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McCain's campaign team has no Facebook chops: You have to admire the chutzpah of the idea of convincing voters that they should vote for a candidate through an arcade game rip-off of Space Invaders, because it's simply ludicrous coming from a candidate who has declared he doesn't even know how to "use a computer." Aaron Jacobs-Smith of...; Tags: Facebook, Team, John McCain, McCain, Jacobs-Smith, Games, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-07-01
IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPC: IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPCSupercomputer Uses.I don't want to sound dumb, but unless the NNSA does nuclear simulations couldn't they keep track of their nuclear stockpile with a Windows, Linux or Mac machine? :-)Update: I read another article related to the supercomputer that states they...; Tags: Game players, Sony Playstation, supercomputing, IBM Corp., HPC, Intel Corp., chip, Crysis; Discussion threads 2008-06-18
IBM wins supercomputing bakeoff; Playstation chips rule; Intel dominates HPC: Supercomputers are like muscle cars for IT: Few of us have one, but boy they are fun to look at. IBM on Tuesday touted that its supercomputer built for the National Nuclear Security Administration's Los Alamos National Lab is the most powerful system in the world. It...; Tags: Supercomputer, Blade, Sony Playstation, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Chip, Supercomputing, NNSA Supercomputer, Roadrunner, Roadrunner System, Intel Quad-core Blade System, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-06-18
World's fastest computer at Energy Dept.: The Energy Department will use IBM's Roadrunner supercomputer -- the first petaflop computer -- the department announced this week, Reuters reports. A petaflop is 1,000 trillion operations per second. "Roadrunner will be used by the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration to perform calculations that vastly...; Tags: Department, Computer, Petaflop, Productivity, Construction, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-06-10
Schools in Buckinghamshire Gain 62 Per Cent Lower Cost of Ownership With Dell Colour Printers: Buckinghamshire schools face the same IT challenges as other schools in the United Kingdom UK, namely, delivering cutting-edge technology while faced with scarce financial resources. They needed IT solutions that support Buckinghamshire County Council's commitment to sustainability. After assessing comparable offerings from a number of leading printer suppliers, BITES chose...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Printers, Hardware, Peripherals; Case studies 2008-03-12

How+big+a+threat+is+good+Microsoft%3F: How+big+a+threat+is+good+Microsoft%3FBusiness fundamentalsThe whole concept is predicated on the idea that the only reason for [i]software libre[/i] is reaction to the Transcendent Evil Of Redmond. Which is as silly as saying that open and collaborative science only exists as a reaction to guild secrecy.The guilds went away. Did science?I...; Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET; Discussion threads 2008-02-28
10 things you can do with unwanted computer equipment: If it can be used, use it. If it can't, get rid of it. That's what veteran tech Jeff Dray advises when it comes to your stockpile of obsolete equipment. Here are his suggestions for dealing with the accumulating junk in the most beneficial ways.This download is also available as...; Tags: Equipment, Computer, Jeff Dray, Productivity, Blogging, Internet; Download resources 2008-02-21
'The Club,' a game that shoots for style: 'The Club,' a game that shoots for styleAnd we wonder why......our children are shooting up our schools...You can't say a prayer in a public place and the ten commandments are illegal to post in a public place, but hell... let's allow the gaming industry make games that show our children...; Tags: Games, Corporate communications, game, video, video game; Discussion threads 2008-02-15
Microsoft%27s+Yahoo+play%3A+Some+love+it%3B+some+hate+it: Microsoft%27s+Yahoo+play%3A+Some+love+it%3B+some+hate+itForgotten MSN?Microsoft is in the entertainment business, though it's easy to forget. Yahoo does manage entertainment.And there's money to be made in internet advertising, of course. A great deal of money growing quickly. Microsoft is buying market share, though the premium is high.Google makes its money selling...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Data centers, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft%27s+Yahoo+play%3A+Some+love+it%3B+some+hate+it; Discussion threads 2008-02-01
Wii: Can't keep up with demand or supply artificially limited: Wii: Can't keep up with demand or supply artificially limitedThis is right up there with the tinfoil hats...If the Wii was in temporary shortage for ONE Christmas holiday period I might agree, but the Wii has been in short supply from the outset. Nintendo might be guilty of seriously underestimating...; Tags: Game players, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo Co. Ltd.; Discussion threads 2007-12-14
Undercover video: Why Apple only takes credit cards for iPhones & the legal questions raised: Undercover video: Why Apple only takes credit cards for iPhones & the legal questions raisedI personally...have nothing wrong with what apple is doing - it seems to be a perfectly valid reason for asking for credit cards as consumers SIMPLY cannot be trusted... (im not too sure how sarcastic i...; Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, video, credit card, credit card number, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., digital signature; Discussion threads 2007-11-02
Once upon a time: Bill Gates, patent reformer: The case for patent reform for software is cogently laid out by Timothy Lee in a recent New York Times opinion piece. He shows that Microsoft - currently a leading proponent of software patents, with 6,000 to its name - sang a very different tune in 1991 when it was...; Tags: Patents; Blog posts 2007-06-13
Politicians weigh renewal of Net access tax ban: Politicians weigh renewal of Net access tax banThe internet is way to complicated for a tax. Besides we are already taxedHow so you ask? Hosting providers pay taxes on power, water, personell. We pay taxes when we buy a PC, when we turn it on and it...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Internet access, Internet, tax; Discussion threads 2007-05-23
Breast defense: Breast defenseAre you kidding?The lawyer for the pork board has to realize this willbe thrown out due to the parody use exemption. What a dumbass!Rescinded! Apologies made! Yay!No, it didn't take long for the pork board to issue apologies. Further more, the staff & executives have dug into their...; Tags: Corporate governance, breast defense; Discussion threads 2007-02-22
Galaxy-G (exe): Galaxy-G is a science fiction trading game, in which you can choose to play the role of a merchant, brotherhood pirate, scavenger, mercenary, or traveler. Earn enough funds to purchase new and better ships or to outfit your current ship with better weapons, shields, or gadgets. Stockpile enough money to...; Tags: Ship, Galaxy-G, Piracy, Games, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2006-07-21
Intel takes back lead in U.S. retail: Intel takes back lead in U.S. retailAMD Not Doing Well? Oh No...C'mon AMD...Don't let Intel take advantage of market share from you...Yeah, Intel had to use Fire Sale pricing to do it.And their 10Q results show it.Say what? When did AMD have these numbers.Where did you come up with...; Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Takes; Discussion threads 2006-07-10
Patches: Once a month is not enough: Patches: Once a month is not enoughI called for an out-of-band patch"Sorry, I have to agree with Vic and disagree with George. Microsoft management made the same argument in favor of releasing an out-of-band patch for the WMF exploit in January."What's the difference, I'm essentially calling for the same thing...; Tags: Patches, virtualization, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft WAS, patch, strategy, exploit; Discussion threads 2006-03-24
Patents in the news again as Supreme Court hears eBay case: Patents in the news again as Supreme Court hears eBay caseWhat if BIG OIL held a patent to cheap power for autos?They could then get an injunction against anyone who attempts to produce similar power sources. Or at least delay its use until they no longer can make big bucks...; Tags: eBay Inc., patent; Discussion threads 2006-03-15
Anti-spyware added to beta of Microsoft's OneCare: Anti-spyware added to beta of Microsoft's OneCareMSFT Business Plan- Make insecure bloated product- Charge clueless users for fixing something they already paid for- Profit !!!!!ROFL! If it wasn't so pathetic it would be funny.Okay, it's kind of funny anyway because you just keep taking it. lol. Had...; Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Microsoft OneCare, Microsoft Corp., anti-spyware, Windows OneCare; Discussion threads 2006-03-10
Patent reform bill may raise questions for agencies using open source: Government agencies relying on open source software may be particularly interested in patent reform legislation introduced by Rep. Lamar Smith. While the bill largely satisfies the needs of the pharmaceutical industry, it does make a number of changes to software, as well. And...; Tags: patent; Blog posts 2005-09-13