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- Google calls it quits on the Yahoo ad deal; Will Microsoft enter the picture?
- Google calls it quits on the Yahoo ad deal; Will Microsoft enter the picture?M$ agents sabotaged the dealM$ agents infiltrated the DOJ and Wall Street to kill this deal and expand M$ monopolistic and corrupt power.Microsoft wants two things from Yahoo:... search share and content management. A deal which...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-05
- 2009 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro
- Photo gallery:2009 Audi A4 3.2 QuattroAudi became an early car technology adopter, with interesting tricks like SD-card slots and adaptive headlights. With the 2009 Audi A4, the company kept the latter but dropped the former in favor of the much smarter Audi Music Interface, which handles USB drives and...
- Product reviews 2008-11-05
- The MacBook Pro's "glassy" screen and floating heads
- The MacBook Pro's "glassy" screen and floating headsThis is ridiculous...Why in God's name are people completely balking at the new MacBook simply because of the bloody screen? I've seen the new screen, inside a building, under very bright lights, and all I had to do to combat the glare...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-28
- How long until Apple is bigger than Microsoft?
- How long until Apple is bigger than Microsoft?Looks like ol' Fr0thy's been sharing Bong Loads with Linux Geek again... ntn/t"You are the imaginative one, are you not?" - Warped is better - ntntLOL - yes but the numb-skull made me a lot of money today -I bet he would...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-26
- SEC examining teen's motive in fake Jobs heart attack rumor
- SEC examining teen's motive in fake Jobs heart attack rumorWe cannot even joke!This highlights the problems caused by greedy wallstreet crooks and cons. We cannot even joke!RE: SEC examining teen's motive in fake Jobs heart attack rumorYour correct. I think Wall Street is another name for Al Queda and the...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- HTC Dream T-Mobile G1 (black)
- HTC Dream T-Mobile G1 blackG-1 another junkI didn't have a time to check if there are some 3-rd party software working on this phone. What the reason to buy the phone with such a serious number of limitations ?Folks... let's stop buing these sh*t-quality toys. Let's show m.f . that...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-21
- Gold-Plated (Apple) Sales Doing Just Fine
- Gold-Plated Apple Sales Doing Just Finewhy do we continue to listen to economists?They are always "surprised" no matter what the economy does.Investorsmake the stock market a casino. They sold Apple in droves when Apple is most likely the only PC maker to make huge gains in market share over...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- I'm a PC: We don't say the "V" word any more
- I'm a PC: We don't say the "V" word any moreI dislike Apple even more than Microsoft, but I love the adsApple is, of course, a horribly restrictive company towards it's customers. Nasty as can be, even worse than Microsoft. Plus they make their customers pay through the nose.But they...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Lead, Melamine, and Backdoored Routers
- Lead, Melamine, and Backdoored RoutersBackdoored Routers - A Good IdeaWhat's the problem with backdoored routers? It's a good handy way to make sure that you are not stealing Intellectual Property. If the Chinese government, RIAA, etc. watches every move you make, then probably your moves will all be...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- The IT role in the mortgage meltdown
- The IT role in the mortgage meltdownNobody likes a WhisleblowerYou got blacklisted for publicly Whistle-blowing at a company meeting. For your trouble you lost a job, faced economic hardship, and had to explain at interviews why this employer would not give you a reference. You did not follow...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-08
- Microsoft tries to lure more searchers with another giveaway
- Microsoft tries to lure more searchers with another giveawayRE: Microsoft tries to lure more searchers with another giveawayOdd way to grow share by limiting the number of people who can join. You're assuming that you need to pay them to search with you a dangerous precedent and by limiting...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Drill, baby, drill: cheap gasoline, oil a-plenty! Whoopee!
- Drill, baby, drill: cheap gasoline, oil a-plenty! Whoopee!Nice spin, as usual.2025? The CEO of Transocean (the world leader in deep-sea drilling) was questioned about timeframes for drilling sites to come online. He said in no case could he see it taking longer than 5 or 6 years,...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Now Debuting: One-Click Payment For Illegal Downloads
- Now Debuting: One-Click Payment For Illegal DownloadsBlackmailThis is blackmail by the richest companies in the world.RICH STEALING AGAIN FROM THE POOR.No doubt they won't use it against Third world countries where people can't afford to eat, or WILL THEY?Personally I like to listen to tracks for week or two before...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- Using open source smarts to pick change agents
- Using open source smarts to pick change agentsNetworksPeople are usually promoted one level at a time. If one of your potential allies has a reprimand in his file for rebellion, would you expect to find him in a more senior position? Would you want to endure the difficulties...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-16
- 2008 Acura MDX
- Photo gallery:2008 Acura MDXThe 2008 Acura MDX remains largely unchanged from the 2007 model, when we reviewed the then-new redesign and found it chock full of tech options inherited from Acura's sedans, and with improved handling courtesy of similarly upgraded four-wheel-drive management. Back in 2006, the first-generation MDX had some...
- Product reviews 2008-09-02
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture
- From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureShibboleth?Here's the dictionary definition:1. a peculiarity of pronunciation, behavior, mode of dress, etc., that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons. 2. a slogan; catchword. 3. a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth. A report, providing...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-29
- Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and Ubuntu
- Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and UbuntuIt's also interesting that......[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9112885]A third of new PCs are being downgraded from Vista to XP[/url].Why do you suppose that is? ;)At this price point, I just might buy my first small computer. Though, Imight wait for them to offer a little...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaught
- Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaughtwhat a bsis it really journalism when just copy and paste somebody else's BS?RE: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia onslaughtRussia is doing an amasing job in protecting the people in he break away regions.RE: Georgia turns to Google's Blogger amid Russia...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- VIPRE performance shoot-out - Does it really not slow down your PC?
- VIPRE performance shoot-out - Does it really not slow down your PC?How about the corporate versionI've been using Symantec Anti-Virus corporate for years and subjectively it seems a lot less "in your face" i.e. much less of an impact compared to its consumer cousin Norton Anti-Virus. I actually steer...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
- Oracle: Gimme an L. Gimme an I. Gimme an N-U-X
- Oracle: Gimme an L. Gimme an I. Gimme an N-U-XWidespread adoption in what arena?Everytime someone says this I can't help but wonder what they mean. Linux is quite common in the server room which appears to be the arena Oracle is talking about.Because "Unbreakable" went so well last time they...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
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