This morning Don Naphen made a comment to one of the articles I had written in which he had mentioned Shields Up and asking if I had mentioned this before to my readers? I believe I may have mentioned this software before, but in case I didn’t, here it is.
Steve Gibson at Gibson Research Corporation [...]
The Free Software Foundation has released version 3 of their General Public license which is directed at addressing some of the issues that the FSF fears threatens free software. But the main purpose may have been to stem the tide of those Linux distributors who have chosen to join forces with Microsoft. The FSF states [...]
It seems that Microsoft in the next few weeks is going to allow its OEM partners a more liberal and easier method of allowing customers the ability to downgrade their Vista machines to XP. Previous to this announcement it was difficult and cumbersome to follow the process which required each machine to be registered with [...]
The United States Department of Justice is warning citizens of an email scam that is being sent to unsuspecting recipients claiming to be from the federal agency are a hoax. The DOJ states in their press release that the department does not send out unsolicited emails and that such messages should be reported immediately upon [...]
Linspire CEO and President Kevin Carmony is his latest newsletter explains his companies position in forging a deal with Microsoft. One of his statements in his newsletter was:
Saying that Linux is going to be torn in two, makes for good press and lively debates, but this is certainly nothing new for Linux. There [...]
The Federal Trade Commission [FTC] issued a press release in which they are warning that a cautious approach should be taken on the issue of network neutrality. In their report they are saying that in their view there is going to be more competition and not less as some are fearing. They also state:
According [...]
Dell has been revamping its offerings of desktop and laptop systems, and has been making changes to both products, some of which are fantastic. Offering color notebooks, super slim models, and other features to their product line is a step in the right direction. In order to participate in some offerings the consumer must order [...]
Google has finally released their popular Desktop Search software for Linux users, coming some 3 years after it was first introduced for Windows. The new Google Desktop for Linux can help a user find files, documents, web history, emails and more. On their Google Desktop blog, Google describes their product as:
For most Linux users, looking [...]
A few evenings ago I was watching the History Channel which featured a program about the future of computer technology when one particular item caught my eye. It is the self check-out grocery scanner that eliminates long lines for the shopper and would appear to eliminate the need for checkers as well.
The system is not [...]
I don’t personally use Big Fix software, but I found its press release on being awarded the 2007 eWeek Excellence Award interesting. I also do recall that originally my Gateway notebook came with Big Fix preinstalled, but it was one of those softwares that I uninstalled with the other crapola stuff. Which makes me now [...]
I am sure by now that everyone has seen that Dell is offering its notebook series in eight vibrant colors. So last evening with this in mind, I went to the Dell site to take a look at the new coloring schemes available. If you haven’t seen the new colors, they look good. I have [...]
Even though this is not computer related, I felt this is important enough to share with everyone. My buddy Charlie from CA., sent this link to Family Watchdog this morning and I immediately used the site to check my neighborhood. Fortunately no perverts live around my neighborhood which is nice. But what about where [...]
Some dust is being kicked up about a group of bloggers who have accepted payola for endorsing Microsofts ad campaign named ‘People Ready’. The particulars of the indiscreations are being batted around blogger land and some well known journalists have chimed in their thoughts. But the community as a whole seems divided on the [...]
I just got finished reading the June 25, 2007 issue of InformationWeek which included two articles about Bill Gates, “The Legacy Of Bill Gates”. One article written by John Foley is titled “Titan” and the other written by John Soat is titled “Tryant”. What was interesting about both the articles was that are indepth studies [...]
The folks over at Mozilla who have been working feverishly on the new Firefox 3 also will be working with the Google team to provide support for Google’s applications when offline. Similar to Google Gears which offers support for Google application via a browser plugin, Google applications will be built into the new browser itself. [...]
Well the folks over at the University of Maryland’s A. James Clark School of Engineering have unveiled a prototype of a new computer system that they are claiming is 100 times faster than today’s desktop systems. Their new system incorporates what they call parallel processing that allows an array of chips to perform many different [...]
This is the story of the little ‘apple’ that could and reflects what some see as a change in the industry now that Apple holds the No. 4 spot in notebook sales. But what is also interesting in the latest sales figures is that Dell is missing from the top stops. Notebook sales show that [...]
It was interesting reading that the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization’s [CSIRO] holds a 1996 patent on wi-fi technology which includes the 802.11 a/g standards commonly used by most wi-fi manufactures. Though I am not privy to the inside dealings of the case, one thing that does seem odd is why it took CSIRO [...]
I just got finished reading an interesting article by a Dr. R. Keith Sawyer in which he concludes that Linux is not innovative. He based his conclusions in the fact that Linux is just a derivative of Unix. He also mentions to his delight that his thoughts have upset some in the Linux community. I [...]
Alienware is now offering their barebone cases for sale using the slogan ‘you asked, we listened.” Which might sound familiar to you. Dell had bought Alienware back in March 2006. The Alienware cases come in either silver or black. This is a limited time offer from the company.
On their site they describe their case systems [...]
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