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- Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud
- Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloudniceveryniceMicrosoft's elastic cloudGee, we had elastic Wow!Now we are going to get the elastic cloud.Metaphor watch anyone?Get ready for a whole new blob of Bloat from the people who invented Bloat.Rule of thumb: If Microsoft promises something, the promise is, with near certainty, false.The credibility...
- Tags: elastic cloud, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., Ozzie
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending
- Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...
- Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone space
- Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone spaceMicrosoft Store in the works...My rep told me Microsoft is looking into significant retail space in higher end upscale shopping malls. In the mock-up of the store, boxes of Vista and Office 2007 were kept under lock and key. Customers will be...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., PC phone, PC, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Judge refuses to reduce 'rogue' admin's bail
- Breaking news: A San Francisco judge just refused to lower Terry Childs' bail from $5 million, the SF Chron reports. Prosecutors said that by rigging the network so that key programs were held in memory so that they would be deleted when the network was shut...
- Tags: Bail, Administrator, Network, Sheriff, Prosecutor, Networking, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs
- Inside the mind - and config - of Terry ChildsGuilty of Incompetency in Office Politics, Being a JerkThe word is that Childs was the sole keeper of the passwords for months if not years, and management was aware of the situation during this period.The new director of security took a...
- Tags: Workforce management, IT Field, Terry Childs
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- Do college degrees get you anywhere?
- Do college degrees get you anywhere?Just another thought...In the sector of work I'm in, I think IT is losing it's "elite" status as a job. With basic IT skills being aquirable with just a few certifications it is becoming less elite and more like a tradeskill not unlike an...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, payroll solutions, Benefits, Development tools, salary, job, IT IS, worker
- Discussion threads 2008-07-23
- McAfee debunks recent vulnerabilities in AV software research, n.runs restates its position
- Several days after blogging about a research conduced by n.runs AG that managed to discover approximately 800 vulnerabilities in antivirus products, McAfee issued a statement basically debunking the number of vulnerabilities found, and providing its own account into the number of vulnerabilities affecting its own products : "A recent...
- Tags: Software, McAfee Inc., Antivirus, Vulnerability, Vendor, Flaw, N.Runs, Dancho, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Toshiba Regza 42RV530U
- During the last year flat-panel HDTV prices seemed to hit a plateau, where the standard bricklike downward trend leveled off somewhat. Now, however, prices are on the decline again, opening up bigger screen sizes to lower price ranges. For example, Toshiba's lowest-priced 1080p 42-inch LCD, the 42RV530U, can be purchased...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, 1080p, Toshiba Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-07-22
- Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook again
- Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook againApple on the MoveApple continues to impress both in unit sales and marketshare gains. It has taken Steve Jobs awhile to make significant inroads into PC marketshare, but you are now witnessing the fruits of his perseverance. If Apple only had a development...
- Tags: Development tools, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhere
- Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhereSony can afford to.They aren't selling $299.00 desktops or $399.00 laptops. There systems sell for a premium. Other OEMs are forced to subsidize the hardware with these offers.Reactions"First reaction: That's great that Sony is moving the needle on...
- Tags: Broadband Internet, OEM, crapware, Crapware
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?
- Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?The perception is ...... Apple can't be great without Steve Jobs. I personally don't feel this is necessarily the case even though when Jobs was ousted proved to be a disastrous decision for Apple.Apple is in a strong growth period and...
- Tags: Quality, Desktops, Digital media, Steve J, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Android losing it's mojo fast
- Android losing it's mojo fastForcing GTalk != do no evilYou can't get more lame than that...A note on iPhone apps.Apple would do well to remove the restriction where any non Apple application must exit not stay resident when another function is used like answering an incoming call. This will...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Blogging, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-19
- Review: Jawbone 2 bluetooth headset
- Review: Jawbone 2 bluetooth headsetWhy is it?You praise the proprietary Magsafe connector on the MacBook but dis the one for this device. How about that 30 pin iPod connector that everyone pays through the nose to use on their products? Is this just another case of double standards?...
- Tags: Jawbone 2, headset, Jawbone 2 bluetooth headset, Bluetooth headset
- Discussion threads 2008-07-18
- SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costs
- SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costsPlease be careful when you claim "paid support"Dennis, Unless you have a copy of the invoice from IDC, you shouldn't flatly state that she was paid or otherwise compensated for her quote in a press release. Bad form from an otherwise reliable...
- Tags: Firewalls, Dennis, SAP AG, support cost, financial relationship, trigger
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Open source college revolution?
- Open source college revolution?Blackboard NG "Next Generation"Keynote speaker Blackboard CEO Michael Chasen demonstrated the power and direction of Blackboad NG at today's afternoon session of Blackboard World '08 in Las Vegas.TRULY a Next Generation product that makes any institution's 'learning' go everywhere.+ It will now wrap Moodle & Satai.+ Courses...
- Tags: Angel Learning, Moodle & Satai, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Psystar.com offline ...
- Psystar.com offline ...It's dead, Jim.Nolo connecte.Psystar sold more than Apple clonesWhat would give Apple the right to terminate their entire web site because of one product they sell? If I object to something on Amazon's site do I have that same right?The Digg EffectntIt's up.I can get to it at...
- Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Psystar.com, Psystar, Apple Inc., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-16
- WatchDog4.Biz Free Web site Monitoring (exe)
- WatchDog4.Biz is a Web site availability monitoring and performance monitoring tool. It is a solution that helps you to get a true picture of availability and performance of your Web sites. Using WatchDog4.Biz you can always be aware whether your online business is down or up and estimate the efficiency...
- Tags: Web, HTTP, Performance, Web Site, Performance Monitoring, OLSOFT, WatchDog4.Biz, Performance Management, Web Site Development, E-mail, Web Technology, Channel Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-15
- FTP: untrustworthy file transfer
- FTP: untrustworthy file transferWow Robin, good blog!It is, of course, very old news that FTP is not secure by design but it is still good to get the word out.However, I'm a little disappointed that you didn't use the same logic you used when you blamed MS for file system...
- Tags: Anonymous FTP site, FTP
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
- Apple sells 1M iPhones; 10M apps downloaded
- Apple sells 1M iPhones; 10M apps downloadedDisposable incomes at work and homeSo why do I keep reading the same news over and over again in the headlines about the mortgage industry falling apart and fuel prices and health plans going up? I'm sure the Apple buyers aren't delaying payments...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-14
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