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- Cybercriminals syndicating Google Trends keywords to serve malware
- Cybercriminals syndicating Google Trends keywords to serve malwareLarge networks are increasingly...being used to comprimise the Internet. These commercial networks are too large to be managed by hands-on real people and are being managed by technology. Things are only going to get worse. If these networks can't be properly managed they...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-03
- Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have now
- I was quite inspired by fellow ZDNet blogger Matthew Miller's post listing every mobile device he's had over the years (86 and counting, my friend!). Though my memory isn't as robust as Matt's, I thought I'd compile a list of my own ghost gadgets of the past, comparing them with...
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- Microsoft deep sixes Deepfish mobile browser
- Microsoft deep sixes Deepfish mobile browserlolWell if you can't deliver meaningful products, I guess there's always that blue-LED mouse that's going to be all the rage.Seriously, I've been an MS user since windows 3.1. It is really looking like the only thing MS is capable of is to re-package Windows...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-26
- Poll: What type of HDTV do you own?
- Poll: What type of HDTV do you own?My LCDThis week I purchased a 52" LCD TV, and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!Cost wise, I was looking at a plasma, but since the tv is in a room with natural light, tehre was too much glare form a plasma. We were watching a...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-17
- UK educator who called for teaching creationism should be fired
- UK educator who called for teaching creationism should be firedConsidering that.......most people consider themselves to be religious, why is it necessary for science classes to take an atheistic approach to presenting the subject? By doing so, you are not only alienating a good portion of your students, but you...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-14
- Learning From The Train Wreck Of Text Messaging
- Learning From The Train Wreck Of Text MessagingNot usually.[i]Do you allow phone calls to interrupt:- a current live conversation?- your dinner?- sitting on the toilet?[/i]Only if the call is from my wife. She gets furious if I don't answer. At the least I will answer, tell her I'm...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-14
- LIVE from the Apple event
- LIVE from the Apple eventiPod NanoI'm glad I just bought my son a 4 GB Nano for $199 from the Apple web site. OUCH!Apple events are better than Sleeping pillsAnother Yawn event from Apple, there will be a day when no one comes to hear Steve Jobs pamper his ego...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Where there's hype, there's fire?
- Where there's hype, there's fire?Growing Pains?Is it that they are doing an end run? Or is it that some are seeing the power of connectivity and desire to find ways of leveraging it? Perhaps both.There is always some hype surrounding new technology but after that's gone, something...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Apple's biggest rumor: iPod or Jobs?
- Apple's biggest rumor: iPod or Jobs?RE: Apple's biggest rumor: iPod or Jobs?And if he Doesn't take the stage the rumors will be worse. Conditions such as Crohn's disease, which affect digestive absorption, can also significantly affect weight loss. I suspect that Jobs' surgery is responsible- and he has said he...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- News to know: Limelight's Olympics; Software prices; Wordcamp 2008; Windows 7 Server
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: Limelight Networks: Why the Olympics didn't 'Melt' the Internet Larry Dignan: Limelight by the numbers: Akamai's thorn? Podcast: CIO tells how he reduced impact...
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- It's just a TPS Report: How to step away from your Desk Rage
- It's just a TPS Report: How to step away from your Desk RageReally?I mean, and I only say this 'cause I honestly want to hear your answer: Really?I Bet With Windows VistaIncidents of desk rage have increased tenfold ;).Desk Rage?you want desk rage?go to YouTube and search for "Angry...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-16
- It's just a TPS Report: How to step away from your Desk Rage
- Much of the advice on handling desk rage might, at best, be hard to apply and at its worst, entirely misses the mark. Listen instead to the IT Grind's Three No-Nonsense Steps to Stepping Away From Your Desk Rage. by Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- On eve of Olympics, Internet companies agree to code of conduct
- On eve of Olympics, Internet companies agree to code of conductSynthetic rageWhat a bunch of pompous windbags these politicians are. They have no interest in freedom of expression or privacy; just try upsetting the almighty mandarins at H*meland Security and see how far you get with that kind of argument....
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Yontoo Layers for Internet Explorer (exe)
- Yontoo Layers is an exciting new development in Internet software. It is a browser add-on that creates virtual layers that can be edited to create the appearance of having made changes to the underlying Web site. Currently there are two Layer Apps Available: PageRage and Sanity Switch and Page Rage...
- Software downloads 2008-07-28
- Facebook gets serious about app quality
- Facebook gets serious about app qualityBetter Late Than Never!!I agreed with with you that these moves are coming late. Third-party applications have become all the rage on the social networking scene and this is something they should have sorted long since. But anyway, it's better late that never and i...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?
- Microsoft is ready to launch its campaign to save Vista's reputation, which has been formed by the software giant's miscues as well as Apple's funny ads. The big question: Is this a mess that Microsoft can market its way out of? Ed Bott found the first hints...
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- The 5 Stages of iPhone Acceptance
- The Five Stages of the Kübler-Ross model The iPhone has become such a part of our collective consciousness that soon entire books are going to be written about the sociological impact of such a groundbreaking, Insanely Great device. Why, it's so dammed important,...
- Blog posts 2008-07-15
- Attacking phishing at the source
- Good news on the phishing front. Google reports that they are now authenticating all e-mail that purports to come from eBay and PayPal. Using e-mail authentication standards including DomainKeys and Domain Keys identified Mail, and working with PayPal and eBay, Google's Gmail now verifies every e-mail...
- Blog posts 2008-07-09
- Ticking bombs in enterprise land
- I believe the enterprise software industry is heading for major problems. It started when I read Francine McKenna where she talks about what she sees as a doomsday scenario for at least one of the Big Four audit businesses. Francine's focus is on questioning the effectiveness of current methods for...
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- What are the alternatives to the iPhone 3G?
- What are the alternatives to the iPhone 3G?That is an easy onethe only alternative to owning an iPhone is death.[i]"Give me an iPhone, or give me death!"[/i]Funny, I'm wondering if there are any alternatives to the HTC Touch DiamondAs if the big, bulky, heavy nature of the iPhone wasn't bad...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07










