Archive for August, 2009

New Buzzword: Dense Computing

Author: John Dvorak
August 31, 2009

Apple makes 9-9-9 meeting official. Look for GTA on the iPhone. Samsung getting into app stores. Fox does deal with Twitter to promote dead shows. Wikipedia research indicates men are the users. MSFT tries to screw GOOG. 40th anniversary of the Internet. New buzzword: Dense Computing!

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Nokia to go with Linux?

Author: John Dvorak
August 27, 2009

Facebook deals with privacy concerns. Should Wii be cheaper? Facebook and Twitter can lead to you getting robbed. Nokia getting into Linux finally. WPA cracked. Google books out in EPUB. Oracle to dump Sun hardware on HP. Six reasons MSFT struggles with innovation.

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Motorola’s Android Scheduled

Author: John Dvorak
August 26, 2009

This week we delve into best practices for beginners , should you psuedo code, how much time to spend on design, etc …

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We talk alot from this great list of 30 Best Practices for Beginning PHP Developers:
http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/php/30-php-best-practices-for-beginners/

Definitely check that out, as well as Paper Prototyping by Carolyn Snyder – http://www.paperprototyping.com/

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Pirate Bay Will Not Die

Author: John Dvorak
August 25, 2009

Apple Tablet is all they are talking about. I discuss the discussion. Jessica Biel is number one on the net — for malware! Pirate Bay is back up. Wikipedia cracks down. Microsoft going into regular phone business. The US is 15-years behind Korea in Internet speeds. Yahoo claims to still be competing with Bing. How? UK will pull Internet connection for anyone trading music or films.

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Apps on the Zune Soon

Author: John Dvorak
August 24, 2009

Snow Leopard coming out this Friday. Nokia shows new Netbook. Prices come soon. Swedes kill Pirate’s Bay. Blogger says she will sue Goolge over invasion of privacy. Multi-taskers turn out to be muddy headed. Yahoo beats up Sony over Launch streaming music. Experts predict failure for MSFT-Yahoo deal. Wolfram Alpha gets into the act. MSFT spends $1.9 million on Congress. Look for apps on the Zune.

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Worm Magic Trick Rocks

Author: John Dvorak
August 20, 2009

Liskula still in the news. Apple tries to make no poaching deal with Palm. Crazy worm story. New Cell chip in new PS/3. Stupid study of the day: lost people walk in circles. Plastics break down fast in the ocean? Microsoft wants mobile app developers to crank up the price. New buzz term: feature phone. Amnesiac found with the Internet. Best Buy execs are meanies.

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LTE Advanced Pushed by EU

Author: John Dvorak
August 19, 2009

MySpace buys iLike. iPhones exploding in Europe. Could it be the EU version? Liskula Cohen gets to the bottom of the skankanator. MSFT partners complaining about attack on Word. Linux support to get to $1 billion. Fake DNA evidence can be done. Apple 9-9-9 announcement sounds like it is Beatles-related. EU dropping 18 million Euros for LTE advanced.

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Last Chance for FREE WIn 7

Author: John Dvorak
August 18, 2009

Google Chrome to sync bookmarks in the cloud. Free Win 7 still available but for only two more days! Playstation 3 price drops $100. 130 million credit card thief was a government informer! Life on the comet. Apple not bringing out tablet this year. Apple still best in customer satisfaction. Microsoft hit with two more patent suits. Facebook sued over privacy. White House are spammers. Time magazine asks you how will you go online when you are dead. Huh?

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AOL eMail Slips Again!

Author: John Dvorak
August 17, 2009

Hacker steals 130,000,000. Gets busted. Dell’s iPhone clone to roll-out big in China. IBM has new DNA technique to make chips faster and smaller.

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