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What if car dealerships said "Seat belts? Oh, those'll cost you extra"?: What if car dealerships said "Seat belts? Oh, those'll cost you extra"?Software solutions.Just as a reference,- Your Uninstaller does a good job removing software, including both files and registry entries, even when you receive a Cannot read Install.log error- Avast! by Alwil and AVG are free anti-viruses for home use....; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Seatbelts, belt, antivirus, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-04-12

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Lame hands-free law goes into effect in WA State on 1 July 2008: Lame hands-free law goes into effect in WA State on 1 July 2008Stats prove itFrom http://www.jmu.edu/safetyplan/vehicle/generaldriver/safetybelt.shtml* Approximately 35,000 people die in motor vehicle crashes each year. About 50 percent (17,000) of these people could be saved if they wore their safety belts.* For every one percent increase in safety belt...; Tags: Cellular phones, belt, seat belt, phone, CD; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
Photos: What you see is how you drive: An eye-tracking system from Japan's Nac Image Technology watches you watching the road to help automakers create safer cars.Built-in cameras are now standard issue with cell phones. Could they someday become a common feature in your car? Automakers are starting to offer, for instance, backup cameras to augment or maybe...; Tags: Automobile Company, Photograph, Camera, It', Manufacturing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-23
Microsoft antitrust oversight and a changed market: Microsoft antitrust oversight and a changed marketPast actions speak louder the future promises!Most of us DO NOT trust anyone who has taken advantage and harmedus in the past. An abusive parent does not deserve a "get out ofjail free" card just because they raised the abused child.Courts seem to...; Tags: antitrust, Microsoft Corp., windscreen; Discussion threads 2008-01-30
Microsoft antitrust oversight and a changed market: Judge Kollar-Kotelly announced yesterday that she would extend to November, 2009 the non-documentation related sanctions imposed on Microsoft in its 2002 consent decree, matching the extension of the documentation provisions she had made earlier in the month. The extension isn't of the durationÂ for whichÂ the State Attorneys-General had hoped - they...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Antitrust, Protocol, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Computing, Internet, Web Browsers, Corporate Law, Business Operations, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-01-30

Battle for the network will mark 2008: Here is my second prediction for 2008. We're going to see a more intense battle for control of the Internet, and at least during this year open source advocates will lose. Having won a shared monopoly over the last several years, cable giants like...; Tags: Network, Internet, Government, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-12-19
NASA pundits launch debate over space flight: NASA pundits launch debate over space flightNot sure I agree with RutanThe fact is, that the airplane industry is incredibly advanced. Which is precisely the problem.What do I mean by this? Well, we've had cars around for about as long, and that industry has flourished. And yet its the issue...; Tags: Government, Aerospace & Defense, Vertical industries, NASA, space flight; Discussion threads 2007-09-21
Schwarzenegger appeals ruling on video game law: Schwarzenegger appeals ruling on video game lawWhere have the responsible parents gone?I mean, isn't it the responsibility of the parent to raise their child? If they don't want violent video games in the house they can ban them. Why does a Governor even have to step into ban...; Tags: Games, Corporate communications, video game law, video, video game, game; Discussion threads 2007-09-05
Are drivers ready for high-tech onslaught?: Are drivers ready for high-tech onslaught?Good and bad...Seems like there are two different issues...One is about assisted systems and the other is about controlling systems.Personally I like both and I can see reasons for both. Taking a long drive as most of us do in North America from time...; Tags: sensor; Discussion threads 2007-08-28
Firestone offers teens a safety podcast but needs a marketing lesson itself: What is the quickest way to a students brain? Through an iPod, of course. Students, no matter if iPods are allowed in school, are furtively listening whenever they can. Now a tire company that produces safe driving tips for teens is taking the opportunity to teach students safe driving tips...; Tags: podcast, Emerging Tech, Education Technology; Blog posts 2006-11-27
The Parrot 3200 satisfies California wireless law: The Parrot 3200 satisfies California wireless lawAnother stupid California law.To bad they law makers never bothered to read the studies that say it's not about the hands, its about talking on the phone and being distracted. The most recent studies show that hand help or hands free makes no...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, phone, cell phone, Parrot 3200, wireless law, hand-held cell phone, wireless; Discussion threads 2006-09-24
Order me a mojito with your table's touch screen, please: Order me a mojito with your table's touch screen, pleaseLike the pick up linesThanks, I needed some new lines!http://opendomain.blogspot.com/Great idea - until He arrives....As alluded to in the article, it is NOT currently used to track how much one imbibes. But all it will take is an unfortunate event,...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, touch screen; Discussion threads 2006-09-20
To save Net Neutrality, here's why The Torrents must die- and then be reborn: To save Net Neutrality, here's why The Torrents must die- and then be rebornCompletely missing the pointBitTorrent itself isn't really germane to the network saturation issue. What you're really describing is a direct function of having leaf nodes (such as I'm posting from) being able to [i]source[/i] as...; Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Peer to peer (P2P), VoIP, Torrents, Internet, Torrent, Net Neutrality, network, accident; Discussion threads 2006-06-24
Linux zombies show platforms don't matter: Linux zombies show platforms don't matterStop whining :-)When you expose your words under a byline on the Internet you are going to get critics. You're also going to get unreasonable critics. Some of these critics are going to overstate their case. However, guess what? You've been known to overstate your...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Linux zomby, operating system, attack, zombie; Discussion threads 2006-04-14
Stackable smart robotic cars: Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT are working for several years with the famous architect Frank Gehry on a concept of smart cars which will be built by General Motors. And these future robotic cars will be pollution-free and easily customized according to the Guardian. But the most...; Tags: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Blog posts 2005-12-29
More frequent upgrades? That's the last thing Micosoft customers need: More frequent upgrades? That's the last thing Micosoft customers needAUGH, no more "upgrades"talk to ANY techy or geek or even computer user about operating systems and eventually you'll get to this overwhelmingly universal sentiment:STOP WORKING ON NEW OS'S. TAKE EXTRA TIME AND JUST GET ONE RIGHT."hey, new windows...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, operating system, subscription model, Extreme Programming, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Linux Distro; Discussion threads 2005-10-31
Half life of a PC: 12 minutes?: Half life of a PC: 12 minutes?If you're stupid, yesIf you are brain dead and do absolutely nothing to protect a PC running Windows XP and other OS hanging naked on the Internet, yes it will become infected.With personal home routers going for $20 which offer firewall protection for...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, Desktops, Operating systems, computer, PC, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Half Life; Discussion threads 2005-07-21
Why is no one suing the Wireless LAN industry?: In yesterday's news, two major victories for the consumers were handed down by the court system. First, Apple was forced to settle with owners of iPods which only had 50% of the battery life in actual run time compared to what was advertised. Second, Gillette was ruled to...; Tags: WLAN, wireless; Blog posts 2005-06-03
Anti-Linux strategy predicts Longhorn insecurity?: Anti-Linux strategy predicts Longhorn insecurity?Why aren't soliders automated?[i]"those people wouldn’t be needed if Microsoft built reasonable security into their systems"[/i]I find it difficult to accept that assertion. You must keep in mind that business systems whatever software they run are and always have been under attack. At the...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Anti-Linux strategy, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Security, firewall, tire, security, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-05-25
The offer you can't refuse: Some of you may have noticed that I've started blogging for ZDNet. As of next Wednesday, I'll have my own blog section, so expect to see more of me. For those who come to ZDNet regularly for news, though, this is not the first time the name "John Carroll"...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., IP television, programming, Talkback Central; Blog posts 2005-05-20