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Hey BusinessWeek, condoning piracy is wrong: I don't know what Henry Chesbrough is thinking when he penned this opinion piece at BusinessWeek saying that "Microsoft should welcome piracy in India and China", but his reasoning is shortsighted and irresponsible on multiple levels. Condoning piracy especially those who profit from it as a matter of principle is always...; Tags: vista, technology policy, microsoft, hardware, desktop; Blog posts 2007-07-27
Confirming the flat-earther's myths doesn't serve anyone: My colleague David Berlind just can't seem to stop barking up the wrong tree when it comes to email security. In his latest blog, Berlind accuses me of a "reality distortion field" which really isn't productive. While he has some legitimate complaints - which I've complained about too - Berlind...; Tags: technology policy, servers, security, networking, mobile/wireless, infrastructure; Blog posts 2007-07-26
Congress and the Feds should clean up their own act: Every once in a while you'll get a political hearing on capitol hill where elected Government officials will grand stand and politicize issues that should have nothing to do with politics. Sandy Berger stole secret documents from the National Archives by shoving them in to his socks so will Congressman...; Tags: desktop, infrastructure, security, technology policy; Blog posts 2007-07-24
A secure Wireless LAN hotspot for anonymous users: As ubiquitous and convenient as Wireless LAN Hotspots are, it is probably the single most dangerous technology to the mobile computer user. From a security standpoint it is an absolute nightmare because of multiple inadequacies. The two biggest issues with Hotspots is that you have no idea if you're connecting...; Tags: technology policy, servers, security, networking, mobile/wireless, infrastructure, hardware, desktop, consumer electronics; Blog posts 2007-07-18
FiOS - Verizon's long-term vision to the 10+ gigabit home: As the computer and Internet revolution blooms, the one thing that is lagging behind is broadband connectivity. There's no question that the future of long-range high-speed telecommunication is Fiber, but different companies are taking different approaches. While AT&T is going to try and install fiber to within a mile of...; Tags: voip, technology policy, news, networking, infrastructure, consumer electronics; Blog posts 2007-07-09

802.11n Draft 2.0 gear still a neighbor killer: As we get to the final draft stages of the 802.11n standard, it was thought that the neighbor interference issues have been put to rest by the Draft 2.0. The new standard supposedly has a strict ban on dual-channel operation whenever any legacy devices are operating. The product is suppose to back off from...; Tags: technology policy, news, networking, mobile/wireless, intel, hardware, consumer electronics; Blog posts 2007-06-26
Silicon Valley goes dark again: Here in California, we're famous for our Tech Industry and our rolling blackouts. In an area that's supposedly one of the technology leaders of the world, we can't seem to get reliable electricity. It isn't just the Government's fault, a large portion of citizens in this state hate the production...; Tags: technology policy, news, infrastructure, hardware; Blog posts 2007-06-22
A rational debate on Net Neutrality: The subject of Net Neutrality has become so politicized that it's almost impossible to have a rational debate on the subject. Even the term "Net Neutrality" has become a political slogan that is often deliberately vague to hide its true meaning. Is it even possible to have a rational debate...; Tags: technology policy, news, networking, net neutrality, mobile/wireless, infrastructure; Blog posts 2007-06-04
Cringely doesn't need no stinking facts to push Net Neutrality: Robert X. Cringely - the PBS pundit who was caught masquerading as a Stanford PhD and Professor) - has a new blog out titled "We Dont Need No Stinking Best Effort". Cringely has come out with another bogus accusation against the Broadband companies claiming that theyre now in a...; Tags: voip, technology policy, networking, net neutrality; Blog posts 2007-04-13
Putting the cracking of SHA-1 in perspective: SHA-1 is one of the most prevalent forms of a secure hash algorithm used in the legal and security industry. Now that Professor Xiaoyun Wang and her associates in Tsinghua University and Shandong University of Technology have officially cracked the SHA-1 hashing algorithm, the fallout will begin. This...; Tags: security, news, technology policy, sha-1; Blog posts 2007-01-22
Will BitTyrant poison the well for BitTorrent users?: David Maynor has pointed to an interesting development on the BitTorrent scene in a new "selfish" BitTorrent client called BitTyrant. Speaking of poisoning the well, BitTyrant requires Java 1.5 to run which means you have to tolerate Java version conflict hell and massively bloated and inefficient software which is...; Tags: infrastructure, networking, fun stuff, desktop, technology policy, voip, bittorrent; Blog posts 2007-01-05
Hey AT&T, just park that U-verse DSLAM in my yard: Nate Anderson wrote a pretty good article AT&Ts U-verse negotiation troubles. U-verse is the AT&T marketing name a hybrid fiber/copper Internet transport system that relies on lots of distributed miniature DSLAMs that are within 3000 to 5000 feet of the homes that each mini-DSLAM serves. Instead of spending...; Tags: technology policy, u-verse dslam, mini-dslam, at&t corp.; Blog posts 2006-12-19

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Hello, Google, is anyone in there?: We can converse and do business instantly with strangers on the opposite side of the planet, but when something goes wrong with one of the largest providers of Internet technology, we might as well live on the Moon. Yes, hey, Google, I'm talking about you. by Phil Wainewright; Tags: google inc., cloud computing, software as a service (saas), manufacturing, emerging technologies, phil wainewright; Blog posts 2008-08-07
TSA 'checkpoint-friendly' bags fly on 16 August: After the news earlier this week the the Department of Homeland Security DHS is authorized to perform notebook computer searches at U.S. borders and the subsequent suits announced by the EFF and ALC comes a softer, friendlier federal government. The Transportation Security Administration TSA – who the...; Tags: transportation security administration, notebooks, hardware, notebooks & tablets, jason d. o\'grady; Blog posts 2008-08-07
More worries for Beijing visitors: If you are headed to or already at the Olympic Games and you weren't worried by my Tech Tips for Beijing Visitors at the end of last month, maybe you should be now, In telling the Wall Street Journal's readers "Don't Forget About China's Dissidents," Ellen Bork...; Tags: olympic games, hard drive, analysis, government, tom steinert-threlkeld; Blog posts 2008-08-07
Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?: Google on Thursday rolled out improvements to its ad network and will add DoubleClick tracking across its sites. Google also made it easy to opt out of its double dose of cookies with one click. The larger question is whether users will choose to go cookie free. ...; Tags: google inc., advertisement, doubleclick inc., cookie, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-07
UPDATE: MIT team working on $12 NES, not Apple II: Looks like the Boston Herald got it wrong. The MIT group that was researching how to make a $12 computer for developing nations was actually working on a machine that's more Super Mario than Steve Jobs. Computerworld's Eric Lai discovers the truth: ...; Tags: team, apple ii, massachusetts institute of technology, apple inc., productivity, wiki, team management, online communications, management, andrew nusca; Blog posts 2008-08-07
I went to Moscone Center and all I got was this stupid T-Shirt: Where's the hot chicks? Yeah you heard it, Summer LinuxWorld Expo sucked. Again. No, I didn't go this year. In fact, I haven't gone in two years. So how can I say it sucked? Because everyone who I know...; Tags: booth, trade show, webcast, linux, internet, rss, web site development, web technology, operating systems, software, jason perlow; Blog posts 2008-08-07
VMware has 82% share of market of virtualized servers, Microsoft has 13%: VMware is the clear market leader in providing virtualization technology with 82% of the sample using VMware. Despite high levels of Linux use, only 3% of the sample were using Xen as their virtualization platform. Microsoft was used by 13% of the sample base with various Unix technologies and mainframe...; Tags: server, vmware inc., microsoft corp., virtualization, cloud computing, storage management, utility computing, hardware, storage, nb; Blog posts 2008-08-07
CIOs: We love video conferencing and online training; Enterprise 2.0 on the ropes: Chief information officers have the hots for online training, video conferencing and collaboration software such as Microsoft's SharePoint. Just don't ask these execs to blog, use a wiki or enter a virtual world. That's the recap from a survey of 1,400 CIOs by staffing firm Robert Half...; Tags: cio, online training, enterprise 2.0, wiki, online communications, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-07