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Straight or gay? U.S. court says Web site can't ask: Straight or gay? U.S. court says Web site can't asktypical american BSI don't see a problem with asking. I mean, I have absolutely nothing against the gay community. I have gay friends. But I wouldn't like to have a gay roomate, in the same way that I wouldn't like to...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, INTERNET, discrimination, Web site, Web; Discussion threads 2008-04-04
At-work porn surfing an especially bad choice for mayor: At-work porn surfing an especially bad choice for mayorLets edit this story..."The files apparently include photos of young PEOPLE the mayor met on SEXUALLY ORIENTATED Web sites using his city-owned computer....His files of "personal social contacts" also apparently include message exchanges with young PEOPLE.Now we can use that story for...; Tags: SEXUAL ORIENTATION, young people, gender; Discussion threads 2005-10-19

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Sweet Home 3D (3-windows): Sweet Home 3D helps people to design their interior quickly. The user may: draw the walls of his rooms upon the image of an existing plan, change the color or the texture of the walls, draw dimensions, drag and drop furniture in the plan from a catalog organized by categories...; Tags: 3D, eTeks, Sweet Home 3D; Software downloads 2008-05-14
Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 (Verizon Wireless): Photo gallery:Samsung Glyde SCH-U940Ever since we first played with the Samsung F700 last year at CTIA, we've been waiting for it to come to America. And starting today, it finally has arrived on our shores--at least in a way. The new Samsung Glyde SCH-U940 for Verizon Wireless offers the same...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, Verizon Wireless, touch sensitivity, Glyde, Samsung F700, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., touch screen, Samsung Glyde SCH-U940, LG Electronics Inc., display, handset; Product reviews 2008-05-08
Second Life is the latest reason our kids are doomed: I'm kidding of course, but U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) apparently isn't. According to the Chicago Tribune, Kirk sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission requesting a consumer-alert warning about its dangers....Kirk said he knew of no cases in which children were targeted by...; Tags: Second Life, Internet, Engineering, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-08

Why I didn't like "Microhoo": Yesterday was not a good day to be Jerry Yang. A year after returning to the helm of the company he co-founded, Yang found himself faced with an unsolicited bid from Microsoft, one that offered to pay a 50% premimum over the price of Yahoo stock. Though not ruling the...; Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Developer Orientation, Team Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, DVR, Management, Investment, Finance, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-05-06
PDF Conversion Series - Text to PDF (exe): PDF Conversion Series - Text to PDF is a tool to convert your text file to pdf files. You don't need Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader software to convert text to pdf. PDF Conversion Series - Text to PDF supports encryption, page orientation, and font setting etc. Easily convert text...; Tags: Adobe PDF, Dawningsoft; Software downloads 2008-05-06
LG Vu: Photo gallery:LG VuThe LG Vu has been a long time coming. Ever since we saw the LG Prada early last year, we wanted a similar handset for the U.S. market. Not soon after, we grew jealous of our international cousins for having access to the LG Viewty, the 5.0-megapixel successor...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, display, LG Vu, LG Electronics Inc., touch screen; Product reviews 2008-05-01
Sony NV-U83T: First introduced at CES 2008, the Sony NV-U83T is the company's flagship portable navigation system. With a focus on safety, the NV-U83T features a number of nice and unique features, including pressure, gyro, and acceleration sensors to provide for more accurate positioning even when driving through tunnels and in between...; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, display, Sony NV-U83T, Sony Corp.; Product reviews 2008-04-30
No cell phone for NYC school kids: I was amazed when I walked through a school in a nearby district a couple of weeks ago and saw kids texting and talking away on their cell phones. This same school had bathroom monitors (actual people who sat in the bathroom all day ensuring that nothing untoward took...; Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-04-23
Live Webcast: Virtual Service Oriented Grids: Transforming the Enterprise: One of the most powerful features of computing grids is the capability to identify and allocate resources needed to build and run applications on demand and in almost real time, without months of negotiation or waiting for the hardware procurement cycle to facilitate it. While most discussions...; Tags: Webcast, Grid Computing, Grid, Intel Corp., Utility Computing, It Management, Network Technology, It service Management, Networking; Webcasts 2008-04-22
Is OOP a branch to nowhere?: To continue the discussion about development languages, I want to ask a potentially embarrassing question: has the whole object orientation business been both a functional and a conceptual failure? One of the odd things about the OO movement is that no two proponents understand...; Tags: Object-oriented Programming, Object-oriented, Machine, COBOL MOVE, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-20
OXML as Microsoft's swivel point: My apologies for not writing more this week. A rather interesting twist in my IT career occurred recently, which I'll relate later. It's exciting stuff which will involve lots of travel to rarely-visited parts of the world (well, rarely visited by me). But enough of that. I...; Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., Nothing, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-04-18
What ultra portable meets my needs for under $1000?: I have spent quite a bit of time and even more money trying to find a solution that would help me be productive during my daily 2 hour train commute and while traveling. I have also added the restrictions that it has to be very portable, lighter than my MBP,...; Tags: Device, Mobile, Battery, Display, Advantage, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, Bluetooth, Engineering, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Nokia N95 (8GB, Unlocked): Editor's note: Portions of Features section of this review were taken from our original evaluation of the unlocked Nokia N95 North American Edition, as both devices share many of the same features.It's no secret that the Nokia N95 has been quite popular here in the States, garnering rave reviews from...; Tags: 3G, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, multimedia button, Nokia N95, Nokia Corp.; Product reviews 2008-04-17
Watchdog wants global drive against online child abuse: Internet Watch Foundation finds 3,000 sites that peddle abusive images of children and says countries need to work together to fight the problem.From Reuters Hundreds of child abuse Web sites around the world could be shut down if countries worked together to tackle the problem, an Internet watchdog...; Tags: Politics & government; News items 2008-04-17
Knocked Up Screensaver (zip): Knocked Up is a comedy film starring Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, and Leslie Mann. It is rated R for some sexual content, drug use, and profanity. This free screensaver is the perfect compliment to any desktop, and especially for fans of the movie, Knocked Up. This version is...; Tags: Screensaver, Wallpaper Screensavers, Knocked Up; Software downloads 2008-04-10
5 reasons IT is soooo slowwww: 5 reasons IT is soooo slowwwwIT departments are anti-nimbleIT departments by their very structure and responsibilities are unable to be nimble. They have been required to develop, manage and maintain large & complex systems with high levels of reliability and resilience. This mindset and process orientation works against...; Tags: IT IS, IT Attitude, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Quality assurance for SOA requires a different mindset: Quality assurance for SOA requires a different mindsetSOA or ESB - the lines are blurredWhile I agree that SOA does require a different mindset to QA, I don’t necessarily agree it's more complex than or as dismal as this article suggest. It's just different - and if done right,...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Service Orientation, SOA, Enterprise Service Bus, QA, SOA Principles, messaging; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
SearchSOA.com names Nexaweb's Enterprise Web Suite 'Product of Year': Nexaweb Technologies, the application platform provider, just keeps piling on the accolades. Its latest achievement is the Product of the Year award for its Enterprise Web Suite from SearchSOA.com. The gold-status award for the Burlington, Mass. Company, came in the RIA /Composite Application Assembly category, and was...; Tags: Web, Professional Services, Model-driven Architecture, Nexaweb Technologies, Model Driven Architecture, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, Asset Management, Middleware, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-04-09