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Broken Links

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-1009-0.html?forumID=4&threadID=186089&tag=rbxccnbd1I want to "Read original item", but I just get [pre]We're sorry, but the page you're looking for on TechRepublic is no longer available. The following pages contain one or more tags that are related to the story that you were trying to find.[/pre].http://search.techrepublic.com.com/search/ActiveX+Control+and+security.html?redirect=404Is this happening on a schedule, according...

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Discussion threads 2007-10-31

Talk me down: It's only a misplaced apostrophe!

outdated/broken linksThe links in the above article cannot be found at 5:31 pm Pacific, 10/24/2007.Is TechRepublic in need of a content management specialist?:D

Tags: Content management, Web technology, absolutely

Discussion threads 2007-10-24

friday yuk

[b]Spamming the SPAMMERS[/b][I apologize for the reverse chronological order, but such is email. For best results, please start at bottom and read the messages in the order sent.]SourceFrom:chuks eze To:absolutely@techrepublic.com.com Subject:Info Update Date:Friday, October 12, 2007 1:42:59 AM Received: from imta22.westchester.pa.mail.comcast.netby sccrmxc12.comcast.net...

Tags: E-mail, absolutely, Oct 2007, Oct, Fri, Chuks Eze

Discussion threads 2007-10-12

Judge denies porn spammers' request for a new trial

The right to free speech does not include any right to be heard.Throw away the keys.Obscene is in the eye of the beholderOffensive would be the definition in the UK.Much wider definition than porn.Were those they spammed offended. If yes time to dig another oubliette.

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Discussion threads 2007-09-07

Cubicles: A look at the argument in their favor

Good for people with questionsNot good for people with answers. The people who reliably provide useful answers to co-workers would be more productive in offices with interruptions scheduled & in conference rooms, or at least for only important enough reasons to stand up, and walk 30 feet down a hallway....

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, absolutely, cubicle

Discussion threads 2007-09-05

Moderated by editor

Not terribly long ago, a member using the alias 'maxwell edison' was cordially invited to take his ball & depart from TR.http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=228435My impression at the time was that the invitation was extended due to perceptions of his behavior as rude, unkind, etc.My impression [b]since[/b] that time is that the tenor...

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Discussion threads 2007-08-23

Why can't I "Read original item"?

http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadID=217010&start=0I see this problem on many discussions of articles I've stored in my Workspace. Are these dated, like a message to Inspector Gadget, or what?

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Discussion threads 2007-08-12

Office 2007 update, KB936514

But, I don't have Office 2007 installed, I have version 2003. What's this?

Tags: Absolutely, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

The TechRepublic "new post" counting monkey wants more bananas!

:^0UpdatesDate ---------- Action06/29/2007 49 new post(s) to the discussion Symantec offers compensation for update fiasco06/29/2007 19 new post(s) to the discussion A challenge to the Linux Users of the World06/29/2007 278 new post(s) to the discussion The last word on the Evolution vs. Intelligent Design debate:06/29/2007 10 new post(s) to...

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Discussion threads 2007-06-29

Hal, why won't my Linux firewall relay DNS traffic properly?

I'm running Debian here as I post this Question, and iptables are compiled into the kernel. Packet forwarding is active and all the rules check out; I've even tried setting --policy = ACCEPT on the FORWARD chain, but even though hundreds of packets are getting to my Windows client,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, NETWORKING, OPEN SOURCE, Absolutely, Linux, firewall, DNS

Discussion threads 2007-06-21

Windows & Linux home mini-network, iptables forward problem

1. Debian GNU/Linux, trying to configure as gateway firewall machine. Internet device is eth1, getting address using DHCP from ISP via 4-port router, OK. LAN device is eth0, configured with static IP address in 192.x.x.x range.2. Windows XP SP2 to be client machine, eventually using DHCP...

Tags: Operating systems, NETWORKING, Network technology, OPEN SOURCE, Absolutely, DHCP, Microsoft Windows, Debian, IP, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-06-16

Open Source Does Not Make Better Code. Better Programmers Make Better Code.

OK, but the standard assumption is "other things being equal".That is, unless stated otherwise, when discussing the values [b]inherent[/b] to two approaches, like proprietary vs. open source software or Oracle vs. SAP ERP solutions, or whatever, we hold other variables constant by assumption to compare the value of the approach...

Tags: SECURITY, Absolutely, open source

Discussion threads 2007-06-12

Look again -- the barbarians might be inside the gates

[i]blacklisting[/i] ... default allow ... SERIOUSLY??[i]As far as controlling what software employees install, I believe an organization should take a blacklisting approach. In other words, [b]only applications known to present a high level of risk should be prohibited.[/i][/b]Rubbed my eyes. Pinched my arm. Wow! I [b]really[/b] read...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Entrepreneurship, Absolutely, tool

Discussion threads 2007-05-29

excessive resource utilization

A colleague sent an article to me about this yesterday, but I haven't found it. Maybe some of you are familiar with this issue: I am using Windows XP, Symantec AntiVirus & Symantec Client Firewall. In short, the article described a couple similar configurations in which updating...

Tags: SECURITY, Absolutely, Symantec Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-05-15

Laugh emoticon is wrong

http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-22_11-5269527.htmlIf you copy & paste the "Laugh" face from this page, it will appear as:^Owith a capital 'O' instead of the numeral zero. Substitution results in the emoticon appearing as designed::^0

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Discussion threads 2007-05-09

"everybody is ignorant, but just about different things"

The fact that we don't know how to do other people's jobs as well as they do illustrates libertarian, or classic liberal, ethics, fairly well. We also do not know how to live other people's personal lives as well as they do, and have no right to attempt to...

Tags: Business ethics, Absolutely, ethics

Discussion threads 2007-04-30

How do you deal with dumb?

That is a stupid question.When being paid to provide a product or service, you are the one who might make a "blunder", not the [b]paying[/b] customer. When [b]you're paying me[/b] you may offer your opinion. When [b]I'm paying you[/b] you do your

Tags: off-topic, professional courtesy mandatory, not optional, Absolutely

Discussion threads 2007-03-10

Do you despise micro-management at work, yet vote for it in elections?

If so, why do you believe [i]you[/i] are worthy of less freedom in your own home, which belongs to you, than at work, during time for which you have been paid to work for somebody else?Another place where I shouldJust shut my blinken mouf...I have a really hard time with...

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Discussion threads 2007-03-02

How to copy Quick Launch items to new Toolbar

I want to create a 'floating' Windows Toolbar because that type can be set to diappear when I'm not looking for a new program to open, thus freeing more desktop space - a considerable amount in my case.I also want to copy ALL the applications in my current Quick Launch...

Tags: Absolutely, off-topic, Quick Launch, Quick Launch Toolbar, taskbar, toolbar, windows, xp

Discussion threads 2007-02-14

Comparison of government spending on academics, athletics.

There has been a great deal of discussion in certain media in recent years of the United States 'falling behind' other industrial nations in education and economic production, with greatest concern in sectors dependent on advanced scientific and engineering knowledge. My casual observation is that none of these other...

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Discussion threads 2007-01-26