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Over my dead body

Over my dead bodyStick to what you know, Murph!Hmm, last week you were saying you had little experience with SMEs and were offering space on your blog to those who do, today you are making stunningly sweeping generalizations about their employees! Where's your data!?My business focus, since 1993, has been...

Tags: SMB/SME, PRODUCTIVITY, dead body, villain, small and medium enterprise

Discussion threads 2008-08-25

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Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near you

X-ray screening is badHow about we just have everyone strip naked and pass all our cloths and carry-ons through the scanner instead? There's no such thing as privacy in the Nazi-run American airports anyway.RE: Human x-ray machines: Coming soon to an airport near youI'm just going to ask for...

Tags: Infirmary, Human x-ray machine, X-ray

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

HP plays the print app game; Will you buy into 'Printing 2.0'?

Printing????I cant even recall the last time I had to print. Maybe it is because I am trying to be more green but really its because so much easier to just read it on my monitor or blackberry. Even my work is going paperless because its so much...

Tags: Document management, Printers, printing, Printing 2.0, Hewlett-Packard Co., printer, print app game, app game

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

WSJ wrongly blames AT&T for Google Voice iPhone app rejection

ActuallyAT&T's formal statement about Google Voice was ambiguous! A proper blog would have quoted it and discussed this fact. Because if you interpret their statement literally, you realize AT&T didn't say anything you probably didn't already believe: that AT&T doesn't do the actual flipping of the switch that puts iPhone...

Tags: Smart phones, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Google Inc., Apple iPhone, App Store

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Do video games really make you fat, depressed?

I don't know about this survey. I'll have to take it with a grain of salt. I'm sure there are plenty of overweight video gamers (we are the U.S.A. afterall), but it all depends on lifestyle and the video games being played. Take a look at the wii,...

Tags: Games, Corporate communications, game, Nintendo Wii, video game, video, baseball

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"

With all the recent conjecture about the rumored Apple tablet (nee "iPad") I found this email particularly interesting. Confessions of a teacher, parent and wanna-be tech geek by John H. Julian I've taught since 1980 and the people to get involved...

Tags: Teacher, Computer, Tablet Computer, Personal Information, Tablets, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-08-16

AT&T USBConnect Mercury - wireless cellular modem

Just like the T-Mobile WebConnect USB, the Verizon Wireless USB760, and the Sierra Wireless 598U for Sprint, the AT&T USBConnect Mercury offers Internet connectivity on the go via cellular or Wi-Fi connection. Compact and simple, the portable modem is great for anyone who works on the road but, we'd recommend...

Tags: Modems, Wi-Fi, software interface, wireless, AT&T Corp., AT&T USBConnect Mercury, modem, USBConnect Mercury, Sierra Wireless

Product reviews 2009-07-31

The American Textbook Accessibility Act

Yesterday, I posted some thoughts about Arizona State University's use of the Kindle in a pilot program and the heat the school was taking over the inability of blind students to use the devices. While the controversy seemed overblown to me, it sparked an interesting conversation with fellow blogger,...

Tags: Textbook, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Government, E-books, Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), XML, Digital Media, Security, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Gender And Diversity, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Consumer Electronics, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-07-28

Apple owns the market on expensive PCs

Apple owns the market on expensive PCs91% of a market?[i]91 percent of all computers sold at retail for more than $1,000 were Macs.[/i]Windows has less marketshare than that and they are a monopoly. I guess that means Apple now has a monopoly on PCs over $1,000! I know that when...

Tags: Desktops, Food & Beverage, Apple Inc., PC, expensive PC

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

Dead-finger tech: Google Apps

Dead-finger tech: Google AppsIt's a Google world...I can't imagine living without Google.Not that there is anything wrong with Microsoft. I doubt whether I would trade in Windows for Chrome OS. In short, nothing beats a good Windows-based PC (especially Win7) combined with a lot of Google stuff and a few...

Tags: cloud computing, Google Inc., Google Apps

Discussion threads 2009-07-22

A CIO's take on the home PC support dilemma

This is a guest post by TechRepublic's Scott Lowe, CIO of Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. You can find more posts like this in TechRepublic's IT Leadership blog. This week, Bill Detwiler posed the following question in a poll: Should corporate help desks support home PCs? The responses...

Tags: Home PC, Employee, PC, Computer, Productivity, Help Desk, It Operations, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-16

2009 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec. V

Photo gallery:2009 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec. VIn the crowded field of overpowered compact cars, the 2009 Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec V faces heavy competition from the Honda Civic Si, Volkswagen GTI, and Mazdaspeed3. So what can the Nissan bring to stand a chance against these tuner stalwarts? The answer is...

Tags: Nissan Sentra, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., car

Product reviews 2009-06-26

Cate West 2 - The Velvet Keys (Windows)

Join Cate West for another exciting hidden object mystery in Cate West - The Velvet Keys. In this thrilling sequel to Cate West - The Vanishing Files, Cate is hot on the heels of Wesley, the escaped villain of her first adventure, when she discovers an all-new mystery - a...

Tags: Mystery, Gamenauts, Microsoft Windows, Flash Memory, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-17

Microsoft unveils Beatles Rock Band, motion controller at E3

Two real Beatles and Steven Spielberg promoted new games and gear for Microsoft's game console, Xbox 360. For the first time Nintendo's Wii will have some competiton. LOS ANGELES--It may be an off-year in the video game console, but you wouldn't know it by the...

Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Games, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Microsoft, E3, Project Natal, Daniel Terdiman CNET News

News items 2009-06-01

Can we force anyone into care?

Can we force anyone into care?This is the problem with religion!You get a bunch of followers to follow something there's not even proof to, than you control them. Remember David Koresh? Those wackos in Utah? I hope they find the mother of this kid and lock her away for life....

Tags: SECURITY, Symantec Internet

Discussion threads 2009-05-20

Teflon: is it safe?

Teflon: is it safe?And? If it does much more good then harmthen we have to live with it. CRT monitors and cell phones "may" cause tumors, but they are both used in the process of saving lives. Should they disapear, too? It is like saying that some heart medication that...

Tags: teflon, Teflon, plastics

Discussion threads 2009-05-14

SAP Americas' president, Rob Enslin, on avoiding IT failure [podcast]

SAP Americas' president, Rob Enslin, on avoiding IT failure [podcast]Old-School?Clearly Rob has been more successful in his career than I, so my opinion may be of questionable value. And clearly his time is critical, so hearing his perspectives was of great value.But there were a lot of clues in his...

Tags: Strategy, information technology, SAP Americas, SAP AG, podcast

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Clash of the Touch Titans: iPhone 3.0 3G vs HTC Touch Diamond2

Clash of the Touch Titans: iPhone 3.0 3G vs HTC Touch Diamond2TouchPal is my favorite keyboardIt uses both auto correction so you don't have the hit the keys dead on, you only have to get close, plus it uses gestures to give you a [b]full[/b] keyboard on one screen. I...

Tags: Keyboards, Cellular phones, TouchPal, Apple iPhone, High Tech Computer Corp., HTC Touch Diamond2, iPhone 3.0, 3G, keyboard, HTC Touch

Discussion threads 2009-04-21

Who has the most to lose from rising sea levels?

Who has the most to lose from rising sea levels?Should the Feds stop selling flood insurance in these areas?One of the ripoffs to the American peopleis that the Federal Government sells floodinsurance to people who decide to live inareas overcome by periodic flooding once adecade or more often.I'll grant that...

Tags: Financial Planning, sea level, insurance

Discussion threads 2009-04-20

Addicted-to-games students "get worse grades"

Addicted-to-games students "get worse grades"Students certainly have a right to fail.If they are filling up their time with Facebook/Myspace or video games rather than working on their homework, then they have earned their right to fail. I played video games through college, but I also made sure that my homework...

Tags: Games, Corporate communications, game, video

Discussion threads 2009-04-14