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Blackie asks the hard questions on health care

This whole post is sad and trashy.I dont know about you, but all the pets we've had were just like a member of the family yes they had insurance and such. You are trying to equate the "death panels" to not about saving money but human dignity? Please tell me...

Tags: Insurance, Vertical industries, Blackie, death panel, bang, health care

Discussion threads 2009-08-31

IBM scientists create DNA computer chip

Another hype for crapSorry I have to say this way.RE: IBM scientists create DNA computer chipNobody really knows what the long-term safety consequences are of using nanotubes or indeed any nanoparticles and artificial DNA, throughout their product life cycle, including disposal. This cowboy science strikes me as remarkably reckless...

Tags: Biotechnology, Semiconductors, DNA, chip, computer chip, IBM Corp., computer

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

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What open source can teach medical practice

Great article, Dana.You did in such a short piece what CNN, MSNBC, FOX and other media journalists failed to do: tell the story as it really is. You didn't take what was news worthy and sensationalized it, nor played up a negative reading of it to frighten those possibly affected,...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, open source, medical practice, CNN

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Snowe and enemies push health reform forward

Of course . . ."But the story is not yet told, and the trolls below will have their day."Of course. Your way is so right and everybody else is so wrong.at this point If they SO against the health reform let them have it there way since they...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Self insured may be biggest winners in health reform

more nonsenseAvoiding insurance companies and creeating death panels are not going to improve the healthcare.The only measures that can relly reform helthcare are in the republican bills that the democrats don't want you to see.Noo thanks"Intervention in maintaining wellness."If by "intervention" you mean "we know what's better for you than...

Tags: Insurance, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, patient, Dana, Obama, health care

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Does good Betsy McCaughey exist?

all very interesting, but...Is ZDnet now a health-oriented web site? Should we start looking forward to more political articles?A Ph.D. is a doctorate[i]"When McCaughey uses the title ?Dr.,? it?s based on her Ph.D from Columbia. ... to refer to her as ?Dr. McCaughey,? is to endorse a deception."[/i]Sorry, Dana, but...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, SECURITY, Betsy McCaughey, deception, good Betsy McCaughey, doctorate, health care

Discussion threads 2009-09-08

Blackie asks the hard questions on health care

Talking about what to do now, while you're still healthy and lucid, can make an enormous difference, not just in terms of costs but your quality of life at the end. This is what critics call the "death panel." by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Health Care, Blackie, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-08-31

News to know: VMWare; Facebook acquires Friendfeed; Facebook Search; MS Office;

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: VMware goes shopping: Buys SpringSource for $420 million; Can it keep the open source mojo? Joe McKendrick: Panel: too...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Mobile, Microsoft Office, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Advertising & Promotion, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Storage

Blog posts 2009-08-11

Panel: too much to lose by moving to generic services and cloud?

It's basically the same pattern . . .It's basically the same pattern I've seen all the time: New technology comes around, people clamor over it and predict it will replace the "old" tech, the old tech ends up being better than the new tech in some ways, and they end...

Tags: Virtualization, Storage, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes

10.5.7 breaks hackintoshes10.5.7 breaks hackintoshesWhere do I start? Should I use a fable or a Bible verse? How about a line that goes, "the wages of hacking is death for the device".Personally I think that Psystar is just the beginning. What does Psystar have to do with...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, hackintoshe, breaks hackintoshe, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

'SOA is Dead' debate lives on and on

I didn't see the brilliant analyst Anne Thomas Manes at either of this week's IBM IMPACT or Software AG's SOA Summit events, but boy, was she there in spirit. The topic still on everybody's minds and lips at both events was Anne's pronouncement at the beginning of the year that...

Tags: SOA, Kevin, Cramm, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-05-08

News to know: Windows 7; Apple; Yahoo bonuses; Palm

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Verdict: Windows 7 - Like Vista, just a bit easier to use and less annoying Ed Bott: Database glitch causes Windows 7 download...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Yahoo! Inc., Palm Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2009-05-01

SXSWi - party like its 2009

Prior to SXSWi I was asked goodness knows how many times if I was likely to be there. I said the same thing to all comers: 'I don't get it. I don't see the point. Waste of time.' Much against my advice, at least one SAP...

Tags: Innovation, Austin, Enterprise, SXSWi, Drunkenness, Breakthrough Innovation, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-03-18

The XO-2 is going Embedded RISC? So will everyone else!

The XO-2 is going Embedded RISC? So will everyone else!At a minimum, Arm will cause big problems for BOTH Intel and Microsoft.No, x86 and Windows will not die any time soon, but, low power, lower cost Arm will be hot in the netbook segment starting this year, and that cuts...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Processors, netbook, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Intel x86, XO-2, RISC

Discussion threads 2009-03-13

News to know: Goldman's IT; Kindle 2; Google; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Calculating Risk: Panning for gold in Goldman's 'gut' Whitepaper: How IT helped Goldman Sachs step back...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Amazon Kindle, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Mortgages, Telecom & Utilities, Management, Marketing, Finance, Capital Structures, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-10

IE8 lock-in warning for XP SP3 users

IE8 lock-in warning for XP SP3 usersIsn't this always the case? Why can't MS sepreate theirsoftware from the OS and make programs into self contained packages so an install and and uninstall is simple matter of drag and drop. Instead they scatter stuff all over and no one...

Tags: Web browsers, Lord, IE8, SP3, XP SP3 user, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

Tank Ace 1944 (Mobile)

Do you like to drive tanks over rugged terrain, lob artillery shells into the far hills, and blow up lethal opponents lurking around every bend? If so, then Tank Ace 1944 is the game for you.In Tank Ace 1944 you command a World War II tank charging to occupy the...

Tags: Enemy, Mobile, Resetgame, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-01-06

Firefox 3.0.5 woes

Firefox 3.0.5 woesFine on 10.4I'm not having any problems here on 10.4.Have you tried running it from the command line to see what sort of messages it spews out?Please do not advise users to turn off the update systemIt's pretty irresponsible to advise users to disable the security and stability...

Tags: Web browsers, Firefox 3.0.5, Firefox 3.0.5 woe, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2008-12-22

10 things Linux does better than OS X

Guest post via TechRepublic's 10 things blog. OS X is heralded for its friendliness, but it falls short in many other respects. Find out why Linux is superior in everything from flexibility to portability to cost. It may sound strange, seeing as how OS X...

Tags: Operating System, Machine, Mandriva Spring 2008, Linux Keyboard, Apple Mac OS X, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Apple Mac OS, Jack Wallen

Blog posts 2008-12-19

E pur se muove (and yet it moves)

* Ryan Naraine is traveling. Guest editorial by Ivan Arce On January 15, 2008, the Vatican released a statement indicating that Pope Benedict XVI had canceled his visit to Italian La Sapienza University as a result of a series of protests...

Tags: Information Security, Galileo Galilei, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-02