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- 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
- Data Portability: The Microsoft angle
- MySpace unveiled on May 8 yet another industry initiative to allow users and developers to share their social-networking data -- a goal Microsoft also has in its sights. The first partners announcing their participation in MySpace's Data Portability initiative include Yahoo, eBay, Photobucket (also owned by News...
- Blog posts 2008-05-08
- Microsoft signs contact-sharing deals with five social-networking sites
- Microsoft has signed five separate agreements with five social-networking leaders via which each will allow its users to share contact data with Microsoft in a more secure way. In a blog post on March 25 to the Microsoft Windows Live Developer site, John Richards, Director of the...
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- News to know: Microsoft, Apple update techniques; Ubuntu; Hacking Java; XP SP3
- Notable headlines: Ed Bott: What Microsoft can teach Apple about software updates Compare and contrast gallery right. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" beta - making life easier for Windows users Nate McFeters: Defeating the Same Origin Policy part 2 ...
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- C2: Microsoft's take on FriendFeed?
- C2: Microsoft's take on FriendFeed?Business users? LOLBusiness' and their users can barely get their arms around SharePoint and basic collaboration. I think social networking will work in that space. Besides, is there really any business need or advantage for social networking in the enterprise?As for "consumers" - it...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-24
- C2: Microsoft's take on FriendFeed?
- Microsoft isn't usually the first or second or third company that folks associate with social networking. But maybe the Redmondians, or at least the researchers on the Microsoft Research C2 team, aren't as unsociable as some assume. Microsoft showed off earlier this month at its TechFest research...
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- MacBook+Air+Diary%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93Day+5%3A+Battery+observations
- MacBook+Air+Diary%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%93Day+5%3A+Battery+observationsThis is the second MBA battery test with conjecture[i]It’s not the 5 hours that Apple promises, but not bad given the admittedly intense usage pattern. I think that it should be pretty easy to get 4 hours of battery life out of and MBA with a modicum of conservation.[/i]This is...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-04
- The day my iPhone touch screen died
- The day my iPhone touch screen diedParts is Parts[url=http://www.intomobile.com/2007/08/10/analyst-apple-iphone-screen-problems-may-get-worse-the-dreaded-dead-strip.html]FYI[/url]The linked article speaks for itself.Touch Screen Gotcha. It can be argued......whether touch screens are great technology advancement.But, when it comes to failure, well you are dead in the water. I've had a couple of issues with my Nokia N95...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-24
- Chevrolet Corvette C2 (EXE)
- Enjoy this screensaver featuring the slick Chevy Corvette C2. This is a screensaver that displays high quality images of Chevrolet Corvette C2. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2007-11-28
- (Photos: Taser's C2 shocks at CES)
- (Photos: Taser's C2 shocks at CES)I totally want to drop by that booth...loaded on a bunch of pills and booze to see if I can fight my way out of the Taser-shock.>:)Maybe next year...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-11
- Photos: Taser's C2 shocks at CES
- The term "pocket protector" takes on a whole new meaning with a petite new stun gun designed for consumers.
- Image galleries 2007-01-10
- Photos: Taser's C2 shocks at CES
- The term "pocket protector" takes on a whole new meaning with a petite new stun gun designed for consumers.
- Image galleries 2007-01-10
- Face on Earth, why it's interesting
- People find strange things on the satellite views for Google Maps and Earth, but a discovery posted on Digg caught my attention. The huge first nations face found near Medicine Hat Alberta is quite the coincidence considering "Medicine Hat" comes from aboriginal roots. With many relatives from this area, the...
- Blog posts 2006-10-25
- MVP awards, Messenger Plus! and adware -- a good combination?
- A controversy has been raging in certain circles the last few days over a MVP award, which has now been rescinded, to an adware pusher known as Patchou, Cyril Paciullo, the author of Messenger Plus!, now known as Messenger Plus! Live. Ed Bott blogged about it here. Patchous devotees have...
- Blog posts 2006-10-09
- Top countries by IT usage: Singapore, Iceland, FInland
- Top countries by IT usage: Singapore, Iceland, FInlandHP PAVILION LAPTOP-- ZV5169EA-----$300Dear Prospective Customer,Mobile Telecomm Limited is offer a Bonanza sale of Mobile Phones,Laptops, Mp3 Player and Apple Ipod. We also sell New Mobile Phones,Laptops, Mp3 Player and Apple Ipod, All are new, unlocked, OEMpackaging and accesories.We have all brands &...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-23
- C2 files patent suit against U.S. phone giants
- C2 files patent suit against U.S. phone giantsWell, against the big phone giantsC2 I guess will be bought, quartered, bled, and left to die a painful death, like phone customers. LOL.
- Discussion threads 2006-06-16
- EBay: Evolution or Hibernation
- EBay: Evolution or HibernationMind numbingHad a few too many sips down at your vineyard? You're right: the Skype idea was stupid. But that's about as far as you got. The rest of your article killed several of my brain cells. My lawyer will be contacting you.needs more time in the...
- Discussion threads 2006-04-22
- Day 3: Ward Cunningham: "Trust me, I am not a bozo, I am worth your time"
- (Wiki creator Ward Cunningham delivered the keynote Wednesday afternoon at EclipseCon 2006 titled "Software Creativity The Wiki Way".) Ward: I love programming. I'd even like to preserve the word, "programming". To me "programming" is the art and craft of reasoning...
- Blog posts 2006-03-23
- SANS Institute embarrasses FBI
- Today's headlie (see my Dec 19th blog for the rules on these) is the third in the series: 2005: the missing headlies. Basically: the thing has to relate to IT and be both true and false at the same time. When the SANS Institute, in co-operation with the FBI,...
- Blog posts 2005-12-23
- Detailed Firefox and IE vulnerability report
- Detailed Firefox and IE vulnerability reportMinor quibble on conclusionsKnown vulnerabilities become known through a combination of unknown vulnerabilities and the cumulative effort of people to find them. Just as it was inappropriate for Linux zealots to claim that Firefox or OSS in general is free of vulnerabilities, I think you're...
- Discussion threads 2005-09-27
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