Recent Comments:
Microsoft not delivering Vista SP1 "anytime soon" {Engadget}
Jul 23rd 2007 7:33PM If I were in charge over at MS, I would release SP1 just to get those 'I never jump in until the first service pack is released' types to jump in.
--- CHAS
The FBI's Spyware: Is it Watching You? {Switched.com}
Jul 23rd 2007 6:52PM Ok, I have a firewall. I don't allow ActiveX. I hide behind a router for with network address translation. I have tested my computer for susceptibility to port scans. I don't even respond to a ping. I believe my Verizon IP address can be matched up with me but is that sufficient for the FBI plant spyware in my computer?
Is there some kind of hidden 'back door' that Microsoft has provided them to circumvent my security?
Canadians May Face iPod Tax {Switched.com}
Jul 23rd 2007 6:34PM I'll have to pay some 'performing artist' for permission to use a SD flash card to store nautical charts I use for boating? You're crazy.
Man Charged for Using Cafe's Free Wi-Fi {Switched.com}
Jul 23rd 2007 6:22PM Five years in jail for checking your E-Mail. Heck, most real criminals don't do that kind of time for violent crime.
--- CHAS
Teen Imprisoned for TXTing While Driving {Switched.com}
Jul 23rd 2007 6:04PM If you think cell phone antics are out of control, just wait for what is going to happen when mobile TV becomes the next big craze.
--- CHAS
Would dual must carry be good or bad for HDTV? {Engadget HD}
Apr 16th 2007 9:23AM Cable is a closed system. I think the FCC should concentrate on regulating over the air broadcasters and allow the market place to determine what cable is to carry.
--- CHAS
Two years till the analog shutoff, hopefully {Engadget HD}
Feb 19th 2007 11:16AM 'This means no portable TVs, since ATSC is almost useless for portable TVs'
This irresponsible statement requires a lot of qualification. What is the meaning of 'almost'?
--- CHAS
