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- Is Steve Jobs just being awkward?
- Is Steve Jobs just being awkward?Not sure...MMS on most Nokia's and WinMo's I've used is pretty straightforward - take picture, send message. This is usually from the camera menu so it's not particularly awkward.As for video recording, it depends on the phone - the better N Series phones have...
- Tags: Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, Steve Jobs, MMS, Apple Inc., phone
- Discussion threads 2008-11-03
- Are vendors vital to open source?
- Are vendors vital to open source?Are vendors vital to open source?LOL, that is the best shirt ever! The dude abides!Two "commercial" Linux distributions: Red Hat and SuSEOne of the reasons Microsoft assisted SuSE sales was to assure that Red Hat did not gain an effective monopoly on commercial Linux.If...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, dude, open source, Linux, GNU
- Discussion threads 2008-10-23
- Approved Downloads Policy
- For many organizations, it's not enough to provide an acceptable use policy that spells out what kind of latitude employees have when using e-mail or the Internet. Although many businesses have users who are technologically astute enough to know what kinds of downloads and executables are safe to bring into...
- Tags: Information Technology, Policy, Internet, E-mail, Strategy, Online Communications, Management
- Download resources 2008-09-05
- Lawson success but no saas here
- It didn't escape my Irregular colleagues' attention that Harry Debes, Lawson CEO went on a tear about the viability of the saas model. Anshu Sharma chose not to comment in public but I leave it to astute observers to detect the steam coming out of his ears. ...
- Tags: Lawson Software Inc., Vinnie, Cheryl, Purchasing & Procurement, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Business Operations, Emerging Technologies, Management, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-01
- Why does Safari stink?
- Why does Safari stink?Safari on iPhone is even worseSafari on a Mac should work at least as well as Firefox. but on the iPhone it crashes regularly or locks up the iPhone. And it appears Apple's licensing is designed to preclude any competition:"Apple's software requirements for the device are too...
- Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Channel management, Web technology, KHTML, Apple Safari, Safari stink, stink, Web, Web browser, Web site
- Discussion threads 2008-08-28
- Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centers
- Salesforce acquires InStranet; Will take it SaaS and better target call centersVery much in line with what SaaS providers needThe acquisition of a call center platform is very much in line with what is needed to deliver SaaS effectively. A robust SaaS delivery platform must include order provisioning, call center,...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Call centers, cloud computing, Customer relationship management (CRM), software-as-a-service, call-center, Salesforce.com Inc., InStranet Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Gmail takes on Australian Ed
- PCWorld is reporting that Google, along with a local integrator, will be rolling out it's Gmail application (and, presumably, Google Apps) for all of the student email accounts in the public schools and colleges of New South Wales. This translates to roughly a million students, but a...
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, USA PATRIOT Act, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Regulations, Internet, Government, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- Lack of RFID standards leads to media panic
- Lack of RFID standards leads to media panicActive vs. Passive RFID DevicesIn addition to the comments above, it was not clear from the article I read whether the researchers were testing only active RFID or both active and passive RFID. The author of the article I read also implied...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Dana, RFID, RFID Standards, media
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- Is Bill Gates a secret cloud convert?
- Is Bill Gates a secret cloud convert?He doesn't say use it in the cloudHe doesn't say use it in the cloud, he said it is with the Windows Live download which includes lots and lots of non-cloud based programs, windows live writer for instance.Originally the "Internet" was going to be...
- Tags: Bill Gates, cloud computing, Microsoft Corp., secret cloud
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- Stash (exe)
- Stash is a tiny, free-form knowledge base that's easy to use for folks on the go. And since Stash is fully portable, its an astute choice when used with flash drives and other removable media. With Stash you can create, and manage a variety of data like: journals, notes, phone...
- Tags: Phone, Zeno Systems, Telecom & Utilities
- Software downloads 2008-06-11
- Why is fear-mongering such a popular security sales tactic?
- In this month's CIO magazine, Bruce Schneier publishes one of his best columns ever. "How to Sell Security" starts with a common-sense argument about the psychological dynamics of why and how we as humans respond to sales pitches. It ends with this astute observation about why some computer security companies...
- Tags: Sales, Security, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-05-26
- EU shows size of Microsoft credibility gap
- EU shows size of Microsoft credibility gapBlimey.[i]The European Union will investigate Microsoft’s support for the Open Document Format ODF in Office.[/i]If the Commission decides that Office support of ODF doesn't increase customer choice, that would imply that they potentially might prevent Microsoft from supporting this ISO standard?At the same time,...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format
- Discussion threads 2008-05-22
- To Catch a Thief
- To Catch a ThiefApple should market is as an anti-theft systemThey have something similar for an iPhone where you can wipe it completely once lost or stolen. I can't believe they haven't came out with anything similar for laptops.Generally, IP Address would be more usefulIn most cases, it probably would...
- Tags: Smart phones, Notebooks, PRODUCTIVITY, Handhelds, laptop computer, data wipe, data encryption
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Are SOA-related business concerns outside the IT 'comfort zone'?
- Those folks at Burton Group really know how to rattle our cages. A few weeks back, Anne Thomas Manes declared that she has yet to see any solid SOA success stories, and reportedly is still looking for one. When the subject of SOA business value came up,...
- Tags: Information Technology, Business, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Did Microsoft beat Apple to dual-sided touch technology?
- Did Microsoft beat Apple to dual-sided touch technology?SideShowIt's not Windows Slideshow - it's Windows SideShowRE: Did Microsoft beat Apple to dual-sided touch technology?yawnYou misunderstand Apple's patent...The way I read it, it's nothing like the Microsoft examples you mentioned.Picture a clamshell laptop, with one half transparent. Closed, it would look like...
- Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, Apple Inc., dual-sided touch technology, touch technology, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-17
- EquaTerra Position: IT Assessments: The Pressure to Improve Never Stops
- The value of IT assessments goes far beyond make-or-buy decisions. No matter which path one chooses - internal transformation, outsourcing, shared services or a combination thereof - IT assessments should remain an ongoing tool for ensuring that the solution achieves the results one intended. Astute assessments enable a deeper dive...
- Tags: Assessment, Information Technology, EquaTerra, Strategy, Management
- White papers 2008-03-04
- First thoughts on the Evernote Web public beta and the incredible search technology
- The Evernote application has been compared with and seemed to play second fiddle to OneNote as a note-taking application on Tablet PCs, but I think their latest development will go a long ways towards making Evernote the first choice for mobile enthusiasts. The public beta of Evernote Web has begun...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Note, Search Technology, Beta, Web Browser, Evernote Application, Advertising & Promotion, Web Browsers, Marketing, Internet, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-02-27
- Free speech, sophomoric pranks, or criminal offense?
- Free speech, sophomoric pranks, or criminal offense?False statements can be VERY harmful...especially if expressed by a popular student or someone perceived as "honest." I put honest in quotes because I've met many people who are very assertive not aggressive in their statements, yet have rarely told the truth or the...
- Tags: INTERNET, Free Speech
- Discussion threads 2008-02-26
- More information on the Vista SP1 activation hack
- More information on the Vista SP1 activation hacktimestopI've been using the timestop method *cough* since Vista's RTM without a problem. *knocks on wood*.I'll be giving this a try when I get around to updating my laptop to SP1, thanks for the information. It's been an interesting read so far.It may...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, activation hack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Vista SP1 activation hack, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-11
- Expect OpenXML win for Microsoft at ISO
- It's the nature of the system, admits Andy Updegrove, legal advisor to the Linux Foundation. The format of Microsoft Office will likely become an official International Standards Organization standard at the end of this month.  (Picture by Dan Bricklin, taken at the Harvard Faculty Club...
- Tags: ISO, Microsoft Corp., Andy Updegrove, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Quality, Business Operations, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-02-11
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