Software that is so poorly designed that it winds up in the garbage can.
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- Silverlight on the Library of Congress site
- Silverlight on the Library of Congress siteOptional Silverlight DL, Visual Studio 8 LEGO/Mindstorm Samples for FREE!Not sure if the Silverlight download was at one time required, or you had to purchase the VS8 license separately but here is the Current Address:http://www.microsoft.com/express/download/default.aspxSo how longwill it be before Microsoft is the gatekeeper...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-28
- Virtual Distro Dispatcher: A Costless Distributed Virtual Environment From Trashware
- Obsolete hardware can be effectively reused through intelligent software optimization, which is possible only when source code is available. Virtual Distro Dispatcher VDD is a system that produces virtual machines on a central server and projects them on a number of costless physical terminals. VDD is the result of an...
- White papers 2007-09-18
- Should anti-spyware programs remove cookies?
- Should anti-spyware programs remove cookies?CookiesIt's my computer. So, just like snail mail, when on the way back to the house I make this side trip to the trash bin and toss the 3rd class mail and magazine inserts, I remove all cookies and cache each time I close my...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-19
- Dell blog discusses shovelware
- Dell blog discusses shovelwareDoes shovel-ware lower the cost of the box?Namely, do those companies that have the software preloaded pay Dell to do so, and does Dell pass that cost savings along? I'm willing to spend a few minutes removing stuff if it saves me money up front.The only...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-22
- Defense agency to use Microsoft's Virtual Earth
- Defense agency to use Microsoft's Virtual EarthIs it really unclear?[i]it is unclear whether this technology will be applied to military strategy operations[/i][The} National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, a division of the Department of Defense, on its Virtual Earth technology.My gut instinct is that it is [b]totally clear[/b] that this will be applied...
- Discussion threads 2006-05-18
- Latest OpenBSD boosts hardware support
- Latest OpenBSD boosts hardware supportLatest OpenBSD boosts hardware supportHoly crap! I didn't think ZDNet new what a BSD was since they are so biased towards linux. More BSD articles please!This is a milestone release with the RAID support and all, not that I need such a feature. When...
- Discussion threads 2005-11-02
- Survey: Microsoft bears some blame for worms
- Survey: Microsoft bears some blame for wormsI partially blame MicrosoftDon't get me wrong, the worm authors are primarily to blame for writing and releasing these worms and all other viruses on the Internet and they should be punished accordingly.However, Microsoft has decided to forgo releasing patches on a daily or...
- Discussion threads 2005-08-18
- Microsoft reveals a softer side
- Microsoft reveals a softer sideReal NetworkCome on! Realplayer is the biggest piece of s*** on the planet. It doesn't get "play" on our network and I would NEVER recommend it to anyone. This is one fight that I'm actually cheering on Microsoft. Real should be classified...
- Discussion threads 2004-04-02
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