I thought I would start Tuesday off with some lighter fare. Some of you may have seen this, but there is a YouTube video of music composed using the start-up sounds from Windows XP and Windows 98.

I’m sure it’s not the biggest challenge facing Vista, but it is a small example of people finding utility [...]

“At most businesses, IT is not core. I’m not in the IT business to make money, I’m here to enable (my company) to win,” said Bob Rudy, vice president and CIO for semiconductor designer Avago Technologies in San Jose.
Now, they can let those people continue to use Outlook but allow IT managers to [...]

But within the conference call, during the question-and-answer session, some details and clarifications emerged.

Together, Kaminsky and the vendors set a date of July 8 in which they would collectively announce and roll out the patches. In the meantime, additional steps were taken, such as notifying US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team) and CERTs in [...]

After that, you’ll have to go for the XP downgrade option, which involves paying for both XP and Vista, with Dell installing XP for you and tossing Vista in the box, so you can upgrade when you’re ready (i.e., never).

This option will be available on XPS 630, 720 H2C, and M1730 systems. After June [...]

As part of the upgrade, all Fios customers will now have access to download speeds of 50 megabits per second and uploads of 20 Mbps for about $140 a month. The company is also offering its symmetrical 20 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload service to all Fios customers for $65 a month.
LAS VEGAS–Verizon Communications [...]

How much does this all add up to? Well, let’s see.

Just looking at technology-related companies, federal agencies have successfully brought fraud and related charges against executives of Adelphia, Amkor, Anicom, Apple, AremisSoft, Brocade, Cendant, Comverse, Computer Associates, Dynegy, Enron, Enterasys, Homestore, Imclone, Impath, Integrated Silicon Solution, Juniper, KLA-Tencor, Monster, Network Associates (McAfee), Prudential Securities, [...]

Though Facebook has a reputation for keeping its user data behind (virtual) closed doors, Morin said that’s the opposite of Facebook Connect’s aim. “We wanted to take down those walls and make you able to integrate Facebook anywhere on the Web in any way that you want,” he said, explaining that Facebook Connect has a [...]

This phenomenon, known as source amnesia, can also lead people to forget whether a statement is true. Even when a lie is presented with a disclaimer, people often later remember it as true.

Your brain lies to you, says the NY Times in an Op-ed piece about the upcoming elections. For me, the article illuminates some [...]

Who’s next?

In the wake of Nottenburg’s resignation, according to The Wall Street Journal, Motorola Labs will be directed by Dan Moloney, who leads the company’s home and networks mobility business.

In April, Motorola posted a quarterly loss of $194 million. Weeks earlier, under pressure from investors such as Icahn, the struggling company announced that it would [...]

They’re running Linux.
Is mobile Linux’s game to lose?
A quick look at the Nuvi 8xx source code indicates that the devices run a 2.6.17.7 Linux kernel on a Marvell “Monahans” processor, likely either the Marvell PXA-300 or -310. The kernel seems configured to use 64MB of RAM, and to be patched with Steven Rostedt’s real-time patches. [...]