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Is FCC destroying the open Internet?: The current net neutrality debate was caused by deliberate FCC policies which killed off three-quarters of the nation's ISPs during this decade, according to Bruce Kushnick of New Networks Institute. Kushnick says the pace of monopolization has accelerated since 2004, with 56% fewer wireline competitors, as FCC...; Tags: FCC, Internet, Net Neutrality, Temptation, Kushnick, Federal Government, Government, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-11-29
Sploidz (exe): Sploidz is a fun and easy to play gem dropping and matching game. Clever players plan ahead and resist the temptation of a quick match for truly big combos.; Tags: Temptation, Sploidz, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2006-10-06
Google execs keep $1 salaries: Google execs keep $1 salariesNot sure I agree with thatI'm sure Google's top management are all honest as the day is long, but this does tend to encourage efforts to inflate earnings reports and otherwise inflate the price of the stock.Probably better for the public if executives are paid real...; Tags: Benefits, Google Inc., salary, temptation; Discussion threads 2006-01-23

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Where to ditch that old iPhone? Recycling and mobile phones: This story from the Environmental Leader is perfectly timed, considering the overwhelming media din over today's iPhone launch. According to a timed survey released by Nokia, it seems that only three percent of people opting for a new mobile phone actually recycle the old ones when...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Phone, Mobile, Recycling, Cell Phone, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-11
I'll have the #3 Value Meal, Super Size, with an order of Linux: I'll have the #3 Value Meal, Super Size, with an order of LinuxPlagiarism, Jason? :-)Exactly my thoughts, in a Talkback some time ago:http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10535-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=46338&messageID=858549&start=0Greeting, Pjotr.Planet DietsYou forgot to mean the lean but mean Mars Ubuntu, and of course the sweet Venus Ubuntu versions just to get back to the basic...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Super-Size, Ubuntu; Discussion threads 2008-07-10

Helpdesks and productivity: Helpdesks and productivityGood start, and then...You lost it.1980 CalledThey want their mainframes back. :DWhy don't you explain your present value...calculation. Do you even know what present value means? What time period are we talking?Huh?You imply that on a Sun Ray platform the only problems are the applications or how they...; Tags: Call centers, help desk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, PC; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Chrysler to offer Wi-Fi in 2009 autos: How about a router for your car? The Los Angeles Times is reporting that Chrysler will announce today that it will offer Internet access in its 2009 Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep models. As someone who has been chided for texting while driving, I'm not...; Tags: Chrysler LLC, Wireless LANs, Manufacturing, Routers & Switches, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-06-26
How to avoid receiving a $837.20 iPhone bill: Former colleague and iPhoneDevCamp founder Raven Zachary recently got whacked with a $837.20 iPhone bill for international data usage. This was despite securing an AT&T World Traveler plan and a 20GB Data Global plan. He offers the following tips for iPhone users traveling abroad this summer: Disable...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, E-mail, jason D. O'Grady, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Wireless, Wireless LANs; Blog posts 2008-06-25
FCC wants no-porn, free broadband wireless auction: FCC wants no-porn, free broadband wireless auctionHmmm....Is Porn illegal? If not is this not a governmental nose-snubbing at freedom of speech, making it highly illegal ?Do we really WANT this sort of action by our government?Do we want to become China?I dunno. I'm just askin'...The moral crusaders :)Ok,...; Tags: Federal government, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Government, WIRELESS, broadband wireless auction, broadband wireless, FCC, broadband; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
Gates rules out returning to Microsoft: Today's Wall Street Journal is running an article on how Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and CEO Steve Ballmer spent the past eight years learning how to pass the leadership baton from Gates to Ballmer. The most interesting part of the article -- and perhaps the main reason...; Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Leadership, Management, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-06-05
New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and Business: New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and BusinessVirtual Snake OilEDITA KAYE, THE “SKINNY PILL FOR KIDS,” AND THE ASSOCIATION OF VIRTUAL WORLDSThere is a certain species of entrepreneur that capitalizes on the human desire for overnight solutions to intractable problems. Throughout human history, they have lurked in the shadows of the...; Tags: Entrepreneurship, SKINNY PILL; Discussion threads 2008-04-13
10 ways to manage yourself through a challenge: What do you do when you're faced with a task and find that you're not progressing as you should -- or that you're even failing to accomplish it? Fight the temptation to beat yourself up over it and manage your way through the situation. Ramon Padilla offers 10 practical steps...; Tags: Ramon Padilla, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management; Download resources 2008-03-25
Security: Lintel vs Wintel: Security: Lintel vs WintelI guess we'll see how well the method matches realityOn first glance, this does appear to be well thought out, but there may be too many judgment calls to make it useful.RE: Security: Lintel vs WintelI've done a security project on a Unix system and worked extensively...; Tags: Mainframes, Operating systems, Servers, security, Lintel, Wintel, Microsoft Windows, mainframe, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-03-24
eVoting systems come under fire: eVoting systems come under fireNot truly independent review...I'm sorry, but if Sequoia is hiring the outside vendor to conduct the audit, then the external parties' independence is already suspect.State vs FedRunning elections is a State power. I am always leery of stealing power from the Sates and moving it...; Tags: Quality, e-voting, standards, Federal Reserve Board; Discussion threads 2008-03-21
Creeping totalitarianism: The NSA, personal data and you: Here's a simple rule for preventing totalitarian rule in any nation: Don't build the systems for monitoring people's daily lives closely in the first place, and you will not be at risk of totalitarian rulers using those systems to overwhelm individual choice. The Wall Street Journal today has a long...; Tags: Monitoring, Terrorism, NSA, Government, Homeland Security, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-03-10
Will it always be about Microsoft?: Will it always be about Microsoft?Google to become the ogre?Nah, because they're not the Penelope and Rupert obsessed sh*theads that have made it their entire existence to keep people dumbed down with a going nowhere computing paradigm.Google make their money from advertising businesses, not from lies, control and dumbed down...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., software; Discussion threads 2008-03-09
Plagiarism-Detector Personal (exe): When you ask a person to make a creative report, you can never be absolutely sure if they will not copy-paste it from some topically relative Web site. Copy pasting is much easier than creative work, so the temptation to cheat is unbreakable. This becomes a crucial problem for business...; Tags: Skyline Studios, Plagiarism-Detector, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-03-07
No Government rules on packet throttling, blocking, colleague says on Capitol Hill: Colleague George Ou, who is not a proponent of most net neutrality regulations, stated his opinions before a Congressional staffer-panel on Network Management sponsored by iGrowthGlobal. That outfit, whose board is full of board members who have served in a similar capacity on...; Tags: Network, Wireless Network, Network Management, Networking, Government, Network Administration, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-03-03
Hey, Dell, it's no longer "President's Day": I suppose that in the annals of marketing mishaps, this one rates merely a mention. That doesn't mean it isn't entertaining, though. And since this is Wednesday/"Hump Day," I thought entertaining would be good. As I show you at the...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., President, Small Business, E-mail, Online Communications, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-20
3 days from Shanghai: I'm typing away here on my new MacBook, freshly arrived today from Shanghai, via Anchorage and Indianapolis. A mere 3 days after it left the factory in China, I received a tracking notice on my phone from FedEx that it had been delivered and signed for by my favorite...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Jury, Teacher, Touchpad, Desktops, Linux, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-02-14