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Newspapers as non-profits? Not a bad idea

Newspapers as non-profits? Not a bad ideaWatchdogs of governmentSome of us are old enough to remember when newspapers actually took that responsibility seriously. Now, with one Party in charge of all branches of government and the press, it is not hard to see the end of democracy looming large...

Tags: Vertical industries, Litigation, watchdog, government, bad idea

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

Go ahead. Try calling 1-800-ROADSIDE with the Motorola Q. OK, bad idea.

Go ahead. Try calling 1-800-ROADSIDE with the Motorola Q. OK, bad idea.Go ahead. Try calling 1-800-ROADSIDEI'd probably be much happier with a Treo 700w or the Smartphone-based, non-touchscreen, Motorola Q.But what really makes the MDA suck as a phone is the dialing application. In Portrait mode the...

Tags: Model Driven Architecture, Pocket PC, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Cellular phones, Pocket IE, Motorola Q., Go-ahead, bad idea, Motorola Inc., phone, model-driven architecture

Discussion threads 2007-09-10

Was IdeaStorm a bad idea?

Was IdeaStorm a bad idea?It was a stupid idea, it was easy to predict the zealotswould do everything they could to flood the site promoting their favorite diety.The sad part was there were several really good ideas that got buried in the fanatical ranting.In the UK...... the government made the...

Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Now IT, Dell Computer Corp., bad idea, IdeaStorm

Discussion threads 2007-03-01

Wireless: The new backseat driver?

Wireless: The new backseat driver?need skin tracking rather than transpondersThe problem of relying on inter-vehicular transponders is that many road hazards - pedestrians, bicycles and many others - won't be equipped. Therefore, to use aviation radar terminology, the vehicle needs skin tracking capability and autonomous hazard detection, as in low...

Tags: Aerospace & Defense, backseat driver, Bad Idea, Big Brother, wireless

Discussion threads 2005-11-04

Additional Resources

Six updates for your parent's computer over Thanksgiving

LOL, great suggestions!![i]Run Disk Utility (it?s in Applications > Utilities) and Repair Disk Permissions. This cleans up a lot of system gunk that builds up over time and makes the Mac run better.[/i]But... but... but... you don't need to defrag OS X and since it has no registry, the system...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, computer, Mozilla Firefox, Thanksgiving, system gunk, Apple Safari

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

A single search index would speed up the entire Internet

Such cooperative efforts never work in the real worldIt's not like you can government-mandate this, because the internet is worldwide. And when you have this many groups involved that depend on this for making profits, you'll never get a consensus agreement on the finer details, and you'll never get everybody...

Tags: Robots, crawler, search-index, robot, Google Inc., Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Law firm interested in hearing from banned Xbox Live gamers

Maybe "law" can become a GDP driverNow that America has seen virtually every domestic industry go down the toilet, maybe it can provide law services to the rest of the world.If this self-righteous lawsuit is any indication, the is no need to fear the loss of American innovation and savvy;...

Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, EULA, Microsoft Corp., cheater, contractual obligation, terms of service, law firm, Microsoft Xbox

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Chrome OS will rise or fall on the safety dance

Scare tactics against Chrome OSI can see Microsoft really did the 'safety dance' with Windows it has been so successful...Chrome_OS is an entirely different modular approach plus they are using Open_Source with NO limitation of how high they can reach. I find it amazing anyone with a straight face say...

Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Chrome, Chrome OS, ChromeOS, security, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

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

Numbers of new Core i7 iMacs are turning up DOA

I guess it goes to show that......even the almighty apple is not immune to issues. We have some iMacs (about 100 - 120) in my organization compared to about 2500 Windows Desktops and out of the 90 we ordered a few years ago (17" iMacs) we had one come...

Tags: Desktops, DOA, Core i7 iMac, Core i7, Apple Inc., Apple iMac

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Fawning over Chatter and how SAP missed its chance

What Salesforce did was pricing, not features...What I was talking about that most people missed wasn't the feature set. Of course that isn't new. Even Benioff pretty much admits he stole the idea from Facebook and Twitter.But at the Techcrunch Real Time Crunchup on Friday Benioff said Salesforce was working...

Tags: Pricing, Sales force management, Marketing research, Strategy, Chatter, SAP AG

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

What if the search-index was run by a non-profit? GOOG founders once supported that idea

Soloution looking for a problemReread the tragedy of the commons. This is a bad idea. If different search companies have different businesses listed that will give rise to meta search engines that search the search engines and produce combined results in a single context.There is already a Firefox plugin...

Tags: SEARCH, search engine, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

The medical home is reform without objections, so far

Medical HomeThis path is already being broken. At my company, the $56/paycheck credit for not taking a company medical insurance plan has been replaced with a $20 credit IF you participate in a company-sponsored "wellness" program. You have to have a screening on company time - weight, BP,...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Financial Planning, United HealthCare, DUI, public entity, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Apple's latest TV ads defend AT&T

Defending the bottom lineThe iPhone is AT&T's highest-profile 3G device. Period. And Verizon's attack ads on AT&T's 3G service coverage may be about as devastating as it gets. After all, haven't we seen quite a number of iPhone users on ZDNet complaining about the poor 3G service...

Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, TV, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., iPhone User, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Is Wikipedia maxed out?

Interesting....I don't see a reason Wikipedia would max out considering that every day new younger participants are entering the field. It's timeless relevance could diminish as new and younger editors focus on more up-to-date matters as Twitter, Sexting and Cloud computing, and less on the Roman Empire, the Great Depression...

Tags: Wiki, Achilles, Wikipedia, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Hands on with new Roku Channel Store; is cable TV still worth the cost?

Not available on the N1000I don't see any options for this on my N1000.Bummer.Has the resolution improved on HD content?That was one thing I'd like to know. I can see a future, where everything you would ever need in the home will go thru the internet. I am already set...

Tags: Cable, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, Advertising & Promotion, FrameChannel, video quality, Roku Inc., cable television

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I

Sorry Paul, but you're wrong about knowledge basesGreetings Paul:Very good overall post!However, considering our core competency in knowledge bases, I have to take exception to your conclusions on KBs.Consumers certainly will and shouldturn to other consumers when looking for input on product and service selection because it is not motivated...

Tags: Strategy, knowledge, Salesforce.com Inc., knowledge base, Chattering, Paul

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I

(NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog.  Let's see how that...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Let's get rid of usernames and passwords for good

RE: Let's get rid of usernames and passwords for goodIf you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the technology. -Bruce SchneierCommon sense & best practicesFirst off social networking sites are a DISASTER waiting to happen, private data into a...

Tags: password, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

A Chrome OS Video Tour

Microsoft: Watch Out, We're Coming to Getcha!Open Source is like water, you can't stop it.Bwahahahahahhhhhhhhhh................Man this OS is a POS.There is nothing this OS can do that I can't do already with Windows 7. It looks like a piece of crap and I really wanted to give Google the...

Tags: Operating systems, INTERNET, NaCl, Chrome, Chrome OS, Chrome OS Video Tour, operating system, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-23