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Microsoft fires one over the bow
Nov 10th
In an article by Paul Thurrott, he talks about a test, run at Sophos, that points to Windows 7 still being vulnerable to 80% of the virus’s tested. Microsoft responds to Sophos pointing out that it was never claimed that Windows 7 would not need an antivrus solution. In fact Microsoft recommends that you get a antivrus solution as part of you system protection strategy. As talked about in the article, I believe this is bogus test announced just to reinforce the Sophos name as an antivirus solution.
Here is the post that started it all.
Below is the comment I posted at the Windows IT Pro article.
The reason this is a bogus test and brings the trust of Sophos in to question is that they are stating the obvious as a revelation. Mush the same way other companies state the norm as a feature. An example of that is the milk you buy. The low fat milk with 50% less fat, this is they went from 4% in the mix to 2% in the mix. The bigger number makes you feel like it is less.
Stating that a new operating system is still vulnerable to a system compatible virus is like saying the new baby is still able to get sick. You still have to give the baby antivirus shots and still have to take care of it.
As for prepackaging an antivirus solution, that would be great, until some European entity opens yet another lawsuit about unfair business practices.
Zunerific update
Nov 19th
There was an update to the Zune today, v3.1. It added new games, Sudoku, Space Battle and Checkers. There were also bug fixes and other features added, such as like minded listeners. We’ll see how that works out presently. Also don’t forget to claim your free audio book from Audible courtesy of Zune.
I am happy to see Microsoft adding to the zune experience as well as fixing the bugs on a regular basis. Early on I was worried they would drop the Zune due to slow adoption. If Microsoft keeps up the good work they may in fact have created the iPod killer.
Blu-ray at $150 By Christmas
Oct 28th
Publishers settle with Google for book scanning. Christian Science Monitor dropping print edition and going all digital. Cloud computing in the news to an extreme. Windows 7 having embedded features. Could this mean “instant on?” Blu-ray players hitting $150. I have my thoughts on the problem. Wal-Mart on the Google Android phone bandwagon.
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Microsoft Releases its Cloud OS
Oct 27th
Microsoft unveils the cloud OS called Azure. Lotus Notes in the sky. Army says terrorists can use Twitter for mayhem. Google earth on iPhone. MSFT issues security update for pre-beta code? Why?!?!? Blackberry gets live video streaming. New Ubuntu this week. Nice small Dell laptop coming. Quantum computing story shows up. Google Android G1 phone already a security risk. Weird story of the day says Microsoft to get out of the advertising biz. What?!?!?
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Comcast 50 Mbps Coming Soon
Oct 23rd
Microsoft has emergency patch to stop unknown worm. Users need to patch now. Sun Microsytems having all sorts of problems. Investment group wants to shake things up. Toshiba R600 is 800 grams. Comcast 50Mbps coming. 1050 MPH car coming. Yikes, look out. E3 will be bigger than ever.
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The charge is avatarcide I
Oct 23rd
This morning I was taken back by the news that a woman was arrested for murdering her virtual husbands character. This is something I would expect to be taken care of by the game site’s terms of use. Apparently she may be charged with illegal access of a computer and manipulation of electronic data (she used his ID and password to delete his avatar). While there have been some real life events that started on a virtual world requiring police involvment, this is the first virtual murder I have heard of that involved the real police.
Intel Attacks ARM Chip
Oct 22nd
Microsft stealthware angers Chinese PC users. G-phone released today to large collective yawn. In science new India launches first rocket to the moon. Comcast in the news. Look for faster speeds yet again. Dell getting positive press. The company sees rosy future. Intel promoting its new small chips and going after the ARM chip. Look for news about a dinosaur dance floor.
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Botnets After Your Phone
Oct 16th
Google and IBM profits soar. Android phone has a remote kill switch. Meanwhile, the phone is already getting bad reviews. No video? Gmail went down for a day. Google fighting lawsuit in Germany. Copyright stuff going to get worse before it gets better. Steve Ballmer ran Yahoo stock and down. The Microsoft FAST group busted in Norway. Botnets coming at your cell phone soon. Iomega has 1TB NAS for $300.
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Apple Will Show New Notebook. $800?
Oct 9th
Extinction watch continues. Tech stocks are down but IBM looks good. Apple will show a new Macbook. Palin hacker pleads innocence.. Google all over the news with new advertising schemes. Cripes! Google eye in the sky taking pics of everything from space. Yahoo investors seeking a savior? Yang seen in NYC.
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Hulu on the IPad?
Apr 1st
Posted by Jeremiah in News
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Hulu the free online video hub has some interesting things on the horizon, according to the NYT.
Hulu has made it’s online video site successful, and brought free tv and movies to the masses. four people at Hulu said that it may be bringing out an app for the IPad. The ability to watch the tv shows i missed or my favorite shows and movies on my shiny new IPad just makes my mouth water.
But the companies that supply content for hulu.com, want them to bring in more advertising revenue and charge subscriptions. So they can get larger kickbacks i’m sure. Hulu’s Mr Kilar said. “We’re certainly open to subscriptions as a complement to an ad-supported model.”
People briefed on Hulu’s plan said they may test the subscription service with the IPad app, but had no information on when it would be available.
My opinion is that the free service is great, its no worse than watching tv with commercials and it brings in revenue for hulu and its content suppliers. But if they wanted to add a subscription service for premium shows and new movies that would be fine. Let people opt in or out of the premium services, but with a paid premium plan, I would expect NO ADS. If they try to change Hulu to be a subscription service only, their content suppliers may find the Hulu audience hit all time lows. I for one have a netflix subscription and the disc for my Wii, so i do not need another subscription for online video, and would probably abandon Hulu if it chose this path.
Let me know what you think.