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- My friend Russell Shaw
- My friend Russell ShawThanks for sharingThanks for sharing, and again, my deepest condolences to his friends and family.Thanks Dana so much for your rememberancesRest in peace Russell Shaw.Watch out for the dead coming back to life!Russell's probably talking their ears off in heaven right now. They might come back just...
- Tags: Russell, Shaw
- Discussion threads 2008-03-17
- Russell Shaw, rest in peace
- Russell Shaw, rest in peaceCondolences to his friends and familyHe was a good writer, and his sheer determination to call the big powers to account often made a positive difference in the industry. He'll be missed...RE: Russell Shaw, rest in peaceMr. Shaw shall be missed in this community. May he...
- Tags: Shaw, Russell
- Discussion threads 2008-03-16
- Thanks for all the good times Russell, we'll miss you
- Thanks for all the good times Russell, we'll miss yousad to hearSo sorry to hear...but thanks for letting me/us know...I didn't know him, but enjoyed following his blog. My prayers go out to his family and friends....Susan aka gasusan2005
- Tags: Blogging, Russell
- Discussion threads 2008-03-16
- Rest in peace Russell Shaw; We'll miss you
- Rest in peace Russell Shaw; We'll miss youThis is truly very sadThis is truly very sad. It is a great loss to his family and to our family here at ZDNet blogs. My heart goes out to Russell Shaw’s family. We will all miss you Russell.Sincerely,George OuRE:...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Blogging, VOIP, Russell, Shaw
- Discussion threads 2008-03-16
- No Government rules on packet throttling, blocking, colleague says on Capitol Hill
- No Government rules on packet throttling, blocking, colleague says on Capitol HillHe's rightPacket throttling should only be regulated where the service in question enjoys some form of protected monopoly, such as when cable companies have municipal charters.Oh, wait ...RE: No Government rules on packet throttling, blocking, colleague says on Capitol...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Telecom & Utilities, network, Russell, government worker, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-03-03
- Here's the real reason why so many famous, rich older folks never use the Internet
- Here's the real reason why so many famous, rich older folks never use the InternetMy mom is 81....At 75, she said she wanted a computer. We didn't want her to spend money for a door stop, so we started her off on WebTV. A year later, after learning...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Russell, computer, rich older folk, older folk, tool, Internet
- Discussion threads 2007-11-30
- Google on Privacy: Hasty But Reasonable
- A recent Israeli court case has Google divulging the identity of an anonymous blogger. To find out the implications for US law we asked two US and Israeli attorneys, David Mirchin and Russell Mayer, for their opinions here's what David had to say. Russell's opinion can be found here. ...
- Tags: Poster, Google Inc., Privacy, Identity, Russell, Cahill, Case Law, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2007-11-28
- Russell's Checkbook and Budget Program (zip)
- Russell's Checkbook and Budget Program is a checkbook and budget program designed to be simple, but effective. Featuring multiple currencies to work in, visual representation via bar charts and pie charts of where you are spending your money and where you are receiving your money, importing from QIF and OFX...
- Tags: Program, Money, Russell, Productivity
- Software downloads 2007-11-14
- News to know: 30 things about Linux; Vista's bum rap; Losing data; Deconstructing Twitter
- Notable headlines:Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: 30 things I've learned from using Linux …Ed Bott: Vista scare stories distort the real picture.Robin Harris: How data gets lost.Phil Wainewright: Spend, spend, spend for SaaS success.Sun extends UltraSparc reach.Review: Sony VAIO TP1 Living Room PC - Core 2 Duo T5600 1.83 GHz right.Ryan Naraine: Mozilla...
- Tags: Facebook, Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-07
- NASA: iPhone isn't "enterprise-ready," but BlackBerry 8800 sure is
- NASA: iPhone isn't "enterprise-ready," but BlackBerry 8800 sure isRussell you better watch out the fanboys are going to call for your headRussell you better watch out the fanboys are going to call for your head. LOL
- Tags: BlackBerry 8800, fanboy, Russell, NASA, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2007-08-06
- News to know: Patch day; Jobs hostile Windows takeover; Solaris and GPL3
- Notable headlines:Torvalds: Solaris could nudge Linux to GPL 3.Ryan Naraine: 'Critical' Vista, IE 7 patches highlight MS security updates. Microsoft advisory. Gallery right: How to run Internet Explorer securely.The great iPhone hunt of 2007. Ed Bott: Is Jobs planning a hostile takeover of the Windows desktop?Mary Jo Foley: Windows Home...
- Tags: News to know, General
- Blog posts 2007-06-13
- News to know: Big Blue chips; Zimbra; Apple's green missive; ActiveX bugs
- Notable headlines: IBM puts vacuum spaces in chips. Gallery right. Video. Russell Shaw: Google-compatible Phone Interface platform described in Patent app. David Berlind: Solving the Web app’s ‘offline problem’: How Zimbra did it and others will follow. Gallery. ...
- Tags: General
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- Before the world knew: insider's diary of BlackBerry service shutdown
- Before the world knew: insider's diary of BlackBerry service shutdownDude's Obsessed...Russell Shaw's getting a little too obsessed with this issue and trying to make this an even bigger issue than it was. For sure, I notified many people the morning after and told them they may experience problems...
- Tags: Russell, BlackBerry-service, Shaw, Dude
- Discussion threads 2007-05-01
- New Blackberry patent could be filed under 'annoying'
- Russell Shaw flags a monstrous U.S. patent application by Research in Motion that outlines plans to bring a lot of autoformatting features to the Blackberry. File this patent under "annoying." While Russell notes RIMs patent is designed to...
- Tags: RIM, Personal Technology, Mobile, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-05
- Check out Russell Shaw's BlackBerry blog
- We have a new BlackBerry blog with a familiar face--Russell Shaw. Russell is used to covering the BlackBerry market at BBHub. But when the BBHub was decommissioned it made a lot of sense to toss another blog...
- Tags: General, Personal Technology, Wired & Wireless, Mobile, Research In Motion, Russell, RIM BlackBerry
- Blog posts 2007-02-12
- For SprintNextel, customer "service" is a jangled mess
- For SprintNextel, customer "service" is a jangled messThe stupidity of this blogger is quite facinating...So I go online to the Sprint-Nextel website. On the Sprint-Nextel website, there is a link that leads to the phone accessories section. I click accessories. There is one side that says Sprint, and another that...
- Tags: Engineering, Customer relationship management (CRM), Nextel Communications Inc., BlackBerry 7520, battery, Russell, Shaw, RIM BlackBerry, new battery, customer service, Sprint Communications
- Discussion threads 2006-10-22
- Net neutrality's feuding camps: engineers are from Mars..
- Net neutrality's feuding camps: engineers are from Mars..I think you've identified the camps...I'll note that the story has definitively identified George Ou as having political beliefs similar to John Carroll's (though I've yet to see a free market ideologue willing to explain how franchise monopolies have anything to do with...
- Tags: INTERNET, Russell, network, Net Neutrality
- Discussion threads 2006-06-13
- My "Web 2.0 doesn't exist" post kicks up a ruckus
- Man, did I raise a storm of controversy with my Web 2.0? It doesn't exist post.Which is exactly what I intended to do. Cool. I meant every word of it.Let me recap what I said, then turn to what others have said, both pro and con.I wrote in part:The...
- Tags: Web, Web 2.0
- Blog posts 2005-12-21
- Yes, Russell, There is a Web 2.0
- The other day, fellow ZDNet blogging colleague Russell Shaw wrote: "Web 2.0? It doesn't exist. No, I am not turning into a "flat-earther." The world is pear-shaped, Pluto is not a planet, and global warming exists. But Web 2.0 does not exist. The advances being touted under the general umbrella...
- Tags: Web, Web 2.0
- Blog posts 2005-12-20
- How many googleads would pay for SF's free Wi-Fi?
- Russell Shaw at ZD's IP Telephony blog riffs on the idea that it would cost Google $250 million to deploy Wi-Fi throughout San Francisco. Glenn Fleischman's source offers several reason. Russell take a deeper look at each. Basically, topography is obvious; there are a lot of Wi-Fi networks in place...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Russell
- Blog posts 2005-10-07
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