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How To Turn Off The Dropbox Desktop App (And Why Is There A Desktop App, Anyway?)
Dropbox started as a drop-dead simple product for individuals: a folder on your computer that seamlessly syncs with the cloud so you can work with the identical folder on all your other computers. That's it! That's all there was to it. Ten years ago, that was...
MICROSOFT DECISION LEAKED EARLY
An interesting technical sidelight on Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s approval of the Microsoft-DOJ settlement. The release of her decision was carefully scheduled for 4:30pm US Eastern...
DELL COMPUTERS AT COSTCO
Here’s an unexpected announcement. Dell Computers is going to sell computers through Costco’s web site at www.costco.com. The announcement is unclear about whether to expect...
MICROSOFT SETTLEMENT APPROVED
The coverage of Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s approval of the Microsoft-DOJ settlement in the mainstream press is likely to be a bit short on details and context. Here’s CNET’s...
CHEAP COMPUTERS
Gateway, HP, and EMachines all have $399 computers in the stores for Christmas. Here’s an article about Gateway’s announcement today. The Gateway configuration is typical –...
TELCOS PLAY BOTH SIDES
CNN has an interesting article about games played by the telcos. Verizon and SBC and the rest sell your phone numbers to telemarketers, along with the heavy-duty equipment that...
MICROSOFT BUTTERFLIES
The press lovingly covered the spanking delivered to Microsoft by the city of New York for plastering butterfly decals all over to promote the launch of MSN 8. “Illegal,...
NIGERIAN E-MAIL SCAM
You’ve probably gotten one of the infamous “Nigerian e-mail” messages. A member of the Nigerian government, or a son of a Zimbabwean diplomat, or a widow of an African dictator,...
OPEN OUTLOOK TO A PARTICULAR FOLDER
Your copy of Outlook probably opens to your Inbox, or to Outlook Today. It's a setting under Tools / Options / Other / Advanced Options. A client inspired me to discover how to...
ATTACK ON THE INTERNET
Here’s one that didn’t get reported widely. Yesterday afternoon, the largest and most sophisticated attack ever was launched against servers worldwide that play a crucial role in...
WINDOWS XP LIFESPAN
Microsoft announced a new, simplified scheme for determining how long it will support its products. Most small businesses and home users upgrade often enough that the details...
NEW WALLACE & GROMIT
Great news for W&G fans: A new two-minute Wallace & Gromit short can be downloaded for free from Atom Films, and on October 22, nine more Wallace & Gromit shorts will...
APPLE CONTINUES TO LOSE GROUND
Reading the papers might have given you the impression that Apple is a strong contender, with a solid operating system, fabulous products, and booming sales. Sadly, the business...
LAWRENCE LESSIG COMMENTS ON ELDRED v. ASHCROFT
On Wednesday, October 9, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Eldred v. Ashcroft, a fascinating case that could have important implications for the future of copyright...
SPAM
The unbelievable deluge of spam is the hot topic in the tech industry, in the legislature, in the policy thinktanks, in magazine columns and editorials and online forums -...
PRICE DROPS SOON ON POCKET PCs
You may not realize it, but Palm is struggling for its life, and many analysts don’t expect it to be in the handheld market for much longer – perhaps a few years, no more. I...