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Busting the Biggest PC Myths (PC World)

Busting the Biggest PC Myths (PC World) 06/28/2004 03:31 AM
PC World - We expose the bad advice that wastes your time and money.

Busting Windows-to-Linux development
myths

Busting Windows-to-Linux development
myths 04/28/2004 10:29 AM
If you've been developing for Windows for (n+1) years, you might consider venturing into open source software development a daunting prospect. Reading the Free Software Foundation Web site makes it look like all development is done in straight C -- of course there's no Visual C++ or Visual Basic. Linux doesn't have its own component model and there is nothing even remotely like DirectX for low-level hardware access. It's just too hard for the dyed-in-the-wool Windows developer to program for Linux.

XP Myths - Myths Regarding Windows XP
v1.2.2

XP Myths - Myths Regarding Windows XP
v1.2.2 02/05/2005 09:08 PM

Spam Might Be Your Biggest Headache, But
It's Not Your Biggest Threat

Spam Might Be Your Biggest Headache, But
It's Not Your Biggest Threat 01/22/2004 11:43 AM

PCWorld.com - News on Demand

PCWorld.com - News on Demand 06/08/2004 10:39 AM
excellent survey .. News on Demand .. RSS readers .. Bob Stepno

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PCWorld.com - IBM Eyes Office for Linux

PCWorld.com - IBM Eyes Office for Linux 02/13/2004 11:55 AM
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114782,00.asp As part of its initiative to put Linux on the desktop, IBM wants to migrate Microsoft's Office suite to Linux. Microsoft said it's not involved and suggests that IBM might do it by emulation. Funny, when I hit the link, I got an MS office ad too.... hum_

PCWorld.com - NVidia Promises 'Cinematic
Computing'

PCWorld.com - NVidia Promises 'Cinematic
Computing' 04/16/2004 10:16 AM
NVidia Promises 'Cinematic Computing'

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PCWorld.com - Risk Your PC's Health for
a Song?

PCWorld.com - Risk Your PC's Health for
a Song? 01/01/2005 04:29 AM
hiding adware and spyware within Windows Media files .. Spyware being put on your Computer by the RIAA? .. downloading adware, pop-ups or both .. Risk Your PC's Health for a Song? .. Quote:

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Palm OS Edges Pocket PC in Latest
PCWorld Testing

Palm OS Edges Pocket PC in Latest
PCWorld Testing 12/22/2003 10:11 PM
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Palm OS Edges Pocket PC in Latest
PCWorld Tesing

Palm OS Edges Pocket PC in Latest
PCWorld Tesing 12/22/2003 07:44 PM
bargainPDA.com Dec 22 2003 6:19PM ET

Busting your ass CAN pay off

Busting your ass CAN pay off 04/08/2005 06:04 PM
Be coming a '??' (tradesman) in Japan. A 'gaijin' entrepreneur has been detailing his woodblock printing craft and business in a self-published quarterly journal over the past 15+ years. I found his series of autobiographical essays to be a very worthwhile read, reminiscent of Pirsig's first novel for some reason.

EFF patent-busting in the NYT

EFF patent-busting in the NYT 07/05/2004 06:17 AM
My cow-orker Jason Schultz made the NYT this weekend in a piece about EFF's fight to bust crappy Internet patents. My favorite bit of the article is this bit of deadpan juxtaposition:

Another patent on the foundation's list covers a way to make telephone calls over the Internet. Mr. Schultz said the company holding that patent, Acceris Communications of Toronto, had drawn the group's attention by filing an infringement lawsuit against a relatively small service provider, ITXC, rather than larger companies like Vonage Holdings. Small companies rarely have the resources to fight infringement suits, Mr. Schultz said.

The president of Acceris, Kelly D. Murumets, rejected the charge that the company was pursuing only small rivals.

"Acceris has not targeted smaller players," Ms. Murumets wrote in an e-mail message. "In point of fact, and only after offering a license, Acceris filed a lawsuit against a major player" in the industry, ITXC.

Link (Thanks, Jason!)

Busting big fat liars

Busting big fat liars 05/11/2004 07:57 AM
David Brock talks about why the media seems embarrassed to report on Bush's failures, why TV pundit shows are stacked to the right -- and his new media watchdog group.

The Difficulties of Patent Busting

The Difficulties of Patent Busting 07/16/2004 07:03 PM

Patent Busting Posses!

Patent Busting Posses! 07/05/2004 10:47 AM
“Start forming your patent busting posses! Here are the EFF Patent Busting Project’s ten most-wanted patents—the ones that pose the biggest threat to the public domain. Thanks to all of your submissions in the patent busting contest, we’ve identified ten of the worst Internet and software-related patents in the U.S. What makes these patents among the worst of the bunch? Try the fact that their owners are threatening and filing suits against small businesses, individuals and nonprofits, not to mention the threats to free expression and innovation that each of them pose. From here on out, EFF’s team of lawyers and technologists will be tracking down prior art and preparing to petition the Patent and Trademark Office for revocation of these offenders’ patents. To do this, we’ll need your help to find prior art and get the busting process underway. Check out each patent and see how you can help bust it by clicking on the images below.”

Busting BOI: BOI companies in tax net
from April

Busting BOI: BOI companies in tax net
from April 03/23/2005 05:00 PM
Lanka Business Online Mar 23 2005 8:13PM GMT

EFF Patent Busting Project

EFF Patent Busting Project 06/12/2004 06:10 AM

Help EFF stamp out stupid patents! Know of any stupid patents being used to hurt the little guys? Send them to the EFF. What a great project.

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Enter the Patent Busting Contest!

The Electronic Frontier Foundation's Patent Busting Project is here to protect you from dangerously bad patents. And you can help us pick which patents we're going to bust first!

We're currently seeking nominations for ten patents that deserve to be revoked because they are invalid. Sadly, we don't have the resources to challenge every stupid patent out there. In order to qualify for our ten most-wanted list, a patent must be software or Internet-related and there must be a good reason to suspect that the patent claims are invalid. We're especially interested in patents that target tools of free expression, such as streaming media, blogging tools, and voice over IP (VoIP) technology. Most importantly, the patent-holder must be aggressively enforcing its patent and suing (or threatening to sue) alleged infringers. We're particularly interested in cases where the patent-holder is trying to force small businesses, individuals, nonprofits, and consumers to pay licensing fees. Deadline to enter is June 23.

On June 30, the Patent Busting Project's team of tough lawyers and brainy geeks will announce the contest winners – or losers, depending on how you look at it. And that's when the real fight for great justice begins. We'll be needing your help to research prior art for each patent and offer your technical expertise or historical knowledge. Using a legal process called "reexamination," the Patent Busting Project will ultimately go to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and attempt to take those bad patents off the books.

via Boing Boing

The perils of spam-busting

The perils of spam-busting 02/14/2004 05:21 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Feb 14 2004 9:19PM GMT

Spam-Busting Plan Can't Buy a Pal

Spam-Busting Plan Can't Buy a Pal 09/17/2004 06:44 AM
Microsoft's antispam Sender ID technology continues to get the cold shoulder. Now AOL adds its voice to a growing chorus of businesses and organizations shunning the proprietary e-mail authentication system.

EFF: The Patent Busting Project

EFF: The Patent Busting Project 04/22/2004 07:51 AM
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is launching a project to try to invalidate web patents where prior art exists .. EFF Launches Patent Busting Project .. EFF To Fight Dubious Patents .. list

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The Copyright Cops Really Are Busting
Down Doors

The Copyright Cops Really Are Busting
Down Doors 01/09/2004 09:50 PM
Last month when it was announced that the RIAA was hiring the former head of the ATF, I joked about how the copyright cops might soon be busting down your door. What I didn't realize was that it's no joke, and it's already happening. Found on Slashdot is the news that the RIAA has been hiring ex-law enforcement officials, outfitting them with police-style outfits, including black "raid" vests with yellow lettering stenciled on the back to spell RIAA, and sending them out to scare unauthorized vendors of CDs and confiscating what they find. While I have no sympathy for those selling such CDs, this does seem to go well over the line. The RIAA claims that it's very effective, and they don't mean for the vendors to actually think they're police - but the effect suggests otherwise. In that case, you could make the argument that they're falsely impersonating law enforcement officials and stealing the CDs they take. They do make the vendor sign an "incident report" indicating that confiscating the CDs is "voluntary" - but if you're scared to death you're about to be arrested, it doesn't seem very voluntary.

Patent Busting Project by EFF heats up

Patent Busting Project by EFF heats up 06/30/2004 07:48 AM

The EFF has a pretty huge list of Patents that they feel need to be squashed or redefined. Companies have been taking advantage of loose patenting laws and taking advantage of small companies that cannot defend themselves. Well they are now going after the first 10 and will ask the US Patent office to re-examine. [Wired] [EFF Patent Busting Project]

EFF Runs Patent-Busting Challenge

EFF Runs Patent-Busting Challenge 06/12/2004 01:23 AM

Big Blue Busting to Break Out WebSphere
V5

Big Blue Busting to Break Out WebSphere
V5 10/17/2002 09:04 AM
IBM releases some details about its forthcoming software platform, slated for a November release.

Orange beams jam-busting TV to your mobe

Orange beams jam-busting TV to your mobe 12/24/2004 01:12 PM
Live 3G Xmas entertainment

Microsoft's 'myth-busting tour'

Microsoft's 'myth-busting tour' 06/11/2004 11:19 AM
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Microsoft goes on a 'myth-busting tour'

Microsoft goes on a 'myth-busting tour' 06/11/2004 08:01 AM
ZDNet Jun 11 2004 12:49PM GMT

"Microsoft Launches Voice
Command" - PCWorld.com

"Microsoft Launches Voice
Command" - PCWorld.com 10/31/2003 04:04 PM

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New Fat-Busting Microwave Oven Unveiled
(Reuters)

New Fat-Busting Microwave Oven Unveiled
(Reuters) 08/23/2004 06:54 AM
Reuters - Eyeing up that juicy steak but worried about your waistline? Japanese electronics maker Sharp Corp. (6753.T) says it has developed a new fat-busting microwave oven that can melt some of your worries away.

Malware Writer Myth-Busting, Part II

Malware Writer Myth-Busting, Part II 04/15/2005 06:43 PM
Recently we wrote about the trend of virus writers shift ing their efforts to spyware -- same thrill, more money. Another story today contradicts the theory that these scofflaws are a bunch of ne'er-do-well capitalists, or at least most of them. Rather than profit-seeking, most viruses are written for the challenge with little regard for the ultimate impact. Or so says Symantec expert Sarah Gordon, who has apparently interviewed hundreds of malware writers over the years. (Why Symantec has an employee dedicated to studying virus-writer psychology is another topic altogether.) Another misconception she's found: her interview subjects often have significant others -- deflating that old stereotype of lonely, loveless nerds. Rather, they vary considerably in their social and demographic profiles. Maybe you can't trust every assumption about virus writers. Next thing you know, we'll find out they don't have computers either.

Busting Spam with Bogofilter, Procmail
and Mutt, Revisited

Busting Spam with Bogofilter, Procmail
and Mutt, Revisited 03/08/2004 11:06 PM
Adjusting the macros to reflect bogofilter's reversed switches.

Microsoft puts spanner in spam busting
works

Microsoft puts spanner in spam busting
works 09/23/2004 09:21 PM
Irish Times Sep 24 2004 1:24AM GMT

Symantec labels China censor-busting
software as Trojan

Symantec labels China censor-busting
software as Trojan 09/14/2004 02:44 PM
AV - or censorware?

Talking credit A new fraud-busting card
that loves the sound of your voice

Talking credit A new fraud-busting card
that loves the sound of your voice 05/01/2004 11:41 AM
BBC May 1 2004 2:48PM GMT

Myths No More

Myths No More 07/13/2004 11:48 PM
You have always been told to use the Windows shutdown process when turning off your PC and to make sure that you do not get magnets too close or you might erase data from your hard drive. What do all of these have in common? They are all myths. PC Mag did a nice job of myth busting in their latest article.

IT Myths

IT Myths 08/20/2004 04:15 PM

The six myths of IT

The six myths of IT 08/13/2004 06:17 PM
Time to face reality. Some of our bedrock assumptions turn out to be unfounded. And chief technologists can be subject to outdated beliefs as often as any professional. With that in mind, we addressed six common IT myths and deconstructed them to give managers a clear view of some important assumptions that might otherwise throw a monkey wrench into their technology plans.

Web accessibility myths

Web accessibility myths 06/12/2004 03:19 AM
Accessibility and usability experts, Webcredible, attempt to put a stop to the misinformation about web accessibility in this informative article. [PRWEB Jun 12, 2004]

Four Myths About Politics

Four Myths About Politics 06/30/2004 02:22 PM
Chris (sorry to pick on you) gives a perfect example of the logic that’s causing Democrats to lose so badly:…
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Have Microwave Oven, Will Disrupt

Have Microwave Oven, Will Disrupt 03/19/2005 03:23 AM
Interesting.  My brief on homemade microwave weapons still remains extremely popular.  I am getting search returns on this from all over the world.

Toaster oven casemod

Toaster oven casemod 06/28/2004 04:44 PM
Great casemod: a PC built inside a toaster-oven. Link (via Waxy)

Blosxom WriteBack Plug-In Out of the
Oven

Blosxom WriteBack Plug-In Out of the
Oven 03/11/2003 09:43 AM
My WriteBack plug-in -- a Comments/TrackBack combo -- is available for your plugging pleasure.

I've also WriteBack-powered the Blosxom Plug-in Registry so as to allow running commentary on and TrackBack pinging of plug-ins themselves.

Karma++ to Ben and Mena of Movable Type for their inspiring work on TrackBacks!

Sharp Healsio Steam Oven

Sharp Healsio Steam Oven 03/28/2005 07:50 AM

Sharp's Healsio oven puts a spin on the traditional convention or microwave oven, using the power of steam heated to about 570 degrees to cook your food. The steam apparently reduces the total fat content by effectively melting it while still preserving the food's nutrients. Sharp even demonstrated toasting bread, proving that not everything comes out as glue. The oven allows the user to steam, grill, roast, bake, (broast, brible), defrost and reheat their food by spraying the steam directly onto the food. Sharp's press release goes into excruciating detail on how their new $1,100 oven works and the health benefits it offers. Launched in Singapore, it will reach North America later this year.

Sharp Healsio water oven [CNetAsia via Popgadget]
Press Release [Sharp]

Sharp AX-HC1: Superheated Steam Oven

Sharp AX-HC1: Superheated Steam Oven 08/23/2004 08:53 AM

Sharp has a new small oven that uses superheated steam to not only cook and reheat food, but melt excess salt and fat away from meats and other delicious dishes. Sharp quotes up to eight times as much fat removed by cooking a steak in the AX-HC1 ovens than frying in a pan, while reheating tempura and other fried foods removed up to 13% of their oil content.

Sharp will be releasing the oven in the US sometime soonish, although for now the $1,150 is Japan-only. I'm waiting for the oven that uses superheated steam to turn all my food into a nutritionless, guiltless slurry.

Read - Press Release [Sharp-World via ShinyPlastic]
Read - Fat-reducing microwave unveiled [CNN (Thanks, James!)]

Skip the Oven, Just Bring On the Toast

Skip the Oven, Just Bring On the Toast 07/22/2004 03:06 AM
New York Times Jul 22 2004 7:47AM GMT

High tech oven-mitts

High tech oven-mitts 07/08/2004 05:32 AM
This month's "Play" section in Wired reviews three super-sexy high-tech oven mitts -- a synthetic rubber one, a translucent silicone one, and a kevlar-and-nomex fingered glove adapted from a welder's glove. It's a sweet application of new materials science to housewares. Link (scroll to page-bottom)

Bin lorry claim over factory oven

Bin lorry claim over factory oven 05/16/2004 12:23 PM
The chairman of a factory where nine people died after an explosion admits an oven was built from lorry parts.

Stored Bullets Explode in Wis. Oven (AP)

Stored Bullets Explode in Wis. Oven (AP) 02/18/2004 05:22 PM
AP - A man and his wife ducked behind a refrigerator when bullets began exploding in their oven, authorities say.

Don't microwave your new $20.00 dollar
bills

Don't microwave your new $20.00 dollar
bills 03/06/2004 01:54 AM
Either this is a hoax or Uncle Sam has seriously screwed up. Imagine walking between one of those merchandise protection...

W.Va. Man Accused in Microwave Arson
(AP)

W.Va. Man Accused in Microwave Arson
(AP) 04/01/2005 07:42 PM
AP - A man was charged with arson on Friday after he allegedly heated a can containing gasoline in a microwave oven following a domestic dispute.

riley dog..half-baked cookies in the
oven..fruitcakes on the street..

riley dog..half-baked cookies in the
oven..fruitcakes on the street.. 06/30/2004 04:40 AM
new home for riley dog

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Device Promises Microwave Surgery

Device Promises Microwave Surgery 08/03/2004 01:45 AM
Technology Review Aug 3 2004 5:41AM GMT

Weapons Freeze, Microwave Enemies

Weapons Freeze, Microwave Enemies 08/03/2004 05:26 AM
The military is investigating weapons that use directed-energy beams to paralyze attackers, shoot down missiles or repel adversaries by heating the water molecules in their skin. But some experts are concerned about unknown side effects.

Microwave Technology Will Stop Vehicles

Microwave Technology Will Stop Vehicles 02/05/2005 10:16 PM

Law enforcement may soon be able to “Nuke” your car and stop it wherever and whenever they need it stopped.  James Tatoian, chief executive of Eureka Aerospace in Pasadena, California, is developing a system that uses microwave energy to interfere with microchips inside cars. Once the chip is overloaded with excessive current, the car ceases to function, and will gradually decelerate on its own, he said. "If you put approximately 10 or 15 kilovolts per meter on a target for a few seconds, you should be able to bring it to a halt,"

Most cars built in the United States since 1982 have some type of on-board microprocessor. Today, the processors are advanced enough to control functions such as fuel injection and GPS equipment.  Eureka Aerospace hopes to have a working prototype that the sheriff's department can test by late summer. The National Institute of Justice and the U.S. Marine Corps may also be potential early clients. The company's early tests indicate that the car-stopping device should be functional at a range of 300 feet.  If the technology is able to prove worthy, it may also change the behavior of potential criminals. Heal said most people who lead police on car chases have never committed such an act before, and they might think twice if they recall the presence of such a device.

Life sentence for microwave thug

Life sentence for microwave thug 04/08/2005 12:32 PM
A man who tortured his girlfriend for 18 hours and tried to microwave her head is jailed for life.

Europe to get fake-tree microwave masts

Europe to get fake-tree microwave masts 01/24/2004 11:31 AM
A Dutch company has acquired a license to market Envirocom's fake-tree cellular masts in Europe -- the next stately pine you whizz past between Reims and Disneyland Paris might contain a giant, carcingoenic microwave tower. Link (via Futurismic)

"RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When
You Try to Microwave Them"

"RFID Tags in New US Notes Explode When
You Try to Microwave Them" 03/06/2004 02:05 AM

Sunbeam Microwave with FM Radio, Voice
Recorder

Sunbeam Microwave with FM Radio, Voice
Recorder 06/21/2004 06:19 AM

Good morning, sunshines. If we were rising from our beds, blearily walking into the kitchen in search of coffee, I would make you oatmeal in this Sunbeam Microwave while listening to its in-built FM radio; perhaps a song about the hope of a new day. Then, after I had gone to work (in the next room), you could listen to the messages I had left for you on the microwave's integrated voice recorder. Messages like, "I have removed the shielding from this oven. The uneasy feeling you feel inside is the pinging and popping of your boiling liver. Also, this instrument of your utter destruction was a relative value at $90." (Thanks, Dennis!)
Read [Wal-Mart]

Global Microwave Agreement Aids 3G
Demands

Global Microwave Agreement Aids 3G
Demands 06/28/2004 03:01 PM
3G Jun 28 2004 6:34PM GMT

Telegraph | News | Microwave gun to be
used by US troops on Iraq rioters

Telegraph | News | Microwave gun to be
used by US troops on Iraq rioters 09/23/2004 09:45 PM
U.S. Troops to Use Pain Guns on Iraqi Rioters .. non-lethal microwave weapons .. Read article .. Full text .. ruins

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NASA Abandons SimCIty Microwave Power
Concept

NASA Abandons SimCIty Microwave Power
Concept 06/26/2004 09:30 AM

Microwave systems supplier to relocate
headquarters from Silicon Valley

Microwave systems supplier to relocate
headquarters from Silicon Valley 06/03/2004 11:33 PM
San Francisco Chronicle Jun 4 2004 3:44AM GMT

CDM Electronics Signs Global
Distribution Agreement With Times
Microwave Systems

CDM Electronics Signs Global
Distribution Agreement With Times
Microwave Systems 12/24/2004 12:51 PM
CDM Electronics, Inc., a leading distributor of commercial and military interconnect products, and provider of value-added contract manufacturing services signed a worldwide distribution agreement with Times Microwave Systems (TMS), a leading global manufacturer of interconnect devices. [PRWEB Dec 22, 2004]

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