Windows 7 Peeks
The Guardian has a slide show of Windows 7 screenshots here and an article about what’s new in Windows 7 here. If you are curious, they are worth the while.
The Guardian has a slide show of Windows 7 screenshots here and an article about what’s new in Windows 7 here. If you are curious, they are worth the while.
Computer security. Not. From the Guardian. Highly sensitive details of a key US missile defence system have been found on the hard drive of a computer that was disposed of in California. (snip) The computer, which has been turned over to the FBI, was bought online as part of a global research project conducted by […]
There is an iPhone Challenger, if not an iPhone Killer. From Reuters. Full story here.
The Guardian reports that some scientists are concerned that the internet is consuming too much electricity. Read the story here; I’m not even going to try to excerpt it. I guess it’s time for all of us to go back to chipping out our bitstrips on the walls of the cave.
The New York Times theorizes that Google killed it. The full story, which is worth the five minutes of time it takes to read, is here.
Bloomberg considers the effect of the new Apple iPhone OS 3.0 on the apps store and predicts more apps and fiercer competition amongst developers. Read the full story here. See the apps store here. Now, I do not have an iPhone and wouldn’t get one on a bet. I don’t like Apple’s walled garden. (Heck, […]
The Guardian speculates that Windows 7 on new netbooks is likely to come in the “starter” or “standard” version–that is, only three apps can run simultaneously. Unleashing a more versatile version of Windows 7 will cost an upgrade fee. Read the full story here. According to the story, the starter version can be upgraded for […]
Bloomberg reports that the ill-fated merger of Time Warner and AOL may finally get unraveled. Read the full story here. At the time of the merger, I was still using AOL. I had three reasons:
Bruce Schneier, writing in the Guardian, attempts to use the Conficker scare to illustrate larger lessons in human psychology. In particular, he wonders why Conficker led to global cyber-panic, at least among Windows users, whereas other, equally or more dangerous malware passes almost unnoticed almost every day. Frankly, I think his reasoning is a bit […]
Dewolfe is out. No one else is in–yet. Read the full story at Bloomberg. An excerpt:
Guy Browning in the Guardian. Read the whole thing here. It’s a hoot. An excerpt:
The New York Times looks at the efforts of U. S. ISPs to institute tiered pricing plans. Read the full story here; it appears to be an excellent, unbiased analysis. An excerpt: I do not credit the ISP’s arguments in favor of tiered pricing. In my opinion, they are just looking for a way to […]
While listening to a story about the Pirate Bay verdict yesterday evening, I started to wonder where the entertainment industry gets its estimates of “lost revenue due to file sharing.” One of the witnesses for the recording industry testifying in the Pirate Bay case said that file sharing costs the recording industry “billions.” I am […]
Bloomberg reports on gathering clouds in Twitter Land. Aggressive attempts by companies to use Twitter to market themselves are turning Twitterers off and fostering the growth of third-parties to help Twitterers control who can follow them. Read the full story here. The story goes on to describe some of the actions Twitter is taking to […]
One year in jail and fines. Read the full story, including a discussion of the larger legal implications, here. Jeff’s Thoughts: This was the expected verdict and I agree with it. While privacy does come into play here, I think the Pirate Bay could have done things to curb piracy. It’s a touchy subject, but […]
MarketWatch reports that Microsoft is in trouble in Europe for Internet Explorer. Again. Or is that still? Read the full story here. Here’s an excerpt: Frank’s opinion: To anyone who knew anything about computer operating systems, Microsoft’s claim that it just had to bundle Internet Explorer with Windows 95 because it was integral to the […]
On Apr. 14th 2008, Psystar came onto the scene with a machine that let you have Windows or Mac OSX installed. It got a lot of publicity and also lawsuits from Apple. A year later, Psystar is not only still going, but is the pioneer to those that want to put OSX on their PC. […]
The story, of course, is not over. Microsoft plans to appeal the jury verdict. MarketWatch reports that the case involves “Microsoft’s anti-piracy registration system,” which I interpret to mean the activation system that came into use with Windows XP. Read the full story here. An excerpt:
From the further reaches of the tech frontier, USA Today reports that Mexican drug cartels use YouTube to boast of their successes and intimidate their opponents. Read the full story here. This reads like something out of a Law and Order episode. In fact, if I know my Law and Order, it will soon be […]
I believe this is very good news. Read the full story here. An excerpt;
Well, not exactly. But it has morphed. According to the New York Times, a new, improved, better version of the Windows Trojan that we don’t yet know what it is supposed to do is in the wild. Read the full story here. If you run Windows, make sure the operating system and anti-virus are updated […]
I’m one of those who is going to miss part of Sirius XM . Not much, you understand. What I really miss is XM but that left the building last summer. What we have as a poor substitute are a bunch of commercial channels – except for the tired Decade Series. I’ve enjoyed addition of […]
MarketWatch reports that Silicon Graphics has filed for bankruptcy. Again. This looks like the final time. Read the full story here. The company became a victim of the personal computer’s replacing the client workstation in the business world. For a while, it provided special effects computing power to Hollywood, but it never really found a […]
From the New York Times: Major League Baseball and Microsoft square off on the relative virtues of Adobe’s Flash Player and Microsoft’s Silverlight in a darkly humorous exchange. Read the full story here.