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Microsoft's real game: Open interoperability protects its stack

The cynics are out in force over Microsoft's open interoperability initiative, but it's actually a positive development. Just don't get carried away with the Kool-Aid though because there's a good business reason for Microsoft to make this move: The software giant is protecting its stack. As a...

Tags: Game, Interoperability, Reaction, Cynic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-02-21

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Works of Ambrose Bierce. Huge collection. FREE Author's biography & stories in the trial 10.1 (Mobile)

NovelsCobwebs From an Empty Skull Illustrated With Engravings By Dalziel BrothersThe Fiend's DelightNon FictionA Cynic Looks at LifeThe Devil's DictionaryWrite It RightAnthologiesFantastic FablesTales of Soldiers and Civilians also known as In the Midst of LifeCollectionsAshes of the BeaconBits of AutobiographyCan Such Things Be?The Fourth EstateFor the AhkoondJohn Smith, Liberator The...

Tags: Mobile, Officer, MobileReference, Man, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-09-08

Works of Ambrose Bierce. Huge collection. FREE Author's biography & stories in the trial (Mobile)

NovelsCobwebs From an Empty Skull Illustrated With Engravings By Dalziel BrothersThe Fiend's DelightNon FictionA Cynic Looks at LifeThe Devil's DictionaryWrite It RightAnthologiesFantastic FablesTales of Soldiers and CiviliansCollectionsAshes of the BeaconBits of AutobiographyCan Such Things Be?The Fourth EstateFor the AhkoondJohn Smith, Liberator The Land Beyond the BlowNegligible TalesThe Ocean Wave "On...

Tags: Mobile, Officer, MobileReference, Man, Java Development Tools, Open Source, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Software downloads 2009-09-08

Will all the good open source companies be acquired?

Another one bites the dust. Add SpringSource to the expanding list of independent open source companies that have been gobbled up by proprietary software giants. Let's consider the growing list: IBM's purchase of Gluecode, Novell's purchase of SUSE, Citrix's XenSource deal, Nokia's Trolltech buy,...

Tags: VMware Inc., SpringSource, OpenBravo, Open Source, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-08-12

To blog or to Tweet? That is the question . . . here is an answer

To blog or to Tweet? That is the question . . . here is an answerMore Reasons to Believe Generations are Dumbing DownBeing born in the Sixties I am afraid I probable be the last generation who can express my ideas in paragraph form. Titter forces one to dumb down...

Tags: Blogging, Pretty Much, Tweet, blog

Discussion threads 2009-06-29

Tradewinds Odyssey 1.0 (Windows)

Guide five unique heroes the Athlete, Cynic, Priestess, Minotaur and Goddess - as you embark on quests, encountering characters both strange and familiar. Take part in trading like never before by creating and spreading goods to new lands as you build, strengthen and upgrade your fleet into a powerful force...

Tags: SpinTop Games, Workforce Management, Microsoft Windows, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-24

Court says Pirate Bay judge not biased

Court says Pirate Bay judge not biasedbullcrap Its the same thing if a judge here was a member of the nra and was judging in a case again a gun manufacturer. What a load of crap Is there a point?Biased or not doesn't change what Pirate Bay has...

Tags: Pirate Bay, supreme

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

What's new: HDMI 1.4

What's new: HDMI 1.4What about...Devices? Will these new cables work with existing units via firmware updates if you can get them or do I have to beg my wife for new devices?... again! :)Doesn't seem too excitingWhat about gigabit ethernet? This seems a bit dated.The support for higher resolutions is...

Tags: Ethernet, Network technology, NETWORKING, TV & Home Theater, Jesus, HDMI, HDMI 1.4, cable

Discussion threads 2009-05-28

Tradewinds Odyssey 1.0 (Windows)

Travel through Ancient Greece, interact with mythical creatures and gods, build a powerful navy, and trade across port towns in this latest installment in the highly-acclaimed Tradewinds series. Select one of five unique heroes - the Athlete, Cynic, Priestess, Minotaur and Goddess - as you embark on over 50 chapters...

Tags: Sandlot Games, Workforce Management, Microsoft Windows, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-08

Swine flu? What it means for IT professionals

Swine flu? What it means for IT professionalsSwine Flu is not Bird FluOur company's plan for bird flu is *wildly* different than for this one. We used the 1918 Spanish Flu as our bird flu model, which has a 1% fatality rate for healthy 20-40 year olds.If something like that...

Tags: fatality, H1N1 flu, VPN, What it means

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes sense

IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes senseRE: IBM's potential purchase of Sun: Here's why it makes senseMs X Yahoo Version 3.0?Exciting!Wow! This sounds like a great combination. I hope it happens.I don't get it.Lots of blathering about open source, but the thing about open source is that...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., potential purchase, hardware

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

Realistic netbook expectations

Realistic netbook expectationsNetbooks are no different than digital camerasI agree with the gist of the article, but in the end, it is up to purchasers to seek out information, to make an informed decision.There are tons of different digital cameras on the market. Do people expect cheap digital cameras to...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, digital camera

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

Send Steve Jobs a get well message. No, really.

Send Steve Jobs a get well message. No, really.I am sure he would be happierif you just purchased their products. Nothing would cheer him up more then the stock rising to tripple digits again...You obviously know nothing about Steve JobsGo to youtube and look at videos about Steve Jobs. ...

Tags: Steve Jobs

Discussion threads 2009-01-21

Macs vs. PCs: Is it still a 'tax' if users happily pay a premium?

Macs vs. PCs: Is it still a 'tax' if users happily pay a premium?IMHOLower price is the ONLY thing that Microsoft has going for it. Certainly the quality of their software or the quality of the hardware their software runs on doesn't match Apple. It's no surprise that's why they're...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Yes Vista, PC, tax, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-01-05

Microsoft Live Mesh to bridge Windows and Mac

Microsoft Live Mesh to bridge Windows and MacWhat are you talking about?[i] Hmmm, so Microsoft is breaking down walls between Windows and Mac. Interesting.[/i]Since when has Microsoft ever prevented Windows from being installed on the Mac? There has never been a wall between Windows and the Mac. Only one company...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., hardware, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, Live Mesh

Discussion threads 2008-10-28

Getting customer service right

All of a sudden, I was getting worried. A couple months ago the customer service for our SIS really hit the "less than stellar" mark. X2, a company that I chose largely because of outstanding customer service, in addition to a great web-based product, was suddenly taking weeks...

Tags: Customer Service, Call-center, X2, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Marketing, Call Centers, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, It Operations, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-27

BPA story gets all political

BPA story gets all politicalWhat a shock!And you are surprised by this? You can't be that naive.Big business, and even small business, has been bed with politicians forever...on both sides. It's just more pronounced with this current bunch of Nazis in Washington for the past seven plus years. You know...

Tags: BPA, Nazi, TWAIN, BPA story, first study

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

Open Discussion: Software firewalls

Open Discussion: Software firewallsRE: Open Discussion: Software firewallsI use both Windows Firewall in Vista and the built in hardware firewall in my router. I just don't see the need for a resource hungry, third party solution any more when the built in firewall in Windows does an admirable job.Fire ...

Tags: Firewalls, Network security, SECURITY, software, firewall, Network Address Translation, NAT Router, Microsoft Windows Firewall

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server: a next generation of deeper, wider content silos?

The 'shoot out' between Microsoft Sharepoint and Lotus Connections, two juggernauts in the enterprise space, played to a packed audience at the Enterprise 2.0 conference in Boston. The two companies went head to head, squaring off with product demos. I chose to instead attend John...

Tags: Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, Collaboration, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-06-22

Maybe 'lean' and not 'green' should be the rallying cry

We're being treated to all sorts of green data center management stats this month, which is handy, as I'm preparing a presentation for later this week. So, I'll take them one batch at a time. First up: Talked to some folks earlier this month about a joint survey released by...

Tags: Data Center, Energy Consumption, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-04-30