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AMD/ATI, YouTube, GPL v.3, Dabble and more...: This week on The Dan & David Show, we discuss the AMD/ATI tie up (aligned to fight what AMD CEO Hector Ruiz called the monopoly, aka Intel), HP's logical purchase of Mercury, the latest on YouTube and the release of Dabble, a new media search community. David also shares...; Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Dabble, podcast; Blog posts 2006-07-28
Does open source usage free your budget up for the best talent?: Here's a great "opportunity cost" question. It's no secret these days just look at the gazillions of studies that it's not necessarily cheaper to run a business with open source software than it is to run "closed-source" commercial software. The actual costs just show up in different places....; Tags: Dabble; Blog posts 2006-07-27
Dabble dips into social networking for x-site video indexing and search: Here's something that pretty much everyone has had happen to them (or, at least you can relate to it): You do some search on the Internet and find you're way to an audio or video file. But, when you get there, the name of the file has pretty much...; Tags: Dabble, video; Blog posts 2006-07-24

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How does OpenSolaris fare for Ed Tech?: How does OpenSolaris fare for Ed Tech?RE: How does OpenSolaris fare for Ed Tech?The biggest thing would be that OpenSolaris has is the name "Sun" behind it. When some people IT departments included see "Linux" they see just a community of programmers and hackers, corporate and basement dwelling. Sun is...; Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, OpenSolaris, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Solaris, Nexenta; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Amazon steps up Web services support: Amazon Web Services AWS is growing up quickly. The company rolled out premium support services, which will be a welcome sign as more enterprises dabble with Amazon's cloud. AWS rolled out premium support services for Amazon EC2, S3 and SQS with two tiers gold and silver. ...; Tags: Web, Web Service, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Web Services, It Services, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-17

Is Ubuntu becoming the generic Linux distro?: Has anyone else noticed an increasing number of Linux newbies who seem to think that Ubuntu is Linux and Linux is Ubuntu? Over the past year or so I've noticed an increasing number of newbies a term which I use affectionately interested in taking Linux for a...; Tags: Ubuntu, Distro, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-04-02
Ubuntu 8.04 "Hardy Heron" beta - making life easier for Windows users: Let's face it, deciding to nuke your existing operating system installation and replace it with a completely different OS isn't the sort of task that you should approach lightly. One of the barriers to Linux adoption is the fact that many people find the idea of wiping their Windows installation...; Tags: Ubuntu, Beta, Wubi Installer, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-24
Macs+and+iPhones%3A+impolitic+Apple+hardware+can+be+hard+to+hide: Macs+and+iPhones%3A+impolitic+Apple+hardware+can+be+hard+to+hideWhy would Microsoft care?[i]However, Microsoft appears to be okay with at least one of its employees running Vista on a MacBook in the office.[/i]We keep getting told by the DoJ and by Apple users that Apple is a hardware company and Microsoft is a software company so the two don't...; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple MacBook, phone, Microsoft Xbox Live; Discussion threads 2008-02-06
From guilt trip to green trip: Rental car companies jump into carbon offset game: I think it was Delta that was the first U.S. airline to experiment with allowing customers to dabble in carbon offsets. Someone will certainly correct me if my memory is faulty. Well, now, three of the largest rental car names are working together on a program that lets renters...; Tags: Game, Carbon Offset, Public Relations, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-01-16
The ZunePhone is dead. Long live the ZunePhone: Much is being made of Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates' proclamation this week that Microsoft won't release an iPhone competitor. But I interpret Gates' remarks a bit differently than some Microsoft watchers. I think all Gates is saying Microsoft won't build a phone. If you read his response...; Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., ZunePhone, Smart Phones, Microsoft Windows, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-01-09
Microsoft admits Office 2003 'mistake': Microsoft admits Office 2003 'mistake'Microsoft admits Office 2003 'mistake'This was not a 'mistake' in the least bit. More zdnet headline sensationalism. It was more or less Microsoft getting rid of some formats for security reasons. Any company would do the same thing. No mistake about that....; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2003; Discussion threads 2008-01-07
Building a Windows Home Server - the easy way!: Building a Windows Home Server - the easy way!UltraVNCNot sure about UltraVNC - everything else should work though.VNCTerminal services will give you better performance, but if you prefer VNC, I can't see any problem. I've run VNC on every MS OS fro Win 95 through Server 2003.Question...I've been thinking...; Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, FTP, server, WHS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, VNC, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2007-11-19
Creative Live Cam Optia AF: The Creative Live Cam Optia AF is the ideal Webcam if you are looking to shoot objects other than yourself: your talented pet or your back door or your rose garden. For simply recording video of yourself sitting in front of your PC, Logitech's QuickCam Pro 9000 boasts a clearly...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Notebooks, Live Cam, camera, Webcam, Live Cam Optia AF, laptop computer, software, Creative Live Cam Optia AF; Product reviews 2007-11-13
Ubuntu 7.10 - Installation walk-through: This post will hold no surprises for those of you who have experience handling Ubuntu, and really it's not aimed at you (unless you want to chime in with hits, tips or suggestions). the purpose of this post is simply to show folks who've not dabbled with Ubuntu just how...; Tags: Ubuntu, Operating System, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-10-19
Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what?: Sex, Nazi, burrito and Viagra: Who Googles what?Were the values normalized for the population?I'd be interested in getting more on how they compute those stats. Is that by percentage of the overall number of hits from each country? Is it just a raw number of hits?Of course, the...; Tags: Google Inc., burrito, Nazi, Viagra; Discussion threads 2007-10-17
Pondering Google 2.0: How will it get to $100 billion in revenue?: Google is projected by Wall Street to have annual revenue of $15.7 billion in 2008 and $19 billion in 2009. But the ambitions are higher--more like $100 billion in annual revenue. The big question: How will Google get there? That question is being addressed in a report by Stephen...; Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Idea, Math, Mathematics, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., eBay Inc., Stephen Arnold, Bigtable, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-09-26
A checkpoint on Web 2.0 in the enterprise: For well over a year now we've seen reports and announcements from a major industry analyst firms and others tracking the movement of Web 2.0 ideas into the enterprise. Gartner, Forrester, McKinsey, and many others have all weighed in on the trends or made recommendations, sometimes cautious and sometimes...; Tags: Software, Web, Web 2.0, Complexity, Product, Tagging, Business, Wikipedia, Enterprise, Syndication, User Experience, Dion Hinchcliffe; Blog posts 2007-08-27
Google Apps: hired or fired?: While Josh Greenbaum offers robust support to Mary Jo Foley over her review of the Burton Group Report: "Google Apps in the Enterprise: A Promotion-Enhancing or Career-Limiting Move for Enterprise Architects?" I'm torn. The overall market is not as black and white as some commenters suggest.Even taking Google's limitations and...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Collaboration, Microsoft Corp., Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2007-08-25
Open source is apolitical: Open source is apoliticalIs it?I suppose one can imagine anything, but the idea of a government at this point trying to outlaw the GPL seems incredible.After all, the GPL works in every country I'm aware of. Wouldn't that country risk an awful lot?Open Source is not a political entityAnyone can...; Tags: operating system, open source, Open Source IS; Discussion threads 2007-08-24
VMware starts road show ahead of planned IPO: VMware starts road show ahead of planned IPOTIPBuy all the stock you can on opening day. This one is a winner.Success Story involving VmWareYesterday, after 6 months of trying, decision makers finally gave the go ahead to install the free server version of VMware at one of my shops....; Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Financial Planning, Investment, Operating systems, IPO, VMware Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-08-01