from my zdnet colleague mary jo foley even apple with a fanbase so loyal that many would throw their ipods and iphones off a bridge if ceo steve jobs told them to is coming to realize that its inappropriate to answer legitimate questions and complaints with silence. and just to keep a little balance the topic of mary jos post is microsofts marketing effort for windows vista about which she n...
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a couple of article have been published recently that point to a growing realisationadmission about the role that open source will play in the future of enterprise software. in the commercial bear hug of open source dan woods details the various methods by which open source has become increasingly commercial in recent years while in the microsoftnovell deal and trust in princes bruce byfield discu...
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non ho mai fatto mistero delle mie perplessita sulliphone 3g.fin da prima che uscisse a maggior ragione da quando ho lipod touch insisto nel dichiarare che non me lo compro.pero ne leggo con interesse specie quando trovo un articolo non proprio positivo in proposito. sembra infatti che i problemi ci siano e non pochi.i problemi principali riguardano la ricezione i crash del browser la durata dell...
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psystar the company at the forefront of the law suit with apple is fighting back and countersuing apple most people would have thought a small company would run a mile when faced with the big boys like apple but not these guys they have come back fighting and going to battle it out using antitrust acts saying that apples restrictions and the tying of its os to its own hardware are anticompetitive....
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httpblogs.msdn.comiearchive20080825ie8andprivacy.aspxthe next version of internet explorer will have new privacy controls according to its development team. one feature inprivate blocking is designed to inform... you about content that is in a position to observe your browsing history and allows you to block it. it could also be used to block ads although microsoft disputes that. ie8 will also ...
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mjf at zdnet reports that microsoft is slowly rolling out a new version of windows genuine advantage for windows xp professional in the next few months thats going to change the way it nags about using pirated versions. instead of the kill switch which was in vista the xp versions that wga decides are nongenuine will pop up a message that looks like the one above. on the one hand this is annoying ...
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microsoft is stepping up its war on software pirates by rolling out new windows genuine notification software for what it is calling its most pirated version of windows windows xp professional. in an august 26 posting to the windows genuine advantage blog director of genuine windows alex koch said xp users should expect microsoft to begin rolling out a new version of windows genuine advantage wga...
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as i announced last week im holding a short but sweet microsoft codename contest this week with the prize being a free signed copy of my microsoft 2.0 book which i will ship anywhere in the world to the winner. since i announced the rules and regulations ive gotten more than a few interesting submissions. i was seeking from readers new but real and existing microsoft codenames which ive had yet to...
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a partir de hoy comienza un nuevo capatulo en la historia de eds. de ahora en mas se llamara eds an hp company y se transformara en una nueva unidad de negocios de hp. esta adquisician es otra de las 26 que ha realizado hp en los altimos tres aaos y medio. y a pesar de la dificultad de la compra de compaq todas han sido satisfactorias para la compaaaa. el praximo 15 de septiembre se llevara a cabo...
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so my day yesterday was rather interesting. for some fool reason i was awake at 4 am today. im sure that not only will i hit the wall but that wall will beat me about the head and neck with a frozen halibut. click here to subscribe to liquidmatrix security digest. and now the news hundreds of dutch web sites hacked by islamic hackers zero day security researcher warns of vista vulnerabilities ...
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apple appears to be censoring discussion of a display manufacturing defect in the powerbook g4 17inch and have not acknowledging that the defect even exists. notebook computers especially 17s are an expensive investment to have just go bellyup shortly after they come out of warranty. some people have had their machines die right after the oneyear warranty expires. read more about the complaints an...
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why does web oriented architecture woa have so many dedicated and zealous fans while soa gets pounded by endless bad press people simply like woa a lot more than soa. at least thats the conclusion reached by roger smith in a recent article published in informationweek. but does winning the popularity contest mean woa is a better option for enterprisesread permalink automate lotus notes user id m...
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the admin dashboard is an essential part of what makes wordpress really work which is why the automattic team continues to tweak it to ultimate user interface perfection. in the upcoming version 2.7 nicknamed crazyhorse wp fun shares a glimpse of what the new dashboard will look like each of the menu items on the left open and close as needed. templates contains everything that is in the design t...
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as cnet news first reported last week internet explorer 8 will include a way to surf somewhat anonymously allowing the user to suspend browsing history cookies and other identifying information. mozilla had considered such a feature for its firefox 3 release but dropped it for technical reasons. apple safari also includes a similar feature. known as inprivate microsoft is touting the feature as ...
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watch fitna free speech is under concerted assault by the organization of the islamic conference which is putting pressure on the un and western governments to criminalize speech about islam that they deem offensive which includes speech about islam that illuminates the motives and goals of the jihadists. but that is a slow effort. for the impatient there is always thuggery. hundreds of dutch we...
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as i announced last week im holding a short but sweet microsoft codename contest this week with the prize being a free signed copy of my microsoft 2.0 book which i will ship anywhere in the world to the winner. since i announced the rules and regulations ive gotten more than a few interesting submissions. i was seeking from readers new but real and existing microsoft codenames which ive had yet to...
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on august 25 microsoft officials confirmed that the company will indeed provide private browsing a k a porn mode as of internet explorer ie 8 beta 2. ie 8 beta 2 is expected to go to testers later this week. with its private browsing feature called inprivate microsoft is allowing users to cover their online tracks. but microsoft is taking this functionality to a more granular level than some expec...
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para quem nao sabe o ator jerry seinfeld recebeu 10 milhaes de dalares para participar de uma propaganda da microsoft onde o mesmo contracenara com o praprio bill gaytes. o objetivo principal dessa propaganda a tentar fazer a microsoft parecer mais cool. entendeu apesar da m ser a rainha suprema do mal fud o objetivo nao a fazer fud contra o linux ou contra o software livre pelo menos nao dessa ve...
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larry dignan who writes at the between the lines blog talked to qwest cto pieter poll about companys future plans including fiberbased broadband. unlike verizon qwest has opted for fibertothenode strategy. the company is pushing fiber to a point where it can feed 350 homes using vdsl2 over copper. some highlights from the conversation and my take on why faster broadband isnt just an option but a n...
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are you hooked on twitter now you can create your own twitter for free with the new open source microblogging platform laconica i got this from the article on zd net today and its exciting to know how blogging has evolved. i still remember the days we were chatting on each others blogs using tagboards. hmmm wonder where thats gone now things will really get messy for individuals trying to k...
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