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Jailbreaking Illegal says Apple

Apple is now saying that jailbreaking an iphone, removing the restrictions to load other software, is illegal.  Apple with all there proprietary i this and i that think that users shouldn’t have a choice other than what they are offering.  Hmm, i’ve heard of another company that says that and it starts with an M!  Iphone is by far the most popular phone in the US, so shouldn’t sales alone be enough.

Sounds like Apple is taking the low road in this one and saying that by jailbreaking an iphone you are compromising the reliability and security of their great device!  Well then, just don’t support those users who Read the rest of this entry »

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Things to know about Windows 7

So there is an article on Technet concerning ten items you should know about Windows 7 now that there are some weeks of beta testing behind them.  After reading through a couple of the so called ten things, it became apparently clear that there isn’t much of a change.!

The first two talk about application and hardware compatiblilty and the third about integration with Server 2008.  All you can extract from this is that, if your using Vista already, great!  No real change but, if you are still on XP you should migrate to Vista now so that the transition will be seamless to Windows 7.  What kind of strategy is that?  Windows 7 being the successor to the failed adoption of Vista it only seems fair that they aren’t going to try and change the code base again and further screw people over so naturally the transition will be smooth between Vista and 7. Read the rest of this entry »

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Management and Techies

I came across an article today that was actually quite similar to one of my previous articles. The only difference is this one centers around how to manage a geek. It’s actually a good article because I have been in some of the situations which are mentioned in the steps section.  I can almost go through each step and relate that to a moment.

So the first three talk about training, recognition, and overtime.  There is also another that talks about ignoring your tech savvy employess that I think kinda goes in hand with recognition.  I personally value training very much and I always ask if there are funds available for training.  When your primary role centers around being the best at what you do, you can’t afford to overlook training and certification.  With the economy being what it is today, that may be harder for Companies but, there are training funds available.  Most don’t ask, so they never recieve.

I think one of the areas that is often overlooked is recognition.  Some places also feel overtime is a given in the IT Field and as an employee in the IT Field you should just accept it.  As far as recognition goes, i’m not talking an employee of the month award or anything but, give credit where credit is due!  The worst mistake is when a manage gets all the credit for what his employees are doing and without hesitation they just accept it and act like they did all the work!  That would definetly make me rethink my value as a member of the team and could possibly influence those turnover rates.  Overtime is also, Read the rest of this entry »

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Taking the time

So, if you look at the time between posts, it’s been awhile since I have posted anything.  Sometimes, transitions happen and you just have to take the time to let them happen.  A lot has transpired between then and now and as such, 2009 should be a productive year.  So without further adue, on with the articles…

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OpenSUSE now a little more Open

Due out this Thursday is the latest offering from the OpenSUSE project. OpenSUSE 11.1 releases with some minor tweaks to the license agreement and removes some of the proprietary software that was originally bundled with it such as Acrobat and Java. Not surprising given Novell and Microsoft’s relationship. The modifications to the license should make it easier to distribute which in turn should allow the community to grow. It was also completely developed using the openSUSE build service which allows anyone to submit changes.

OpenSUSE has struggled in the past against the much more popular Fedora Project which is based on the popular Red Hat distro. These changes offer Novell the ability to increase collaboration and hopefully grow the community. Read the rest of this entry »

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