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- Can we finally realize Alan Kay's Dynabook for $100?
- Can we finally realize Alan Kay's Dynabook for $100?Dynabook for $100?"I have a dream" Unfortunately like Martin Luther King, Alan Kay's Dynabook is nothing more at this time.I wish it wasn't so but like socialism it requires a level of cooperation at so many levels that in a capitalist society...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Inside Windows' core: A peek into Microsoft's COSD
- Inside Windows' core: A peek into Microsoft's COSDMinWinMary, why do you insist on MinWin when he constantly makes it clear that it's not Windows 7? They will use some of the ideas from MinWin and apply them, but it is essentially going to be the improved Vista kernel. Something like...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Election-day technology watches the polls
- Election-day technology watches the pollsReffer back to President Clinton for a clue.He also promised a middle class cut and then didn't come through when elected. You can be sure about the tax raising however. No Democrat has ever failed to keep that promise.My biggest concern.Energy. If Obama...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- Managing your PDF's student style
- Managing your PDF's student styleSince many students are using OS Xin colleges these days, you might want to point out that you can add notes, create bookmarks, add simple drawings and text boxes as well as re-arrange, delete and add pages to any PDF directly from Preview.Or.. just download PDF...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-31
- The real health care change we need
- The real health care change we needThe HIPAA police are watchingIndeed medicine lacks quite a bit in the adoption of new tech. However, your doctor is quite correct in citing HIPAA as a big part of the problem. Unfortunately HIPAA was designed by, let's say, less technically literate folks and...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-29
- Transcript: PDC08 Keynote – Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava, Bob Muglia and David Thompson
- Todd Bishop, TechFlash; Ed Bott, ZDNet; Kip Kniskern, Liveside; Rafael Rivera, Within Windows; Paul Thurrott, Windows Supersite; and Tom Warren, Neowin; and Long Zheng, Istartedsomething — and yours truly--did a group blog of the first PDC keynote. Here's the live blog transcript (speakers: Ray Ozzie, Amitabh Srivastava,...
- Blog posts 2008-10-27
- Download pre-beta Vista SP2 now
- Download pre-beta Vista SP2 nowWOW![b]Wow![/b] Install dialogs screens... Thanks for the most worthless article I've read in awhile. I bet you were up all night working on this.script here@echo offreg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWindowsUpdateVistaSp2 /f > NUL 2>&1reg delete HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREWow6432NodeMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWindowsUpdateVistaSP2 /f > NUL 2>&1reg add HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionWindowsUpdateVistaSp2 /v Beta1 /t REG_SZ...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- Samsung Epix integrates a touch sensitive pad and QWERTY keyboard
- Samsung Epix integrates a touch sensitive pad and QWERTY keyboardThat's one ugly phone.Seriously, it doesn't even deserve a first look.RE: Samsung Epix integrates a touch sensitive pad and QWERTY keyboardA mouse is rather nice feature, you see, with the small screen size, it is sometimes very difficult to press the...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-24
- BlackBerry Bold coming to AT&T on November 4th
- BlackBerry Bold coming to AT&T on November 4thThoughts on BlackBerry BoldI had the Bold for one week. I purchased an unlocked Rogers Bold and ran it on ATT. I have used BlackBerrys including the 8700 and 8300. I have also used WM phones like the ATT 8525...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- McCain-YouTube flap shows it's time to reform DMCA
- McCain-YouTube flap shows it's time to reform DMCAWrong "reform"IMHO the take-down provisions of the DMCA are the only part of the law that is anything like right. The last thing we need is some kind of "reform" that mandates special treatment for some [1] over the rest of us...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-22
- Study: Apple logo stimulates the brain
- Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainPeople Exposed To Windows Logo, HoweverAre still drooling on their keyboards and uttering incoherently.Might stimulate the stomach...but the brain?;-)What was the creativity test?If the test was: create your own watery looking logo, then, it may be true...RE: Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainThis could be...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-22
- Social media consultants: snake oil or value add?
- Social media consultants: snake oil or value add?Think ComprehensiveSocial networks are only one part of any strategy for anyone on the 'net. Simply put, you don't make money off of them directly, so they are there to bring people into something that does drain their wallet. What's that...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Survey: 88% of Mumbai's wireless networks easy to compromise
- Survey: 88% of Mumbai's wireless networks easy to compromiseSSID broadcastingBroadcasting your SSID isn't necessarily a security issue in that all it does is hide it from Microsoft's default wifi network listing and configuration tool. Any other OS and almost all other wifi networking tools will still easily see wireless access...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- So what can Sun do?
- So what can Sun do?I have a couple of suggestions.Now doubt you wont like them, Murph, but here they are anyway:- Work with Microsoft to get Windows Server running on SPARC. Why? There are a lot of small businesses on Windows servers for whom the migration to Sun hardware is...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-16
- Is there a silver lining in cloud computing?
- VCs, developers, and IT users are looking for silver linings in cloud computing. Users are hoping to save on IT costs and get into production at a faster pace, developers are hoping for customers for cloud computing products and services, and VCs hope to make money on investments in cloud...
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Open source protectionism?
- Open source protectionism?Advocating Open Source locally is fine, however...Mandating it should not be done. I support an open architecture and the mandate of open standards, but not the enforcement of Open Source. If MS adopts ODF well and it makes sense for you, then you should be free...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malware
- Asus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareAsus ships Eee Box PCs with malwareThis is a deliberate attempt by Asus to get people to move away from Microsoft Windows and get the Asus eee's with linux installed. I hope Microsoft sues them for negligence. After that people will not want...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- No company-wide hiring freeze (yet) at Microsoft
- No company-wide hiring freeze yet at MicrosoftSooo..With world markets tanking, the stock market being smacked around and currencies bouncing around like ping pong balls - when venture loans are harder to get than copy/paste added to the iPhone firmware...You're surprised that Microsoft is being prudent about unbridled hiring... in *some*...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-06
- Ballmer previews 'Windows Cloud'
- Ballmer previews 'Windows Cloud'Sounds cool! NT.Let me dust off my TerminalSounds like we're going back to the Stone Age. Back in my terminal days, there was a screen and keyboard. The server was in the basement of the building and tons of serial cable connections. This type...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over Vista
- Businesses focus on Windows 7, XP over VistaExploiting???Why used the term "exploiting" to refer to using a validly licenses older M$ OS version? All versions, including the current Vista versions should be exploited for the highest ROI possible. Vista as an upgrade path doesn't really offer ROI for...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
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