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The desktop OS will still matter, just not which one: The desktop OS will still matter, just not which oneThe fundamental problem with web based apps......is that they're only useful as long as internet connection could be maintained. Today at work a national office supply chain, our internet/intranet connection went down. Debit transactions didn't work at all, Credit card transactions...; Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, desktop, clincher, Hard-Drive-Space, operating system, Web, Internet, desktop OS; Discussion threads 2007-07-23
Seven reasons why iPhone's not fit for prime enterprise time: Seven reasons why iPhone's not fit for prime enterprise timeReason Number EightThe initial version of the iPhone will only be sold to consumers - no corporate sales be either Apple or ATT. Only individuals can purchase the iPhone during this initial period.Personally I believe it's a wise move. ...; Tags: Desktops, clincher, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-06-27

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OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1 XFCE Desktop (OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1 ): OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1 XFCE Desktop (OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1 )I think I may stop using Ubuntu!This looks really really good. The only clincher will be the repository support and available applications. Ubuntu is the best I've found at that part. But it still does feel short of real...; Tags: Desktops, desktop, OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1, OpenSuSE 11.0, Novell OpenSuse, OpenSUSE 11.0 RC1 XFCE Desktop; Discussion threads 2008-06-04
How Microsoft/Yahoo Can Beat Google In the Enterprise: It's simple: Microsoft should make its online apps conform to real world requirements for data security and integrity, instead of the Google-uber-alles terms of service that Google sets forth for its Google Apps users. Having just added some new work group features, you think that Google would have gotten these...; Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Productivity, Joshua Greenbaum; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Gear4 StreetParty Size 0: In the ever-burgeoning iPod speaker market, how is a company to set itself apart? One way is to give your product a catchy name, perhaps one that is not related to technology. This is the case with Gear 4's StreetParty Size 0, an ultrathin device with a fashion-oriented name. Sure,...; Tags: One-way, Bass, StreetParty Size 0, speaker, Gear 4, Apple iPod; Product reviews 2007-10-05

One MacBook with a Thinkpad keyboard please (or OS X running on Windows, when hell freezes over): One MacBook with a Thinkpad keyboard please (or OS X running on Windows, when hell freezes over)I bet you that...I can navigate around any app faster with my touchpad then you can with your pointing stick. I was honestly surprised by this blog. Never before have I heard of...; Tags: Mice, Keyboards, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Inc., Nothing, mouse, keyboard, touch typist, typist, Touch Pad, IBM ThinkPad, Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2007-08-10
Why I won't use GPLv3 software: Why I won't use GPLv3 softwareJohn it depend on witch side of the fence you sitFor some its microsoft that a nuisance and a dinosaur that should have died long ago ....for some its savage capitalism for some its both GPLv3 is yes a bit extreme but on the...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPLv3, Free Software Foundation, GPL, LGPL, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-06-01
Why I won't use GPLv3 software: I've discussed in the past some of the problems I have with the GPLv3. I still don't understand why the FSF insists that hardware vendors allow the software on their systems to be modified. Hardware companies, in my opinion, should have the right to control the design of...; Tags: Programming, Open Source; Blog posts 2007-06-01
Murdoch 2.0: MySpace News: News came last week via Terry Heaton that MySpace is getting into the online news aggregation game. MySpace is of course owned by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation, and Murdoch is a media mogul of the old school. After inheriting his first newspaper in 1952 he has built a multinational empire...; Tags: MySpace, media; Blog posts 2007-03-13
RightNow zaps perpetual licensing, talks up smart client: On-demand CRM vendor RightNow Technologies has always insisted on giving its large enterprise customers what they want, even to the extent of offering on-premises installation and perpetual licensing to those customers that insisted — two options that most on-demand vendors would consider as anathema. But as from this quarter, RightNow...; Tags: CRM, Ecommerce, Rich Internet Applications, RightNow; Blog posts 2007-02-20
Paying YouTube content creators easier said than done: Paying YouTube content creators easier said than doneChallenging Undercuts the Right WordWhen I was considering a draw to attract video content providers to my up-and-coming deployment, I immediately saw the opportunity to share dividends with the stars. I was verbally broadcasting around in early 2006 January about how I...; Tags: Corporate communications, video, YouTube Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-02-01
Oracle to offer Red Hat Linux support: Oracle to offer Red Hat Linux supportOne more step towards adoption...just another step forward. More and more people and businesses are waking up to the truth that is Open Source. ]:)Oracle to offer Red Hat Linux supportBad move for Oracle. Red Hat is a sinking ship right now. ...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Red Hat Linux, Linux, MySQL, Red Hat Inc., Oracle Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-10-25
HDTV--the clincher in war between cable and phone?: HDTV--the clincher in war between cable and phone?High Definition drivel......why bother?OTA and DBS have already won.For the most part.. You can NOW get, nearly every bit of HDTV programming available, via a simple antenna(1st place, for locals), and a DBS SAT dish for other channels. (Echostar and Direct...; Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, phone, HDTV, DBS SAT-dish, OTA, cable; Discussion threads 2006-06-13
Lizama's MP3 List Clincher (exe): A cool little program that does exactly what its name says: It clinches your m3U list so when burning your MP3 disc, the order of the list stays exactly as you planned.; Tags: MP3, Lizama, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2006-06-08
Intel to get widespread restructuring: Intel to get widespread restructuringNext they'll follow Sun's lead...... and put executives into the same office to stare at each other all day. This is said to be productive of ideas.A reorg need not require substantial efforts. With current software it's possible to redraw all the lines in...; Tags: Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-04-27
More unsolicited advice for Sun: Buy Borland's IDEs: I know it sounds wacky at first, and may even provoke garbage truck collision analogies, but with Borland moving out of IDEs in favor of ALM and SOA ecology support and Sun Microsystems puckering up with wet lips to corporate developers, why not solve several problems at once? If...; Tags: Borland Software Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc.; Blog posts 2006-03-17
Mitch Kapor: Why Wikipedia is the next big thing: Mitch Kapor: Why Wikipedia is the next big thing$50 M a year from Google?In 2004, according to Mozilla Foundation's Form 990 ( available at www.scroogle.org/mozilla.html ), they took in only $4.4 M from "search revenues." The clincher is that they considered this part of their exempt function and purpose,...; Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia, Mitch Kapor; Discussion threads 2006-02-14
To beat Linux: scam the customer: PC magazine's Microsoft Certified Professional Magazine Online recently ran a feature by Rich Freeman entitled: Winning the Linux Wars that started out with this heart warming anecdote about a sale saved for Microsoft by a loyal Microsoft Gold Certified Partner: "Microsoft came in and pitched Exchange and SharePoint and...; Tags: Linux; Blog posts 2006-01-13
EVDO from Moscone: Thanks to Podshow I'm cruising on EVDO at the Jobs keynote. Doc Searls is boosting me via WiFi from my Powerbook. 5.7Billion in sales 8 million videos Commander in Chief on slide SNL upRadio plug-in $49WidgetsTiger 10.4.4 updateiLife '06 ...; Tags: Podcasts, EVDO; Blog posts 2006-01-10
Studios announce next-generation DVD titles: Studios announce next-generation DVD titlesTo soon!People are not going to be willing to re-purchase there movie collection in a new format already, DVD hasn't been out long enough and the iamge quality above regular DVD using progressive scan players will not be apparent to the general public. Not to mention...; Tags: Consumer electronics, PRODUCTIVITY, TVs, WMP, Apple Inc., Sony Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., DVD, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-01-04