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The Internet medium is the political message

The Internet medium is the political messageRead your blogI believe House has it correct. "Everybody lies."Also, journalists really don't have access unless it is granted to them. It doesn't matter what medium it is either. It will be a different way of hurling BS at the wall and watching what...

Tags: skepticism, Cynicism, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-06-16

Skepticism and Mary Jo Foley

Mary Jo Foley recently wrote a piece explaining why her Microsoft skepticism is warranted given the "suspicious coincidence" that these moves toward "transparency, standards and interoperability" fell so close to important signposts in Microsoft's tangled road through the legal and regulatory minefield. The much ballyooed interoperability announcement took place close to...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Skepticism, Corporate Law, Quality, Security, Business Operations, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-03-12

Vista skepticism pervades, may be misplaced

Vista skepticism pervades, may be misplacedA strong demand for Windows Vista!I think that it will be a great demand for Windows Vista because people wants a more modern layout and as PC hardware are getting cheaper for more capacity, it is logical to make a operating system that need more...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Products, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., skepticism, Apple Macintosh, hardware, Vista skepticism, operating system

Discussion threads 2007-01-29

Republican skepticism over NSA program widens

Republican skepticism over NSA program widensTime to restart the terror alert systemWith the elections coming up, W needs to crank up the terror alerts again. I suggest every other wednesday so as to not disrupt things too much, but just enough to justify the government database.Anyway, just trying to help...

Tags: skepticism, NSA

Discussion threads 2006-05-15

Photo: Sun CTO onstage

At the Vortex conference in San Francisco on Oct. 26, 2005, Sun Microsystems CTO Greg Papadopoulos challenged skepticism about the profit margins of Sun's business.

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., CTO, profit margin, skepticism, San Francisco, photograph, conference

Image galleries 2005-10-27

Photo: Sun CTO onstage

At the Vortex conference in San Francisco on Oct. 26, 2005, Sun Microsystems CTO Greg Papadopoulos challenged skepticism about the profit margins of Sun's business.

Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc., CTO, profit margin, skepticism, San Francisco, photograph, conference

Image galleries 2005-10-27

Additional Resources

NebuAd: Galileo or pariah?

So, it would seem we have found the outer limits of user tracking and ad-serving. At a House hearing yesterday, NebuAd ran into universal condemnation for its plans to monitor broadband customers' web visits and deliver targeting advertising, reports News.com's Declan McCullagh. Contemptible. Goes against everything...

Tags: Web, Advertisement, Cable Company, Internet Service Provider, Notice, NebuAd, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cable, Channel Management, Network Technology, Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, Networking, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-18

2008 Honda Odyssey Touring

Photo gallery:2008 Honda OdysseyAlthough Honda claims a major update for its 2008 Honda Odyssey minivan, the results look to us like a minor facelift, just a little work around the eyes and mouth but the same old body. The front of the car exhibits some modern touches around the headlights...

Tags: Odyssey, Honda Motor Co., navigation system

Product reviews 2008-07-16

Apple sells 1M iPhones; 10M apps downloaded

Apple sells 1M iPhones; 10M apps downloadedDisposable incomes at work and homeSo why do I keep reading the same news over and over again in the headlines about the mortgage industry falling apart and fuel prices and health plans going up? I'm sure the Apple buyers aren't delaying payments...

Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Samsung BD-P1500

The most important question for any standalone Blu-ray player is whether it's better than the Sony PlayStation 3. Let's answer that one right off the bat: Samsung's new BD-P1500 is not. They both cost the same ($400 list), but the PS3 has better image quality, currently supports both Blu-ray Profile...

Tags: Overall IT, Samsung BD-P1500, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sony PlayStation 3

Product reviews 2008-07-01

My 15 minutes with Bill Gates, and how the Web was born

Once upon a time, when Bill Gates still flew commercial and I was a budding journalist in need of a haircut, I had a number of opportunities to interview and otherwise interact with Bill Gates. It was often contentious, always intriguing, and more often than not frustrating as well. Part...

Tags: Web, Multimedia, PC, Bill Gates, Bill, Desktops, Hardware, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-06-30

First scientist to warn Congress on Global Warming: It's certain and we're certainly out of time.

First scientist to warn Congress on Global Warming: It's certain and we're certainly out of time.It's the sun, stupid.The earth has been cooling for the last 10 years. If the current low solar activity keeps up, we could be in deep doodoo.RE: First scientist to warn Congress on Global...

Tags: U.S. Congress, Hansen, data set, global warming

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

Yo-yo'ing on Millennials

Larry Dignan's post earlier in the week asking whether Millennials will re-invent IT struck a chord with a few of my Irregular friends. First up, Larry's conclusion: I remember this generational stereotyping with the Generation X crowd. Job market stunk. Generation X was different–they were pissed. They were wearing...

Tags: Information Technology, Generation, Millennials, Hindsight, Ross Mayfield, Susan Scrupski, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-20

Dell's product lust: Are we there yet?

Dell CEO Michael Dell mentioned the product lust mantra last year and has come back to it repeatedly in conference calls and analyst meetings. Dell's message: The company needs to improve design and inspire a few 'gotta have that' moments from technology buyers. How is Dell doing?...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-20

XP era ends: Will Vista step up?

The Windows XP era ends June 30 and soon hardware vendors will be shipping you all Vista all the time in most cases. The save XP effort failed. The whining should cease. And now it's time for Vista to sink or swim. Ina Fried has a good...

Tags: Developer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-16

The end of Microhoo

...which really isn't an apt title, as something has to begin for it to end. However, it certainly looks like a merger between Yahoo and Microsoft is unlikely to materialize. This is sure to disappoint Icahn, whose interest in the deal I always viewed with skepticism. He's good at making...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-06-13

NASA IG: Scientists were muzzled

NASA IG: Scientists were muzzledI don't think so!If this administration is writting his pay check, than they can control what the researcher is doing and saying.As for global warming, it seems to be limited to glaciers in the mountains and at the poles. The temperature did not changed much in...

Tags: Workforce management, NASA, administration, NASA IG

Discussion threads 2008-06-03

Is Microsoft's open systems promise reliable?

I caught this article the other day on InfoWeek, where Nancy Gohring discussed Microsoft's new-ish open systems policy. As noted in the article, it's easy to view Microsoft's new stance with a certain amount of skepticism: But Microsoft may have a way to go to placate a market that...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Corporate Law, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-05-29

Will Cisco's open source plan work?

Cisco's decision to open source its Etch messaging protocol leads to this key question. Is anyone going to believe it? (I couldn't resist this illustration on Robert Maldon's blog, so I borrowed it.) As Matt Asay explained earlier this month, many open source businesses...

Tags: Cisco Systems Inc., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-05-27

The company people want Microsoft to be

The recent announcements regarding Microsoft's plans to include native support for ODF and PDF as part of Office 2007 SP2 was certainly unexpected. They had just managed to get OXML ratified by ISO, a move that was clearly aimed to counter a format that had benefited from its decision to...

Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, IM, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, OpenDocument Format, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Instant Messaging, Game Players, Microsoft Office, Emerging Technologies, Internet, Online Communications, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Office Suites, Software, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-05-23