Jul 22, 2010

Matt Mullenweg, the creator of the open source software WordPress is waging a war against entrepreneurs who are creating for profit plugins, themes, or add-ons for his software. Matt is adamant that these add-ons should be distributed under the GPL and not sold.  He says “WordPress is GPL” and therefore “plugins and themes created for...

Jul 22, 2010

You read that right!  Thirty-seven states have now joined the Google Street View investigation into whether Google’s data collection of private information was legal. For those not in the know, Google is being investigated because its Google Street View cars were also collecting Wireless LAN information, including the MAC address[slashdot.org] of devices...

Jul 22, 2010

Microsoft, facing the worst competition since the day they were founded, is looking for ways to drive users to its new Windows Phone 7.  With Android and iPhone basically owning the market today (with RIM/Blackberry) Microsoft has decided to simply give every one of its 90,000 employees a Windows Phone 7! Microsoft has since confirmed the news and explained...

Jul 22, 2010

Apple Insider is running an article on the update renewal of Apple’s patent on Advertisements in Operating Systems.  The article describes the patent details and operation.  It appears that an iAd would open on the desktop and prohibit other OS functions from working until the iAd was viewed or interacted with in some way. The patent now appears to cover...

Jul 21, 2010

A helmet is a biker’s number one method of protection in a crash, dip or fall. Did you know that your password is the number one method of protecting your data from would be thieves, hackers and other criminals?