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No cell phone for NYC school kids: No cell phone for NYC school kidsThere is not a single reason ....... why a kid should own a cellphone.The excuse about "emergency" is pure BULL. Kids in society have survived more than 2 million years without the need of cellphone. The new trend of giving "brain cancer" to...; Tags: Cellular phones, cell phone, school kid, phone; Discussion threads 2008-04-23

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Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet: Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that...; Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Government, markets and regulation: Government, markets and regulationJust Another Gov't Program Gone BadFannie Mae was created in the Depression to create liquidity in the mortgage market. Lequidity had been wiped out by the stock market collapse and bank runs.As with all government programs, it just grew and grew and never went away. ...; Tags: Mortgages, Vertical industries, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, mortgage, government; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Apple's coming notebook transition: Apple is readying a major product transition. We know because they told us so. In the quarterly financial crime call chief financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer referred several times to a "...future product transition which I can't discuss today". That was interesting for two reasons. First, the...; Tags: Notebook, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Blu-ray, Product Transition, Portable Growth, Desktops, Hardware, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-07-24

Joichi Ito - from venture capitalist to venture communist?: I've become a big fan of Joichi Ito CEO Creative Commons, Chairman of Six Apart after seeing him speak on a panel at the recent Fortune Brainstorm conference. In a room full of many smart people, Mr Ito is one of the smartest. Here is a clip...; Tags: Mr., Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blog: Yesterday, Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans wrote a guest blog for this column on "Starbucks' Dirty Little Secret". The blog is worthy of some followup, as well as some additional information that Dean shared with me about their corporate philosophy. Growth is good for a company,...; Tags: Trader, Blog, Dean Cycon, X2 Development Corp., Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875: Editors' note: This review is part of our Back-to-School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875 is a thoroughly average, entry-level laptop. It wasn't too long ago that an average, entry-level laptop meant one that was underpowered and shabbily...; Tags: Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., Toshiba Satellite, Toshiba Satellite L305-S5875, laptop computer; Product reviews 2008-07-23
COPA is unconstitutional: COPA is unconstitutionalgovernment censorshipNow that Andrew Cuomo AG NY has had most of the ISP's Eliminate ALT* Bineries newsgroups. Does this action, which is like finding a book in the library and burning down the complete facility . Eliminate Cuomo's actions and allow the ISP's to again carry ALT Bineries...; Tags: Regulations, Child Online Protection Act; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs: Inside the mind - and config - of Terry ChildsGuilty of Incompetency in Office Politics, Being a JerkThe word is that Childs was the sole keeper of the passwords for months if not years, and management was aware of the situation during this period.The new director of security took a...; Tags: Workforce management, IT Field, Terry Childs; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
NY gov signs game bill into law: NY gov signs game bill into law"A bill that will have made it illegal"????Wow.RE: NY gov signs game bill into lawThe panel needs to include parents - real parents who have to deal with these games, the consoles, how the game developers create games that force a child to keep...; Tags: Games, gaming industry, game; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Deals abound for back to school: Deals abound for back to schoolDual boot Vista-Ubuntu is easy to makeHere's a simple how-to:http://ubuntutip.googlepages.com/installationofubuntuSo those students who buy a cheap laptop can have it both ways, easily and smoothly... :-)RE: Deals abound for back to schoolSorry, maybe I'm missing something here. I have Ubuntu installed on an...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, Wubi, back-to-school, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
News to know: Yahoo; VMware; Apple; DNS vulnerability: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug Dancho Danchev: Georgia President's web site under DDoS attack from Russian hackers 75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, DNS, Yahoo! Inc., Vulnerability, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Apple Inc., VMware Inc., App Store, Banking, Vertical Industries, Domain Names, Benefits, Healthcare, Security, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Human Resources; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Deals abound for back to school: I took a walk through Circuit City today to see where consumer PCs stood. We'll be back to school in a matter of weeks and parents are already asking about laptops for their high school and college-bound students. The good news is that for $700 you can pick...; Tags: Circuit City Stores Inc., Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows Vista, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Apple earnings call fuels rumor mill: ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about Apple's Q2 report. Topics include new products for the school year, possible price drops, and whether the status of Steve Jobs' health should be disclosed to investors.; Tags: Apple Inc., Earnings, Financial Accounting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Apple; Videos 2008-07-22
'A Level' app turns iPhone into handyman's best friend: Sure, it's not a gadget per se, but I just thought it was the most interesting and simple app I've seen thus far for the iPhone. A-Level is a virtual, digital level (or 'spirit level'). It uses the iPhone's motion detectors to determine whether the phone is...; Tags: Apple iPhone, A-Level, Product Blurb, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-07-22
Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap: Amid all the chatter about Apple's fiscal third quarter results, which were strong, most concerns about the future revolve around two words: Gross margins. The big takeaway for technology buyers: Those lower margins hint at cheaper iPods and notebooks in the not-to-distant future. Following Apple's typical strong...; Tags: Notebook, Apple iPod, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Peter Oppenheimer, September, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-22
XL_Plot (exe): The primary purpose of XL-Plot is to create a figure rapidly. It is ideal for for use at high school, as the path from data in one or more spreadsheet columns to the final figure is short just a few mouse clicks and easy to grasp. It contains basic statistical...; Tags: Spreadsheet, CNRS, XL-Plot, Productivity; Software downloads 2008-07-22
School Timetable Framing Software (Without Data) (zip): Unique Software for Schools Timetable Framing / Scheduling works, Schools can Frame their TimeTable within a day. Combined teachers / subjects / classes, fixed / conditional period allocation, Substitution period allocation / class teacher period and etc. More than 25 Parameters incorporated. Manual & Auto Generations. Reports like Whole week...; Tags: Software, Timetable, Allocation, Teacher, Genuine Infotech; Software downloads 2008-07-22
School Timetable Framing Software 2008 (zip): Unique Software for Schools Timetable Framing / Scheduling works, Schools can Frame their TimeTable within a day. Combined teachers / subjects / classes, fixed / conditional period allocation, Substitution period allocation / class teacher period. More than 25 Parameters incorporated. Manual & Auto Generations. Reports like Whole week timetable for...; Tags: Software, Timetable, Allocation, Teacher, Genuine Infotech; Software downloads 2008-07-22