So I am going off the page today. Instead of discussing something within the industry I want to take a look at the latest RIAA court case. It was a retrial of Jammie Thomas-Rasset who shared 24 songs on Kazaa.
In the original trial, the fine was only $222,000 and this time around it is now [...]

If I could boil down my long list of grievances towards various software and hardware companies it would probably be the sleep key on my keyboard and what it does to my desktop.
I have a highly specialized keyboard and mouse, ie a piece of crap that does everything I don’t want it to do. It’s [...]

According to a WebHostingTalk.com representative, a deliberate attack hit the WebHostingTalk database, destroying online backups, and then deleting three databases: user/post/thread.
WHT has been looking into how they could shore up their defenses. WHT has been looking into restoring the database via a onsite physical backup. Unfortunately, they have been experience technical difficulties restoring the five [...]

So the Linux mascot has decided to take a vacation. Tux is tired and needs a little R&R before he can wear the mantle of the Linux kernel. Until that time, stand in Tuz will take over the responsibilities of mascotishness for Linux.
I got to say I think I like Tuz better. Tuz began his [...]

Video blogging can be used for a wealth of different things. They can be used to set up interviews, get customer recommendations, discuss topics, present news… well the list goes on. However, from what I have noticed video and sound quality is quite horrific and often times many vblogs instead of coming off as laid [...]

Telecommuting has a number of strengths. For the employee it gives a comfortable atmosphere to work in, saves on gas, and the headaches of commuting   with many self-motivated types. For the company, it reduces the need for office space and supplies, increases employee happiness and can lead to increased productivity. However, telecommuting has a fatal [...]

Although there were actually quite a few lessons to be learned from this years HostingCon, I have managed to boil them down into the 10 most important ones or the 10 most important lessons for myself.

I never liked name tags. I hate them even more when they are dangling from a lanyard. Spinning around bobbing to and fro, showing you the name or showing you the backing of the name tag. Sheepishly we stare at the other person’s chest and they to you, trying to get a brief glimpse of [...]

I find that just when I think I have heard it all, I am proven wrong. The Albany County Supreme Court found Dell “deprived customers of technical support that they bought or were eligible for under warranty in several ways, including by requiring people to wait for very long times on the phone, repeatedly transferring [...]

The registration lines were long; a good a sign as any and wonderful way to kick off Parallel’s third annual summit.