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  1. Perhaps it's the other way around?? on What is the Intel Switch Costing Apple? · · Score: 1

    Given the fact that AMD has taken market share from Intel (as documented in the previous post) and their stock value nosedived (http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/17/technology/intel_ analysis/index.htm for more), perhaps it's Intel that needs the help?

  2. IMHO, the short answer is yes.... on Should Apple make .Mac free? · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ....as proven by the fact that AOL is having difficulty signing up subscribers to run what is basically a portal with Net access (or in some flavors, a portal where you supply your own Net access). If .Mac was free, they could generate revenue from page clicks, advertising, etc. just like Google does.

  3. I take it that this violates..... on Google Video Not Ready for Prime Time? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ..... Their "Do No Evil" mantra by coming up with such a crappy UI and yet another DRM?

  4. PPL is basically saying..... on Digital DJs Unaware of Copyright Law · · Score: 1

    All your base are belongs to us.

  5. This sort of sounds like the Outbound laptop..... on iBook Converts to iTablet · · Score: 3, Interesting

    ..... where it had everything except ROM chips (which the user had to supply from a desktop Mac) so that they didn't get sued out of existance by Apple(http://www.lowendmac.com/clones/outbound.htm l for more). Oddly enough, what put them out of business was the release of the first Mac Portable.

    This time around they are taking iBooks and (allegedly) converting them into tablets. That is sure to get the attention of the horde of Apple lawyers who will surely sue them out of existance.

  6. At least it has one key feature...... on The USB Wristband · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ..... There's no annoying cap to lose.

  7. I guess the movie studios and music companies.... on New Consortium to Push UDI and Include DRM · · Score: 0

    ..... have managed to bully hardware and software companies into playing ball with them. I guess doing this is cheaper than being sued.

  8. The response by Google..... on Cross Site Scripting Discovered in Google · · Score: 2, Insightful

    ..... seems to be very good. They acknowledged the problem quickly (the same day if I recall correctly) and fixed it within days. Maybe instead of treating this posting as if there is a bug out there that is a clear and present danger, perhaps we should be talking about how good their response was and why other software companies aren't as responsive?

  9. That sound you just heard.... on Google Acquires 5% of AOL · · Score: 1, Redundant

    .... is a chair hitting a wall in Redmond Washington.

  10. The problem isn't the speed of patent filings.... on Cutting Through the Patent Thicket · · Score: 4, Informative

    ..... It's also what is allowed to get patented. Consider the whole NTP/RIM debacle. NTP is holding RIM hostage with some (at best) weak patents that exist because someone is allowed to file them. While it is true that their patents are being shot down one after the other, it should never have gotten this far. Clean that up and I think you'll see the question posed by Newsweek become a non-issue.

  11. As if..... on Wikipedia Founder Edits Own Bio · · Score: 0

    .....Wikipedia needs any more bad press. Having him violate his own rules doesn't inspire confidence in terms of making it a legit research tool.

  12. It's deja vu all over again.... on Microsoft Ends IE on the Mac · · Score: -1, Redundant

    .... as this is a DUPE!

    http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/12/18/ 227225&tid=113&tid=3

    I guess posting dupes is a disease that's spreading.

  13. It's already happening in Canada on ISPs Race to Create Two-Tiered Internet · · Score: 3, Informative

    Rogers High Speed Internet (http://www.rogers.com/ is already doing the following:

    - Throttling back Bittorrent speed to the point that it as well as some other P2P services are unusable (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15033490). As a side effect, it's affected iTunes (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14747626) and XBox Live (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15038493) usage.

    - Killing off their Newsgroup servers as of the 15th of this month (http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14769820)

    - Creating and enforcing bandwidth limits(http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,1448 8371) although they do so selectively.

    And all of this without letting their users know up front. Lovely. This is what you Americans have to look forward to.

  14. You have two choices.... on Creating an IS Department? · · Score: 2, Informative

    1. As many others have mentioned, update your resume and head for the exits. If they don't see a need for an IS department, you're pretty much screwed.

    2. Become Montgomery Scott and wait until a major "disaster" happens and then save the day. Make them understand that the business would have stopped and money would have been lost had you not pulled the situation out of the fire in time. Make it clear that with more resources (people, hardware software) that you could not only come to the rescue sooner, but you'll be able to prevent problems from happening. It's sad to say, but some companies only get their acts together when the s**t hits the fan.

  15. Santa Hacked? on Hacking Santa · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Wonderful. I wonder if this could be considered a DMCA violation? It would be interesting to find out.

  16. Another take on this story..... on Blackberry Competitor Announced · · Score: 2, Interesting

    From Canada'a Globe And Mail:

    http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM .20051214.wrimm1214/BNStory/Technology/

    Of note from the story:

    "Donald Stout, a patent lawyer and co-founder of NTP, said the deal should help his firm's case before the patent office. "RIM has been saying our patents are no good, but we have had three major companies sign up to license them. If there was nothing there, no one would deal with us," he said. "This suggests we can do business with people and licences get worked out.""

  17. Quanta is a great choice.... on Manufacturer Picked For $100 Laptop · · Score: 4, Informative

    ..... because they make stuff for the following companies:

    - Dell (Latitude)
    - IBM/Levono (any and all of them)
    - Sony (Vaio)
    - Apple (iBook)
    - Gateway

    They also made HP laptops in the past. Plus they're moving into cell phones and other eletronics.

    Their CEO Barry Lim was named one of Computer Reseller News's Top 25 Execs in November (http://www.crn.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17 3600682 for more).

    They have the track record to make this happen properly. I just wonder why they'd do it. Maybe for the P.R. points? It's not for the cash.

  18. You have to give Google some props.... on Google Adds Widgets to Homepage · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ..... for how easy creating these apps happens to be. If I were still teaching, I would likely use this as a means to teach basic programming skills. They also have something else going for them excellent documentation that is easily understood by my wife who is a non geek. To top it all off, it's using HTML, XML, and Javascript. Three open and accessible languages that are widely used on a variety of platforms.

    Methinks that one of the reasons behind this is that they want to "embrace and extend." Sound familiar?

  19. Since these women are digital.... on Miss Digital World 2005 · · Score: 5, Funny

    .... Do they come with some sort of EULA?

  20. So What? on DirectTV to Pay $5.4M in Privacy Fines · · Score: 0, Redundant

    It will make zero difference to them. Consider the following:

    1. Their stock value barely moved today.
    2. They made $95 Million in the third quarter (vs a loss of $1.01 Billion in the previous year).
    3. They added 263000 customers in the third quarter.

    (All figures taken from their financial statements located at http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/12/ 127160/pdf/Q32005EarningsRelease.pdf [corporate-ir.net])

    Net result. They'll pay the fine and move on. Breaking the law clearly has served it's purpose.

  21. This is the cost of doing business.... on DirectTV to Pay $5.4M in Privacy Fines · · Score: 4, Informative

    ..... As it makes zero difference to them. Consider the following:

    1. Their stock value barely moved today.
    2. They made $95 Million in the third quarter (vs a loss of $1.01 Billion in the previous year).
    3. They added 263000 customers in the third quarter.

    (All figures taken from their financial statements located at http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/irol/12/ 127160/pdf/Q32005EarningsRelease.pdf)

    Net result. They'll pay the fine and move on. Breaking the law clearly has served it's purpose.

  22. They missed one..... on Top 10 System Administrator Truths · · Score: 1

    User passwords are easy to guess, but hard for users to remember.

    (Christ. The article is Slashdotted already)

  23. Yeah but..... on Under the Hood of the Xbox 360 · · Score: -1, Redundant

    .....Does it run LINUX?

  24. How about this one.... on The 2005 IT Year In Quotes · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I have never, honestly, thrown a chair in my life." - Steve Ballmer at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo, 10/20/05

    I guess he means that he's dishonestly thown a chair.

  25. Two thrown chairs..... on Microsoft and Time Warner Team Up Against Google · · Score: 1, Funny

    ....Are better than one.