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Off topic: The facade of objectivity: This Wired-TechCrunch war is interesting for the media wonks out there, but larger question is this: Does objectivity exists? Does it even matter? Here's the short version. The Washington Post inks a syndication deal with TechCrunch. Wired notes that it's odd that the Post picks up a...; Tags: Disclosure, TechCrunch, Wired Inc., Objectivity, Blogger, Post, Personality, Blogging, Business Ethics, Construction, Internet, Leadership, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Lawyer: Psystar may be 'very hard to stop': Bryan Gardiner at Wired spoke to some attorneys about Psystar, the Miami IT firm that shocked the Mac world this week with the announcement of a US$400 Mac clone – a first in more than a decade. Previous Psystar coverage: Mac clones to rise again? (0414)...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Wired Inc., EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Wired: The Mac Guru of Damascus: Wired: The Mac Guru of DamascusThis proves Mac and iPods are less secureIf you will indulge me, let me use one of your favorite Apple apologies:[i]I've decided not to buy iPods or MacBooks because these items are stolen at a rate [b]far[/b] above their marketshare. Now, I won't say that...; Tags: Desktops, Mac Guru, Damascus, Apple Macintosh, Wired Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-10
Wired: The Mac Guru of Damascus: There's a neat little story in the current issue (16.05) of Wired magazine about MacBooks being stolen and recovered while traveling abroad. From The Mac Guru of Damascus in the Case of the Missing Laptops: Before my fiancée and I headed to Syria to study Arabic, we often heard...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Wired Inc., Apple MacBook, Insurance, Financial Planning, Notebooks, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-10
Wired magazine's Chris Anderson's "free" doesn't pay the bills...: So, my other site Silicon Valley Watcher was down for much of Tuesday. My ISP had a problem processing my payment. I had just read Chris Anderson's article in Wired Magazine about how storage and bandwidth is free and they disagreed. $35 is what they wanted. Which...; Tags: Wired Inc., Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Operational Accounting, Internet, Finance, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-04-08

Wired: Apple is Evil/Genius: Wired: Apple is Evil/GeniusApple is doing EXACTLY what MS got in trouble forWhat makes this whole situation twice as delicious is that some of the Apple apologists are actually using this as an [b]apology!!![/b][i]But MS did this with IE and Office and Windows so it is okay for Apple to...; Tags: Web browsers, Digital music, Digital media, Wired Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-03-25
Wired: Apple is Evil/Genius: Wired Magazine's Leander Kahney has a cover story on Apple ("How Apple Got Everything Right By Doing Everything Wrong" Issue 16.04 ) that's worth a read. Overall it's pretty well balanced and fair and has just enough edgy snarkiness to keep you reading. Kahney takes Apple to...; Tags: Wired Inc., Apple Inc., Wired Magazine, Kahney, Recruitment & Selection, Apple Mac OS X, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Air Force: No! Stop! Blogs bad!: The Air Force has had it with soldiers getting their information from the unsavory world of blogs. The service's Network Operations Center has instituted widespread filtering of the Web, blocking all sites with the letters b-l-o-g in their URLs and filtering out most other sites that qualify as blogs, Wired...; Tags: Wired Inc., Blog, Air Force, Service, Blogging, Security, Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-29
Japanese satellite shows US reliance on private sector is hot air: I listened into the beginning of today's FCC hearing on Comcast's "network management" practices and I heard a lot about the importance of business models that allows operators to recoup their investments. Commissioner Robert McDowell said something along these lines: If companies can't repay their investors they won't build out...; Tags: Japan, Wired Inc., Network, Satellite, Kizuna, Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-25
Four cable 'cuts' in a week: Conspiracy nuts light up the phones: So what's going on with telecom cable interruptions in the Middle East? First a ship's anchor cut into two high-priority cables -- Flag Telecom's Europe-Asia cable and the consortium-owned SEA-ME-WE 4 system. That pretty seriously damaged communications in the Middle East and choked - but didn't cut off - traffic...; Tags: Phone, Elephant, Wired Inc., Iran, Attack, Cable, Network Technology, Security, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-06
Could Amazon be a threat to Apple and the iPod?: So, Amazon has decided that it's DRM-free MP3 music store will go international over the next year. Should Apple be worried? I've always been impressed by Amazon - here's a company that's worked hard at perfecting the process or taking money from customers and giving them what...; Tags: Apple iPod, Wired Inc., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Kindle, Digital Music, Digital Media, Media Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-01-28
MWSF08: 'Something in the air' banner spotted: Wired's Gadget Lab caught wind of this cool banner flying at Macworld Expo's Moscone's South Hall today. The banner, which reads "2008. There's something in the air," is hanging above the escalators going down to the venerable exhibition hall. Could it be an allusion to...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Ars Technica, Wired Inc., Banner, Nullriver, Wi-Fi, Digital Music, Wireless, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-01-11
Major props to Wired's Chris Anderson: Major props to Wired's Chris AndersonAnd what really intrigues me....... are the emails from a total stranger who tries to tell me their story is "embargoed" until a certain date. Don't we start with an element of mutual acquaintance, respect and some previous relationship before we start asking for...; Tags: Public relations, Chris Anderson, Wired Inc., PR Game; Discussion threads 2007-11-08
Major props to Wired's Chris Anderson: Wired editor-in-chief and author of "The Long Tail" Chris Anderson really shook up the blog world yesterday. Mad at p.r. flacks and cause-driven partisans who reflexively fill up his email box with gunk, Chris had one of those "had enough" moments. He published a list of some...; Tags: Wired Inc., E-mail, Online Communications, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-11-01
Is Ron Paul running a botnet spam op?: Ron Paul is supposedly the right-wing answer to Howard Dean - a come-from-nowhere candidate who is taking the Internet faster than fire consumes Southern California. Only, it appears, he's not. Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birgmingham have determined that pro-Paul spam sent after the Republican debate Sunday was...; Tags: Campaign, Wired Inc., Ron Paul, Gary Warner, E-mail, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Spam, Internet, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2007-10-31
Remember LOGO? It still lives at 40!: The first time I ever used a computer was in the third grade. The computer was an Apple II and we had two programs for it: Oregon Trail and LOGO. For those of you who don't remember or are too young to have ever encountered it, LOGO was...; Tags: Apple II, Wired Inc., Programming, LOGO, Development Tools, Productivity, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-10-16
Walking Wired NextFest 2007: CNET's Molly Wood checks out the future in the form of robots, jetpacks and tricked-out wine racks at Wired NextFest 2007.; Tags: Wired Inc., CNET Networks Inc., Robots, Emerging Technologies, nextfest, wired, molly wood, robot, wine rack, jetpack, future; Videos 2007-09-14
Photos: Touring Nextfest: Wired's celebration of futuristic ideas and technology features hybrids of art and robotics, extraordinary telescopes, personal aircraft and protective polymers. by CNET News.com; Tags: Wired Inc., Photograph, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2007-09-14
Facebook, social capitalists and open networks: As the stock market roller coaster continues, the concept of social capital accrued via social networks is starting to become an important commodity. People are flocking to Facebook and other social networks, partly to experience the latest online trend and for those who latch on to a particular network, to...; Tags: Facebook, Network, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2007-08-06
Wired but not Web 2.0? That's normal, study says: Wired but not Web 2.0? That's normal, study saysArticle is Way OffThe two items that define Web 2.0 are WikiPedia and Google. I seriously doubt anyone surfing the web doesn't know about both. RSS will come of course but this article gets two thumbs way down. What is its purpose....; Tags: Channel management, Wiki, Wired Inc., Web 2.0, Web, Wikipedia, TV, TV Spectrum, spectrum; Discussion threads 2007-05-07