Bogus patents as being mere 'mental processes' could be reviewed

According to a news from Techdirt, the courts are now more open in rejecting software patents as being mere 'mental processes'. If Section 101 is to be considered, several bogus patents already patented or pending approval would have gotten rejected.

This is great! We should never let bogus patents stifle innovation. It seems everyone is infringing one another and in the end, lawyers are the one left laughing away.

» Court Ruling Opens The Door To Rejecting Many Software Patents As Being Mere 'Mental Processes' | Techdirt

How to stop FortiClient from starting automatically?

Installed FortiClient recently but the challenge in disabling the application/service from running automatically on every start-up annoyed me. Attempt to stop 'FortiClient Service Scheduler' only return 'Parameter is incorrect' error message.

An article on Technet help solve my trouble. To stop FortiClient from starting automatically, try the following:
Shut down FortiClient from the system tray.
Run net stop fortishield on command prompt.
Run msconfig.
On msconfig, switch to the Services tab. Clear the FortiClient Service Scheduler check box and click Apply.Run services.msc on command prompt to open up show all available services.Look for FortiClient Service Scheduler. Switch Startup type to Manual.Restart your computer. FortiClient should not be running automatically the next time round. Hope it helps.

Ho Ching named 5th most powerful and is mistaken as first lady by Forbes

Forbes named Singapore Prime Minister wife and CEO of Temasek Holdings, Ho Ching, as the 5th most powerful woman in the world. Ho Ching is mistaken as Singapore's first lady! OMG!

I wonder how can Forbes makes such a blunder. For a complete list, refer to here.

President Elect Dr Tony Tan post election interview

I feel Dr Tony Tan can handle the reporters quite well.

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