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- First Look: Ubuntu 9.10 beta "Karmic Koala"
- wow... seriously?NOTE: This was supposed to be in response to the "good for poor people" comment, but I screwed up:Do you have any basis for your claims? Have you even used Linux, let alone this version of Ubuntu which is still just a Beta? Why does cost/money...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-10-02
- Red Hat CEO vs. Torvalds: More Linux features don't equate to bloat
- Linux distro appliances are the futureCompanies are wising up and getting away from MS 20G worm/virus operating systems and going to Linux distro driven appliances.It is the future with appliances no one needs a Windows OS with Office for someone to open a (.doc) to edit it is a security...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, COMPANIES, Red Hat Inc., Linux, desktop, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- Let it (not) be
- Won't be released 9/9/09....but probably will be released next Monday. Hey - we may as well keep reading double meanings into every statement.Any chance of a TomTom takeover by Apple? TomTom no longer need to produce hardware....Don't think smallThe big explosion (i.e. US at least) was...The Ed Sullivan...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, McCartney, Beatles, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- How long can Apple dodge the antitrust bullet?
- huh?I do not believe that your equivalence chart actually puts apples to apples. Third party software does not need to be approved before it is sold. OEMs dont need to have their software approved by microsoft before they install it. Way to attempt to make an argument...
- Tags: Sales strategy, Desktops, Operating systems, antitrust, PC, Apple Inc., single source, Microsoft Corp., dominant personal computer, WinPC, operating system, sales
- Discussion threads 2009-08-13
- Microsoft delivers near-final test build of Windows 7 XP Mode
- Microsoft delivers near-final test build of Windows 7 XP ModeAmazing StuffWell done microsoft.RE: Microsoft delivers near-final test build of Windows 7 XP ModeI'm unclear about the use of this on other editions of Win7, such as Home Premium. Is it only the XP Mode part of the new VirtualPC that...
- Tags: Operating systems, desktop virtualization, Microsoft Windows XP, XP Mode, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 XP Mode, near-final test, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Delivers
- Discussion threads 2009-08-04
- Google's campaign for Apps doesn't address the IT data elephant in the room
- Google's campaign for Apps doesn't address the IT data elephant in the roomCost$50 per user/ per year ? How long does that price last? Especially once Google has all your data and your are locked in with no control or easy way to move it without their help?It...
- Tags: Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Corporate America, Google Inc., IT data elephant, IT Data, elephant, Microsoft Corp., information technology
- Discussion threads 2009-08-03
- Does "oil" have a negative spin?
- I just finished reading a lengthy press release from the Southeast Energy Alliance SEA. It makes a strong argument for "offshore energy development" along North Carolina's Atlantic coastline. 6700 jobs! Over $550-million in state revenue! "Tremendous opportunity to boost North Carolina's economy." It is true...
- Tags: North Carolina, Southeast Energy Alliance, Public Relations, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-07-27
- WiFi drop-off problem still dogging MacBook lines?
- WiFi drop-off problem still dogging MacBook lines?It is your router that is the issuenot the MacBook. The problem is due to the innovative and andvanced design of the MacBook wireless circuitry.Your router just cannot keep up :)I know what your problem is...You have to clean the peanut butter off of...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Notebooks, Wireless and Mobility, Network technology, Peanut Butter, Apple MacBook, Wi-Fi, router, iStumbler, wireless
- Discussion threads 2009-07-22
- Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home Server
- Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home ServerWin 7 Support?I've been running Win 7 for months and using it with my Windows Home Server without issue. It backs up files and I was able to use the WHS to restore a file that I accidentally overwrote...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), netbook, server, WHS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Win7, Win 7
- Discussion threads 2009-07-17
- Are Steve Jobs' management skills a corporate risk?
- Are Steve Jobs' management skills a corporate risk?Claim the successes, pass the losesIt appears to work well for Apple at the moment, and if employess wish to take the abuse with the benefits, it is their choice.If the problems Apple is seeing as of late with their hardware continues, and...
- Tags: Strategy, BLINDERS, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-07-07
- "Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu"
- "Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu"Well, I agree, but, the flame war will not end, and MS will not go down without a fight. It has been obvious for quite some time, that the only thing that windows has going for it is familiarity (both the brand and the...
- Tags: Operating systems, Media players, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-07-03
- PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!
- PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!CrapwareYour average non geek will get a fair amount of pressure at the point of sale to drop another $35-$50 to get the junk off the computer. Let's see, now... If you crank the subsidy to Dell,etc from the crapware makers, then that extra...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Notebooks, Desktops, OEM, Crapware, laptop computer, PC, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Mac users suffer Safari 4 woes
- Mac users suffer Safari 4 woesNo Mac issues hereIt works well.Now on Windows, Safari is a PIG - memory, CPU, etc.Works great on my MacNo issues to report here. Nice and fast. The new UI changes here and there take a little getting used to. Overall, I'm very satisfied.RE: Mac...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Web browsers, Safari 4, Apple Safari, Safari 4 woe, Mac-user, Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-06-26
- Hospital confirms Steve Jobs transplant
- Hospital confirms Steve Jobs transplantThis is news?Was there really anyone who up until this point didn't believe he had the transplant surgery?RE: Hospital confirms Steve Jobs transplantWell i hope he recovers good and can go on with hes life.Personaly i am waiting for the same transplant as him.Hopefully it will...
- Tags: HEALTHCARE, donor, organ, Steve Jobs, transplant, organ donor, hospital
- Discussion threads 2009-06-24
- Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveiling
- Counting down to Microsoft's Windows 7 retail-price unveilingNot likely to change my mind about MS...I'm quite certain their pricing for their various crippled Win 7 OS versions will still be a huge rip off compared to the "one OS for one reasonable price" pricing structure of Apple's OS X. So,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system, OEM, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7?
- Are you ready to ditch XP for Windows 7?So there goes the "familiarity" argument.And if people have to change, they may as well make the jump to Linux instead of the jump to Win7.They'll save a lot of time and money that way, and get lots of free support.And they...
- Tags: Operating systems, Application servers, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
- Gartner: Skip Vista and wait for Windows 7
- Gartner: Skip Vista and wait for Windows 7 Unix Pimp: Skip Gartner and ask some real expertsOnce again Gartner group releases some "No Shite Sherlock" information.Only brain dead CIO's and pointy haired bosses listen to Gartner group.Gartner will say...whatever you pay them to say. Gartner's greed or laziness has...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Gartner Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- What does it mean that we surprised that Windows 7 is so good?
- What does it mean that we surprised that Windows 7 is so good?No, Vista will go down in history as another Window ME. Your argument that Vista did not really SUUUCK because Windows 7 is based on Vista, and Windows 7 is really good, does not fly. Average users do...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows 7 IS, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- SAPPHIRE09: a view from the cloud
- I could have entitled this a view from the cheap seats given that I am observing SAPPHIRE09 from my cubby hole in Spain, along with 8,000 other virtual visitors. The other 10,000 are on the ground in Orlando. Not surprisingly, a number of random observers are wondering why the show...
- Tags: SAP AG, Roi/Tco, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-05-12
- How about textbooks by Google?
- How about textbooks by Google?More nonsense from our friend "The Educator"Look, if what you say is so obvious and easy to do, why were companies like Google or ZoHo waiting to do that until the Kindle arrives? Your attitude is something like: "Hey Mom Google, I hate the Kindle, please...
- Tags: E-books, DVD, Consumer electronics, textbook, Google Inc., e-book
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
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