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Lenovo-U.S. State Department PC deal under scrutiny by security commission

Lenovo-U.S. State Department PC deal under scrutiny by security commissionWhere were these idiots when our ports were being handed to the UAE?Did this commission ever consider what US ports under Arab control would mean?Who needs terrorists or hostile nations to destroy the US? Our own government is doing a...

Tags: Desktops, State Department PC, security commission, U.S. Department of State, PC, security

Discussion threads 2006-03-29

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HP vs. Dell: Showdown at the Windows 7 upgrade corral

Well, the great thing is all the competition. I like to see Acer squeezing them both from below, and of course competing with each other. Of course also great to see all the pressure on MS to innovate and lower prices.Google Chrome_OS will be hard to beatWell, with Google_Chrome_OS it...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hewlett-Packard Co., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Corp., Windows 8, Microsoft Windows, XPS, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

The cloud: no place for amateurs

Interesting but...Phil... it may be a contentious argument but neither of these two examples (IBM/Air New Zealand and Sidekick/Danger) are really cloud computing.My definition of cloud computing is in keeping with the utility model. Using the analogy of electricity supply, one power station going down does not greatly affect my...

Tags: Storage, Managed hosting, cloud computing, Hitachi Ltd., electricity supply, Hitachi HDD, hard drive, amateur

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Why I Can Never Be Exclusive to Linux and Open Source on the Desktop

It uses WINEBut I've noticed a number of performance issues and stability problems with it.ActuallyAs far as I've ever able to tell there's no practical difference between Picasa on Windows and Linux. StevenActually, it uses WineLib, so that it is more like a native application.But there are still all the...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, open source, desktop, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-20

Justice says $1.9 million verdict is constitutional

Are there no restraints built into the constitution ...... concerning punishments fitting the crime when it comes to statutary law? Does this mean that it is perfectly legal for Congress to pass a law stating that it is e.g. okay to amputate a man's hands or even hang him, if...

Tags: Financial accounting, RIAA, activist judge, U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Apple's not-so-secret tablet: Flawed from the start

Apple's not-so-secret tablet: Flawed from the startMisconceived?I think your basic assumptions are wrong. The Tablet is likely to be a large format iPhone/iPod Touch rather than a small flat Mac.The two devices would be very different beasts!It might help if you knew something about what you were writing about.... Apple...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., not-so-secret tablet

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

King of the QWERTYs: RIM BlackBerry Tour

King of the QWERTYs: RIM BlackBerry TourCarrier choices...something's missing.Why no mention of Sprint? They released the Tour the same day as Verizon, and for me, their coverage is really good.(And apparently, I'm not alone: http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=20868)Plus, they also have options like Sprint Music Store, Sprint Software Store, Nascar app, NFL Mobile...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Handhelds, Wireless and Mobility, RIM BlackBerry, Sprint Communications, QWERTYS, RIM BlackBerry Tour, Wi-Fi, Research In Motion Ltd., e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-07-21

RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen

You're strolling in the south if France when a van stops, men burst out and in seconds hustle you into the van. "American scum!" they hiss as they hood you. But wearing a Sorbonne t-shirt and no fanny pack, how did they know? Thank your government - and a bad...

Tags: Passport, RFID, Security, Wireless And Mobility, Biometrics, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-14

Microsoft puts an 18-month cap on Windows 7 to XP downgrades

Microsoft puts an 18-month cap on Windows 7 to XP downgradesIf written to MS guidelines they should.[i]Existing applications should remain compatible for many years from their first development.[/i]The problem is too many applications didn't follow Microsofts guidelines. Perhaps Microsoft should offer a binary compatability guarantee like the one Sun offers.NightmareThat...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., XP-downgrade, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, service pack, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-06-18

News to know: Apple vs. Palm; Windows 7; Adobe; Twitter and Iran

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: Apple: Third party read Palm Pre iTunes sync can work for now Jason O'Grady: A fix for Mail...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Twitter, Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Mice, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Sales

Blog posts 2009-06-17

EC fines Intel record $1.45 billion in antitrust case for moves vs. AMD

EC fines Intel record $1.45 billion in antitrust case for moves vs. AMDChoice vs. StandardizationWith respect, Dietrich, the digital world is not as simple as freedom of choice. Freedom of choice is great for hamburgers, pizza, and toothpaste. But multi-state and global companies users and developers require some level of...

Tags: Strategic planning, Desktops, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., uniformity, Apple Inc., OS Installed, PC, Linux, standardization, Intel Corp., antitrust

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

New Mac OS X email worm discovered

New Mac OS X email worm discoveredA bit naive Unfortunately for Linux, social engineering works pretty well unless the user is well informed.At this stage most Linux users [u]are[/u] well informed. But as any OS gains in popularity, the userbase becomes less and less so.Both OSX & Linux are...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Also-there, Linux, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6

Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6Browser wars could improve productivity, but the enterprise still loves IE6I upgraded to IE8 and my productivity has increased due to tabs, accelerators, and webslices. Everything on the corporate intranet works fine and haven't had any issues with it....

Tags: Web browsers, Software as a Service (SaaS), Strategy, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, information technology, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

Windows 7 "XP Mode" system requirements

Windows 7 "XP Mode" system requirementsAnother limitation: Chip-set virtualizationMany PCs don't have that support (Intel-VT, AMD-V).Wow...I'm glad I have a Mac!More Reasons For Not UpgradingIf you are a regular, non business consumer, you get this:1) Non business users can't download this for Windows 72) Have to check to...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, hardware, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselves

Not even Apple can protect the dumbest users from themselvesDid this botnet pop into creation when it was discovered?[i]This is the first Mac botnet.[/i]Did this botnet pop into creation when it was discovered? No, of course not, it existed [b]before[/b] it was discovered and it was only discovered because it...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, dumbest user, Apple Inc., Mac Botnet, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

News to know: Pawned browsers; IE 8; Sun and IBM, Oracle

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. Ryan Naraine: Pwn2Own trifecta: Hacker exploits IE8, Firefox, Safari CanSecWest: Caution, community at play Pwn2Own 2009: Safari/MacBook falls in...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Apple Safari, Oracle Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Sam Diaz, Netbook, IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Web Browsers, Notebooks, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets, Security

Blog posts 2009-03-19

$9 million ATM heist: the dark side of international collaboration

$9 million ATM heist: the dark side of international collaborationServers open to the world with lax security...Anybody who sets up a server that ONLY needs state side access or access in a certain area and they do not deny/allow only the ranges should be fired. Then the argument of what...

Tags: Network technology, server, security, international collaboration, dark side, ATM, collaboration

Discussion threads 2009-02-07

Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbook

Acer plans Linux, SSD version of 10-inch netbookYeah, yeah, yeah ... throw Linux a bone ...Only to advertise along side the Linux netbooks, { Fill in OEM here } recommends Windows for everyday computing."...according to Gartner. Netbooks are low-cost, low-tech mini-laptops running either free Linux operating systems or Microsoft's older...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, UNIX, Operating systems, netbook, Linux, Acer Inc., SSD

Discussion threads 2009-01-29

Obama's Dr. Energy

Obama's Dr. EnergyProof that being educated a physicistand winning a nobel prize does not guarantee you are not an idiot.A newsman since 1969, Harry Fuller still has not learned to spell check...C'mon Harry - just because it's on the Internet doesn't mean your readers don't deserve the professional courtesy of...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax, Obama, Nobel Prize

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

News to know: Facebookgate, XP, iPhone credit, greentech in 2009

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: 'Facebookgate': Fake Class of 2013 groups today; Annoying marketing tomorrow? Mary-Jo Foley: Microsoft to allow custom PC makers to stock XP through mid-2009 ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Roland Piquepaille, Linux, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Podcasts, Internet, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-22