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- Google accepting donations to aid Myanmar relief efforts
- After the devastating typhoon that struck Myanmar, their government is being extremely difficult by not letting the world help. This nightmare will hopefully end soon -- but in the mean time, Google has started accepting donations for Unicef and Direct Relief International on this special page to help the...
- Blog posts 2008-05-11
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online mediaAnti-economies of scaleYou can't just be a big fat monster and demand more more more.Humans are cleverer than that.MS should mitigate the importance of searchI personally believe having ad overlays on music tracks and video could be a great way to mitigate...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?
- Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?.mobi is UsefulI like developed .mobi sites, and have a blog and showcase of .mobi sites at http://mobienthusiast.mobi. It's true that there are many mobile optimized .com sites, but I like the simplicity of being able to type in...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media
- Businessweek's cover story is: "Inside Microsoft's War Against Google - With Yahoo off the table, Microsoft plans to challenge Google's online-ad juggernaut alone. A behind-the-scenes look at its provocative strategy." This behind the scenes look isn't very deep. It mostly centers on MSFT's "top U.S. salesman for...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta
- First look at OpenOffice.org 3.0 betaOLD NEWS: Don't expect OpenOffice to develop more perfect compatibilityI gave up on OpenOffice a long long time ago and I'm not surprised that the compatibility is still pitiful. OpenOffice's Presentation could never handle PowerPoint files properly. OpenOffice's Writer could handle simple documents,...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphere
- Another net neutrality bill, in a Comcast-charged atmosphereLots of profit......jobs and innovation in jeopardy? Too bad we didn't jeopardize Sub-Prime lending when we had a chance. Same kind of profit potential here for the telcos IMO.Drop ComcastThere are lots of ISP's out there.AT&T Yahoo comes to mind.Could Comcast's big usership...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Large Hadron Collider will put academic networks to the test
- Large Hadron Collider will put academic networks to the testLHC Safety Assessment Group ReportHas any information been release about the status of the promised LHC Safety Assessment Group study?I would like to know that before micro black holes may be created at a rate of up to 1 per second,...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Gmail can be used as "Spam Bazooka"
- Gmail can be used as "Spam Bazooka"Vital that this Gmail vulnerability is fixed,something of which I am certain [b]Google[/b] developers are fully aware. Thanks are due the [b]INSERT[/b] team for finding this hole (and for the responsible way in which they have reported it) and to Garett for publishing this...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Data Portability: The Microsoft angle
- Data Portability: The Microsoft angleLets see is MS can devise a systemthat will allow data in and out of MS systems with an open format that has no locked data formatting which will generate into "We can't let you have the format as it contains our "IP" ".Let me guess[B]....
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Google's open source problem is Affero
- Google's open source problem is AfferoOrly?So, if I understand things correctly (from the linked article and this), Affero would require Google to release their source code updates for software that runs the [i]services[/i] they sell, not just for compiled software packages as under the current Affero?In the case of the...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics
- The Obama Party and the Googlization of politicsTheres that loophole again........that doesn't exist. I dislike the idea of the ASP loophole. Its not a loophole. Its a change in principle thats causing the problem if you ask me. The idea of FOSS was software you could do whatever you want...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Logged into Google? You may see more ads
- Logged into Google? You may see more adsThis is win-winI've seen people arguing in the past that behavioral ads are a violation of their privacy but I say: give me more! Properly targeted ads are actually [b]beneficial[/b] to both the consumer and to the business because they do what middle-men...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Gmail can be used as "Spam Bazooka"
- INSERT, the Information Security Research Team, has sucessfully created a proof of concept exploiting the "trust hierarchy" that exists between mail service providers. Taking advantage of the way Gmail forwards messages, the team was able to send 4000 messages in a short period of time from a single account...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- The Obama Party and the Googlization of politics
- Barack Obama is the Google of modern American politics. MyBarackObama and Google share strengths and, perhaps, weaknesses. I just described Google's problem with the ASP loophole. By supporting the loophole Google maintains its proprietary advantage but risks losing friends in the open source community....
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Logged into Google? You may see more ads
- Google may be using its properties--iGoogle, Gmail and Apps--to step up its behavioral ad efforts. That's the conclusion from Piper Jaffray Gene Munster who tracks 400 searches on Google and Yahoo each month. Munster defines a behavioral ad as one that pertains to a past query. ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Minimizing XP SP3 woes
- Minimizing XP SP3 woesWhat did you expect......it to be as easy as apt-get ? ;]:)RE: Minimizing XP SP3 woesThats a lot of work to install a service packThemes are a problem.If your theme has replaced the logon screen (the one with the animated vertical bars) you have to remove...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Google's open source problem is Affero
- The best open source protection for "the cloud," as Gordon Haff notes today, is the Affero GPL license. (Picture from our Tech Republic's GeekEnd blog, written by Jay Garmon.) Affero closes the "ASP loophole" described by Fabrizio Capobianco here in March. It defines what SaaS delivers as...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?
- Every technology company has three main constituencies: Employees, customers and shareholders. Does that last category overwhelm the first two? Should it? These questions are worth asking--at least when it comes to putting technology companies in context. Vinnie Mirchandani and I had this back and forth about Wall...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- News to know: Office 2007 SP1; Microsoft security; KVM vs. Xen; AMD
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Mark your calendars: Microsoft to push Office 2007 SP1 on June 16 EIC podcast: SAP; JavaOne; AMD, Microhoo Larry Dignan: Microsoft previews three critical bulletins; two for Office Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft shares...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- ICS Free Financial Toolbar (exe)
- The ICS Free Financial Toolbar puts financial search, stock quotes, charts, SEC filings, stock news, and financial audio commentary at your fingertips! It installs in Microsoft Internet Explorer in seconds and includes a free popup blocker, Google and Yahoo Search engines. You'll have instant access to the finest charts and...
- Software downloads 2008-05-09
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