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epicenter (exe): Distribute your organization's address book to Blackberry and Windows Mobile users so they have their own local, up-to-date copy. Address book updates are sent automatically and contain full contact information, including names, email addresses, street address, phone numbers, and distribution lists. Epicenter sends updates via email and so requires no...; Tags: RIM BlackBerry, Epicenter, Connected Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-02-19

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News to know: Apple; Windows updates; Google mobile ads; Denial of service attack 101: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Apple blows through estimates; Ships 2.29 million Macs; Outlook light by design? Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Liveblogging: Apple's Q2 2008 financial results Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Why I won't be buying a "Hackint0sh" system Forbes: Apple Buys Chip Designer...; Tags: Denial Of Service, Google Inc., Advertisement, Microsoft Windows Update, Mobile, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, Security, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-24
News to know: Apple; Fixing Vista; Earth Day; Web 2.0 Expo: Notable headlines: Tom Foremski: Open letter to Steve Jobs: Apple should have a first adopter network program and give discounts to loyal customers Jason O'Grady: Something killed my MacBook Pro David Morgenstern: Are there enough suckers in the world to make...; Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-22
News to know: Vista SP1 benchmarks; HP; Wireless price wars; Apple; Yahoo: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Another take on Vista vs. XP benchmarks Larry Dignan: HP: No tech slowdown here AT&T matches Verizon: Welcome to the wireless price wars Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft suspends distribution of Vista SP1 prerequisite update ...; Tags: Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., HD-DVD, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Malware, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Toshiba Corp., Wireless, Hd Dvd, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), DVD, Consumer Electronics, Viruses And Worms, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Security, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software; Blog posts 2008-02-20
Ex-porn star PAs and the lonely engineers of 2nd Street: I popped into the MySpace Developer platform launch the other day and picked up a couple of interesting nuggets about MySpace. A lot of the execs in the Santa Monica headquarters have personal assistants, and most are very good looking. My source tells me that at least...; Tags: MySpace, Web 2.0, Internet, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-02-07

Climate change talks: EU says U.S. is the problem now: Climate change talks: EU says U.S. is the problem nowClimate changeI do not think we could change the climate if we wanted to. The earth has a cycle from warm to cold and this is a natural thing as history teaches.Did the dinosaurs have CO2 emmisions? They lived on a...; Tags: irony, Fishermen, polar cap, carbon dioxide, species; Discussion threads 2007-12-12
Will big business lead push for universal health care?: Will big business lead push for universal health care?The Health Care ProblemThe problem with health care in America was caused by the government. See http://www.inteliorg.com/Be afraid ... be VERY afraid.Yikes — if you want a blueprint for destroying the United States, this article lays it out quite neatly.Nationalized health care,...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Human Resources; Discussion threads 2007-09-25
iTunes Plus tracks contain user info: People that were hoping to be able to freely trade iTunes' new DRM-free tracks from EMI will be in for a surprise â€“ the tracks are embedded with your iTunes user name. TUAW has posted a grep command that allows you to view the user name tag via terminal. Wired's...; Tags: Music, iTunes Store, iTunes, DRM; Blog posts 2007-06-04
Education Center Upgrades Software to Improve Service and Lower IT Costs: The Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center (SVHEC) provides adult-learning opportunities to this rural corner of the state through partnership with eight colleges and universities. It also provides conference and business support services. Because SVHEC prides itself on being the technology epicenter for southwest Virginia, the IT staff deployed the Windows...; Tags: Education, Partnership, Information Technology, Microsoft Windows Vista, IT Cost, Computer, Desktop Computer, Productivity, Business Structures, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Finance, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware; Case studies 2007-06-01
Biography meme: Chris Brogan has kicked off a biography meme â€“ the DIY Autobiography Kit â€“ following a self-revelatory post he published yesterday. Sounds like fun so here goes...A Quick Sketch Biography of Marc OrchantThe thing most people know me for is... either my passion for gadges or my deep and ongoing...; Tags: Blogs; Blog posts 2007-05-24
News to know: Vista on 512MB; VMware Workstation 6 gallery; Joost funding: Notable headlines: Ed Bott: Vista Home Basic on 512MB? Hey, it works!Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Introducing VMware Workstation 6. Gallery (right).GPL likely to regain Apache compatibility.Mary Jo Foley: Could Microsoft take a community lesson from Sun? Microsoft keeps the Open XML fires burning.George Ou: Retailers havent learned from TJX - still running...; Tags: News to know, General; Blog posts 2007-05-10
News to know: Big Blue chips; Zimbra; Apple's green missive; ActiveX bugs: Notable headlines: IBM puts vacuum spaces in chips. Gallery (right). Video. Russell Shaw: Google-compatible Phone Interface platform described in Patent app. David Berlind: Solving the Web app’s ‘offline problem’: How Zimbra did it (and others will follow). Gallery. ...; Tags: General; Blog posts 2007-05-03
Apple iTunes 7: An enhanced interface and the addition of a movies section highlight the updates in Apple's iTunes 7, which remains the epicenter of the iPod ecosystem. The popular Windows and Mac jukebox application has undergone a major face-lift with the addition of eye-popping visual features such as the album-centric Cover Flow...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple Computer Inc., Apple iTunes; Product reviews 2006-09-15
Enterprise 2.0 = Next Generation IT: After Wikipedia deleted the "Enterprise 2.0" entry, the Enterprise Irregulars swarmed, responding to the critique of the term by a Wikipedian editor as a "neologism of dubious utility" and taking a crack at defining it. Jason Wood questions the logic of excising the term for the peoples' encyclopedia:Truthfully, if Wikipedia...; Tags: Enterprise, Enterprise 2.0; Blog posts 2006-08-21
Earthquake Madness! (zip): In Earthquake Madness your goal is to produce a major earthquake and chain of earthquakes that will throw all the hotel guests out of their windows. But then, you must save all the poor victims from dieing. The final score is the number of saved people. Playability is as simple...; Tags: Environment, Variable, Guest, Playability, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals; Software downloads 2006-07-12
Bill Gates, charity and ending poverty: Bill Gates announced his "retirement" plans live on Microsoft's corpnet an hour before I headed for LAX to make a week-long trip to Mexico. It wasn't your typical trip, as it started in Mexico City and veered into Vera Cruz state by way of Orizaba (the site...; Tags: poverty, Bill Gates, Jeffrey Sachs; Blog posts 2006-06-27
Web titans gear up to battle over milliseconds: Worth reading: John Markoff and Saul Hansell of the New York Times published one of those big picture stories, "Hiding in Plain Sight, Google Seeks More Power," about how the Internet's epicenter is shaping up. Most of us have been focusing on the software battles--portals, Web applications, instant messengers,...; Tags: Google Inc., NYT; Blog posts 2006-06-14
Lenovo smear is grossly unfair: Lenovo smear is grossly unfairLenova smearIs this what we can expect a US Congressman to do ? When does he concern himself with the people's business and his time off the job ?? ...; Tags: Strategy, Lenovo Group Ltd., USofA, Lenova, Communist Chinese government; Discussion threads 2006-04-04
Massachusetts open source fight becomes partisan: Is the battle over the OpenDocument format in Massachusetts becoming a partisan battle? If it is, Microsoft is allied to the Democrats. As all open source aficionados know Massachusetts has become the epicenter in the battle for open document formats. If the state mandates use of OpenDocument, starting in January,...; Tags: William Galvin, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2005-11-27
Apple bloggers hot for iMac, not for iPod: Apple bloggers hot for iMac, not for iPodApple bloggers hot for iMac, not for iPodI'll be the first to say it. Who gives a rat's butt what a bunch of bloggers think? Its their personal opinion which has no significance whatsoever. ZDNet, you really gotta let this...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Blogging, Corporate communications, Desktops, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., blogger, Apple iMac, video, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-10-12