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New file system has long road to Windows: New file system has long road to WindowsAgain?!You know, this has been my day's greatest source of amusement. I wonder if Microsoft even knows how much of a laughingstock they are making themselves through this WinFS affair.Microsoft had better deliver on their promises ...There is now competition in the wings.http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci1033202,00.htmlSurprise,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows NT, OPEN SOURCE, Mud, Microsoft Windows, New File System, same Gates story, Gates story, same Gates song, Gates song, dance, WinFS, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2004-12-10

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Cool Tools - Slingpage extends stickies and sharing to Firefox users: Slingpage, which announced its social browsing extension for Internet Explorer last month, will introduce an equally feature-rich version of its service to Mozilla Firefox users next week. Slingpage offers a way for Web surfers to find information about favorite topics via "Slingcast" feeds as well as create...; Tags: Monitor, Mozilla Firefox, Note, Tool, Slingpage, Web Browsers, Monitors & Displays, Internet, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Leggio; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Rumor Mill: iPhone to get copy, paste and better navi in firmware 2.1: The most exciting thing around the watercooler today is the rumor that Apple has seeded iPhone firmware 2.1 to developers. MacNN sources tell them that they've found references to cut, copy and paste in the Localizable.strings entry under English.lproj. Woot! According to the story the...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Radio, Apple Inc., Firmware, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Is there an open source jobs boom?: The bottom line is things are about as bad in programming as in anything else. But if you know open source you have a cost-cutting story to tell, and that might keep you employed a bit longer than your Microsoft-loving buddy. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Job, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Dell opts for performance with R5400 data center-hosted desktop: Dell unveiled its data center-hosted desktop product line on Tuesday. Unlike rivals Hewlett-Packard and IBM, Dell didn't build its solution on blade servers but instead opted for a high performance system using a 2U box called the Dell Precision R5400 Rack Workstation. "By not putting the solution...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, R5400, Workstations, Desktops, Servers, Hardware, Jason Hiner; Blog posts 2008-07-24

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest; 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
Apple's coming notebook transition: Apple's coming notebook transitionBarking up the wrong tree?I think it might be something else.I think Hell may have frozen over again.What if this 'transition' is actually Apple making MacOS X available for the general PC public as a purchasable product?Think about it. Everyone said Apple would never use Intel....; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Notebooks, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, PC, notebook, OSX, hardware; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a little: Forrester: Vista is 'New Coke' in the enterprise; Firefox, Apple gain a littleNew Coke?Actually, given the way it has been and is being sold, is it not the New Kool-Aid?With Vista selling so well already ...... as shown in revenues from the previous quarter, Microsoft can expect to gain substantially...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Mozilla Firefox, Forrester Research Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Mac OS X, Mendel, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Childs rigged crazyquilt private network: Childs rigged crazyquilt private networkBut who is monitoring the monitor?Gartner's statement not worth quoting. They are the most worthless thing to hit IT.Was Childs the only IT person on staff that knew anything about computers? That's what it sounds like. But this isn't that hard to believe. Most IT...; Tags: NETWORKING, Most IT department, private network, network, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Students: the broadband troubleshooter: Student? Moved out of halls? Ready to move into your new student digs? Heads up. Following on from my series of harrowing entries regarding my broadband trouble, it's about time I sat you down and explained a few things about ISP's, phone lines, telecoms...; Tags: Tenant, Phone, Broadband, Phone Line, Internet Service Provider, Tag, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Internet, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-07-24
2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel.": 2016: "You're watching the Linux Channel."My ViewFirst, no one hates Microsoft more than I do - for both practical and ethical reasons. After dealing with Microshaft's endless parade of crap for nearly two decades, I finally abandoned my PC for a Mac. It was one of the best moves of...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Ballmer does Windows; Johnson joins Juniper: Update: Microsoft had its annual management shakeup--these things tend to happen at the end of the fiscal year--and Kevin Johnson is leaving as head of the company's platform and services division. As a result, Johnson's unit is split into two--Windows and online services--and CEO Steve Ballmer becomes the primary advocate...; Tags: Juniper Networks Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality: DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blog: Yesterday, Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans wrote a guest blog for this column on "Starbucks' Dirty Little Secret". The blog is worthy of some followup, as well as some additional information that Dean shared with me about their corporate philosophy. Growth is good for a company,...; Tags: Trader, Blog, Dean Cycon, X2 Development Corp., Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-07-23
How sick is Steve Jobs?: How sick is Steve Jobs?Not appropriate to ...discuss someone's health in a public blog. Privacy should remain private.how long before M$ goes belly up?with Gate$ gone, M$ is even in a worst position since he too was relying on brainless drones.RE: How sick is Steve Jobs?[i]Jobs has insisted to friends...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Steve Jobs, health care; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Yahoo: Microhoo, Icahn drama cost us $22 million; Economy soft: Yahoo: Microhoo, Icahn drama cost us $22 million; Economy softYahoo and M$hostile takeovers cost money. I like the way Yahoo told Microsoft to shove off. Too bad nobody else wants to. M$ did it twice, Ballmer scwed up, and the second try was by another billionaire who has so much...; Tags: Professional development, Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Free the XBOX 360!!!: Free the XBOX 360!!!"Microsoft-approved"Why shouldn't Microsoft be concerned with the performance of software on XBox?Quoting:Microsoft makes both the hardware and software, and the environment is tightly controlled - only Microsoft-approved software need apply. [End quote]Vista shows that a product's reputation can be affected by the uninterest or mistakes of third...; Tags: Game players, Games, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., game, console; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA: Yesterday I sat down and talked with Entellium, an on-demand CRM company that has recently gone away from a purley browser-based model and moved into a desktop smart client application. In doing so they saw a big increase in conversion numbers and the customers have responded well to having the...; Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Application, Video Game, Video, CRM, Desktop Application, Games, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experience: Microsoft gives a new Xbox 360 experienceNow, why can't they get their OS right?I'm probably too old to be a fan boy here, especially since I love about every game platform. But as a XBL user I can say Microsoft has seriously earned some respect points with the whole...; Tags: Game players, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., Xbox 360 experience, new Xbox 360, PC, hard drive, Microsoft Xbox 360, operating system; Discussion threads 2008-07-23