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Joichi Ito - from venture capitalist to venture communist?

I've become a big fan of Joichi Ito CEO Creative Commons, Chairman of Six Apart after seeing him speak on a panel at the recent Fortune Brainstorm conference. In a room full of many smart people, Mr Ito is one of the smartest. Here is a clip...

Tags: Mr., Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018

Since my blogging buddy Harry Fuller is on vacation this week, I need to pick up the gauntlet and ensure that we've got some good political fodder for those of you who want to debate the existence of global warming and the necessity of reducing our dependence on foreign oil....

Tags: San Jose, Mr., Al Gore, Fossil Fuel, Gore, Blogging, Investment, Internet, Finance, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-18

What MobileMe Could Use ...

... is live tech support. If you have a problem -- like say, the entries you make on your iCal on your desktop Mac don't sync with MobileMe but the entries from a PC laptop do -- you can't just call 1-800-APL-CARE (1-800-275-2273) and get any...

Tags: Response, Mr., E-mail, Desktops, Online Communications, Hardware, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom

In a move to bring direct competition to the US on who can be the bigger, badder, more blatant Big Brother, the United Kingdom has apparently decided to create a database holding the telephone numbers and email accounts of everyone in Britain.  The details of every phone conversation, SMS, and...

Tags: Phone, Mr., Data Communications Bill, Internet, Storage, Databases, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-16

BossJoker (zip)

BossJoker is a software that hides in the background of your computer, and pops up after a predetermined time with a joke about your boss, teacher, father, bigger brother, or even your self. For example your boss's name is Mr. Jack your jokes will be like: If you spell Mr....

Tags: Software, Mr., Joke, Bossjoker, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-06-18

Yahoo: Our poison pill isn't 'nuts'; Icahn guessing at plan costs

Yahoo in an SEC filing fired its latest volley at billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn and defended its employee compensation plan. The company, embroiled in a proxy war with Icahn, outlined an FAQ that it sent employees. The key excerpts: Mr. Icahn says this Plan costs...

Tags: Poison Pill, Yahoo! Inc., Mr., Plan, Benefits, Investment, Vertical Industries, Financial Services, Human Resources, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-10

Yahoo board of director resigns; Shareholder meeting delayed

Yahoo said Thursday that Edward Kozel resigned from its board of directors. The company will reduce the size of its board from 10 directors to nine and delayed its shareholder meeting from July 3 to "around the end of July 2008." Investor Carl Icahn has proposed an...

Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Mr., Director, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-22

Judge: Possible 'manifest error of law' in Thomas case

In a huge break in the Capitol v. Thomas case – in which Jammie Thomas right was hit with a $220,000-plus verdict for copyright infringement – the judge in the case said he may have made a "manifest error of law" in his instructions to the jury. ...

Tags: Distribution, RIAA, Judge, Mr., Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?

As expected, billionaire Carl Icahn launched his proxy war to turn over Yahoo's board of directors and one of his nominees is Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo and then took those funds to buy the Dallas Mavericks. Just for entertainment value I may buy a...

Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Chairman, Mr., Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Director, Yahoo Shareholder, Bebchuk, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-15

To Catch a Thief

To catch a thief ... the high-tech way. Somone broke into Kait Dupalga's apartment and stole TVs, iPods, a set of car rims – and Kate's Mac laptop. The big break in the case came when a friend of Kate's sent her a text message congratulating...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mr., Friend, Photograph, Computer, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-05-11

ePals provides safe student collaboration tools

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak with Ed Fish, CEO of ePals Corporation. I first heard about ePals through Intel, who recently announced that they would provide hooks to ePals' services on their Classmate PCs. While it's easy to describe ePals as "the world's largest social network...

Tags: Collaboration, Mr., Collaboration Tool, Classroom, Teacher, Tool, ePals, Productivity, Social Networking, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-06

Mr. Blocko - Super Tournament Edition (rar)

Mr. Blocko: Super Tournament Edition looks like Tetris at first glance, however instead of controlling the blocks, you control a little square guy who pushes them around. However, you only gain points for the blocks in your color, and the only way to turn blocks into your color is to...

Tags: Mr., Block, Perfect Run

Software downloads 2008-04-17

That's a QED - on "odd internet risks"

Back on February 12th of this year I had this bit in my blog for the day -dedicated the proposition that bad guys can abuse your internet access for their own purposes: To illustrate one of the worst but less obvious risks...

Tags: Mr., Richard Warman, Internet, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-04-06

Wayback Machine: Microsoft's shot to kill Quicktime video

Ten years ago, give a week or so, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced QuickTime 3.0 to the National Association of Broadcasters' convention. Behind the scenes in the months before the introduction, Microsoft was playing hardball with hardware and software vendors over its new A/V APIs along with demands to kill...

Tags: Software, Apple QuickTime, Apple Inc., Mr., Video, Microsoft Corp., Compaq Computer Corp., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2008-04-03

A geek's trip to Capitol Hill on Network Management

I appeared before congressional and government staffers on Capitol Hill for a panel on Network Management sponsored by iGrowthGlobal.  This was my first time in Washington DC and while it was a little cold for my Californian bones, it was a beautiful city and seeing the capitol of the nation...

Tags: BitTorrent, Japan, Network, Comcast Corp., P2P, Mr., Video, DOCSIS, Geek, Wireless Network, Presentation, Network Management, Richard Bennett, Cable, Peer To Peer (P2P), Networking, Internet, Corporate Communications, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-03-03

1-66 Lily Light Lane (exe)

Help Olivia, Anthony, and Isabel with their psychology task and visit the orphanage located on 1-66 Lily Light Lane. Make your way in several rooms: the kitchen, the hallway, or even the garden to find out about its dark history and get embarked with this original haunting story. This version...

Tags: Mr.

Software downloads 2008-01-23

Clear Private Data (Add-Ons) (xpi)

This extension utilizes the "Clear Private Data..." feature that is part of Firefox version 1.5 and above. The extension adds and gives you the ability to clear private data via a right-click context menu and an optional toolbar button. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Private Data, Mr., Clear

Software downloads 2008-01-23

Has Nick Carr flipped? Or have we?

Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk follows on my review of Nick Carr's new book with the saga of his own trying exegesis of the text. "You're obsessed with sex," said my ZDNet handler, looking angrier than a caucuser who had just switched his vote from Chris...

Tags: Nick Carr, Mr., Workforce Management, Internet, Human Resources, Chris Matyszczyk

Blog posts 2008-01-14

Will you be having sex with a robot in five years' time?

I will resist suggesting I am starting off the New Year with a bang when I reveal that a new and very important and/or disturbing depending on whether you have laced your cornflakes with a David Copperfield mushroom or two thesis has now been published as a book. ...

Tags: Robot, Mr., Technology, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Chris Matyszczyk

Blog posts 2008-01-02

Mr. Hankey's Happy Holidays (zip)

Mr. Hankey brings holiday cheer to your desktop with this South Park screensaver. Click on Mr. Hankey to hear his thoughts on the holiday season.

Tags: Mr., Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-12-18