Monthly Archives: September 2007

Two Factor Authentication for Shockey Monkey?

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on Two Factor Authentication for Shockey Monkey?

As mentioned several times on the Shockey Monkey mailing list, towards the end of the year you will have an option to run Shockey Monkey on your own network (we will distribute a VM so you can have your data … Continue reading

Google Reader Sucks

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Ok, I’ll say it. Google Reader’s recent update sucks. Big time. Google Reader team decided to get cute and give me more real restate on my screen – at an expense of the nagivation and efficiency. Instead of having a bar … Continue reading

Berries Out Of Touch

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on Berries Out Of Touch

Third time in about two weeks that Blackberry went off the deep end. Second time in two months that the outage was global, with no ETA on resolution and no notification at the time of the outage. As much as … Continue reading

Rewind: Rebuilding Own Web Now

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This has been on the radar for months but I am now glad to announce that we’re (or rather, I am) going to be publishing the process of how we’re rebuilding Own Web Now. No company is perfect, no product … Continue reading

What Dell is up to with SilverBack:

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on What Dell is up to with SilverBack:

Reprinted with permission: I just met with my Dell Account Executive who was in town today andaddressed some small concerns I had. Here are a couple of notes from ourmeeting that might be useful: 1. By late 4th quarter, there … Continue reading

Truth in Logistics

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on Truth in Logistics

Sometimes honesty is not the best policy, courtesy of FedEx: Nothing just screams romance like knowing that the gift I just bought personalized for my lovely wife is being cranked out by a 5 year old sweatshop worker in China … Continue reading

The reason why iPhone is the best selling SmartPhone

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One word: Disconnected. Windows Mobile device focus groups and hardware manufacturers that outsource their creativity to HTC have yet again taken what is undoubtedly the most advanced embedded operating system and turned it into one of the most expensive paperweights … Continue reading

Friends on Rough Days

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on Friends on Rough Days

Today was a rough day. Even though the trouble lasted only about 40 minutes and affected just a handful of people its yet another smack in the face of the perfection that we strive for. Bah. I was out having … Continue reading

MSN Messenger needs flexible presence control

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So Chris Jones of the Windows Live Team actually responds to blog comments? I blogged about the Windows Live Installer yesterday so I figure I’d open this long-time-gripe with MSN Messenger, though I know its currently impossible to solve, because … Continue reading

How can you be so mean and be so beloved and respected at the same time?

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on How can you be so mean and be so beloved and respected at the same time?

Got an email the other day that, between the lines, asked the following question: How can you be so mean and be so beloved and respected at the same time? It’s really pretty simple to tell you the truth. Last … Continue reading