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You're NOT going to believe this about one of the RIAA trial jurors

You're NOT going to believe this about one of the RIAA trial jurorsWhy do you continue to defending this woman?She clearly was breaking the law. I have seen few people who actually believe she was not guilty. The uproar appears to be centered around the damages awarded (which I think...

Tags: trial juror, RIAA, uproar

Discussion threads 2007-10-10

Apple: Leopard delayed until October

Apple: Leopard delayed until Octoberso what hapennedThankyou for bring this to our attention.Just wondering - MS delayed a brand new OS and everyone were in uproar. OS X an upgrade version is delayed and everyone is silent.What uproar?I don't recall any uproar the first four or five times MS delayed...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, uproar, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-04-12

Microsoft walks VB tight rope

Microsoft walks VB tight ropeThe laughable plightof MS can be summarized as follows:1) we cannot produce secure systems2) we cannot follow international standards 3) we cannot get rid of VB (the main ... pilar on the technological monsterpiece of Redmond)4) we do not listen to...

Tags: Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, .NET, uproar, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-03-16

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SCO story ends with a whimper

William Shakespear should have expanded on his "first ... the lawyers" bit!It is hard to feel sorry for people who go crying all the way to the bank!BAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!Good riddance.Someone remind meThis turned out exactly how Bitty/No Ax predicted, right?: o )SCO Xenix & UnixRather sad that their expertise at delivering...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SCO Group Inc., BSD, Linux, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

The Windows 7 judge and jury: Your mom

Win 7 and the below average userI have quite a change up ahead with my co workers. We are a small financial institution and run XP currently. I am sure some of my co workers have vista at home however they have no idea what they are doing if a...

Tags: Gender and diversity, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, women, Microsoft Windows Vista, Win7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

4 reasons NOT to upgrade to Snow Leopard today

AV software is not compatible.For companies and universities that use NAC, there are little to no AV products that are compatible. Prior to SnowLeopard, there were McAfee and Symantec/Norton. Right now about nothing works, screwing the NAC policies for folks.Oh wait, Mac's dont get viruses. LOL ...

Tags: Scanners, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, AV Software, Disk Utility, operating system, Robin, Snow Leopard, hardware, scanner, Time Machine, Apple Macintosh, software

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Plastic floats forever? Maybe not

There's some new research into the man-made continent of floating trash, plastic and styrofoam, that swirls in the North Pacific. Seems some of it breaks down pretty quickly. Sounds good, right? Biodegradable. But it degrades into chemicals like biphenol-A which is toxic. Oops. You...

Tags: North Pacific Corp., Ocean, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-27

Sony kills virtualization on Vaio notebooks

I wonder what recourse a buyer has?Will Sony issue a refund?This is like buying a "sports car" and not being told it won't do more than 55mph til you try it ('cause no one in New York City can drive over 30mph).Yea, I know my logic is way out there,...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, cloud computing, Utility computing, Storage management, Cyberthreats, Sony Vaio, notebook, Sony Corp., VW, virtualization, computer

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Ridiculous lawsuit against Amazon

Ridiculous lawsuit against AmazonRE: a quick read of [the TOS] shows that Amazon absolutely [has] the right your claim is ludicrous. The health insurance industry wants to takeyour money until you get sick-- then you're on your own; the creditcard industry reserves the right to change your lending agreement--...

Tags: health insurance industry, Amazon.com Inc., lawsuit

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Ridiculous lawsuit against Amazon

Don't like DRM and Amazon's ability to access your Kindle? The solution is easy: Don't buy a bloody Kindle! The blogosphere and regular news outlets are buzzing again with a rekindled pun definitely intended story of the young man who lost summer work when Amazon deleted his...

Tags: Lawsuit, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, Justin Gawronski, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Intellectual Property, Digital Media, Security, Research & Development, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-31

Microsoft does a 180: Tech testers to get a copy of Windows 7 for free

Microsoft does a 180: Tech testers to get a copy of Windows 7 for freeStill not the right thingThe public testers are the ones taking the risks with their personal equipment to see how the software works in the wild when the hardware is not cookie-cutter and the software being...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, MicroSoft DOES, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

The Groundswell of Social Media Backlash

There appears to be a fully fledged backlash against 'social media' marketing emerging, with commentary in both areas you'd expect and in places you might not. This is tough on the people who have solid foundations for what marketing messaging is all about,...

Tags: Facebook, Procter & Gamble Co., Social Media, Burger King Corp., Josh, Desktop Publishing, Marketing Research, Software, Marketing, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-05-23

Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of outrage?

Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of outrage?More generalized solutions in the futureUM is clearly highlighting a market opportunity for iPhone/iPod Touch type devices and, at the moment, Apple appears to have the best overall solution.Ideally, in the future, more generalized solutions will be available that allow more vendors...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Web browsers, Digital media, Digital music, Mandatory iPhones, UM worth, outrage

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Fuming S. Korea looking for way to punish Google

South Korea is in an "uproar" over Google's attempts to sidestep a "real name" requirement imposed on websites and is investigating legal action against the company. by Richard Koman

Tags: Google Inc., South Korea, Internet, Portals, Web Technology, Government, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-04-18

How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate?

How hard will it be to move to the Windows 7 Release Candidate?There is no reason to shun beta-to-beta upgradesBecause let's face facts: you are OVERWRITING all of the files that Windows uses, by and large, on your hard drive.... so there should be no 'weird' things popping up, unless...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, release candidate, Windows 7 Release Candidate, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Student free speech vs. taxpayer rights

While this is only peripherally related to educational technology, the recent uproar over free speech at the University of Maryland is worthy of consideration; it certainly appears that both sides of the debate have reasonable points that could have long-term impacts both IT and the humanities at the university (and...

Tags: Speech, Information Technology, University, Corporate Communications, Strategy, Peer To Peer (P2P), Marketing, Management, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-04-08

Outrageous Comcast customer agreement - conversation with Frank Eliason

Outrageous Comcast customer agreement - conversation with Frank EliasonI'm sure this is to allow spyware...of one form or another to be installed on your PC. Comcast's wording was very deliberate. Make no mistake about it. ISP's want more control garnered from more information about your Internet life. This is also...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Comcast Corp., Outrageous Comcast customer agreement, Frank Eliason, Outrageous Comcast, customer agreement

Discussion threads 2009-04-03

Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so far

Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so farInteresting...... since the amount of spam I've received today is much greater than it has been in the past. Somebody has ramped up the effort on the bad guys' side.RE: Conficker tracking - all's quiet, so farHrmmm well no duh! Did you...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Linux, E-mail, Viruses and worms, Conficker, quiet, computer

Discussion threads 2009-04-01

Note to CFO: play nice with HR

A post in CFO.com by Rutgers University's Richard Beatty entitled:Memo to CFOs: Don't Trust HR, followed by a post at Gartner blogs: CFOs Should Trust HR, But Do Have Reasons To Be Wary was my cue to renew acquaintance with Gartner analyst and post author Jim Holincheck. ...

Tags: Human Resources, Jim Holincheck, Goodness, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-03-12

Gagging patients from online criticism

Gagging patients from online criticismThe empowered patient's perspectiveStrictly speaking, I myself didn't call it repulsive – I quoted the founder of RateMDs.com, as reported in the AP article. I called it disempowering and "an almost comical attempt to hold back the tide." :–)Check out, in that post, what Clay...

Tags: patient, online criticism

Discussion threads 2009-03-04