Comment Re:FAIL (Score 1) 300
It is common that anything in the states with FCC transmit/receive approval should not interfere with other devices; perhaps Boeing needs to shield their equipment better?
Comment Re:Old (Score 1) 339
The Chinese may have stolen stealth technology from the downed F117, re-purposed Russian designs (which lag even the 1950s stuff of the SR71), but they are running down the wrong path. Forget Z-day, the Terminator scenario is looming...
Submission + - Net Neutrality Efforts by the FCC Stymied (washingtonpost.com)
tomtermite writes: Congress is busy... blocking net neutrality efforts by the FCC. From the Washington Post: "Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Tex.), ranking member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee filed an amendment to an appropriations bill aimed at preventing the Federal Communications Commission from adopting net neutrality regulation."
Comment How to do 508 right - www.financialstability.gov (Score 2, Interesting) 197
Our company developer the Trouble Asset Relief Program's site, at http://www.financialstability.gov/
I am happy to report, MOSTLY compliant with Section 508.
And it has cool stuff, too.
Top 10 Disappointing Technologies 682
Slatterz writes "Every once in a while, a product comes along that everyone from the executives to the analysts to even the crusty old reporters thinks will change the IT world. Sadly, they are often misguided. This article lists some of the top ten technology disappointments that failed to change the world, from the ludicrously priced Apple Lisa, to voice recognition, to Intel's ill-fated Itanium chip, and virtual reality, this article lists some of the top ten technology disappointments that failed to change the world." But wait! Don't give up too quickly on the Itanium, says the Register.
MS, Intel "Goofed Up" Win 7 XP Virtualization 315
clang_jangle writes "Ars Technica has a short article up describing how Microsoft and Intel have 'goofed up' Windows 7's XP Mode by ensuring many PCs will not be able to use it. (And it won't be easy to figure out in advance if your PC is one of them.) Meanwhile, over at Infoworld, Redmond is criticized for having the 'right idea, wrong technology' with their latest compatibility scheme, and PC World says 'great idea, on paper.' With Windows 7 due to be released in 2010, and Redmond apparently eager to move on from XP, perhaps this is not really a 'goof' at all?"
Comment Re:No crazy restriction for Windows Mobile Apps (Score 1) 361
With capitalism, a company makes something, offers it to the market at a price, and people decide to buy or not to buy. Case in point, iPhone. Development for Apple is notoriously painful (not writing the code - Cocoa, iPhone SDK, WebObjects makes that easy). But that's because they are letting outsiders into the guts of their product. They want (need/have to have) ultimate say over their product, to leverage their investment and ensure what is available in the marketplace is indeed what they intend.
Quit whining. If you don't like what the company (Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc.) offers, buy a competitor's product, or, better yet, make your own that is superior (the American way -- and open source is one means to that end).
Comment Re:Karma whore much? Or astroturfing? (Score 0, Redundant) 53
awesome detective work. good job
Comment Go with proven technologies... (Score 1) 171
With over ten years under its belt, WebObjects has proven very beneficial to our company. Of course, Java developers are sometimes hard to find, and the learning curve for WebObjects can be steep, but the community is tight-knit, and the Wonder (open source) frameworks have addressed that persnickety 5% you describe...
After all, iTunes, UPS and other enterprise solutions show that a core set of frameworks, scalable architecture, and talented developers can yield a business model that works.
