2004 December

It’s nice to see the mainstream press picking up on the whole ‘Podcasting’ trend as it has become so popular with many of the iPod lovers these days. One thing that I think the press seems to miss more often than they really should is that this is not something that is limited to iPod […]

In my opinion, I believe that 2004 has had to be the best gaming year in history. Not just because I bought myself an Xbox. I am saying this because I think the industry has a whole has done a whole lot of growing, folks.

Oracle Fires Top PeopleSoft Executives
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The Oracle Corporation fired PeopleSoft’s co-president and chief financial officer, Kevin T. Parker, and three other top executives, a day after assuming control of the rival software maker in a $10.3 billion takeover.
Oracle terminated W. Phillip Wilmington, co-president; Nanci Caldwell, chief marketing officer; and James […]

Want to do well by doing good? YOU can make a difference in the fight to help the millions of victims of the recent tsunami disaster. You can also help yourself to some free software at the same time.
The gang at CoffeeCup Software are offering you all a real deal- donate to the relief effort […]

Apple enthusiasts say that in January Apple will unveil a sub-$500 Mac designed to entice Windows users who own iPods to make the computer switch.
Apple enthusiast and rumor site Think Secret reported this week that in January Apple will unveil a sub-$500 Mac designed to entice Windows users who own iPods to make the computer […]

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Customer Service: The Hunt for a Human
TRY to reach customer service at Amazon.com to fix a problem with an order and you will encounter one of the most prominent and frustrating aspects of the Internet era: a world devoid of humans. Not only is there no telephone number on […]

In an act of kindness and generosity, Cisco and their employees have donated the tidy sum of $2.5 million for tsunami relief efforts in Asia. While I would be the last person to discount such a kind act of humanity, why is it we only see this sort of thing when it is being flashed […]

Macs for less than $500? Well they must either be hot or used then, right? Maybe not. See, according to a rumor floating around Think Secret, there is a pretty reliable expectation that Apple plans to announce a sub-$500 model of their product at the coming Macworld Expo on January 11.

Even if you are not one that fancies themselves as a PC tech, you too can help out the parental units with their bogged down PC woes. Enter the wild-world of the ‘do-it-yourselfer!’
With little more than a basic understanding of computer and the amazing ability to read, you can deal with many of the computer […]

And to all of those people out there that claim that blogging is nothing more than a venue for mindless rants, check this out. According to the BBC, Webloggers from all over southern Asia region have come together to help show both the devastation they have endured as well as the best ways people can […]

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday that eBay Inc. will soon drop support for its Passport service, originally intended to make the world’s biggest software maker the gatekeeper of Web identities. But Microsoft said it will keep Passport up and running, despite the loss of one of its earliest and most important […]

I thought the soap opera was over and I’d have to go cold turkey - but I guess I’m being let down easy…Free registration required to read the story.
Business software maker Oracle Corp. (ORCL.O) on Wednesday said it has taken control of rival PeopleSoft Inc. (PSFT.O) now that about 75 percent of its rival’s shareholders […]

Great news for VoIP companies! Internet Week is reporting that VoIP providers will be able to remain free from state regulation. The final decision was rendered in thanks by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis.
It seems that their ability to escape the potential regulation comes from the simple fact […]

Man, talk about dropping a lot of money just for a name! InfoWorld is reporting that Tulip Computers NV has agreed to sell its subsidiary, Commodore International BV for a very tidy some of money here recently.
Oh sure, the actual Commodore subsidiary does carry its own product line that the buyer may or may not […]

According to the BBC, Teen hackers have gone from simply trying to make a name for themselves to actually working their way into a life of crime from the computer angle. Personally, I am sure that this is just the beginning of a nasty trend is likely to continue as long as a decent financial […]

For those who are fans of this IE alternative comes a very nice, if slightly late, Christmas present. Opera version 8.0 beta 1 was released yesterday and is available for download from TechSpot.

California companies and consumers who purchased Microsoft’s PC software may be leaving more than $1 billion on the table
By W. David Gardner
California companies and consumers who purchased Microsoft PC software may be leaving more than $1 billion on the table as a deadline for filing in a California class action approaches.
The Settlement Recovery Center […]

Music released under the Creative Commons license? What of the world is this? According to Wired, it looks like this could potentially become thing quite big. I wonder of the established music industry is concerned about this.

Mobile devices being compromised by hackers? What in the world does this mean? Should we be concerned at all? According to WinXP news, we might at least want to bring ourselves to a state of elevated concern.

To all potential software pirates out there, heed this warning. You might just be the next to feel the wrath of the authorities as they celebrate their first true conviction via the efforts of the FBI. Personally, I think that the 15 year sentence was a little harsh considering this guy is likely to do […]