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- 50 questions asked and answered on Android
- At the very end of the Google I/O 2008 conference last week the Android development team hosted a great fireside chat on the new mobile platform. The session was free-form, completely driven by questions from the audience. Although Google was trying to keep mum on a number of issues, several...
- Tags: Developer, Google Inc., Application, Google Android, Phone, Device, Platform, OEM, App, Question, Q., A., XMPP, A. Goal, A. Qemu, Thing Cert, Apk, UMA, A. Compatability, A. Distribution, Android Device, Linux, Wireless LANs, Advertising & Promotion, Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Open Source, Wi-Fi, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Marketing, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-06-05
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- Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?
- Is Microsoft's fatal flaw the computer?Not realy, their flaw isThey honestly believe they know vastly more than everyone else, refuse to listen, and miss major oportunities.Not a fatal flaw, but MS recognizes the need to change.MS became dominant, the big dog with selling it's and only it's OS on PCs...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., fatal flaw, flaw, computer, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Microsoft: It's time to consummate the marriage with Citrix already
- The relationship between Microsoft and Citrix is much like that of a man who has been serially dating the same woman for 15 years, but never seems to be able to consummate the deal. He's afraid of commitment, or perhaps like that old expression goes, why...
- Tags: Citrix MetaFrame, Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., Hyper-V, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Desktop Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Open Source, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-13
- The layered approach ... my wish for a future OS
- The layered approach ... my wish for a future OSSounds a lot like BSD to me....BSD (and therefore Mac OS/X) has much the same structure as the one you describe. Indeed this structure has some inherent advantages.However, in practice BSD doesn't have a stability or reliability advantage over Linux. Linux...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, OS Model, operating system, BSD
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Office 14: Alpha testing to begin before year-end
- Office 14: Alpha testing to begin before year-endSlowly but surely going 64-bitI heard about the nominations for TAP and I was interested in joining but after reading about the requirements I think I will skip and hold out until the private technical beta. Its good to see Microsoft is moving...
- Tags: Office 07, Microsoft Office, Office 14, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Survey: Corporations hold out on Vista
- Survey: Corporations hold out on VistaLarry isn't going to give it up...It's sad what passes for "journalism" these days. ZDNet and her "sister site" TechRepublic are so one sided it's laughable. Is this "survey" really supposed to be passed as truth? The survey was conducted by a company KACE that...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, survey, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Microsoft on Vista: 'The time of worry is over.'
- Microsoft on Vista: 'The time of worry is over.'PR or R&DThey can crow all they want, but for many Vista is a lame duck. It's fine for home use, and even great for digital photo enthusiasts, but the reality is businesses and power users are in a bind if they...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, O/S, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- Bill Gates: Saving the world is easier than saving Microsoft?
- Bill Gates: Saving the world is easier than saving Microsoft?sure theres competition alwaysMicrosoft is doing well & not in dire straits that it needs its founder to revive it. They have a good team in place. The transition is the most well planned transition ever known.Also recent products of Microsoft...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Leadership, Microsoft Corp., Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- Xerox: Gel ink will be the future
- There may come a day when we're buying a tube of ink gel for our printers. Xerox on Thursday said it is previewing what it calls a "cured gel ink technology" that prints on plastic and foil. Xerox's plan is to take digital printers to the packaging...
- Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper, Image Quality, Inkjet Printer, Ink, Gel, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- Does running Vista make you feel safe from malware?
- Does running Vista make you feel safe from malware?Yes, though I had service turned off in task manager that have mine offlineI can't seem to get all the required .net running and this concerns me. There are about seven or so that will not come on start.RE: Does running Vista...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows Vista, UAC, malware, Vista Make
- Discussion threads 2008-05-20
- (OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta)
- (OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta)be very caefulI had a crash and had to reload my OS (Windows XP. That went okay, but I had no backup for Windows Offoice. I was on deadline so I downloaded had no backup for Office so I downloaded Open Office 2.3. When...
- Tags: OpenOffice, OOA/OOD/OOP, OPEN SOURCE, OpenOffice.org 3.0 Beta, OpenOffice.org 3.0, OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office, object-oriented
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Mozilla spreads malware rather than security
- Mozilla spreads malware rather than securityyet another demostration that open source code is NOT safer than closedyet another demostration that open source code is NOT safer than closedSh*t happens....There is no absolute security in computing. And there never will be. Not even when you are running Linux (safe from viruses,...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, Murderers, security, Mozilla Corp., malware, virus, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-05-08
- Count me out for ad-funded Works
- Count me out for ad-funded WorksAlbany is a rented version of MS OfficeActually, [url=http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1345]Albany is a rented version of MS Office supported by security, collaboration, and other services[/url]. Albany, as I understand it, has nothing to do with MS Works.RE: Count me out for ad-funded WorksHi, Chris.While some folks who...
- Tags: advertisement, Microsoft Office
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- UNIX - Let's get together and feel all right
- UNIX - Let's get together and feel all rightEric may be right, it ttmight just be too much legal work, but, Sun couldGPL important parts that could be mixed with Linux. Of course that would mean they would have to move to Linux at some point and give up the...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Sun Solaris, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, nothing, UN*X, Unix, AT&T Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-18
- OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learned
- OOXML vs. ODF: Lessons learnedIt taught Microsoft that its days are numberedas an all powerful monopoly, and that it cannot just run roughshod wherever it likes without an equal and opposite reaction.It's taught us, the community, that maybe it's time to start lots of lobbying of our own. Perhaps lots...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OOXML, OpenDocument Format, Lessons Learned, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-31
- Apple sales soar to capture 14ò0of US PC retail sales
- Apple sales soar to capture 14ò0of US PC retail salesThe OS just rocksIt's easy, straightforward, stable, and powerful. Leopard is the anti-Vista and gives you what I like to call "mindless productivity." I can do everything I want at home, work, and school quickly and easily. This...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Sales strategy, Desktops, Operating systems, PC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh, sales, PC retail sale, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Microsoft Vista creates problems - Kidaro to the rescue
- Microsoft Vista creates problems - Kidaro to the rescueVista Perfect as is!Please stay away from this 3rd party crap! Vista has 0 problems that we know of!http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.comRE: Microsoft Vista creates problems - Kidaro to the rescuei RECENTLY PURCHASED VISTA ULTIMATE/64 BIT AND INSTALLED IT ON A NEW BUILD. LEARNED...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Kidaro, Microsoft Corp., rescue
- Discussion threads 2008-03-13
- A robotic taxi named robuCAB
- A robotic taxi named robuCAB"Hello. My Name is Johnny Cab""Please enter a destination"!Embedded Systems Are Just SystemsThe paradoxical goals of making embedded systems more precise are identical to the goals of all software. Software developers work at increasing levels of abstraction while achieving more and more concrete results (i.e., controlling...
- Tags: robuCAB, robotic
- Discussion threads 2008-03-12
- Microsoft gets another shot at Open XML standard
- Microsoft gets another shot at Open XML standardOk..."...argue there is no need for a rival standard to the widely used Open Document Format ODF..."I don't know a single person who uses it.RE: Microsoft gets another shot at Open XML standardMicrosoft does not need a "standard" for companies to be able...
- Tags: Open XML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Gets, open standard
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Private IE 8 beta 1 test build coming soon
- Private IE 8 beta 1 test build coming soonEven though I'm a Microsoft-enthusiasts, I'm not invited by Microsoft.However, I do love to test Internet Explorer 8 when it's available as a public beta.I can't wait to get my hands in it.I feel cheatedThey have deprived me of the chance to...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Linux, Try IE8, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-23
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