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- Episode 61 - The Smelly Laptop
- If you haven't heard the news, Jerry Seinfeld has recently been hired to do an entire campaign of advertisements for Microsoft. When I learned of this, I thought of a classic Seinfeld episode that could be re-enacted, with only a few minor dialogue changes to bring it up to date....
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Might Office be where Microsoft gets socked with Chinese antitrust charges?
- Might Office be where Microsoft gets socked with Chinese antitrust charges?So now removing your own product is anti-competitive???[i]limiting consumer choice by restricting the availability of Windows XP on new PCs[/i]What? Seriously... what? Was Chevrolet being anti-competitive when they stopped making the Camaro?Besides, if you believe all the anti-Vista FUD, I...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Jobs: App Store is huge; iPhone has a kill switch
- Jobs: App Store is huge; iPhone has a kill switchWhere are real journalists when you need them?Mr. Jobs also glossed over the fact one of the most useful apps, if not THE most useful, was booted off the AppStore presumably to appease AT&T. Netshare, which allows you to tether your...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Cable: Natural born monopoly?
- The second quarter results are out and it appears that the cable industry is winning share in broadband, phone and TV connections and handily thwarting encroachment by the likes of Verizon and AT&T. In fact, TV and broadband service is meant to be a monopoly and cable appears to be...
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Windows Fiji: a world class failure
- Before I get blasted by the uber-nerds, I'll tell you now. I've been playing with Windows 7 (6519) for a while, and Fiji, the new Windows Media Center TV Pack supposedly for Windows 7 for Windows Vista (ta, MJ) for a good few days. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-09
- So what do I do first?
- I almost titled this post "Tales of a newb technology director." Today is my first day in my new job as Technology Director for my school district. No more teaching except professional development, just technology. The BlackBerry has been ordered, I've finished mourning the loss of my...
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- I need help: a website strategy and design issue
- I need help: a website strategy and design issueResolutions, when achieved, feed marketing1. Do you seriously think that you're going to run out of issues needing resolution through consensus building and action? I didn't realize that Canada was so close to perfect. Given both U.S. presidential candidates, I may have...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- NetTimeSaver (rar)
- It's a free software, that runs automatically with windows, hidden in taskbar, savesstores your connecting duration with Modem, ISDN, and X.25 one connection at a time, then you can view your connecting durations logs and manage them, by double clicking in taskbar icon, and show the main window. After viewing...
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- AT&T blunders on free Wi-Fi for iPhones
- AT&T just can't commit. To free Wi-Fi for iPhone 3G customers, that is. The company seems to be having a blunder-fest with announcements that iPhone 3G customers can get free Wi-Fi at its nationwide AT&T WiFi HotSpots most notably in Starbucks stores. The carrier trumpets the free service...
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?
- Well, I was going to write my post-mortem of the iPhone launch and go into an entire diatribe on crappy customer service and the perils of early adoption, but then I found myself with a much better target than AT&TĀ Wireless and AppleĀ -- the idiots...
- Blog posts 2008-07-14
- DataBull (exe)
- DataBull is a comprehensive downloader for historical, end-of-day, and intraday data from over 50 international exchanges. DataBull directly passes the data into your TA-software. DataBull writes the data automatically and directly to your TA-software without using other data converters. DataBull produces data output in MetaStock-format, .PRN-format, ASCII-format and Excel. This...
- Software downloads 2008-07-14
- 'Agility' 10 times over -- and other ways to tell it's not SOA
- I got some interesting responses to my recent post, "Ten Ways to Tell It's Not SOA." Dave Linthicum added five more to the list, including: "11) If this is a change in 'paradigm' and not a change in 'architecture' ... it's not SOA." "12) If your...
- Blog posts 2008-07-10
- Internet Cyclone (exe)
- Internet Cyclone is a easy-to-use, Internet Optimizer for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP designed to automatically optimize your Windows settings which will boost your Internet connection up to 200%. Internet Cyclone is compatible with all modems and high-speed LAN, ISDN, CABLE, DSL, T1 or other connections. This...
- Software downloads 2008-07-04
- Students (unaware/don't care) about music legalities
- I think the vast majority of people aren't too concerned about the inconsistencies, confusion and misunderstood legalities of sharing, trading and even possession of music tracks. But it does seem to be a growing problem, as a news reports suggest. Many university networks appear limited to some...
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- iPhone 3G - questions still remain ...
- iPhone 3G - questions still remain ...Your fixation with iApple is soooo apparentiJunk, 6 out of the last 9 posts. Well done! You've reduced your blog to just two thirds dedication to iApple!Could this be the "less expensive" version?With the subsidies Apple just opened two new price points up. ...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- MinWin: Is it or isn't it part of Windows 7?
- Confusion over exactly what MinWin is -- Is it a concept? a new operating system kernel? a floor wax? a dessert topping?) -- and how/whether it will be part of Windows 7 is still rampant, a week after Microsoft "communicated" about Windows 7 via a Q&A with News.com. ...
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- If hackers don't get you, maybe Google will
- Two weeks ago my personal blog StorageMojo was hacked. Turns out that Google can be a bigger problem than the hackers. Here's how it works and tips on protecting yourself. "Don't be evil" is a pretty low bar There's been a lot of blog hacking going...
- Blog posts 2008-05-18
- Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patches
- Microsoft, HP ready XP SP3 endless-reboot patchesThen there will be...a reboot to the reboot to the reboot to the reboot to the....Well, you get the drill.The people who brought you Zune, Xbox (love those thermals?), SPOT and WinMobile (looking for a WinMobile "Killer"?) now bring you endless reboots of (ta-da:...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'
- SCO chief testifies: 'Linux is a copy of Unix'there a few people that are out of realitymac bride is one ballmer is also a other one keep spinning idiot spinning .......They aren't dead yet? ]:)The sad thing is......I strongly suspect that he really believes it.Words right outta...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- AT&T first quarter on target; Wireless data access revenue strong; iPhone demand solid
- AT&T said Tuesday that it ended the first quarter with 71.4 million wireless subscribers and a retail churn of 1.2 percent. The telecommunications giant detailed its wireless stats on its first quarter earnings report statement. AT&T reported first quarter net income of $3.5 billion, or 57 cents...
- Blog posts 2008-04-22
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