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Software's drive to become like television: Software's drive to become like televisionTypoFrom the comment:Free as in cost software, however, has the advantage of achieving large market share very quickly, as the consumption barrier is practically non-existent. That’s the recipe for the success of both Adobe and Flash, two products that clearly dominate their respective categories, but...; Tags: TV, advertisement, software; Discussion threads 2008-07-08
WALL-E: Steve Jobs meets Al Gore: WALL-E: Steve Jobs meets Al GoreApple's Jonathan Ive helped with robot designApparently Apple's lead designer Jonathan Ive helped with the design of the futuristic robot Eve.Fortune magazine:" A call from Stanton to Jobs in 2005 resulted in Johnny Ive, Apple's behind-the-scenes design guru, driving across the San Francisco Bay to...; Tags: Robots, Noah, Wall-E, Stanton, Steve Jobs, Al Gore, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
IBM is latest to ask: Why not take that data center to go?: Is it really a whole year since IBM unleashed its Project Big Green brainchild on the IT industry, triggering a barrage of like-minded efforts across the high-tech industry? Well, apparently it is, and the company is using the anniversary to make a push for some of its...; Tags: Data Center, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-06-15
Open Source in 2013: <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...; Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Canada caught on its own tar baby. Tar sand investments now a dead duck?: As one Canadian newspaper put it. Ducks in Alberta died a crude death. One of the species of ducks that died on a pond filled with crude oil polluted water: Bufflehead. Here's a picture of a gorgeous male Bufflehead in fine fettle. ...; Tags: Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-01

The view from stupid: The view from stupidWhen and how to explainI recall from the Comment that you refused to provide full explanations, in Comment or TalkBack because you would have required too much time and space. (Paraphrasing.)As at that time, I'll observe that assertions must be supportable, by data or by logic....; Tags: Processors, Network technology, PPC, Apple Inc., Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
AMD: Sales weak; Layoffs on tap: AMD on Monday said its first quarter sales will be about $1.5 billion, well below Wall Street projections of $1.62 billion. It will also lay off 10 percent of its workforce. In a statement, AMD said revenue will be down about 15 percent from the fourth quarter...; Tags: Layoff, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Workforce Management, Sales, Human Resources, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-07
Wearing of the green: HP stakes claim in energy-efficiency services, software: Hewlett-Packard must be thrilled with Forrester Research's report a couple of weeks ago, showing an enormous opportunity in assessment and design services around making technology infrastructure more energy-efficient and just generally greener. I'll send you to my blog for reference, but to excerpt the data: It estimates the typical assessment...; Tags: Software, Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Data Centers, Virtualization, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-03-17
Gnome 2.2 now available, planned for Ubuntu 8.04, RHEL 6, SLES 11: Gnome 2.2 now available, planned for Ubuntu 8.04, RHEL 6, SLES 11I do not like KDE at all, but, that is what is great about Linux -there is choice. With Windows, it is take it or leave it.RE: Gnome 2.2 now available, planned for Ubuntu 8.04, RHEL 6, SLES 11GNOME...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GNOME, KDE, Gnome 2.2, SLES 11, RHEL 6, Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu, Red Hat Enterprise Linux; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Churchill Club: Gauging trust and influence amid the data barrage: In the latest installment of Churchill Club talks, a panel examined how the next generation of business leaders will have to become adept at using and understanding massive amounts of data from all over. At issue is gaining the trust of so-called "info-entials." The panel, moderated by...; Tags: Panel, President, Social Networking, Instant Messaging, Leadership, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-02
Another view: SOA opening up 'can of worms' in organizations: SOA is a journey. A long journey. Bring several changes of clothes. Are organizations really ready to throw out manual processes and standardize? Back in December, reported here in this blogsite, Oracle's Larry Ellison admitted as much, saying it will probably be 10-20 years...; Tags: SOA, Worm, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-02-25
HD-DVD folds, Java comes out on top: HD-DVD folds, Java comes out on topmust be a Microsoft haterSo if it was so superior, then why is it the first gen players from Toshiba can play all current movies while the first gen Blu's can not??? And why is it that stand alone Blu's don't match up to...; Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Java, media server, Blu, TV, DVD, HD-DVD; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
Entertainment Residence TV (zip): Entertainmentresidence.com has created the best way for watching online TV channels on your computer. Introducing the Entertainment Residence TV. You will be amazed. Enjoy the simplicity of watching television without all the hassle and clutter of advertisements plastered all over Web pages. Why should you have to endure a barrage...; Tags: Advertisement, Entertainment, Entertainmentresidence.com, Advertising & Promotion, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Marketing, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2008-02-11
The Role of Rugged Mobile Computing in Overhaul, Service & Maintenance Operations: This paper explores the strategic, operational, and technological issues that are addressed by rugged mobile solutions for maintenance and service managers. The overhaul, maintenance, and service environment is in the process of adapting to a barrage of new forces. Those forces include increasing sophistication and computerization of the equipment that...; Tags: Mobile, Mobile Computing, Equipment, Larstan Business Reports, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing; White papers 2008-02-08
Secunia: Skype, Java, QuickTime, PDF patches oh my; It's been an ugly 24 hours for Windows users: The last 24 hours has been a patch barrage with Sun, Adobe, Apple and Skype all issuing patches. But what's notable is how these patches affect Windows users. According to statistics compiled via Secunia's PSI application the number of users that need to get patching is staggering....; Tags: Apple QuickTime, Adobe PDF, Java, Patch Management, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Windows, Secunia, Computer, Patches, Productivity, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Microsoft Windows Live Mail's CAPTCHA defense falls to spam bots: Microsoft's Windows Live Mail is being targeted by spammers adept at eluding CAPTCHA protection, according to Websense. According to Websense, spammers have created bots that are capable of creating random Live Mail accounts and then using them to launch attacks. In other words, the CAPTCHA defense doesn't...; Tags: CAPTCHA, Microsoft Windows Live Mail, Websense Inc., Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Bot, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-07
If viruses are no threat to Macs ...: If viruses are no threat to Macs ...I don't protect it..My windows partition; however, is protected. When I first started looking into Macs way back in the middle of last year (I was owning a mac before it was HIP to own a mac... trend-setter!) I inquired on a few...; Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Viruses and worms, Apple Inc., second-one, Apple Macintosh, software, virus, malware, AV Software; Discussion threads 2007-12-17
Babysitting Mania (exe): Can you get the kids to bed and the house clean before the parents get home? Find out if you're the ultimate babysitter! You finally passed your babysitting course and are ready to help your school raise money. What you didn't expect was 20 of the craziest houses you ever...; Tags: House, Kid; Software downloads 2007-12-10
Wikia looking to topple Google, but will fail miserably: The CEO of Wikia, a search engine launching soon with an open algorithm, has been talking big for a long time now. Unfortunately for Gil Penchina, not much scares Google -- they will just get more aggressive. I can almost hear someone at Google singing "Anything you can...; Tags: Algorithm, Google Inc., Search Engine, Development, Wikia, Search, Engineering, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2007-12-08
Momentum Webcast: How Microsoft Can Provide E-mail Security, Compliance, and Availability (Level 100): Electronic messaging is mission critical to all businesses. Despite best efforts to secure the e-mail gateway, critical messaging systems remain vulnerable to an ever-increasing barrage of threats. Viruses, worms, Denial-of-Series DoS attacks, and spam can zap business productivity, or worse, stop business in its tracks. This webcast shows How to...; Tags: Webcast, Compliance, E-mail Security, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Groupware, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software; Webcasts 2007-12-06