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Libertarianism and its discontents: Libertarianism and its discontentsCare to explain our Somalia like government in the beginning?Our greatest expansion of economic growth was under a weaker central government during the 19th century. We did not need subsidies back then to implement the infrastructure like we seem to need now. Ron Paul raises some good...; Tags: Vertical industries, Socialism, Libertarianism, government, discontent; Discussion threads 2007-10-18
Yahoo shareholder meeting will be day of discontent: Yahoo will hold its annual shareholder meeting and the agenda includes some discontent, some Terry Semel bashing and various proposals urging the company to take a bigger stand on free speech. The shareholder meeting, which will be webcast beginning at 10 a.m. PT, sounds downright entertaining. Shareholders are miffed because...; Tags: Yahoo, Web Technology, Google, General; Blog posts 2007-06-12

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Secure coding: the invisible elephant: The last couple of weeks, I've been trying to vaguely connect the dots between social computing, cloud computing and traditional process based systems. There are multiple legs to the story but one that had pretty much escaped my attention was the security angle. I will not claim any special expertise...; Tags: Software, Google Inc., Database, Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Computer Science, Microsoft Corp., Computer, Ms Davidson, Tools & Techniques, Security, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-08
Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wanted: Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wantedI have a feelingthat MS would not be so willing to do this at Vista Business' licensing price. They would try to market it at a more premium price if it is to be marketed as a premium product, even if it does...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Workstations, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, workstation, Microsoft Windows, Server 2008, server; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wanted: As discontent over Windows Vista (with or without Service Pack 1) continues to swirl, Microsoft is gearing up to launch on February 27 the "other" Windows: Windows Server 2008. Even though it is built from the same core as Vista, Windows Server is different from Vista in a number of...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, General Motors Corp., Jason Perlow, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Workstations, Servers, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-02-26

Small outage at Salesforce.com, not many upset: Compared to the furore that used to greet Salesforce.com outages, yesterday's problems on three of its eight instances — including one of the five North American instances — has aroused little ire [disclosure: Salesforce.com is a client]. eWeek's coverage illustrates how difficult it is to stir up...; Tags: Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-02-12
Gates and Jobs rendezvous at CES: Gates and Jobs rendezvous at CESSilverlight?I want some of whatever you're smoking.I found a transcript of their conversationGates: So how much money did you donate last year to charity?Jobs: None.Gates: Oh. Hey, now that you are so much against DRM, when are you going to follow the lead of companies...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-01-14
Obama turns Facebook fans into delegates: Obama turns Facebook fans into delegatesThere should be some talk of Ron Paul in this articleRon Paul has harnessed the internet like no one has ever done before. He raised 20 million in donations in a quarter through the internet and has gained millions of fans through you tube....; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Obama, Ron Paul, health care, Facebook; Discussion threads 2008-01-07
Smile Icon Set (zip): Smile Icon Set is a perfect icon set for any messenger application: it shines with neat chat-style icons expressing various emotions and a number of status icons online, offline, and away. With these ready-made icons you won't need to fork over money to design artists. Icons are delivered in...; Tags: Icon, Smile Icon Set; Software downloads 2007-11-16
Leopard and Vista - More alike than you might think: When Vista was released the chorus of complaints and criticisms quickly grew from a low hum to a near deafening roar. A little more than a week since Apple released Leopard and that low hum of discontent has already been amplified to the point where it's starting to hurt...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, User Interface, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Leopard, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-11-06
Time appears on Oracle's side in increasingly spooky BEA bid: It's getting late, many couples have embraced and moved on to the snug parlor. One pretty but aging player stands on the dance floor, and only one partner so far has stepped onto the parquet with an outstretched hand. As the music winds down, as the richer...; Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Oracle Corp., Hard Place, Sales Strategy, Strategic Planning, Sales Force Management, Financial Accounting, Strategy, Sales, Management, Finance, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2007-10-29
It's about time dept.: Sprint CEO draws investor heat: Now, finally, a dissident SprintNextel shareholder with quite a bit of clout is expressing some very public discontent about how the company is being run. Very public, as in an interview with two Wall Street Journal reporters posted today. "We...; Tags: Wall Street Journal, Sprint Communications, Investor, Corporate Governance, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Strategy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-10-04
Are new Vista Media Center extenders too pricey?: On September 27, Microsoft and a handful of partners took the official wraps off new Windows Center Media Extenders, which are priced at about $350 a piece and available this holiday season. (Microsoft rolled out earlier this week the updates to Windows Media Center in Vista Home...; Tags: Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Xbox 360, Microsoft Media Center Most Valuable Professional Chris Lanier, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2007-09-27
With Clearwire pact, satellite tv FINALLY sheds broadband commitmentphobia: With Clearwire pact, satellite tv FINALLY sheds broadband commitmentphobiaCleatwire is a dogHad Clearwire for a year, was the worse internet experience ever. System would gobble up email traffic and Customer support was ground level garbage. DIRECTV and Dish may be sorry but then they probably won't have to deal with...; Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TVs, satellite television, Clearwire Corp., broadband, Wild Blue, WiMAX, satellite; Discussion threads 2007-06-15
My job hunt: My job huntI'm open to all forms of employmentMost jobs out there are for contract/consulting types. I'm even willing to travel - although my 6'4" 270lb body hardly fits comfortably into most airplanes.FeelingsOriginally I just wanted to get into FORD and do the 30-year thing. I would be happy with...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, job hunt; Discussion threads 2007-06-11
SOA Insights analysts join The Open Group to help define new role of SOA architect: Read a full transcript of the discussion.Bringing services-oriented architectures (SOAs) to life is a lot like delivering a baby -- it requires a copious nurturing, understanding, labor, and ultimately ... pushing. So far, the job openings for SOA midwives outstrip the available pool of talent.And these are great jobs: transforming...; Tags: Software Infrastructure, Software Development, SOA architect, SOA, Podcasts, Microsoft, management, IT Management, IBM, Enterprise Java, .NET; Blog posts 2007-06-08
Estonia reeling from massive cyberattack from Russia: It's no surprise that US and UK computers are the target of numerous cyberattacks. But Estonia? Who would have figured? Yet, The Washington Post reports, the heavily wired Baltic country "has been subject in recent weeks to massive and coordinated cyber attacks on Web sites of the government, banks, telecommunications...; Tags: Security, Intelligence; Blog posts 2007-05-18
Bloggers' eye view of the war isn't pretty: After announcing new regulations censoring the content of all electronic communication written by soldiers, the U.S.Army retreated somewhat by saying it would not enforce the new regulations, reports Slate.com The Army instituted the new rules after stating that there were reports of terrorists groups who were using the Internet...; Tags: Defense, Government technology; Blog posts 2007-05-11
How is AppExchange really doing?: After last months AppExchange announcements, I thought it might be a good moment to try and take stock of Salesforce.coms application platform and how well or otherwise its been doing. Some observers, such as ZDNet blogger Joshua Greenbaum, suspect that AppExchange is all hype and no revenue. At the opposite...; Tags: CRM, Ecosystems, Marketplaces, Salesforce.com; Blog posts 2007-05-10
Google showdown: Can Barry Diller win IAC search advertising war?: Push Google off its search advertising throne? Not so FAST! I said earlier this week.Barry Diller, King of the IAC search and advertising empire, does have royal designs of his own, nevertheless.CEO Diller has set in motion a series of initiatives within his integrated conglomerate of Web properties fueling an...; Tags: Search Advertising, Search, Google Ads, Google, Advertising; Blog posts 2007-05-03