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Re: Google announces Google Wave Apps Store - where it begins

khurt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:41:13 -0000

You make these predictions as though you have fact to back it up.

"By being open source, it will surely attract a lot more developers"

Show how this will lead to market dominance? What example from the past can you provide to support this argument?

"I'm not worried about the audience that does not understand how to use Google Wave, I'm sure they will be forced to, someday."

Really?!!! So who cares what customers want, let's just ram our technology down their throats and tell them to like it? I sure hope you don't run any businesses.

Re: Google announces Google Wave Apps Store - where it begins

khurt — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:37:54 -0000

But does your non-geek next door neighbour care about developers? @stevegio's point is still valid. Windows and OS X are both closed source (and so is the iPhone, Blackberry etc) but I can go anywhere on the web and buy high quality software for both platforms. Where's the high quality software store for Linux/FOSS? Developers will go where the money is.

Re: Verizon’s Droid: $15 Per Month Extra For Exchange Support

khurt — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:32:30 -0000

Aaarrrrggghh! Do they want to fail? Tiered pricing based on how the user intends on using a software feature that requires no work whatsoever from Verizon?

iDon't think so!!!!

Re: Google announces Google Wave Apps Store - where it begins

khurt — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:16:55 -0000

Please elaborate on how "the Apple App Store must be frightened." Tech geeks tend to forget that their numbers are small and successful products like the iPhone are not driven by the what a bunch of geeks do. A product or service will not succeed unless the broader audience understands it, wants it and can use it.

http://thenextweb.com/appetite/2009/10/26/newsf...

Re: 85,000 reasons why Apple’s iPhone isn’t going to be disrupted

khurt — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:54:09 -0000

I think there are enough people who don't have iPhones for Android based phones to thrive. However, I think Robert has a point. iPhone users with an investment in apps are not going to suddenly dump all that and switch. At least not without a way to move all my data with me.

Re: How-To: Turn AutoFill On in Safari on your iPhone or iPod Touch

khurt — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:29:27 -0000

If someone get's your iPhone (lost or stolen) they could use autofill to access your accounts. Does this present a security risk?

Re: cubicgarden.com...

khurt — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:30:12 -0000

I think it mat become important once the concept can be easily understood by a non-technical person in a few minutes. I'm also waiting for the rest of humanity to show up to make it useful to me. Technophiles are not the only people with whom I communicate.

Re: Study: Only 4% of Corporate IT Users Stick to Password Rules

khurt — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:15:55 -0000

Using the same passwords for different system is unavoidable if your employer uses something like Siteminder or a directory service for authentication to most systems and applications. The alternative is a hodge podge of authentication mechanisms, user frustration in trying to remember which password is required for which system, and an increase in Service Desk calls.

Re: Backup and Archive SDHC Cards

khurt — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:20:51 -0000

Got it. I don't store anything on a laptop. Too prone to failure. All critical data (critical to me) is stored on large external FireWire drives. Then I have software creates a backup to online (cloud) storage.

https://www.backblaze.com/internet-backup.html

However, I like the idea of creating a DMG from the SDHC card and may add that as part of my work flow.

Re: "You Are the One Who Must Grow Up."

khurt — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:17:16 -0000

The whole premise of "happier" is flawed. Happier than what? Is there some baseline against which to measure?

Re: Backup and Archive SDHC Cards

khurt — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 22:23:48 -0000

I guess I'm not understanding why the data can't be moved/copies/transfer to the computer hard drive. I dump my SDHC cards to my iMac, check to be sure I have my data is transferred correctly, and then re-format the SDHC card. I also have automated processes that backup the iMac to near line storage (Time Capsule) and 0n-line (BackBlaze). I am trying to understand what problem/concern your solution is meant to solve.

Re: My FreeNAS Project Part 6: Final Build and Overview

khurt — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:52:46 -0000

John,
Even though your setup (Time Machine Backup to FreeNAS) works it is not a supported configuration. I would test this thorough over a period of time before committing something critical to it. An upgrade of the OS X or Time Machine or FreeNAS could render the whole setup worthless.

Re: Backup and Archive SDHC Cards

khurt — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:48:54 -0000

John,
I'm a little confused. Are you using your SDHC cards literally like digital film? You don't move the content to permanent disc/disk storage and re-use the cards?

Re: Researcher Banished For Showing How to Hack PayPal

khurt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:06:48 -0000

How does Paypal justify suspending the account of one person based on the actions of another?

Re: cubicgarden.com...

khurt — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:20:16 -0000

The limit seems reasonable. There is software available that allows me to create a VPN from my network to my brother's network. I've used Hamachi to create a seamless network between my brothers network in Stamford and my network in Princeton. Also, imagine an office where employees have iTunes installed (legitimately or otherwise). Without any limits employees could starts moving huge libraries of movies and music across the LAN causing performance problems as well as creating legal issues for an employer. Now imagine large college campuses ....

Re: 3 quick tips to editing Thesis custom.css

khurt — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:24:13 -0000

Good info. I was able to make changes right away.

Re: The Plumbing of Social Marketing

khurt — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:23:58 -0000

Great ideas. I use the Lifestream plugin for my Wordpress blog to pull in my tweets, flickr uploads, and tumblr pots feeds. My blogs posts and comments are fed backinto friendfeed and twitter via the Intense Debate plug-in for Wordpress.

Re: How To Level Up

khurt — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:40:55 -0000

I'm currently in the situation where the game no longer holds much interest for me and yet ... I still keep playing. Time to talk think about what game I want to play next.

Re: Beware the Tiny, Unknown Botnet

khurt — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:34:31 -0000

So how does one mitigate this risk?

Re: Linux Botnet Discovered

khurt — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:33:47 -0000

Interesting use case for Linux.

Re: Motorola CLIQ – Mobile Goes Social

khurt — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:26:34 -0000

Given that I am a Verizon customer and given that the iPhone is only available on the AT&T network it is highly likely that I'll have a Moto CLIQ before an iPhone.

Posted from my iPod Touch.

Re: cubicgarden.com...

khurt — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 06:52:00 -0000

From a purely technogeek perspective yesterdays announcements were ... deflating. I'm a big fan of Apple and I walked away feeling like I had just had the smallest piece of cake from my own birthday party. For the non-geek the camera in the iPod nano is a big deal, especially for the American teenager crowd. The kind of crowd that make video and throws them up on YouTube. As for iTunes 9 ... home sharing adds the ability to move/copy files between computers on the home network versus just streaming them. That means my family no longer has to sycn their iPods to the one central library (a Mac mini) in the house just so that we can get access to all the music. My wife can buy music on her MacBook and sync her iPod from there. Any music she purchase is also automatically transferred to the central iTunes library.

Re: Remote Control your Mac using Twitter

khurt — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 07:07:29 -0000

This is cool but deep down in my gut I feel this is a security disaster waiting to happen. Or maybe it's just my professional paranoia (I'm a security analyst) coming through.

Re: cubicgarden.com...

khurt — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:44:06 -0000

Apple is in a tough position. On the one hand vetting iPhone apps makes the end user feel confident that the application they are installing won't spam their contact list or steal other important personal information. On the other hand not vetting apps puts the iPhone is a bad light for every user installed application that spam their contact list or steal other important personal information.

Re: The Simplest Of Pleasures

khurt — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 09:49:57 -0000

The best days of my life are when I stop to enjoy life with my kids.