Comments for Tech Ed http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog unsolicited insight and opinion on technology topics Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:18:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on The Ultimate Media Center Platform? by Ed Karjala http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/09/14/the-ultimate-media-center-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Ed Karjala Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:18:06 +0000 http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/09/14/the-ultimate-media-center-platform/#comment-29 It seems to be even MORE capable than a C64, hard as that is to believe :-) It seems to be even MORE capable than a C64, hard as that is to believe :-)

]]> Comment on The Ultimate Media Center Platform? by Joel Sapp http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/09/14/the-ultimate-media-center-platform/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Joel Sapp Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:32:18 +0000 http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/09/14/the-ultimate-media-center-platform/#comment-28 So isn't this just a Commodore 64 with a crappier OS? So isn’t this just a Commodore 64 with a crappier OS?

]]> Comment on Slow economy driving new wave in the Mac vs. PC war by Jason Stoddard http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/04/22/slow-economy-driving-new-wave-in-the-mac-vs-pc-war/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Jason Stoddard Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:59:36 +0000 http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/04/22/slow-economy-driving-new-wave-in-the-mac-vs-pc-war/#comment-27 Great post Ed. I think Microsoft's biggest problem right now is that they lack a clear vision of what they want to be. They say they’re a software company, yet it seems like they focus most of their energy on other things--besting Google at search, vanquishing the iPod, etc. To make things worse, it seems like after XP SP2 they just stopped innovating. Sure, they made a lot of promises about what Longhorn/Vista was going to be, but came way late to the party, and without a lot of what was promised. I've played with Windows 7, and although it's a vast improvement to their initial release of Vista, I still don't feel like they're giving their customers (particularly in the enterprise where most of their install base is) compelling enough reason to upgrade. Here are just a few of the problems I still see in Windows just off the top of my head: System-wide search is still a disaster. The registry needs to just go away period. They need to deliver on that new file system they promised us like 5 years ago. They also still haven't integrated a Microsoft bundled suite of applications, tightly integrated into the system to do the stuff regular people actually want to do with their computers (like Apple's iLife). They keep relying on OEM's and 3rd parties to include these things in the form of trial-ware, limited versions, and even pop-up ads pre-installed on the system--what a disaster. If Microsoft doesn’t start pulling its head out of the sand, and seriously bringing their A-game, their market and mind-share are going to continue eroding. Linux will start to dominate the enterprise, Apple the home market, and I see Android and Ubuntu becoming the big players in the netbook space. Great post Ed. I think Microsoft’s biggest problem right now is that they lack a clear vision of what they want to be. They say they’re a software company, yet it seems like they focus most of their energy on other things–besting Google at search, vanquishing the iPod, etc. To make things worse, it seems like after XP SP2 they just stopped innovating. Sure, they made a lot of promises about what Longhorn/Vista was going to be, but came way late to the party, and without a lot of what was promised. I’ve played with Windows 7, and although it’s a vast improvement to their initial release of Vista, I still don’t feel like they’re giving their customers (particularly in the enterprise where most of their install base is) compelling enough reason to upgrade.
Here are just a few of the problems I still see in Windows just off the top of my head: System-wide search is still a disaster. The registry needs to just go away period. They need to deliver on that new file system they promised us like 5 years ago. They also still haven’t integrated a Microsoft bundled suite of applications, tightly integrated into the system to do the stuff regular people actually want to do with their computers (like Apple’s iLife). They keep relying on OEM’s and 3rd parties to include these things in the form of trial-ware, limited versions, and even pop-up ads pre-installed on the system–what a disaster.
If Microsoft doesn’t start pulling its head out of the sand, and seriously bringing their A-game, their market and mind-share are going to continue eroding. Linux will start to dominate the enterprise, Apple the home market, and I see Android and Ubuntu becoming the big players in the netbook space.

]]> Comment on What to do about the Computer Virus attack on April Fool’s Day ? by John T http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/03/30/what-to-do-about-the-computer-virus-attack-on-april-fools-day/comment-page-1/#comment-26 John T Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:46:18 +0000 http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/03/30/what-to-do-about-the-computer-virus-attack-on-april-fools-day/#comment-26 A little late to the post here, but still relevant information - this things is still alive and well. great site to easily check if you have it...nice work by the Conficker Working Group: http://tinyurl.com/cp9ew5 A little late to the post here, but still relevant information – this things is still alive and well. great site to easily check if you have it…nice work by the Conficker Working Group:

http://tinyurl.com/cp9ew5

]]> Comment on What to do about the Computer Virus attack on April Fool’s Day ? by Meagan Mac http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/03/30/what-to-do-about-the-computer-virus-attack-on-april-fools-day/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Meagan Mac Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:28:42 +0000 http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/03/30/what-to-do-about-the-computer-virus-attack-on-april-fools-day/#comment-25 Very informative. I heard about that 60 mins piece and I agree a lot of it was rubbish for ratings, but this was very helpful. I am currently flying without a net and even though I didn't think I was infected those sites reassured me that I was ok. Very useful information. Very informative. I heard about that 60 mins piece and I agree a lot of it was rubbish for ratings, but this was very helpful. I am currently flying without a net and even though I didn’t think I was infected those sites reassured me that I was ok.
Very useful information.

]]> Comment on What to do about the Computer Virus attack on April Fool’s Day ? by suja http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/03/30/what-to-do-about-the-computer-virus-attack-on-april-fools-day/comment-page-1/#comment-24 suja Wed, 01 Apr 2009 06:52:02 +0000 http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/03/30/what-to-do-about-the-computer-virus-attack-on-april-fools-day/#comment-24 superb very useful. Thank u very much superb very useful. Thank u very much

]]> Comment on Practical Cyber Security At Home by What to do about the Computer Virus attack on April Fool’s Day ? | Tech Ed http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/01/10/practical-cyber-security-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-23 What to do about the Computer Virus attack on April Fool’s Day ? | Tech Ed Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:53:46 +0000 http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/01/10/practical-cyber-security-at-home/#comment-23 [...] Note: Back in January, I wrote a detailed piece entitled, “Practical Cyber Security At Home”.  If you are following the general practices outlined in that article, then you have [...] [...] Note: Back in January, I wrote a detailed piece entitled, “Practical Cyber Security At Home”.  If you are following the general practices outlined in that article, then you have [...]

]]> Comment on iTunes users beware! by Apple removes DRM but there's a catch... | iPhoneSpies http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/01/13/itunes-users-beware/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Apple removes DRM but there's a catch... | iPhoneSpies Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:39:02 +0000 http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/?p=73#comment-3 [...] [Source: EDkarjala] [...] [...] [Source: EDkarjala] [...]

]]> Comment on Practical Cyber Security At Home by Dogfishhead http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/01/10/practical-cyber-security-at-home/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Dogfishhead Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:30:27 +0000 http://www.edkarjala.com/techblog/2009/01/10/practical-cyber-security-at-home/#comment-2 I like the description of what the threats are and how I can prevent them with less technical jargon. Yet has interesting further topics such as DD-WRT or OpenDNS. Good information to be shared. I like the description of what the threats are and how I can prevent them with less technical jargon. Yet has interesting further topics such as DD-WRT or OpenDNS. Good information to be shared.

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