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Wii MotionPlus

When Nintendo announced Wii MotionPlus at last year's E3 2008 press conference, it certainly raised a few eyebrows. First off, we wondered why this technology wasn't included in the original Wii remote to begin with. With the device debuting so late in the console's lifespan, would every game...

Tags: Games, trap door, Wii MotionPlus, Nintendo Wii, Wii Remote

Product reviews 2009-07-21

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Whistler XTR195 Battery-Operated Radar/Laser Detector

Whistler XTR195I paid just under $50 for the little guy last black Friday at Radio Shack.It was to be used within the city and some highway. Suffice it to say it actually works.Readings and beeping of a 2/3 of a mile proved that it actually was a trap. I generally...

Tags: Engineering, radar, detector, battery, laser

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

XP to Vista? No, if it ain't broken, don't upgrade it

XP is not broke,Vista new improved or fixed anything.Message has been deleted.I will have to agree with Zack on this one..MS of course wants to convince you that you need an upgrade so Stevey's stock goes up. MS controls the OEM's like a over bearing husband. I will conclude that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Well XP, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

One-year-old (unpatched) Windows 'token kidnapping' under attack

One-year-old unpatched Windows 'token kidnapping' under attackMS should patch this but you do your readers a disservice by not mentioningMS should patch this but you do your readers a disservice by not mentioning that this requires IIS to be installed on the machine. Since the default install of Windows does...

Tags: cloud computing, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, NonZealot, Microsoft IIS Server, Microsoft Corp., BAD MS, vulnerability, escalation flaw, Web application, desktop user, attack

Discussion threads 2009-03-16

MS08-067 worms squirming in the wild

MS08-067 worms squirming in the wildI will not be directly affected.I use Linux. (This is a trap for the Windows fanboys to proclaim that Linux would be as vulnerable if it was as popular as Windows.)thanks sincerely, RyanThis time you were really clear that there was a fix, and...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, LANs, Viruses and worms, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, MS08-067 worm, MS08-067, worm, Linux, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-11-04

Mono 2.0...why not Microsoft?

Mono 2.0...why not Microsoft?Mono is an IP trap. Don't touch it with a barge pole.ntStrategic options[i]What I sometimes wonder, however, is why Microsoft has no interest in doing such a thing themselves.[/i]According to Scoble, MS management is reserving the option of suing non-MS versions into oblivion, as discussed at...

Tags: .NET, Development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Other Software, Mono, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft .NET

Discussion threads 2008-10-06

Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoid

Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoidGo on Google, kill them off once and for alllet's rid the world of these sloppy fat liars and have technology once again !!!!RE: Chrome and why Gates was right to be paranoidThe browser came about because IE 8 really scared the...

Tags: Web browsers, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?

Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?Choice CNo need to opt out, I already block Double Click and will continue to do so.RE: Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you opt out?I have doubleclick routed to nowhere in my hosts file.RE: Google doubles its cookie tracking: Will you...

Tags: cookie, Google Inc., DoubleClick Inc., advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Yamaha Pocketrak 2G

Photo gallery:Yamaha Pocketrak 2GThe Yamaha Pocketrak 2G is one of the smallest and lightest high-end portable audio recorders available today. There's nothing small about the Pocketrak 2G's $450 price, however, and its limited features and recording capacity will have demanding users heading toward Yamaha's bulkier competition.DesignThe Pocketrak 2G is marketed...

Tags: Cellular phones, Pocketrak 2G, Yamaha Pocketrak 2G, Yamaha Corp., 2G

Product reviews 2008-08-01

Towers Trap 1.1 (Mobile)

Have you ever considered yourself as a good or maybe the best strategist of all? Now you can prove it and compete with many opponents, and even with us - the team of Zone Projects we are strong fans of Towers Trap and will stand with dignity against everybody. Publish...

Tags: Mobile, Intruder, GameZoneProject, Towers Trap, Construction, Team Management, Strategy, Management

Software downloads 2008-07-15

AMD still mum on its 'asset smart' strategy

The wait for AMD to outline its so-called "asset smart" strategy continues. AMD CEO Hector Ruiz in his annual shareholder meeting address failed to add any more detail about its manufacturing strategy going forward. AMD outlined its new server roadmap on Wednesday. In many respects, Ruiz...

Tags: Asset, Shareholder, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Strategy, Asset Management, Financial Accounting, Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-08

Could Yahoo's 'openness' be another anti-Microsoft poison pill?

Could Yahoo's 'openness' be another anti-Microsoft poison pill?Integration issuesThis merger is an integration disaster waiting to happen because of that reason. With Yahoo's reliance on open source, the opening of it's infrastructure and APIs, as well as it's own open source development including Zimbra, it seems any kind of...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Mergers & Acquisitions, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., openness

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

Smartphone+makers%2C+mobile+operators+still+baffled+by+iPhone

Smartphone+makers%2C+mobile+operators+still+baffled+by+iPhoneThe best prediction from an analystthat I read was the one that said 2008 would be the year of crappy touch screen phones as competing companies once again fall into the trap of believing their hardware and software engineers when they insist they can do interface and product design.It's what...

Tags: Sales strategy, Keyboards, Sales force management, Apple iPhone, E.E., sales

Discussion threads 2008-02-15

NSA coordinates cyberattack response

NSA coordinates cyberattack responseThe NSA bungled the intel on Iraq...and historically have been a lot less than accurate. What makes anyone think they will do a better job trying to police the entire internet?Set aside their incompetence, and you still have a worldwide spying organization with no regard for...

Tags: Hacking, Vertical industries, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Washington Post Co., NSA, cyberattack response, cyberattack, monitoring, government, Internet

Discussion threads 2008-01-28

Surveillance cuts both ways

Surveillance cuts both waysExcellent readI wish there was more we could do to combat improper government activity but it is good to see someone suggest possibilities. As a veteran your last statement was the most touching to me.Nothing to hide?Only an honest government with nothing to hide is notafraid...

Tags: Vertical industries, Surveilance, camera

Discussion threads 2007-12-07

Sanyo PLV-Z2000

Both front projectors and flat-panel HDTVs are plummeting in price while offering more and more in the way of features and performance. Sanyo's LCD-based PLV-Z2000, is an extremely well priced, 1080p resolution projector that delivers reasonably good performance for the dollar. It has a solid feature package for setup and...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Sanyo PLV-Z2000, projector, Sanyo Electric Co.

Product reviews 2007-10-31

NTP: We sue the (wireless) world

NTP: We sue the wireless worldThe patent system is certainly broken. Hopefully NTP will pay heprice this time. They got luck with RIM that could not afford a shutdown and wanting to get rid of the uncertainty. This as the patents were being invalidated. Well, who knows, in this case,...

Tags: patent system, NTP, patent, Research In Motion Ltd., wireless

Discussion threads 2007-09-11

Is googling creeping you out?

Is googling creeping you out?As time goes on, we have less and less privacy, better get used to it.Before the telephone, we had more privacy in our house. Now the cell phone, and womens privacy has been severely reduced, with husbands able to call them at any hour and find...

Tags: Google Inc., privacy, camera

Discussion threads 2007-06-12

Hacker demos how to defeat Citibank's virtual keyboard

Hacker demos how to defeat Citibank's virtual keyboardIs it software?It can be hacked.Wouldn't you noticeWouldn't you begin to wonder why your hard drive kept getting eating up with screen print size images every time you clicked a mouse? However, I think the research is right, once your system is owned,...

Tags: Keyboards, Viruses and worms, buffer-overflow, virtual keyboard, keyboard, password, attacker, Citigroup Inc., security

Discussion threads 2007-05-11

Microsoft's Linux foray props up Novell

Microsoft's Linux foray props up Novellthat's BS!it was just a blip for Novell.That was the last gasp of air before they go down with their crooked allies from M$.Read Hat will rule the day!Baloney[b]Bottom line: Critics of the Novell-Microsoft deal are going to have to get used to it.[/b]Beg to...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, partnership, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2007-03-02