Monthly Archives: June 2015

Courage, Conviction and Freedom

Posted on June 27, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“A woman scaled a flagpole in front of the South Carolina Statehouse on Saturday morning and removed the Confederate battle flag.” See Woman Removes Confederate Flag In Front Of South Carolina StatehouseI love many kinds of technology. The best technologies make … Continue reading →

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Undermining That Other OS

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“The National Security Agency and its British counterpart, Government Communications Headquarters, have worked to subvert anti-virus and other security software in order to track users and infiltrate networks, according to documents from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden.” See Popular Security Software Came … Continue reading →

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Bottomless Pits Of Exploitation

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“Adobe (and I guess MS as well) put font handling in the kernel from NT 4.0 to gain speed at the expense of having privileged-based protection, and against Dave Cutler’s original micro kernel plans. What could possibly go wrong?” See Killer … Continue reading →

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Demonopolization

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“The Russian Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications has announced a plan to replace proprietary software with open source and locally produced software.” See Russia to replace proprietary software with open sourceBetter late than never… In 2010, Putin ordered Russia to … Continue reading →

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Rats Queuing Up To Leave Sinking Ship

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“Microsoft has been talking to notebook brand vendors about the licensing of Windows 10 recently and is planning to charge extra fees for notebook models with high-end hardware such as Core i7 processors or Full HD display. However, the vendors … Continue reading →

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Desktop/Notebook PCs Stagnate In MEA

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“IDC expects the MEA PC market to remain almost flat between 2015 and 2019. However, there will be a gradual shift in the weight of demand from consumers to the commercial segment as a growing proportion of home users switch … Continue reading →

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Fareed Zakaria Underestimates Saudi Arabia

Posted on June 14, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“Saudi Arabia isn’t going to build a nuclear weapon. Saudi Arabia can’t build a nuclear weapon. Saudi Arabia hasn’t even built a car.” See Why Saudi Arabia can’t get a nuclear weaponFareed Zakaria is a very wise man but he makes … Continue reading →

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The End Of The CD Era

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“With the storage size of hard disk drives (HDD) continuing to rise every year, and cloud storage becoming popular, demand for optical discs has been declining a lot faster than expected, and the company is already seeing almost no profits … Continue reading →

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GNU/Linux Desktops Climb A Mountain In Bahrain

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Robert Pogson

  See Top 7 Desktop OSs in Bahrain from July 2008 to June 2015 That’s not all. Even if you lump Desktop and Mobile together, Android/Linux beats all other operating systems in Bahrain by a wide margin. These folks are not … Continue reading →

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How Far Can A Small Beetle Walk In 12 Years? Answer: 1000 Miles

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Robert Pogson

On one of my walks, I visited with a neighbour who has lived here for 20 years. He has a lovely yard but his trees almost all have some pest or other. He gave me a tour. He’s closer to … Continue reading →

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M$ Continues Nailing Its Coffin Shut From The Inside

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Robert Pogson

“Facebook Contacts will no longer sync with Outlook.com, Office 365’s Outlook Web App, Windows Live Essentials, or the People apps from Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Phone 7, and Windows Phone 8.” See Windows 8-Facebook sync blown away in API bombing … Continue reading →

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GNU/Linux Bests “8.1” In Uruguay and Venezuela

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Robert Pogson

  See StatCounterFor the past 30 days in both Uruguay and Venezuela, GNU/Linux share of page-views from the desktop have exceeded that of Lose 8.1 sometimes for three consecutive days. The average for that period was 13.55% Lose 8.1 versus 13.05% … Continue reading →

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