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- Did Stallman fisk himself?
- boogeyman?the most irritating thing about stallman is not his "political incorrectness" or his "shooting from the lip," but that is he is so often right. that really gets under your skin.I hate to agree...I've always felt that RMS is irritating, obnoxious and downright rude. However, anyone who dismisses what...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Stallman
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Algorithms everywhere: Can IBM automate business decisions?
- IBM outlined a vision---and of course a new services unit to go with it---that takes a little time to grok. Big Blue talked about the "information journey," fact-based enterprises and nudging out gut calls in everyday management for decisions based on hard, cold facts. But when you boil it all...
- Tags: Algorithm, Fact, Vision, Risk Management, IBM Corp., William Pulleyblank, Game Plan, Engineering, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Security, Finance, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-04-15
- News to know: Pwn2Own; Windows advice; Palm; JavaFX
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily . For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Ed Burnette: Java gets a mobile makeover with JavaFX Mobile Ryan Naraine: Pwn2Own hacker contest targets browsers, smart...
- Tags: JavaFX, Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Palm Inc., Taxes, Microsoft Windows, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Software As A Service (SaaS), Operating Systems, Financial Planning, Finance, Software, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-02-12
- The Electronic Health Record bogeyman
- The Electronic Health Record bogeymanUnmitigated ignorance???How else can anyone explain Blankie's failure to grasp the concept of PERSONAL RIGHTS regarding not being forced to participate in electronic health records -- which would be a unified database, WITHOUT an opt-out provision??? He is patently WRONG that the only risk is...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, electronic health record, e-health
- Discussion threads 2009-02-11
- Collision course for American-owned car makers
- Collision course for American-owned car makersDo not blame the auto companies, blame the UAWhow can anyone afford to make a sale, having to raise the price of an auto beyond the reach of many in the public, because UAWers are receiving salaries of 60,000 dollars a year plus full benefits...
- Tags: Manufacturing, car, auto company, automobile company
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- Gartner's CIO pep talk: Make a difference or be automated (or worse)
- Gartner analyst Mark McDonald late Sunday laid out the chief information officer agenda for 2009 and the big theme is that tech executives need to make a business difference or fade away. Why? Companies have other options--software as a service, cloud computing and shared services--that could deliver more value than...
- Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Gartner Inc., McDonald's Corp., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- LHC and Faith-Based Science
- LHC and Faith-Based ScienceBut the scientists have to talk to us too"If you really want to point out the faults in a scientific project then you need to educate yourself and be able to talk to a scientist and express yourself on their level."That's not realistic since physicists speak in...
- Tags: Cosmic Rays, LHC, Faith Based Science, black hole
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- Getting your new Unix server
- Getting your new Unix serverthere is another flavor of Unix for the desktopone that has the best GUI in the world, that is UNIX 3 certified and that can be deployed even in cell phones it's called Mac OS X (10.5) Leopard...if a company really wanted to run the whole...
- Tags: Operating systems, Servers, Reality Check, Microsoft Windows Server, Unix, server, Microsoft Windows, Unix server, Linux
- Discussion threads 2007-08-01
- Why I'm buying an iPhone
- Why I'm buying an iPhoneTHANK YOU!Thank you Denise for actually providing reasons FOR buying the iPhone. It shows that ZDNet isn't completely anti-apple or iPhone. Great article.Waste of MoneyAccording to AT&T, you'll expect to spend aproximately $2,000.00 just for the poor service plans. No one in their right...
- Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, phone, service plan
- Discussion threads 2007-06-28
- Why do so many seem to hate Microsoft?
- Why do so many seem to hate Microsoft?Possible reason to hate microsoft...Microsoft isn't just like any other vendor. Not all large corporations are convicted anti-trust offenders, who have been found in court to have used anti-competitive practises against others in the market. Who likes a bully? People don't choose to...
- Tags: Linux, UNIX, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-18
- Apple to charge "n tax" for 802.11n update
- Apple to charge "n tax" for 802.11n updateHow to antagonize your customersSince this is a software update, Apple's logic would seem to imply that any software update which improves the capability of the product should cost money. They may find a way to drag defeat from the jaws of...
- Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Regulations, Taxes, Operational accounting, Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11n, tax, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- Are we headed for Idiocracy?
- Are we headed for Idiocracy?Quick Friday afternoon answer.Who's this We?Oppressive action is often undertaken in the name of a community, with individuals compelled to follow.A "community" can be defined by those to whom people are subject and by the rules with which people must comply.If goods move from items in...
- Tags: Idiocracy
- Discussion threads 2007-01-12
- Technology that gives us the creeps
- Last month, a Cisco chief technology officer called Windows Vista "scary". While our bloggers -- including Mary Jo Foley and Ed Bott and George Ou -- might argue with that assessment see our complete Vista coverage to help you decide for yourself the comment did get us thinking about other...
- Tags: digital-rights management
- Blog posts 2006-10-26
- Chertoff: Web could be terror training camp
- Chertoff: Web could be terror training campHow many "staffers"?Did I understand this correctly? 35 staffers are going to monitor a network of websites that can't even be counted, and a couple of hundred million american Internet users? Good luck.Guess it's time to declare war on the internet...but where...
- Tags: Workforce management, GUESS IT, Chertoff, training, Internet, terror training camp, training camp, U.S. Citizen, government, Web
- Discussion threads 2006-10-17
- What would a Microsoft fade mean for open source?
- ABC News has a feature up this morning asking, "What's Wrong with Microsoft?" A litany of woes are presented. Legal problems. Succession problems. Financial problems. Personally I don't think things are that bad. Other tech giants, like Cisco and Intel, aren't doing well in the markets these days either. But...
- Tags: open source, software
- Blog posts 2006-07-13
- Who needs who in open source?
- Who needs who in open source?So come to work for me for free.Don't worry about the money, focus on the tasks I assign...Ellison is a seasoned computer industry veteran"It's a business lesson Mr. Ellison might like to consider."You missed out the last word in the sentence."It's a business lesson Mr....
- Tags: Operating systems, business lesson, Unix, open source
- Discussion threads 2006-03-03
- Is Jobs the new Gates?
- Is Jobs the new Gates?Message has been deleted.The irony, oh the ironyA new plot twist for "Pirates of Silicon Valley II"? The TNT docu-drama showed Jobs staging his "1984" spectacular with "Big Brother" IBM menacingly glaring from a large screen. But backstage, it dawns on Steve Wozniak that Gates was...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, Apple Inc., Bill Gates
- Discussion threads 2005-12-27
- Is Jobs the new Gates?
- With Bill Gates having now morphed into a kinder, gentler Time Person of the Year (think Fred Rogers with $50 billion to spend) the open source movement needs a new bogeyman.Fact is, as Gates himself will tell you, enemies are useful. They get your juices going. They give you something...
- Tags: Bill Gates
- Blog posts 2005-12-27
- Wanted: A CIPO for every software snippet
- Want job security? Get yourself a law degree, bone up on software licensing issues, and put "Chief Intellectual Property Officer" CIPO at the top of your resume. Don't take less than $300K to start. They might even let you work from home.That's because we're about to enter an era where...
- Tags: software, CIPO
- Blog posts 2005-09-08
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