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Just Bought An HDTV? Are You Now Ready To Buy a 3DTV?

Just Bought An HDTV? Are You Now Ready To Buy a 3DTV?Considering TV viewing is dropping..like a rock, I think most people would probably agree that a 3-d turd is still a turd.How about better TV content?One reason why I didn't buy HDTVsI knew that 3d TV will be coming,...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, turd, TV, HDTV, TV Content

Discussion threads 2008-12-03

Enterprise 2.0: The when and where

Enterprise 2.0: The when and whereEnterprise 2.0 and Risk. SaaS is Safer.eManagement eM is the most powerful, efficient, effective, straight-forward, easiest, and affordable way to manage.http://www.emas.ca/eManagement-Manifesto?sc=13As for security - the real risk is in-house and the constant obfuscation by the IT guys who can potentally steal information and privacy...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Enterprise 2.0, turd, software-as-a-service

Discussion threads 2007-08-13

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The long and winding road to MSN's reinvention as a social hub

MSN, why bother?I remember what a turd-fest the original MSN was. When I got my DSL from Qwest a few years back, MSN was the service provider. So my last peek at MSN was in June 2007 and I never went back there -- it was still a crap-fest. How...

Tags: MSN

Discussion threads 2009-11-04

Technology is great, it's us that's flawed!

Can you put the window up after the ignition is turned off?Just a guess - my vehicle has a feature that allows me to raise or lower the windows after the ignition is turned off unless I open a door. It's convenient because I don't have to turn the...

Tags: Construction, window, black box

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Apple kicks ZFS in the butt

CuriousWhat features does ZFS sport that NTFS does not? Which of those are important to data integrity?Reading the IRON File Systems I couldn't help notice that NTFS fared quite well. Do you have any data to suggest that ZFS would fare better than these other file systems?The file systems from...

Tags: Snow Leopard, ZFS, Apple Inc., file system

Discussion threads 2009-08-29

Rumblings: Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack'; does it matter?

Rumblings: Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack'; does it matter?I do shop at Radio ShackI shop for weird little things.And, I hate WorstBuy.How about new advertising, products, and actually material improvments?Leave the name alone, that is not what holds them back.RE: Rumblings: Radio Shack to rebrand as 'The Shack';...

Tags: Radio Shack, Rumblings, Shack

Discussion threads 2009-08-03

Windows 7: The waiting is the hardest part (for Microsoft)

Windows 7: The waiting is the hardest part for Microsoftleanwhy microsoft isn't shutting down or selling their online and entertainment divisions is beyond me. they invested bilions and billions in both only for having a loss in both devisions for pretty much a decade now. if i were a big...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., netbook, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-24

Enterprise 2.0 conference impressions

I'm in seat 14c on a Virgin America flight back from Boston to San Francisco after an exhilarating Enterprise 2.0 Conference. There's a lot of similarities between this airline and the Enterprise 2.0 movement. The plane has wifi and a good modern user experience but essentially...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Collaboration Environment, Sharepoint Plan, Collaboration, Groupware, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-06-25

Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's 'paper cuts'

Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's 'paper cuts'Ubuntu aims at healing Linux's 'paper cuts'Papercuts? More like deep stab wounds that require major surgery.You can't polish a turd. It still has linux underneath it. The problem is there is no fixing linux. Its inner workings of being a mesh of...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-06-16

Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)

Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)Only 5 languages? Get the SP2 for ALL LANGUAGES from eMuleed2k://|file|mu_windows_vista_sp2_x86_cd_x15-39755.iso|499329024|EF3439826F02B84E26AE34405C5A8969|h=333KDXF2LVWXW2I3VDKW57MB7VDLFUCP|/SHA1: 91FB7F33B838D0378647F49E35850622BABED4BF RE: Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows Server 2008)I thought Windows7 was the next service pack for Vista ;-)RE: Windows Vista SP2 ready for download (and Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Vista SP2, Microsoft Windows, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

Microsoft search still hovering at eight percent share

Microsoft search still hovering at eight percent shareKUMO spelled backwards isOMUK.Omg Microsoft Ur Kooked.Oh My, Ur Krap.RE: Microsoft search still hovering at eight percent shareIt should stop spending so much money in search market! Instead, it should help promote the search and grid open source ex Hadoop!That's not the only...

Tags: SEARCH, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., search market, Microsoft Live Search, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

Does Ashton Kutcher kill Twitter's credibility?

Does Ashton Kutcher kill Twitter's credibility?the hype was certainly a two-edged swordyou are spot on with you commentary and i commen you for pointing out how we should be less distracted by the hype and more focused on how to bring the technology to the next levelCredibility! Is this a...

Tags: Twitter, Kutcher

Discussion threads 2009-04-17

Ice, Swine, and Sun

Ice, Swine, and SunRudy you can't polish a turd!You bang on about how Sun is the only tech company that has any solutions that work. Your blog description reads "A free-ranging daily blog on issues related to Unix - including Linux, BSD, and Solaris". That is misleading..no it's a lie...

Tags: Blogging, Operating systems, blog, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, SWINE, Unix

Discussion threads 2009-03-07

Facebook invites users to chime in on new Terms of Service

Facebook invites users to chime in on new Terms of ServiceReally not that great...Facebook isn't really giving anyone the ability to change anything. Here is a section from the new proposed TOS. 12. Amendments12.1 We can change this Statement so long as we provide you notice through Facebook (unless you...

Tags: Facebook, terms of service

Discussion threads 2009-02-26

So where are those Windows 7 Beta bits?

So where are those Windows 7 Beta bits?RE: So where are those Windows 7 Beta bits?Okay, I've been in school all day and couldn't wait to get home and download the Windows 7 Beta! And now I get this! I navigate to the webpage and all it says is "Windows...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, WINDOWS 7 BETA, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-01-09

NASA craft may ride on Pentagon rockets

NASA craft may ride on Pentagon rocketsObama's More Economical waysThese types of moves are probably Obama's economical ways to explore to space. http://www.seochampion.comhttp://www.universityloveconnection.comI'm for anything that gets NASA producing more results for less $$ ntntRE: NASA craft may ride on Pentagon rocketsI am sure there are not to many on...

Tags: NASA, Ares, Pentagon, rocket, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-01-02

Microsoft files pay-per-use PC patent

Microsoft files pay-per-use PC patentMS patents the InternetSays it feels it would like to put its hand into your pocket each time you take a breath too.Sounds like they are just patenting a business model. Hopefully, it will bethrown out. Especially considering this has been done for a long time,...

Tags: Patenting, Microsoft Corp., patent, PC patent, PC

Discussion threads 2008-12-29

Obama skepticism was 10th most read post of 2008

Obama skepticism was 10th most read post of 2008Why do you continue to post political propaganda??This is not tech news ... just political propaganda. The election is over, so lets give it up.Obama is the most unqualified president in history. A man with ZERO experience on anything. ...

Tags: Obama

Discussion threads 2008-12-19

Yahoo: Pondering Yang's replacement; The next move

Now that Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is out, the handicapping begins. Who will be Yang's replacement and what will that choice reveal about Yahoo's future? The story line Techmeme revolving around Yang's departure is familiar. Yang took over the company at the second worst time in Yahoo's...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., CEO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Governance, Internet, Strategy, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-18

The Ghost of Windows ME

The Ghost of Windows METhe Ghost of Windows METhis is friggin stupid. Your blogs get worse each day. If only the linux fanboys could concentrate more of their time not bashing Microsoft and do something productive with their time.Thanks for the SPOOKY story.In Fact, thanks for the laugh. Happy...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., computer, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-10-29