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What value in medical endorsements?: What is the real impact of a celebrity endorsement for a medical product? We all remember the Robert Jarvik contretemps. I thought it was fair that a man whose device was made nearly obsolete by a medicine might do ads for it, but others disagreed, since he...; Tags: Advertisement, Endorsement, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-03-27
Wisconsin IT department under fire over HP catalog: Wisconsin IT officials are feeling a little heat after appearing in HP's latest Government Solutions catalog PDF. Department of Administration Marc Marotta appears on the cover and several other IT personnel are shown in a spread profiling Wisconsin's streamlined computer operations, according to a report in the Milwaukee Journal...; Tags: endorsement, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Blog posts 2005-08-09
Images: Lenovo's convertible ThinkPad tablet: Steve Ballmer gives a ringing endorsement to the first computer released by China's Lenovo Group following its purchase of IBM's PC business.; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM PC, endorsement, IBM ThinkPad, Steve Ballmer, tablet, China, IBM Corp., PC, computer; Image galleries 2005-06-06

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Surprise! Mossberg's notebook buyers guide recommends Macs: The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg has changed the focus of his twice-a-year computer buyer's guides from desktop PCs to notebooks because portables have been outselling desktops since May 2004. In his recent installment (which focuses on "mainstream, nontechnical consumers" and not "heavy gamers, video producers or...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Mossberg, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Notebooks, Hardware, Operating Systems, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-10
Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking: Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is tickingRe:IMHO, it should get standardized as technically it's superior again anyone will argue so I'll say it's supports a superset of features than ODF and can accomodate all the features Office offers. But I doubt it will be standardized by ISO. Foolish Governments...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), ISO standards, Process improvement, Open XML, FUD, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, ISO; Discussion threads 2008-03-28

Hot new open source ISVs, projects make the grade at OSBC: Hot new open source ISVs, projects make the grade at OSBCEnglish pleaseWhen something/someone gets notice it is told to quit what this writer means is "got noticed".Please can we have these items in English not some 3rd grader's perception of the languageRE: Hot new open source ISVs, projects make the...; Tags: ISV, open source, open source ISV; Discussion threads 2008-03-28
Microsoft's Chief Counsel Brad Smith urges open source rivals to compromise on IP issues, co-exist peacefully: Microsoft's Chief Counsel Brad Smith urges open source rivals to compromise on IP issues, co-exist peacefullyJust surrender and it won't hurt at allSeriously, unless/until MS discloses which patents have been violated by which packages, their patent claims and their lawyer should be treated with absolute contempt. Furthermore, inasmuch as...; Tags: IP, Microsoft Corp., Brad Smith, open source; Discussion threads 2008-03-26
Your turn: Readers choose their 10 favorite Windows programs: Two weeks ago, I published a list of my 10 favorite Windows programs of all time. The response was overwhelming and refreshingly enthusiastic. As the title made clear, that list reflected my personal preferences; I certainly don't expect all my choices to be essential for every Windows...; Tags: Program, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, List, Requirement, System, Screen Shot, Quick Macros, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-03-20
Government endorsement of technology standards: Government endorsement of technology standardsWelcome the GNBA Government Not Bad Association we're all screwed !"Oh yes, the answer to this terms next President. Has anybody put a timeline on this one. Yea, I hear John Carol is Lobbyist for the FCC and future candidate for an Executive position with AT&T...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., technology standard, phone; Discussion threads 2008-03-18
Government endorsement of technology standards: As reported yesterday on ZDNet, the European Commission is considering whether to officially back DVB-H as the "preferred" European Union standard for mobile television. This has been percolating for quite awhile (from at least July of last year, as gleaned through a quick Google search), so it's not exactly "new"...; Tags: Phone, European Commission, Mobile, DVB-H, Verizon Communications Inc., Europe, Cell Phone, Standards, GSM, Cellular Phones, Government, Internet, Advertising & Promotion, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-03-18
MPAA: Net neutrality an assault on creativity: MPAA: Net neutrality an assault on creativityI think you made a typo in the title.It says "creativity" where it really meant to say [b]"PROFITS."[/b]You should read Blender's [u http://www.blender.com/articles/default.aspx?key=18696&pg=3]20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All-Time[/u] and pay particular attention to #1.YawnSome members of the MPAA sell DVDs for $3 in...; Tags: Government, Network technology, Broadband Internet, MPAA, Net Neutrality, assault, piracy; Discussion threads 2008-03-13
Build a Vista-compatible office PC for $305 (software not included): A reader set me an email challenge the other day - put together a cheap yet well spec-ed and relatively powerful office PC that's up to the challenge of running Vista. To make the challenge even harder, the whole package (PC, keyboard, mouse, LCD panel and Vista OS) had to...; Tags: LCD Panel, Mouse, PC, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, CPU, LCD, RAM, ASUS M2A-VM, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Mice, Serial ATA, Desktops, Tv & Home Theater, Processors, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Storage, Personal Technology, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-08
Reporter's Notebook: Apple's iPhone SDK rollout: Cupertino — After the announcement of iPhone support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync services, and after the testimony by software developers — most of whom had never used a Macintosh or an iPhone — about the ease of coding with the new iPhone SDK, and after Apple...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Notebook, SDK, Apple Inc., Reporter, Games, Personal Technology, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-03-06
Spike Charger: Even in an increasingly wireless world, you still need those pesky wires to charge your cell phone. But as charging technology gets more high tech, even that requirement is changing just a bit. Earlier this year we reviewed the WildCharger, which delivers power to handsets without a wired connection. Now...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Engineering, Spike Charger, phone, sticker, battery, WildCharger; Product reviews 2008-03-04
Wikileaks responds to Baer on judge's shut-down order: Wikileaks sent out this reponse to Baer's press release on the shut-down. Baer alleges that they couldn't negotiate with Wikileaks. This is a lie. Wikileaks at all times responded with grace and dignity to BJBs highly irregular demands and left communication open. A...; Tags: Bank, Document, Hollywood, Lawyer, Wikileaks, Baer, BJB, Financial Services, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-02-28
Misys and open source medicine: Today was an important day for open source in medicine, as Misys Healthcare Systems released the code of its Misys Connect as open source. The importance goes beyond a single vendor's fate. That's because Misys Connect is essentially middleware, code for connecting applications together. Misys is...; Tags: Importance, Misys, Electronic Health Record, E-health, Healthcare, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-02-08
If you call someone a 'nerd' are you a moron? (Part 1): If you call someone a 'nerd' are you a moron? (Part 1)There is no such thing as Asperger's syndrome!!Ok. I thought that might get your attention.My first son is similar in that he has displayed exceptional development is certain areas, while being more slow to develop expressive language skills.Your child...; Tags: nerd, moron, Part 1; Discussion threads 2008-02-01
Is the open source IPO a pipe dream?: Will Red Hat be the only major pure play open source company to go public? That's what observers are wondering as more and more open source stars are swallowed up by traditional proprietary giants, with Nokia's purchase of Trolltech – announced yesterday - and Sun's buy...; Tags: Novell Inc., Open-source Company, Red Hat Inc., MySQL, Sun Microsystems Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Liquidity, Zurlocker, Alfresco, Open Source, IPO, Databases, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-01-29
IBM, Google quietly supporting OOXML?: IBM, Google quietly supporting OOXML?Google will support search for whatever is on the web, no matter how badthe format may be. Google will also support import/export of OOXML for Google docs, since customers WANT interoperability. IBM will do the same, customers LIKE interoperability.But, that has nothing to do with whether...; Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Microsoft Office, Mary Jo, OOXML, Google Inc., IBM Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-01-21
Oops, I think I killed HD DVD: Oops, I think I killed HD DVDOh no.Oh no thats an absolute disaster for HD-DVD :-) Warner Bros are responsible for some truly poor movies and similarly poor TV stuff. I just had a look at there site to refresh myself and its like a who's who of really rubbish...; Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Star Trek, Microsoft Corp., HD-DVD; Discussion threads 2008-01-05