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The Vista license "loophole" that isn't: The Vista license "loophole" that isn'tMS is doing everything they can...to get people to move to Vista.I think you are naive or upset that you didn't break with a blog on the subject.RE: The Vista licenseFFP confusion has never gone this long I believe? Today is the day to bring...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, Vista License, Microsoft Windows Vista, OEM, Microsoft Corp., loophole, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-04-04
Windows Vista: More than 88 million copies sold: Windows Vista: More than 88 million copies soldThe name of the gameIt's called "creative accounting" in legal circles, and hyped as "big business" by the liberal press all owned by corporate America.Street language has many more colorful, easy to understand descriptors for what Microsoft and other predatory corporations are doing.Blowing...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., sales; Discussion threads 2007-10-25

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks (SSDs) and Linux: Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks SSDs and LinuxOh, It's just Loverock at it again? Pay no attention Jason.ntGeek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks SSDs and LinuxHow sad is that? You need a tweaking guide just to get a disk drive to...; Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, solid state disk, disk, Linux, Geek Sheet; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Linux: Is 20th century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking...; Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Kernel, Mandrake, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-25
21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP: 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XPMy takeI don't count security patches, but I regularly have to clean malware from our XP machines but have yet to find anything on our Vista systems.RE: 21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XPFile this in the "no...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), SECURITY, Patches, Microsoft Windows Vista, secure, Microsoft Windows XP, VISTA IS; Discussion threads 2008-07-25

21 months later, Vista is still more secure than XP: Last October, roughly one year after the release to manufacturing of Windows Vista, I did a comparison of how well Windows Vista was living up to its promise of being more secure than its predecessor, Windows XP. My data source was the Microsoft Security Bulletin Search page, where I tallied...; Tags: Security, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Foxconn snubs Linux users: Foxconn snubs Linux usersWho needs Foxconn anyway.There are plenty of good MB makers that do support Linux.It's a good idea to look at hardware compatibility at the distro's website anyway. I use Asus. But I have had to update the BIOS on every Asus MB I've bought to get...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Foxconn, Linux, BIOS, ASUS, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missing: Microsoft joins 'patch DNS now' chant; Apple patch missingI couldn't make this stuff up if I triedSeriously, I'm not that creative.[url=http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-12691-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=48138&messageID=898138] Apple fan explains why Apple isn't responsible for PWN2OWN vulnerability [/url][i]A Perl exploit isn't an Apple bug, anymore than the Flash exploit on the Vista machine was a Microsoft...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Domain names, Apple Mac OS, Operating systems, DNS, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
iPhone 2.0 jailbreaker for iPhone 2g/3g is available: The iPhone DevTeam blog has released the development sources for their tool xpwn version 0.3. This tool is the firmware 2.0 version of the team's "cross-platform jailbreaking library/command-line utility". The team claims it has been tested on Linux, Windows XP, and Windows Vista for both the iPhone 2g and the...; Tags: Apple iPhone, 3G, Microsoft Windows, Team Management, Productivity, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops: Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptopsjust thinknow instead of being stuck in a little puddle they can go out there and swim in the ocean of windows applications like the rest of us - a zillion kids just smiledlinuxhelp.net:~# apt-get install mozilla-firefoxReading Package Lists... DoneBuilding Dependency Tree... DoneThe following...; Tags: Operating systems, Vista-64, Microsoft Windows XP, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., OLPC Laptop, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08: Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 089800 GTX?At $200 dollars, I think that the 9800 GTX is finally able to be considered for the mid-range level card. I was surprised by nVidia and their recent price drops, but after purchasing two of these cards, I have been pleased.Linux...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware 2.0, SoundBlaster X-Fi, Linux, Lol, hardware; Discussion threads 2008-07-25
Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity: Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...; Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...; Tags: Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop: Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2008-07-24
HP Pavilion dv2945se: Editors' note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.HP's 14-inch HP Pavilion dv2945se looks like it should cost more than $899, thanks to a cool subtle pattern on the keyboard tray and lid...; Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Processors, laptop computer, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Pavilion, keyboard; Product reviews 2008-07-24
Users gravitating to lower-priced Office SKUs: Users gravitating to lower-priced Office SKUsIt's not surprising.The increased cost of the premium Office doesn't provide much that corporations need. Also, as linked, Vista Home Basic is not viable either, so they must, if they go Vista, get the premium product.I do think a clarification is needed. [B]He...; Tags: Elop, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: The same day that Forrester Research is touting yet another of a growing number of studies claiming Vista is failing to gain traction in the enterprise, Microsoft is claiming just the opposite. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-07-24
We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!: We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!Linux has no marketing.Market share is directly related to marketing. When is the last time anyone saw a Linux commercial?Isn't that the point?You say that Canonical needs to listen more to the "customers" but...; Tags: Copiers, Operating systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Market-Share, Apple Inc., Ubuntu, wanna-be, Microsoft Corp., photocopier, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending: Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...; Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24