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Simplicity is bliss

Simplicity is blissOccam's Razor versus the swiss army knifeThe advances in mathematics come from finding a simpler way of doing something that was previously complicated. As software is a branch of applied mathematics the same applies by inference to software. Essentially we apply Occam's razor to cut away the complexity...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, PRODUCTIVITY, Blade servers, Utility computing, Middleware, Enterprise software, OCCAM, software, blade, tool, CORBA, swiss army knife, army knife

Discussion threads 2005-07-19

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Dell and Salesforce.com: So cozy they could merge (someday)

Dell and Salesforce.com have quite a partnership going on. Dell is developing its internal and some of its external application on Salesforce.com's force.com platform. Salesforce.com is moving its data centers to Dell hardware. And the two are teaming up on marketing pitches. Meanwhile, the relationship appears to be much more...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-04

On stupid mascots and closed source browser plugins

Everyone's been harping on Google this week with the release of Chrome, so I thought I would be different -- today I'm going to give Adobe some love. Because I bet they feel left out. Adobe's Flash and Acrobat Reader plugins are some...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web Browser Plug-in, Adobe Acrobat, Web Browser, Plug-in, Flash, Linux, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-09-03

iRobot's Brooks starts worker bot company

Even as iRobot won a wide-open contract with the Army, the company's part-time CTO, Rodney Brooks, left the company to start a new robotics firm, Cambridge-based Heartland Robotics. The new company is focused on industrial robotics, which logic would dictate would put...

Tags: iRobot Corp., Robotics, Bot, Worker, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Inside India's CAPTCHA solving economy

No CAPTCHA can survive a human that's receiving financial incentives for solving it, and with an army of low-waged human CAPTCHA solvers officially in the business of "data processing" while earning a mere $2 for solving a thousand CAPTCHA's, I'm already starting to see evidence of consolidation between India's major...

Tags: CAPTCHA, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?And, those costs are just the start. How about the staff to keep it running24x7?? Better to just pay somebody to host it all, and you will save a ton of money and have better uptime. Also, a lot more storage....

Tags: Groupware, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, WebEx Communications Inc., PostPath, CAL, collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Open source extremism lives

Open source extremism livesNot the same thingI admit there's a continuum of opinion. Those who are advocating ogg aren't advocating defiance of the law, but a format more in keeping with the ideals of FOSS, which is a different thing.Userama decided to laugh at Democrats, but he made an apt...

Tags: ZD Net, F/OSS, extremism, Open source extremism, extremist, open source

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Matego (exe)

Like in chess or checkers, in Matego you also fight against an hostile army. But this time your soldiers are numbers and your weapons all four math operations. The goal of Matego is to destroy as fast as possible the numbers of your opponent. If you play against the computer,...

Tags: Opponent, Joustra Software, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-08-26

Open source microblogging

If I had to explain Twitter to someone for the first time, I would say that it's an addicting social news feed of my friends' status or commentary. It's micro-blogging. Pushing out a tweet to 10 or 10,000 people is as easy as sending a text message. ...

Tags: Twitter, Podcaster Leo Laporte, Microblogging, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Open Source, Internet, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-24

Screen Ruler 3 in 1 (zip)

Designer's Swiss Knife: have a screen ruler, a color picker and a magnifier all 3 in the same piece of software. A very light piece of software (~100KB) that doesn't require installation or additional components. Extra features: mouse coordinates indicator, banner mockup-erPacked with features: fully draggable, double edged, rotates freely...

Tags: Alexandru Florescu, Designer, Mice, Tools & Techniques, Hardware, Peripherals, Management

Software downloads 2008-08-22

WSUS users get a surprise: Windows 7 client

WSUS users get a surprise: Windows 7 clientThis is the evidence that Windows 7 is the code name for Vista SP2if WSUS shown Windows7, this is the evidence that Windows 7 is the code name for Vista SP2, and so each Vista user will have it for free! Thank you...

Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, Microsoft Windows, blog, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-08-20

2008 BMW M6 Coupe

Photo gallery:2008 BMW M6As in other current M models from BMW, the 2008 BMW M6 is afflicted with a dual personality. It masquerades as a big luxury coupe around town, but when the roads open up, the M6 can transform into a superhero. At a push of the M button...

Tags: BMW M6, BMW AG, Crissy Field

Product reviews 2008-08-19

(Photos: Training for WMD terrorist attacks)

(Photos: Training for WMD terrorist attacks)2008 SF Responders WMD Training EventThe ARMY CBRNE response trailer that is referred to in the picture is really a 6-wheeled, Gator-style ATV that is self-propelled by its own engine. The picture of the SWAT officer holstering his pistol in his boot is an absolute...

Tags: Workforce management, training and certification, WMD terrorist attack, training, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Is the "killer app" argument dead?

Is the "killer app" argument dead?Great blog.It is about the browser nowadays. The age of convoluted proprietary lock-ins is going going but not quite gone .....An awful lot of devs are now building web based sharing tools, and any IE only dev, if it still goes on, is by the...

Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, knowledge economy, killer application, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Amazon Chess (exe)

Two magnificent army of Amazons blondes from the north against brunettes from the south, prepare for the great chess battle. You must become a commander of one of these armies to resolve this longstanding dispute: who are the most intelligent, beautiful, and strongest of them. This version is the first...

Tags: Chess, Amazon.com Inc., Army, PromIntel

Software downloads 2008-08-15

SAP BusinessOne v Microsoft: SAP wins for VARs

SAP BusinessOne v Microsoft: SAP wins for VARsVARs and SAPSAP Business One - great product. But the SAP to Business One customers interface doesn't exist - its all via VARs and the quality of some of them is a bit questionable. I'm sure SAP will need to do something on...

Tags: Retail, Channel management, Microsoft Corp., value-added reseller, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

How do you get rid of tech junk?

How do you get rid of tech junk?Hehehe:-)dibs on your next future systemyeah!Donate itThere a number of websites if you do a quick Google search on where you can donate your old PC's to various charities and schools. You can also take it to a local Goodwill or Salvation...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer, auction

Discussion threads 2008-08-12

Do you know where your computers are being recycled?

Do you know where your computers are being recycled?Good storyIf this were a story about Windows vs. Mac vs. Linux there'd be a hundred posters yelling at each other by now. It isn't, it's just a really significant issue that affects people here rather directly... we're all using computers, that...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, One-Man, computer, Basel

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

Second guessing at 3AM

Second guessing at 3AMIt's 3 AM...A crisis is happening somewhere in the world. It's 3 AM, and a phone is ringing at the White House. Who do you want answering that phone?...Couldn't resist. :)hey murph here a conceptDeep down inside what your guts telling you.This morning when you...

Tags: Roman

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

Mobile Battles: Reign of Swords (exe)

Engage in epic online battles with a customized army in a fantasy world of magic, steel, and strategy. Build up your army by gaining troops, technology, and magic through engaging campaign missions that feature fortress sieges, ambushes, stealth attacks, and huge open-field clashes. Then battle your friends online. Receive in-game...

Tags: Mobile, Magic, Army, Punch Entertainment, Advertising & Promotion, Telecom & Utilities, Strategy, Marketing, Management

Software downloads 2008-08-11