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Mitch Kapor: From Lotus 1-2-3 to Second Life

Mitch Kapor: From Lotus 1-2-3 to Second LifeFirst PC sreadsheet?"From Lotus 1-2-3 to Second Life In this Super Techies video interview, Mitch Kapor discusses his tech career from work on the first PC spreadsheet"First PC spreadsheet, eh? Lotus 1-2-3? As if...RE: Mitch Kapor: From Lotus 1-2-3 to Second...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, VisiCalc, Mitch Kapor, Lotus 1-2-3, IBM Corp., spreadsheet, PC spreadsheet, first PC spreadsheet, Second Life, PC

Discussion threads 2008-02-12

Additional Resources

Who is a Candidate for Desktop Linux?

I personally do not fall into the group of people that can easily migrate away from Windows, but that doesn't mean you or someone you know can't make the switch. As I said in earlier post last month, the work that I...

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Desktop Linux, Computer, Super-Casual Web Surfer, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-10-11

Why open source remains an ideological divide

Oh that was superb.Open Source.Stand for something! :)you are ideological from the startIf you want to remove ideology from the equation your clearly state your needs - functionnal, commercial and technical support ... etc, and compare available solutions.Price might be a key factor and it might not; availability of srouce...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, OSS, open source

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

Smartphones to eclipse desktop PC sales by 2011

funny pictureyou show a picture of a phone with a tiny screen, an ancient os and millions of tiny little buttons glued all over it (that can't change layout when necessary) as the future of smartphones? do you really think that smartphones will look like this in two years time?RE:...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Desktops, desktop computer, sales, smart phone, phone, desktop

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Google seeks OEMs for Chrome browser; Sony signs on

RE: Google seeks OEMs for Chrome browser; Sony signs onThis is the worst possible combination ever. You have both companies who are known privacy rights violators combining forces to strip your PC of any confidential data you might have. Sony is going to love putting rootkits on the PC,...

Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Chrome, Google Inc., Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)

Blah, ha ha ha haOh yeah, I can just see my son playing Garry's Mod on a virtual desktop. Blah, ha, ha, ha.... Yeah, right.Oh, oh, and I can just see virtualizing several thousand clients, all churning their spreadsheets, personal databases, e-mail, web browsers, compilers, graphics programs.There's a reason...

Tags: Rootkits, PRODUCTIVITY, Virtualization, Desktops, Best Buy Co. Inc., Geek Squad, rootkit, desktop virtualization, computer, desktop, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

File format blues

File format bluesTry to educateWhen I receive a *x file, I usually respond with a note to the sender that the file is unreadable, and would he/she please check the program's default format settings and then re-send as .doc, .xls, etc.As others have noted, most of the time the sender...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Word processors, Microsoft Office, File format blue, WordStar, job

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Google ChromeOS: have people given leave of their senses?

Google ChromeOS: have people given leave of their senses?Thankyou...This is the first well reasoned and thought out post I have read on ZDNet in a long time. I have just read Adrians post and he has decided it is a game changer already even after saying there is little...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Google Inc., Google ChromeOS, Linux, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-07-08

Google ChromeOS: Have people taken leave of their senses?

Reading the commentary from the likes of TechCrunch, Mashable, The Guardian and even our own esteemed Sam Diaz on the pre-launch (you've got another YEAR to wait) you'd think the Google ChromeOS was the closest thing to the second coming of Jesus Christ. Get a grip people. First up MG...

Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Register, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Family Home Budget 9.5t (Windows)

We offer a unique Budget spreadsheet for your home budget that offers the look and feel of a contemporary household budget ledger book while implementing the power of the PC to perform lighting fast financial calculations. Personal budgeting that allows for on the fly bill movement to meet real world...

Tags: Budgeting, Microsoft Windows, Spreadsheet, Bottomline Budget, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-07-03

Apple vs. Psystar - It's not about money!

Apple vs. Psystar - It's not about money!messagemaybe it's about the message maybe it's more about to know who was behind this. who was backing up psystar with money for the lawsuit. that's what apple wants to know.1984You know, I remember watching the first Macintosh ad back in 1984 about...

Tags: Desktops, Psystar, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-06-24

MapleXP 1.4.10.2 (Windows)

MapleXP is a simple program that allows a PC user to keep track of how much time he or she spends working on various projects. With MapleXP, each project can be divided into a hierarchical structure of tasks, which allows for very precise tracking of working time. The very first...

Tags: Project, Microsoft Windows, Veex Software, MapleXP, Productivity, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-06-14

Scorpions, Frogs, and Trench Warfare

Scorpions, Frogs, and Trench WarfareFictional stories are invariably strawmenbecause you get to make up the scenarios to justify your point. In your field, put up real world examples. Or remain silent.Wholesale change is seldom a good idea.As I've argued before completely gutting a working system and starting from scratch is...

Tags: Servers, Wow!, ordering system, Ford Motor Co., IBM Corp., Trench Warfare, Frogs, Scorpions, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-05-16

Cucku 2.0: Be your own Internet backup service

CUCKU Backup from Tech Broiler on Vimeo. Today,  CUCKU updated its software to version 2.0, marking the first release of a paid-for version of its Social Backup product. As first I wrote about the product when the software was...

Tags: Software, PC, CUCKU Backup, Backups, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-05-12

Building a "High Performance" Windows 7 PC

Building a "High Performance" Windows 7 PCRE: Building a Add dual lcd monitors to the list.Also, Intel VPro. Are there ever going to be core I7 systems available with VPro or equivalent?Got any ...... ideas, changes or suggestions? Let me know!RE: Building a How can you talk about high...

Tags: Leadership, Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, high-performance, Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

Discussion threads 2009-04-15

MobiSystems OfficeSuite 5 (Symbian S60 5th Edition) 5.10 (Mobile)

Word, Excel and PowerPoint files on yourSymbian phone The FIRST and ONLY OfficeSuite for S60 5th Edition! Get it NOW for only 19.99 Euro! MobiSystems OfficeSuite is a complete mobile office solution, allowing you to create, view and edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files away from your office. The new...

Tags: Document, Phone, Mobile, Symbian Inc., Font, MobiSystems OfficeSuite, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-03-27

Cloud wars: Microsoft-Google scrum isn't zero sum

Cloud wars: Microsoft-Google scrum isn't zero sumWhat are these Cloud and web apps really?I'll answer it for you. They're a sign of new ideas beginning to dry up. Microsoft can't "invent" much more new features in Office which will coax people into paying for a yet another upgrade.So here you...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, cloud computing, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

How will the recession affect Silicon Valley?

I recently spoke with Silicon Valley veteran Bill Coleman about Silicon Valley and its future. Mr Coleman worked at VisiCorp on the first spreadsheet, he headed development of Sun's Solaris, he co-founded BEA Systems which sold to Oracle for $3.5bn, and he now runs Cassatt, a cloud computing tech startup....

Tags: Silicon Valley, Green Technology, Recession, Cloud Computing, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-02-26

Disrupting rush to the medical home model

This year's hot economist is Dr. Clayton Christensen of Harvard Business School, and just in time for our health reform debate he has a book out on the health care market. (Amazon has it for 33% off.) Christensen is famous for his idea of "disruptive innovation," describing...

Tags: Health Care, Clayton Christensen, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-02-03

7 reasons why the BlackBerry Curve 8900 is my perfect companion

Research in Motion via their PR company sent me a BlackBerry Curve 8900 to play with for a fortnight. I've just spent the last three days writing a post, of which by in the end of it thought was a load of boring, rambling nonsense, comparing the BlackBerry to a...

Tags: Facebook, Phone, BlackBerry Curve, RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-01-13