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7 tips to safely kill zombie projects

Walking-dead IT projects, also known as zombies, should be killed off -- putting these suckers out of their misery is the right thing to do. Of course, various techniques exist to repair failing projects, such as restart methodologies and live-goat sacrifice, which was pioneered by Nepal...

Tags: Project, Zombie, Bart, Channel Management, Team Management, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Management, Finance, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-03-12

UBCD4Win (exe)

UBCD4Win is a bootable "live" CD which contains software that allows you to repair/restore/diagnostic almost any computer problem. All software included in UBCD4Win are freeware utilities for Windows. UBCD4Win is based on Bart's PE. Bart's PE builds a Windows "pre-install" environment CD, basically Windows booted from CD. With network support,...

Tags: Freeware, NTFS, CD, UBCD4Win, Bart, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-11-30

Transit agencies ponder, to iPod or not to iPod

Here's an idea for a public transit agency - make subway and bus maps available for display on an iPod, so that transit customers can quickly and easily figure out how to get where they're going. It's not an idea created by government - New Yorker William Bright thought it...

Tags: agency, MTA, BART, Apple iPod

Blog posts 2005-09-26

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Viacom, Google cut deal on user data

Viacom, Google cut deal on user dataIf I see one I'll let you know NT&Viacom, Google cut deal on user dataOh this is funny. Google never cared about user privacy before and now that they are going to be sued into oblivion they suddenly care? I hope Viacom hits...

Tags: INTERNET, Digital media, Google Inc., Viacom Inc., user data

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Viacom statement on YouTube user data

Viacom statement on YouTube user dataGreat news for the entire copyright communityDing dong ... the witch is dead! ... or at least she is starting to melt! Wow ... I would say this is very good news for the entire copyright industry. While potentially inconvenient to YouTube viewers, and understanding...

Tags: INTERNET, Digital media, user data, Google Inc., Viacom Inc., YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-10

12 terabytes of YouTube data

12 terabytes of YouTube dataHorrible loss for ConsumersThis Judge needs to be taught what he has the power to do, and not to do. This is a clear violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act. Not to mention a major privacy issue for all of us that have ever watched...

Tags: Corporate communications, Digital media, Google Inc., YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Security researchers hack the London underground train for free ride

A group of Dutch security researchers were able to clone the "smartcards" that commuters use to pay fares in the London Underground system, allowing the group to ride for free.  This is an interesting attack vector that I actually talked to Adam Laurie about when I was at Black Hat Amsterdam. ...

Tags: Card, Smart Card, Researcher, London, Smart Cards, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-06-26

We've been acquired: CBS buys CNET

We've been acquired: CBS buys CNETRE: We've been acquired: CBS buys CNETMy sincere condolences ;)ThanksThanks for letting me know .. I will now promptly discontinue using any of your sites. I don't read anything the elitist monopolies decide shove down our throats.Bye .. it was nice while it lasted....

Tags: CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-05-15

Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?

Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?.mobi is UsefulI like developed .mobi sites, and have a blog and showcase of .mobi sites at http://mobienthusiast.mobi. It's true that there are many mobile optimized .com sites, but I like the simplicity of being able to type in...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, DotMobi, mobi site, mobi, mobile, mobi domain, dotMobi, Visit BofA.mobi, domain

Discussion threads 2008-05-09

KDE 4 for Windows

KDE 4 for WindowsKonquerorThe best file manager ever invented. It does native FTP, SSH, has integrated MIME managers, mouse over preview of songs and movies, split left/right/top/bottom, fully customizable view and is a fully integrated web browser. Now, I hope, a feature that has LONG been a malware...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, KDE, Microsoft Windows, KDE 4, KDE4, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-01-25

FBI building massive biometric database

In The Simpsons movie, Marge, Bart and Lisa's conversations are tracked by the NSA. It's not that they've been targeted as specific threats to the EPA's plans to wipe Springfield off the map but because the NSA listens to every American's conversation. That scenario -- which...

Tags: Database, FBI, Fingerprint, Pentagon, Iris, Federal Government, Storage, Databases, Government, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-12-24

Natalie Portman Beauty Screensaver (zip)

The beautiful Natalie Portman has a degree in psychology from Harvard. Portman had a small role in the 18th season of The Simpsons as the voice of Bart Simpson's love interest, Darcy, from a neighboring town. This free screensaver is the perfect addition to any desktop, with full size wallpaper...

Tags: Screensaver, Natalie Portman

Software downloads 2007-11-14

NASA chief: Air safety data needs to be scrubbed before release

You might remember that NASA conducted a survey on airline safety and the results were so upsetting that the space agency opted not to make the results public. NASA refused the AP's Freedom of Information Act request for the results, saying: Release of the...

Tags: NASA, Survey, Marketing Research, Marketing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2007-11-01

MSDN Webcast: MSDN geekSpeak: Using LINQ to SharePoint With Bart De Smet (Level 200)

The presenter of this webcast shares his knowledge and experience around a particular developer technology. The attendee of this webcast will learn about industry trends, new technology, real-world experiences, and more. This webcast introduces the Microsoft .NET Language-Integrated Query LINQ to SharePoint project.

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., LINQ, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Webcasts 2007-10-31

Autodesk CIO: Billy Hinners - Transcript

Dan Farber: Billy, thanks for joining me. Billy Hinners: I'm happy to be here Dan. Dan Farber: Autodesk is a large company, $1.5 billion in revenue last year, and certainly well known for its engineering and architectural software, but you're also...

Tags: CIO, Data Center, Autodesk Inc., Information Technology, Hinners, Data Centers, Storage, Product Development, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Research & Development, Business Operations, Management, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2007-10-23

Verizon says it complies with warrantless requests

Verizon complied with warrantless demands for customer calling records hundreds of times since 2005, The Washington Post reports. In a letter to Democratic congressmen, Verizon also said that it had complied with FBI national security letters requesting information on a second-degree of customers, those who were not...

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., Letter, Federal Government, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Government, ZDNet Government

Blog posts 2007-10-16

Will you one day marry a robot?

David Levy, a British artificial intelligence researcher and international chess master, defended yesterday his Ph.D. thesis at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands. The name of his thesis is "Intimate Relationships with Artificial Partners" and the University announced it under the name "Love and Sex with Robots." Levy says...

Tags: Robot, David Levy, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-10-12

Microsoft's mobile team reorgs, focuses on Live services

With archrival Google expected to field any time now a mobile operating system that will go head-to-head with Windows Mobile, Microsoft is getting its Mobile Communications side of the house in order. The mobile unit recently reorg'ed in a way that gives the marketing of Microsoft's Live...

Tags: Team, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2007-10-11

Today's Debate: How do we reach interoperability?

At a House hearing this week there was a lot of talk about medical interoperability. (Rep. Bart Gordon of Tennessee, left. chaired the hearing.) The problem of moving medical data between different medical record systems was called a "daunting challenge" by HCA president Noel Williams, who noted there...

Tags: Interoperability, Open Source, U.S. Congress, Health Care, Standards, Vertical Industries, Quality, Benefits, Healthcare, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-09-28

In core wars, AMD carves out some open field

In core wars, AMD carves out some open fieldSounds like a clean up move....One, this is something that Intel can't do with their Core Pairing chips. Also, this is something that cleans up inventory of chips that only have three working cores instead of four. My guess is...

Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, Network technology, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, quad-core, chip, Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-18