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IP telephony migration and the 'what if' factor

Over at the enterprise IT technology and strategy site Silicon.com, Ben King asks "Has the dream of convergence failed?"Ben poses two main reasons why some companies are hesitant to deploy IP telephony. Point one: Some enterprise users are afraid that IP telephony will not be able to offer the "five...

Tags: IP telephony, network, telephony, Ben King

Blog posts 2005-01-26

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DROID aims to make Apple iAnnoyed

i ilove itintWhat a dumb adAnybody who would think that this ad is a good way of advertising a product is a total idiot.So instead of hyping the features of your product, you advertise the don'ts for another product? If anything, you are telling people that the other product is...

Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, Apple iPhone, Droid, Apple iAnnoyed, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-18

Apple is recession proof

Apple is recession proofBig mistake:Stock market performance is not an indicator of anything but investor sentiment. Apple's bottom line is better now with the stock at 120 than it was when the stock was at 200.I doubt that Apple, or any technology company, will get through this recession unscathed.Unemployment...

Tags: Investment, Apple Inc., recession, stock, recession proof

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Verizon fires workers who snooped on Obama cell records

Verizon fires workers who snooped on Obama cell recordsYou missunderstandIt is one thing to legally access these records, a whole different matter to have an unauthorized party do it.Whether we agree with something or not does not change the fact that if a legitmate request is made, it has to...

Tags: worker, American People, Well HERE, Verizon Communications Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-11-23

ROFLthing 2008

Have you ever been to an internet culture conference? Earlier this year, Harvard senior Tim Hwang threw one in Cambridge, Mass., and it was a massive success. This time, Hwang wanted to have a smaller get together in San Francisco to chat about memes. Welcome to ROFLthing...

Tags: Humor, Rickroll, Chuck Norris, Internet, Strategy, Management, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-29

Wordcamp 2008

In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...

Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-16

Works of Lewis Wallace. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ & The Prince of India (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference

Software downloads 2007-10-19

Works of Lewis Wallace. Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ & The Prince of India (Mobile)

Indulge Yourself with the best classic literature on Your PDA. Navigate easily to any novel from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases. Features Navigate from Table of Contents or search for words or phrases Make bookmarks, notes, highlights Searchable and interlinked. Access the e-book anytime, anywhere...

Tags: Mobile, Biology, MobileReference

Software downloads 2007-10-19

Best-Selling Classic Books Library. Over 3,000 complete works of Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain (Mobile)

The largest library for your computer, Smartphone, BlackBerry, or PDA. Over 3,000 complete works. The library is delivered as 57 collections, organized by author. Easy book access through categorical, alphabetical, and chronological indexes. Convenient one-time download, and no clutter of titles in your digital library. Authors included in the library:...

Tags: Mobile, Library, MobileReference, Emile ZolaBelow, PDAs, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-06-04

Best-Selling Classic Books Library. Over 3,000 complete works by Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain... 10.3 (Mobile)

The largest library for your computer, Smartphone, BlackBerry, or PDA. Over 3,000 complete works. The library is delivered as 57 collections, organized by author. Easy book access through categorical, alphabetical, and chronological indexes. Convenient one-time download, and no clutter of titles in your digital library. Authors included in the library:...

Tags: Mobile, Library, MobileReference, Emile ZolaBelow, PDAs, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-06-04

Best-Selling Classic Books Library. Over 3,000 complete works by Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain... (Mobile)

The largest library for your computer, Smartphone, BlackBerry, or PDA. Over 3,000 complete works. The library is delivered as 57 collections, organized by author. Easy book access through categorical, alphabetical, and chronological indexes. Convenient one-time download, and no clutter of titles in your digital library. Authors included in the library:...

Tags: Mobile, Library, MobileReference, Emile ZolaBelow, PDAs, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2007-06-04

Microsoft says McAfee 'inaccurate, inflammatory'

Microsoft says McAfee 'inaccurate, inflammatory'Kernel access sets a dangerous precendentIt is understandable that security companies would gripe about a perceived threat to their revenue stream. However, giving them access to the kernel is threat to users. Anything a security company can do, a hacker can do. Once...

Tags: Kernel Access, McAfee Inc., Microsoft Corp., kernel, security, security company

Discussion threads 2006-10-20

Gates Foundation gives $500 million to Global Fund

Gates Foundation gives $500 million to Global FundGates Foundation gives $500 million to Global FundBig ups to the Gates Foundation. It's through charities like this and philanthropists like Bill and Melinda Gates that donations for good causes are possible. The people with these diseases will be overjoyed knowing...

Tags: Nothing, Mr Gates, Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, United Way, Global Fund, philanthropy, Seattle Times, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-08-09

Google lands on Mars

Google lands on MarsGoogle Mars part of larger project...Google Mars is only the beginning of something larger that Google has planned--a Universe or Galaxy product. They've dropped hints and registered domains, see post for details.http://thegooglist.blogspot.com/2006/03/google-galaxy-starts-with-mars.html(Mars was also available through Keyhole, the Google Earth predecessor).Very small area coveredIn fact, just...

Tags: SPONSORED LINKS, zoom-out, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-03-12

Bright ideas, big wait on tech payback

Bright ideas, big wait on tech paybackYou missed Scientist/inventor UGYou forgot scientist UG who invented 'the burny thing hurt UG', but failed to profit from the next two hundred thousands of years of people profitting from HIS invention. And after he toiled so hard in his cave to make 'burny...

Tags: Handhelds, Processors, Codd, Scientist/inventor UG, Newton, handheld, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-03-22

Convergence clearly not the key driver for VoIP

Silicon.com's Ben King talks about how companies that have adopted voice over IP have decided to run separate networks for other data despite the inherent benefits of combining them. "Does this mean the business case for convergence doesn't stack up?" he asks...

Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, VoIP

Blog posts 2005-01-25

Plugging the Linux holes

Plugging the Linux holesLinux still a way to go.I hope Linux gains enough traction to give windows a lot of competition, it will be good for everybody including those like me who are likely to be stuck with Windows.Why am I stuck with Windows1) Drivers I have a Kodak webcam...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-04-30