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Australian senator demands open source against US "lock-in"

Australian senator, Karen Lundy, believes US software "lock-in" reduces both competition and technology innovation, thereby hurting the Australian technology market. Speaking at an Australia 2020 Local Summit, Senator Lundy's remarks made clear her commitment to open source at the expense of "proprietary" systems. Her comments also...

Tags: Software, Senator, Open Source, Software Company, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-04-09

Gay blogger has a little list - and Larry Craig's not the only one on it

In Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado," the Lord High Executioner had a little list of people who should be done away with. Among the offenders: The idiot who praises, with enthusiastic tone, All centuries but this, and every country but his own; And the...

Tags: Senator, Media, Idaho, Blogger, Gay Blogger, Rogers, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-09-05

Diamondo (exe)

Diamondo is an exciting new kind of board game for all ages. Four players enter the diamond mine in search of diamonds, and the first one to exit with a full diamond case wins. A variety of cards keeps the game interesting, and bonus cards offer extra sub-games to play.

Tags: Senator, Diamond, Diamondo, Games, Corporate Governance, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Corporate Law

Software downloads 2006-10-17

Bad Folkers (exe)

Big weapons, big enemies, big-mouthed pilot. Based on the old "German Fokkers" joke, this is the hilarious shooter game where your pilot yells and hollers so you don't have to. And of course the game has the standard and not-so-standard superweapons and big bosses, plus new things like random levels,...

Tags: Senator, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2006-10-04

Photos: senators on Net neutrality

Senate Commerce Committee holds hearing on whether or not to enact stiff "Net neutrality" regulations targeting broadband providers.

Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Net Neutrality, stiff, broadband provider, senator, U.S. Senate, regulation, broadband

Image galleries 2006-05-26

Photos: senators on Net neutrality

Senate Commerce Committee holds hearing on whether or not to enact stiff "Net neutrality" regulations targeting broadband providers.

Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Net Neutrality, stiff, broadband provider, senator, U.S. Senate, regulation, broadband

Image galleries 2006-05-26

Border Security

The article discusses the border security in U.S. after the terrorist attacks of September 11th which unsettled the public's confidence in the nation's security and raised concerns about whether the institutions are up to the task of intercepting and thwarting would-be terrorists. The Department of Homeland Security has made progress...

Tags: U.S., Senator, Article, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Border Security, Sam Brownback, Corporate Insurance, Homeland Security, Business Security, Business Operations, Government

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Is electronic tracking for students a good idea?

A pilot program in Texas is testing GPS tracking devices to combat truancy in chronic offenders who might otherwise be sent to detention facilities. According to an article in the New York Times free registration required, not only does the program seem to be working, but also doesn't seem...

Tags: Student, GPS, Leadership, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-13

Is IT abuse a threat to democracy?

Here's a bit from a Washington Post report dated Dec 22/07 and headlined "FBI Prepares Vast Database Of Biometrics": CLARKSBURG, W. Va. -- The FBI is embarking on a $1 billion effort to build the world's largest computer database of peoples' physical characteristics, a project that would...

Tags: Database, Information Technology, FBI, Ballot, Catalist, Federal Government, Government, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-04-17

News to know: Microhoo; Adobe patch; Windows bloat; AMD

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yahoo goes nuclear vs. Microsoft: Inks limited Google ad deal; Microsoft fires back Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft-Yahoo-Google: The vicious antitrust circle Yahoo's strategy: Torpedo the Microsoft deal or up the offer? Garett Rogers: Google gets business from Yahoo...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows, Robots, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-10

Australian senator demands open source against US "lock-in"

Australian senator demands open source against US "lock-in"Australian Senator Kate Lundy is on target about softwareSenator Kate Lundy is very well placed to make the comments she made - and to be heard where it matters. She is a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory ACT which was created as...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, open source

Discussion threads 2008-04-09

Hillary nomination would unleash Obama's Net-driven third-party run

Hillary nomination would unleash Obama's Net-driven third-party runNon-issueThis church stuff is a politics of racial fear-mongering. I don't see it as more than a one-day story. Any impact was diluted by Ferraro's racist statements. And note -- (via News for Real -- In 1988, she said: "If Jesse Jackson were...

Tags: Ferraro, Obama, third-party run, Net-driven, nomination, Hillary nomination

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Router Backdoors: Hacked by Chinese Part 2?

Router Backdoors: Hacked by Chinese Part 2?Typo AlertCite, not Site.Typo Alert: "They site no cases of any backdoors in any current routers sold from China."Correction: "They cite no cases of any backdoors in any current routers sold from China."Sorry to be nitpicking about typos, but this is probably because bloggers...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, Chinese Part 2, Router Backdoors

Discussion threads 2008-03-06

The+2008+Election+and+Outsourcing...+have+your+say

The+2008+Election+and+Outsourcing...+have+your+sayworst: senator from Punjab & McCainThe two likely to be worst are the self-proclaimed senator from Punjab and the multi-faceted McCain, followed by that militaristic Irish fellow from the deep south, Barracks O'Bama, and that baseball playing scarecrow guy from the marshes, Mitt Romney.There was no "scrollbar to the left",...

Tags: Punjab & McCain

Discussion threads 2008-02-04

The legislation behind a national ID

The legislation behind a national IDWrongThis is very wrong and very dangerous.Those who understand history and Human nature know that potential tyranny from our own government may well be more dangerous than terrorists.It will be required for access to many federal offices and banks will likely follow suit and require...

Tags: Operational accounting, Homeland security, Ollie North, Big Brother, Social Security

Discussion threads 2008-02-04

Another great contribution to humanity from the folks who brought you Chuck E. Cheese and Atari

Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk explores the latest high-tech concept in dining from Nolan Bushnell, of Chuck E. Cheese and Atari fame. We all have our bad waiter stories. I confess that recently, in Europe, I sat in a restaurant for almost an hour waiting for a...

Tags: Restaurant, Atari Inc., uWink, Squares, Games, Personal Technology, Chris Matyszczyk

Blog posts 2008-01-25

Debate over telecom immunity starts anew

So the debate is on. Should telcom companies get legal immunity for assisting America's intelligence apparatus with warrantless wiretaps, or not? The Senate took up the question Wednesday and veep Dick Cheney was on hand to make the administration's vociferous argument, The Washington Post reports. Majority Leader...

Tags: White House, Administration, U.S. Congress, Immunity, U.S. Senate, ALCU, Telephony, Workforce Management, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Human Resources, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-01-23

IP adress = PII? I don't think so

Yikes, what is it with regulators and legislators? Do they have no one on their staffs to clue them in? Evidently the European Parliament's Civil Liberties Committee is discussing classifying IP addresses as personally identifiable information. That is crazy talk of the third degree. They think...

Tags: IP, IP Address, Network Technology, Networking, Richard Stiennon

Blog posts 2008-01-22

New York launches antitrust probe into Intel

New York launches antitrust probe into IntelElections must be coming upIt would be a big feather in his hat to to land a conviction, even an apology from on a big fish like Intel. There is lots of tax payer dollars available for this easter egg hunt.AMD still...

Tags: Corporate governance, Corporate law, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., antitrust

Discussion threads 2008-01-10

Maintaining a 25ò0profit margin in this crazy world of globalization

Maintaining a 25ò0profit margin in this crazy world of globalizationInnovation and quality is key - not just cheap laborInteresting insights here into how these Indian providers like TCS are working to keep their margins constant despite these pressures of employee attrition and rupee appreciation. The arguments against outsourcing IT...

Tags: Outsourcing, IT Services, globalization, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-01-10