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- We need less whining, more complaining about Vista
- [For background, see my earlier post: No more Vista whining, please]All computers have problems. Most of those problems have solutions or workarounds. XP users have had six years to build up a distributed encyclopedia of tribal knowledge documenting those problems and their solutions. If you get an error message with...
- Tags: Problem, Microsoft Windows Vista, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2007-08-20
- Perfect for the holidays: The blue screen of hive death
- Perfect for the holidays: The blue screen of hive deathOne possible fix.....Though I haven't seen the specific error message they usually flahs by to quickly upon rebooting, I have had similiar situations where power was interuptted or some other unclean shutdown.Here's what I do: I reinstall a clean copy of...
- Tags: Backups, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Voska, system restore, hive death, backup, CD, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2006-12-18
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- Broadcasters get leeway on digital TV switch
- Broadcasters get leeway on digital TV switchHi Voska, Sorry! I was joking...... that was my take on our local conspiracy theorist's typical rant that everything is a government plot out to empty his wallet. I guess I might have done it a bit too well...Personally we have a nice...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, switchover, TV, digital television, broadcaster, leeway, cable
- Discussion threads 2008-01-02
- Do-not-track list: Has a Web cookie ever interrupted your dinner?
- Do-not-track list: Has a Web cookie ever interrupted your dinner?Actually, they CAN get your address...Ever buy anything on the internet? Ask for something to be sent to you? Put in your phone number? Age? Those are all opportunities for data sharing with ad networks which can use the info to...
- Tags: eBay Inc., advertisement, Do-not-track, Web-cookie, AdBlockPlus
- Discussion threads 2007-10-31
- Microsoft sees DRM-free music in Zune's future
- Microsoft sees DRM-free music in Zune's futureSquirting Still Limited?Hey,I hope this means that they are going to update whatever needs to updated to remove the three day or three play limit from items "Squirted" between Zunes.Not sure if that is a software or hardware limitation.Yeah, right....Might be a year from...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune, digital-rights management, DRM-Free Music, WMA
- Discussion threads 2007-04-04
- Paris turns 175,000 kids on to open-source key plan
- Paris turns 175,000 kids on to open-source key planYou know one you know them allIt doesn't matter what Office suite you use. That's just the most silly argument I've ever heard. What you look for is person who is familiar with office productivity products. Looking for someone who is only...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Word processors, Web browsers, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, software, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-02-05
- Virginia is for longer data retention
- Virginia is for longer data retentionWhew!!!!Thank gawd!!! I was afraid I was going to have to be responsible for monitoring what my children do online, but thanks to the government and long overdue legislation like this, I don't need to. My mind is at peace!!!the promise of the...
- Tags: TV, Internet, INTERNET IS, e-mail address
- Discussion threads 2006-12-21
- Nick gets it - desktop software is scary
- Nick gets it - desktop software is scaryEasy InstallationMost software *is* that easy to install - for Mac users...Very, very trueI've been using computers since the 80s, and still cross my fingers everytime I install software. Also I've found with some .Net 3.0 applications including the runtime itself the installations...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Web site development, software, computer, VERY VERY TRUE, Web application, desktop software, desktop
- Discussion threads 2006-12-21
- The Week in ReYou
- The best part of this job is the interplay with the ZDNet community. A selection of the best reader quotes of the week in no particular order. 1. Ask a question like: Can Microsoft brand its way to coolness? And...
- Tags: General, customization
- Blog posts 2006-11-17
- AOL to lay off 1,400 call center workers
- AOL to lay off 1,400 call center workersWooHoo, it's off to India we go.sigh...I Wonder If AOL Pulled A Radio ShackAnd just texted or e-mailed them their pink slips.Welcome! You have severance package.;)Message has been deleted.Do you think the last 1,000 layoffswill be from upper management?Naaaa...Indian accents everywhere.I'm a software...
- Tags: Call centers, Customer relationship management (CRM), Workforce management, call-center, America Online Inc., recruiter, information technology, Indian Accent, job, worker
- Discussion threads 2006-10-18
- Supreme Court to review Bell conspiracy case
- Supreme Court to review Bell conspiracy caseIt's happening in plain sightThey compete only on the cellular market.I can't get a second competitor for a land line where I live. Can you?Yup I canI've got Vonage right now and I don't pay the Telco a single penny. In September I will...
- Tags: Federal government, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, cable, FCC, Sage, Verizon Communications Inc., SBC, Lenel
- Discussion threads 2006-06-26
- Top court seeks U.S. view in Microsoft patent case
- Top court seeks U.S. view in Microsoft patent caseM$ is calling it's croniesIt's time that the bribed pay something back to the masters.Only M$ can claim that they should not pay for IP because the sold it overseas.I can't wait for MS to start suing...MS has taken the high road...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., patent
- Discussion threads 2006-04-24
- Apple adds volume limiting to iPod
- Apple adds volume limiting to iPodIs this what it has come to?OK… I think everyone needs to take a step back for a second and just look at how people are handling things any more. I hope that it isn’t just me that thinks this is insane. The idea that...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Manufacturing, Apple Inc., Apple iPod
- Discussion threads 2006-03-30
- Plasma or LCD? Size matters
- Plasma or LCD? Size mattersQuestion: Image degradation over time?I've heard that over time the image quality of plasma or LCD (can't remember) sets degrade. If this is true, then over what time frame? Thanks.Buy CRTs - Plasma and LCDs are sub-parIn side by side comparisons, CRT based TVs...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, CRT, LCD, TV
- Discussion threads 2006-03-22
- Nothing but the online truth--or else
- Nothing but the online truth--or elseSee no lies here[i] • "AND BEST OF ALL PEOPLE ARE NOT GETTING SUED FOR USING OUR SOFTWARE. YES! IT IS 100% LEGAL;" and• "Rest assured that File-Sharing is 100% legal."[/i]File sharing is 100% legal and you won't get sued if you obey the law....
- Tags: advertisement
- Discussion threads 2005-10-26
- Microsoft to offer book search
- Microsoft to offer book searchI coulda used soemething like that to write a book paper easilyIt was some French work about the poor and the wretched and how they stain the leather shoes of Google's leadership. Ballmer was chasing one of the main characters around constantly and then died...
- Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Microsoft Corp., public domain, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-10-25
- Rising gas prices fuel e-tailer anxieties
- Rising gas prices fuel e-tailer anxietiesCall 1-800-WAAAAHHH.I'll see your $3/gal, and raise you two more.:o)NewEgg rocksLeave it to NewEgg to keep its customers as the top Priority. NewEgg is the best site out there!!!!RE: Rising gas prices fuel e-tailer anxietiesI don't know about you guy's and gals, but I have...
- Tags: Newegg.com, fossil fuel, anxiety, online retail company
- Discussion threads 2005-08-19
- E-mail wiretapping case can proceed, court says
- E-mail wiretapping case can proceed, court saysIt's a Miracle !!! Court protection for personal privacy. HOORAY NT.a can of wormsThis will be interesting to watch. I'm a major privacy advocate, but this is the electronic equivalent of a mail carrier reading your postcards.IMO, if you send unencrypted...
- Tags: e-mail, addressed receipant, receipant, letter agency
- Discussion threads 2005-08-11
- Texas consumer groups dismiss VoIP as antidote to high phone bills
- Texas consumer groups dismiss VoIP as antidote to high phone billsThey are right to be afraid...You can NOT trust the Telco's.A standard analog line in my area costs around $32 a month. And I just got a notice in this months bill they are RAISING rates again.I hate Verizon.You...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, e-mail, Broadband-Over-Powerline, telecommunications company, broadband over power line, VoIP, phone
- Discussion threads 2005-08-10
- 'DVD Jon' edits Google video
- 'DVD Jon' edits Google videoGood for Jon"It could result in security vulnerabilities on their computer and may disrupt their computer's ability to access Google Video," it said in the statement.Remind me again how G is different from MS?This guy is pushing it.When he broke the decss code on copy protected...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, WTF, DRM thing, digital-rights management, Google Inc., Google Video, video
- Discussion threads 2005-06-29
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