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IT Blogwatch: Google CEO: if you want privacy, do you have something to hide?
Google CEO Eric Schmidt is in hot water for daring to suggest that Internet privacy is an illusion. Mozilla bigwig Asa Dotzler suggests Bing is better. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers try tyranny. Not to mention Kungfu Bunny 3 …
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Preston Gralla: Google Chrome extensions: Reason enough to switch from Firefox?
Firefox has long been superior to Google Chrome, in large part because of Firefox add-ins. Now that Chrome extensions are in beta, though, is it time to make the switch to Chrome? For many people, the answer may well be yes.
Preston Gralla: Mozilla honcho: It’s time to ditch privacy-invading Google for Bing
Maybe it’s time for Google to take people’s privacy seriously: A Mozilla honcho is so incensed about Google’s continuing insensitivity to privacy concerns, he’s asking that all Firefox users to immediately switch from Google to Bing. Making the suggestion more dramatic is that Mozilla gets most of its revenue from searches that people do on Google when using Firefox.
IT News Podcast: Trade groups protest Chinese procurement rules
In today’s podcast: Trade groups protest Chinese procurement rules; Oracle holding talks with EC over Sun acquisition; and FCC needs better oversight of mobile operators.
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DirectAccess and UAG: Better Together
Here are some of the key reasons why you would want to run Unified Access Gateway with DirectAccess
Shark Tank: We’d tell you what it is, but then this would be blocked too
This small web software company does almost all its customer support by e-mail, and eventually has to upgrade to a new support ticketing system. After weeks of testing and preparation, it goes live — and it’s a disaster.
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