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5 tips to prevent IT extinction: Here are 5 tips to help IT avoid extinction. I pose this question to IT departments everywhere: "Is your department evolving upwards or fading away on a seemingly-inevitable tide of outsourcing?" If the latter, I suggest you study these points carefully. ...; Tags: Information Technology, Blogger Kate Carruthers, Commenter, Blogger Kelly Shaw, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-03-26
Net neutrality and the political point of no return: Net neutrality and the political point of no returnFree MarketI read Ou's posting.Free market priciples do not apply here. The telecoms enjoy monopoly or duopoly. There is virtually no free market competition to serve as protection for consumers.The telecoms limit their actions only to the letterof the law. They do...; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Telecom & Utilities, regulation, first sale, Net Neutrality, C.R.A.P., commenter; Discussion threads 2006-06-07

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Free software great and small: Free software great and smallFree software great and small[i]In brief, it's a kinder, gentler version of Linus Torvald's quote that Linux is headed for "world domination, fast". [/i]BWAHHAHAHAHAHA! I had to laugh at that quote.Blah blah blah, Are you linux users really that dillusional? We've been hearing about how...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Face it Linux, Linux, Free Software, LINUX IS; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Is the Amazon Kindle a low cost entertainment option?: I know at first I was a bit hesitant to buy the Amazon Kindle because the cost of the device was a bit high and the form factor wasn't the most attractive or functional. However, after giving it a bit more thought I went to Amazon to make a purchase...; Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Entertainment, Amazon Kindle, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-04-27
Salesforce dumping 4,000 PCs for Macs?: According to a post on Alex Curylo's Under The Bridge blog, Salesforce.com may become one of the largest switchers of all time. Curylo's source tells him that 4,000+ staff will be issued Macs when their leases expire: Salesforce.com is giving Macs to all employees. Yup, all 4000...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple Macintosh, PC, Curylo, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-25

Interesting social media profile data: Dale Vile of boutique analyst house Freeform Dynamics has released raw data from a social media survey his firm conducted in September, 2007. Given the data is six months old, the patterns may have changed. However, some of the inter-relationships are worth noting. The following graphic indicates the different patterns...; Tags: Data, Blog, Social Media, Dale, Wiki, Blogging, Online Communications, Internet, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-18
Digging into Psystar: Digging into PsystarDigging into PsystarTwo options: 1) too good to be true, or 2) They really did not plan or prepare for the mediaEVERYONE knows this kind on news attracts a GREAT deal of attention, so I´m afraid its number one... Its all a sand castle...SHould have looked deeperpsystar.corp was...; Tags: Web site development, Channel management, Web technology, Fax, Desktops, Psystar; Discussion threads 2008-04-16
Google and Salesforce.com: does it make sense?: I've spent some time the last couple of days trying to ferret out whether the rumored hook up between Salesforce.com and Google for its applications is hype or real. I'm no closer to knowing than anyone else. I did speak with Mike Arrington on this who claims to have a...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., CODA, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-10
Australian senator demands open source against US "lock-in": Australian senator demands open source against US "lock-in"Australian Senator Kate Lundy is on target about softwareSenator Kate Lundy is very well placed to make the comments she made - and to be heard where it matters. She is a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) which was created as...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, open source; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Cast your vote in the Windows 7 release date prediction pool: When will Windows 7 be ready for release? The tech blogosphere seems to have interpreted Microsoft's latest carefully parsed announcement as pointing to a January 2010 release. But I agree with my colleague Mary Jo Foley that a 2010 date doesn't make much sense. And I don't need any inside...; Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Rule, Tech Blogosphere, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Secure coding: the invisible elephant: Secure coding: the invisible elephantA huge topicA great wide ranging post on a huge topic Dennis. My focus is very much around the processes of what lives where in the enterprise. There's no such thing as secure code but there is a lot to be said for defining what information...; Tags: security, Secure Coding; Discussion threads 2008-04-08
Comcast monitoring Twitter, blogs and other social media: Have a complaint with cable company Comcast? Don't bother calling their helpline: Instead write a blog entry or, better still, send a 'tweet' or two via Twitter threatening to "expend significant energy over the next three weeks trashing Comcast." That's the lesson taught by TechCrunch founder and co-editor Mike Arrington,...; Tags: TechCrunch, Comcast Corp., Blog, Social Media, Twitter, Blogging, Internet, Steve O\'Hear; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Oh Noes, April Fools has lost it's mojo: I remember when April Fools rolled around, things remained in a state of normalcy, with the odd joke you really couldn't tell if it was real or not. Today, April Fools has taken a turn for the worse. Everybody and their dog at Google has spent the last...; Tags: Google Inc., YouTube Inc., Google Australia, Social Networking, Channel Management, Internet, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-04-01
Palm's good news: The Centro is a hit. That's the bad news too: Palm's good news: The Centro is a hit. That's the bad news tooThe Centro's greatIts success isn't exactly a shock either.Pricepoint + good product = hit.I had no intentions of getting one, but after tinkering with the Centro for awhile I seriously considered it. It's just so tiny it...; Tags: Palm OS, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Cellular phones, Operating systems, T|X, Palm Inc., Centro, Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2008-03-21
Your turn: Readers choose their 10 favorite Windows programs: Two weeks ago, I published a list of my 10 favorite Windows programs of all time. The response was overwhelming and refreshingly enthusiastic. As the title made clear, that list reflected my personal preferences; I certainly don't expect all my choices to be essential for every Windows...; Tags: Program, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, List, Requirement, System, Screen Shot, Quick Macros, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-03-20
Inside China's Golden Shield: "The connection was reset." That's the message Firefox gives me when I try to connect to a link posted by a Chinese commenter to this blog. A similar error message is the title of a fascinating piece by James Fallows...; Tags: China, Error Message, James Fallows, Internet, Tcp/Ip, Government, Productivity, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-03-20
Google playing politics with open source: Google playing politics with open sourceWell SaidI agree with this, Google has the same back office meetings that any other company does, and the main focus is selling more product and bringing the bling through the door. Both companies have their ups and downs and for us to act...; Tags: subject line, Even Microsoft, open source, F/OSS, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
5 ways to fail at IT training: 5 ways to fail at IT trainingplagerismHmm, somebody is copying somebody else's homework...http://cwflyris.computerworld.com/t/2922638/144816349/102834/2/Rush By ManagementThe number one problem I see is that Corporate IT management thinks employees don't need training, since all software works the same and is so intuitive that it just works. Basically, if a sales person says...; Tags: Workforce management, Strategy, training, information technology, change management, IT training; Discussion threads 2008-03-14
The Mac snobbery, arrogance, confidence debate: In August 2007 I posted a piece asking if Mac users were smug and arrogant. Over 4,000 of you voted in the poll at then end of the story with 64 percent stating that Mac users are smug and arrogant. Then in October I asked if Apple, Inc. was arrogant....; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Arrogance, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-03-09
Medical lawsuits may soon be a thing of the past: Whenever I discuss rising medical costs here, at least one commenter (often several) will chime in and blame the lawyers. If we just didn't have all those nasty lawsuits... Well you mayÂ get your wish. In a case called Riegel vs. Medtronic,...; Tags: Wyeth, Lawsuit, FDA, Federal Government, Government, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-09