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- Office Ultimate 2007 for $16,014,000,000,000
- Office Ultimate 2007 for $16,014,000,000,000termsThe second part of the terms are likely because some universities give their students lifetime access to their .edu email address. As long as they have graduated.Microsoft is going to find it very hard to keep Office Suite prices northof 50 bucks. Enterprises are not...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?)
- Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?)Government censorship is wrong...and UNconstitutional.Make no mistake, the MBTA is a government organization.The US Constitution states "no law abridging freedom of speech".The judge who issued the restraining order is:1. an idiot2. a d_o_u_chebag3. a fool4. retardedRE: Go MIT! (or...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- iPod touch software 2.0 - Well worth upgrading
- iPod touch software 2.0 - Well worth upgradingC'MON ENOUGH ALREADY with articles on the bloody iPhone 2.0!C'MON ENOUGH ALREADY with articles on the bloody iPhone 2.0!!!Are the writers at ZDNet being paid by Apple because the obsessive amount of articles on here relative to Apple’s market share or even their...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-11
- An effective way to treat Web 2.0 vulnerabilities
- I'm personally a huge fan of the Matasano blog, and have a lot of respect for their group. I took a peek over at their blog today and noticed an article by Dave Goldsmith that deals with "Vulnerability Reporting in a Web 2.0 World Continued". In this...
- Blog posts 2008-06-28
- Bank of America check card data compromised
- Bank of America check card data compromisedSue 'em.This is inexcusable.RE: Bank of America check card data compromisedLovely, I just switched my personal and corporate accounts from Wachovia to BOA and for what? this? great!JThttp://www.Privacy-Center.netRE: Bank of America check card data compromisedi am one of the customers.RE: Bank of America check...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)
- Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet)LMAOToo Funny! You forgot AOL... Must.. takeover.. entire.. computerAnd to expand on java... You need version 1.4.2.3.22 for this program to work.My most hated ones:- Adobe Reader Bloatware- Norton (It went from ok, to horrible. Why would you need more than 60%...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- iPhone 2.0 to get contact searching; meeting invites
- iPhone 2.0 to get contact searching; meeting inviteswhat?[b]Standard Program[/b] $99The Standard Program is for developers who are creating free and commercial applications for iPhone and iPod touch.[b]Enterprise Program[/b] $299The Enterprise Program is for developers who are creating proprietary, in-house applications for iPhone and iPod touch.There not two diffrent phones?RE: iPhone...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-10
- Strong sales focus as SAP shuffles the board
- Strong sales focus as SAP shuffles the boardZenckeZencke was a force at that company. He had the ability to get people deep inside engineering to move on customer problems quickly. He was one of the few people, inside the company that can easily turn the ocean liner of...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- BIRDS ERP System (zip)
- Formerly known as PiTA ERP, This is a new ERP model as well as Development Framework with Auto Database Design Parameter Mapping capability to develop/implement (already 15 modules covering Invoice, POS, Inventory, SCM and CRM) in a record short time. This could be used to develop additional customizable modules. Login:...
- Software downloads 2008-03-31
- Standards and pragmatism in web browsers
- Standards and pragmatism in web browsersJoel nailed it.Making websites at that worked cross browser has never had ANYTHING to do with standards. [b]Ever[/b]. The collective sigh of relief when Netscape was finally laid to rest was almost audible.Joel is not alone with this conviction. Every developer and GUI designer in...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- New camera detects objects under clothes
- New camera detects objects under clothesWhy should law enforcement not be allowed to use it.?I can fully understand not allowing thermal imaging cameras pointed at your house: they could detail what you are doing in the privacy of your own home (ex: having sex, ect). But what does this camera...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- Man mistakenly assigned Vonage number now has to go thru PITA of requesting it back
- Man mistakenly assigned Vonage number now has to go thru PITA of requesting it backpacket8 woesafter my own bad experience with packet8 i stumbled upon your blog and this post on the Vonage number blunder. in may case, packet8 charged me a disconnection fee of $59.99 for a number that...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- News to know: Microsoft StartKey; SaaS; NeoOffice; Intel Atom; Apple
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft preps StartKey: A 'Windows companion' on a USB stick Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a given. Dana Blankenhorn: The U.S. voted no on Microsoft Office standard at ISO Ed Bott: A real-world Vista...
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
- Wintel+Vista+conspiracy+screws+customers%3A+Another+win+for+Apple
- Wintel+Vista+conspiracy+screws+customers%3A+Another+win+for+AppleWhat's your vector Victor?Apple doesn't have a chance of moving into business class Windows/Linux territory unless they OEM OSX and open up their proprietary ways.Windows Server 2008 shares the same kernel as Vista SP1, but, interestingly 'retreats' from registry-based gui 'click next' configuration to a command-line interface 'Linux modular approach'...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-29
- Man mistakenly assigned Vonage number now has to go thru PITA of requesting it back
- Yesterday I blogged about the case of reader dmuniz, who wrote to tell me that his Packet8 phone number was mistakenly assigned to Vonage- even though he is not, and never has been a Vonage customer. Just a few mins. ago I got...
- Blog posts 2008-02-29
- Of+DVDs+and+documents
- Of+DVDs+and+documentsOf course open source folks hate choice.The fact users have a choice in their OS and software is what has kept open source from going anywhere on the desktop.Face it, this entire thing was nothing more than open source advocates believing they had found a way to do an end...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- Blu-ray+add-ons%2C+and+free+dev+tools+for+students
- Blu-ray+add-ons%2C+and+free+dev+tools+for+studentsPITAThe arguable benefits of MS tools are arguably offset by the fact that the terms of use require students to be supervised while using them, which in turn means that they are shackled to a timeslot in the school's computer lab.Not a problem with Brand X11.Streamed downloads or...... regular DVDs...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-20
- StopBadware.org: RealPlayer 10.5, 11 is badware
- StopBadware.org: RealPlayer 10.5, 11 is badwareRealplayerI don't believe that RealPlayer is badware or malware or any such thing. I have used just about every anti-virus and every anti-spyware software. None of them every mentioned anything about RealPlayer being harmful. I use it mostly everyday too, I use version 11, it...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-01
- Reader: here's the inside story on Comcast truck "repaints"
- Back on Thursday, I wrote a post riffing on the meaning of the fact that Comcast has apparently been painting some of their trucks with Comcast Digital Voice marketing messages. I surmised that repaints were indications-if not evidence- that Comcast is pumpin' up...
- Blog posts 2008-01-19
- To standardize or not to standardize
- To standardize or not to standardizeHappy teachersChoice. Definitely. Always better, because it makes people happier. Of course the options should be reduced somewhat, in order to prevent chaos and keep the hardware situation manageable. But do give them some options. I bet that the hardware will be looked after more...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
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