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Patents: Bane of the Tech World

Posted on July 16, 2011 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Patents: Bane of the Tech World

The patent world is a jumbled mess. Companies are suing companies left and right. In the end, the consumer and economy get hurt. News broke yesterday that Apple has won a round in the patent infringement case against HTC. HTC of course is appealing. Meanwhile HTC has purchased S3 to sue Apple. Kodak has sued…

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Apple, Computers, Mobile Computing, Rants, Software

Overhype:Flu Vs. IT

Posted on April 30, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Overhype:Flu Vs. IT

Keeping up in the IT world, you come across all sorts of interesting things. You also start seeing patterns that can almost be seen as a microcosm to the rest of the world. With all the focus on Swine Flu lately, you can see some similarities between the way it is being presented and say,…

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Computers, Security, Software

IE8 not being pushed? Only if you work in PR.

Posted on April 29, 2009April 29, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on IE8 not being pushed? Only if you work in PR.

IE8, still not ready for everyone to use due to compatibility issues with many websites out there. Microsoft says, “We are not pushing IE8 out there yet.” Everyone breaths a sigh of relief. At least until today. If you run updates, you should take a close look at the high priority updates. Yeah the ones…

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