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Comment Re:Hold on... (Score 1) 591

by FrankPoole (#35712184) Attached to: Piracy Is a Market Failure — Not a Legal One
Don't you know that taking a copy of something isn't stealing? Serious point: I've always wondered why more people simply don't walk right out of restaurants without paying. Food at a lot of big chain restaurants and trendy, expensive spots are way overpriced -- so why do people pay? It's not like there are doormen or video cameras. Why not just walk out the front the front door?

Submission + - 10 Tools To Speed Windows 7 (crn.com)

Submitted by FrankPoole
FrankPoole writes: CRN's Test Center takes a look at 10 tools that speed up Windows 7. There are some usual suspects here, such Microsoft's own ReadyBoost and the ultra-obvious but effective Windows 7 defragmenter. But there's also some interesting offerings from Intel, AMD and Trend Micro, that will help the OS run significantly faster.

Submission + - Alleged Plot to Bomb IBM Facility Foiled (huffingtonpost.com)

Submitted by FrankPoole
FrankPoole writes: According to the Huffington Post, Swiss police recently arrested three people and charged them allegedly plotting to bomb an IBM facility near Zurich. Two men and a woman were pulled over near the facility by police, who reportedly discovered an explosive device in the vehicle. Why would these people want to blow up an IBM office? Apparently, this IBM location is a nanotechnology development facility, and the trio arrested have been linked to eco-terrorism.

Comment Re:Journalistic privilege (Score 1) 1204

by FrankPoole (#31998590) Attached to: Police Seize Computers From Gizmodo Editor
I find it ironic that Nick Denton and the Gawker crew seem to constantly demean the mainstream press and term themselves as "bloggers" instead of "professional journalists" whenever they pull a stunt that's, well, unprofessional (see Gizmodo's CES remote control prank a few years back). So now Gawker's legal team will undoubtedly cry foul and try to hide behind the journalism protection laws? That's funny, Gawker. Truly funny.

Submission + - HP Moscow Offices Raided In Bribery Probe (crn.com)

Submitted by FrankPoole
FrankPoole writes: HP's Moscow offices were raided Wednesday as part of a bribery investigation by Russian and German authorities. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which wrote that HP is suspected of allegedly paying out nearly $11 million in bribes to secure a major Russian government contract several years ago via a German subsidiary. Ironically, the contract was with the Prosecutor General's office of the Russian Federation, which will now play a role in investigating HP. While HP knew of the investigation as far back as December, the company did not disclose the information in any SEC filings. Instead, in its most recent quarterly report, HP states that in foreign nations "it is common to engage in business practices that are prohibited by laws and regulations."

Submission + - HP Moscow Offices Raided in Bribery Probe (wsj.com)

Submitted by FrankPoole
FrankPoole writes: The Wall Street Journal is reporting that HP's offices in Moscow were raided by Russian authorities on Wednesday as part of a joint bribery probe with German prosecutors who suspect the technology company used nearly $11 million in bribes to secure a major contract with the Russian government aganecy several years ago. The agency in question? The Prosecutor General's Office of the Russian Federation. According to the report, HP alledgedly used a German subsidiary to secure the contract and funneled millions of dollars in bribe money through shell companies around the globe. HP knew of the investigation as far back as December but failed to disclose the matter in their SEC filings. Instead, HP made a note in its most recent quarterly report that summed it up well: "In many foreign countries, particularly in those with developing economies, it is common to engage in business practices that are prohibited by laws."

Submission + - Microsoft Kills Virtualization Policy (crn.com)

Submitted by FrankPoole
FrankPoole writes: CRN reports that Microsoft has changed its much-maligned virtualization policy, removing the cumbersome licensing restrictions for its desktop virtualization. But some are questioning whether this change will help Microsoft make up ground in the virtualization space, especially since customers will still have to contend with Microsoft's dreaded Software Assurance. Meanwhile, Microsoft also relented on its bizarre and confusing hardware requirements for Windows 7's XP Mode, allowing users with older PCs that lack newer virtualization technology to run legacy applications.

Submission + - 10 Notable Cloud Outages and What Caused Them (crn.com)

Submitted by FrankPoole
FrankPoole writes: CRN looks at 10 high profile and somewhat embarrassing cloud computing outages, which have affected everyone from Google and Microsoft to Salesforce.com and Amazon. And for the most part, the outages were triggered by routine upgrades or scheduled maintenance that led to not-so-routine problems with the cloud infrastructure. In others words, cloud computing issues are't a result of genius hackers or sinister malware but architecture flaws, human error, and occasionally bad luck.

Comment Re:Is it any different than a Pen Name? (Score 1) 194

by FrankPoole (#31260506) Attached to: Confessions of an Internet "Shock Jock"
Yeah, it's a lot different. He was using his forum at InfoWorld to shill his site/company/product without disclosing his conflict of interest. It would be like a politician criticizing healthcare reform in a column and then not disclosing that he was on the board of directors for a Big Pharma company. Oh wait....

Comment What a piece of work (Score 4, Interesting) 194

by FrankPoole (#31259732) Attached to: Confessions of an Internet "Shock Jock"
This guy drags journalism through the mud, celebrates it like a pig rooting in his own feces, and then has the nerve to blame the media for blowing everything out of proportion and now is trying to claim his 15 minutes of fame like he's a GD Survivor villain. What a jerk. Oh, and by the way, XPNet's Windows 7 data is flat-out wrong and anyone who knows anything about Windows and memory will tell you the same thing.

Submission + - Haitian Tech Firm Recounts Earthquake Experience (crn.com)

Submitted by FrankPoole
FrankPoole writes: CRN has a story about a computer reseller owner in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, who gives a first-hand account of last month's devastating earthquake and the loss of an employee. Ralph Pereira of CompHaiti describes the reliefs efforts in his country and details the difficulties of re-opening his business and his attempts to help Haiti's government get its IT infrastructure up and running again. Pereira also explains how he found a way to bring in $100,000 worth of inventory to Port-au-Prince despite Haiti's airports and shipping ports being nearly completely closed in the aftermath of the quake.

Submission + - EMC's Atmos Cloud Goes Down, No One Notices (crn.com)

Submitted by FrankPoole
FrankPoole writes: In another black eye for the cloud computing movement, CRN is reporting EMC's Atmos Online platform went down Wednesday, just one day after the storage technology company announced a host of updates for the storage-focused cloud platform. EMC told CRN Atmos went offline for maintenance issues, but the company didn't specify what kind of maintenance issues were involved or if the outage was planned. But since the Atmos Web site is still offline today and giving visitors the same "routine maintenance" line, it brings up two questions: if routine maintenance causes your cloud infrastructure being inaccessible for more than a day, then why would users go with cloud computing? And if the problem isn't in fact "routine maintenance" and something more serious, then how safe is your data in the cloud?

Submission + - Silverlight to be Tapped As Windows Phone Platform (crn.com)

Submitted by FrankPoole
FrankPoole writes: CRN is reporting that Microsoft will officially name Silverlight as the application development platform for Windows Phone 7 at next month's MIX10 event in Las Vegas. According to sources, Microsoft plans to ditch Windows Mobile and throw its resources behind Silverlight in an effort to jumpstart the software giant's floundering mobile business. Silverlight is getting a boost this week courtesy of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, as NBC once again selected Silverlight as its online video player of choice for the games, with this year's video player sporting some DVR-like features.

Submission + - 10 Microsoft Acquisitions And What They Mean Now (crn.com)

Submitted by FrankPoole
FrankPoole writes: CRN takes a look at the past five years of Microsoft's acquisition history, which totals $13 billion and more than 7,000 new employees, and highlights 10 deals and how they've affected the software giant. While some larger acquisitions stand out for better or worse, such as Danger and aQuantive, there are some smaller, blink-and-you'll-miss-it deals that have proved pivotal for Microsoft's push into new areas such as virtualization. And Microsoft's recent acquisition track record may lend credence to the heavy criticism levied against the company by former employees like Dick Brass.

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