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Should Linux International Become a User Group?

Well, it's a bit late to ask that question. The train has left the station. Linux International, founded in 1994 as a vendor group, is instead becoming a user group. Question is, what do Linux users need or want with a user group?The most famous computer user groups in history...

Tags: BCS, stranger

Blog posts 2006-05-22

Va. law requires online safety classes

"We teach our kids not to talk to strangers. We teach our kids not to take candy. But in today's world on the Internet, not only can you be talking to strangers without supervision, but you can be talking to someone you think is not a stranger, but who...

Tags: Internet Safety

Blog posts 2006-04-03

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90% of all statistics can be made to say anything... 50% of the time, aka my thoughts on the Verizon report

** Update 06/23/2008: I realize I didn't do a very good job of talking about what we're reviewing here.  This is in response to the statistics gathered by Verizon related to Forensic Analysis of Data Breaches over a four year span.  First off, let me...

Tags: Business Partner, Vulnerability, Verizon Communications Inc., Attack, Data Breach, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-22

Money Tree (exe)

William the gardener has inherited a very strange house, with an even stranger tree in the yard. Help him catch the falling leaves and transplant them on apple, pear, cherry and orange trees to earn his daily money goals. If William can sell enough fruit, fight off the garden pests,...

Tags: Leave, Tree, Mumbo Jumbo

Software downloads 2008-06-16

Fixing Windows Vista, Part 5: Faster, smarter search

Fixing Windows Vista, Part 5: Faster, smarter searchagreei have to agree Vista search is excellent and extremely fast. I have been using version 3 and up on my XP machine at work and it always trumps other search indexers like Google Desktop. This is one example of MS doing a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Backups, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows Vista, smarter search, Fixing Windows Vista, Part 5, Microsoft Windows XP, mobile

Discussion threads 2008-06-05

Kemo Data Security Lite (exe)

Kemo Data Security suite is the ultimate security solution to your personal and mission critical data. If you want to keep your valuable data secured and protected from theft and prevents unauthorized access and if you want to conceal your confidential information from stranger eyes Kemo Data Security suite is...

Tags: Suite, Data Security, KemoSoft, Security

Software downloads 2008-06-03

Don't go buying high-end graphics cards to power the next-gen Photoshop

Don't go buying high-end graphics cards to power the next-gen PhotoshopOK ...... what budget would you be looking at?CS3 and high end graphics cardsI'd just like to know what use CS3 and Elements make of upgraded graphics cards. I was thinking about the new 8800GT for Mac Pro to...

Tags: Video cards, Games, Adobe PhotoShop, high-end graphics card, video card, PS CS3, graphics, game, RAM

Discussion threads 2008-05-27

Philips SHE-9850 In-Ear Headphones

Philips is no stranger to the headphone market, mostly turning out a line of inexpensive earbuds in the $5 to $25 range. Now, the company is stepping up its game with the SHE-9850 In-Ear Headphones, a $100 pair with a sleek and comfy design and good audio quality. We're hard-pressed...

Tags: Bass, SHE-9850 In-Ear Headphones, Philips Electronics N.V., headphone

Product reviews 2008-05-23

Microsoft looks to buy search share (again)

At its advance08 ad summit this week, Microsoft is rolling out yet another push to grow its Web search share by rewarding users with cash. As described by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, via the new "Live Search Cashback" program, Microsoft will pay a portion of a purchase price...

Tags: Advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Portals, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-21

Kemo Data Security Suite (exe)

Kemo Data Security suite 2.0 is the ultimate security solution to your personal and mission critical data. If you want to keep your valuable data secured and protected from theft and prevents unauthorized access and if you want to conceal your confidential information from stranger eyes Kemo Data Security suite...

Tags: AES, Suite, Unauthorized Access, Data Security, KemoSoft, Hacking, E-mail, Security, Network Security, Online Communications, Networking

Software downloads 2008-05-12

Exclusive: Pictures of Psystar's corporate home; Clone maker's store is open

Exclusive: Pictures of Psystar's corporate home; Clone maker's store is openSo pull the damn trigger alreadyZDNet is aggravating in their dance around this whole issue of Psystar's legitimacy. You go through the whole order process but you don't place an order. Cowards! Place the order, put it on your expense...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Psystar, corporate home

Discussion threads 2008-04-19

iLuv i399 (Black, Bluetooth)

The iLuv i199 iPod audio system impressed us with its seemingly endless array of features crammed into a tight package at an affordable price. Enter the iLuv i399: it's larger and more expensive than the older i199, and delivers a more thumping bass line, thanks to its built-in...

Tags: Wi-Fi, Engineering, i399, i199, Bluepin, iLuv, Bluetooth

Product reviews 2008-04-17

Microsoft looks to make product planning more science than art

Microsoft looks to make product planning more science than artlol...And this comes from the king of delayed releases and features axed....just see vista's history.OSS does not need this kind of lame tools, because we always deliver all the features on time and....for free!Gives the impression that future software from themmight...

Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, OPEN SOURCE, MICROSOFT LOOKS, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

Digging into Psystar

Digging into PsystarDigging into PsystarTwo options: 1) too good to be true, or 2) They really did not plan or prepare for the mediaEVERYONE knows this kind on news attracts a GREAT deal of attention, so I´m afraid its number one... Its all a sand castle...SHould have looked deeperpsystar.corp was...

Tags: Web site development, Channel management, Web technology, Fax, Desktops, Psystar

Discussion threads 2008-04-16

Sony MDR-NC500D Digital Noise Canceling Headphones

Sony is certainly no stranger to the headphone market. The company's portable line may very well be the most popular aftermarket earphones. It has quite an array of full-size "cans" as well as a decent selection of noise-canceling models. The latest high-end set to hit virtual retail shelves combines the...

Tags: cup, headphone, Sony Corp.

Product reviews 2008-04-16

Healthier ice cream with wine

Adding wine sediment to ice cream slows its melting and makes it healthier, according to a study from Taiwan. Food Science and Technology published the study indicating that wine lees, which is mostly dead yeast, can increase the amount of antioxidants in the finished product and slow melting...

Tags: Ice Cream, Wine, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-07

World's biggest compute job... to be done by pen and paper

World's biggest compute job... to be done by pen and paperTypical Gov ExcuseAnd they had ten years to prepare and now they aren't ready! Most government IT folks don't have a clue about how to manage projects!it would be a lot less expensive ifPeople would be required by law...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Recruitment & Selection, job

Discussion threads 2008-04-03

Headaches in Armonk but will green loose out?

Headaches in Armonk but will green loose out?IBM CaughtWow, IBM did something naughty? I seriously doubt it. Somebody inadvertently made eye contact with one of the EPA GS-9 civil servants. The civil servant decided to ride the "incident" to promotion. The penalty for the civil servant...

Tags: Blogging, IBM Corp., Kafkaesque, Obama

Discussion threads 2008-04-01

DROD Journey To Rooted Hold (exe)

Swordplay and puzzles combine in this thinking man's dungeon crawl. It's simple to learn, with just a handful of commands to master. But the unique gameplay provides an amazing depth. A detailed overhead view shows monsters, obstacles, and other game elements. You have as much time as you like to...

Tags: Caravel Games, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-03-05

A geek's trip to Capitol Hill on Network Management

I appeared before congressional and government staffers on Capitol Hill for a panel on Network Management sponsored by iGrowthGlobal.  This was my first time in Washington DC and while it was a little cold for my Californian bones, it was a beautiful city and seeing the capitol of the nation...

Tags: BitTorrent, Japan, Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Mr., Video, DOCSIS, Geek, Wireless Network, Presentation, Network Management, Richard Bennett, Cable, Peer To Peer (P2P), Networking, Internet, Corporate Communications, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-03-03