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Comment Re:Central point of failure.. (Score 1) 284

by PaisteUser on Wednesday December 23, 2009 @12:07PM (#30535856) Attached to: BlackBerry Outages Across North America

BB is essential for cwhoreporate systems, because NO OTHER PHONE ON THE MARKET ANYWHERE matches its functionality... they can issue you a phone, then enforce strong passwords, content filtering, disable cameras so you don't end up sending pictures of your Christmas party indiscretion to your whole team, etc etc.

In Exchange 2007 you have the same functionality for policy enforcement; disabling cameras, strong passwords, managing applications, and blocking web browsing. Granted this is on a device that fully licenses ActiveSync technology.

Comment Re:Going back to sleep now... (Score 1) 664

by PaisteUser on Thursday November 19, 2009 @06:17PM (#30164750) Attached to: Google Releases Source To Chromium OS

It's going to be a synergenic revitalization of the optimum dynastic capitalization for interconnected dynamics in the convergent subsidiaries of virtual datacenter alligories.

You lost me after synergenic.

Submission + - Antitrust Charges filed against Intel (zdnet.com)

Submitted by PaisteUser on Thursday November 05, 2009 @10:31AM

PaisteUser writes: A blog at ZDnet writes: The New York Attorney General’s office today accused chip maker Intel of engaging in “a worldwide, systematic campaign of illegal conduct,” including paying kickbacks and threatening computer makers, and filed federal antitrust charges against it.

Submission + - Verizon, Google collaberate on Android (zdnet.com)

Submitted by PaisteUser on Tuesday October 06, 2009 @09:29AM

PaisteUser writes: ZDnet reports that Verizon Wireless and Google said Tuesday that they will partner to co-develop a bevy of Android-based devices. The terms of the deal weren't disclosed, but the companies are looking to create innovative devices "pre-loaded with innovative applications from both parties as well as third-party developers."

Comment Re:Since when do games only entail computer games? (Score 1) 214

by anarche on Thursday September 17, 2009 @08:12AM (#29452249) Attached to: New York's Video-Game-Based Public School

Read the article. The kids are playing board games too.

Comment Re:Remove Hydrocarbons from Plastic???!!!! (Score 1) 315

by BoRegardless on Thursday September 17, 2009 @08:12AM (#29452243) Attached to: Transforming Waste Plastic Into $10/Barrel Fuel

I typed too fast on my prior reply.

The last line should have been...

If they claimed recovering over 100% by weight in "hydrocarbon oil" per ton of plastic it would make me believe the hype machine was running.

Comment Re:That's becaues it's more mythology than reality (Score 1) 210

by Skweetis on Thursday September 17, 2009 @08:07AM (#29452201) Attached to: Fungivarius Beats $2 Million Stradivarius Violin

This makes sense with high powered amps. A 1000W amplifier operating into a 4 or 8 ohm load will result in 10 to 15 amps on the wire (assuming you were running it full up, anyway). Anything lighter than 12 AWG or so will add impedance at these power levels, reducing power. I generally use 14 or 12 AWG cord for speaker connections. In the case of my earlier anecdote, booster cables can obviously handle the current; they are designed to carry hundreds of amps. I have no idea what the current capacity of barbed wire is. =p

Comment Re:This is Massachusetts, folks (Score 1) 478

by HellYeahAutomaton on Thursday September 17, 2009 @05:12AM (#29451569) Attached to: "Right To Repair" Bill Advances In Massachusetts

Don't you know that Cash for Clunkers was a death panel for antiques, you insensitive clod!

If it were really coming from Kennedy, it would be about auto repair for the uninsured being a right.

Comment Re:Obligatory Bogus First Post ... (Score 1) 754

by h4rm0ny on Thursday September 17, 2009 @02:42AM (#29451031) Attached to: In Britain, Better Not Call It Bogus Science

In the political arena, you're after a consensus of agreement which is acceptable. You can start with something like "We hold these truths to be self-evident..." and if society as a whole agrees on them, then they become your axioms.

Comment Just burn it (Score 1) 315

by Arlet on Thursday September 17, 2009 @12:44AM (#29450503) Attached to: Transforming Waste Plastic Into $10/Barrel Fuel

Why go through all the effort to turn plastic (and other waste) into a fuel, when you can just dump it all in a big waste incinerator and burn it? The heat can be used to produce electricity, which is equally useful.

Comment Re:Internet and Camping mutually exclusive (Score 1) 438

by jamstar7 on Wednesday September 16, 2009 @11:22PM (#29449949) Attached to: (Near) Constant Internet While RV'ing?

BTW, ditch the RV too much more of an adventure in a tent.

At my age, tent camping just doesn't happen anymore (late 50's). Lowest tech I'll go is a teardrop camper. But if I was going to live in my Condor RV, I'd want to gut it and rebuild it first...

Comment Re:You ask the impossible (Score 1) 438

by jamstar7 on Wednesday September 16, 2009 @11:03PM (#29449787) Attached to: (Near) Constant Internet While RV'ing?

3) Park the car in Starbuck's parking lot, leeching off their WiFi

The girlfriend and I tried that a couple years ago at a Starbucks' in Vegas. All I could get was a page asking for my credit card number so I could pay 5 bucks for half an hour's connection. So much for 'leeching'.

Submission + - Obama backs Extension to Spy Provisions in the Pat (wired.com)

Submitted by PaisteUser on Wednesday September 16, 2009 @10:59AM

PaisteUser writes: Wired is reporting that President Obama is okay with renewing three provisions of the Patriot act that are expiring.
"The Obama administration has told Congress it supports renewing three provisions of the Patriot Act due to expire at yearâ(TM)s end, measures making it easier for the government to spy within the United States.

In a letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy, the Vermont Democrat and chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the Justice Department said the administration might consider âoemodificationsâ to the act in order to protect civil liberties.

âoeThe administration is willing to consider such ideas, provided that they do not undermine the effectiveness of these important authorities,â Ronald Weich, assistant attorney general, wrote to Leahy, (.pdf) whose committee is expected to consider renewing the three expiring Patriot Act provisions next week. The government disclosed the letter Tuesday."

Submission + - Cheap Science (1337arts.com)

Submitted by futuresmkt on Tuesday September 15, 2009 @03:26PM

futuresmkt writes: MIT nerds demonstrate their skills again

Comment Re:Missing Enterprise Feature (Score 1) 384

by PaisteUser on Monday May 11, 2009 @10:02AM (#27905911) Attached to: Ten Features To Love About Android 1.5

Actually, you have the issue backwards. Your selection of MS-Exchange as a messaging platform has limited the financially viable choices available to your firm to basically, Windows Mobile. Don't blame your vendor lock in on anyone other than your messaging vendor and the person who decided to buy MS-Exchange. You didn't HAVE TO do it.

I agree with you. However my predecessor chose and implemented Exchange. It's not financially viable to forklift Exchange at this time since it is already paid for.
If I was looking at a fresh install of a groupware product right now, I would be looking at the open source products.

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