Friday, August 8, 2008

30 skills every IT person should have

Though not its intent, this article might, indirectly, help to
distinguish IT from CS.

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/02/23FE-how-to-fire-IT-staff-skills-list_1.html

10 Most Annoying Habits of Technology Companies

In a recent reader survey, Infoworld determined that "crapware", the
preloaded trial software and other junk included by manufacturers on
their new computers, was the number one annoyance for users. Software
sunset policies, where support for or functionality of software is
discontinued in order to "encourage" users to upgrade, placed as
number two.

The complete list of annoyances, including items like rebate policies,
nagware, wasteful packaging, etc., can be found at:

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/05/27/The-10-most-annoying-habits-of-technology-companies_1.html

Thursday, August 7, 2008

How to get naked DSL from AT&T

They don't like to advertise it, but it is possible to get "naked DSL" (DSL without phone service) from AT&T. The following link describes how.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13739_3-9822662-46.html

Criminalizing ToS violations

The MySpace cyber-bullying case has resulted in an attempt to
interpret current law as criminalizing violations of Terms of Service
provisions. Lie about your age, location or income when signing up
for a web site and face jail time?

Read more at:

http://weblog.infoworld.com/gripeline/archives/2008/05/criminalizing_t.html?source=NLC-GRIPE&cgd=2008-05-20