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Jim Taylor

The Tech Shrink

AT&T has chutzpah!

Disclaimer: I am an AT&T customer with a data plan. I'll do my best not to let this "conflict of interest" interfere with my opinions expressed below.

You have to hand it to AT&T; they've got chutzpah! That, by the way, is not a formal psychiatric term. I could have said that AT&T is delusional, grandiose, or narcissistic, but everyone understands chutzpah.

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New Archos A5S and A5H Android mini-tablets outted by FCC

While I have to admit to an overwhelming curiosity about Apple's next-generation of iPod Touch devices, I can't help but look at what Archos is doing in the tablet space.  On September 9th, Apple will release this years round of iPods but a few days later, on September 15th, Archos will unveil bigger five-inch mini tablets with 3G access as well. 

If Apple doesn't release a mini-tablet, some people in the market for this type of device might head over to Archos.

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Sharky

Shark Tank

Timing is everything

This pilot fish is invited to a district meeting to explain the company's new Internet filtering system to the local bigwigs -- and he makes sure he's prepared.

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Snow Leopard launch date: August 28th

Apple today confirmed many suspicions that their next generation OS would be released a month sooner than had been announced earlier. Apple posted the launch date on their website, the Apple Online Store and in a press release that the release date will be Friday, August 28th.

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Pidgin 2.6.1: The best Linux IM client gets better

My work and social life runs around instant messaging, if yours does too, then the newest version of Pidgin, now available on Windows and Linux, is a must

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Preston Gralla

Seeing Through Windows

Why do Linux and open source lovers give Apple a free ride?

In its "Windows 7 Sins" campaign, the Free Software Foundation has labeled Windows 7 as "treacherous computing," and accuses Microsoft of such acts as "poisoning education." This is just the latest in a long line of attacks by open source lovers against Microsoft. But Apple is arguably even more closed than Microsoft, yet always gets a free ride from vociferous open source proponents. Can anyone explain this hypocrisy?

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IT Blogwatch

A Daily Digest of IT Blogs from Richi Jennings

Good news for jailed SF net admin Terry Childs

Update: Ever wondered what happened to Terry Childs? He's the San Francisco network administrator who was jailed last year after allegations of hacking the city's network. Now it seems that most of the charges have been dismissed, after he's been rotting in jail for more than a year. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers read between the lines, and ask, "Political shenanigans or management stupidity?"

By Richi Jennings. Your humble blogwatcher has selected these bloggy morsels for your enjoyment. Not to mention meow mix...

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Apple: We didn't reject Google Voice app

In today's podcast: Apple: We didn't reject Google Voice app; Intel acquires RapidMind; and Chinese court convicts four software pirates.

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Barbara Krasnoff

The Interesting Bits ... and Bytes

Will Sony's Daily Edition change the e-book reader race?

Back in March, I reviewed two e-readers: Amazon's Kindle 2 and the Sony Reader PRS-700. While I preferred the Reader's interface, the Kindle was obviously ahead of the game. Now -- maybe not so much.

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Douglas Schweitzer

The Security Sector

Things were so different when I was growing up!

Cell phones sometimes give us more security at the risk of less privacy. Does that mean we should or shouldn't let our children have them?

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Ken Gagne

Techbits

Losing legacy data to Snow Leopard

We know about the classic hardware and software that Snow Leopard leaves in the dust. But did you know you won't even be able to write to your old disks, either?

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Why K'nex Brands loves mommy blogs

The toy maker gets better results with mommy blogs than it does with traditional advertising. What's wrong with that?

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Sharon Machlis

Machlis Musings

Quick Look: Regular Expressions Cookbook

This compendium of problem-solving code snippets is a worthwhile addition to a programmer's reference shelf.

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Michael Horowitz

Defensive Computing

What no one is saying about WPA2 security

While WPA2 is not vulnerable to the latest TKIP hack, it does have a flaw that no one is mentioning. In and of itself, WPA2 is not a guarantee of good security.

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