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Those Gmail ads are a hoot: Does anyone seriously look at the ads in Google's Gmail? In theory, Google scans my email and serves up relevant advertising. The reality is a bit different. To wit: In a Mozilla email update (I'm subscribed to the Mozilla Google Group) I get the following: ...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Advertisement, Mozilla Corp., Reality, E-mail, E-mail Providers, Online Communications, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-12-17
Drowning in an information sea: According to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, fantasy may be in the process of beating reality in the battle of ideas. In a survey of YouTube viewers of videos relating to information about immunization, videos with negative depiction of the practice (and which...; Tags: Food, Meat, Internet, Video, Survey, Reality, Dairy, Corporate Communications, Government, Food & Beverage, Marketing Research, Marketing, Manufacturing, John Carroll; Blog posts 2007-12-06
Business Agility Driving Bottom Line Performance: Over the past decade, businesses and public sector organisations have invested heavily in IT to arm themselves with the resources to gather and manage information better and make their operations run more efficiently. The expectation is that this will also make their businesses simpler to manage, and more effective...; Tags: Expectation, Performance, Reality, Performance Management, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Management; White papers 2007-11-29
Applying the transparency taste test: Last week I was in Berlin as the guest of SAP and Transparency International. For those that are unfamiliar, TI is a pressure group that addresses issues around corruption. It operates in some of the most difficult parts of the world. It tends to focus on the governmental factors impacting...; Tags: Software, Tax, Industry, Texas Instruments Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Reality, Tools & Techniques, Taxes, Strategy, Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2007-11-26
Obama outlines federal CTO position; Where's the power?: Barack Obama unveiled plans for a chief technology officer, support for Net neutrality, improving education, next-generation broadband networks and more research spending. Oh yeah, and there will be more open government and feds using wikis and blogs. This agenda, outlined in this PDF, makes for good fodder....; Tags: CIO, Agency, Information Technology, Chief Technology Officer, News, Reality, Barack Obama, Government, Vertical Industries, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-14

Google: Does it have to be all FUD all the time?: Fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD--see Wikipedia) is how IBM tried to retain its dominance, what Microsoft used to cement its monopoly and, now, I suggest we review recent Google news and wonder: Industry Leaders Announce Open Platform for Mobile Devices: In which Google and "a broad alliance...; Tags: Google Inc., Google OpenSocial, Reality, Social Networking, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Marketing, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2007-11-05
UPS debuts customs clearance and international returns solutions for small businesses: Read a full transcript of the discussion. Sponsor: UPS. As the world becomes "flatter" and globalization drives new opportunities for international commerce, how do small- and medium-size businesses (SMBs) jump on the bandwagon? The Internet allows any business to gather orders and process...; Tags: United Parcel Service Of America Inc., Shipment, Customer, Small Business, Small And Medium Business, Reality, Smb/Sme, Globalization, Podcasts, Strategy, Management, Internet, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-11-01
Java now shares limelight with other platforms: Will Java Platform survive? Should end-users be enabled to design their own apps? Paul Patrick, chief architect of BEA, has some interesting views on these topics. A few weeks back at BEA World, I had the opportunity to sit down and chat with Paul, who, in his...; Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Reality, Programming Languages, Java, J2Ee, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2007-10-16
What's coming with Windows? Even the insiders aren't sure...: Sometimes you find fascinating little tidbits of Microsoft news buried in obscure places, tossed in as throwaway remarks. Today’s case in point comes from a post at the Windows Installer team blog, which tries to explain why some references to Windows Installer 4.1 appeared on an MSDN and then were...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Explanation, News, Reality, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2007-10-01
Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 2): Windows Vista includes a new set of features that allow playback software to work with protected media. This DRM infrastructure is bitterly controversial, and it's given rise to an enormous amount of misinformation. No one has been more active (or successful) in spreading FUD and misinformation about this technology than...; Tags: Protection, Dell Computer Corp., Media Center PC, PC, Digital-rights Management, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Requirement, Reality, Aero, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2007-09-18
Sam & Max Episode 5: Reality 2 (exe): With an Internet crisis looming and an online video game holding its players hostage, Sam & Max will need to slip into a new reality to set things right. Can the Freelance Police crack this virtual case in time to avoid worldwide system failure.; Tags: Reality, Internet, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2007-04-30
Twisted Reality Mod (Halo PC) (zip): This is a custom halo combat evolved MOD. From the makers of Game-Emeralds, this mod will Twist your halo's gulch reality. Including lots of null, white players. Switched ammo for the weapons and vehicles. Switched CTF flags, looks like bolders so you can hide under em. This is the Best...; Tags: PC, Reality, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2007-01-09
First Group CIO: Darin Brumby - Transcript: With revenues of over £3bn a year First Group is the UK's largest transport company, carrying almost three million bus passengers a day as well as operating many rail franchises. silicon.com chief reporter Andy McCue recently caught up with First Group CIO Darin Brumby who explained how he turned around...; Tags: Innovation, Information Technology, Reality, DB, Strategy, Leadership, Management, Administrator; Blog posts 2006-12-12
Business Value of BMC Distributed Systems Management Solutions: Most system management professionals will find themselves facing one or more of the following financial challenges at some point in their IT careers, namely justifying - investing in systems management software for the first time, an existing investment in systems management software, an upgrade, extending an investment in systems management...; Tags: BMC Software Inc., Distributed System, Reality, Systems Management, Systems Management Software, It Services, Network Administration, Networking; White papers 2006-10-16
The Top Ten Myths About Full Disk Encryption: This paper overviews the top ten myths about full disk encryption. Myth number one is that full disk encryption increases the risk of hard drive failure, rendering encrypted data unrecoverable. The reality is that increased risk of hard drive failure may be a problem for poorly engineered software, but mature...; Tags: Hard Drive, Disk, Encryption, Reality, Hard Drive Failure; White papers 2006-04-18
Four Steps to a Successful DR Strategy: As often as not, disaster recovery expectations are unrealistic. Even with a well thought out Disaster Recovery (DR) plan, the ability of an organization to execute is suspect. The hope that DR can be executed to the defined RTO (Recovery-Time Objective) and RPO (Recovery-Point Objective) is often a dream rather...; Tags: Reality, Disaster Recovery, Data Management; White papers 2006-03-07
Sri Brahma Samhita (zip): Lord Brahmas prayers of devotion to Krsna, these prayers offered at the dawn of creation by Brahma, the secondary creator of the universe, contain all the essential truths of Vaisnava philosophy. Unprecedented and unique among the literature of the bhakti tradition. It is filled with descriptions of the paramount glories...; Tags: Literature, Reality, Strategy, Management; Software downloads 2006-01-07
Alien Magic Matrix 3D Screensaver (exe): Experience the fascinating feeling of flight through the matrix of reality. Take the ride through never ending tunnels and let voices of the Matrix heroes guide your journey. Open a door into different realities right in your room. Let it catch your eye and brings up thoughts about real fabric...; Tags: 3D, Matrix, Reality, Telecommunications; Software downloads 2005-10-14
Control all the spam in your organization with GFI's Mail Essential application: As an administrator, managing the spam that comes into your organization takes some sophisticated software and a lot of hard work. One of the more effective applications for managing an Exchange Server is Mail Essentials from GFI. Spam is four-letter word to most network or e-mail administrators....; Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Anti-spam, E-mail Spam, Reality, Spam, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Online Communications; Download resources 2005-10-04
The Evolution of WiMAX Certification: Often certification is perceived as a binary attribute: a product is either certified or isn't. The reality is more complex. A product may be certified for only some of the functionality it supports. For instance, WiMAX products certified in the first wave will not be certified for QoS. As a...; Tags: Certification, QoS, Senza Fili Consulting, Reality, WiMAX, Quality, Wireless, Business Operations; White papers 2005-10-01