The ‘democratization’ of media has really been keeping me busy. I spoke about this previously. I’ve been busy working on a few projects. I launched my first full length documentary Pawtucket Rising: Reviving a city with The Arts a few years ago now. Since then I’ve been working on other non-related things. But recently, I have a couple […]
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I’ve previously complained bitterly about Linux as a Desktop operating system. it just never seemed to be ‘there’ yet. Not enough ease of use for the end user. Not enough compatibility, and not enough of what you need to do work. My last post was as recent as Ubuntu 7.0.4 Feisty Fawn.Recently I’ve been reading Understanding the […]
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This could all still pan out, and go in any direction, but for now it is a big win. A big win not only for google, but for all Service Providers. It would be cost prohibitive, if not impossible, to police copyright on your systems.Sure, Google’s YouTube allows people to upload copy written content. However, if Google is liable for […]
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I don’t ordinarilly send out these types of things. (Goes the mantra from your friends who always send you junk.) It is true, I try not to be reactionary and alarmist. I try not to rile people up with bug fixes they need to install NOW. Most bug fixes can wait. They tend to not be […]
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http://www.news.com/Microsoft-Vista-feature-designed-to-annoy-users/2100-1016_3-6237191.html?tag=html.alert.hed
Yeah.. that’s about right…
Cross claimed it is a myth that users just turn UAC off, saying that Microsoft had collected opt-in information from users that showed that 88 percent were running UAC. Cross said it was also a myth that users blindly accept prompts without reading them.
“It’s a myth that users click ‘yes,’ ‘yes,’ […]
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Google is being sued by Northeastern and a company called Jarg out of Massachusetts. I actually had heard a bit about Jarg previously. Kenneth Baclawski was one of my professors at Northeastern. In fact he was one of the best professors I had when I studied at Northeastern University. I remember him telling me about Jarg way […]
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I’ve been seeing a large bump in spam lately. It is about the same as I saw last year right before November’s record breaking jump. I have a feeling that spam this Christmas season will be even worse than last year.
Oh and one more thing. I’m going to get blamed for all of it… as […]
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There is a problem with the International Space Station’s main computer. The computer that keeps the space station in orbit. The Russians are blaming the addition of a solar array by the Americans. That is a classic “It worked fine before you added this device” post-hoc theory. Sometimes that works.Â
 I just think its slightly humorous […]
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This credit card prank pulled off by Zug.com had me laughing hysterically. It is funny mainly because it is so true. I could see myself getting away with trying this. No one really ever looks at your credit card signature. The lazy store clerk just looks at you with a look of disgust that they even have […]
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Dell has announced they will be shipping Ubuntu 7.0.4 Feisty Fawn on their new Linux based PC’sThis could be a really good thing for the Linux, as well as the Open Source Communities. I’m very cautious, yet also somewhat excited about this news. I’m still not convinced that Linux is ready for the desktop arena. I’ve been […]
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