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- Want Intel's newest chip? Buy an iMac
- Want Intel's newest chip? Buy an iMacOnly an Apple ....... fanboy would consider running an overclocked laptop CPU in their desktop a good thing. My God you guys are starved for technology.RE: Want Intel's newest chip? Buy an iMacLOL! The Vista thing is going fine. And I wouldn't own...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?
- Has anyone else noticed an increasing number of Linux newbies who seem to think that Ubuntu is Linux and Linux is Ubuntu? Over the past year or so I've noticed an increasing number of newbies a term which I use affectionately interested in taking Linux for a...
- Blog posts 2008-04-02
- Windows Home Server fan club beats me up for asking if WHS is Microsoft's next flop
- Literally within minutes of each other strangely coincidental, I received two e-mails -- one from a colleague and the other from someone who concealed their identity -- that basically told me I was out of line for questioning the chances that Microsoft's Windows Home Server will succeed. My colleague...
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
- Farkode (xpi)
- Farkode provides a right-click menu in Firefox to simplify adding HTML (image tags, hyperlinks, font fomatting) to comments on the Fark.com and TotalFark.com Websites. It is based on the excellent BBCode, but is trimmed down and tailored for Fark users. It works in Fark comments, Fark threads, Fark profiles, and...
- Software downloads 2007-09-20
- Customer satisfaction down among PC buyers
- Customer satisfaction down among PC buyersPC manufacturers kill me .CUSTOMER SATISFACTION is up for >>>APPLE
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- Media literacy in a media saturated world
- Media literacy in a media saturated worldWHOSE Game???It's wingnuts like this that give blogging a bad name.This doesn't even include what they DON'T report.When is the last time a Libertarian or Green candidate got anywhere near the coverage of the Republican or Democratic candidates? Why are the one's most...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-23
- Work arounds for licensing pain
- Work arounds for licensing painOEMI was not aware of the OEM License Rule stated in the first TalkBack, so my idea probably won't work.Point #6At Point #6, did the second install of XP Home finish? Sounds like it didn't. If that is the case the original install of...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-12
- Work arounds for licensing pain
- I got a question from a reader about a licensing issue, I have no idea on, so I thought Id throw it out here to see what people think and what ideas they have. Heres the lay of the land: William bought a PC a while...
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- GPL tries to make legal language fit lofty goals
- GPL tries to make legal language fit lofty goalsWorks for meAfter reading the proposed license I don't see what the big deal is.It's all about protecting freedom for all. The terms are acceptable in exchange for being able to use free software. Those who don't wish to obey the terms...
- Discussion threads 2007-03-28
- Symantec files piracy lawsuit
- Symantec files piracy lawsuitThis may be what amounts to a very stupid question but.....Why in the hell would anyone want to infringe on the copyright of Symantec in the first place? I may be the only one that has this opinion BUT their software causes more problems than it...
- Discussion threads 2006-12-13
- (D'oh! E-mails that embarrass)
- (D'oh! E-mails that embarrass)Dude, did you just use D'oh in a ZDNet headline?Bad n00b - smackBad n00b - swatBad!/submits link for fark hilarity.The Chinese were pretty embarrassed when ...... somebody found that odd military facility in China recently using Google Earth:Articles with pictures:http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/19/huangyangtan_mystery/ http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/the-riddle-of-chinas-area-51/2006/08/14/1155407679963.htmlGoogle Earth forum post:http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Number/484568That's the place in the...
- Discussion threads 2006-10-06
- Circuit City warns of online forum attack
- Circuit City warns of online forum attackOSSAnother huge tumble to the ground for the OSS guys who have been talking at length on security :)) The board software is PHP!!!Good job Microsoft!![i]Then they attempted to install backdoor software onto the PCs of visitors who used a version of IE without...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-01
- Mainframes, IFL, and Linux
- Mainframes, IFL, and LinuxMainframes suckand if UNIX hadn't been Balkanized and Gerrymandered, it would have knocked mainframes out of the IT world forever. Mainframes have one advantage that UNIX doesn't - there's no forking . . .Black & WhiteIf there isn't a high level of blogging response, it's probably because...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-16
- Botnet drama: database theft, IM attacks, financial fraud
- Are you a victim? If not, the guy next door might be. According to the story, two botnets claimed over 150,000 compromised machines, some with RATS remote administration tools installed and one machine being used "as a vehicle to fraudulently scan desktop and back-end systems to obtain credit card...
- Blog posts 2006-03-15
- Rocky Mountain high for open source
- Rocky Mountain high for open sourceSomeone call the Microsoft police...Oh no! Another organization using Open Office-time for Microsoft to send in the clowns, whoops I mean lobbyists to switch them back over to Microsoft Office 2007...where is Mike Cox already?Waiting for Anton to chime in abouthow it's a bad...
- Discussion threads 2006-02-24
- Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft
- Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft3 things1. Gentoo rocks2. [i]I wasn't able to work at my full level of technical ability and I found this frustrating," he said.[/i]Been there, done that. Nothing less satisfying than not being challenged at work.3. [i]Yes, Daniel Robbins has decided to leave Microsoft to pursue his...
- Discussion threads 2006-02-14
- AJAX and the richer Internet application
- AJAX and the richer Internet applicationDon't forget LaszloLaszlo Systems have an OpenSource application server and an IDE in Elclise build by IBM. Laszlo also creates flash applications. Laszlo has also been around longer than Flex. Not saying Flex is bad...but it's $$$I think you've lost sight of what 'AJAX' isAJAX...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-10
- Dell offers an open-source PC
- Dell offers an open-source PCThe news is pouring in. This will not be a good week for Microsoft.Hopefully others manufacturers will follow suit. We need to make the monster bleed wherever we can. Robbing Microsoft of the revenue from Linux users that have to purchase Windows with a computer, won't...
- Discussion threads 2005-10-04
- First potential virus risk for Windows Vista found
- First potential virus risk for Windows Vista foundOne weekWow!!! I guess the "better security" part of Vista was nothing but BS. It took only one miserable week for somebody to find an exploit to a product that is supposedly over 8 years in development and more than 4...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-04
- Inflicting pain on 'griefers'
- Inflicting pain on 'griefers'Good ArticleBeing an online gamer myself, I run into people like that from time to time. I have even found myself being that type of person once in a while when I get frustrated. It's a tricky topic as to what you can and cant do....
- Discussion threads 2004-12-13
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