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Computers make the case for globalization

Computers make the case for globalizationlol - What planet are you on?Essentially, your whole blog amounts to: globalization is good because a company can plug into a global supply chain and keep costs down. Did you go to school to learn that?Globalization is only possible because we can rape the...

Tags: Operational accounting, computer, globalization, coffee maker, free trade, government

Discussion threads 2008-11-14

Google shows real-time solar power statistics

Google has been gathering information about the power collected through their array of solar panels. Last October, Google installed hundreds of panels on the Googleplex in Mountain View. If you are wondering how much power is actually generated in a given day, Google provides a few...

Tags: Google Inc., Hour, Solar Energy, Coffee Maker, Telecom & Utilities, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2007-12-10

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Open source shrugs at EU liability plans

Open source shrugs at EU liability plansI've said it beforeFOSS companies should not worry.Having liabilities for the free speach makes no sense and would violate the constitution.Only propietary companies need to worry about it.RE: Open source shrugs at EU liability plansI agree with Dana; the current "exemption" by many software...

Tags: OSS Developer, liability plan, open source, precaution, OSS, F/OSS

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?

Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?I do understand a need to narrow the support costsbut at the same time I agree that the school or university should not dictate what I purchase for what ever reason.Part of the problem is...

Tags: Desktops, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., PC, iPhone-as education tool, Apple iPod Touch, iPhone-a, education tool, Universities, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Microsoft gambles that "Starter" edition dissatisfaction will boost revenues

Microsoft gambles that "Starter" edition dissatisfaction will boost revenuesPure marketing poisonIf you are a consumer and you see a great netbook on sale only to discover after you buy it you'll need to pay $ X more to upgrade, wouldn't you be ticked off?If I got caught with such a...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, revenue, Microsoft Corp., Starter, netbook, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-03-11

Sony's amazing crapware-free PC

Sony's amazing crapware-free PCWhat's really sad.......is that you didn't bother to read the part where it says Sony quickly changed its mind about charging for crap-free PCs before running your yap.WrongAs John E notes, no customer has ever been charged for this option and the decision to charge was canceled...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Sony Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakes

Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakesTo sum upSafari is insecure because other software has exploits.Do you get dizzy much from spinning so fast?RE: Apple hasn't learned from past security mistakesIt probably has more to do with Apple being used to abiding by what is considered normal security obligations on...

Tags: security, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., security mistake

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Photos: Where the building is the network

The San Jose, Calif., headquarters of Echelon, maker of technologies for smart buildings, model the company's energy management systems.Behind the scenes of "smart" buildings, including the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Sears Tower in Chicago, lies technology from Echelon. The company doesn''t call its embedded control technologies "green,"...

Tags: Network, Echelon, Photograph, Building, It', Echelon', That', Networking, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-05-14

Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?

Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?Does Microsoft really need to diversify into consumer products?Yes. Diversity is the key for making revenue. If one product or service doesn't generate the whole company isn't at a loss. Only one division is.Microsoft's strengthwas Bill Gates' ability to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Game players, Games, Construction, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Does Microsoft, consumer product

Discussion threads 2008-05-14

Want better tasting coffee? Just defy gravity.

I don't know about you, but for me, a workday without coffee is like a cross-country trip without an RV. It just isn't the same. So when I spotted this cool coffee gadget on Gizmodo, I got excited. The very neat Kahva coffee maker by Lina Fischer...

Tags: Coffee, Pricing, Marketing Research, Marketing, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-03-26

The open source link of AMD and Nvidia

About a week ago I got an e-mail asking me to comment on rumors that Nvidia might buy AMD. A research company had floated this trial balloon, hoping it might ease out AMD CEO Hector Ruiz. Yesterday, however, came some news relevant to this...

Tags: Open Source, NVidia Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Announcement, Chip, Moore, Semiconductors, Manufacturing, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-02-22

2008 Jeep Liberty Sport

The Jeep Liberty Sport has been redesigned for 2008 to look even more macho than its predecessor. The longer, wider, squarer and cheaper Liberty gets an imposing front profile, some notable cabin tech options including Chrysler's MyGig system, and an available Sky Slider roof giving all passengers an open-top driving...

Tags: Jeep Liberty

Product reviews 2007-12-18

(Photos: Future tech at Microsoft Innovation day)

(Photos: Future tech at Microsoft Innovation day)from useless to dangerouswe got accustomed with M$ flops or uselless and buggy windoze apps...But relying on M$ to drive yor car is like playing russian rullete with 5 rounds in a 6 shooter.Microsoft Innovation Day?? That's An Oxymoron...Kind of like Army Intelligence.my opinions...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating systems, UNIX, photograph, Microsoft Corp., Linux, window

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

The missing demonstration project (1)

Last week frequent contributor ross44 raised the issue of the missing Sun Ray demonstration project: So - it seems that once again, this time in the public admin sphere, we need a reference installation. Where is that US state or Canadian province...

Tags: Information Technology, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, Bottom Line, Professional Development, Strategy, Career, Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2007-12-04

More winners and losers from Apple's iPod refresh

Once everyone calms down from the shock of Apple's iPhone price drop, perhaps we can look at the iPod lineup more rationally. While the stock price keeps dropping and pissed-off customers hope to return their phones, there was a lot of good news for customers this week (and bad news...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Sony Corp., Apple iPod, Customer, Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Starbucks Corp., David Morgenstern

Blog posts 2007-09-10

Singularity Summit 2007: Open source Singularity

"If the singularity is in fact near, the fundamental tools of information, collaboration and access will be our best hope for making it happen in a way that spreads its benefits and minimizes its dangers -- in short, making it happen in a way that lets us be good ancestors.,"...

Tags: Software, Scenario, Open Source, System, Benefit, Google Earth, Technology, Tool, Democracy, Singularity Summit 2007, AR World, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-09-08

Is your software project failing?

The codesqueeze blog has got a funny post called, 101 Ways To Know Your Software Project Is Doomed. Here are a few choice comments from the list: You start hiring consultants so they can take the blame All of your requirements are written on a used cocktail napkin You are friends with the...

Tags: Software, Manager, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-08-16

365 Main details SF outage problems

365 Main details SF outage problemsOh the cure is simple...[B]"At 1:47 p.m. on Tuesday, July 24, 365 Main's San Francisco data center was impacted by a power surge caused when transformer breakers at a local PG&E power station unexpectedly opened. PG&E has still not determined what caused the breakers to...

Tags: Manufacturing, e-GEN, outage, solar array, PG&E Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-08-01

Is Microsoft becoming a hardware vendor?

Microsoft for years has been building keyboards, mice and joysticks. More recently, it started building Xbox gaming consoles. Then Zune MP3 players. Now, with the company's official unveiling of Surface, a k a Milan/PlayTable, Microsoft is mamufacturing large-screen, multitouch, gesture-recognizing computing devices.Does all this mean that software vendor Microsoft is...

Tags: Apple, Channel, Corporate strategy, OEMs, Resellers, System builders, Xbox, Zune

Blog posts 2007-05-31

Schmidt says YouTube 'very close' to filtering system

Schmidt says YouTube 'very close' to filtering systemNearer than, say,an MS operating system is to secure?Just askin':o)YouTube Just Plain STINKS NowUsed to be you could watch funny comedy clips, short bits from shows, etc...then YouTube got gobbled up by Google and is just a bunch of wannabe idiots posting their...

Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), NOW HERE, MS Operating system, YouTube Inc., Google Inc., P2P

Discussion threads 2007-04-16