Pownce Refugees

Keeping the community alive, post Pownce

One of probably many refuges for former Powncers to stay in touch.

Members

  • Ashley Lynn
  • Pandora
  • photographworks
  • JoJo
  • Rebecca
  • SkiCat56
  • Keith Birmingham
  • Mona Lisa
  • Mark J
  • sophiaperennis
  • Heather B.
  • Jannifer Stoddard
  • Anne T
  • clarke
  • Donna Miller
  • ShootFromTheHip

Events

Powncer Pics

The Cargo

Wolfman-K has added a photo to the pool:

The Cargo

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a flock of seagulls

herb.g has added a photo to the pool:

a flock of seagulls

These seagulls followed us on the Ferry to Ocracoke Island.

Bursting in air

Wolfman-K has added a photo to the pool:

Bursting in air

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The Truck Nose

Wolfman-K has added a photo to the pool:

The Truck Nose

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Photochallenge.org's 2009 daily challenge #186, Truck Week: Truck Nose.

A classic ram from back before Dodge had it's second "d" ;-)

The Burst

Wolfman-K has added a photo to the pool:

The Burst

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Photochallenge.org's 2009 daily challenge #185, burst.

4th of July Celebration at the Irondequoit Town Hall.

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Welcome to Pownce Refugees

Wondering where to start? What would you have posted to Pownce? An amusing anecdote? A music video? An LOL cat? Well you can do the same thing here. Just start a new blog post and write whatever you want, embed a video, include a Flickr photo, share a link, etc. Then we'll respond in kind just like we did on Pownce. Wanna communicate in real time, try chat! Also check out the groups for popular theme days such as Wordle Wednesday and Foto Friday!

Latest Activity

SkiCat56 added a blog post
ARTICLE DATE: 07.07.09 http://www.pcmag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a%253D242030,00.asp By John C. Dvorak The glory days of Microsoft ended with Vista for one reason, and one reason only: Vista Ultimate. It was part of an ill-advised scheme called...
yesterday
Anything but early August is fine with me, but don't gear your plans around little old ME. I'm a pownce crasher!
July 3
Donna Miller is now a member of Pownce Refugees
July 3
A place to share links and make plans for the 2009 Pownce Meet-up in Breezewood, Pa. Why Breezewood? It's the crossroads of America, and what could be more kitsch?
July 3
Rebecca is now friends with Herbg and SkiCat56
July 1
SkiCat56 added a blog post
June 24, 2009 4:59 PM PDT by Elinor Mills http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10272457-83.html?tag=nl.e703 Updated June 25 at 9:00 a.m. PDT with Trend Micro saying the Trojan is harmful to Macs and PCs. Venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki got more than...
June 26
SkiCat56 added a blog post
The iPhone may have begun the smartphone's transition into a full-fledged computer, but lots needs to change before we get there. Here's my wish list. 06.15.09 by John C. Dvorak http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348745,00.asp As the world be...
June 17
And mine is cool.
June 16

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Blog Posts

SkiCat56

Microsoft: Stop Playing Games with the Customer!

ARTICLE DATE: 07.07.09
http://www.pcmag.com/print_article2/0,1217,a%253D242030,00.asp

By John C. Dvorak

The glory days of Microsoft ended with Vista for one reason, and one reason only: Vista Ultimate. It was part of an ill-advised scheme called "subtractive marketing" or "fake versioning"—purposely taking features out of a finished product to create an artificial range or selection.

Who ever dreamed up the Vista Ultimate moniker, I consider that individual responsible for the decline of Micr… Continue

Posted by SkiCat56 on July 8, 2009 at 6:08pm

SkiCat56

VC's automated Twitter feed spreads malware

June 24, 2009 4:59 PM PDT
by Elinor Mills
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10272457-83.html?tag=nl.e703

Updated June 25 at 9:00 a.m. PDT with Trend Micro saying the Trojan is harmful to Macs and PCs.

Venture capitalist Guy Kawasaki got more than he bargained for from an automated feed he set up on his Twitter account.

Some of Kawasaki's more than 139,000 Twitter followers noticed something strange when they saw a particular non-VC-related tweet sent from his account on Tuesday.

The update ad… Continue

Posted by SkiCat56 on June 26, 2009 at 8:36am

SkiCat56

The Perfect Mobile Phone Is (Nearly) Here

The iPhone may have begun the smartphone's transition into a full-fledged computer, but lots needs to change before we get there. Here's my wish list.

06.15.09
by John C. Dvorak
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2348745,00.asp

As the world begins to adjust to the mobile phone as a computing platform, we have to recognize the fact that for many people the device is bound to become the complete substitute for all computing needs. But not quite in the form we see it. I've written about this id… Continue

Posted by SkiCat56 on June 17, 2009 at 4:32pm

SkiCat56

Big-name sites spread latest malware infections

Going by such names as Gumblar, JSRedir-R, Martuz, and Beladin, a new generation of malware has managed to surreptitiously place malicious JavaScript code on tens of thousands of popular Web sites.


Top Story, June 11, 2009
By Susan Bradley
http://windowssecrets.com/2009/06/11/01-Big-name-sites-spread-latest-malware-infections

The hacker scripts try to infect site visitors and then attempt to use their compromised PCs to spread the infection to yet other sites.

Over the past month, the securi… Continue

Posted by SkiCat56 on June 11, 2009 at 1:26pm

SkiCat56

Hacker named to Homeland Security Advisory Council

June 5, 2009 5:27 PM PDT
by Elinor Mills
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10258634-83.html?tag=nl.e757

Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was among 16 people sworn in on Friday to the Homeland Security Advisory Council.

The HSAC members will provide recommendations and advice directly to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano.

Moss' background as a computer hacker (aka "Dark Tangent") and role as a luminary among young hackers who flock to… Continue

Posted by SkiCat56 on June 8, 2009 at 11:54am

SkiCat56

The Risky Solid-State Drive

ARTICLE DATE: 06.02.09
By John C. Dvorak
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2347918,00.asp

Everyone is gaga over the idea of fast solid-state drives, but until we move to some new memory technology other than flash, SSDs are a dead end. I say this only because during a recent trip to Europe I took about six photos on a 16GB CompactFlash card and—boom!—it was dead. This makes the third CompactFlash drive that blew up on me over the past few years. I've had two early 1GB drives go out, and now… Continue

Posted by SkiCat56 on June 4, 2009 at 4:14pm

SkiCat56

Get Must-Have Fix for New Microsoft DirectShow Flaw

Erik Larkin
http://www.pcworld.com/article/165705/musthave_fix_for_new_underattack_microsoft_flaw.html?tk=nl_wvx_h_cbintro

A critical new zero-day flaw involving Microsoft DirectShow's processing of QuickTime content is under attack, Microsoft reported today.

The flaw in the quartz.dll processor in the DirectShow platform affects Windows XP, 2000, and Server 2003. Windows Vista, Server 2008, and Windows 7 are not affected. Crooks can go after the hole even if you have Apple's QuickTime install… Continue

Posted by SkiCat56 on June 1, 2009 at 10:27am

SkiCat56

Pandora One: Good For You, Even Better For Pandora

May 20th, 2009 | by Jennifer Van Grove
http://mashable.com/2009/05/20/pandora-one


As we reported yesterday, PandoraPandora reviewsPandora reviews has bounced back from the brink of extinction and is heading towards profitability, largely thanks to their ability to sell targeted… Continue

Posted by SkiCat56 on May 21, 2009 at 8:00am

SkiCat56

HOW TO: Juice Up Firefox with Amazon, Google and Twitter

May 20th, 2009 | by Ben Parr
http://mashable.com/2009/05/20/juice/


The Firefox sidebar tool Juice could change the very way you browse the web, especially if you’re an information junkie or a multitasker.
Linkool Labs, the makers of Juice, released the 1.0 version of its extension tod… Continue

Posted by SkiCat56 on May 20, 2009 at 9:22am

SkiCat56

Goodbye, SOX?

May 18th, 2009
Posted by Joe McKendrick @ 8:54 am
http://blogs.zdnet.com/service-oriented/?p=2085&tag=nl.e019

Keep your eye on this one: the US Supreme Court has just decided to review the constitutionality of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

According to today’s news, the Supremes said they would consider a legal challenge to the law, on the basis that it “violates the constitutionally mandated separation of powers.” (Free Enterprise Fund v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, 08-86… Continue

Posted by SkiCat56 on May 20, 2009 at 8:00am

 
 

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