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Shiny - ZDNet blogs have a brand new look

Shiny - ZDNet blogs have a brand new lookThe talkback sucks however :/Unfortunately the talk back section is terrible. You have to scroll way farther in order to see the post, as they have huge gaps separating them.Stinks...still no preview (UK ZDNet has it... what is the problem with the...

Tags: Web browsers, Blogging, TALKBACKS, talkback, white space, Mozilla Firefox, blog, advertisement, font, ZDNet Blogs, TalkBack

Discussion threads 2006-12-04

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Guess who else is married to paper?

Another paper perilThankfully, knock on wood, I don't get sick very often.Since I hadn't been there for years, my Clinic threw away my entire medical history.Paper is a fact of life.You have to a have a paper trail, the entire concept of goingpaperless is just silliness.I am sure with the...

Tags: patient, doctors office

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samples

RE: Windows 7's default UAC bypassed by 8 out of 10 malware samplesyawnWho can I trust *now*....Even Ed Bott said '7' was more secure!The Windows Infect Season is not over yet.. Nothing's changed.... That people even USE Windows these days is quite remarkable.... It must be the power of habit...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, malware, UAC, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

What would make you trust Microsoft?

Flame on!Let me save a couple people the time of posting"Microsoft is the most evil thing on earth and should be destroyed" - Linux Geek, Ole Man, D.T, No More Microsoft Software ...."I trust Microsoft with my life" - Mike Cox, Loverock, ... "They are a company. I trust them...

Tags: SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., extremist, open source, MHD

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

GOP will present a health care bill

Good startGood work Dana. This blog is not biased to the left (we'll see how you fare in the talkbacks though).There's of course still the question why you put politics on this IT tech site."ZDNet: Tech News, Blogs and White Papers for IT Professionals. Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, IT Pros, health care, No., Pelosi, GOP

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Windows 7 hourly tracking

?won't it be better to check at the end of every week instead? If you check every day you won't see any big changes but at the end of every week the increase will be more obvious.I'll say it before others do"look, it already has a larger market share than...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availability

Dang I wish I was there to see it in person.RE: Liveblog: Microsoft CEO Ballmer kicks off Windows 7 availabilityI was down in NYC on Tuesday for the Windows 7 launch for IT Pros and Developers. I think they did a nice job with that launch. And we...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 availability, LiveBlog, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

What's next after SpamWaves, WavePorn?

No sooner than a week after using Google Wave did I get my first unsolicited Spam Wave. First, there was e-mail spam. Then there was spam forum posts and spam talkbacks. And then spam Twitters. Click on the "Read the...

Tags: Google Inc., Obviously Wave Etiquette, Public Relations, E-mail, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-19

Seeking a Stallman for open source

Stallman is for OSS what Washington was for USAWe need more people like Stallman to liberate us from the M$ tirany not Benedict Arnolds like Icaza!We need to speek louder about M$ dirty deeds not to seek peace with the devil.Stallman is a liberalJust thought LinuxGeek ought to know that....

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Stallman, open source, Icaza, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Microsoft's Midori: Who's on the all-star roster?

that's by no means a' who's who' listMore likely a 'who's he' list.These guys are no match for FOSS and Linux in particular.Rather than failing to reinvent the wheel, they should just adopt Linux and do themselves a service for doing the right thing.Before you make yourself look any more...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, NT-kernel, Microsoft Corp., Linux, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

Why on ZDnet?

Tech has a huge role to play in combating global warming, and, in just using energy more efficiently. Harry is doing a great job keeping us informed, and I really do like his blogs. And, it is just a style thing as to how much or even if the bloggers...

Tags: Blogging, blog, talkback

Discussion threads 2009-10-04

Blowin' in the wind, and power under the sun

Why?Because any future energy system , even if coal-powered, will make great use of IT, software and digital technologies. As will any affort to convert energy systems to solar, wind, tidal, etc. Even the digital and nano-tech being used in cars now and in future will come from...

Tags: Low Tech, wind farm, blog

Discussion threads 2009-10-04

From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw

Danger Will Robinson, Danger.[i]By December 2009, a second variant appeared with new propagation techniques ? spreading via removable and mapped drives, and network shares with weak passwords. This updated worm also started blocking access to anti-virus and security-related sites.[/i]You either have a typo or a time machine. December...

Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Common-sense, Microsoft Corp., financial danger, computer

Discussion threads 2009-09-23

Palm drops Windows Mobile from future plans, WebOS only focus

very wrong step for Palm that will eventually bankrupt themPalm is trying to squeeze in to the iphone space and forsee the future with WebOs. it so sad they don't understand the future is both. the windows Mobile platform is used by the federal government and fortune 500 companies and...

Tags: Handhelds, Smart phones, Mobile operating systems, Cellular phones, Operating systems, Mobile applications, windows mobile platform, Symbian OS Phones, Microsoft Windows, mobile, Treo Pro, Palm Inc., WinMo, Palm Treo, Fortune 500 company, Microsoft Windows Mobile

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Max Baucus' bet on John Castellani

Socialist careI guess the 'Stimulus' money is going here now to write propaganda for the Obama socialist cause. we don't need big governmentThe health care industry in USA is the best in the world.ObamaCare would make it more expensive and in line with third world countries.We must stand behind the...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Government, Max Baucus, health care, Dems, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

The ultimate guide to scareware protection

Time to change advertising?I hate to say this - but maybe it's time to change how we advertise?We need to add somebody somewhere to screen ads, one-by-one, for this stuff.Doesn't have to be the people hosting the website, but it *should* be somebody independent of the advertising firm.Or take a...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, Dancho, ClamAV, advertisement, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-13

Friday Fun: Your Top 10(ish) alternatives to "smartphones"

This morning, I posted an entry about the evolution of smartphones - with the news hook being the arrival of the new Motorola Cliq, powered by Google Android. In that post, I noted that the "phone" feature on the device was secondary to other apps - notably e-mail and social...

Tags: Phone, Acronym, Smart Phone, Computer, Productivity, PDAs, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-09-11

Global warming, bring it on

more moronic poll choicesAt what point could the people who create these polls pick 5 choices that are meaningful instead of parodies of any rational opinion?Targeted to it's marketRational opinion no longer required.RE: Global warming, bring it onI think that a severe ocean-raising global warming has the potential to adversely...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-09-10

Give me one good reason not to just move them all to Linux

I can hear the talkbacks already: Why are you feeding the trolls, Dawson? What's with the flamebait? Not enough hits lately? Guess what? I'm getting plenty of hits lately, thank you very much, without resorting to flamebait. You know what I'm also getting plenty of lately? Malware. by...

Tags: Hit, Linux, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Security, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-09-09

Frugal Friday: Media Outrageousness, Snow Leopard Woes, Mac Virtualization, VMWorld 2009, EU kiboshes Oracle/Sun, Brocade

Filling time with white catsEven though it's a humor book, let me just ponder its suggestion that when Seinfeld and Gates visited that suburban family, we were seeing 100% solid street. You know what I'm saying?As I suggested in the talkbacks to the earlier post, Apple has not, to my...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Apple Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-05