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Apache Derby graduates with Sun onboard

Apache Derby graduates with Sun onboardDifficult to understand the pointWriting a DBMS in Java is a little bit like seeing a dog walking on its hind legs, it isn't that it does it well that is noteworthy, more than it can do it at all.Aside from that Apache Derby looks...

Tags: Programming languages, Databases, Chris Date, data model, Apache Software Foundation, Sun Microsystems Inc., SQL, RDM, RDBMS, DBMS

Discussion threads 2005-08-04

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OpenSUSE Education announces Li-f-e 11.2

Its still linux and still has the same issues and the same lacking software you would want in an education environment. But you don't care about that because your agenda is to push linux, not educate.Bow before the manLoverock Davidson is a skilled worker, he holds several M$ certifications...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Loverock Davidson, Linux, Li-f-e 11.2, Novell OpenSuse, OpenSUSE Education

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

GNOME delays 3.0 release

The release of the next major upgrade of the GNOME desktop, GNOME 3.0, has been pushed back to September 2010. The release of the next major upgrade of the GNOME desktop, GNOME 3.0, has been pushed back to September 2010. GNOME 2.30 is still intended for a March 2010...

Tags: GNOME, GNOME 2.30, Open Source, desktop, Linux, Chris Duckett ZDNet Australia

News items 2009-11-10

News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson

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.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Data Center, Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft CRM, Sam Diaz, CRM, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-11-04

News to know: Oracle; Sidekick; Win7 party; Google; Yahoo Hack day

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. Jason Hiner: Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prize Scott McNealy names Sun's top 10 tech...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Dana Blankenhorn, Ryan Naraine, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Federal Government, Internet, Strategy, Operating Systems, Software, Government, Management

Blog posts 2009-10-12

Google: It's not me, it's you

Wow, this thing is coolI'm a Google fan, but so far this looks much betterI know!I love it. It doesn't have all topics, but it had most of the stuff I searched for.weak, not for techiesJust put some not very popular words and the result yields nothing.Hmm interestingLast I spoke...

Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Kosmix, search engine

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

A List: CRM(ish) Reading Worth it.

Sorry to have dropped off the radar for awhile. I was on the road.  First in Chicago having facilitated a customer event with Sword Ciboodle customers at the Union League Club - one that included a presentation by Brian Carey of Sears on what Sears is doing to improve the...

Tags: Sears Roebuck & Co., Social Media, Customer, CRM, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-09-28

Wikipedia: What's good for the goose?

It's extremely useful--to a pointVery useful to the extent that it gives a surprisingly deep and thorough investigation of a topic, based on the opinions of one person or a very small group of people.For many topics, that good enough. Most people will agree that the moon is made...

Tags: Wikipedia, Wiki

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

News to know: Microsoft; Apple; Palm; Twitter as botnet command channel

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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Exchange 2010 buzz grows louder Ryan Naraine: Brazilian ID thieves using Twitter as botnet command channel...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Palm Inc., Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Tablets, Notebooks, Digital Cameras, Digital Music, Digital Media, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-14

Google Books privacy debate: Whose side are you on?

Privacy is currencyI generally understand what it is you are saying, even if it makes too much use of the "If you have nothing to hide..." argument which I doubt needs to be discussed here. However, I think some of your points are missing the bigger picture. For instance, you...

Tags: privacy issue, Google Book, Google Books privacy, privacy, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Is crowdsourcing a better choice for grading?

Today, tomorrow and self interestWith peer reviews, the problem is that the reviewers won't dare to criticize strongly. Or even at all...Their self interest is at stake: today they are the reviewers, but tomorrow their work will be reviewed by the same person whose work they are reviewing now. In...

Tags: Business ethics, fact statement, world view, crowdsourcing

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Was 4chan block about censorship, security or net neutrality?

Was 4chan block about censorship, security or net neutrality?tens of thousands of DoS attacks are blocked every dayDana, you need to get your facts straight. DailyKos isn't exactly an authority figure on this and he even admitted to jumping the gun on the story like so many other people.The...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Cyberthreats, Net Neutrality, security, censorship

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

RFID passports: a tragedy waiting to happen

You're strolling in the south if France when a van stops, men burst out and in seconds hustle you into the van. "American scum!" they hiss as they hood you. But wearing a Sorbonne t-shirt and no fanny pack, how did they know? Thank your government - and a bad...

Tags: Passport, RFID, Security, Wireless And Mobility, Biometrics, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-07-14

What does the Chrome OS mean for education?

What does the Chrome OS mean for education?Another Distro for the massesI'll Stick with Ubuntu.It's going to be an interesting ...... next couple of years, Chris! If Google does things right, we might see the market fragment into a "consumer PC" segment the PC as an appliance based entirely...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating systems, Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Chrome OS, Chrome, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

News to know: Windows 7. iPhone in China, CircuitCity.com, Java, Google books, Apple history

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 Bott: Windows 7 to launch October 22; RTM next month Mary jo Foley: Windows 7: The incentives are...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Circuit City Stores Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Java, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-06-03

Blacklists vs. whitelists

Blacklists vs. whitelistsCommercial Site VettingMy concern with a vendor offering to optimize content is where else are they looking to monetize the relationship, perhaps through back doors?Data mine and sell to marketing? Take money from commercial sites or trade associations such as the dairy councils to improve the findability of...

Tags: K-12

Discussion threads 2009-04-30

Trendspotter calls for evolutionary adaptable software systems

When you consider the quantity and diversity of models and philosophies available for software development, it's a wonder why many projects fail even when developers deliver on key criteria such as functionality, efficiency, reliability, and so on. There's even a ZDNet blog that chronicles IT project mishap after mishap. ...

Tags: Software, David Tow, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Management, Software/Web Development, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-04-29

Will XP mode speed Windows 7 adoption in schools?

Will XP mode speed Windows 7 adoption in schools?Windows 7 adoption will be much better than Vista for a lot of reasons, butthe XP mode will require a more expensive SKU, and more memory. The Upgrades will be more because Win7 in General causes a lot less problems than Vista...

Tags: Operating systems, XP Mode, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 adoption, Microsoft Windows XP, XP mode speed, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

10 things I hate about Twitter

Chris loves it, Jen never shuts up about it, Dennis uses it "for work purposes", and even my editor-in-chief uses it. So why can't I get my head around it? Why have I tried to use it on three separate occasions and still can't stand using it? Why is Twitter...

Tags: Twitter, E-mail, Blogging, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Online Communications, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-04-24

News to know: Windows 7; U.S. CTO; Quickoffice; Ubuntu

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. Brian Sommer: The immediacy of value: Where SaaS must go next Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 Release Candidate due date is...

Tags: Ubuntu, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Mary Jo Foley, Twitter, Microsoft Windows, Home Entertainment, Data Centers, Desktop Virtualization, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Virtualization

Blog posts 2009-04-20