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- Judge: Shield law doesn't protect online commenters
- Judge: Shield law doesn't protect online commentersAnother way to look at itIf a journalist or a "real blogger" wrote first hand accounts of a crime that they personally witnessed, they should not be able to hide behind the shield. Because at that point they are no longer reporters, they are...
- Tags: commenter, Shield Law
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
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- Frustrated developers and scrutiny of other apps: Are things falling apart at Apple's app store?
- textPlusThanks for the textPlus mentions. Would love to talk to you a bit more. I think we have some info that would kind of clear up the "core functionality replacement" thinking ;)drew@gogii.netBreaking news: Apple admits that iPhone is a toyhttp://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/24/iphone_apps_not_for_business/[i]This makes it all the more surprising that Apple...
- Tags: Smart phones, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-08-25
- Judge nixes fair use defense in Tennenbaum filesharing case
- In a last-minute knockout punch, delivered just hours before the latest high-profile RIAA case was scheduled to start, Judge Nancy Gertner denied a fair use defense to Joel Tenenbaum, Ars Technica reports. Tenenbaum had sought to present his fair use theory to the jury but the judge...
- Tags: Defendant, Joel Tenenbaum, Peer To Peer (P2P), Team Management, Internet, Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- Climate change driven IT spend: are we being hoodwinked?
- Climate change driven IT spend: are we being hoodwinked?Green Y2KDennis, needed questions...I asked a similar question couple of weeks ago - are we headed towards a green Y2K?http://dealarchitect.typepad.com/deal_architect/2009/05/the-green-y2k.htmlI was at Gartner then and we were warning the world about Y2K. The bigger the total remediation cost we projected the more...
- Tags: Y2K, global warming, Climate Change, IT SPEND, information technology, carbon dioxide
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- News to know: HP, Vista SP2; Pre; Oracle licensing
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: HP's second quarter on target; Big units take revenue lumps; Headcount cuts ahead Mary Jo Foley: Where is Vista SP2? ...
- Tags: Software, Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Performance, Service Pack 2, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Server, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Blog posts 2009-05-20
- Judge: Shield law doesn't protect online commenters
- Illinois shield law doesn't protect 'online bloggers,' judge says, but he appears to mean only anonymous commenters on a newspaper article. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Law, Blogging, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- Speed cameras give no license to kill
- Some applications of technology just seem to get under people's skin, in a big way. One of them is cameras on streets and highways aimed at license plates. Go even one mile over the speed limit goes the fear and you might find a ticket in your...
- Tags: Radar, Camera, Speed Camera, Assailant, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2009-04-27
- When Health Care Law, Health Insurance Companies & Customers Don't Mix
- My wife and I get our health insurance from Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, here in Virginia. Because my wife is a cancer survivor our insurance rates are exorbitant. Last year, we had a $500.00 deductible each and were paying more than $1600 a month for coverage that at...
- Tags: Health Insurance, Insurance Company, Customer, Health Care, Insurance, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Finance, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-04-03
- Apple intentionally crippled Bluetooth in iPod touch 2G, wants $10 to unlock it!
- Apple intentionally crippled Bluetooth in iPod touch 2G, wants $10 to unlock it!Don't they have to charge for Tax reasons? Or something like that. [nt][nt]They are using very conservative accounting...so as to avoid any possible trouble. This has been gone over so many times, it's ridiculous.By some interpretations...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, Cellular phones, Digital media, iPhone Update, Apple Inc., Bluetooth, iPod touch 2G, 2G, Apple iPod Touch, Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- BREAKING: Apple 'suing Wired' for tutorial on 'Hackintosh' netbook tutorial, author says
- BREAKING: Apple 'suing Wired' for tutorial on 'Hackintosh' netbook tutorial, author saysWell there is the notion that its apples fault...They deliberately chose to ignore the fact (esp. when moving over to the Intel platform) that people want to run the OS, but do not want to pay for the "Apple...
- Tags: Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Apple Inc., operating system, Apple Mac OS X, Wired Inc., netbook
- Discussion threads 2009-01-14
- 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
- An (Imaginary?) Hannaford Conspiracy
- The regularity with which geezers like me see history repeating itself suggests some combination of memory influencing perception with an amazing continuity in the forces driving human behavior. Worse, our perceptions of what happened then may be wrong but influence our interpretations of what's happening during the perceived re-run anyway,...
- Tags: Point-of-sale, Debit Card, Computer, IBM Corp., Hannaford, Data Breach, Linux, Financial Services, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for use
- U.S. says 'virtual fence' on border ready for useWhat does 16000 USD matter...When you're saving 45k USD annually, per illegal immigrant employed?Europe is allowed to have work camps for their detainees from africa, why is it we have to embrace people who are breaking our laws with open arms?$135 per...
- Tags: Real estate, fence, virtual fence
- Discussion threads 2008-02-23
- The real argument against electronic health records
- The real argument against electronic health recordsDo no harmWhen Doctor's make critical care decisions, they are influenced by a variety of things.HMOs influence how Patient treatment is rendered and indirectly outcomes through referral tracking.A Health Care Provider gains 'full exposure' for Malpractice. HMOs staffed by humans have 'limited liability'...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Insurance, punitive damage, e-health, electronic health record
- Discussion threads 2007-12-04
- Europe and telecommunications regulations
- Europe and telecommunications regulationsComments.Already in Europe, there is deregulation, and a requirement on the old monopoly operators to "unbundle the local loop". This means, in essence, they are obliged to let competitor have access to the copper between the exchange and the customer (not for free, of course).This has generally...
- Tags: Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Broadband Internet, Network technology, telecommunications, British Telecommunications, copper, village, broadband, broadband network
- Discussion threads 2007-11-13
- Mukasey says that war powers may allow for warrantless wiretaps
- The love feast for attorney general nominee Michael B. Mukasey came to an abrupt halt Thursday, as the nominee suggested that the president's executive powers are pretty darn expansive, after all. Mukasey said that the president could ignore federal surveillance law if it infringes on his...
- Tags: President, Law, Mukasey, Workforce Management, Human Resources, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- Who's next? NY seeks a game-violence law that will pass judicial muster
- A judge's recent decision that California's law regulating video games is unconstitutional -- the eighth such decision such 2001 -- shows that courts are unwilling to allow states to limit free speech based on concerns about violence, The New York Times reports.“It’s more than a trend,” said Ronald Collins, a...
- Tags: Game, Violence, Law, ZDNet Government
- Blog posts 2007-08-20
- News to know: PC satisfaction; Nokia batteries; VMware IPO; Flash VOIP
- Notable headlines:Customer satisfaction down among PC buyers.Nokia announces product advisory for BL-5C battery.AP: VMware prices IPO at $29.Ed Bott: The Vista RAM puzzle: Is 2GB enough?Larry Dignan: Classmates files for $125 million IPO.Ryan Stewart: Flash based VOIP is finally here.Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Shared Source licenses are now in...
- Tags: VoIP, Nokia Corp., PC, aQuantive Inc., Battery, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Multi-core, IPO, Web Design, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-14
- House panel approves legal shield for bloggers
- House panel approves legal shield for bloggersA good lawBut it doesn't go far enough. It should have also protected online bloggers who do not make any money off their websites through ads and other things.I was happy to see that they put in the 'reasonable exhaustion of other means' thing...
- Tags: Blogging, Vertical industries, government, blogger, illegal act, shield, First Amendment
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- Bush administration attacks 'shield' for bloggers
- Bush administration attacks 'shield' for bloggersAnyone is a reporterWilliam Safire is right--there's no distinction between anyone dispensing information, whether it's an "official reporter" being paid, or someone posting on a blog. There are enough laws on the books already to compel anyone reporting anything to divulge sources if necessary,...
- Tags: Blogging, William Safire, news source, Bush Administration, blogger
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
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