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- WinXP on XO laptops OK as long as Linux runs, too
- Microsoft's agreement to offer Windows XP on OLPC's XO laptop is appropriate and long overdue. It was pure hypocrasy for Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates to publicly decry the so-called "Digital Divide" while privately refusing to support the XO simply because Linux was a supported operating system. ...
- Tags: Operating System, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, Gates Foundation, Linux, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Microsoft Windows, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- News to know: Comcast-Plaxo; Icahn-Yahoo; Linux; Microsoft
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly? Dennis Howlett: Comcast scoops up Plaxo: good move Dan Farber: Comcast goes social with Plaxo acquisition Techmeme EIC podcast: HP-EDS; Google; SaaS Adrian...
- Tags: Plaxo Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Comcast Corp., Workday, Microsoft Corp., Zoho, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Hardware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- What will a classroom look like in 10 years?
- I went to a strategic planning action committee meeting tonight. Sounds like fun, doesn't it? Although not sexy, it is important as we look at concrete ways to implement the strategic plan our district put together. I'm on the facilities committee since technology falls under the facilities...
- Tags: Classroom, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- WWDC08: Tickets sold out
- According to Macworld Apple today confirmed that its Worldwide Developer Conference WWDC, held 9-13 June 2008 in San Francisco, has sold out for the first time in the history of the event. "Response to this year's WWDC has been off the charts and we are delighted with the show...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, SDK, Conference, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- The death gap
- The death gapCause and Effect[i]Death rates are rising from all causes — heart attack, stroke, cancer, diabetes — because prevention messages aren’t being heeded. We’re saving no money from this horror show.[/i]But are we looking at cause or effect? To what extent is this a matter of those who...
- Tags: Vertical industries, death gap, Poor people
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lost
- Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lostStuff and nonsense>From day one, the purpose of Philly’s network is to increase digital inclusion and economic development. The measure of their success should be how lives and businesses are being helped in disadvantaged communities.The city to stick to...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless Philly, wireless, EarthLink Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Photos: Bill Gates shows off 'TouchWall'
- At Microsoft CEO Summit 2008, Bill Gates shows off a new multi-touch user interface technology. by Andy Smith
- Tags: Bill Gates, Photograph, Andy Smith, touch screen, Touchwall, Microsoft, Microsoft CEO Summit
- Image galleries 2008-05-14
- Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?
- Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?Yes. Diversity is the key for making revenue. If one product or service doesn't generate the whole company isn't at a loss. Only one division is.Microsoft's strengthwas Bill Gates' ability to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Game players, Games, Construction, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Does Microsoft, consumer product
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?
- Watching Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates go through the paces during his last Microsoft CEO Summit keynote on May 14, I couldn't help but ponder again why Microsoft thinks it needs to be both a business and a consumer software vendor. From May 13 to 15, Microsoft officials...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tech Innovation, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Using satellite imagery to explore ancient Mexico
- An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology RIT is using satellite imagery to peer into the ancient Mexican past. Bill Middleton, an archeologist, is teaming up with computer scientists to build the most detailed landscape map of the southern state of Oaxaca in order to learn...
- Tags: NASA, Scientist, Satellite, Satellite Imagery, Bill Middleton, ScienceDaily, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- Dell: We're greener than HP
- Dell said Wednesday that it is designing its laptops and desktops to consume up to 25 percent less energy by 2010 compared to today. Welcome to the latest in the "we're greener than you" game where green technology intersects with marketing-speak. Green IT is fashionable, but increasingly...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Power Management, Hewlett-Packard Co., Green Technology, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-14
- EFF: Bill treats hackers as terrorists
- EFF: Bill treats hackers as terroristsI think execution is a good remedy.I think that spammers, most hackers, virus and other malware writers should be executed. They are ECONOMIC TERRORISTS. The millions of hours spent cleaning in-boxes, the millions of dollars spent on anti-malware products, the millions of dollars and hours...
- Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, hacker, Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Microsoft: Office '08 sales skyrocket, SP1 released, VBA coming back to Mac
- Microsoft: Office '08 sales skyrocket, SP1 released, VBA coming back to MacBut those are just sales. We all know everyone is......downgrading to Office 2004.Sorry, couldn't resist.Are you sure you linked to the correct article?The one I was taken to was dated January 11, 2006 9:58 AM PSTAdds to the growing...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Scripting languages, Microsoft Office, Microsoft VBA, SP1, Microsoft Corp., sales, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Gates emphasizes PC-phone connectivity in Windows 7
- Gates emphasizes PC-phone connectivity in Windows 7It is standard MS modus operandiAnd it isn't working anymore. 2010?!? Who's going to wait that long? By 2010, there won't be any Windows Mobile devices anymore. It will be all Blackberry and iPhone.phone-pc communication--a step backwardsI admit that windows synchronization between phone (or...
- Tags: Operating systems, Handhelds, RE:It, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, PC-phone connectivity, PC-phone, phone, PC, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-13
- Gates emphasizes PC-phone connectivity in Windows 7
- Improved collaboration and connectivity between Windows PCs and cell phones is going to get a major shot in the arm with Windows 7, according to Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates. During a speech for members of the Windows Digital Lifestyle Consortium in Tokyo last week, Gates referred...
- Tags: Phone, Microsoft Windows 7, Mobile, PC, Cell Phone, Bill Gates, Gate, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Microsoft's plan to block Linux on laptops
- Details of Microsoft's recently announced plan to extend the life of Windows XP for ultra low-cost PCs are trickling out. IDG News got its hands on what it says are Microsoft documents outlining the program for PC manufacturers. Until now, the big question was: What exactly defines...
- Tags: Linux, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, John Morris
- Blog posts 2008-05-13
- Wiretaps up, terrorism prosecutions down
- Wiretaps up, terrorism prosecutions downElephant repellent[i]Extraordinary rendition, anyone?[/i]See? It works!raymarc001The far sweeping powers that GW grabbed after 911 MUST come to an end! The ability of a president to write executive orders will destroy the USA if this isn't stopped. Every executive order GW has created must be repealed....
- Tags: Homeland security, terrorism prosecution, terrorism, executive order
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Microsoft Biz Unit Chief Jeff Raikes to head Gates Foundation
- For all those wondering what Microsoft Business Division President Jeff Raikes would do once he retires from Microsoft in September, the uncertainty is over. Raikes is going to become the new CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Raikes is replacing another former...
- Tags: Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
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