http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 05:45:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Let's face it: Apple is every bit as proprietary as Microsoft. More so, in fact. Apple takes secrecy to new levels. It prefers to build everything itself and maintains a closed, tightly integrated ecosystem. I suspect that if the quality of Microsoft's products improved, we'd overlook many of its character flaws. ... http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/index.php/2010/09/would-we-hate-microsoft-if-it-were-apple/ Neomagic--This was once a hot young company with annual sales of $250 million, solid profit margins, and a $1.5 billion market cap, and that was before the tech bubble. That was also before demand for its embedded memory technology dried up. Last year's sales were less than a million bucks. ... http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/index.php/2010/08/ten-irrelevant-technology-companies/ The House and Senate versions of the surveillance bill--called the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Amendments Act--need to be reconciled. But politics is in the air (I know, you're shocked, shocked.) In his stump appearances (as well as during his Thursday press conference), the president argues that the old FISA ... http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/index.php/2010/08/fisa-or-bust-whats-bushs-real-angle/ This post was updated at 10:15 a.m. PDT to correct the spelling on Anup Murarka's name. Even though it has plans to release a competing technology, Microsoft has agreed to license Adobe's Flash Lite technology for its Windows Mobile operating system and browser. The two companies early on Monday announced that ... http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/index.php/2010/08/microsoft-to-license-adobes-flash-lite/ (Credit: CNET Networks, Inc.) Lenovo's much-anticipated competitor to the MacBook Air finally arrived in our office this morning. The skinny ultraportable laptop may look a bit square--it is a ThinkPad, after all--but its 13.3-inch screen, full-size keyboard, and built-in DVD burner earned admiring glances from multiple passersby. We're busy at work ... http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/index.php/2010/08/photos-thinkpad-x300/ The sticker that appears on Blu-ray discs. (Credit: CNET Networks) Sure, I and the rest of CNET's home-theater editors think the PlayStation 3 is the only Blu-ray player really worth buying today. But no matter how we feel, it's easy to spot why other machines have an uphill battle trying to unseat the ... http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/index.php/2010/08/sticker-shock-playstation-3s-unfair-blu-ray-adva/ Microsoft has decided that Windows 7 won't include built-in programs for e-mail, photo editing, and movie making, as was done with Windows Vista, CNET News.com has learned. The software maker included Windows Photo Gallery, Windows Mail, and Windows Movie Maker as part of Vista, but later chose to offer separate downloadable Windows ... http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/index.php/2010/08/e-mail-photo-programs-stripped-from-windows-7/ There are only a handful of jobs on Jowba at the moment, but I'm assuming that will change as the company gets more aggressive about getting its name out there. What makes the service particularly useful compared with Web sites such as Craigslist or Monster is that information about each ... http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/index.php/2010/08/jowba-serves-up-hot-jobs-for-start-ups/ Disclosure: CNET Networks, parent of CNET News.com, is set to become part of Last.fm parent company CBS in an acquisition expected to close in the third quarter. Music videos from Universal Music Group's artists are now available on social music site Last.fm, the companies announced Tuesday. This post was updated ... http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/index.php/2010/08/lastfm-adds-universals-music-videos/ What excites Falcao about the Internet medium is that it allows anyone--her maid included--to access to film. Many residents of the poor country can not afford to go to the cinema, she said. Clarice, who was interested in putting together a high-caliber entry for the contest, solicited her mother's ... http://www.peaceandconflictstudies.org/index.php/2010/08/youtube-film-contest-winner-revels-in-webs-possib/