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Welcome to the next version of ZDNet Government

Oh sweet jesus lets the bloodbath :)This place will be sizzling from flame wars ... Hell will be colder that this blog Sir i wish you all the luck in the world and be sure that i try to put input along the ways .Information and Discussion...

Tags: Government, Blogging, Znet

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Attack code out for old Firefox bug

Attack code out for old Firefox bugYour point is irrelevant......as a large number of firefox users still run vulnerable versions.If you don't beleive me, try looking at some weblogs and look at the browser versions reported.ActuallyIf you read the story, 1.0.5 was released in July. Would you REALLY be surprised...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Znet, Novell Inc., Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-12-13

Additional Resources

Senate climate bill must lure more support to pass

Hopelessly sophomoric[i]In general, the Republican Party will oppose any major legislation on any topic because it cannot afford to give Obama?s Administration a political victory.[/i]You don't suppose that anyone might oppose Cap and Trade legislation because it will be economically devastating with little to no actual environmental benefit? (http://www.heritage.org/Research/EnergyandEnvironment/wm2503.cfm)Fuller...

Tags: U.S. Senate, Cap-and-Trade

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Firefox 3.0.5 woes

Firefox 3.0.5 woesFine on 10.4I'm not having any problems here on 10.4.Have you tried running it from the command line to see what sort of messages it spews out?Please do not advise users to turn off the update systemIt's pretty irresponsible to advise users to disable the security and stability...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.0.5, Firefox 3.0.5 woe, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-12-22

Learning to say "No!"

Learning to say "No!"It isn't that hard.You have a built in fall guy. No, we don't have the budget for that, sorry, the economy is lousy, and the legislature is not giving us any extra money to help your kids. If they aren't happy with that, just tell...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, NO!, Learning

Discussion threads 2008-12-10

Are cheap flash drives a key to reducing paper?

Are cheap flash drives a key to reducing paper?Well . . ."That way, they won't have to print web pages to paper anymore."Well, truth be known most assignments are typed on a word processor. If an English assignment is printed from a web page, it usually means you've cheated.Thanks for...

Tags: Flash memory, USB flash drive, Adobe PDF, cheap flash drive

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progress

Coordinated Russia vs Georgia cyber attack in progressOffending messagesI would like to know what constitutes an 'offending message' and who makes the decision and on which criterion?Other than that, I want to say that Russia is being vilified in a similar way to Serbia when she fought against terrorisism directed...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, cyberattack

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

FCC to investigate Comcast

FCC to investigate ComcastIt's about time!I think Comcast is going to have a really hard time explaining why they're basically [b]impersonating users via forged reset packets[/b]. The "den of thieves" defense fails on legit users who get blocked, as does "managing the network" when they're performing an illegal act as...

Tags: Federal government, NETWORKING, Comcast Corp., network, bandwidth, FCC

Discussion threads 2008-01-09

MobileTechRoundup show #99; New devices in the house

MobileTechRoundup show #99; New devices in the houseNOKIA E-61 and 61iI have both Nokia's. Phones come unlocked here in Cebu and buying a number costs between $1.30 and $2.00. The two main networks are Globe and Smart. When there's no WiFi signal I use Smart GPRS to get on line....

Tags: Portals, Web technology, Cellular phones, WorldMate, network, MobileTechRoundup

Discussion threads 2007-06-19

Safari on Windows? The real reason behind the new release.

Safari on Windows? The real reason behind the new release.appsHopefully the iPhone webapp explosion will mean more and better apps for windows mobile too.I installed it just to check out my homepage, etc. eom.iPhone - OS X - Firefox - SUCKULARSafari is not going to see more support because of...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Apple QuickTime, Apple Safari, Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2007-06-12

Become a ZDNet Deputy Product Tester, keep the tech when your done

Become a ZDNet Deputy Product Tester, keep the tech when your doneThis is sensational .I've always been interested in testing the old and the new products .I'm inI'm in. I'm the guy all my friends and relatives call when it comes to anything tech.I'll do it.I love testing new stuff.Aw,...

Tags: Servers, NETWORKING, server

Discussion threads 2007-05-18

Oracle to buy Agile Software

Oracle to buy Agile SoftwareWow, how many companies can Oracle buybefore they're the biggest, baddest, and least competed against company around?Nice Move; HonorCongrats to BMW Oracle for the win yesterday. Oracle is doing so much for the USA that it deserves recognition beyond just thanks. How about a Meddle of...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., SAP AG, Agile Software

Discussion threads 2007-05-16

Microsoft, HP to join forces on enterprise software

Microsoft, HP to join forces on enterprise softwareLet us not forget about Robert GatesMany feel that the connection between Bill Gates Microsoft and Robert Gates (C.I.A/SOD) goes far beyond that of just name alone.Though Mr. Mighetto has done an excellent job of laying out the connection between the law firm...

Tags: enterprise software, Preston Gates, Microsoft Corp., Abramoff, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2006-12-12

Firefox update patches security holes

Firefox update patches security holesYow! Nasty bugs! But at least I'm patched already.The firefox 1.5.0.7 update was in the Fedora yum repository already, waiting for me to download and install.Phew.I guess it isnt just IE with the holesWhat do you MS haters think of this?timelyAt least firefox got the patch...

Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Mozilla Firefox, Firefox 1.5.0.7, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch management

Discussion threads 2006-09-15

Zune: Microsoft confirms portable multimedia player is on the way

Zune: Microsoft confirms portable multimedia player is on the wayThe only thing that matters to me is if the service is laden with DRMIf this service is laden with DRM technology, it will at best have limited success. I personally wouldn't be interested. If [url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=3360]Yahoo's trend of selling MP3's[/url] continues,...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, multimedia, Microsoft Corp., digital-rights management, url=http://www.zdnet.com/5208-11048-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=21, Microsoft Zune

Discussion threads 2006-07-22

The NSA phone call database is illegal

The NSA phone call database is illegalMissing the goalThe goal is to find more rats.You know that ZM was a terrorist. So you see whohe called. See who they called. Look to seewho else called those numbers. The other part is to watch these numbers...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, data base information, NSA, phone

Discussion threads 2006-05-11

Study: World's digital divide is narrowing

Study: World's digital divide is narrowingE-Rate RipoffsOne need only look at the E-Rate program under the Bush Administration to see how these programs are used by criminals. The FCC has documented how nonprofit organizations are utilized by vendors to milk tax payers of money collected from phone bill charges. The...

Tags: Litigation, E-Rate, E-Rate Program, FCC

Discussion threads 2006-04-26

Intel's DRM by any other name is still DRM

Intel's DRM by any other name is still DRMForget open source......why would a closed-source proprietary company go for this? Why license Intel's DRM, then have some industrious cracker break it, then be on the hook for $8 million and have to cancel all the licenses for products you've sold?It's...

Tags: digital-rights management, Intel Corp., Intel CRAP

Discussion threads 2006-03-07

Cingular launches 3G network

Cingular launches 3G networkAbout timeIt's just unbelievable how late we are compared to the rest of the worldWe have 5000 different standards oxymoron instead of 1 GSM like the rest of the world. You move next to a building and the reception is gone. In Europe you can use your...

Tags: WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Cellular phones, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Cingular Wireless, network, 3G network

Discussion threads 2005-12-06

Do you trust Google?

Do you trust Google?Data privacy and online data storesI had recently blogged about the issue of privacy, albeit in a different context.I was looking at how users can store their private data online, while at the same time be sure that the data they store is secure and not visible...

Tags: E-mail providers, Does IT Still, Google Inc., advertisement, Google Gmail, private data

Discussion threads 2005-12-05