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Gates no longer the richest man thanks to Yahoo bid: The Forbes list of richest people is out and the big news is that Bill Gates is no longer the richest man. He's not even No. 2 anymore because of Wall Street's displeasure with Microsoft's bid for Yahoo. The richest folks are as follows (Techmeme, Forbes overview,...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Forbes, Folk, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Construction, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-06
And now for a sexy notebook that businesses can actually use: While Apple has received a not-unreasonable amount of buzz for its MacBook Air, even folks like the Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg, who is typically quite the Apple fanman, were forced to acknowledge that while sexy, it wasn't necessarily practical for business use. Well, Lenovo's new ThinkPad...; Tags: Lenovo Group Ltd., Blog, Folk, Notebooks, Blogging, Storage, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Internet, Josh Taylor; Blog posts 2008-02-26
Poll Test: poll is embedded here... [poll=2] that's all folks... by David Grober; Tags: Folk, Poll, David Grober; Blog posts 2007-11-29
Exhausting question: my gas, or yours?: A U.N. official has set off a little political warming trend by by himself: think of it as climate change in the blogosphere. He suggested rich countries have done a lot to cut gree nhouse gas emissions at home, so they should go on a sort of economic missionary...; Tags: Emission, Greenhouse Gas, Folk, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-08-23

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Nortel Demos Virtual World Platform: Nortel demoed a virtual world prototype here in a Ottowa at a day long event. Dubbed Web Alive, the virtual world is the first project to come out of Nortel new research effort that imposes a VC-like model for funding research. Like other virtual worlds, Web...; Tags: Web, Collaboration, Nortel Networks Corp., Voice, World Platform, Web Alive, Channel Management, Telecommunications, Marketing, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-05-16

Google launches CERT for open source: Google launches CERT for open sourceGoogle and FOSSLet's kill off MS, then we can all continue doing useful stuff without worrying about a knife in our back.RE: Google launches CERT for open sourceGreat move... makes complete sense....wonder what the AGPL folk are saying...I'm not saying Google is god or nothing...they...; Tags: Google Inc., Google launches CERT, Google Launches, open source; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Microsoft withrawls bid for Yahoo, Google wins: Microsoft withrawls bid for Yahoo, Google winsEven more embarassing than thatis that it should be "withdraws".A withdrawal is what a drug user experiences when he has no more of his addictive drug. Or is that what you meant ;-)Withrawls???Somebody please fix the headline for this article! It's embarrassing!THE INTERNET AND...; Tags: INTERNET, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., withdrawal; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to Microsoft: Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to MicrosoftMoneyand to hell with progress ..... ????RE: Why Yahoo's ad inventory is so important to MicrosoftBecause Microsoft can't figure out how to build an inventory of ads?Or because they can't compete with Yahoo, so they want to either buy them out or...; Tags: Development tools, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., advertisement; Discussion threads 2008-05-02
Dialcom: Web Conferencing that Works: I've complained about all of the things wrong with the way folk use Web conferencing. Now let me tell you about a web conference that went off well. A few weeks ago I chatted with a Spanish company looking to launch in the US. Dialcom (not...; Tags: Web, Video, Dialcom, Web Conferencing, Internet, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Four Reasons To Skip Web Conferences: Remember when PowerPoints were first created how we were flooded with every special effect in the PowerPoint pail? Text would come swooping in from the right. Clip art would fade-in out of thin air. Sometimes, I would get downright dizzy watching the damn show. The only...; Tags: Microsoft PowerPoint, Web Conferencing, Internet, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-05-02
Elias The Mighty (exe): Based on the legendary Russian folk hero, Elias the Mighty is a thrilling arcade puzzle game based on shape recognition. Add in colorful graphics and a storyline steeped in tradition, and you have a game that's the next best thing to fighting alongside Elias himself. This version is the first...; Tags: Alawar Entertainment, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-04-28
Yahoo's first quarter good; Not good enough for a higher Microsoft bid; Yang wants more: Yahoo's first quarter good; Not good enough for a higher Microsoft bid; Yang wants moreMS's desperation is a result of Vista's inevitable failureand they know it.MS's real problem is that they've had it easy for years and years bringing in billions on hype and poor quality software.Now, reality is biting.Love...; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., knowledge economy, knowledge, investor, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-22
OXML as Microsoft's swivel point: OXML as Microsoft's swivel pointYes, but...There's always a but isn't there? Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I've observed Microsoft isn't really going to follow what the folk on the ISO committee are going to do to both fix and develop OXML.It is all just a deja vu...; Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, Microsoft Corp., oXML; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Windows (in)security and open source: Windows insecurity and open sourceIt is "Fife", not "Fyfe"Despite the link you posted to an article discussing "Barney Fyfe Syndrome", per IMDB the character's last name was "Fife".As to the topic, I do think the security folks want us to pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!Funny you...; Tags: error rate, OSS, security, Microsoft Windows, open source; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
The one thing Asterisk has been missing: If you're like most folk, setting up a PBX is something you'd rather avoid, especially when its an open source PBX that isn't known for its easy configuration and installation. ISPBX aims to solve the pain with its drag-and-drop configuration tool, Cogoblue. Drag a few phone object...; Tags: Phone, Configuration, PBX, ISPBX, Cogoblue, Model 500, Model 12000, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), Telephony, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, Networking, Telecommunications, Dave Greenfield; Blog posts 2008-04-11
Secure coding: the invisible elephant: Secure coding: the invisible elephantA huge topicA great wide ranging post on a huge topic Dennis. My focus is very much around the processes of what lives where in the enterprise. There's no such thing as secure code but there is a lot to be said for defining what information...; Tags: security, Secure Coding; Discussion threads 2008-04-08
Forrester: IT planners to get a jolt of green this year: Forrester Research believes IT operations folk and facilities managers will be fielding more and more green tech questions as the year wears on. And, amazingly enough, if you think about the main impetus that most businesses have to do this -- namely saving money -- this is one prediction that...; Tags: Data Center, Green Technology, Information Technology, Forrester Research Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Strategy, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-03
Is Apple good or evil?: Is Apple good or evil?Rotten to the Core nt.Who cares?The debate of "good vs evil" for companies is getting a bit tired. Since we did we start treating companies like superheroes? Every company has its good and bad points. Can we just leave it at that and quit talking like...; Tags: Apple Inc., Evil; Discussion threads 2008-03-27
The CIO's innovation dilemma: The often uncomfortable relationship between IT and business is nothing new but has taken on fresh piquancy. The visibility achieved by the impact coming from the use of socialprise I have seen among major brands fuels that debate. There is a history here and I sense that...; Tags: Information Technology, Ross, Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Social networking, IBM, Microsoft etc: the Twitterverse debates: Charles Cooper's article noting the rise of Twitter as part of the media fabric is a cue for surfacing a long conversation I had yesterday with some of my 800 Twitter followers. The pretext was my post about the end of software and the number of thanks folk posted on...; Tags: Social Networking, Consultant, Network, Information Technology, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp., Twitter, IBM Corp., E-mail, Knowledge Management, Groupware, Business Intelligence, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Software, Data Management, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-03-21