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U.K. may make last-minute U-turn on OOXML: U.K. may make last-minute U-turn on OOXMLExcept ...Kenya has apparently changed from "approve" to "abstain" and a few others appear to be in the wind. That includes Cuba, who complains that their previous vote was "disapprove" but was recorded as "approve." This time they're trying to take no...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Kenya, OOXML, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-03-27
News to know: Virtual worlds; Green data centers; Black Hat; IT failures: Notable headlines:Dan Farber: The future of virtual worlds.The third Web wave--two degrees of separation. Denise Howell: AlwaysOn Stanford Summit: lawyers for Google, IBM, and Apple ponder the patent system.Complexity and the greening of the datacenter.Harry Fuller: Green: tech and VC money converge.Michael Krigsman: Wisconsin's Apologist for IT Failure. Transparent Failure.David...; Tags: News to know, General; Blog posts 2007-08-02
Kenya wants to grab piece of outsourcing pie: Kenya wants to grab piece of outsourcing pieinteresting buttttttttttGreat they have good english speaking workers who had little to none accents. BUT, do they get some of the phrases we use daily? Local slang? Ebonics is a good example of local slang. Granted its not used by...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Customer relationship management (CRM), Kenya, outsourcing pie, job, Ebonics, outsourcing; Discussion threads 2007-08-01

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Microsoft's OOXML gets ISO approval ... maybe: Looks like Microsoft's Office Open XML will be an ISO standard after all. Maybe. Pundits – even OOXML rivals --predicted on Sunday that the Redmond, Wash. software giant has amassed the required number of votes to pull it over the goal line. Of course, a final vote...; Tags: Microsoft Office, ISO, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, OOXML, Iso standards, Process Improvement, OpenDocument Format (ODF), Quality, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-03-31
Firefox 3 Beta 4 is 5x faster than IE7, 3x faster than FF2: Firefox 3 Beta 4 is 5x faster than IE7, 3x faster than FF2nightly build of Opera is already faster...than your reported speed of Opera. Not faster than FF3 beta 4 though... I wonder if the Opera developers are worried.Adobe donated a new javascript engine to FirefoxSo apparently these new numbers...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 3 Beta 4, Firefox 3, Firefox 3 Beta, FF2; Discussion threads 2008-03-10

Linux in schools - what's worked and what hasn't: Linux in schools - what's worked and what hasn'tWe are starting to use linux as wellWe are starting to use linux as well in our private school in Miami. One computer in the teacher loungue and two in the library run Ubuntu 7.10 and Kubuntu 7.10 because the computers hardware...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, Linux, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-03-10
Carbon footprint: beware the simple or easy answer: Carbon Footprint hits big time with major piece in "New Yorker." On newstands Feb. 19th is issue of the mag with an article by Michael Specter about carbon footprints, consumer awareness and how that plays into reducing greenhouse gas emissions. He won't please the anti-government crowd with his...; Tags: Carbon Footprint, Specter, Roses, Transportation, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-02-17
Open source opportunity on the road to Nairobi: Open source opportunity on the road to NairobiYes, it is funny to watch MS and the BSA try to crack down on piracy inplaces where people can not afford Windows, or at least would switch to Linux before paying for Windows. They use Windows because that is what they grew...; Tags: Linux, community growth, Nairobi, Business Software Alliance, open source, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-11-27
Open source opportunity on the road to Nairobi: Open source is facing a great opportunity in the cyber cafes of Nairobi, Kenya. The source is Microsoft. They have gotten the government's help in a copyright "crackdown" against the cyber cafes, which are how most people there get online. In the AllAfrica story, one...; Tags: Cafe, Open Source, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-11-27
Nonprofit group hikes price of $100 laptop: Nonprofit group hikes price of $100 laptopThis laptop WILL change the industry and FINALLY provide computers for thelast Billion. But, the design will have applications far beyond school children. We will see many other similar designs from other groups.RE: Nonprofit group hikes price of $100 laptopHere's the problem:"The foundation has...; Tags: Notebooks, Public Television, laptop computer, computer, $100 laptop; Discussion threads 2007-09-16
Tracking zebras... and consumers: Wireless networks have been used before to track animals, such as elephants, koalas, and even pigeons. Now, U.S. researchers are using social networking software to track zebras. They hope to discover how animals interact -- especially when lions are near a herd. They also think their...; Tags: Social Networking, Animal, Researcher, Network, Herd, Analysis, Species, Rubenstein, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-09-11
Bill Gates and Steve Jobs sound excited about Rich Internet Applications: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs sound excited about Rich Internet ApplicationsThin client vs. rich client computingI of course agree with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates about the superior solution you get when you couple rich client desktop apps with web services. In a sense, Google Gears at best slightly forestalls...; Tags: Web browsers, Thin clients, Bill Gates, Web browser, rich client computing, rich Internet application, thin client, client computing, Steve Jobs, Internet, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
ME bill would require stores to accept phones for recycling: 65,000 tons of cell phones is hard to imagine, but that is the amount of cellphones Americans dispose of each year. In an effort to keep some of them out of the landfill, the Maine legislature is considering a proposal to make it mandatory that all cellphones be recycled, reports...; Tags: State &, Local Govt, Legislation, Government technology; Blog posts 2007-04-17
Given latest in OO-XML vs. ODF, Microsoft must reconsider its support for ODF: There has been a flurry of recent activity in the battle between Office Open XML (OO-XML) and the OpenDocument Format (ODF) that could be swinging the tide in the latters global favor. The two are competing formats for the storage and retrieval of the different documents created by word processors,...; Tags: General, Legal, Open Source, Software Infrastructure, Office 2.0, OO-XML, OpenDocument Format; Blog posts 2007-02-07
Top 10 Reasons to Embrace the Rich Internet Application: In the past couple of months, we've gotten ever closer to high quality Rich Internet Application solutions. As the RIA becomes more and more of a reality, it's important to distinguish them from traditional web applications and figure out what benefits they provide. This is my list of...; Tags: RIA; Blog posts 2006-07-10
Empowering our world with Flash: I was reading this article in BusinessWeek about the MIT Media Lab and it started me thinking about Flash and Rich Internet Applications in a different way. Flash has the potential to bring powerful, life-changing applications to all corners of the world. ...; Tags: FlashLite, telephone, Flash; Blog posts 2006-05-02
Microsoft piracy check comes calling: Microsoft piracy check comes callingQuick Loverockgo out and purchase a few legitimate copies of Windows XP , Bill Gates is on to you .Boy, you ain't kiddingThis is totally laughable. I can't think of anything that these yahoos have created originally. Always helping themselves to other peoples ideas, executing them...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Firefox, Uncle Billy, piracy check, piracy; Discussion threads 2006-04-24
McNealy steps down at Sun: McNealy steps down at SunGood ByeLater Snotty, don't let the door hit ya!What took so long?Scott wasted too much time and Energy over the years bashing Microsoft and Bill Gates. It was more like a personal gripe than business compitition. I think he lost focus on what was best for...; Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc.; Discussion threads 2006-04-24
The problem at Sun: is in the middle: The problem at Sun: is in the middleRespectfully disagreeThe "responsibility" system is tough, and can be criticised, but other approaches are worse. Thus the captain of a ship IS responsible for mistakes made by subordinates while the captain is not on duty. Because it is the captain's job to be...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Servers, Sun Microsystems Inc., captain; Discussion threads 2006-04-18
Need a challenge? How about a summer programming in Africa?: If you have the technical skills would-be high-tech African entrepreneurs need, GeekCorps wants you. Especailly if you can take four months from work to volunteer in Zambia, South Africa or Kenya. GeekCorps is part of International Executive Service Corps, which is funded in large part by USAID (that's...; Tags: Mali DJ, Geekcorps; Blog posts 2006-02-28