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Microsoft's biggest lemon - Windows Home Server

I'm really surprised that Windows Vista gets as much bad press as it does when Microsoft has an operating system that's worse.  Much worse.  I am of course talking about Windows Home Server. Windows Home Server is bad in a way that you just don't want your...

Tags: Operating System, Conclusion, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, File Servers, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-03-11

Introduction to the Internet: Conclusion

This presentation provides an introduction to the Internet and the conclusion.

Tags: Introduction, Conclusion, Internet

Presentations 2006-11-22

Symantec Critical of Windows Vista Security

Microsoft has taken solid steps to improve Windows security with the upcoming new version, but in some ways it has not gone far enough, and it is still possible to hack through the defenses. These were the conclusions that Symantec came to in three detailed reports. Microsoft says not to...

Tags: Symantec Corp., Conclusion, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Security, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2006-08-16

%hlmdata and %hlmrmpower: Traditional Repeated Measures Vs. HLM for Multilevel Longitudinal Data Analysis - Power and Type I Error Rate Comparison

This paper proposes a stacked macro called %hlmdata and %hlmrmpower to generate multilevel longitudinal data and to compare power and Type I error rate of Multivariate Repeated Measures MRM and Hierarchical Linear Model HLM approaches. The comparison was conducted on the evaluation of a fixed between-group treatment effect in a...

Tags: Conclusion, SAS Institute, Error

White papers 2006-02-28

Project Management as a Knowledge Management Primer: The Learning Infrastructure in Knowledge-Intensive Organizations: Projects as Knowledge Transformations and Beyond

The digital economy is based on knowledge and the ultimate objective is the reinforcement of performance. The business strategy has been shifted from the management of tangible assets to intangible resources and the traditional competitive position of business units is based on their capacity for effective action. The main conclusion...

Tags: Project Management, Knowledge, Conclusion, Knowledge Management, Economy, Business Strategy, Strategy, Management

White papers 2004-04-20

Additional Resources

Dell repair adventure, conclusion

Well, our hero's story had a happy ending. The service tech came out to my office and replaced both the motherboard and the screen on my Dell laptop. After than magic was performed, the system booted up and ran just as it did before. I appreciate the help provided by...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Supplier, Digital Equipment Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-05

The power of standard protocols

The power of standard protocolsWhile I'm not an expert in IM protocols......I do agree with the basic philosophy (but you'd be surprised if I didn't). On the whole, compatibility is a good thing, even in the computer industry (where incompatibility has been seen as a competitive advantage for as...

Tags: Instant messaging, IM, standard protocol, software

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook

My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbookTotally different machines.A netbook is a full laptop. Yes, the industry is trying to keep the impression that it is only for casual use, etc, but there is little only constrained by ram these netbooks can't do (well, with Linux). ...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating systems, laptop computer, keyboard, netbook, Linux, ASUS, Linux laptop

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

A new method to study origin of life

A new method to study origin of lifeStart from the other endStart with a conclusion, then only accept/invent things that support that conclusion. The kool-aid is so much smoother that way. ;)Phylogenetic algorhythmsAn evaluation of the worth of the methodology should start with examining how the analysis is accomplished.You may...

Tags: Biotechnology, kool-Aid, Darwin

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, margins

Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, marginsBetter Prices / Horrible ServiceDells prices may be becoming more competitive again but there service has gone downhill. The aggravation of speaking to someone who does not understand you and explaining yourself 3 or 4 times is something I can do...

Tags: Investment, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-29

Windows 7 must avoid the marketing trap that Vista stumbled into

I've been following the Engineering Windows 7 blog closely and I've come to the conclusion that while Steven Sinofsky is a man of many words, those words don't say an awful lot. However, the other day Sinofsky did say something quite interesting. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Home Basic, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Marketing Research, Software, Marketing, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-08-28

Perot: Making Sure "Everybody Has Access To The Truth"

Perot: Making Sure "Everybody Has Access To The Truth"that's anti American FUD!I wodn't lose any sleep over over these issues.Perot did not see the 3 easiest solutions.1.Just don't pay the debt and settle it for a few penies on the dollar.2.Print enough dollars to make the deficit smaller relative to...

Tags: Microsoft Access, Perot

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

Defendant in key RIAA decision destroyed evidence

Photo by Luke Gattuso Just because you win a brilliant legal battle doesn't mean you'll win the war. Back in April, Judge Neil Wake handed RIAA opponents a key victory, with a seminal decision against the recording association's "making available" theory of distribution. ...

Tags: Theory, RIAA, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Google Suggest goes live, will people like it?

Google Suggest is a feature that gives you automatic recommendations when you begin to search for something -- it's eluded the official Google homepage for several years, but today it has finally found it's way there. The question now, as Philipp Lenssen puts it, is weather it will be...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Suggest, Security, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?

Is LogMeIn the route to laptop Linux?Linux is cheaper than WindowsAnd since they do the same thing, why not go with the cheaper option?And really you're right in that the other OS is more important to the end user. But as far as the sale of this "terminal", what it...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, LogMeIn, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

Episode 61 - The Smelly Laptop

If you haven't heard the news, Jerry Seinfeld has recently been hired to do an entire campaign of advertisements for Microsoft. When I learned of this, I thought of a classic Seinfeld episode that could be re-enacted, with only a few minor dialogue changes to bring it up to date....

Tags: Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Laptop Computer, Computer, Elaine, GEORGE, Susan, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Productivity, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-22

PowerBook G4 display manufacturing defect coverup

PowerBook G4 display manufacturing defect coverupAnd yet Apple is rated highest ........ in customer satisfaction. Go figure!Ah yes, the give and take of adult conversation...... as people use logic, facts, and evidence to debate and explore the issues of the day. Perhaps if we listen in, we can...

Tags: Notebooks, Olevia TV, manufacturing, Apple Inc., Apple PowerBook, Apple PowerBook G4

Discussion threads 2008-08-22

2012 Olympics: Give Us Webcams On the Wall

The organizers of the Olympics really blew it this time. Not showing the unbelievable comeback of Michael Phelps in the 100-meter butterfly race, which he won by one-hundredth of a second, is evidence of cowardice. And a total lack of commercial savvy, in the digital age. Can...

Tags: Olympic Games, Webcam, Video, Athlete, Camera, Wall, Sport, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-08-22

Is the Salesforce.com juggernaut faltering?

Is the Salesforce.com juggernaut faltering?Salesforece.com and the $1B barrier...The $1B barrier appears to be not only a problem for software companies, it also created a hiccup for many mail order companies as well (Insight, Multiple Zones, PC Mall, etc). The one thing these companies all have in common with...

Tags: Sales force management, Sales channel, SFdC, Salesforce.com Inc., SaaS Model

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

What SaaS can teach us about customer service

In the SaaS model, the power is with the customer and vendors need to take a very different approach to both sales and service, here's how to do it says Archie Black, President and CEO of SPS Commerce. Commentary--Software-as-a-Service SaaS is one of the fastest growing segments of...

Tags: Customer Service, Software-as-a-service, Customer, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, SaaS, software. customer service, sales, Archie Black, SPS Commerce, Special to ZDNet

News items 2008-08-20