EarthLink trots out MindSpring as re-branded VOIP software
Interesting to find that Earthlink has brought back MindSpring as a re-brand to some Internet phone software, previously called Vling, which used to be based on Pingtel opensource software. Seems odd...
View ArticleWhat is up with Zune graphics, anyway?
So, apparently, I ‘m not the only one to notice there’s something strange about the graphics that are being used with the Zune, because Boing Boing notices some installer zen, and some other reader’s...
View ArticleAnd, one more thing …
In a previous post, I speculate about some products and topics related to Apple. But, I forgot one of the features I have realized I want in Apple’s iTV product more than anything else: party shuffle...
View Article2.0 is the new 1.0
Reflecting on Slashdot | iPod Has Nothing To Fear From Slow-Starting Zune, I have to wonder about the vicious cycle Microsoft may be caught in. Here’s my thinking: It has become mythic that 1.0...
View ArticleHello, I must be going …
I had completely forgotten about Hula. But, I see Slashdot reporting, “Novell Dumps the Hula Project.” There couldn’t be any quid pro quo going on here as part of the Novell-Microsoft deal, could...
View ArticleFirefly will virtually rise again
Via Slashdot, Wired News: Firefly Reborn as Online Universe says: “Like Capt. Mal Reynolds stumbling in after a bar fight, the short-lived but much beloved sci-fi series Firefly will soon make an...
View ArticleWelcome to a taste of post-abundance
The PSE outage line reports 700,000 estimated without power in their service area, and days if not a week to restore power to everyone. … but, you know, at least that power generator you bought for Y2K...
View ArticlePhishing goes local
In a post to TESC Crier, there’s a note about a phishing scam that targets Washington State Employee Credit Union members: Two new email Phishing scams are targeting WSECU members. The email appears...
View ArticleNeXT machines used to spy on people too
Noticed a post “Slashdot | Apple Closes iSight Security Hole” which talks about iSight being used to maliciously spy on a user. But, this isn’t new to Mac OS X hardware. In fact, it’s a problem that’s...
View ArticlePeople can’t remember URLs
Via an interesting article that reminds us all that “most searched” lists are PR driven, not data driven, “Business 2.0 BETA blog network” is this comment: “They’re using search engines as navigation,...
View ArticleForcing the clowns to break their fall makes high-wire act safer …
Here’s an example that shows that something is messed up in the way products are priced. The article “Slashdot | Apple Turning Cell Phone Market Upside Down?” observes: Everyone assumed that Apple’s...
View ArticleAnother one gone: Best Buy buys Speakeasy
Got an e-mail today that Best Buy is now the owner of Speakeasy. Speakeasy was one of the original local internet service providers in Seattle. Speakeasy always had character. Back in the day Speakeasy...
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Surprisingly helpful
I was browsing around, and ended up on the page for the ‘defectivebydesign’ tag users at Amazon have added to products in the catalog. And, when I scrolled down toward the bottom of the page, there’s a...
View ArticleWake me when the ambient sound is live
Over at Slashdot, there’s a post about a new mash-up: “The BBC is reporting that a Californian company has created software that can layer relevant recorded sounds over locations in Google Earth.” But...
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Icebreaker 2 is new old
The pending release of Icebreaker 2, a video game that is a sequel to an old 3DO console game that features the virtual pre-cursor to Icehouse pyramids, snuck up on me and yelled, “Boo!” Sorry for this...
View ArticleGame developer gets gamed by players
So there’s a recent kerfuffle involving accusations of corruption in EVE Online, the game not the ecofeminism. There were some accusations of the developer colluding with favored players that created a...
View ArticleHow does ZFS compare to Plan 9?
Now that Sun is being quoted as saying that the next version of Mac OS X (Leopard) will use ZFS, I thought to read a bit more about What is ZFS?: “ZFS presents a pooled storage model that completely...
View ArticleStardock has a Cosmic Encounter
I noticed Stardock’s walkthru of Dark Avatar includes a feature that is a key part of the game design of Cosmic Encounter. [also, also] “Each civilization has its own unique super-ablity. And they’re...
View ArticleAll because of spam
I don’t think this is the first time, actually, but I realized something crazy had happened today. I got spam sent to my e-mail. Yeah, okay, except that the subject line of one particular spam...
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