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BlackBerry Blackout

Yesterday afternoon, BlackBerry email service went down, leaving users in the dark, so to speak. The popular smart phone device, by Research in Motion (RIM) experienced the email failure due to and outage in the RIM network. Delays and loss of functionality was intermittent yesterday, with service coming on and off, for 12 million subscribers with BlackBerrys in North America. Along with email failure came the inability to register the device, browse the Internet or roam in different locations. Voice and SMS was said not to be affected. The service outage began yesterday (Monday) at 3:20 ET and lasted about … Continue reading →

What is Repetitive Stress Injury?

Carpal tunnel syndrome gets a lot of press, but it’s only one of many possible injuries that fall under the heading of repetitive stress injury or RSI. What is an RSI? Any injury caused by overuse or over-stress on a body part. In other words, using the body in a way that the body wasn’t designed for — at least not repeatedly, or for long periods of time. Often, RSI refers to a joint and the muscles, bones, tendons, or bursas that operate the joint. The initial impact of overuse or over-stress may not be noticeable — think about flexing … Continue reading →

Microsoft Fined by a Continent, Suffers E-Mail Outages

You know you’ve hit the big time when you are fined by a the Continent of Europe. Of course for Microsoft, the company has no doubts it has hit the big time. In fact, when you are that big, you can choose to ignore judgments against you. At least that is what european anti-trust regulators are saying when they brought suite against Microsoft in the tune of $1.3 billion, as reported today by the New York Times. The regulators say that Microsoft failed to comply with the results of a 2004 judgment about the company abusing its market dominance. In … Continue reading →

Computing Week in Review: February 11th Through February 17th

The colder weather brings more indoor activities, such as playing video games. If you haven’t purchased your system yet, you might want to read up on failure rates. or, just take advantage of games that are online. You can find out all about these things and more in this past week’s Computing Blogs. February 11th Computing Week in Review: February 4th Through February 10th Have you been following along with the Microsoft bid for Yahoo? There should be some more news about this issue later today. Meanwhile, catch up by reading last week’s articles. They cover the bid plus other … Continue reading →