Holy synchronicity, Batman! A similar article to what I wrote is going to run in this Sunday's New York Times. Now I know how the Beatles felt when The Rolling Stones showed up. Now I know how Facebook felt when Twitter...
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Michael,
I am a desktop home PC user, with XP. Do I need to buy a new Win 7 computer, or just insure that my anti-virus/malware softwate pruduct is up to date?
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I guess first we would need to distinguish between second movers and copy cats. There are plenty of other cryptocurrencies that have tried to jump on the band wagon yet offer little more than Bitcoin. The biggest...
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I think some administrations are going to suffer from image issues no matter what they do right. On one hand a private company working with a government agency gives us a level of transparency we would not have otherwise....
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Excellent suggestions. I would add a disclaimer on Java though. Many educational LMS and e-learning sites still rely heavily on Java to deliver content to students. That may be a limited-case reason to use it, but make sure...
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It's never too late Rob ... helped a 92 year old get her first e-mail account about 7 years ago ... 99 and still going strong!
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@WKash: Yes thanks for mentioning the interesting White House report. I wrote a story on those findings last year. See http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319116 An interesting thing to note in the report is that...
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@ UberGoober, there is hardly any doubt that Windows 7 was the zenith of Windows experience. It was so stable and smooth that it made users forget about the failed Windows Vista. But I think there is no point in sticking...
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Only five more days to enter out caption contest. Is this your lucky day to win a prize?
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@ Gregory H020, thank you for the link. I have just checked your blog and found it really useful. Anything that could provide mouse and keyboard users the ease of use will be welcomed by the users. Although I am already...
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There is hardly any doubt that it is a mega thing. It has a pretty dashing design with all the latest hardware that is available till now and battery is massive as well. I wonder if Samsung had kept productivity more under...
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"Facebook thinks it knows your interests better than you do." That seems to be the case exactly. Instead of trying their own creativity or designing sense, programmers at Facebook should try to understand what users want....
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@ Kristin Burnham, it is a very simple question for me at least. If I am using one service and satisfied with the terms of usage as well, then suddenly someone else purchases that service and brings in totally different...
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The main security concerns on all Windows versions are those of users being duped into installing rogue software such as fake patches, browser plugins or antivirus programs, and of browser plugins such as Flash or Acrobat...
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Mak, I like that positive thinking. :) I would love to believe there would finally be an era of peace and prosperity. However, as history tells of centuries of human primitive behaviour that don't seem to come...
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If so many important systems still running XP, (ATMs, healthcare, electric/gas utilities, etc) will be at risk after April, can Microsoft offer an almost free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium, and show that they care what...
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During the St. Paddy's Day celebration, there's a ban on cell phone use while getting drunk unless you have a hands-free device.
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It's interested to point out that the US is 4th in the overall Web Index (measure of the Web's growth, utility and impact). Nevertheless, it's 12th in Universal Access, 10th in Relevant Content. 1st in Impact & Empowerment...
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The governments and the corporations of the world have found and built their place on the internet. People like Eric Snowden, Julian Assange, and even organizations like Anonymous have the individual's rights in mind....
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Right -- the end users are not brought into the design and implementation loop until the major elements of implementation have been "frozen." To often, decision-makers don't understand the daily work that must be done. ...
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