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- House: we have an energy bill
- The U.S. House has now passed its version of a new energy bill. It does not match one passed earlier this year by the Senate. And neither bill matches what President BUsh indicates he would sign into law.The House bill does require utilities to use more renewable energy...
- Tags: u.s. senate, standards, u.s. house, harry fuller
- Blog posts 2007-08-04
- No access to code in eVoting case
- A district court of appeals has upheld a lower court ruling that denied access to the source code of he iVotronic touch-screen systems made by Elections Systems & Software in a contested election for a Florida U.S. House seat.Christine Jennings, who lost the race by 369 votes claims that the...
- Tags: security, government, general
- Blog posts 2007-06-20
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- Talking Firefox security with Mozilla's Window Snyder
- LAS VEGAS -- Mozilla security chief Window Snyder wants to open-source much more than the Firefox browser. During a sit-down chat at the Black Hat security conference here, Snyder announced plans to launch three new initiatives around threat modeling, training and vulnerability metrics that push the envelope...
- Tags: mozilla firefox, window, training, web browser, mozilla corp., window snyder, web browsers, security, internet, ryan naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- VMware launches new system builder, certification programs, joins Linux Foundation
- VMware is investing more resources in the channel and IT community -- and getting more involved in the Linux community -- to preserve its lead in the virtualization software market. At LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Center Conference this week, the Palo Alto, Calif. virtualization software leader...
- Tags: vmware inc., system builder program, virtualization, linux, cloud computing, utility computing, storage management, open source, servers, hardware, operating systems, software, storage, paula rooney
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?
- Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?I'm telling you whatBuy a pc twice as fast as a mac in hardware performance terms.RE: Yes, Macs are expensive ... so what?I can agree with him. I wouldn't want to pay out that much money for a desktop or laptop when they will...
- Tags: desktops, microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, low-end pc, apple macintosh, macs are, microsoft windows vista, apple inc., pc, adrian
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- When Google disowns you
- When Google disowns youThis is a real danger in general with the "Cloud"PaaS, SaaS,Cloud, or call it what you want, this is only one of the major problems that can creep up when you pass your data and applications on to a third party service provider. You put your business...
- Tags: productivity, open source, databases, storage encryption, long-term data usability, namesecure, google inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Don't trust Google with your data
- Don't trust Google with your dataNo, I don't trust Google BUT...I trust Google more than I trust me. There is a bigger chance that I'll lose my own data than Google will. I don't have the energy nor do I choose to spend the money to constantly backup all of...
- Tags: backups, cloud computing, google inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?Will it pwn the XO? No, and here's why...the XO and what MIT is cooking up here serve two totally different purposes and audiences. The XO is for teaching children how to collaborate, create content, and learn with a computer. MIT's proposal will...
- Tags: productivity, laptop computer, cherrypal c100, computer, $100 laptop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Indictments in huge hacking & theft case
- Indictments in huge hacking & theft caseNo sympathy on my partThere's something terribly ironic that hackers "concealed the data in encrypted computer servers that they controlled in Eastern Europe and the United States." I thought information was suppose to be free...I'm not interested in hearing about good hackers and...
- Tags: security, wi-fi, retail, hacker, hacking, huge hacking, wireless, manifesto, theft case
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?
- Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'?This isn't even strictly a Beta Tester issueMicrosoft realised that MCE systems just weren't flying out the door and then correctly perceived that it makes more sense to bundle it with Vista so that OEMs can either make a "home entertainment center"...
- Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, fiji, microsoft windows vista, microsoft corp., beta tester, windows future, mce
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?
- What was the cause of the last PC failure you came across?The good old HDWhich is emulating a drum machine is my favorite and only means of failure I've ever encountered..Nearly all hardware failures...I come across could have been prevented by a quality UPS. I venture to say most failures...
- Tags: bios, desktops, cheap power supplies, last pc failure, pc failure, pc, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again
- Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over againCerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again[i]Rather than a volume cap, I suggest the introduction of transmission rate caps, which would allow users to purchase access to the Internet at a given minimum data rate and be free...
- Tags: pricing, telecommunications, networking, net neutrality, vint cerf, simple pricing, pricing strategy, internet, cerf, network
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- ColorManager (zip)
- ColorManager 3 is the advancement of the original predecessor. ColorManager calculates colors in RGB, CMYK, HSV, YUV and hexadecimal values for all possible purposes (f.e. colors for an application or a Web site). You can even choose a color from the active desktop, a magnifying glass will help you to...
- Tags: windows clipboard, color, colormanager 3, productivity
- Software downloads 2008-08-05
- Judge hints he will declare mistrial in Thomas case
- Judge hints he will declare mistrial in Thomas caseDangerous PrecedentIsn't it enough that this person actually dared to have their music on her computer. We are all guilty of making available, if it is on your hard drive and you are on the internet, via some exploit, security hole...
- Tags: security, riaa, mistrial
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- Should Microsoft become more Apple-like?
- About a week and a half ago, Mary Jo Foley wrote a piece where she argued that Microsoft was planning to get more "Apple-like" in the PC and phone space, based on various statements from Microsoft executives. I intended to write a response that following Monday, but work intervened, which...
- Tags: microsoft zune, apple inc., microsoft corp., digital music, digital media, personal technology, consumer electronics, john carroll
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?
- Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?Is Microsoft ready to move beyond Windows?[i]start imagining a world without Vista, system crashes and the blue screen of death.[/i]I've been living in this world for a number of years. Hi, I'm Earth, have we met? Anyways, this is just natural progression...
- Tags: microsoft windows vista (longhorn), microsoft windows, microsoft windows vista, fud, move beyond, microsoft windows xp, microsoft corp., bsod
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- Linux laptop, make or buy?
- Linux laptop, make or buy?The answer may simply be[i]I sort of expected a vendor representative to write and offer a unit, but that did not happen. This may tell more about the state of this market than anything else[/i].Maybe they simply had not read your blog? :)RE: Linux laptop, make...
- Tags: operating systems, open source, linux laptop, linux, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- No penalties for colleges that don't enforce anti-P2P
- No penalties for colleges that don't enforce anti-P2PSlippery Slope argumentationYep, once they have the monitoring laws in place, next they will want to monitor a whole lot more. It is a trojan horse, but then Joe McCarthy isn't too far away in US history.Of course, Good ol' Joe needed a...
- Tags: anti-p2p, monitoring
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- No penalties for colleges that don't enforce anti-P2P
- Although George Bush is expected to sign the Higher Education Act, reauthorized by both the House and Senate, provisions requiring academic institutions to police peer-to-peer traffic on campus has many colleges nervous. According to Ars Technica, the act does not contain any penalties for colleges that don't prevent copyright...
- Tags: anti-p2p, p2p, institution, peer to peer (p2p), internet, christopher dawson
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- Day 1: iPhone Dev Camp 2
- iPhone development has been strong for over a year now. Ever since the device debuted in June of 2007, people have been hacking away at the platform. Now, in the summer of 2008, we have an SDK. We are now allowed to build and submit apps that...
- Tags: apple iphone, adobe systems inc., apple inc., app, iphone development, iphone app, device, tapulous, august joki, 3g, corporate communications, xml, cellular phones, consumer electronics, personal technology, marketing, software/web development, web development, andrew mager
- Blog posts 2008-08-02
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