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- Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?
- The better question is WHEN will it be better for Microsoft to keep it compatible across platforms, and WHEN or under what conditions might it not be better for MS to NOT keep it compatible across platforms.In other works, it is NOT a question of IF, but, at WHAT TIMES...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Operating systems, .NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2009-11-24
- Best Practices for Translating Customer Satisfaction into Revenue
- Today's support organisations are focused on two top-level metrics: financial results and customer satisfaction. For most, it's easy to track financial performance, but customer satisfaction is akin to speaking a foreign language. How do you quantify customer satisfaction? Download the Best Practices...
- Tags: Revenue, Customer Satisfaction, Best Practice, Product Marketing, Marketing
- White papers 2009-11-06
- Inspyder InSite 2.0.10 (Windows)
- Spell check your entire Web site and scan for broken links in seconds. Just enter your URL and go. Checking database driven Web sites in a traditional IDE or text-editor is impossible. InSite solves this problem and crawls all your dynamic content for errors. InSite can be scheduled to run...
- Tags: Web, Web Site, Inspyder Software, InSite, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Microsoft Windows, Scripting Languages, Internet, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2009-08-20
- The disruptive nature of cloud computing
- Maybe a little overstated don't you think?Let's really think about the amount of disruption from 1-10 on these examples: Gas Lamps to Light bulbs 10, nobody uses gas lamps anymore. Steel Mill example, maybe an 8 or 9. Open Source a 7 because even those that haven't used it benefitted...
- Tags: Virtualization, cloud computing
- Discussion threads 2009-08-12
- Password-reset flaw haunts WordPress admins
- Open source and PHP at its worstI cannot fathom the design decisions that went into PHP. Maybe that's because there weren't any. That "language" I use that term in the broadest sense here is accident upon accident, quirk upon quirk, patch upon patch. PHP is a complete mess without a...
- Tags: Scripting languages, PHP, Wordpress
- Discussion threads 2009-08-11
- Saas? We're too busy making ERP work
- It's sometimes good to be reminded that while the industry hype is around saas/cloud/on-demand that there is still another world out there where customers are wrestling with more traditional approaches to computing. The other evening I had a conversation with Erick Kimberling, CEO of Panorama Consulting. Panorama...
- Tags: ERP, Panorama Consulting, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- DTV Transition? Done. Now Make My DVD Problem Go Away!
- DTV Transition? Done. Now Make My DVD Problem Go Away!Could you share more details on your Linux experiences?I've been planning to build a Linux based media center but I haven't planned out my plans on dealing with Direct TV. What did you find to be lacking on the Linux media...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, DVD, DVD Problem, DTV Transition, digital television, CD
- Discussion threads 2009-06-15
- Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the apps
- Gearing up for Apple's WWDC: Don't forget about the appsWow, this comment takes the cake!![i]It still doesn't change the fact that Apple changed the game with these apps and sent competitors - from RIM to Google - into copycat mode. Both Blackberry and Android phones both [b]now have apps for...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Operating systems, Mobile applications, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Apple Inc., app support, Apple iPhone, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-06-03
- dotTrace 3.1 (Windows)
- JetBrains dotTrace is a stand-alone application that profiles: Performance of .NET Framework 1.1, 2.0 and 3.x applications. Memory usage of .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.x applications. ASP.NET applications running on Internet Information Server & ASP.NET Development Server. Windows services. Convenience and ease of use set dotTrace apart from...
- Tags: JetBrains, JetBrains dotTrace, .Net, Middleware, Application Servers, Microsoft Windows, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems
- Software downloads 2009-05-23
- Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooks
- Report: Microsoft readies new maximum specs for Windows 7 netbooksWindows 7 = crippled. Just use LinuxWhy buy an OS with all of these artificial restraints? This is what closed source gets you, a compromised product.Won't Run on ARM Netbook AnywayARM processor based netbooks are about to hit the market...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Windows 7 Starter Edition, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-22
- IntelliGolf Eagle edition (Palm OS) 9.2 (Mobile)
- Use this golf software to automate golf scoring, wagering, and shot tracking on the course with your Palm OS-based smartphone. View shot distances with industry-leading GPS receivers. Upload results to the included Windows desktop software to approximate your handicap, view performance charts, and evaluate game-improving statistics. Free access to 24,000...
- Tags: Handicap, Mobile, Operating System, Palm Inc., IntelliGolf, Eagle Edition, Palm OS, GPS, Handhelds, Smart Phones, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Performance Management, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Software downloads 2009-03-14
- Chewing the FAT in the Microsoft vs. TomTom case
- Chewing the FAT in the Microsoft vs. TomTom caseWhat will happen next?Lawyers will make lots of money. Society will not benefit.RE: Chewing the FAT in the Microsoft vs. TomTom caseMy TomTom 730 is a dream GPS unit. Glad I read about this Microsoft case. I would have never purchased a...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Perlow, TomTom, Microsoft Corp., patent
- Discussion threads 2009-03-06
- Asustek evaluating Qualcomm-based Eee PCs
- Netbook and laptop manufacturer Asus is evaluating the possibility of developing a lineup of its popular Eee PC family that uses Qualcomm's platform, according to Samson Hu, general manager of Eee PC business at Asustek, in a report by DigiTimes. The company does not currently have any...
- Tags: AsusTek Computer, Qualcomm Inc., Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-03-05
- Red Dog: Can you teach old Windows hounds new tricks?
- Red Dog: Can you teach old Windows hounds new tricks?Obviously, Microsoft has a lot of money to invest, and they have nowdecided it is time. Will be interesting to see what they actually create.New tricks for an old dog?No. Just recycling an old one. I see they've retrieved...
- Tags: Data centers, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Obviously Microsoft, Red Dog, old-Windows, new trick, Azure
- Discussion threads 2009-02-23
- Word Count 'N' Invoice 3.0 (Windows)
- Word Count 'N' Invoice is essential and powerful Word Count Software for Transcription Industry including Medical, Legal, Secretarial as well as Translation Industry. It has great capability to count Words, Lines, Pages and Characters in thousands of files in a batch process within few minutes. It analyzes documents in many...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, TechnoCom, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2009-02-10
- Microsoft IT Academy Program Helps Malaysia Narrow ICT Skills Gap
- Computer science departments at 20 public universities. To help address an acute and growing shortage of workers with strong Information and Communications Technology ICT skills, Microsoft is partnering with 20 institutions of higher learning across Malaysia to expand opportunities for students to gain industry-relevant skills and earn globally recognized ICT...
- Tags: Certification, Microsoft Corp., Information And Communication Technology, Quality, Training And Certification, Strategy, Business Operations, Management
- Case studies 2009-02-01
- Does Apple need to learn how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk?
- Does Apple need to learn how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk?Recessions weatheredI'm not being a doomsayer here (I personally think they'll be fine in the long run), but you asked how many recessions Apple has had to weather in the past 25 years.The answer:...
- Tags: Desktops, Sales strategy, Notebooks, computer, Desktop sale, mac-mini, IMHO Apple, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
- Karamasoft UltimatePanel 3.3 (Windows)
- Karamasoft UltimatePanel is an ASP.NET navigation control to build advanced side panel bars. Visual designer: Fully integrated into VS.NET. Professional style: Multi-level, treeview, drag-and-drop, group slip, filter, transition. Client persistence: Save the latest state of the panel on the client machine, and restore again at the next visit. Auto scroll:...
- Tags: Panel, Karamasoft, Microsoft Windows, Karamasoft UltimatePanel, .Net, CSS, XML, Middleware, Servers, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Scripting Languages, Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-12-15
- UltimateMenu 3.3 (Windows)
- UltimateMenu is an ASP.NET menu control to build advanced DHTML menus. Visual Designer--fully integrated into VS.NET, also available as a stand-alone ASP.NET application. Frame support--full frame support without a single line of coding. User rights--display different parts of the menu based on user credentials. Data Binding--load menu from a data...
- Tags: Menu, Karamasoft, Microsoft Windows, UltimateMenu, Xhtml, .Net, CSS, XML, Middleware, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2008-12-15
- Karamasoft UltimateSitemap 2.2 (Windows)
- Karamasoft UltimateSitemap is a set of ASP.NET server controls to build a sitemap of your Web site, and to generate the navigation path breadcrumbs on your Web pages. Visual designer: Fully integrated into VS.NET. Professional style: Render sitemap in table or treeview format. Auto generate: Generate your sitemap automatically from...
- Tags: Karamasoft, Microsoft Windows, Karamasoft UltimateSitemap, Navigation Path, XML, CSS, Channel Management, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Scripting Languages, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-12-15
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