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- Banking On The Internet Breaking
- So, on the day the Olympics open, the head of Tellabs – which helps telecommunications carriers deliver high-quality voice, video and data services around the world -- is talking about a looming bandwidth crisis for the Internet, in today's Chicago Sun-Times. The main cause for the concern:...
- Blog posts 2008-08-08
- iPhone's black screen of death (updated)
- I received an email from an iPhone user greatly concerned about "either an unaddressed issue with both 2.0 and 2.01 software - or a rogue apps that is taking down the entire OS." After visiting the App Store from his iPhone "nothing loaded, the screen just stayed...
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Teaching language to robots
- For a project scheduled to end in 2011, Plymouth University researchers will build two robots using software allowing them to interact with each other to exchange learned information like humans. The team will use language-learning techniques designed for children. According to The Engineer, the goal of the project is to...
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- The electric car is here, and your neighbor may be driving it already
- The electric car is here, and your neighbor may be driving it alreadyTalk about Polution!!There's is no form of transportation MORE polluting than an electric car. Why people are so thrilled with them....They use power which is produce primarily by COAL!!!The coal-fired electricity has to be transmitted which costs...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- VMware launches new system builder, certification programs, joins Linux Foundation
- VMware is investing more resources in the channel and IT community -- and getting more involved in the Linux community -- to preserve its lead in the virtualization software market. At LinuxWorld and Next Generation Data Center Conference this week, the Palo Alto, Calif. virtualization software leader...
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktop
- IBM should spend another $1B to drive consumer adoption of its Symphony OpenOffice-Linux desktopIbm should spend 1% of its revenueeach years to help , expend and monitor/sponsored open sourceUp to a certain point IBM OS/3 "pay back" linux or bsd flavor since we are into the "if/why not"...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Paris for President: Energy crisis solved
- Slightly off-topic but call it proof that YouTube still has a role to play in politics. Always ready to ride a publicity wave, Paris Hilton has responded to John McCain's famous ad juxtaposing Barack Obama with Hilton and Britney Spears with an "ad" of her own, posted on the Funny...
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- News to know: LinuxWorld; Cisco; Microsoft; Yahoo
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft sending mixed messages about Windows futures with 'Fiji'? Sam Diaz: LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest. Larry Dignan: IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista A new data center?...
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- MB Oracle I (exe)
- Oracles have always helped people find solutions to their problems. These can be looked upto as a guide for helping people lead a better life. MB Oracle I consists of Sabian Symbols Oracle, Color Oracle, Goddess Oracle & Greek Oracle, Yes No Oracle. This version is the first release on...
- Software downloads 2008-08-06
- Copying pasting blogging = trouble
- Copying pasting blogging = troubleAgreeI agree... Too many people talking about the same thing.RE: Copying pasting blogging = troubleIt drives me nuts. The amounts of comments pinged back to my blog are purely regurgitated, as if it's been automatically picked. It's just...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Copying + pasting + blogging = trouble
- "Copy paste blogging" can lead to errors and even embarrassment for bloggers and their subjects. Is it really worth it? Take the poll by Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Amazon funds Elastra's enterprise cloud push
- If Elastra wanted to become a neutral broker of cloud computing, why did it accept lead funding from Amazon in its $12 million B round today? The answer lies with enterprise IT. by Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.
- LinuxWorld keynotes: Now is the time to invest.It hasn't been that long ago...my company got rid of its last Green screen based network in favor of a fancy Windows based network at several of our branch offices. Guess what. We didn't pick up one iota of productivity gain. We...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Kindle, Sony and eBook readers: How many a month?
- Kindle, Sony and eBook readers: How many a month?eBooks on MobiPocket on my SmartphoneI dont own a Kindle (waiting for V2 - hoping it will look better!) but I always have 2 or 3 eBooks on my phone in case I get stuck waiting somewhere.No paper for meSince getting my...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Friendster gets new CEO, $20 million in funding and a focus on Asia
- Friendster was one of the early social networks, but wound up being surpassed by MySpace and Facebook in the U.S. The fix: Keep its lead in Asia, land $20 million in new funding and hire a new CEO. On Tuesday, Friendster said it named Richard Kimber as...
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- MB Oracle II (exe)
- MB Oracle II have always helped people find solutions to their problems. These can be looked up to as a guide for helping people lead a better life. MB Oracle II consists of Domino Oracle, Good Luck Symbol Oracle, Mahjong Oracle, Celtic Ogham Oracle, and MB Mystical Color Oracle. MB...
- Software downloads 2008-08-05
- MB Biorhythms (exe)
- MB Biorhythms helps find your own biorhythms and the biorhythm compatibility between two people. Each person's biorhythm consists of the physical, emotional and intellectual cycles. Knowing the cycles for yourself and your partner can help you understand your partner better and lead a better life. This version is the first...
- Software downloads 2008-08-05
- Panasonic Viera TC-32LX85
- Coming from a company known more for its plasma HDTVs, the Panasonic TC-32LX85 is a pleasant surprise in the 32-inch LCD category. Attractively designed and well appointed with generous connectivity, it is also a good performer overall, although by no means perfect. I was particularly impressed with the set's color...
- Product reviews 2008-08-04
- Should Microsoft become more Apple-like?
- About a week and a half ago, Mary Jo Foley wrote a piece where she argued that Microsoft was planning to get more "Apple-like" in the PC and phone space, based on various statements from Microsoft executives. I intended to write a response that following Monday, but work intervened, which...
- Blog posts 2008-08-04
- FCC's Comcast ruling: Not unreasonable
- FCC's Comcast ruling: Not unreasonableSome bandwidth management neededAlthough totally blocking content is wrong, even though some of it is probably illegal content. The IP is not trying to police content but rather provide a equal experience for all of its customers with a limited amount of bandwidth. Maybe, broadband providers...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04










