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Simply brilliant. How in the world something like this can happen is frankly just beyond me. Granted, the issues were said to be caused due to changes made to the Gmail Web site, however, it does make one wonder a bit. I guess it all just seems kind of funny in a way; your closest [...]

We need your help. I have a friend of mine that has apparently “lost” some photos from a Secure Digital card while transferring the pictures to her computer. The PC itself had crashed during the transfer via a card reader. Since this event, the card is now showing zero pictures whatsoever. Just in case, no [...]

“So simple, even a caveman can do it!” All right, this statement may apply to car insurance, however, I simply don’t feel that those three-in-one printers can claim the same level of simplicity.
It all started yesterday when an ex-client of mine called me with complaints that their three-in-one stopped printing as it should. The printer [...]

It’s hard to believe, but after all of the problems, delays and so on, we are finally going to see a mad rush for the big box stores as the PS3 is released on November 17th.
While I remain sure that the Xbox is going to do a lot better than the last time around, I [...]

One of my clients had an old Compaq desktop that crapped out on him the other day. I’d actually upgraded it for him some time ago (against my advice, mind you) by adding RAM, a bigger hard drive and a clean re-load of Windows XP. The machine performed admirably during this time, but clearly [...]

Well, it’s a good start. Seriously, it proves that when Microsoft tries, it is, in fact, perfectly capable of finding a balance between its preferred licensing scheme and that of the Open Source world.
Now that Microsoft has opted to work with Zend, it is working to make sure that the Zend product is a tight [...]

It’s been a while since my last post… but I’m going to get back in the saddle again soon. Consider this my foot in the first stirrup. After my Maui vacation, I’m finding it hard to get back into the same groove I was in before. I promise to post some of my pictures [...]

As much as I hate to admit it, Alan Cox may just be right on the money. Even though it pains me to say this, it is totally true that a number of popular Open Source applications are, in fact, quite insecure.
But rather than side with Closed Source companies in saying “see, we told you [...]

Because the offshoring of U.S. engineering and other high-skill jobs to developing countries is increasing, America needs a coordinated national strategy to maintain its technological leadership and promote job creation, IEEE-USA President Ralph W. Wyndrum Jr. said at the National Academy of Engineering today.
Wyndrum, speaking during the Academy’s two-day Workshop on the Offshoring of Engineering: [...]

Will XP’s SP3 (service pack 3) ever be shipped? Perhaps the release of Vista makes this a moot point? Whatever your opinion, I would not spend a lot of time fretting over this issue.
Think about it, we know that these same updates will continued to be released over the Windows update tool for as long [...]

The other day, Microsoft announced that it will be dropping support for Windows 98. The question that now needs to be asked is whether Microsoft will maybe release the OS into the Open Source arena. Should this be the case, you can expect to see various new operating systems based on this widely used technology. [...]

A few years ago I found an obscure Washington law that, at least on paper, says you can appeal a Small Claims ruling by posting a bond of $100. I just uploaded a new page about this ‘lost law’ here. But the courts never actually use this rule. Instead, they follow a different Washington law [...]

What is MySpace’s problem? Why is it that they cannot seem to put into place some way of checks and balances to ensure that kids are not being accosted by some sicko looking to molest as many kids anyway they can?
As MySpace continues to state that there is “nothing they can do”, we have Kevin [...]

Well, there it is. The official Microsoft stance is not to wait for Vista if you are considering a new PC purchase. Fair enough considering that most hardware out there right now is likely wearing its “Vista Ready” badge by now anyway.
But even considering this, you have to admit that it sucks that you have [...]

Everyone and their brother’s going nuts over the recent announcement that Google is buying YouTube. I think we all knew it was coming, and yeah it’s a big deal. What was really interesting to me was that I was about to do a between-flights phone interview (on an unrelated tech topic) with a national newspaper [...]

I can adapt to most any wireless LAN client utility pretty easily. Lord knows I’ve seen my share. In the Windows 98/Me and Windows 2000 days, there really wasn’t a standard wireless configuration tool built into the OS. You used the configuration tool that came with your wireless adapter. Then Windows XP came along, and [...]

I just love it when I get emails like this:

Well, it took less time than some of us expected. Microsoft has released a critical fix for that nasty IE bug. You know, I wonder. I would really like to know what the moral is like over at Microsoft headquarters?

I have this nagging problem with XP file sharing, and I am none too pleased about it. The gist of the issue is this: I have file and print sharing enabled on my primary desktop PC (XP Pro SP2) and I cannot access any shared resources from it from any other PC, regardless of OS. [...]

I’m just over two weeks away until my ten-day vacation to Maui, Hawaii. As I’ve mentioned before, this is a “no laptop” vacation, although I will have my BlackBerry 8700c with me (I have to; it’s my cell phone). But my intent is to leave as much “work worry” behind as I can. I will [...]