Archive for October, 2005

StormTrack follows Wilma

v class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"> Here’s a new hurricane tracking site I’ve been following lately. It does an excellent job of translating the weather geek-speak as Hurricane Wilma targets Florida. StormTrack – Tracking God’s fury.  Read More →

Tablet PCs slowing gaining

v class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: left; margin-right: 10px;"> Computer manufacturers say convertibles that switch from a foldover slate-like screen to a traditional laptop are expected to greatly increase the use of Tablet PCs over the next few years. Convertibles: The new laptop bling?.  Read More →

Find stuff by cell phone

If you use a cell phone – and about 65% of us do – then you need to know about a super cool new service from Google that lets you get near instant info on all sorts of stuff by punching in a special number. My NBC-TV High Tech Talk feature this week shows you how. Click here to see it.  Read More →

Tablet PC turns heads

Here’s my review of that ultra small Motion LS800 Tablet PCthat I blogged about last week when it caught the approving attention of Bill Gates. MIKE WENDLAND: Microsoft has a winner with Tablet PC operating system.  Read More →

AOL’s many suitors

Suddenly, everybody wants AOL. AOL swings from dying relic to coveted partner.  Read More →

Faster turn on time for laptops

The one area where computers haven’t seen big improvements is in the time it takes for them to power up. Good for Intel, which has found a way to make it almost immediate. Intel slashes laptop power-up times..  Read More →

No tears for Ralsky

The feedback from readers in the Broadband Reports forums about the FBI raid on Michigan spammer Alan Ralsky seems to be…. about time! Spam Overlord shut down.  Read More →

Check Blackberry e-mail on a Treo 650

Starting early next year, users of Palm’s Treo 650 smartphone will be able to have automatic synchronization with Blackberry e-mail and calendaring software. Palm, Blackberry maker ink licensing deal. The deal is aimed at getting more people to buy Palm smartphones. Palm is now running second to Research In Motion – the company that makes Blackberry. The Gartner Group says that in the second quarter this year, RIM shpped 840,000 devices, up almost 65% over the same period last year. Blackberry leads the market with a market share of 23.2 percent, compared with Palm’s 17.8 percent.  Read More →

Pick smarter passwords

According to the CERT/CC (Computer Emergency Response Team/Coordination Center), a federally funded organization based at Carnegie Mellon University, an estimated 80% of all network security problems are caused by easy-to-guess passwords.Pick smarter passwords.  Read More →

Spam king’s home raided

Alan Ralsky claims an FBI raid on his home last month that seized his computers has basically shut him down. FBI puts stop to spam king. No charges have yet been filed but over the years, Ralsky has unashamedly been one of the most prolific bulk e-mailers in the nation. He gave me a tour of his operation a few years ago.  Read More →

Mailblocks about to cease operation

I openly worried about this happening a year or so ago when America Online bought Mailblocks, an opt-in spam filtering service that did a great job. Did is what I worried I’d be saying back at the time of the purchase and, sure enough, Mailblocks is now sending its customers notices that, as of Nov. 16, it will cease operations and all accounts will be closed and the data permanently deleted. The note says Mailblocks is being replaced by AOL’s new web-based AIM Mail service, which is “based on the Mailblocks technology” – but it doesn’t explain whether there’s... 

The Apple Polishers

Jack Shafer has a serious issue with media coverage of Apple. The Apple Polishers – Explaining the press corps’ crush on Steve Jobs and company. Here’s a sample quote: Although staffed by dorks and drizzlerods, Apple projects itself and its products as the embodiment of style and cool. The population of Apple’s parallel universe? A paltry 1.8 percent of PCs worldwide. One way to get noticed is to stir the tech pot with Apple bashing and old Jack sure does that with this well-written but seriously snarky piece.  Read More →

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