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- Report: System failures, not MSBlast, led to blackout
- Report: System failures, not MSBlast, led to blackoutPower outage is not a virusSounds like the engineer fell asleep on the job and tried to pass the buck on a virus.Report: System failures, not MSBlast, led to blackoutOf course it wasn't a virus, considering the SCANA systems run Unix. I...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, NETWORKING, transmission industry, Power Outage, blackout, Spoon, System Failure, Google Inc., Jabber, fanboy, MSBlast worm, virus
- Discussion threads 2004-04-05
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- Mozilla admits that Firefox EULA is flawed
- Mozilla admits that Firefox EULA is flawedCompeting with ChromeThis is Mozilla trying to compete with Google for evil ;-pBut really, they have good reason to lock things down - "community builds" that were called "Firefox" and were within the rules, but happened to be loaded with spyware - but have...
- Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Firefox EULA, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Firmware 2.1 arrives for iPhone (updated 2x)
- Apple has started pushing out the iPhone 2.1 firmware via iTunes. The 237.8MB update is available by connecting your iPhone to iTunes and clicking on the update button. Luckily I spent last night backing up my iPhone. The published list of changes includes: decrease...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Firmware, Apple iTunes, Firmware 2.1, 3G Icon, 3G, E-mail, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-09-12
- Microsoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-end
- Microsoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-endMicrosoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-endIf Google wasn't already crapping their pants about IE8 and the web then this should give them more than enough reason to fill their shorts. A final product that is released, not some...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Word, Word processors, Channel management, Microsoft Office, Branding, Microsoft Corp., Google Docs Competitor, Google Inc., Google Docs
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Ruminating on Chrome
- On an otherwise non news day, the comic book launch of Chrome by Google has got the digital ether all aglow with excitement. I can only shrug. Despite the thinking this is 'big news' and garnering mainstream media attention at both the WSJ and the UK's Guardian, I can't see...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Chrome, Web Browsers, Open Source, Internet, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-01
- Intel's roadmap comes into focus: Can rivals respond?
- Intel's roadmap comes into focus: Can rivals respond?Yes! Use tax dollars to slow them down with litigation!Clearly, the creative and now well known way to compete with Intel is to slow them down. The tick tock treadmill combine with their process technology might is arguably insurmountable going toe to toe...
- Tags: Government, Taxes, Free trade, Litigation, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Arm Your Affiliates (zip)
- Automatically embed your affiliates' links into their promotional tools with just a click of the mouse literally spoon feed your affiliates. Provide your affiliates with ready made promotional tools that they can instantly use for their promotional efforts (and let your affiliates do all the hard work in promoting your...
- Tags: affiliate, tool, riquochet, productivity
- Software downloads 2008-08-07
- Rage against Adrian
- Rage against AdrianWell ...[i].. calling your colleague a dumbass violates this forums rules.[/i]When you constantly shill for Microsoft this could be interpreted as posting "advertisements" which also violate forum rules since you are offering a service to advocate a product. Does Microsoft pay well? Many here would like to know....
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Adrian, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-07-02
- How Linux app install leaves one PC expert befuddled
- Adrian, you dumb arse! At least that was my initial reaction when I read his "Linux's dirty little secret" column about his struggles with installing applications onto a Linux distro. It was either the Linux Geek rage originating from the knowing that he didn't Read the Fine...
- Tags: Ubuntu, PC, VMware Inc., Tool, Adrian, VMWare Tools, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Productivity, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-02
- Who decides which OS makes it onto an OLPC?
- Who decides which OS makes it onto an OLPC?My replyAh, so you admit that Sugar is limiting because it's essentially for children. Perhaps third world countries want exactly what first world countries have and that is to be adults."Only on a limited basis because our district has invested a...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Office, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Sugar UI, Sugar, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child project
- Discussion threads 2008-05-18
- They died for Reddi-Wip?
- Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia...
- Tags: Disk, Disk Drive, Foam, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU fine
- Microsoft appeals $1.4 billion EU fineExtortion?IIUC the fine is for 'abusing a monopoly position'. All MS have to do is stop the abuse. Simple. If they carry on, or they argue that the abuse is justified, then they will keep getting fined. That will hurt themselves, their customers and their...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Should I install SP1?
- Should I install SP1?Sadly, I use the 64-bit version. That's 726MB.:(RE: Should I install SP1?No. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. Go directly to install Windows Server 2008 with a Desktop 'role'.Thank youz.Am downloading it now; is only 121MB.Of course, I've kept my system...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Notebooks, SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Microsoft delivers 12 patches to plug Office; 7 for Excel flaws
- Microsoft delivers 12 patches to plug Office; 7 for Excel flawsTrue enoughBut it might be nice to see them patch something every once in awhile without having to patch the patch that patched the patch that patched the last patch that didn't fix anything.Now we just have to wait and...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, Microsoft delivers 12 patch, Microsoft Delivers, Excel flaw, patch management, Microsoft Excel, flaw, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- Poll: If the U.S. Presidential election were held today, who would you vote for?
- Poll: If the U.S. Presidential election were held today, who would you vote for?Perhaps more to the point... who would you vote against?Is this ZDNET or CNN?Can we just discuss technology around here. I come to ZDNET to escape politics. Get a grip and remember your slogan...ZDNET, Where...
- Tags: Obama, Hillary Clinton, U.S. Presidential Election, Hillary
- Discussion threads 2008-02-15
- Microsoft-Yahoo: Enterprise confusion
- Microsoft-Yahoo: Enterprise confusionSorry, Michael. Wrong. :-)The addition of Yahoo, similar to aQuantive, spells enterprise goodness all around. Remember what the greatest asset of the web 2.0 "revolution" is? It's people. Mashing up these next-gen new media pioneers with old school MSFT is only going to spell...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., MSFT, Microsoft Corp., Web 2.0
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- Spoon XML Editor (zip)
- An easy-to-use application, with a user-friendly interface, that will permit you to modify XML files. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-01-15
- Gizmodogate: Get a sense of humor folks
- Gizmodo turns off a bunch of TVs at CES to liven the joint up and you'd think that their scribes lit Bill Gates on fire for the page views. The angst over Gizmodo's hilarious prank is borderline ridiculous: Judie Lipsett at Gear Diary calls...
- Tags: Consumer Electronics Show, Gizmodo, Blogger, Blogging, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Internet, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-01-11
- Why won't my teachers stop printing?
- Why won't my teachers stop printing?RE: Why won't my teachers stop printing?It is not an easy solution, the tangible contact of paper carries a weight for our generation that is not easily replaced. But with new cheaper technology (UMPC, OLPC, EEEPC) we might be able to train the next...
- Tags: Document management, Printers, Nothing, printing
- Discussion threads 2008-01-10
- Government supplies SSNs to identity thefts
- The Washington Post reports on the prevalence of social security numbers in government documents. Federal courts banned the use of them on public documents in 2001, but governments regularly post pre-2001 documents with SSNs on public websites. Social Security numbers are readily available in many courthouses --...
- Tags: Social Security Number, Web Site, Identity Theft, Social Security, Government, Operational Accounting, Web Site Development, Vertical Industries, Finance, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-01-07
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