Because Someone Had To Do It, Part II
Yes We Can Has.
(h/t: Group News Blog)
Ladies and Gentlemen, presenting Your Republican Party
I don’t care that McCain “apologized” later on. He should have renounced this guy right then and there. If he didn’t know who the guy was, he should have made it his business to know. You want to ask Barack Obama to renounce and denounce guys like Lewis Farrakhan? Then McCain needs […]
Just like a criminal that goes my many aliases…
…so are the neocons who were associated with or supported the Project for a New American Century. They’re back, with a spanking new name: The Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Yes, democracies…like, say, Qatar, which is controlled by an unelected emir. And it’s got an associated organization, Defense of Democracies, which […]
Unbelievable
The “real Floridians” seem to have had quite enough of all them damn New York Jews coming to their state, and so a Florida legislator has decided the state should embrace its heritage. BlueGal has a peek at the proposed “Confederate Heritage” license plate — and a suggested variation.
(And what’s with the Star […]
No knockout punches on either side
Well, it was a subdued Hillary Clinton on display in last night’s debate, at least as compared to the kind of ranting we’ve seen out of her in recent days. And we saw an increasingly confident Barack Obama, who seems to have shed the fumfering tentativeness of his early debate performances. But nothing […]
Live Debate Chat tonight at Hoffmania
I didn’t have time to clean or bake, so instead of hosting debate chat here, we’re all going over to Hoffmania’s place. Join us there at 9 PM Eastern Time.
Bill Gates Road Show
Is Microsoft’s Bill Gates even relevant anymore? He just finished up a 6-university tour where he’s still trying to browbeat students into majoring in information technology. It remains to be seen whether his speeches will inspire anyone to change their career field.
The first paragraph of this article from eSchool News was enough to make me […]
You knew someone was going to do it
Pollcats.
Tough Enough
Barack Obama’s response to the Flag Pin Fracas is giving me more confidence that in a quiet way, he’s got the goods to fight back against whatever crap is dished out at him:
“A party that presided over a war in which our troops did not get the body armor they needed, or were sending troops […]
Fujitsu packs 500GB into 2.5in drive
Clement James, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
4200RPM Sata drive unveiled
Fujitsu has announced the release of its 2.5in 500GB 4200RPM Sata hard disk
drive. The fourth-generation high capacity 4200RPM drive, part of the MHZ2 BT
series, has been designed in response to the growing need for hard disk drives
in the 2.5in form factor. Such drives can support […]
Google pips Microsoft to UK super-brand crown
Guy Dixon, vnunet.com, Wednesday
27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Search giant is number one business brand in the UK
Google is the number one business brand in the UK, according to the latest
Superbrands survey. The search giant came in ahead of the BBC, The Financial
Times and British Airways, but will draw the greatest pleasure from pipping
arch rival Microsoft […]
See? Hillary Clinton IS divisive after all
And the campaign of John McCain, who is benefitting from the IOKIYAR rule as it pertains to his ongoing pattern of doing favors for lobbyist, is going to laugh all the way to the White House.
Perhaps the Ted Kennedy/Jimmy Carter primary race of 2000 was similarly nasty, and perhaps this just seems worse […]
Free Download Manager 2.5.755
Lee Collins, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Download from the Internet, faster
This is the software publisher’s description. Download accelerator and
manager which you can use to easily download a list of files and whole web
sites from any remote server via HTTP, HTTPS and FTP. FDM (Free Download
Manager) can function as a site manager, accelerator, site explorer […]
Microsoft touts .Net Micro Framework 2.5
Guy Dixon, vnunet.com, Wednesday
27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Software giant updates embedded software platform
Microsoft has announced the availability of .Net Micro Framework 2.5. The
embedded software platform is designed for devices in the industrial automation
markets, the automotive industry, PC peripherals and consumer devices. Aimed at
developers and device makers, version 2.5 offers enhanced network discovery and
connectivity for smaller […]
DeviceLock 6.3 Beta 1
Gordon Laing, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Restrict network access to drives and ports
There’s nothing guaranteed to annoy an IT department or cyber cafe owner
more than someone who wants to install or remove files from their precious PCs.
Then again, it can also be pretty infuriating for anyone looking after schools
or family systems too. DeviceLock could […]
Review: Archos TV+
Will Stapley, Personal Computer
World, Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Access movies, music and photos from your PC, the internet or the
built-in hard drive
We recently looked at the Linksys DMA2200 a media streamer with excellent
usability, but one that also required a Vista PC with Media Center to be
running. The TV+ from Archos is similar as it […]
Novell buys PlateSpin for $205m
Ian Williams, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Vendor hopes to better manage workloads across physical and virtual
infrastructures
Novell has announced plans to acquire PlateSpin for $205m in cash. The
company said that the acquisition will help to deliver business critical
services dynamically across physical and virtual data centre infrastructures.
PlateSpin offers a range of applications to manage data, applications […]
Security suite patches Windows kit
Dave Bailey, IT Week,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Shavlik’s latest patching and anti-spyware suite keeps desktops and
servers clean
Launched this month, version 6 of Shavlik’s NetChk Protect security suite
aims to keep Windows desktop systems and servers clear of malware. The updated
package features a new patching system called Any Patch Anywhere and an
enhanced management console. Any Patch […]
LG to replace ‘explosive’ notebook batteries
Simon Burns in Taipei, vnunet.com, Wednesday 27 February 2008 at
00:00:00
Company denies danger from ‘isolated’ incidents
LG Electronics has offered free replacement batteries after two users
claimed that their notebook PCs exploded. Despite the recall offer, LG has so
far described the incidents as “isolated “. The partial recall applies to
batteries manufactured by LG Chemical for two recent notebook […]
Review: Steinberg Sequel music software
Tim Smith, Computeract!ve, Wednesday 27
February 2008 at 00:00:00
Bring out your inner composer
Even though there are no guidelines for how programs should look, most
software tends to look fairly similar. This can lead to confusion when products
buck the trend as Steinberg Sequel does. Installation wasn’t a problem except
for the amount of disk space required: 6GB is a […]
jv16 PowerTools 2008 1.8.0.441 Beta
Ian Probert, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Optimise your PC
For many years JV Powertools was available for free but that changed when
Finnish software developer Macecraft purchased the program and began charging a
shareware fee. JV Powertools is principally used to clean, maintain and
customise your Windows Registry. The program has a bewildering wealth of
features including a Registry […]
Mozilla Thunderbird 2.0.0.12
Chris Wiles, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Minor refresh for the email client
Thunderbird is a neat email client that has a small footprint and features
some smart ways to stop junk mail. You can delete junk mail straight away or
place it in a folder for reviewing later. The filtering mechanism lets you mark
junk that may have […]
Microsoft opens European R&D centre
Guy Dixon, vnunet.com, Wednesday
27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Facility in Germany to develop Windows-based smart devices
Microsoft has taken the wraps off an R&D centre in Germany as part of a
$75m worldwide investment programme aimed at squeezing Windows into “smart,
connected, service-oriented” devices. The company said that the move would
accelerate collaboration between US-based Microsoft embedded Windows product
groups and […]
BurnAware Free 1.2.8
Chris Wiles, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Burn data & audio discs with ease
We go out and buy media suites thinking that we’ll create our own home
movies, add effects, then burn them to DVD and give to our friends and family.
These media suites easily cost up to £50 and are everything we’ll ever
need for producing […]
Do I have to start a new blog, "Sweet Jesus I Hate Maureen Dowd"?
MoDo’s column yesterday left me too speechless with rage to do much of anything besides wonder if she likes to be beaten to a pulp while wearing a Catholic school uniform. (Oh, wait, that’s Michelle Malkin. Sorry.) But still, you have to wonder what kind of psychopathology lumps men into two categories […]
Sometimes the good guys (and gals) do win
Congratulations to Cynthia Wade and Vanessa Roth, who won an Academy Award last night for their short film documentary Freeheld, about Ocean County police officer Laurel Hester’s fight to leave her pension to her partner, Stacie Andree:
Sorry, but I ain’t buying it
Not when we could have had the real thing:
Clinton is trying to assume the populist mantle of Edwards — whom she described in December as “screaming,” in his critiques of special interests — with March 4 looming as the decisive day for her candidacy. Four states will vote that day, but Bill Clinton, among others, […]
VMware tackles data centre virtualisation
Ian Williams in Cannes, vnunet.com, Wednesday 27 February 2008 at
00:00:00
Automation is the next stage for the virtual data centre
VMware unveiled four virtual machine management products at its VMWorld
conference in Cannes designed to help manage increasingly complex data centres.
The new applications are built on the company’s existing virtualisation
platform, and aim to automate labour intensive, error-prone and […]
eBay Desktop 1.0
Chris Wiles, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Bid, manage & sell through eBay
Traditional retailers must feel that they’re up against it when the Internet
became popular at the end of the 90s. It enabled the average user to obtain
knowledge that took them beyond some of the staff who worked in retail.
However, with the launch and popularity […]
Hackers develop Google-based scanning tool
Clement James, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Cult of the Dead Cow strikes again
Notorious hacker group Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) has released a web
auditing tool which uses Google to find vulnerabilities on sites. The group
claims that the Goolag Scanner enables anyone to audit their own website via
Google. The scanner technology is based on […]
Ashampoo Photo Commander 6.10
Lee Collins, vnunet.com,
Wednesday 27 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Organise, edit and share your photos
This is a software publisher’s description. Perfect example of a new
generation of programs that are genuinely intuitive easy to use. It makes
organizing your pictures and getting them to look great as simple as pressing
the button on your camera. You’ll save time, have a […]
Review: Maplin Barebone Twin Tuner Freeview DTR
Tom Royal, Computeract!ve, Tuesday 26 February
2008 at 00:00:00
Digital TV? Do it yourself
Although some people enjoy the challenge of sloshing paint around and
wrangling with tiles, the attraction of DIY for most is that it can cost less
than hiring a professional. Similarly, those with a lot of technical know-how
sometimes like to build their own computers, as doing […]
Chinese competition hits mobile profits
Simon Burns in Taipei, vnunet.com, Tuesday 26 February 2008 at
00:00:00
Jobs under threat at established telecoms vendors
Strong competition from Chinese firms is eating into profit margins at
mobile infrastructure manufacturers worldwide, according to analyst reports.
Along with a global slowdown in the rate of mobile network expansion, the
growing competition could threaten jobs at established telecoms vendors. Fierce
competition in […]
Web record companies fight for clients
Iain Thomson, vnunet.com,
Tuesday 26 February 2008 at 00:00:00
New music industry as fractious as last one
A war of words has broken out between two internet record companies after a
band decided to switch from one to the other. North London band Trail was
signed to Sellaband, the first in a new breed of record companies that lets
fans invest […]
Global firms bet big on SOA
Robert Jaques, vnunet.com,
Tuesday 26 February 2008 at 00:00:00
$1.4bn spent on SOA software and services in 2007
Companies adopting service oriented architectures (SOAs) spent $1.4m on
software and services in 2007, according to a report released today by AMR
Research. The SOA Spending Report 2007-2008 surveyed IT executives from the US,
Germany and China. Primary drivers for investment were identified […]
Scammers launch ‘out of office’ spam
Robert Jaques, vnunet.com,
Tuesday 26 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Yet more ingenious ways to send junk mail
Spammers are increasingly using ‘out of office’ features in web-based email
to relay junk messages, security experts warned today. McAfee Avert Labs
reported several instances where spammers set up web-based email accounts and
configured auto responders with spam messages. The scammers then send email
with […]
Trend Micro buys UK encryption firm
Robert Jaques, vnunet.com,
Tuesday 26 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Identum snapped up for undisclosed sum
Security firm Trend Micro is to acquire UK-based Identum, a developer of
email encryption and cryptography technologies. Under its new name of Trend
Micro (Bristol), the company will integrate Identum’s technology into existing
Trend Micro offerings. Eva Chen, chief executive and co-founder at Trend Micro,
claimed that […]
That which unites us is far more important than that which divides us
By “us”, I’m referring to those of us living in the U.S. and those trying to make ends meet in the oil-rich countries of the Middle East. After 9/11, it became popular (and still is in some circles) to tar all of the peoples of the Fertile Crescent and environs as terrorists. I […]
Recuva 1.11
Chris Wiles, vnunet.com, Tuesday
26 February 2008 at 00:00:00
Salvage & recover deleted files
When we browse the Internet, most of us download our files to our desktop.
After a few weeks of doing this, our desktop becomes cluttered with files. To
save time sorting through the clutter, often we’ll just drag everything to your
Recycle Bin and then empty it […]
It’s not shameful if it’s true
So Hillary Clinton is playing the wounded victim card after an Obama mailer contained a snippet from a Newsday article quoting her as saying that NAFTA was “a boon to U.S. workers.” The paper may have misquoted her, but Arlen Parsa at The Daily Background sent along some other instances in which this is […]
How is Don Siegelman different from John McCain?
I haven’t written about the Don Siegelman case largely because I am one blogger and I usually have only two hours in a day to write, and the parade of horrors committed by the Bush Administration is so huge that there’s only so much one person can cover.
The Siegelman case is important because […]
Sunday Sick of Winter Blogging
With around 8 inches of snow on the ground, I wish I was here….
Club Ambiance, Runaway Bay, Jamaica
…or having fish on the beach at the Office of Nature in Negril…
He’s BAAAAAACK….
We’ve all had them, those friends who cause nothing but trouble, the ones we try to tactfully excise from our lives, but they don’t take a hint.
Ralph Nader is kind of like that, and he’s just announced in Press the Meat that he’s running for president again in his continuing effort to keep the White […]
Something to watch before the ModFab Oscar® chat
I know you’re all getting ready to go out and buy wings ‘n’ chips ‘n’ stuff for making nachos ‘n’ all the other comestibles one consumes on Oscar® night (no….wait…that’s the Superbowl…for the Academy Awards it’s some good dark chocolate (maybe) and a Hansen’s Diet Tengerine Lime), but there’s a story running on 60 Minutes […]
About.com CEO to step down
About.com CEO Scott Meyer leaving the company and its parent, The New York Times.
Cell phone sales hit 1 billion mark
Emerging markets help sales jump 16 percent from a year earlier, with Nokia leading in market share, according to Gartner.
Yahoo sued by Chinese dissidents again
Men sue Yahoo alleging that cooperation with China government led to imprisonment for one, financial losses for others.
Opera mobile browsers dump Yahoo for Google
Opera’s Mobile and Mini Web browsers now will feature a Google search option on the start page, displacing Yahoo.
Wikileaks gets legal help after domain name deletion
Free speech groups, from the EFF to the California First Amendment Coalition, wants to intervene in a case brought by Swiss bankers who want to keep allegedly confidential documents offline.
Novell’s PlateSpin play
PlateSpin could provide a significant boost to Novell if it can extend its partnership with Microsoft, cozy up to VMware, and execute at the field level.
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