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Don't you just hate it when you change mobile phone companies and you have to go through the process of telling everyone your new number and updating your correspondence etc. I held off changing my mobile phone provider for several years for the above reason alone. Starting in November regulators will start enforcing "number portability" which will spell relief for
Not sure If I want to use my cell phone to turn on my oven but it seems that this could indeed be possible in the future. The Internet Home Alliance will show of some of the new gadgets next month. [Cnet News.com]
"Software, music and movies that employ copy-protection schemes must be prominently labeled with consumer warnings, according to a bill introduced in Congress this week." Well I am sure the RIAA and the MPAA will fight this as they will definitely see more lost sales as soon as consumers see these labels. But it is also a sign of the times
If that isn't enough to make you say hmmm nothing will. I just wonder what all the money is being spent on. Banks need to fix this. There needs to be a sure way to ensure the person applying for credit is who he or she says they are. [MSNBC]
In a surprise tonight Chris at Lockergnome had a post that had a call to all Geeks to help keep the Lockergnome metablog up to date. I responded and tonight posted my first post to the site. My priority will and continues to be this site to ensure that it gets the majority of my attention and as I find
I do a great deal of research every day. Many times it is looking for electronics equipment that Is purchased to perform certain specialized functions. Some of the time I have very little personal knowledge on some of the items I am looking for and have to get educated fast. I used to spend hours on the phone talking to
I was fortunate to buy some Intel stock a considerable number of years ago thus articles on Intel usually catch my eye. I am a savvy consumer I scrutinize my computer purchases and usually purchase AMD chips for my personal machines contradictory to most stock owners. Since I keep an eye out for Intel articles. I came across a interesting
It seems that Digital Download Day is gaining speed. This will be a legal giveaway of free music. I am going to sign up for the event today. [WebUser]
I sure wish some of the programmers for some of the software packages I use could clean up there integration issues with SQL Server. I have been plagued for months with a sluggish off the shelf SQL database that I am betting is linked to a Server issue. I will be firing off the below link to the man in
Due to everything I do and all the people I talk to I have to run 2-3 instant messengers. I really wish I could run one interface that will link them all together. As we all know the in-fighting of what I consider the Big Three has prevented this. If MSN, AOL and ICQ could just cross thru one Interface
I have to laugh seems Microsoft has had some advertisements banned in other countries for some statements in the ad. You be the judge. "Microsoft software is carefully designed to keep your company's valuable information in, and unauthorized people and viruses out." Since When? Even Funnier this! "Which means that your data couldn't really be safer, even if you kept
I am not much of a fan of the above news agency. Seems some patriotic hackers are not happy about it either. Good Hunting [New Scientist]
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