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An odd E-voting bit

Most of the discussion about e-voting centers on trust and the fact that evoting systems are generally a lot easier to abuse than to audit - but here's something from Robert Novak's political gossip column showing that bad interface design can unintentionally affect an election outcome: Selection...

Tags: voter, Tom DeLay

Blog posts 2006-09-07

Web reacts to Stewart sentencing

Web reacts to Stewart sentencingnt She got what she deservedntWhat about the 200 workers who lost their jobs?This morning I listened to Martha's heartbreaking speech regarding how sad she was about the 200 workers at MS Omnimedia that lost their jobs due to Martha's felonious activities. However, I missed...

Tags: Channel management, Web, Tom DeLay, Martha, Martha Stewart, Enron Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-07-16

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News to know: Snow Leopard; YouTube; VMWorld; Google Books

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Snow Leopard ships with vulnerable Flash Player Sam Diaz: Report: EC considering delay of Sun-Oracle over...

Tags: Google Inc., Andrew Nusca, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Desktop Virtualization, Desktops, Data Centers, Virtualization, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Storage, Data Management

Blog posts 2009-09-03

News to know: Twitter DOS attack; Cisco and IBM, Clunkers, Win 7 chart; Murdoch; CTO

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Twitter knocked offline by DDoS attack; Koobface returns with a twist Larry Dignan: Cisco CEO Chambers: IBM...

Tags: Denial Of Service, Facebook, Larry Dignan, CTO, Video, Cisco Systems Inc., Ryan Naraine, Twitter, Sam Diaz, IBM Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-08-07

News to know: Microsoft; Motorola; BIOS 'rootkit'

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ryan Naraine: Researchers find insecure BIOS 'rootkit' pre-loaded in laptops Microsoft Financial Analyst Meeting 2009: Mary...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Researcher, Steve Ballmer, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Motorola Inc., Rootkits, Microsoft Windows 7, BIOS, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Hardware, Components, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Delays, delays on White House cyber positions.

Where is the cybersecurity czar? And the White House intellectual property coordinator? The folks for those important federal tech positions have been chosen but there is no sign of announcements being made, NextGov says. The likely nominees for cyberczar: Howard Schmidt, former White House special adviser...

Tags: Job, White House, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-07-27

On Wall Street, the time value of money has been redefined. It does not include you

An electric signal takes a nanosecond to travel a foot, essentially. These days, that distance matters. At least on Wall Street. If you want to discover prices on stocks first â€" and act on them first â€" you have to...

Tags: NYSE Euronext, Data Center, Wall Street, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-07-09

Disruptive technologies disrupt - goodbye newspaper companies

Last week my Saturday Post was about how Internet based technologies have been used to create applications and services that devalue existing business models. It's a hugely disruptive process. [The Internet devalues everything it touches . . .] This trend is occurring because it can occur -- because...

Tags: Craigslist, Business Model, Internet, Strategy, Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-27

News to know: Office 2010 leak; Windows Mobile; Wolfram/Alpha; SOA; Zappos; ;

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Mobile Dev team: 'Windows Mobile 6.5 is done' New Microsoft Office 2010 test build leaks Zack Whittaker: Screenshots:...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Dana Blankenhorn, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Mobile Applications, Microsoft Office, Wireless And Mobility, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Office Suites

Blog posts 2009-05-18

News to know: Pwn2Own; Windows advice; Palm; JavaFX

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Ed Burnette: Java gets a mobile makeover with JavaFX Mobile Ryan Naraine: Pwn2Own hacker contest targets browsers, smart...

Tags: JavaFX, Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Taxes, Microsoft Windows, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Software As A Service (SaaS), Operating Systems, Financial Planning, Finance, Software, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-12

News to know: Cisco, Windows 7, SAP, Google Latitude

Sam Diaz: Cisco's Q2 sees weaker sales, profits; no widespread layoffs planned Tom Steiner-Threlkeld: Cisco May Cut 2,000 Jobs. But That's Not A Layoff. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft's worst nightmare: Windows 7 deemed less secure than Vista Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is UAC...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Mary Jo Foley, SAP AG, Cisco Systems Inc., Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Vertical Industries, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-02-05

News to know: AOL layoffs, SAP layoffs, Cox Cable, DTV bill, Dell

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Sam Diaz: AOL to layoff 700, consolidate groups Andrew Nusca: AOL lays off 700 due to ad meltdown...

Tags: Layoff, Dell Computer Corp., America Online Inc., Cox Cable, SAP AG, Digital Television, Sam Diaz, Workforce Management, Human Resources

Blog posts 2009-01-29

News to know: IE 8; TI; VMware; Cloud computing

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Christopher Dawson: Convertible Classmate, take 2 Jason Perlow: Linux dead at hands of Windows 7? Horse puckey! ...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, Cloud Computing, Phone, Texas Instruments Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Data Centers, E-mail, Wiki, Linux, Web Browsers, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Online Communications, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-27

Let 'Em Go Cold Turkey on DTV, President Obama

By February 17, Barack Obama will be president. Already, he wants to delay the DTV transition scheduled for that night. Right now, TV stations across the country are supposed to flip the switch to all-digital signals at the end of...

Tags: Barack Obama, Digital Television, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Is there no end to the AutoRun madness?

Is there no end to the AutoRun madness?Another option for some versions of Windows: SRPSoftware Restriction Policy is another option for some versions of Windows, such as WinXP Professional, Vista Business/Ultimate/Enterprise, and Windows Server 2003/2008. It doesn't get much discussion, which is unfortunate since it can prevent AutoPlay...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Software Restriction Policy, Autorun

Discussion threads 2008-12-01

It's 1:02 P.M.: Does Your Online News Service Know Which Way The Market Is Moving?

The great competitive advantage of online news is that it is supposedly always up-to-the-minute. At least that's the theory. But the stock market's gyrations mean this: Watch the number, not the news. Here's how the market looked to editors of various prime business news services online at...

Tags: Stock, Investment, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-10-17

Apple notebook refresh rumored to arrive October 14 (updated)

Daring Fireball's Jon Gruber posted an interest mention in his Notes and Observations piece after Apple's Let's Rock event on Tuesday. Buried at the end of his third paragraph is this little gem that predicts the date of the upcoming MacBook revision: Those of you holding out for a...

Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Trackpad, AppleInsider, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-11

Next Question: A Whole Lot of Traffic Shaping Going On, With Olympics Video?

The sky didn’t fall this week, with NBC’s delivery of live events from 25 sports at www.nbcolympics.com. But now, Brick Eksten, the chief executive of Digital Rapids, is wondering: Has there been a whole lot of traffic shaping going on, to make sure the streams appear on computer and...

Tags: Traffic, Video, Stream, Internet, Corporate Communications, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Marketing, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-14

News to know: Vista reliability; Nokia-Symbian; Open source drivers; diversITy

 Notable headlines: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Improving Windows Vista's reliability Mary Jo Foley: Gates hints about Microsoft's cloud futures on his way out How many people does it take to fill Bill Gates' shoes? Dennis Howlett: Time to...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Phone, Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Symbian Inc., Open Source, Broadband Internet, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-24

News to Know: Googlenomics; Windows Mobile 7 phones; Broadband hell

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Free Sourcefire tool pinpoints hostile MS Office files Apple security team finds code execution holes in Ruby Google using invalid security certificate Dancho Danchev: Phishers targeting Facebook users, fake logins...

Tags: Security, Google Inc., Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Information Technology, Broadband, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Data Centers, Virtualization, Telecom & Utilities, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-23