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Adobe vs. Apple: Flash spat over iPhone gets intense: Apple and Adobe--long time partners that propel product cycles for each other--are in a big spat over the iPhone. The problem: Apple's iPhone doesn't support Flash Player. And Adobe is getting more annoyed by the minute, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Spat, Ben Charny, Apple Inc., Business Structures, Sales Strategy, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-20

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Images: In 'Iron Man,' CGI is a major element: Paramount's new film based on the popular comic book hero is heavy on the computer-generated imagery provided by Industrial Light & Magic.Iron Monger faces down Gwyneth Paltrow in a scene from Iron Man. :ILM visual effects supervisor Ben Snow, who led the visual effects team on Iron Man,...; Tags: Team, Film, Animation, CGI, Computer, Paramount, Scripting Languages, Productivity, Software/Web Development, Web Development, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-01
Sorry, conspiracy buffs, there's no Windows "back door": Techdirt's Mike Masnick is usually pretty reliable, but he completely blew it today, hitting the publish button on one of the sloppiest, most inflammatory stories I've seen in a long time: Microsoft Gives Vista Backdoor Keys To The Police It's long been assumed that Microsoft has...; Tags: Security, Password, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Encryption, USB, Tool, Computer, CrunchGear, USB Switchblade, Productivity, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Inevitable, huh? Not in Ed Tech: I just finished a post on Ubuntu 8.04; the OS has converted my son from a Linux-hater to an OS-not-carer (yes, I just made that term up, but I think you know what I mean). Then I stumbled across a ComputerWorld article on the inevitability of Vista adoption in...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Guest post: Introducing the Open Data Definition: This is a guest post by Ben Werdmuller who is the CTO of Curverider and one of the leads behind the Elgg open source social application engine. The Open Data Definition is a new format for the import and export of data from within social applications....; Tags: Software, Format, Data, Open Data Definition, Data Portability, Service Closure, Chances, Semantic Web Community, RDF Parser, RDF, Semantic Web, XML, RSS, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-04-28

Star Wreck says it's the real open source thing: I got a call from Finland this morning, where Stephen Lee has set up the open source Star Wreck Studios outside Helsinki. His message is this is the real open souce thing. "It's like Sourceforge. Some people create crap and some create really good stuff. Everyone...; Tags: Long Tail, Film, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Around the World: London (exe): Let this fabulous screensaver take you to the very heart of London to explore one of the world's most famous landmarks. Go for a walk along the River Thames and enjoy the stunning views of the legendary Big Ben and the magnificent Palace of Westminster with a glimpse of the...; Tags: London, Astro Gemini Software; Software downloads 2008-04-25
Microhoo careens toward closure: Assessing the moving parts: Microhoo careens toward closure: Assessing the moving partsBEN the RAT : Rush-ins we are in a one hundred million lockout in China"This is a bad situation for Yang he has an American Constituancy that will never get through Congressinal Approval. NEW! Yahoo is not a chance.All I can say is...; Tags: Portals, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Microhoo, closure; Discussion threads 2008-04-10
52+5 reasons to go to Google I/O: On May 28th and 29th, Googlers from all over the world will converge on Moscone West for Google I/O, the company's largest ever developers conference. At last count, Google is sending 52 employees to speak at the San Francisco event, plus 5 more experts from outside the company. I'll be...; Tags: Google Inc., I/O, Python Community, Steve, Programming Languages, Performance Management, Scripting Languages, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Web Development, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Tips: How to investigate an online gadget vendor's reputation: As many fellow technophiles know, searching for the absolute lowest price for a gadget is in our blood. We Google and we price compare and we check shipping prices -- all to save an extra couple of bucks in the end. It doesn't matter where our gadget comes from --...; Tags: Price, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Dell SP2208WFP: The Dell SP2208WFP offers a winning combination of high performance and low price. This 22-inch wide-screen LCD excelled in labs testing, while also delivering outstanding results with DVDs and games. It supplies a useful feature set, serving up standard VGA and DVI video connections as well as HDMI. There's also...; Tags: Corporate communications, Dell SP2208WFP, display, Dell Computer Corp., DVI, VGA, video; Product reviews 2008-04-01
The iPhone impact on open source: Even as an entirely proprietary platform the Apple iPhone is having a big impact on open source. Apple's huge and growing share of mobile data traffic, and its development choices, are now driving many corporate development choices. Even those using open source. ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mobile, Open Source, Apple Inc., AJAX, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-11
Microsoft delivers 12 patches to plug Office; 7 for Excel flaws: Microsoft on Tuesday delivered several patches to fix critical vulnerabilities in Office including a well-publicized Excel flaw. In the first bulletin (MS08-014), Microsoft addressed "several privately reported and publicly reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially...; Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Vulnerability, Patch Management, Microsoft Corp., Flaw, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-11
Wetpaint goes social: Wetpaint has added a slew of social networking features to its drop dead easy to use wiki. Amont the new features are: Friends Network: Wetpaint users can now connect with one another through friend invitations Custom Member Profiles: Each site can have...; Tags: Wetpaint, Consumer Good, Wiki, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-03-10
Time to call the Red Hat-JBOSS deal a failure?: Time to call the Red Hat-JBOSS deal a failure?so we should all abandon OSS?Hi Dana,I have a few issues with your post (I was with JBoss from early 2004 until I left Red Hat in November 2007 by the way). Because SpringSource is holding user events in 5-star resorts,...; Tags: Java development tools, Mergers & Acquisitions, Development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Middleware, RHT, JBoss, SpringSource, OSS, acquisition; Discussion threads 2008-03-04
Prevention killing the health care system: In all the debates about health care inflation the core problem is not being addressed. Ben Franklin said an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and catching disease before it spreads does cut the cost of treatment. The problem is the cost...; Tags: Problem, Health Care, AdvaMed, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-03
Airport Security Concerns: Airport Security ConcernsHey Ryan, What's going onHow is life over at eWeek?RE: RE: Airport Security ConcernsWhat can I say, I'm a pretty boy, Ryan. They took my cologne too!...Hear hear! Spoken like a true patriot! ]:)To paraphrase:Those who sacrafice liberty for securty deserve neither.- Ben FranklinRE: Actually, it isn't...; Tags: Airport Security Concerns, airport security, security, liberty; Discussion threads 2008-02-29
3-D imaging with FINCH: Holography offers a way of creating complete 3-D images of samples, but requires mechanical scanning of laser beams. But two researchers have invented a new technology called FINCH (short for 'Fresnel incoherent correlation holography.' According to them, FINCH can make 3-D imaging quicker and more accurate. Their FINCHSCOPE, a 3-D...; Tags: 3D, Imaging, FINCH, Holography, Document Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-02-21
Toshiba delivers its Betamax address: Toshiba delivers its Betamax addressThe writing was on the wallI think it was pretty much game over for HD-DVD once Sony bundled the BR drive in the PS3. Although that can be balanced by Sony's usual failures in introducing formats. See: Betamax, MiniDisc, Hi8, Memory stick and UMD.Too bad, I...; Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD, Sony Corp., Sony Betamax, Toshiba Corp., Betamax address, DVD; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
A map showing human impact on oceans: According to Scientific American and other publications, U.S. scientists from various universities, NGOs, and government agencies have built a world map of the human damages to the oceans. They've overlayed maps of 17 different activities such as fishing, climate change and pollution to produce this world atlas. They've concluded that...; Tags: Ocean, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-02-16