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- Ok, I admit it. I love NBCOlympics.com! Now go make it work on Linux!
- It's not often when a piece of technology impresses me enough that I do the "wow" thing when I'm using it. But the Silverlight streaming video implementation on NBCOlympics.com is truly awesome, even if I am forced into using Internet Explorer to watch it (EDIT: It...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Microsoft Silverlight, Streaming Video, Microsoft Corp., De Icaza, Linux, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Open Source, Digital Video, UNIX, .Net, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Personal Technology, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Microsoft starts rolling out more OOXML translators
- Microsoft starts rolling out more OOXML translatorsAll part of the planLook like you are cooperating, put enough bugs in the translators so they don't work and people will quit using them and just you MS format. Look back at history and you will find this pattern over and over...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OOXML, translator, Microsoft Corp., De Icaza
- Discussion threads 2007-12-04
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- Base64 De-/Encoder (zip)
- Base64 De-/Encoder is a command line utility for Windows and Linux that decodes and encodes files using the Base64 algorithm. The Base64 algorithm is mostly used to send binary files as an e-mail attachment. Version 1.2 is ported to Linux, stdin support added, and some bugs were fixed.
- Tags: Algorithm, Base64 De-/Encoder, Base64 Algorithm, Linux, Engineering, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software
- Software downloads 2008-10-10
- Book2 English - Russian (zip)
- Learn Russian quickly and easily with 100 downloadable audio (mp3) files! book2 is free and contains 100 lessons that provide beginners with the basic vocabulary. With no prior knowledge of Russian you will soon learn to fluently speak short sentences in real-world situations. The book2 method (www.book2.de) successfully combines audio...
- Tags: School, Audio, Language, Goethe-Verlag, Book2, Strategy, Management
- Software downloads 2008-10-06
- Apple: Perhaps it needs the enterprise after all
- Does Apple need to cook up an enterprise strategy pronto? Despite enterprise interest in the Mac platform and more importantly the iPhone Apple hasn't been going out of its way to target corporate users. That move may be a miscalculation given the economy and a struggling consumer. ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Handhelds, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Pirates plunder Adobe Creative Suite 4
- Pirates plunder Adobe Creative Suite 4That's how they're the "de-facto" standard.Just like Microsoft would be screwed without pirated copies of Windows floating around street corners across the globe.Without pirated copies of Photoshop, it would have a truly limited market. Look at the bloody price of it to figure out...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., graphics, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Creative Suite 4, Adobe PhotoShop, piracy
- Discussion threads 2008-10-02
- California governor: Silicon Valley should go to Germany
- After more than a hundred years of talk about the Pacific Rim economic opportunities for California, Silicon Valley and other California businesses are firmly focused on the west rather than the east. But Thursday morning California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be at Intel's HQ in the heart of Silicon Valley...
- Tags: California, CeBit, Transportation, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Management, Marketing, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal wave
- Stallman vs. the cloud computing tidal waveStallman sounds panicIf FOSS folks believe they can compete with proprietary software, why not build their own FOSS cloud and then take the battle right to the other proprietary cloud platforms?Ever been in a restaurant kitchen ?How old is the food ? Where have...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Cable, OPEN SOURCE, Stallman, cloud computing, tidal wave, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Ballmer says MSFT not immune to financial crisis
- Steve Ballmer was asked about the financial crisis and its effect on the IT industry last week and he didn't seem too concerned. But today, speaking at a press conference in Norway he appears to have changed his view. Reuters reported: Financial...
- Tags: Financial, Steve Ballmer, MSFT, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management, Tom Foremski
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Student Technology Day: your questions to the presenters
- Student Technology Day: your questions to the presentersIt shows where their heart isI didn't receive this email... that's ok. It shows any kind of respect Microsoft may have for professionals who've been designing, developing, building, manufacturing, installing, and bidding on Dry Erase for nearly 50 years. Mainly, my...
- Tags: Student Technology Day
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- 1 million Classmates headed to Venezuela
- 1 million Classmates headed to VenezuelaAgreedChavez can control any Open Source software in his country, as the government is taking control of all private industries.This is not really about what he feels is best for all, but instead of what he feels he can control the best.You failed to notice...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, Debian, Classmates, aversion, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Apple TV: End of an error?
- Apple TV: End of an error?Microsoft crushed Apple in the living room.First off, AppleTV was only called a hobby by Jobs AFTER it was clear that it was going to be an unmitigated disaster. Has he EVER released any sales figures on this thing? Second, the combination of Windows Media...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., Apple TV, TV
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Should our President be computer literate?
- Should our President be computer literate?The man with the BlackBerry gets my voteAlthough I fundamentally agree with you that being the leader of the free world is a bit more important that being able to check email and certainly requires a much broader range of qualifications, I have to say...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, computer, aircraft
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Thoughts on Microsoft Response Point
- Thoughts on Microsoft Response PointPolitics of ProgrammingWhat has been so hard about being articulate and clear to the end user? Why, to this day, are arcane and obtuse references constantly popping up on Windows machines? It's a legacy of obfuscation that has come from a programming culture. This culture has...
- Tags: Development tools, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., programmer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-24
- Comcast really does care (aka how Twitter helped save Nick at Nite)
- Comcast really does care aka how Twitter helped save Nick at NiteYou are not the only one...Fresh Prince is still cool and funny. I did the same as you, but once I started making use of my media center in vista I was watching recorded shows of Inuyasha and Angel...
- Tags: DVR, Fresh Prince, Comcast Corp., Nick-at-Nite, Twitter, CableCard
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Taking a Bott beating
- My colleague Ed Bott, who writes the Windows column for ZDNet, takes issue with the problem solving approach that I used when I went about migrating my friend Christine's old PC over to Vista. From the nature of the talkbacks to that original post, I would...
- Tags: PC, Ed Bott, USB, Christine, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Desktops, Hardware, Storage, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?
- Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?UPGRADE YOUR NETWORK!You are certainly paid enough money to provide the services you are SUPPOSED to provide.If you can't, leave the business and let someone else step in. Please...RE: Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?Nope. Its still unreasonable. They are still taking an antiquated...
- Tags: INTERNET, Comcast Corp., Robb, QoS, Internet Engineering Task Force
- Discussion threads 2008-09-23
- Is Comcast plan suspect or 'reasonable'?
- Network neutrality advocates are taking contrasting views towards Comcast's new network management plan. The new plan de-prioritizes heavy users in 15-minute chunks. If your upload traffic is more than 70% of maximum bandwidth or your download traffic is more than 80% of max, you'll be de-prioritized. Free...
- Tags: Network, Comcast Corp., Network Neutrality Advocate, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-09-23
- SoftBooking Management System for all Salons (exe)
- SoftBooking is the most enhanced salon management software available. SoftBooking has been designed for the salon industry being both simple to use and truly comprehensive. SoftBooking features: A versatile booking system point of sale and stock control functions, detailed client, staff and product files, and a powerful reporting tool.SoftBooking is...
- Tags: Client, Mail Merge, Staff, SoftBooking, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales
- Software downloads 2008-09-23
- Comcast details changes for managing Web traffic
- Comcast details changes for managing Web trafficJust web traffic?Im wondering when they say "web traffic" - do they mean all traffic put on the pipe from the sub? or just Port 80 http traffic? If they get caught "slowing down" VoIP I could see where regulators could come back down...
- Tags: Cable, Network technology, TVs, TV & Home Theater, ATT, Comcast Corp., digital reciever, paid-for, reciever
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
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