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- Even Mac users have to patch
- Even Mac users have to patchMarket share improves?I don't think so. I think the market for people who want to pay more for standard hardware to get a computer that at best, is just as vulnerable as a Windows computer and at worst, a lot more vulnerable, is saturated.Remember...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Dell tests music player to renew iPod battle: report
- Dell tests music player to renew iPod battle: reportAs much as I HATE to admit it....It sounds like Dell just might get it! Not just a device but the whole package. Now we shall see...Pagan jimNOTHING is perfectThe iPod is one elegant piece of technology. But to...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
- Apple chaos theory
- I got a fairly lukewarm response to my excitement over Oracle putting applications on the iPhone. That should be no surprise to readers of Fortune which also poured cold water on the idea that iPhone's are going to be the next big thing in corporate gadgets: Companies in highly...
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008
- The myth of Windows "Workstation" 2008If you want a better Windows experience...switch to Linux/KDE. Sorry I just couldn't resist. I don't really believe that. I do believe if you want a better Windows experience run XP or even W2k. No matter how much I experience Vista it...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- The changing analyst landscape
- The recent Institute of Industry Analyst Relations poll results produced some startling results. While the power hitters of Gartner, IDC and Forrester were well represented, it was the boutique groups that caught my attention. Redmonk, MWD and Freeform Dynamics all performed well across multiple categories, despite being minnows in the...
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Apple's biggest threat: High expectations
- Apple's biggest threat: High expectations10.6 had better be fantastic[i]The Unofficial Apple Weblog floats a rumor that developers will get a seed version of Mac OS X 10.6, a build that will be focused on security and stability.[/i]Apple has run a great marketing campaign based totally on lies. Anyone with half...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- Apple's biggest threat: High expectations
- Apple has notched another milestone in its iPhone international expansion by inking a deal with Softbank Mobile to bring the device to Japan "later this year." In a statement Softbank Mobile said: SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. today announced it has signed an agreement with Apple to bring...
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- Google vs. educational databases
- Google vs. educational databasesGoogle vs. Educational Databases: Some CommentsINTERNET SEARCH TOOLS AND SERVICES :DATABASES :OPINIONS:Google vs. Educational Databases: Some CommentsThis post is a response to a discussion on ZDNet Education cited in thispost on Net-Gold:INTERNET SEARCH TOOLS AND SERVICES :DATABASES:Google vs. Educational DatabasesThere are a number of observations that can...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- Microsoft releases Virtual PC 2007 SP1
- Via Microsoft's Ben Armstrong, I learned last week that Microsoft has released Virtual PC 2007 Service Pack 1 (x86 and x64 packages are available for download, and release notes are also online now). The new package supports Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3 as host and...
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- New AMD Opterons are good news for schools
- New AMD Opterons are good news for schoolsYou need to get out more!The low power Intel designs have been out for months.And, with continuing competition, Intel will deliver what customers want.Isn't AMD great????Not a flame, just a question.I just happened to look today and saw that the AMD Phenom quads...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Gartner: Windows collapsing under its own weight; Radical change needed
- Gartner: Windows collapsing under its own weight; Radical change needed...LOL... get too greedy and lose your focus. This is the eventual outcome, and Like IBM, Microsoft will have to pare down, rethink and take some serious blows. I don't think Microsoft will go away (too bad...) but they are sure...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-09
- Who uses MS Live Search - on purpose?
- Who uses MS Live Search - on purpose?Who uses MS Live Search - on purpose?Excuse me? I use Live Search all the time. One of the first things I do after installing firefox is change the default search from Google to Yahoo or Live Search. I find much...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- First look at Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" beta
- First look at Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" betaUbuntuMy only concern with Ubuntu and other Linux Distros has been incompatibility issues with wireless equipment and games. However, Ubuntu continues to improve and I have high hopes for the future versions of Linux.If Only...Adrian; If the development world such as Symantec,...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-22
- Airport firmware update enables AirDisk backups
- Several sites on Wednesday reported that the latest firmware update for Apple's Airport Extreme routers will let users back up wirelessly with Mac OS X Leopard's Time Machine program. Time Machine can now locate a USB hard drive connected to the Airport, the so-called AirDisk. A...
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Adobe clarifies CEO's iPhone Flash comments
- Adobe clarifies CEO's iPhone Flash commentsExpect to see many of these type of trial balloons..Doesn't it seem clear that part of what Adobe is doing is playing the court of public opinion to get Apple to play ball?On the Apple side, this is a great test of the control v....
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Are Web 2.0 applications using a form of desktop virtualization?
- I recently had the notion that Web 2.0 applications are a form of desktop virtualization presented to me during a long conversation with a Kusnetzky Group client. I found myself "not in alignment" with this notion. What do you think? The Web 2.0 notion ...
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- iPhone SDK will see an explosion of Social Web software
- iPhone SDK will see an explosion of Social Web softwareAnticipating the universe of iPhone/iPod touch appsFor what it's worth I have recently blogged about the SDK from the perspective of a vocabulary for thinking about the building blocks of mobility applications in the iPhone/iPod touch universe, a vocabulary based largely...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- Same old, same old control-freak Apple: they'll be "gatekeeper" for third-party iPhone apps
- Same old, same old control-freak Apple: they'll be "gatekeeper" for third-party iPhone appsPhones should be...[url=http://nseries.com/open]Open to anything[/url]Thank god that Android is coming. This will help force the others to openup!!RE: Same oldThank f__king god. Last thing we need is every wannabe programmer/hacker nerd with a hex chart thinking they are...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-29
- eggBlog (zip)
- eggBlog is the free php & mysql blog software package, allowing you to create your own online website, journal or weblog blog using your own Web-space. Powered by PHP and MySQL, eggBlog has a wide range of features including: easy to use Web-based administration and configuration. WYSIWYG easy-to-use text editor...
- Software downloads 2008-02-07
- Hulu, News Corp, and the Web (2.0?)
- Hulu, News Corp, and the Web (2.0?)Sigh.Yeah, another example of mass media not having a clue about what make digital, well, digital. :)Did some ranting on this over at Made With Computers as well. http://w3t.org/c/hulu_sucks/ tUgh, againSorry for the crap link. Wt3 shortener sucks! Try this:...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
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