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Bronze or iron age?

In my interview with Vint Cerf, he characterized the Internet as moving from the stone age to the iron age. Now in a BBC interview another Internet pioneer--Paul Mockapetris, who created Domain Name System (.com, .org, etc.) in 1983--says: "At best we are at the Bronze Age, we are...

Tags: Bronze Age, Internet

Blog posts 2004-06-23

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News to know: Windows 7, HD-DVD, Twitter, iPhone, SOA

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. Christopher Dawson: Windows 7: Good enough to pay for? Andrew Nusca: Quickfire Deal: Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, HD-DVD, Jason Perlow, SOA, Matthew Miller, Twitter, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-06-29

FridayWatch: The disruptive Bronze Age . . .

We forget that disruption is a common feature of our society throughout history. Even though our disruptive cycles appear much more frequently than ever before, it seems we can deal with them. Here is what it might have been liked transitioning from the Stone Age to the...

Tags: Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-06-26

Microsoft sends mixed patent message

Microsoft sends mixed patent messagesame oldplain unsubstantiated M$ FUD.RE: Microsoft sends mixed patent messageThe message seems pretty clear. Its basically telling linux to watch its back and that their patents are not just a free for all. Microsoft has spent a lot for R&D on patents and its...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), UK Government, patent, Microsoft Corp., patent message, OpenDocument Format, IBM Corp., software patent, software

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

I really don't want to use Windows anymore

I really don't want to use Windows anymoreThis is just not true ...[i]I'm well aware that if Linux or Mac had greater marketshare, then they would be far more vulnerable to malware attacks.[/i]It would never reach the level of Windows since both Linux and OSX don't have to contend with...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Desktops, Linux, Spyware, adware & malware, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, ClamWin, Microsoft Windows, virus, malware

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enough

OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good enoughSadly, it falls short of my needsI have a spreadsheet that works beautifully in Excel. It's unbelievably slow for OpenOffice Calc. 12 minutes to open, each drop down takes 2 minutes to register.No scripts, just formulas.RE: OK, now OpenOffice is definitely good...

Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Microsoft Office, object-oriented, OK now OpenOffice, OO 2.4, OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2008-10-13

How artificial is the crude oil price? Have we passed peak oil?

How artificial is the crude oil price? Have we passed peak oil?What's wrong with walking to workAlthough I accept that "nobody wants to sit in the dark" the notion that "nobody wants to walk to work" is ridiculous.It is the car addiction of countries like USA that has led...

Tags: Self-Interest, Oil Prices, oil

Discussion threads 2008-05-12

The UK's triumph of good sense

As reported on Tuesday on Ars Technica, the British government recently decided not to extend copyright protection beyond 50 years. Music industry lobbyists wanted to extend protections to 95 years. The committee charged with analyzing UK Intellectual Property laws, however, were actually inclined to REDUCE copyright protections, though bowed to...

Tags: Economic Policy, Digital Media, Patents

Blog posts 2007-07-26

Multiplying "Hello World"

Multiplying "Hello World"Guilty![i]...the programming language you think in shapes the algorithm choice and therefore affects both how you think about a problem and how you solve it - that's why COBOL programmers working in Perl usually just write COBOL using Perl notation.[/i]This is very true. When I first started...

Tags: Programming languages, Scripting languages, Development tools, C/C++, Now IT, Mark-Jason Dominus, Perl, COBOL

Discussion threads 2007-06-05

ODF, OOXML...and now UOF?

ODF, OOXML...and now UOF?Data representationWell I would say there is a well-founded standard theoretical model for data representation. On the basis of this standard watching Microsoft move from archaic methods where the only way you can get at the data is through the application to the almost as archaic hierarchical...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Few People, KARMA, Steve B, OOXML, Company-A, OpenDocument Format, Company B, UOF

Discussion threads 2007-05-22

Politicians lash out at video game industry

Politicians lash out at video game industryGosh yesMy parents always say you'd understand if you had children. I really don't understand the difficulty in unplugging a box for a few hours a day and sitting down and having a conversation with a child. My unfortunate conclusion has been that becoming...

Tags: credit card, game, video, video game

Discussion threads 2006-06-14

Art History Guide from MobileReference. FREE Prehistoric Art chapter in the trial version. (Mobile)

An illustrated comprehensive Art History Guide from prehistoric to postmodern periods. Navigate from TOC or search for words or phrases. FREE Prehistoric Art chapter in the trial version.Audience Audience: Intended for everyone interested in art history, particularly undergraduate and graduate students and advanced high school students.Features Fully illustrated. Detailed explanations...

Tags: Mobile, PC, Desktop Computer, Art History, Handhelds, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2006-04-20

Microsoft, Motorola form new alliance

Microsoft, Motorola form new allianceLMAO"Mission-critical environments demand unparalleled reliability and continuous data access. The Microsoft platform allows us to meet, even exceed, those demands," Im sorry, what?LMAOOh well, time for some of you to declare Motorola deadand throw your Motorola tech away. Now for a few more alliances and...

Tags: Microsoft Platform, LMAO, Motorola Inc., alliance, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-10-04

The hidden benefits of abstraction in transactions

The hidden benefits of abstraction in transactionsAB-SO-LUTELY!It has long bothered me that, in an age of so-called object oriented design we seem to still be in the throes of tight integration. Microsoft, in attempt to circumvent the recent insane court rulings against it is making it's program parts more...

Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, benefit, abstraction

Discussion threads 2004-08-03

The Iliad and Odyssey Collection (Mobile)

Written nearly three thousand years ago, "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" remain two of the most celebrated and widely read stories ever told. They tell of a glorious expedition to the East and of its leaders' fateful journeys home. They are believed to have been written by the blind Greek...

Tags: Mobile, Palm Inc., Rampart Software Development, Odyssey, E-books, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2004-05-21

Empire Earth movie (Windows)

This 100-second executable video gives a great peek at Empire Earth. You'll get to see the construction and combat animations for six different eras: prehistoric 21000 B.C., with predators hunting game; the Stone Age, with early man engaged in tribal warfare with crude clubs and axes; the Bronze Age, with...

Tags: Movie, Sierra Entertainment, Video, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2003-11-14