C. Janine Hodge

Microsoft-Yahoo: Update

Janine — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 23:15:37 +0000

A few weeks ago, I wrote about Microsoft’s bid for ailing Yahoo. As mentioned, it is certainly a situation to monitor, due to the potential implications if Microsoft acquires Yahoo. The stand-off wages on…

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Amazon S3 Outage: A Gentle Reminder

Janine — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 20:53:30 +0000

On the morning of February 15, 2008, Amazon’s S3 service suffered an outage. It was resolved in a matter of hours, but affected a notable number of services and businesses.

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Microsoft-Yahoo: An Upset In The Making?

Janine — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:33:04 +0000

Following Yahoo’s recent release of information regarding its earnings, and the anticipation of massive lay-offs, Microsoft extended a nearly $45 billion deal to “help” Yahoo. Some interesting coverage and debate on this development can be found here, here, and here.

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Old Hard Drives? Trash Them!

Janine — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 22:14:54 +0000

There’s a great piece at Brainstorms & Raves on why it’s a good idea to thoroughly trash your old hard drives.

I can’t really think of much to personally add to Shirley’s breakdown on the subject, except to say that I am also first-hand experienced in how easy it can be to retrieve (more…)

Amazon’s Answer to Paypal

Janine — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:48:00 +0000

Amazon has long been a force with which to contend in the world of online retail. Now, they are trying to step things up a notch, apparently by competing with Paypal. One of Amazon’s newest venture is the new payment service TextPayMe.

The TextPayMe FAQ description opens thusly:

The TextPayMe service is powered by Amazon Payments and allows you to send and receive money through both your mobile phone and the TextPayMe website. Once you have registered with the TextPayMe service, you can make secure payments from your mobile phone and the website to any US mobile phone or email address. There is no cost to you or the person you send the payment to when you send a payment using TextPayMe.

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The End of Netscape

Janine — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:00:27 +0000

A bit of a surprise yesterday, as it was announced that Netscape will receive no further development or support past the end of January 2008. While this is not a great shock, given the miniscule market share Netscape has bore for many years now, it’s still not every day that an Internet icon such as Netscape is laid to rest.

A few people may wonder what impact this will have on the users of the Internet. (more…)