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- See why one CIO is migrating all Treos to iPhones
- See why one CIO is migrating all Treos to iPhonesLater than Apple?[i]because they always do what apple does only later and worse.[/i]Better check that timeline of yours. HTC, Nokia, and Samsung all had full screen touch screen cell phones [b]before[/b] Apple did. Sorry but history doesn't support you, it is...
- Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Touch Pro, Palm Treo, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Goodbye, SOX?
- Goodbye, SOX?What! No!The "Credit Crunch" meant nothing to me, but kill SOX and who will pay my outrageous SOX consulting fees.I'll be ruined!It's about time.Sarbox is a failure. The Siemens corruption case was in complliance with Sarbanes-Oxley.You don't have to look far to see that Congress knows nothing about...
- Tags: Sarbanes-Oxley, Regulatory compliance, Regulations, Sarbox, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, goodbye
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- Cloud vs sand: Google vs Microsoft
- Cloud vs sand: Google vs MicrosoftGeeks make it right.Marketers make it look right.Which one do you want behind your business?Google may look like Sun in 20 years but then Microsoft will look like DRI. I can imagine a similar report with far different findings to be release from Microsoft....
- Tags: Data centers, E-mail servers, Now Let, Who-ever, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., server
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- 10 skills developers will need in the next five years
- 10 skills developers will need in the next five yearsYou forgot one thing!You need to be able to work for the same or less hourly wage than someone in India, Russia, or China. Qualifications are one thing, but CEOs always go for cheaper. Being able to work for...
- Tags: .NET, Scripting languages, Application servers, Programming languages, Middleware, Development tools, Microsoft .NET, skills developer, Ruby, Java, Adobe Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-09
- iPhone could morph into a table at WWDC
- iPhone could morph into a table at WWDCI've been waiting for a small tablet.I always liked the idea of tablet PCs, but all the ones I tried were a little bulky, and not enough software to justify them (OneNote, though, is almost that justification).I had a couple of PDAs way...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Keyboards, iPhone platform, Apple iPhone, tablet, GIMME, WWDC, netbook, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-07
- Memo to Google
- Memo to Google Natural Evolution of Software, Not DevolutionTwo important innovations since the times of time-sharing: multitasking and virtualization. Whereas time sharing was marked by batch jobs run serially, multitasking allowed for sharing of computing power between concurrent program processes and virtualization took that one step further and allowed...
- Tags: Mainframes, Virtualization, cloud computing, operating system, IT IS, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-24
- Remembering whose money it is
- Remembering whose money it isIBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems RudyWhat if the rumour is true........ http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSTRE52H1GS20090318Comon Man!Murph! You there man?!? Stop tying the Ethernet cable as a noose and talk to us.Its not so bad! Really! I welcome you with open arms my brother! The fact that...
- Tags: Blogging, UNIX, Operating systems, Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-03-18
- Microsoft sued over Vista-to-XP downgrade policy
- Microsoft sued over Vista-to-XP downgrade policySince XP was available at retailwhen she bought it, there should have been no extra fee.However, i have no idea how it will turn out. If I did, I'd take it to Vegas and bet big.What Lenovo does is not MS FaultMS will promote the...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., OEM, Lenovo Group Ltd., Microsoft Windows XP, General Motors Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-02-13
- What Microsoft still does not understand
- What Microsoft still does not understandCan we please End this zero cost distribution myth already. Bits are electricity. It takes money to make them. It takes money to move them. It takes money to store them. I wouldn't compare IBM and Microsoft. Because...1. MS doesn't manufacture computerts2. MS is not...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, F/OSS, Microsoft Corp., software, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-10
- Focus on success: HubSpot's rapid growth
- HubSpot seems to be everyone's favorite marketing firm these days -- or at least the favorite of many. The firm, which charged into the market two years ago, now has more than 1,000 customers leveraging its inbound marketing services. I know I'm not alone in being fascinated by HubSpot so...
- Tags: HubSpot, Q., Marketing Research, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-02-02
- Why aren
- Why arenIt should at least be in the datacenter.I have worked in public ed at one of the largest districts in the country. Open source should have easily been in the data center but it wasn't and I'll tell you why.No real study was done when there came a time...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, Microsoft Corp., administrator, open source
- Discussion threads 2009-01-28
- Are IT workers sabotaging the office to get ahead?
- White collar employees across the nation are trying every and any way possible to get ahead in the office hierarchy -- including trying to sabotage office productivity so they can come to the "rescue" and gain favor and attention. Let's take "Jake." Jake...
- Tags: Job, Employee, Jake, Munchausen, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-01-16
- Sizing, configuration, and the Unix reseller hurdle
- Sizing, configuration, and the Unix reseller hurdleIncompetent is as incompentent doesI saw an interesting job ad: http://detroit.craigslist.org/tch/982155526.htmlI contacted the guy to find out how someone with 3 years of experience could possibly be able to consult on infrastructure. Not to mention the whopping 55k salary (with 50% travel). No wonder...
- Tags: Content management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, Unix, Microsoft SharePoint, Bob Anderson, reseller, brass ring, noose, shingle, IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-01-14
- The IT theme for 2009: simplify
- The IT theme for 2009: simplifyWhat's your outlook for the cloud Murph?With the dismal economic prospects, does not the cloud factor in as a means of controlling cost and simplifying? Yes?I am a registered AWS provider.Thanks Murph.Dietrich T. Schmitz[url=http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/blog/]Linux IT Consultant[/url]Mildly Surprisedhow much I relate to this post. e.g.:"and prayed...
- Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), Storage, UNIX, Operating systems, SAN, Sun Solaris, information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-01-10
- The inevitable rise (and fall?) of 'twishing'
- The phishing or "twishing" situation happening with Twitter is merely the tip of the iceberg. Rather than dig into the situation myself -- including the OAuth debate -- I've turned it over to one of my more technical-brained friends. Damon Cortesi is a security consultant who has also authored a...
- Tags: Network, Twitter, Damon Cortesi, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jennifer Leggio
- Blog posts 2009-01-06
- 'SOA' dead as of January 1st, analyst says
- 'SOA' dead as of January 1st, analyst saysSOA marketingWell, to a lot of people, there is a good deal of skepticism about SOA. We've seen a lot of sales pitches, but most of those seem to be centered around selling a Consultant as opposed to any other product. SOA could...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Companies, SOA
- Discussion threads 2009-01-06
- Real Estate Marketing Consultant Stays Competitive in Shrinking Marketplace Using ListGrabber
- Bille Jay is an independent Marketing Consultant with iMediaPro for realtors, stock brokers, insurance agents, and financial planners. Their clients needed fresh leads to work with instead of trying to find business in a very old company database. They stumbled on ListGrabber, a few years back, and incorporated it into...
- Tags: Consultant, eGrabber, Bille Jay, Real Estate, Storage, Databases, Business Operations, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- An easy fix ignored
- An easy fix ignoredWhich points out the other obvious flaw...Who identified these CA's as being trustworthy in the first place? No one. They are self-appointed holders of our trust.This was the major criticism of the certificate process in the first place, and the fact that they continue to...
- Tags: Web browsers, SSL/TLS, Network security, Computer Associates International Inc., MD5, easy fix
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- Has Internet Explorer ever been safe?
- Has Internet Explorer ever been safe?The recommendation to use an alternative browser is based on......the existence of an exploit for which a patch is not available as of the time I write this. It is not being given because IE is insecure. I would hope this same advice were given...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2008-12-17
- Does Apple need to learn how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk?
- Does Apple need to learn how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of junk?Recessions weatheredI'm not being a doomsayer here (I personally think they'll be fine in the long run), but you asked how many recessions Apple has had to weather in the past 25 years.The answer:...
- Tags: Desktops, Sales strategy, Notebooks, computer, Desktop sale, mac-mini, IMHO Apple, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-12-16
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