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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

Additional Resources

Samsung BD-P1600

Poor Waranty PolicyWhen you hook it up via wireless the unit will find that is has a new firmware update and like most technology you update it. So I did and than the thing indicated it could not read the disk. I called Samsung Canada and they said since I...

Tags: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!

I'm in love with Amsterdam....no wait, I love it but I'm not in love....no, hold on, I like it a lot, but I'm not in love, nor do I love it. The Theory.... Interestingly enough (to me at least and who else am I really writing this for...

Tags: Car, Amsterdam, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-16

Internet continues to lose its founding network partners

I would like to see...I would like to see more competition on the hardware side. I completely understand that costs are a huge factor limiting competition but companies that own monopolies on the actual network infrastructure have little incentive to upgrade or enhance user experience with out major competition. Ideally...

Tags: network, Internet, Net2, satellite, network partner, government

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

End-to-end encryption is the key to protecting data and reputations

In order to avoid the financial and brand damage associated with data breaches, businesses need to consider deploying end-to-end encryption as a tamper proof way of securing data. Commentary - Media outlets around the globe highlight new data breaches at an alarmingly regular rate. Forrester estimates that the cost...

Tags: PCI, Organization, Data Breach, PCI DSS, Encryption Key, encryption, security, Paul Meadowcroft Thales, Special to ZDNet, Paul Meadowcroft, Thales, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-11-11

18 truths: The long fail of complexity

Agree *****One of the best distillations of what 'risk' actually is, and why complexity exponentially increases it, I have read.But more to the point takes a realistic, rather than optimistic or pessimistic, view of how to asses it. And correctly acknowledges the 'human' factors involved in both cause, and...

Tags: Strategy, HEALTHCARE, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Firefox 3.5 (Gallery: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala)

Re: Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic KoalaSome nice and welcomed touches but not enough on their own to get people to switch. - Especially me!I left the Ubuntu Family when upgrading to the next version failed on ALL levels! The biggest disaster was changing the repositories to point at the new version....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Mozilla Firefox, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

U.S. Ethics Committee staffer file-shares sensitive document

So the answer will be change the technology, right??...I certainly hope not. The person responsible should be fired immediately, if this group is supposed to be so secretive and protective of their data. Putting ANY work-related material on your personal computer is not only a bad idea, it may be...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), U.S. Ethics Committee staffer, U.S. Ethics Committee, sensitive document, staffer, file-sharing

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

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