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Solve : Real Alternative Update? |
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Answer» http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm For anyone who WANTS to GET RID of the REALPLAYER virus. |
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| 1052. |
Solve : Has Yahoo! finally decided to evolve?? |
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Answer» Maybe not NEARLY as news worthy as the annual Google services chopping block and nowhere nearly as significant as the news of Technet being retired. Yahoo! may finally be learning that evolution into the current digital age includes making real changes. |
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Solve : Good News for XP Users...? |
Answer» MS extends Malware updates for XP...QuoteThe move, Microsoft said, is designedWunderbar! Dah! They really just need to let XP die! I doubt that would be your thought's if you had 15,000 workstations in your Co. to maintain...Quote from: patio on January 17, 2014, 12:14:07 AM I doubt that would be your thought's if you had 15,000 workstations in your Co. to maintain... Any intelligent IT staff would have at least started the move years ago, especially since the lifecycle has been WELL known for years. ~2006 (when VISTA released): We'll keep supporting XP as a primary product until 2009. ~2009: We'll keep supporting XP until 2014, with our extended support lifecycle. ~2013: We'll keep supporting XP until 2014. XP support is still gone on April 8th, and this changes nothing- XP support is STILL gone in April. They've changed nothing, and only clarified to the ignorant that their AV programs that run on that system will still receive updates. Quote For enterprise customers, this APPLIES to System Center Endpoint Protection, Forefront Client Security, Forefront Endpoint Protection and Windows Intune running on Windows XP. For consumers, this applies to Microsoft Security Essentials. Eg: if a company isn't using their AV solutions, this changes nothing. Because: Quote after April 8, 2014, Windows XP users will no longer receive new security updates, non-security hotfixes, free or paid assisted support options, or online technical content updates from Microsoft.This changes none of that- that will still occur. The confusion now is because reporters have no journalistic integrity and are reporting that Microsoft has extended XP support, which has not occurred. I like the comments though, They go on as if XP's support being dropped came out of nowhere and didn't follow a plan set out in stone to begin with: Quote It is truly appreciated to see Microsoft willing to suffer opportunity cost in order to stand by a product many devoted customers have dedicated their IT infrastructures around.devoted customers are not smart customers, because a smart customer would actually research the products they were using, and they would be aware of their support cutoffs, rather than running around with their heads up their asses like the incompetent twits that they are trying to blame their inability to heed the warnings that have been entirely evident for at least 8 years on Microsoft. Really their only "beef" is now they actually have to perform the actions in their Job description rather than sit on their *censored* playing FreeCell all day- the fact that some of them even say Microsoft is "rushing them" is downright hilarious. It's been encouraged that people move from XP since Vista's release, the fact that people can't see XP for the dilapitated and dated piece of garbage that it is for modern computing purposes is their problem. Windows XP is now older than high-schoolers. Using XP today is exactly the same as using Windows 2.1x in 2001. And Solid? Reliable? Are these people talking about the same Windows XP? Because the only words I can think of when thinking of XP in the context of a modern computing environment are "swiss" and "cheese". Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 17, 2014, 03:01:04 AM Using XP today is exactly the same as using Windows 2.1x in 2001. I've used similar analogies over the last 4 years, to no avail. I agree with you and cameron, XP needs to die, businesses citing "application compatibility issues" and "bespoke in house software" should've been looking at that years ago, not bleating about them now when it's very nearly too late.Quote from: Calum on January 17, 2014, 04:09:19 AM businesses citing "application compatibility issues" and "bespoke in house software" should've been looking at that years ago, not bleating about them now when it's very nearly too late.Exactly, they are basically saying, "but they only gave us 6+ years of warning!" The in-house software thing ALWAYS gets me, too. Because the only reason for a piece of software to run on XP but not later versions is if it was badly programmed or written with too many assumptions. This is common because the companies using inhouse software are really not always aware how critical their inhouse software they use for their business truly is, they'll go for the cheapest, lowest cost alternative. A competent and responsible IT department should have been TESTING their existing software framework with the newer Operating Systems as they were released, even if there were no plans to migrate because a competent and responsible IT department is aware of the fact that the only constant in this universe is change. Then they would be equipped to know exactly what needs to be fixed or changed for them to move to a new platform. But what we get instead are alleged IT professionals who have ignored every single warning and procrastinated what should be their job until the last minute qq-ing about how they are 'forced' to do these things that are supposed to be part of their job upkeep. The "best" analogy I've heard is people comparing XP to a "classic car". Which I Don't think works. If you drive a classic car you are a steel behemoth among plastic and fibreglass boxes. If you use XP you are a dented tin can putting along a highway trying to avoid the massive treads and shells of the malware author tanks. Another one (actually googling this and reading comments is hilarious) reads "Security? Just don't get infected" haha.. Because security doesn't help you not get infected or anything. "Don't worry about catching the flu, just don't get infected!". I also cannot help but notice the ignorance that some people seem to have, from the "Pro XP" side. First there are people professing how great XP is and suggesting people use a known infected pirated copy... I also like the ones who have been living in a cave for something like 10 years who still think Bill Gates is connected in any major way to Microsoft's inner workings. Though, given they are using XP, they have certainly excluded themselves from 10 years of software reality. I'm inclined to think Microsoft's extension of malware protection updates is simply unnecessary even to users still clinging to Windows XP because many of the anti-virus and anti-malware software makers will probably continue to support Win XP for awhile after April 2014. I just took a look at avast Endpoint Protection for small business and at Malwarebytes Small Business Edition and they both are still supporting Windows back to XP Service Pack 2. Of course, these versions of their software are paid versions. |
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Solve : CES: Automobiles on Steroids? No, computers!? |
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Answer» CES: AUTOMOBILES on Steroids? No, computers! CES 2014: Auto roundup Server not Found... But i'm sure on your track record it's a great news ITEM... |
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Solve : Facebook removes ads from controversial pages to avoid boycott? |
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Answer» Facebook has announced a major revamp of its advertising systems in an attempt to deal with concerns about offensive content. I predict that many of those pages will be shut down. I will hold you to that. Quote from: Helpmeh on July 02, 2013, 05:41:03 PM
You will probably find 'if you read the story' that it has nothing to do with how much Facebook will make but that advertisers don't want to be associated with these pages. The chances are they are making a LOT due to the weird content but a company does not want to be associated with 'young gay boys'. If you didn't grasp that the first time you read it. Quote from: Mulreay on July 02, 2013, 05:57:48 PM I will hold you to that.Think about it, if Facebook is getting bad flak because of these pages, it's not just GOING to "remove the advertisements." Most likely, it will tweak its terms or guidelines or whatever regulates the pages to better conform with its advertisers' wishes, and then warn the admins of each page that does not follow the new guidelines and/or "hide" them. Quote from: Mulreay on July 02, 2013, 05:57:48 PM You will probably find 'if you read the story' that it has nothing to do with how much Facebook will make but that advertisers don't want to be associated with these pages. The chances are they are making a LOT due to the weird content but a company does not want to be associated with 'young gay boys'. If you didn't grasp that the first time you read it.Money makes the world go round, and the advertisers are Facebook's source of money. If the advertisers start pulling out, that cuts into Facebook's revenue, which is bad. I did in fact "read the story," and this is what I got from it. The plan to remove advertising from all but "around 10,000 pages that are deemed suitable" is just a stop-gap measure, trying to minimize the losses. It's not a long-term plan, by any means. Quote from: Ynna Grey on July 09, 2013, 03:20:58 AM Facebook should really take action on this matter. Aside from the mentioned ads, I've seen a lot of inappropriate CONTENTS in facebook ads.So far, it hasn't been the ads which are inappropriate, but the pages which the ads are being displayed on. I'm pretty much not gonna lose any sleep over this debacle no matter who is at fault. |
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| 1056. |
Solve : Apple hits Samsung hard with patents? |
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Answer» First, my comment: |
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Solve : Facebook gives UK man $20k for discovering security flaw? |
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Answer» Facebook has rewarded a British man with $20,000 (£13,000) after he found a bug which could have been exploited to hack into users' accounts. Howdy Mulreay.... Hey Patio Quote from: patio on June 28, 2013, 09:13:42 AM "Course one could always say why was he trying that anyways.... I assume because it is his job in some way to find vulnerability. Quote Jack Whitton, a security researcher, discovered a flaw in the social network's text messaging system. Quote Such programmes are known as "bug bounties", with similar schemes being run at the likes of Microsoft, Paypal and Google. My luck if I tried to hunt down flaws and share the exploits back with the owners of the site, I'd get caught in the act medling around and charged with Black Hat Hacking even though I have White Hat Intentions! And would face charges vs a reward..LOL If there is a way to register with them so that if your caught, they say we detected and caught you, go back at trying to break through our security vs... we caught you and now your being charged, I know that I wouldnt mind trying for a $20,000 payout if I HAPPEN to stumble across a flaw. I have found flaws in other sites before and as a white hat simply suggested via e-mail to the webmaster that they should fix something etc which can be exploited. But to be rewarded for being the good guy hacker, now that is appealing to me and many others out there as long as we are not going to end up in handcuffs testing them for flaws! Microsoft Products can be run in a SANDBOX and hammered for flaws, but websites for Microsoft, Paypal, Facebook, and Google etc is something that cant be sandboxed and I doubt they will want an army of hack attacks with people hunting for flaws and making their security work overtime to protect while the army of people are fishing for flaws to report and hope for a reward payout for their effort and honesty of good White Hat Hacking Ethics! I would hate to be a programmer or on a programming team for a company that made software that had to be secure and a flaw in security such as this is brought to light. Its a good thing for the company to be notified and patch it quickly, but its a huge embarassment to the programmers who created it. Its one thing when you as a programmer can defend your software with the fact that if anyone has physical access to a machine, they already own it, but an interface that should be so refined to disallow a flaw such as the one he found is a big pie to the face of all programmers involved. Although in places I have worked for in the past who contact out or put programmers on tight deadlines, they get what they pay for by cutting corners or not giving the programmers the time needed to truely create a masterpiece that is flawless vs something that just works, but lacking in protection from threats. Quote from: DaveLembke on June 28, 2013, 03:37:04 PM If there is a way to register with them so that if your caught, they say we detected and caught you, go back at trying to break through our security vs... we caught you and now your being charged, I know that I wouldnt mind trying for a $20,000 payout if I happen to stumble across a flaw. I have found flaws in other sites before and as a white hat simply suggested via e-mail to the webmaster that they should fix something etc which can be exploited. But to be rewarded for being the good guy hacker, now that is appealing to me and many others out there as long as we are not going to end up in handcuffs testing them for flaws!Finding and exploiting security vulnerabilities is not illegal. It depends largely on the exploit itself. Quote Microsoft Products can be run in a sandbox and hammered for flaws, but websites for Microsoft, Paypal, Facebook, and Google etc is something that cant be sandboxed and I doubt they will want an army of hack attacks with people hunting for flaws and making their security work overtime to protect while the army of people are fishing for flaws to report and hope for a reward payout for their effort and honesty of good White Hat Hacking Ethics!This is already happening. Fact is that large sites like google are constantly under attack by people looking for flaws anyway; the payout is designed so that those that do discover flaws tell them to the people responsible for the PRODUCT so they can be fixed, rather than selling them to people that intend to exploit them for malicious purposes. Having a payout doesn't make more people try to find problems, because that payout was already applicable through the seedy underbelly of the internet underground. Quote but its a huge embarassment to the programmers who created it.Only if the programmers are egotistical douchebags. Otherwise, they recognize that any non-trivial software product is going to have bugs and vulnerabilities. Quote Its one thing when you as a programmer can defend your software with the fact that if anyone has physical access to a machine, they already own it, but an interface that should be so refined to disallow a flaw such as the one he found is a big pie to the face of all programmers involved. The flaw in question was not as obvious as it is being portrayed.Quote from: DaveLembke on June 28, 2013, 03:37:04 PM My luck if I tried to hunt down flaws and share the exploits back with the owners of the site, I'd get caught in the act medling around and charged with Black Hat Hacking even though I have White Hat Intentions! And would face charges vs a reward..LOLMe too!This is probably the nicest thing I've seen Facebook do, good for the guy! Also kudos for not trying to exploit it but rather reporting it to Fb |
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Solve : 2013 Creative Storage offers DOTS, just what you want.? |
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Answer» 2013 Creative Storage offers DOTS, just what you want. That title is my paraphrase of what came out of the conference held on June 27. Here is the link about the conference: http://www.creativestorage.org/ The principal sessions were: Quote But Robin Harris for Storage Bits | June 27, 2013 has this: Quote DOTS: human-readable digital storageHis point is that DOTS is the best IDEA to come out of that meeting. A bunch of dots, yest literal dots, can be used to store binary data. Bu with a litter more effort, a permanent record can be made that helps future hackers may understand what data was stored 100 years ago on a strip of film. Look at the photo here: http://cdn-static.zdnet.com/i/r/story/70/00/017389/dotstapesample-422x637.jpg This item has data, in the form of dots, that mean something to the human eye. Storing this kind of data will be a good idea if records and documents are lost over time. Read his full story here: http://www.zdnet.com/dots-human-readable-digital-storage-7000017389/ |
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Solve : Computer-generated 'Sweetie' catches online predators? |
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Answer» More than 100 Britons were among 1,000 men caught trying to pay a computer-generated child to perform sex acts online, after a Dutch children's charity set up a fake profile. I think it would not count as 'entrapment' if the perpetrator was instigating the illegal activity. Hence offering money to a minor for *censored* gratification. I don't think it matters which way around it HAPPENS. If a minor OFFERS *censored* opportunities, and the recipient of the offer ACCEPTS knowing that they are a minor, then that recipient is quite RIGHTLY treated as a criminal. Entrapment does matter when it comes to.. well entrapment. I agree that the scum need catching but entrapment is a very specific legal situation and so it should be. A 15yr old girl instigating *censored* activity is not entrapment however a government placing a 'young looking' person for entrapment can not be held in a court of law as you instigated the situation and there was no chance of a victim. Personally, I think this is a great thing they've managed to accomplish. I don't think this is really entrapment, because you're not forcing anyone to do anything, or even trying to get someone to do something they normally wouldn't, more just allowing them to make a decision they would have already made in a similar scenario. Good on the group that did this.In any types of sting operations the child never offers sex or anything like that, its always the pervs to do offer it. So its not entrapment, because the perv offers it, not the child. The perv try's controls the whole situation, and thus try's to take advantage of the child. |
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Solve : NSA's access to Microsoft's services detailed? |
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Answer» Microsoft helped the NSA GET around its encryption systems so the agency could more easily spy on users of its services, reports suggest. |
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Solve : iPhone sales up, Apple profits down.? |
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Answer» From Yahoo. |
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Solve : How Scientology changed the internet? |
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Answer» What do Wikipedia, Wikileaks, ANONYMOUS and copyright law have in common? The answer is they have all been influenced by the Church of Scientology International (CSI), as it took on ex-members and critics who took their protests on to the internet. As the Church successfully removes another website, just how big an influence has Scientology had on the internet we all use? |
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Solve : Spammer Back in the Slammer? |
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Answer» Not your typical news. But it is nice to know these kind of people do get caught. And they will stay in JAIL for awhile. Even if they sneak out.m they go back. Gregg Keizerhttp://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9245120/Escaped_spammer_back_in_federal_slammer Kilbride, along with a partner, James Schaffer, were convicted of two CAN-SPAM violations in 2007. The federal CAN-SPAM law has RESULTED in several jail sentences for spammers based in the U.S. I don't hate spam that much to think they should go to jail, did they get any other charges on them?? I WISH the scammers who try to STEAL your money do some federal time. |
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Solve : The Consumer Eledtronics Show? |
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Answer» The Consumer Electronics SHOW |
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Solve : Technet being retired? |
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Answer» This may be of interest to some here. Microsoft is retiring the TechNet subscription program. TechNet, for anyone not aware, is a way for you to test a wide range of Microsoft products in return for a yearly fee. The Standard subscription allows access to most standard home products, the professional subscription gives access to more enterprise focused products. Only ones i gave away were ones i did not use and even then only to people i know and trust... That was in violation of the technet user agreement, then. Quote You may not share, transfer, resell, or assign your subscription or the software.I stumbled on this Article which some may find useful. I like this part: Quote And several Microsoft MVPs have spoken out in support of that petition as well.As if a person having an MVP Award is particularly meaningful in this context. (I'd say no). Being an MVP doesn't make you better than anybody else!Quote from: BC_Programmer on July 15, 2013, 07:50:30 AM That was in violation of the technet user agreement, then. Well in fact as to the letter of the Law you are correct... As far as abusing it for profit or other reasons mentioned i lose no sleep over it. |
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Solve : Bluetoth is big in Consumer Elefctronics.? |
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Answer» The first reports from the Consumer Electronics show INDICATE the Bluetooth will be big in 2014. Here is a general rundown of what to expert. It is not really new,. but but altogether is indicates a turning point in the growth of Bluetooth. Bluetooth is not the same as Wi-Fi. It services has a different need. Expect more Bluetooth stuff in 2014Here are some links for recent Bluetooth gadgets.. Bluetooth Consumer electronic devices http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Consumer-Electronics-Market.aspx http://www.prweb.com/releases/connectivity_chips_market/wi-fi_chipsets_market/prweb11467708.htm Bluetooth Automotive http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0051DUVK0/ref=cm_sw_su_dp http://www.autointelligence.com/ Bluetooth Personal Safety http://www.mobilecityonline.com/wireless/store/productdetail.asp?productid=25313 http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x15ain6_wireless-leash-bluetooth-speakerphone-and-personal-safety-device-for-mobile-phones_news Bluetooth Health and fitness http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Medical.aspx http://www.beachbody.com/product/fitness_gear/progress_tools/bowflex_heart_rate_monitor_strapless.do?code=SEMB_MSN_HRM Bluetooth Home Security http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/bluetooth4.htm Also, look on CNN.com or ABC.com for news reports from the Consumer Electronics show 2014, which is now in progress. And of course: http://www.cesweb.org/ The CES web site.Bluetoth is RAPIDLY gaining in popularity. It's my preferred method of sending stuff between my tablet and smart phone. Back in September > We should have invested in Bluetooth technology... I think the more we see mobile technology being integrated into automobiles the more Bluetoth will be in demand. |
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Solve : A computer that is smaller than an SD card? |
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Answer» How small a COMPUTER can get? If you ask Intel it is already as small as a SD card! Intel has unveiled Edison, a computer HOUSED in an "SD card form factor". as small as a SD card! The TITLE says "smaller than" an SD card, but the device is the same size as an SD card, isn't it? It's about as MUCH of a "computer" as my programmable microwave is... At least at this point. |
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Solve : PC sales see 'longest decline' in history? |
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Answer» BC: Obvious means self-evident. There is no archaic definition except for that which exists in your own mind.No, the old meaning is to be in front of an object. So smartphones are obviously making PCs archaic. Quote from: Geek-9pm on July 21, 2013, 08:09:19 PM BC:No, the old meaning is to be in front of an object."Plain; evident; easily discovered, seen or understood;" Some definitions from the 1920's and earlier define it as "opposing". None I could find define it as being in front of an object.You're way off on how and why things are displayed the way they are. It has little to do with what may be more popular and more to do with security and loss prevention. The televisions are on the very back wall. Doesn't mean they are no longer popular. They are just very hard to steal. Everything displayed is carefully planned out and is where it is due to space, convenience and most importantly for security. You need a lot of display space for the multitude of mobile devices and cameras offered but that isn't the biggest reason why they are front and center. Thieves would be cleaning out cases and cases of devices if they were stored where the laptops are. Laptops and networking hardware (at Walmart) is usually displayed close together. Laptops are hard to conceal so they aren't as much of a target for theft but grouping laptops and networking merchandise together gives loss prevention the opportunity to watch everything on one or two cameras. Also isolating high risk merchandise makes it harder to steal. Same GOES for displaying it front and center. Harder to steal.Good. Back on topic. When the say "PC sales" is almost always means Desktop or Laptop computers. Microsoft is putting its money on the tablet. It is actually the Surface. As you know, Surface is the name of their tablet. Microsoft does not have any PCs like desktops or laptops. Here is a new story: Microsoft channel program will push Surface to businesses This means the MS does not think there is any point in trying to do a laptop for the business people. Does this go against conventional wisdom? Would the business community accept a tablet over a laptop? Well, MS thinks that is an opportunity. Would Bill Gates say "It is obvious"? Quote Microsoft is putting its money on the tablet. It is actually the Surface. I THOUGHT everybody would have seen all the news stories about Microsoft writing off 900 million dollars (nearly a BILLION DOLLARS) just this last week, because the Surface RT failed miserably. Their shares took a drop of 12.2 percent, representing the biggest single-day drop in over 13 years. Quote representing theWho said that? Actually, that applies to a number of economic realities. If you say 2 years, or 7 years or 33 years; for some segment it has been the worst ever this year or last. The truth is that world economics is entering, or falling, into a new era of uncertainly along with rapid gains and failures. Apple, Blueberry, Microsoft, Intel and other have had bad news. Here is a headline from early this month. BlackBerry shares plunged 28 percent on Friday in 13 years Three days ago, as posted above y Salmon Trout Microsoft Experiences Its Biggest Drop Of The Century ... 12 Percent Back in April Gold Suffers Its Biggest One Day Loss In 33 Years! Also Dow Jones Industrial Average All-Time Largest One Day Gains and Losses. Which are mostly in the past five years. The Down Jones is considered the standard indicator for the US stock market. Therefore, don't imagine that bad PC sales means the end of out world. Even if PC sale where doing fine, a lot of everything else would fall apart anyway. But is their a correlation? Yes! Did I mention the city of Detroit is bankrupt? Therefore Geek9pm PREDICTS that when half of the world economy hist the trash can, we will read about it on smartphones. And we will lament: 'Oh, it was because they were using PCs and did not keep up with the trend. Too bad!" You know, Geek, I think you may be right. Currently my Mouth has more coffee in it than it has ever had in the last 10 minutes. What this means for the economic future is uncertain.And i haven't had a pomegranate in over 2 months now...Quote from: patio on July 22, 2013, 05:30:27 PM And i haven't had a pomegranate in over 2 months now...WOW! I haven't had one for over a year. Are they going off the market? Will kiwi fruit replace them? Well the Internet did begin to die 5 years ago. http://www.dailytech.com/Mark+Cuban+Claims+Internet+Is+Dead/article11287.htm He should know since it made him filthy rich... |
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Solve : Hackers Leak 4.6 Million Snapchat Accounts? |
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Answer» I have numerous FRIENDS who USE this app and have had their accounts COMPROMISED. SAD part is most of them don't care, because they underestimate the SEVERITY or don't know... |
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Solve : UK court orders block on two file-sharing sites? |
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Answer» BRITISH ISPs have been told to block ACCESS to TWO websites accused of aiding piracy on a "mass scale". The court order to block EZTV and YIFY Torrents was made last week and should take effect soon. The two are the latest in a growing LIST of websites to which UK ISPs have been asked to block access. Action against the sites was started by the Federation Against Copyright Theft (Fact) in conjunction with the Motion PICTURE Association (MPA). File-sharing news site TorrentFreak said it the High Court decision followed efforts by Fact and the MPA to contact the owners of both sites. The MPA is the international arm of the Motion Picture Association of America. A spokesman for Fact said it and the MPA had given both sites a chance to avoid legal action by responding to cease and desist orders, by both industry groups, to remove pirated content issued. Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23408107 |
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Solve : Hackers use Android 'master key' exploit in China? |
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Answer» A security firm says it has identified the first known malicious use of Android's "master key" vulnerability. "Symantec recommends users only download applications from reputable Android application marketplaces." Thee are about 900 million Androids devices out there that potentially could be affected. But I just can't believe that would ever happen, or anything even close to that. I am not going to stop using my Android.Quote from: Geek-9pm on July 24, 2013, 08:45:55 AM Thanks for the heads up. Are we reading the same article? Does it not state that it could be from software outside the android/google market? Am I missing something here? Quote from: Geek-9pm on July 24, 2013, 08:45:55 AM I am not going to stop using my Android. Nobody is saying you should.. did you read this? Honestly I mean you make LESS than sense. |
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Solve : Glitter nail polish new weapon to protect data? |
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Answer» Security experts have discovered a new secret weapon to ensure your laptop and other devices are not tampered with -- glitter nail polish. The Times of IndiaBetter than hair on the wheel. |
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Solve : Google to Reveal New Tablet? |
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Answer» From Wall Street JOURNAL on Wednesday Several retailers that are expected to carry the Android tablet, the second generation of the 7-inch Nexus 7, released details about its components and specifications before Wednesday’s expected announcement in San Francisco.Google Set to Reveal New Nexus Tablet The story was also in the LA Times. It said: Quote The tablet is no longer AVAILABLE for purchase -- the website now says "Coming Soon" -- but users can still visit Best Buy's website to see what exactly Google plans to announce. Sam's Club and PC CONNECTION are now DISPLAYING the new Nexus 7 tablet through their online stores too. |
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Solve : Microsoft's Bing introduces child abuse search pop-ups? |
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Answer» Microsoft's Bing search engine has become the first to introduce pop-up warnings for people in the UK who seek out online images of child abuse. |
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Solve : HP plans new smartphones.? |
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Answer» Yes, HP reportedly plans to launch new smartphones due to the fact that there's a huge lack of smartphones with a hardware keyboard I may just be desperate I swore I would never get a phone with only a touch screen, until I actually did get one. (A ZTE Blade 3 from Virgin Mobile - outright purchase £70 and a £7 a month sim-only contract with 500 MB, 150 minutes and unlimited texts) (Update - I see they have REDUCED it to £40 since I got it in May). The ZTE Blade series are great budget smartphones, ditto the Lumia 520 (Windows Phone rather than Android), Moto G at a slightly higher price point, and Huawei Y300. Absolute bargains IMO. I had a series of Blackberries, when they were "proper" Blackberries, then moved to a HTC Desire Z with the slide out keyboard. I had that for 2 years and "upgraded" to an LG Optimus 4X, which I've had for around 8 months now and was my first touchscreen only phone. I really regret buying it as I honestly do use it much less than my HTC, the amount of texts I use has measurably decreased quite dramatically and I very rarely write emails or forum posts on it whereas I would do that all the time on my HTC. If I could go back in time I would've hung onto my Desire Z until I could save enough to import a Droid 4 from the US as that's the only semi recent Android I know of with a keyboard, and therefore probably the only semi recent phone I could actually use as I want to. Everyone told me that once I got used to it I would love it, and that with a much bigger screen than my HTC it would be easier to type on, but I'm really not happy with it at all. I really, really, don't like typing on a touch screen!For my purposes the ZTE is FINE; I was getting tired of my £20 Alcatel featurephone, I read a review (early 2013) that called it an entry-level Android phone with mid-level features; I don't do a lot of typing on it - to be honest I mainly use it as an mp3 player so I can listen to downloaded BBC Radio 4 material & audiobooks in the bus to & from work and rail journeys between Bristol and London for work. I put a redundant 32 GB card in it. It works fine as a phone, and I do find it HANDY having Google Maps (and search) in my pocket. I don't live on Facebook and I don't care about the slow camera, I have a Nikon Coolpix for photos. Firefox 26 keeps crashing so I have moved to Chrome. The ZTE is a great phone for the price, definitely. All I want in a phone is a good screen, good battery life, and a keyboard - sadly, that last seems to be an unwanted feature for most so has been cut completely from the smartphone market here. I used to use my HTC for calls, texts, emails and forum posts, and I use my LG for the same however I don't write emails or posts unless it's important, 99% of the time I only read and browse, and just respond later when I'm at a computer. I very, very occasionally use the camera but like you, I have a camera for photos, so using an inferior camera makes little sense. I just find that since switching to this phone my usage has gone down dramatically, which is purely due to the lack of a physical keyboard. Incidentally as you mentioned Chrome & FF, I've never got on with the older stock Android browser or the bundled Chrome browser, so I use Opera which has a neat "off road mode" where pages are compressed. I have unlimited data so it's not the data usage I'm concerned about but pages do load quite a bit faster even on relatively decent spec phones like MINE, I also prefer the UI. |
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Solve : Microsoft readies IE 11 for Windows 7, too? |
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Answer» "Browser aficionados and haters alike will be OVERJOYED that Microsoft is keeping its promise to keep the new Internet Explorer up-to-date on Windows 7 as well as Windows 8. "Browser aficionados and haters alike will be overjoyed I wish I was a web tech journalist... it must be great to be paid for doing no work... |
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Solve : Blu-ray successor plan unveiled by Sony and Panasonic? |
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Answer» Sony and Panasonic have announced plans for a successor to Blu-ray discs. |
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Solve : Swedish pirate handed £400,000 fine for one film? |
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Answer» A 28-year-old man has been FINED 4.3 million Swedish krona - just over £400,000 - for uploading one film to a torrent-sharing website. |
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Solve : Microsoft reveals Surface tablet sales figures? |
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Answer» MICROSOFT has revealed that sales of its Surface TABLETS totalled $853m (£562m) in their first eight MONTHS on sale. The figure suggests the company may struggle to make a profit out of the product. It has booked a $900m write-down on the value of unsold Surface RT stock after cutting the device's price. Its latest financial filing also notes that its advertising budget swelled to promote the machines. The filing says the Windows Division's sales and marketing expenses were $843m higher in the firm's last financial year than the previous one because of the launch of the Surface tablets and new Windows operating systems. According to the Verge news site chief executive Steve Ballmer told staff that "we built a few more [Surface RT] devices than we could sell", last week. The firm recently cut the price of the machines by 30%. The RT designation refers to the fact that the tablets are powered by an ARM-based chip and offer a limited version of the Windows 8 experience. Users are restricted to running built-in apps or ones downloaded from the firm's own Windows Store. This means they are unable to run titles such as the the full version of Photoshop or the game Bioshock Infinite. However, the RT versions of Surface are cheaper than the Pro models which are powered by Intel-made chips and run the full Windows 8 OS. The RT editions are also offer thinner, lighter and offer longer battery life. Many industry WATCHERS have suggested Surface RT tablets were DESIGNED to appeal to consumers tempted by iPads or Android-based models, while the Surface Pro was meant to compete with laptops Full story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23520010There has been more than 1 write-off so far on corporate profits on the Surface product...this is just the latest. |
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Solve : Valve's SteamOS Beta? |
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Answer» Looking at this project after my brother mentioned I should check it out the other day. I haven't tried Steam Yet on Linux, but might try it out with this distro. My biggest complaint with Linux and gaming is that until Linux is able to tap into the full POWER of video cards with an OPEN version of DirectX, it looks like the game titles for play on Linux are going to be scarce. My biggest complaint with Linux and gaming is that until Linux is able to tap into the full power of video cards with an open version of DirectXMany games USE OpenGL. Also, allegedly WINE supports some DirectX APIs.Quote Also, allegedly WINE supports some DirectX APIs Hmm... going to have to look into this as for I tried to play World of Warcraft through WINE on Mint 13 about 2 YEARS ago and while the game ran it was using OpenGL and so performance was poor. I was getting like 8 to 15 fps running it thru WINE on Mint 13 and through Windows XP I was getting 60fps on the same computer with 2 hard drives installed with grub set to boot select either or for testing. I also had the AMD driver for Mint 13 installed for the graphics card, so it wasnt using default generic driver for the GPU. I was thinking that if it had a DirectX API support, it would have used it for this game, but maybe this changed over the last 2 years or this just happens to be one of the games that there is no DirectX support for. |
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Solve : Zynga sues sex app maker.? |
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Answer» The full title from BBC is: The app, which launched in January, alerts Facebook friends who express mutual interest in a *censored* encounter.Apple removed it. Quote The Bang With Friends app was removed from the Apple app store a week after it was initially listed in May but it is still available for Android devices via Google Play.Full BBC story. What next? Cracked.com gave a few APPS like that a good verbal beatdown.Quote from: Geek-9pm on July 31, 2013, 05:26:08 PM What next? Zynga continue to serve no USEFUL purpose, continue to sue people, and Apple continue to remove apps. That's what's next, at a guess.Quote from: Calum on August 01, 2013, 01:45:03 AM Zynga continue to serve no useful purpose, continue to sue people, and Apple continue to remove apps. That's what's next, at a guess. "Bang With Friends Inc chief executive Colin Hodges" Let me get this straight. The company is literally called, "Bang With Friends Incorporated" Apps are already a bit of a industry niche, even though it's GROWING, but that's sort of naming yourself into a single application. That's the equivalent of a company calling themselves "Slightly fatigued Metal Beams Incorporated" Though of course in this case it's also funny because they named themselves after a stupid application with an equally stupid name. |
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Solve : Storage Density of 2.2 Petabytes Per gram? |
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Answer» This was first published in January this year. I missed it. Maybe it is also new to you. Using the DNA as a model, some claim you can get PERPETRATES in a teaspoon. No word on when you can get some for you iPhone. SternisheFan sends news of researchers who encoded an MP3, a PDF, a JPG, and a TXT file into DNA, along with another file that explains the encoding. The researchers estimate the storage density of this technique at 2.2 petabytes per GRAM (abstract). "We knew we needed to make a code using only short strings of DNA, and to do it in such a way that creating a run of the same letter would be impossible. ... Researchers Achieve Storage Density of 2.2 Petabytes Per Gram of DNA Petabytes of MP3 I think they should be measuring in Volume vs Weight... Since Storage of 2.2 Petabytes is an allocation of data which consumes a space/volume based on storage density. Using per Gram just seems wrong because weight varies based on gravity, yet volume is more of a constant such as 1 cubic cm if gold and 1 cubic cm of aluminum. And volume is more important than weight in real world application. Such as someone wouldnt mind a small device that is heavy at say 20 lbs that stores lots of data, but would mind if it was a full size suit CASE sized box of the same weight. I cant see any real world use of use of dna for storing music etc, and its prone to decay in which the slightest amount of background radiation can alter it and corrupt your files. Quote from: DaveLembke on December 11, 2013, 03:11:13 PM Using per Gram just seems wrong because weight varies based on gravityThe gram is not a measurement of weight. it is a measurement of mass. the mass of something does not change based on gravity. Quote yet volume is more of a constant such as 1 cubic cm if gold and 1 cubic cm of aluminum. And volume is more important than weight in real world application. Such as someone wouldnt mind a small device that is heavy at say 20 lbs that stores lots of data, but would mind if it was a full size suit case sized box of the same weight.The article is talking about storing data through DNA. basing a measurement per-volume is only useful when the storage mechanism is dependent on volume, just as with a standard Hard disk the storage is based on storage in a given area. The difference is that the measurement is measuring the efficacy of storage within a mass. If you add more data with this technique, you add more mass; whereas storing data on a conventional hard drive simply 'rearranges' what is already there magnetically. Quote I cant see any real world use of use of dna for storing music etc, and its prone to decay in which the slightest amount of background radiation can alter it and corrupt your files."We've created a code that's error tolerant using a molecular form we know will last in the right conditions for 10 000 years, or possibly longer"Quote The gram is not a measurement of weight. it is a measurement of mass. the mass of something does not change based on gravity. http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gram [French gramme, from Late Latin gramma, a small weight, from Greek, something written, small weight; see gerbh- in Indo-European roots.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram Quote Originally defined as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure water equal to the cube of the hundredth part of a metre, and at the temperature of melting ice"[2] (later 4 °C), a gram is now defined as one one-thousandth of the SI base unit, the kilogram, or 1×10−3 kg, which itself is defined as being equal to the mass of a physical prototype preserved by the INTERNATIONAL Bureau of Weights and Measures. Its measured on a scale based on pressure from gravity.The Gram is the Metric unit measuring Mass. The metric unit of weight is the Newton, because Weight represents the force of gravity acting on a given mass, and the unit of Force used in the Metric system is the Newton. Note that the Pound (lb) is the imperial unit of Force, and not Mass. This why pressure is measured in imperial using Pounds per square inch. In metric such forces are measured in pascals, with a pascal being one newton per square meter. (not one kilogram per square meter, given that a kilogram measures mass). EDIT: Looking into it, it seems the Pound might be used as both a unit of Mass as well as a unit of Force in the Imperial System. Well, a lot of talk about gram. The intent of the research was to see how small a useful storage median might be. Not an example of how to use the word gram. If we were talking about DVD storage, we would focus on the media size and mass. The the PLAYBACK device, unless the media is non-removable would not matter. It is about how must can be stored on a device DVD media is measured in Gigabyte. The article talked about Petabytes. A petabyte (symbol: PB) is 10^15 bytes of digital information. Quote The prefix peta indicates the fifth power of 1000 and means 1015 in the International System of Units (SI), and therefore 1 petabyte is one quadrillion (short scale) bytes, or 1 billiard (long scale) bytes.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petabyte That would be a lot of DVDs Piratical? How about a library of all literature ever written in Ind-European languages. Wait, make that all human languages ever spoken or written. Nice for doing homework. 1000000000000000 123456789012345 |
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Solve : Apple's proposed punishment: Amazon gets its iPad bookstore back? |
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Answer» Just in: |
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Solve : Twitter's Tony Wang issues personal apology to abuse victims? |
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Answer» The boss of Twitter UK has said SORRY to women who have experienced abuse on the social networking site. |
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Solve : Google Doodle Honors Grace Hopper? |
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Answer» TIME Magazine. |
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Solve : Senators want permanent ban on Internet access taxes? |
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Answer» Quote Two U.S. senators have INTRODUCED legislation that would permanently extend a current moratorium on Internet ACCESS taxes in the country.- Grant Gross, IDG News Service Aug 1, 2013 (Story on PC World) http://www.pcworld.com/article/2045750/senators-want-permanent-ban-on-internet-access-taxes.html Quote Coalition members include Amazon.com, AT&T, Comcast, CTIA, the National Cable and Telecommunications Association, Time Warner Cable, T-Mobile, U.S. Telecom, and Verizon Communications. |
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Solve : Amazon testing delivery with drones, CEO Bezos says? |
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Answer» Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos REVEALED Sunday that his company is looking to the future with plans to use "octocopter" mini-drones to fly small packages to consumers in just 30 minutes. |
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Solve : Bomb threat tweet sent to classicist Mary Beard? |
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Answer» The classicist and TV presenter Mary Beard has been sent a bomb threat on Twitter hours after the UK BOSS of the social networking site apologised to women who have experienced abuse. |
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Solve : 2 Million Facebook, Gmail, ADP, Yahoo! and Twitter passwords compromised? |
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Answer» 2 Million Facebook, Gmail, ADP, Yahoo! and Twitter passwords compromised Quote We’ll start off with the final numbers, and then break it down: |
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Solve : What Killed Winamp?? |
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Answer» Seen on the Winamp web site. Winamp.com and associated web services will no longer be available past December 20, 2013. Additionally, Winamp Media players will no longer be available for download. Please download the latest version before that date. See release notes for latest improvements to this last release. What? How? Why? A explanation elsewhere. http://www.groovypost.com/news/winamp-shutting-down-alternatives/ Quote Winamp is Shutting Down, Here’s Some AlternativesGood-Bye! I for one will not miss it at all...Quote from: patio on November 29, 2013, 11:08:54 AM I for one will not miss it at all... I agree - what's the big deal about Winamp?Quote from: Google on November 29, 2013, 12:21:56 PM I agree - what's the big deal about Winamp? Plugins. Input plugins, for me, at least, are what MAKES it. Mostly for playing game music (such as native format NSF and SPC files for NES and SNES music) as well as a variety of similar formats for other game consoles. In particular this is preferable to MP3 renditions of those tracks because the Input plugins are effectively Sound emulators, as such one can easily choose different waveform smoothing modes for the music to get different effects; increase the emulated Hz, etc. Additionally, the files are smaller than any MP3 File. Every single .SPC file is exactly 64KB; NSF modules are usually smaller. Paired with the Disk Writer Plugin it makes converting sound effects and music tracks almost trivial. There are also a variety of DSP and output plugins for different purposes. Fact is, There is not a single other Media Player in existence with the ASSORTMENT of Plugins and extensions that Winamp has. the phasing out of Winamp doesn't affect me; I have all the plugins I want, and AOL couldn't possibly have a good effect on it. I don't even THINK 5.541 (the version I am using) is the latest version. The whole thing confuses me. "here are some alternatives" Why do we need alternatives? Every single copy of Winamp won't suddenly stop working. The only thing that was really "lost" was shoutcast streaming. |
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Solve : Asus to manufacture Nexus 10? |
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Answer» Not just a rumor. Reported by www.geek.com on August 9. The largest of Google’s three Nexus devices is soon DUE for a refresh, and it looks like Asus will be the manufacturer this time around.The refresh version has a NEW LOOK. Click on link above to see. |
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Solve : Google patenting an electronic 'throat tattoo'? |
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Answer» I'm both fascinated and kinda creeped out at the potential. Both good and bad... It looks like Google Glass was just the beginning. Google now appears to be aiming a few inches lower, working on a temporary electronic tattoo that would stick to the user's throat.Wow, technology is advancing so fast. It's an amazing time to be alive. The growth is exponential. I'm not sure how I feel about this technology - it could be good, but it could also be bad. What happens when Google starts tracking our voices and DISPLAYING ad's based on our daily conversation. They already do this with our emails, so I could definitely see that HAPPENING in the future. This kind of advance is great because it helps technology - as a whole - to advance quicker, but I do feel patenting is getting more and more general. I wish patenting had more SPECIFIC RULES so that big corporations couldn't sue for things like the shape of their device (I'm LOOKING at you, Apple).Quote from: Google on November 20, 2013, 07:41:56 AM I wish patenting had more specific rules so that big corporations couldn't sue for things like the shape of their device (I'm looking at you, Apple). It's not so much the shape itself. It's the functionality and features of the shape. There are many tire companies. They don't patent the oval. They patent the features and functionality of the oval.Quote from: evilfantasy on November 20, 2013, 04:45:36 PM It's not so much the shape itself. It's the functionality and features of the shape. Yes, bu the tire companies don't sue when another tire company makes a wheel that is also round. |
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Solve : Mobile technology made in Spain? |
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Answer» INTERESTING to notice the Spanish are trying hard. Quote The Spanish firm Crambo is a standout thanks to its NEW Zippers smartphones and tablets sold under the Vexia brand. The DESIGNS are as attractive as Apple and Samsung products, and the company’s applications are highly innovative.Taking on Apple and Samsung is not easy. Quote ..Crambo also launched a GPS navigation system for vehicles under its own brand, called Vexia Econav. This system not only tells drivers how to get to their destination but can also save up to 30% on fuel. The product leaves the company in an excellent position to compete against well-known makers of GPS technology. ...So, will nit speak Spanish? Quotes are from a July PR. http://www.spaintechnology.com/icex/cda/controller/pageGen/0,3346,1549487_6719796_6728280_4696589,00.html (Off topic.:The Spanish CHANGED their alphabet to conform to ASCII sort order. Thus getting into the computer age by dripping the requirement for special sort orders. That is tantamount to having the Brits learn how to spell.)You should do some research into who the manufacturers of the devices are...Thanks patio. The company has over 60 patents and just registered a trademark in the USA. What ELSE should I look for? |
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Solve : YouTube set for 'Music Pass' subscription? |
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Answer» A look into a new Android app code shows YouTube is going to offer some kind of free music for Android users. This was POSTED to day on CNET: |
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Solve : Apple Trade-In Deal After Knock-Off iPhone Adapters Electrocute 2? |
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Answer» Strange story. Apple does the right thing. Apple (AAPL) is noted for its big markups on basic peripherals like earbuds, charging cords, A/C adapters, and dock adapters to connect the new iPhone 5's to previous iPhone peripherals. So Apple users SOMETIMES turn to third-party sellers who sell much cheaper versions of the same products. For instance, a USB charging/data cord that costs $19 on the Apple website can be had for just $1.05 on this third-party site. I've got this particular model, and it works just as well as the real thing. Real the full story.No...Hardly "doing the right thing"...I can't SEE how it's Apple's fault if you buy a knock-off charger and get exactly what you paid for when it malfunctions.The story cited suggests there was a serious safety hazard. The real Apple AC adapter is safe, but a poorly made unit could electrocute somebody who picked up then phone while the charger was still on the AC mains. Even 125 VAC can knock a person unconscious or STOP the heartbeat. Yes, it was not Apple's fault. Kudos to Apple for offering a tradi-in for users tht had bought the cheap rip offs. Would you like to see what is inside the cheap nee FAKES? It will give you chills.You're still paying for the unit though, it's not like it's a free trade. The cheap fakes are exactly that, cheap fakes...hence my comment, you get what you pay for. Just more marketing opportunities "look at us, we're doing a great thing" when the only reason is to avoid bad publicity from idiots reading "someone bought a cheap fake Apple charger and it blew up" and only reading the Apple part, to get "APPLE CHARGERS BLOW UP OMG APPLE SUX". |
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Solve : Firefox Phones Will Not Be Available In The US? |
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Answer» Quote Nov 20, 2013Interesting. I wonder if this will increase the demand. PEOPLE react to scarcity. Those phones look terrible anyway.. |
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Solve : Dell 'admits' to bad smell in ultrabook? |
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Answer» Dell admits that some of its Ultrabook smell LIKE Cat Urine. Haha, that is hilarious. Pretty hilarious indeed. Made me even more CURIOUS about those devices. |
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Solve : Google goes down for five minutes, global internet traffic drops 40%? |
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Answer» Google, along with several of its wildly-popular services like YouTube and Gmail, were all down for a brief period on Friday night, causing traffic to plunge. Quote It is unclear how much revenue was lost by the short-lived but intense outage, though some experts are putting it in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.How do you lose something you did not receive? Maybe somebody should computer how mush more revenue was received by others when thy were off the grid. Possibly millions? Very interesting, but it is hard for me to shed tears for Google. Still, I am glad to see they are back in the saddle again. Without them, -Who could I turn to? I don't feel bad for Google either but when they talk lost revenue they aren't just talking about Google. Advertising creates and distributes revenue so retailers and advertisers also have a lot to on the line. For me the main thing this drives home is just how much influence (power) Google really has. If Google were to just vanish it would create a massive and destructive void. Like a black hole. It would change the internet as we know it. Kinda frightening. Google is the new Microsoft. Back in the day- say, 90's, early 2000's, Microsoft was "in control". This is why they had the Anti-trust litigation against Nutscrape, who were obviously annoyed that Microsoft was trying to make Internet Browsers a commodity, and Netscape wanted to keep charging people for their garbage browser. Microsoft entered the "Internet game" a bit too late to be an establishing party- part of this may have been reluctance to do anything in that area since they were being watched closely by federal regulators at the time. Maybe their business STRATEGY was simply wrong (though I seem to recall Bill Gates making predictions about the Web's dominance in the 90's). Where Microsoft dropped the Ball, Google grabbed it and Ran with it. They because a popular, dominant Search engine because they managed to get Search Right. First off, the actual Search page was simple. You got a web page with a text box and a LOGO and a button. Other Search Engines of the time filled your browser with links and "Directories" and Search tools and extraneous nonsense you didn't need. Google's spartan web interface, and humble beginnings and good search results drove it's popularity skyward. Almost every single person that uses the Web has Google set as their Homepage. Google basically owns the entire Internet, as this latest outage shows. If google wants a website to dissappear, they practically can do so. Microsoft entered the Search market themselves, as we all know, with Bing. it works reasonably well despite the fact that it has a ridiculous name, but Microsoft has dragged behind it a massive stigma of sanitary corporate 'evil'; it's like a giant rock they've had to drag around since the anti-trust litigation, really. I've found the results comparable in many cases to Google's Search results, tbh. The problem is not Google having the best Search Engine. That time has come and gone long ago; the problem is that Google has such a huge, positive mindshare with the people that it's impossible to shake them down. Google practically controls the internet, and yet many people inherently trust Google. How Google managed to shoehorn themselves into this massive advantageous business position I do not know, but they managed it and they have been reaping the rewards by trying to use their dominant Search Browser position to push their other products. If you are using Internet Explorer, for Example, Google Search, if it identifies you are using IE, will suggest Google Chrome. There have been cases of Google "running the ranks" of search results to try to push their own products. This is fine, IMO, but the problem is that people still seem to think of Google as some massive non-partisan entity. "oh, Facebook stopped appearing in Search results and Google+ was in it's place, that must be a clerical error!" ANY competitor to any of Google's current offerings could basically be crushed by Google if Google wanted to. "oh woops, our servers mysteriously didn't index any of your competing site, sorry we just ran it into the ground because nobody could find it". This should be of even GREATER concern than people had with Microsoft's control of desktop Operating Systems previously, because the Internet and WORLD Wide Web is a huge thing that is going to play a vital role in the future of how we do business, communicate, and get information. the fact that Google controls this flow of information should concern anybody regardless of how friendly they claim they are. Their business, however, is not kept afloat by their search engine. Just bear this in mind. Google is first and foremost an Advertising company. They data mine, track your searches and browsing habits, and will use that information to serve up advertisements to you. Some people are OK with this. The fact is that so far Google has on several occasions malicously and purposely broken international privacy laws and collected personal data from millions of people around the world. The Street View cars were actually eavesdropping on Wifi connections. Google's business is in selling all that aggregated data. They are arguably pursuing that strategy by systematically breeching privacy in illegal and unethical ways to help it resell the rest of it's products through better targeting of Search Results and/or advertising. Consider also the MapQuest case. When Google Maps was getting started, there was MapQuest. This was high on the Google Search ranking. Until Google Maps was released. It was inferior to MapQuest. so Google simply made it disappear. Where do people go for online maps now? Google Maps. There are accusations and Evidence of Google making other sites effectively "disappear" from the internet. It should be enough to at least pique a persons interest and reconsider any inherent trust they happen to have for Google. That really is their main advantage right now. People trust them. A lot of people think of them as this friendly nice Open Sourcing company that wouldn't hurt a fly. What they forget is that they are a company- a massive one, at that. And they are going to do things for their bottom-line. You don't become one of the most successful companies in the world without a keen business sense. Quote from: BC_Programmer on August 18, 2013, 09:12:16 PM Other Search Engines of the time filled your browser with links and "Directories" and Search tools and extraneous nonsense you didn't need.You could end up just searching your own computer instead of the internet with the early version of search engines. For a while you were about 90% guaranteed to end up on at least one porn site by the time you found what you were looking for. Quote from: BC_Programmer on August 18, 2013, 09:12:16 PM ANY competitor to any of Google's current offerings could basically be crushed by Google if Google wanted to.The positive here is that when they do crush a competing service it's usually with a SUPERIOR product. Don't pretend Google can keep their dominance. Tue Internet is still a very big landscape and anybody who wants can make a try Look at this: Big Data Is About To Produce A Whole Bunch Of Google-like Companies In theory at least, Apple could swallow Google. But they don't have the stomach for it! Quote A correlation does not mean that one thing caused the other. Quote "Predictions based on correlation lie at the heart of big data," the authors write. What? That article is based on predictions and then goes on to list some fairly unknown examples. Dominance usually stays with the creator, not the ones who follow. If there is a good "spin-off" company they usually aren't prepared for the rapid growth or can not fund the rapid development combined with the growth and they get bought up by the company they are trying to compete with. Google created a whole bunch of Google-like companies Facebook created a whole bunch of Facebook-like companies Twitter created a whole bunch of Twitter-like companies Craigslist created a whole bunch of Craigslist-like companies eBay created a whole bunch of eBay-like companies Amazon.com created a whole bunch of Amazon.com-like companies PayPal created a whole bunch of PayPal-like companies Dominance lies with the original company who was prepared for and created the success others want to mimic. There are a few exceptions but the spin-off that gained dominance did so by actually generating a superior product and not from just trying to ride coat tails so success.Quote from: Geek-9pm on August 18, 2013, 10:36:48 AM How do you lose something you did not receive?I think they were referring to a loss of potential, but that always seems to be overvalued anyway. Just take the figures that people pull out of their butts when referring to music piracy: $12.5bn, $200bn-$250bn, $58bn. You really can't say how much money a company doesn't make in a given outage period. |
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Solve : Amazon.com outage: US and Canada service fails for 49 minutes? |
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Answer» Not to be outdone by the mysterious Google internet outage... The REASON for the outage remains unknown, and at the time of publishing Amazon had not responded to V3's request for comment. If they are like Google we will never get an explanation of what actually happened unless it is something CAUSED by criminal actions. Estimates of lost sales are around $5 million. When you think about it, that is very little down time for all the years that have been up. Hope they will tell what happened.Not that long. They also went down in October 2012 along with a number of other domains. If we are keeping score here I would say that Google is much, much better prepared for "disaster" than Amazon and many others. Getting that big of a service back online in 5 minutes is actually pretty darn impressive. Quote from: evilfantasy on August 20, 2013, 10:47:46 PM Not that long. They also went down in October 2012 along with a number of other domains.Especially since something taking everything down would have to be fairly serious in the first place.Quote from: Helpmeh on August 20, 2013, 10:49:37 PM Especially since something taking everything down would have to be fairly serious in the first place. I agree. Around the first of the year the Cox Communications email server crashed in Oklahoma and several other states. It was somewhere around 72 hours before they fixed it. And they just happened to go down on a FRIDAY. People were not happy. |
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Solve : Progress made on internet filters, says government? |
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Answer» Internet service providers have made progress in their bid to protect children from pornography, ACCORDING to the government. |
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