Category Archives: In the news

Epitaph for a good idea

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Anders K. Madsen

While the Medison Celebrity $150 laptop was obviously a good idea, it was — as some have noticed — very, very poorly executed. While debates on whether or not it’s actually at all possible to produce a laptop that cheap … Continue reading →

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One more reason to not really like MSN

Posted on August 6, 2007 by Anders K. Madsen

In a recent article on Slashdot is given yet another reason — actually two reasons — to not use MSN (not even just the Microsoft client, but the entire protocol). Apparently Microsoft is aware that malicious URLs can be sent … Continue reading →

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More $150 laptop

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Anders K. Madsen

Søren Dilling from Politiken has been digging a little deeper [da] and seems to confirm some of my suspicions.

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FUD by Association

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Anders K. Madsen

I just saw an article on politiken.dk (a Danish newspaper) about a Valentine’s Day virus [da] apparently circulating. That, in itself, is nothing new — nor even unexpected, but along with the article they showed a picture of an old … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, In the news, MacOS X, Windows | 4 Comments

There is Something Rotten in the State of Denmark (and DR)

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Anders K. Madsen

(Most) TV-owning Danes are used to paying the biannual TV License Fee, which pays for the ability to receive public TV and radio broadcasts[1] from DR (Danmarks Radio). But now, in an attempt to rake in some more money, they … Continue reading →

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