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- Yammer - another nice T4E but no cigar
- In time honored Gartner fashion, I'm now using T4E as a TLA Three Letter Acronym to describe 'Twitter 4 Enterprise' style services that are coming out the woodwork at a rapid rate of knots. This time around it's Yammer, which provides a private form of messaging for use inside the...
- Tags: Business Process, Cigar, Twitter, Service, Yammer, Operational Planning, Instant Messaging, Business Operations, Internet, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- Companies and products to keep an eye on in 2008
- Companies and products to keep an eye on in 20082007 slowwwww year...... for computers anyways. Lots of phones, gadgets and game systems, but where's the love for my PC? First year in a while I haven't bought a new computer. Boo-urns!Microsoft will crush all...My rep and I...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, steak, cigar, Microsoft Corp., Broiler
- Discussion threads 2007-12-14
- Is Acacia link with Microsoft just smoke?
- Is Acacia link with Microsoft just smoke?Nope,"Does that mean you are the aforementioned Microsoft flunky?"Nope, you have it backwards, Microsoft is my flunky. Truth is I bribed to courts to make software patentable so I could control the entire world. Muwahahahaha, All your Liunx are belong to me...I...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, S/he, SCO Group Inc., Microsoft Corp., ACACIA, No_Ax, Dana
- Discussion threads 2007-10-23
- Gosling: Close but no cigar on open source Java
- Gosling: Close but no cigar on open source JavaDespite Mono hype, Java remains the only cross-platform alternativeMicrosoft's own "official" .Net has been from day one, and continues to be, a Windows-only "solution". The only mindshare it has gained is from Visual Basic 6 developers, who faced extintion of their development...
- Tags: Programming languages, .NET, Development tools, Java, Sun Microsystems Inc., Mono, open source, Apache Software Foundation, cigar, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-13
- Close but no cigar: Wharton B-School's DRM analysis
- Close but no cigar: Wharton B-School's DRM analysisSo where's the downside?Keep in mind that B-schools Wharton no exception are all about making the most of the assets of a [b]business[/b], not about looking out for consumers.Wharton is gushing about the potential of Apple's business because they're in a position...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, job, Apple Inc., digital-rights management, Wharton, cigar
- Discussion threads 2006-01-31
- Microsoft CFO scooted last week, filing says
- Microsoft CFO scooted last week, filing saysHe he he ... more NEWSa couple of years ago it would seem unthinkable, even absurd, to leave the lucrative higher rank posts at Redmond. Now, it is their CFO who jumping out... ;-)The obvious question is 'What does he know or foresee that...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Now IT, cigar, Freud
- Discussion threads 2005-04-06
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- Bill O'Reilly's web site hacked, attackers release personal details of users
- Bill O'Reilly's web site hacked, attackers release personal details of userssmalkl little people who hack and use the same escuseTypical idiot cop :)Wow...Way to stereotype. Lemme guess - you're ex-military, with a crew cut, nasty cigar and a stick up your arse? Does that sound fair? What? That doesn't describe...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Channel management, SECURITY, Bill O'Reilly, attacker, Web site, Web
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- With Android it's the software stupid
- With Android it's the software stupidWell, we ARE hoping that Google and TMobile can force other phonemanufacturers to offer completely open phones, and of course force carriers to let them on their networks. Google cares more about getting lots of open phones with features similar to Android and iPhone than...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, fun time, S60, double-standard, phone, Google Inc., software
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Secret of red wine revealed
- Secret of red wine revealedDanish studyDana, I'm not disputing their study, but a lot of the "red wine is helpful" buzz came from what is known as "the Danish Study". Denmark has an extremely immobile population where almost everyone drinks and it is almost exactly equal one-third beer drinkers,...
- Tags: wine, red wine
- Discussion threads 2008-09-12
- News to know: Apple updates; Google antitrust; SAP; Countrywide; Patch Tuesday
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Countrywide warning: Ex-employee may have sold customer, mortgage data Apple plugs gaping QuickTime security holes MS Patch Tuesday: 8 critical security holes patched ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPod, Antitrust, SAP AG, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-09-10
- Live Feed: Facebook takes lifestreaming mainstream
- Live Feed: Facebook takes lifestreaming mainstreamHardly mainstreamFirst it's hidden in a sub-link in the cluttered navigation bar. Second, when one does find the link I did only upon reading here how does one get the RSS feed? Third, click LiveFeed 3 or 4 times in a minute and it gives...
- Tags: RSS, Web site development, Facebook
- Discussion threads 2008-09-01
- Two flavors of software as a service: Intuit QuickBase and Etelos
- Two flavors of software as a service: Intuit QuickBase and Etelos"Web 2.0" is Techno-HypeLike so many tech articles posted since Tim O'Reilly coined the term in 2004, this one references "Web 2.0" as if it were something tangible--or at least a concept with clear, concise definition. It is not....
- Tags: Channel management, software-as-a-service, Intuit Inc., Web 2.0, Web, Intuit QuickBase
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- The war against tobacco escalates
- The war against tobacco escalatesCan't waituntil tobacco is a distant memory. The stench of smokers is appalling and I make it a point to stand as far away from them as possible. And when they try to get closer I tell them not to. When asked why, my answer is...
- Tags: tobacco, cigarette, smoker
- Discussion threads 2008-07-29
- Tahiti: Microsoft's ultimate many-core destination
- Tahiti: Microsoft's ultimate many-core destinationmulticoreinfo.comCheck out http://multicoreinfo.com for multicore related news and programming resources.Tired of CoresI'm tired of the core nonsense. How about we use the existing cores more effectively?Anyone stick a scratched CD/DVD into a Vista machine and enjoy the explorer freeze-up while some blocking i/o is going on?...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Tahiti, multi-core, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-15
- Windows 7 ship date? The crowd has spoken...
- Windows 7 ship date? The crowd has spoken...Wow! I'm part of the "in" crowd....I had October 6, 2009. Close enough for a cigar? ;-)TeaseAfter 5 years of Longhorn skirt lifting Vista was released and the world heaved a collective "ho hum". In a short 2 years and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-16
- Boy, I'm glad I didn't waste my money on a Psystar OpenComputer!
- Here's some free advice for any company out there thinking about making Mac clones - at least go to the trouble of making them half-decent. Having seen the first few reviews of the Psystar OpenComputer, I'm glad that I didn't waste my money on one. Let's start...
- Tags: Audio, Apple Mac OS X, Corporate Communications, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Marketing, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- OOXML+vs.+ODF%3A+What%27s+happening+this+week
- OOXML+vs.+ODF%3A+What%27s+happening+this+weekYour headline says much. ODF vs OOXMLAnd as usual the "press" Mary Jo would like others to see it that way when in fact it is not. Folks, its just another standard that offers users CHOICE in what they use. Nothing more, nothing less.The only reason the...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), No_Ax, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., OOXML, Mary Jo
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates
- Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill GatesI wouldn't disagree with anything that was saidBusiness is war and in war, life is harsh.Many of us would like to think that companies are in business for altruistic reasons and indeed many founders might have such thinking... but once a company becomes public,...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Operating systems, TV network, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-16
- UPDATED: Hackers - 1 : SP1 - 0
- [UPDATE 02/11/08 4:55pm - Further information has been posted about this hack here.] [UPDATE 02/11/08 3:30am - Just to answer a few questions I've received with regards to this post: No, the hack is not complicated - download, run, wait a few seconds, reboot,...
- Tags: Hack, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Hacker, SP1, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-02-10
- Windows 7 debut in 2009? Another reason to skip Vista
- Windows 7 debut in 2009? Another reason to skip VistaWhat's 7 going to have that Vista doesn't?If 7 is going to be a huge leap, then yes, I can see waiting for it to come out. But if it's the normal kind of leap that we're used to from...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
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