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Another Trojan hits Mac OS X

Another Trojan hits Mac OS XThis is good for AppleI would say that malware counts are the [b]best[/b] indication of desktop PC marketshare so congrats Apple, you really must be doing well now that you are being targeted so much! I'll leave you with a sobering thought:It is easy to...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, airline industry, trojan horse, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

EPA, CO2, coal and mercury

The E.P.A. is embroiled in several crucial green tech issues right now. The newest alarm has been sounded by forces wanting the Environmental Procrastination Agency to do something about CO2 emissions from airplanes. Who are they kidding? Do something? It's a serious-enough issue, and...

Tags: Carbon Dioxide, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, E.P.A., Airline Industry, Mercury, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-12-07

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18 truths: The long fail of complexity

Agree *****One of the best distillations of what 'risk' actually is, and why complexity exponentially increases it, I have read.But more to the point takes a realistic, rather than optimistic or pessimistic, view of how to asses it. And correctly acknowledges the 'human' factors involved in both cause, and...

Tags: Strategy, HEALTHCARE, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

Smartphone wars; one platform will never rule them all

UbuntuThere are enough potential customers out there, and enough open source software available for potential OS builders that you don't really need that much market share to remain vital.Mac OS has only a fraction of the entire computer market and Ubuntu only has a fraction of Mac OS's market share....

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Smart phones, Cellular phones, Operating systems, Smartphone, phone, smart phone, Apple Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Carry on blues and the blame game

7mgte is right(sorry, I can't reply to a posting, just the story)It's not like the airline saves any money on fuel if you carry it on, vs. check it. It still has to lug the weight around.Just Wait for the Other Shoe Charge to DropJust wait until the airlines "solve"...

Tags: ATM, Financial services, game

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Life In The Vast Plane...

At least you'd get some peace and quiet.At least you'd get some peace and quiet. Personally, I enjoy having some time off work, and don't want to be on the clock 24/7, thanks.RE: Life In The Vast Plane...That is an extremely valid point: 'always on' = burn out. Modern work...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

DOJ probes IBM's mainframe business

The Department of Justice is looking into IBM's mainframe business for anticompetitive behavior. According to a bevy of reports, the DOJ is requesting information from IBM's smaller rivals. The Computer and Communications Industry Association has been stumping for a probe of IBM's mainframe practices. ...

Tags: U.S. Department Of Justice, IBM Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Deconstructing United Airlines: Where Customers are Transactions

Nothing new!I've had similar experiences with United.We tried to go from Baltimore to Florida...http://jeffstravellog.blogspot.com/2008/12/27-december-2008-miami-florida-nope.htmlThen we tried again the next day...http://jeffstravellog.blogspot.com/2009/01/28-december-2008-islamorada-florida-for.htmlNever had issues like this with any other airlines.A Contrary ViewWow, United really pulled your chain, as indicated by your investment in your extensive post. You cite some sad cases of...

Tags: United Airlines, Customers Ltd., United Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Google; Hack attacks

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Mary Jo Foley: What's Microsoft's next billion-dollar business? (Hint: it's not search) Microsoft denies holding up Win 7 tools...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Attack, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Corporate Governance, Microsoft Windows 7, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS, Keyboards, Hardware, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Peripherals, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-04

HP Deskjet D2660 Printer

It's no surprise that the printer industry is making a calculated shift toward all-in-one printers featuring copiers, scanner, and fax machines all built into one device, and the transition is win-win: consumers benefit from lowered prices for more capable machines, and manufacturers can sell us more ink cartridges and paper...

Tags: Printers, Fax, Hewlett-Packard Co., printer, Deskjet D2660

Product reviews 2009-06-29

Airlines on Climate: Don't blame us blame the Banks

I've posted before in these pages about how the business lobby, under pressure to respond to climate change, is starting to fracture. There was another dramatic example of this yesterday in Kuala Lumpur at the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association IATA when the CEO, Giovanni Bisignani, took an...

Tags: Bank, Carbon, Climate, Climate Group, Government, James Farrar, Management, Strategy, UK Air Passenger Duty

Blog posts 2009-06-09

Sabre Holdings Improves Service to Its Airline Solutions Customers With Integrated Data

Sabre Airline Solutions wanted to consolidate customer information to enable a seamless experience - from presales through service and provide employees with easy access to data and improved analysis capabilities to enable the company to deliver high-quality solutions to its airline industry clients. The challenge was to automate workflows across...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Sabre Holdings, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales

Case studies 2009-06-01

U.S. v. E.U. on global warming...still

Some hail the current version of the energy security act as a major step forward in American policy on global warming. It's not going to get an upbeat greeting in Europe, one of the world's largest economies. The proposed American law has only passed one House committee so far,...

Tags: Interest Rate, Europe, Greenhouse Gas, Global Warming, European Union, American Law, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-05-22

Greening air travel?

Greening air travel?The V formation sounds like a good idea.But the vortexes following an airliner are pretty nasty. I can't argue that airliners are the worst polluters per passenger mile. I do know that the container ships pump out more C02 and other terraforming compounds than a whole...

Tags: climate change

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

Mr. airline CEO, meet telepresence (or else)

Mr. airline CEO, meet telepresence or elseLarry...let me give you a little advice.Having spent 25+ years in the airline business...stick to writing about the Tech industry.Larry - Good Job! Airlines need to wake up.Larry - Thanks for writing the article. You are right - Aitlines need to wake up...

Tags: wake up

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

Mr. airline CEO, meet telepresence (or else)

Guest post: Anshu Sharma is a software as a service and cloud computing expert. Here he ponders the impact of telepresence on the airlines.  I don't think too many airline CEO's read my blog. I do know a few tech CEO's that do read it. Let's pretend...

Tags: Airline, CEO, Internet, Cloud Computing, Document Management, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-24

International Airlines to UN: Set us a CO2 Target Now (but US carriers still ponder)

People in business often speak of NGO's in a kind of wide eyed way, a mixture of fear and curiosity, but most vastly under estimate their capability. Granted, NGOs are as diverse as businesses - some are hopeless, some perform magnificently. For illustration of the latter & the potency of a sophisticated and intelligent NGO, then look no...

Tags: Aviation, Carbon, Carbon Dioxide, Carrier, Climate Group, Emission, James Farrar, Management, Nancy, Strategy

Blog posts 2009-04-09

Genentech playing poker with Alzheimer

Genentech playing poker with AlzheimerYour health articles push my buttons.It's not you. It's the subject. My knowledge of the health industry is only about 5% of what I know about Open Source. That doesn't mean I don't have opinions, well informed or not. We...

Tags: Investment, Benefits, Alzheimer, knowledge, Genentech Inc., stock

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Software engineer, systems analyst 'least stressful' jobs in America

If you're a software engineer or computer systems analyst, relax -- you have one of the least stressful jobs in America. But you were already relaxed, weren't you? Job search portal CareerCast today announced its list of the most and least stressful jobs in...

Tags: Software, Job, Actuary, Analyst, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-18

Southwest Airlines' Next Competitor? Cisco Systems.

Southwest Airlines likes to tell Americans of all stripes that they are "free to move about the country" because of its cheap fares. But Gary Kelly (at left, in 2004 Halloween costume) and his low-cost airline, born with the mini-skirted stewardesses, still charges...

Tags: John Chambers, Southwest Airlines Co., Cisco Systems Inc., Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-02-06