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- Investors and market vote no on Diebold
- Do e-voting blunders count?Are these recurring problems significant, and do they reflect badly on the IT profession?Forget the technical side of this, what about politics?This is more of a political issue. See who Diebold is associated with and you'll understand why the "defects" are there. They have to...
- Tags: E-voting, johnbartley, Diebold Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-21
- Make batteries by printing, says Rensselaer research team
- Printing batteries?How long until this hits the local hardware store, or even the Kwik-E-Mart?Not so sure about the Kwik-E-MartI would want to know when they were printed and the "Sell By" date.Cool new tech. I don't see one powering my digital camera... ever.We have to consider how things are...
- Tags: Engineering, team, johnbartley, battery, camera, printing
- Discussion threads 2007-08-14
- The ethical issues of 'people search'
- What are accuracy problems in IT processes which invade privacy?What are some other prime examples of egregious information errors more folks should know about?
- Tags: johnbartley
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- SCO loses major court ruling in UNIX lawsuit
- Do you think Linux will quickly gain market share, or have your IT managers already accepted the litigation as irrelevant?Legal issues aren't as delaying as simple intertiaWhile the legal status of Linux may be causing some delays in corporate implementation, it's low on the list compared to other factors. ...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, johnbartley, Unix, Linux, SCO Group Inc., advertisement, operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-08-13
- Palm subnotebook Linux version revealed
- Is Wind River an enhancement to the Foleo?Does the Wind River and SDK news make the Foleo more viable?
- Tags: Notebooks, johnbartley, Foleo, subnotebook, Palm Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
- Apple announces iMac improvements
- What should Apple’s next desktop move be?What should Apple have done with the iMac?
- Tags: Desktops, johnbartley, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-07
- Share USB 2.0 devices over your LAN
- What a coincidenceI wrote them last week and they're be sending me an review set. Would be interesting to see how easy it would be to use it. Stay tuned folks! :)Is sharing USB devices on your LAN important?Is this a product in search of a user, or does...
- Tags: LANs, Network technology, johnbartley, LAN, USB 2.0, USB
- Discussion threads 2007-08-06
- Vista price slashed in China: May a billion copies of Windows bloom by low, low prices!
- Will the Wal-Mart approach to OS sales work for Redmond?An embarassingly low price for Windows in China seems IMHO the result of official Chinse government support for Red Flag Linux. Why do you think Microsoft discounts Vista so heavily now?
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, johnbartley, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- (WiFi) cookies are bad for you: Security of public wi-fi fails
- Public Wi-Fi security broken: How do you react?Casual e-mail and other communication over public Wi-Fi links are now known as insecure, unless a VPN is used or the Firefox-Google-extension combo forces SSL from beginning to end. What will you do about it?Maybe I'm just paranoid...But I never, ever do anything...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, VPNs, security, johnbartley, Wi-Fi, public Wi-Fi, VPN
- Discussion threads 2007-08-03
- A deal's a deal: Ninth Circuit rules web contracts can't change without notice
- A deal's a deal, says the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Do you?As a customer, how much do you resent now-you-see-it, now-you-don't 'agreements'? Will your company shift to e-mail, to printed notices of contract change, or require a click-through for changes of contract terms?*&*%&* me!I get really bent when...
- Tags: johnbartley, Web
- Discussion threads 2007-08-02
- Equal opportunity for personal PDAs?
- Let's not forgetLet's not forget that 2/3 of the world's smartphones are running the unmentioned Symbian OS. The US is a Gilligan's island of CDMA across the ocean from the rest of the GSM world, and because Nokia, primary exponent of Symbian, won't cut atrocious sweetheart deals often with US...
- Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Microsoft Office, johnbartley, PDA
- Discussion threads 2007-08-02
- iPhone inspiring improvements in other mobiles, part two
- What other iPhone innovation is importable?What else from the iPhone is worthy to bring to other mobiles?
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, johnbartley, Apple iPhone, mobile
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- iPhone spurs improvements in other mobiles
- Which iPhonish feature do you want on your mobile?What would you like to see added to your mobile device from the concepts embodied in the iPhone?
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, johnbartley, mobile, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2007-07-30
- A billion copies of Windows?
- Will Windows go giga- by the end of next June?Do you easily find new machines at retail with XP where you are?I canI can still get a hold of XP Pro machines at the momet, a lot of retailers still have stock.The link to the original article is broken. -...
- Tags: johnbartley, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-07-27
- Transcend e-mail attachment sizes with AllPeers
- Conquer e-mail attachment size limits with AllPeersDo you see this as an advantage for your users, and a time saver for you?I use http://www.mailbigfile.com/Mega useful if your sending a wopa of a file.RE: Transcend e-mail attachment sizes with AllPeersI use my own mail server this eliminates any limitations
- Tags: E-mail servers, johnbartley, AllPeers, Transcend e-mail attachment
- Discussion threads 2007-07-26
- Google dangles bait before FCC to catch Open Access
- Is mobile open access important to you?What do you see as the consequences if Google's plan for open access for mobile Internet fails?
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, johnbartley, Google Inc., FCC
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- iPhone security vulnerabilities found
- WIll you adopt and advocate safe computing measures for iPhones?The security team which found the flaw recommended specific restrictions on iPhone use to avoid the vulnerability. Will you tell users you support, and tell your friends, they should adopt those limits?VIRUSNothing will ever work right until you get rid of...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Semiconductors, johnbartley, Apple iPhone, security
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- CDMA grip on North America strenghtens
- Freedom from choiceDo you consider the cost of being locked in to your carrier when choosing your phone? If not, why not?I'm a Verizon customer and it annoys me that they don't have GSMon their network or provide GSM enabled phones. Call it American arrogance or whatnot, but no...
- Tags: Cellular phones, johnbartley, GSM, carrier, CDMA
- Discussion threads 2007-07-23
- New VOIP company OOMA offers free calling
- Is OOMA a reliable VOIP provider?The use-this-forever-for-one-low-price model fails frequently, and I can't see how OOMA can be a long-term provider of service. Do you?NopeI can't see this working at all. Vonage, without their legal problems, is having problems.
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, johnbartley, Ooma, VoIP
- Discussion threads 2007-07-19
- BlackBerry tethering comes to Macs
- Do you ‘tether’ now?Even with pokey GPRS (somewhere around 40kbps on T-Mobile), being able to tap the web from anywhere has been very, very useful, and the faster systems I've tested (e.g., EVDO Rev. A) have been excellent, in every aspect but latency. What’s your experience been?RE: BlackBerry tethering...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, johnbartley, HSDPA, RIM BlackBerry, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2007-07-18
