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- Microsoft needs to come clean over Sidekick/Danger disaster
- So, it seems that a lot of T-Mobile Sidekick users out there have lost data thanks to the Microsoft acquired Danger data center going belly up. Sidekick users are, understandably, furious with T-Mobile, but let's put the blame squarely where it belongs - at Microsoft's door. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: T-Mobile, T-Mobile Sidekick, Microsoft Corp., Sidekick User, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
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- Apple contemplating free, ad-supported iPhone?
- Apple has no tasteOh, wait, no, that was Microsoft that had no taste because there are Windows 7 desktop themes available that have images of Coke cans in them. Isn't that right tigertank? For some reason that I can't wait to hear, this move by Apple, however, is very tasteful.Cue...
- Tags: advertisement, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Less than 24-hours on and a potential Windows 7 Achilles' heel surfaces
- 3 Words for you...Windows Live Essentials...Saves on bloat?It was nothing to do with that. Microsoft have said that they unbundled a lot of things from the OS build as it allowed for easier and more frequent updates.Good point.I use Hotmail but also use Live Mail on my own machines as...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Operating systems, Groupware, E-mail providers, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- Survey: After Sidekick Failure Would You Buy Cloud Services?
- NoNo I would not buy from them again, I don't need a scare of all my info being deleted.http://gizmoelectronics.blogspot.com/http://www.stophighcosts.comI will never trust the cloud.I will use the cloud but not if it means I have to forgo a local copy and not if the data is private. I like Office...
- Tags: Marketing research, mushroom cloud, SideKick, Buy Cloud Services, survey
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick users' data
- I lost my contacts for a few days. Give me ONE HUNRED BILLION DOLLARS!!!Says with pinky raised to mouth.RE: Microsoft recovers 'most, if not all' Sidekick users' dataI don't feel sorry for anyone who owns a Sidekick and lost their data. It is moronic to purchase a device that...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- "Most, if not all" Sidekick data recovered
- Well this is going to be interesting...So they had a catastrophic screw up and it looks like they worked their tales off to get it fixed.So that got a big black eye but at the same time it looks like they got it fixed. Whoever fixed this just got...
- Tags: Backups, backup
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- News to know: Intel; Microsoft; Cisco; Google Voice; Postini; Nokia
- 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: Intel: Solid third quarter; Sees brighter prospects ahead Sam Diaz: Analysts interested in Intel's 2010, not just...
- Tags: Google Inc., Postini Corp., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Voice, Camcorder, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, 3G, Data Centers, Wiki, Operating Systems, Software, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Snow Leopard bug deletes all user data (Updated)
- Proves Apple is not perfectI know many ABMers that bashed Microsoft when a bug that only affected a very small user base came on in Windows 7 Release Candidate and said that Microsoft should pay and how can they release software with bugs. All software has bugs I don't...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, S**t, Snow Leopard, user data
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- T-Mobile turns Sidekick data disaster into a PR mess
- This wasn't cloud computingThis wouldn't have happened with cloud computing. In a cloud architecture users wouldn't have even realized any disruption. They would have automatically been distributed among other non failed geo dispursed instances while the failed instance was automatically restarted on other hardware and restored from replicated data...
- Tags: Virtualization, PDC, cloud computing, SideKick, T-Mobile, public relations
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- Sidekick outage says more about the future of 'Pink' than Microsoft's cloud
- This isn't about any service.This is about Microsoft in general. It brings up the question of whether they can manage a server environment. It doesn't matter what that environment is. Preservation of data is always job one. And this is the job where the failure occurred. So Pink, Azure, cloud,...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Mary-Jo, Microsoft Corp., Azure, job, Pink, IT administration
- Discussion threads 2009-10-13
- News to know: T-Mobile; Cloud computing; Oracle; HP; Apple
- 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. Andrew Nusca: HP revamps TouchSmart PCs with Windows 7; starts $899; will you ditch your desktop PC, HDTV? HP...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., PC, T-Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Desktops, Palm Pre, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-13
- In the aftermath of the T-Mobile Chernobyl
- Lazy people.Thats all I can think. Who, in their right mind, would entrust valuable data to >> someone elses system
- Tags: Backups, backup, cloud computing, T-Mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-10-12
- T-Mobile - All your Sidekick data are belong to ... well, no one ... it's gone!
- the clue was in the name "Microsoft/Danger" duh...Outrageous! It's true, you pay for what you get.Get an unlocked N900 and do what you want.Nokia rules. Server failureCan happen to anyone at any time.Wait... What?[i]We continue to advise customers to NOT reset their device by removing the battery or letting...
- Tags: Backups, Servers, T-Mobile, backup, server, Server failure, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-11
- The T-Mobile-Microsoft Sidekick data disaster: Poor IT management going mainstream
- If you're a T-Mobile Sidekick user who put data, contacts and other items in the cloud we have some bad news for you: Your data is gone...probably forever. With cloud computing increasingly reaching the masses the average consumer will soon be enmeshed in the world of poor IT management. Welcome...
- Tags: IT Administration, Information Technology, T-Mobile, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-10-11
- Park Sidekick 5.4.48 (Windows)
- Park Sidekick Mobile Home Park Software is the easy and complete computer software solution for managing mobile home parks and manufactured housing communities. Automatic billing, metered utilities, site map, complete tenant and property information, easy payment collection, complete accounting and reporting, remote access capability, and security settings to track user...
- Tags: Payment, Microsoft Windows, Property Sidekick, Remote Access, Operational Accounting, Telecommunications, Finance
- Software downloads 2009-10-11
- Clouds vs. Appliances
- I still prefer DistributedWhen you set up the Namespace "properly" a sysadmin can handle both client and server machines - i.e. No gurus vs. grunts. With the same configuration on all machines, it is easy to bring machines up in short order. Client maintenance consists of 1) Reboot and then...
- Tags: server, desktop
- Discussion threads 2009-10-10
- Could Microsoft fix Windows Mobile by buying Palm?
- Nokia remain the strongest by far."The platforms in the strongest position are the Apple iPhone and RIM?s BlackBerry."Ex-US sales don't back that up I'm afraid. Nokia still dominate despite being behind technologically in terms of interface. With the release of the N900 and the X series this will...
- Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, PDAs, Mobile applications, default control, Palm Web OS, Palm Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., WinMo, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Microsoft Pink: 'Just a Sidekick' or more?
- Easy decisionI had been agonizing over whether to get a new WinMo 6.5 phone or wait to see what the Pink/Purple phones were going to be like. Now that I know, it's an easy decision. I want an HTC Leo assuming it comes to the states, but after seeing the...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- Pink and Microsoft Tablet (Take 2): A couple of updates
- Microsoft should release a High end WM 7 PhoneIn fact a high end phone which will effectively show off all capabilities of WM7, because i don't think that Microsoft can rely on any of its partner to do that. Especially as its biggest partner for WM phones,HTC, is more and...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-09-21
- Hands-on with the HTC Touch Pro2
- Hands-on with the HTC Touch Pro2touchpro 2Can you give me details on what calendar options this phone has. I currently use Microsoft Office Outlook. Thanks.RE: Hands-on with the HTC Touch Pro2We are authorise mobile phones,laptops, and video games distributors. We deal on brandnew original unlocked mobile phones.Our prices...
- Tags: Game players, Games, Nokia Corp., HTC Touch, HTC Touch Pro2, High Tech Computer Corp., Hands-On, RIM BlackBerry
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
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