo and IranWhat's this? Bloggers posting untruths for attention?I thought that's what a blogger does.

Tags: Blogging, Retraction, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-10

"Morro" in the cloud: a retraction and apology

"Morro" in the cloud: a retraction and apologyNobodys Perfect.At least your big enough to admit it.You did better than ComputerWorldComputerWorld said that Microsoft changed their schedule re: XP availability when they were in fact wrong all along. You, on the other hand, properly retracted your post.You're better than one of...

Tags: Morro

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

RFID technology can be good for medicine

RFID technology can be good for medicineRFID causes cancer!!!Some post somewhere has a claim on some blog ties to a scientific study that doesn't exist except for in a readers imagination that will state that RFID wrist bracelets that measure diabetes causes cancer and will kill. Sorry, I had to...

Tags: RFID, Microsoft Windows, retraction

Discussion threads 2006-11-30

Additional Resources

News to know: Oracle; Sidekick; Win7 party; Google; Yahoo Hack day

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Jason Hiner: Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prize Scott McNealy names Sun's top 10 tech...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Federal Government, Internet, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Government, Management

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Retraction: Yahoo and Iran

Overnight one of our bloggers, Richard Koman, reported that Yahoo handed over user names to the Iranian government. We're retracting the blog post. Here's what went wrong. First, the post was based on a single source who had a clear agenda. That source wasn't properly filtered and...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Blogging, Government, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-09

Audit Readiness for PCI (Payment Card Industry) Data Security Standard Compliance

Retailers that fail Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard PCI DSS audits can be fined up to $500,000. Additional penalties can range from increased audit requirements to retraction of credit card processing privileges. Generally, retailers that process over 20,000 credit card transactions per year must fill out an annual self-assessment...

Tags: Payment, Audit, Credit Card, Compliance, Retail Company, PCI, Industry, Credit Card Transaction, Data Security, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Sales Channel, Finance, Sales

White papers 2009-07-01

How about a Microsoft Security Essentials for servers?

How about a Microsoft Security Essentials for servers?Leave that for the 3rd party providersMS is already treading on anti-trust thin ice with the release of this for the client. By not stepping into the enterprise market, MS allows all the current AV providers to charge for their enterprise features. So...

Tags: Servers, X-WINDOWS, server, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

News to know: Morro reviewed; RIM; Intel; Windows 7

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Security Essentials: What wannabe testers need...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Research In Motion Ltd., Microsoft Windows 7, Andrew Nusca, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Storage, Cloud Computing, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Security, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-06-19

"Morro" in the cloud: a retraction and apology

Earlier this week I wrote a post defining "Morro", what it is, what it does and separating fact from fiction. I'll get the harsh truth out first: I was wrong, quite a bit wrong, and it's not easy to admit to it but it needs to be said. I decided this...

Tags: Blog, Post, Morro, Blogging, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-06-18

How a student fooled the world's media

How a student fooled the world's mediaDid you use Wikipedia as a source on this? You have an error ...The Wikipedia article originally said that Shane Fitzgerald attended "Dublin University", which within Wikipedia redirects to "University of Dublin" ... which as of this edit is where you are showing...

Tags: Wiki, Advertising & Promotion, Wikipedia, media

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

How a student fooled the world's media

On the 28th March, Shane Fitzgerald who studies at the University of Dublin, began an experiment which could put journalism into disrepute, by faking a quote on Wikipedia and measuring the spread across the world's media outlets. Maurice Jarre, a famous French composer, died in late March...

Tags: Journalist, Media, Fake, Wikipedia, Wiki, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-13

Will BlackBerry kill the iPhone?

Will BlackBerry kill the iPhone?ROFLHa ha ha ha ha h aha ...RE: Will BlackBerry kill the iPhone?Current beta 5 of iPhone 3.0 software disables and hides controls of MMS for ATT network. Looks like no MMS after all for US users. Pointless articleWhat is the point of this article?Seems...

Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Lack of iPhone 3.0 hardware not surprising

Lack of iPhone 3.0 hardware not surprisingMy hardware wishlistSmaller. The iPhone is big, bulky, and heavy.Something better than the industry trailing 480*320 resolution. The quality of the screen on the iPhone is so atrocious that I laugh and I laugh and I laugh when people suggest that the iPhone makes...

Tags: Engineering, Wireless and Mobility, Apple iPhone, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

Apple plugs 21 Mac OS X security holes

Apple plugs 21 Mac OS X security holesWhere's the retraction of their lying PC adsOther countries seem to be able to prosecute companies for lying in advertisements.Only in America... ;-)RE: Apple plugs 21 Mac OS X security holesOh my god...I am flabergasted by the sheer number of computer illiterates...

Tags: Operating systems, security, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Mac OS X security hole, Mac OS X security, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-12-15

Editorial independence and blogging about politics [off-topic]

Editorial independence and blogging about politics [off-topic]Hey thanksAppreciate the support!.....Well you got that right! :D ]:)Well I, for one, am glad.......that CBS was able to act quickly enough and get you to post a retraction so as not to hurt anyone else's feelings. I'm kidding. ;-)...

Tags: blog, blogging, blogger

Discussion threads 2008-10-05

Testers give Microsoft's Entity Framework a no-confidence vote

Testers give Microsoft's Entity Framework a no-confidence voteSounds like the testers and MS are doing good work[i]The best thing that happened in response to this latest action is that the Entity Framework team responded to it immediately[/i]Good for the testers for demanding better, and good for MS for responding immediately....

Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Entity Framework, no-confidence, MJO

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

Icahn: I want Yang gone from Yahoo

Icahn: I want Yang gone from YahooThat's grounds for white collar crime.The illegal hiding of important facts from shareholders is basically a criminal act.Let's hope the REAL OWNERS the shareholder get to do what they want, and not what Yang wants.RE: Icahn: I want Yang gone from YahooWhile the stockholders...

Tags: Corporate governance, E-mail providers, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Yang, Balmer, shareholder, board, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Archive.org fights FBI demand for user info -- and wins

After a protracted battle with the FBI, the Internet Archive has won the retraction of what it says was an unconstitutional national security letter demanding personal information on an individual. Under the settlement with the FBI, Internet Archive Brewster Kahle as well as lawyers from the ACLU and EFF are...

Tags: FBI, NSL, Federal Government, Internet, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-07

Apple unsupports the AirDisk?

Apple unsupports the AirDisk?Apple doesn't have to support anythingThe only thing Apple has to do is make money. Right now, Apple is able to make money without supporting the things they promised they would support and Apple is able to make money without [url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/03/31/apple_hit_with_another_millions_of_colors_lawsuit.html] providing the specifications they promised they...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, thing apple, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-04-08