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Dvorak's gPhone Comments Mark Him As 'Out of Touch'?

An anonymous reader writes "You may recall Dvorak's recent, dire predictions of doom and gloom for the Google Phone. It's no surprise that a lot of people disagreed, but one reviewer has gone so far as to claim that the man's predictions are so out of touch and off base that they prove he is no longer fit for technology writing. From the article: 'John C. Dvorak, a long time main stay of technology magazines, has proven that he is so absolutely out of touch with modern technology and its uses that his future opinions are all now cast into doubt ... I'm really not sure where Dvorak is getting his ideas, but I think it is clear from his column that he has grown dangerously out of touch with modern technology.' The article goes on to highlight many of Google's successful features which have already debuted on all mobile phones (and which many people are still unaware of), for free, and how this is likely to fit into their plan for the future. There is also a good discussion on the future of the mobile phone industry, and how new technologies are likely to change the way we view the role of mobile communication devices."
User Journal

Journal Journal: Ugliest Websites 2

For whatever reason tonight I found myself trying to find the ugliest websites on the internet - I imagine others have done the same in a fit of boredom. The worst I could find is this: http://www.mikeschuster.com/ I'm sure there's worse, though.
Windows

Journal Journal: Question for the Windows/IIS Know-somethings

Ok, I've been banging my head against a wall for a day or so trying to understand why this happens. Hopefully it's something stupid and simple and I can go on with my life. Forgive me if I refer to something incorrectly, I'll try to make sense and not embarrass myself.

Scenario:
Domain: MYDOMAIN (mydomain.com) (2003 Active Dir. in 2000 compat mode)
servera - 172.18.2.10 - Windows 2000 server, IIS 5
websitea - 172.18.100.30 - DNS A record for intranet website on servera
GameCube (Games)

Journal Journal: Resident Evil 4

So I think Reisdent Evil 4 might be the best game I've ever played. It's not my favorite (at least not yet), but it is definitely one of the highest quality and most entertaining games I've seen. Warning: there's probably spoiler like material below this sentence:

Jaw-dropping graphics/animation/sound/voice acting - plus (so far) a perfect camera

Virtually no load times (this has become a mysteriously important attribute to me)

Good controls

Upgrades

Journal Journal: Question for Inuyasha Fans 1

I kinda got sucked into this show after leaving Adult Swim on TV at night. My question is - why is Kagome's family so OK with her jumping down a well into a demon filled feudal era 500 years in the past? Not to mention rarely going to school? Is it just progressive parenting? Is there some sort of history in the family and the well? I don't know why this is such a sticking point for me, yet here I am. Is there any good way to see backstory to all the stuff that's currently on AS?
PlayStation (Games)

Journal Journal: A PS2 Related Public Service Announcement 1

If anyone gets a 2004 Holiday Demo Disc in the mail from Sony, be careful. The Viewtiful Joe 2 demo can (and apparently will) wipe out whatever memory card is in your PS2. I received this email from them about it:

Dear PlayStation(R) Underground Member,

Sun Microsystems

Journal Journal: 4 Post Racks 1

Where would a person go to find a reasonably priced 4 post, open frame rack (in the range of 18U to 24Uish)? Every single racks-are-our-business.com site seems a little fishy to me; I need the insight of someone who has looked for this before.
Utilities (Apple)

Journal Journal: freeipods.com - Have we already been through this? 2

I'm sure someone has already brought this up, but a site called freeipods.com is causing quite a stir promising a free ipod to anyone who will participate in a random offer (get an account on Ebay and bid, sign up for AOL or ancestry.com, etc.) and get five friends to do the same. Seems scammy and chain letterish, but if anyone wants to follow the drama, watch this thread and see if anyone ever actually receives their ipod.
Java

Journal Journal: Is Jboss really as complicated as it looks? 1

Today I had a Jboss/Tomcat linux box dropped in my lap to support. I can't figure out what the hell I'm doing with it. Does anyone have some good links on how to do the "simple" stuff (virtual servers etc)? My only real webserver experience is with Apache, and the only thing the dropee showed me was the location of the config files. Any info appreciated.
User Journal

Journal Journal: Wow. Journals have been more dramatic than 90210 this week. 4

Is there something in the collective water? I have no intention of leaving (because I've got nothing better to do, not because I think slashdot is number one super fun awesome site). I don't know or think about what people on my friends list think of me. I didn't even know LG had breasts. Job sucks, but whose doesn't? A new mame came out yesterday, so I'm content and downloading.

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