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Less white is not really green

Less white is not really greenCal Thomas and Co. Unconfirmed! Declare War on Cimate Fanatics!Just a little update:1.Since July, the smallest record of sea ice area in the Arctic Ocean has been broken every day. 2.Since the beginning of August, the shrinkage of sea ice has been accelerated by a...

Tags: Arctic Ocean

Discussion threads 2007-08-20

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RPX: Can it defend against patent trolls?

A startup on Tuesday will launch in an attempt to fix the current patent mess and defend against so-called patent trolls. The startup--RPX Corp.--is a so-called defensive patent aggregator. RPX--short for Rational Patent--aims to reduce the costs associated with non-practicing entities NPEs. These NPEs--known as patent trolls...

Tags: Patent, Patent Troll, RPX Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Don't inhale, it's legal but it's toxic

That's the conclusion of a United Nations report on the atmosphere above large sections of Asia. Guess all that economic growth comes with a little extra. Nasty plumes of smoke, soot, toxic gases and other fine manmade crud are found all over the planet, but the...

Tags: China, Sunlight, U.N., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-13

Pantech Slate (AT&T)

Most of Pantech's messaging phones have been of the high-end variety. The Pantech Duo is a smartphone, the Helio Ocean is as close to a smartphone as you can get without having a third-party operating system, and the Pantech Matrix has HSDPA speed, along with multimedia features like a megapixel...

Tags: Instant messaging, Keyboards, Pantech Duo, AT&T Corp., SLATE, Pantech, phone

Product reviews 2008-11-06

So where are the Classmates here in the States?

So where are the Classmates here in the States?You already have the answerThe end of your own article points out why the Classmate isn't doing much in the US market:Dell, Asus, MSI, HP, Lenovo, and any other of the many netbook makers out there.The Classmate has to compete with the...

Tags: Mini, Classmates, price point, Classmate

Discussion threads 2008-10-30

Why 'Azure'?

Why 'Azure'?just another immitationcan M$ create anything new?I think it's a good nameAny name with "Cloud" in it would be totally outdated in about two weeks. Cloud is the latest fad word. That leaves something super boring like 'Windows Cloud Platform' or something a little more interesting. Azure is kind...

Tags: Web services, cloud computing, Azure, Blue Skies

Discussion threads 2008-10-27

Kindroid: Two Great Tastes that would taste great together

Kindroid: Two Great Tastes that would taste great togetherGet a netbookYou now try to present your absurd arguments in another post!I'm watching you Barney! ;)RE: Kindroid: Two Great Tastes that would taste great togetherAh, yes. The subject how electronic books would become popular (and even, possibly, replace paper-based books)...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Kindroid, Sprint Communications

Discussion threads 2008-10-23

Microsoft's "Don't Talk Like a Pirate" day

Microsoft's "Don't Talk Like a Pirate" daySo this is code for"Love and Accept DRM Day"? Yes, please, give us more of the aphrodesiatic DRM we love so much!! MORE MORE MORE!!If they were serious, they could.Seriously, been over this with Ed. You could make the actual install activation...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Microsoft Corp., piracy, digital-rights management, DVD

Discussion threads 2008-10-21

Cosmic Proof (exe)

Become a hero download the new "Cosmic Proof" game. Aliens are attacking the Earth from every side. Global Government has decided to send several crafts to the orbit to meet the attacks. You are one of the best pilots they can't do without. Handle the handweel and go ahead! For...

Tags: Craft, MyPlayCity, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-10-21

Brightcove overhauls UI with Brightcove 3

Today Brightcove is rolling out a new application as part of their web platform for content creators (Update: here's a post by one of the Flex developers who worked on it). The new user interface and features are some of the coolest things that I've seen in the ever popular...

Tags: Brightcove, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-10-14

My Awesome IT Job: Director of Rich Media Group at Microsoft

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...

Tags: Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Photograph, Rich Media, Strategy, Management, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technology

Up on the rooftop: Brightening prospects for solar technologyBut why?I'm all for alternative energy but I still don't understand why solar is becoming popular. Solar energy seems to be the least efficient. And it seems poised for quantum jumps in efficiency in the near future. So why...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, solar technology

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Whisky, Whiskey, and the Semantic Web ?

Whisky, Whiskey, and the Semantic Web ?Shakespeare had it right ...From MacBeth ..."... but a walking shadow, a poor playerThat struts and frets his hour upon the stageAnd then is heard no more: it is a taleTold by an idiot, full of sound and fury,Signifying nothing."Such is the substance of...

Tags: Strategy, Semantic Web

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Whisky, Whiskey, and the Semantic Web ?

Huge ontologies and taxonomies that attempt to boil the ocean and describe 'the sum of human knowledge' tend to make me deeply uncomfortable. At the other end of the scale, though, there is clearly a place for reaching some shared understanding on how we describe things. Where does the line...

Tags: Tim O'Reilly, Ontology, Semantic Web, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-07

Nokia announces 5800 XpressMusic touch screen S60 device

Nokia announces 5800 XpressMusic touch screen S60 deviceThis device is awesome......it's not quite got the UI of the iPhone but the feature list is impressive and it costs £200 unlocked with free music.It's going to sell by the bucket load.Knock UpI don't know if I'd call this a knock off...

Tags: 3G, Keyboards, Cellular phones, Telecom & Utilities, touch screen, Apple iPhone, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Student Technology Day: "Windows Cloud" revealed

Student Technology Day: "Windows Cloud" revealedI guess no-one mentioned the "G" word, then?I've heard that the "G" word makes Steve Ballmer angry.Don't make Steve Ballmer angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry. Allegedly... ;-)http://battellemedia.com/archives/001835.phpRE: Student Technology Day:[i]So, a streamed, web-browser'd version of Office; sounds like a plan.[/i]Sounds very nice![i]I...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Student Technology Day, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave

Stallman's recent statements regarding his dislike of "cloud computing" didn't surprise me in the least, given what I understand about his software preferences. In fact, I think this is less about Stallman's worry about the security implications of cloud computing, and more about his desire for a software ecosystems that adheres...

Tags: Software, GPL, Cloud Computing, Stallman, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-10-01

xkoto launches support for Microsoft SQL Server

Today xkoto announced that they've added Microsoft's SQL Server to the list of database management systems that they're supporting in GRIDSCALE, fulfilling a promise to expand their offering to support many databases made when they exited stealth mode in December 2007. For those keeping track, I introduced xkoto GRIDSCALE and...

Tags: Microsoft SQL Server, Server, SQL, Microsoft Corp., Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-30

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing culture

From Chapter Two: The appliance computing cultureYou may want to edit the "More Terminology" section.In it you state and hopefully this is not your own understanding of it: [i]“T1″ is an North American telco designation for a single cable provisioned to carry up to 24 concurrent telephone conversations but usually...

Tags: Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, T1, recorder

Discussion threads 2008-09-26

Oracle innovates with Social CRM

Oracle's innovative Social CRM product joins social networking with true enterprise features such as reliability, security management, and scalability. Given the different skill sets and perspectives required to build consumer and enterprise software, Oracle's ability to combine both into a single package is a significant achievement. Social...

Tags: Oracle Corp., BEA Beehive, CRM, Social CRM, Denis, Java Development Tools, Social Networking, Enterprise Software, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-09-24