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Go with the generic

Go with the genericNever take statinsA multi-billion dollar industry based on mass-confusion of correlation with causation. What folly!I've been against statins from the outset. People look at me funny when I insist cholesterols are a good thing. Apparently no one educated them that cholesterol comprises about 99%...

Tags: Insurance, statin, Niacin, generic

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

Go with the generic

It was fun this morning, watching the contortions of the morning anchors as they tried to spin the bad news about Zetia without admitting the plain, simple truth. If your cholesterol is high go with the generic. While Zetia and Vytorin, which combines Zetia...

Tags: Generic, Zetia, Insurance, Branding, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Marketing, Finance, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-31

The big pharma credibility gap

Whenever I visit my family doctor the candyman is there. The candyman is my nickname for my doctor's drug rep, or "detail man." His candy consists of samples. Sometimes, if my symptoms are right, I get some. Candymen may have more to do with your medical visit than...

Tags: Business Operations, Candyman, Corporate Law, Dana Blankenhorn, Doctor, Fiction, Generic, Management, Oxfam, Strategy

Blog posts 2008-01-17

Learning Java: Generics

Java generics are a very powerful and useful addition to the language. The common usage is very simple and compelling: generics make collections better. As person begins to write more code using generics he or she will find that the code becomes more readable and more understandable. Generics make explicit...

Tags: Generic, Java Generic, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Book chapters 2005-05-11

Physician's Drug Handbook, 10th Ed 8.0.2 (Mobile)

The Physician's Drug Handbook features alphabetically organized monographs on more than 1,000 generic and 3,000 trade name drugs. Each entry includes US and Canadian generic and trade names, pharmacologic and therapeutic classifications, pregnancy risk category, controlled substance schedule when appropriate, available forms and strengths, indications and dosages, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, contraindications...

Tags: Physician, Mobile, Generic, Skyscape Inc.

Software downloads 2005-05-07

Enhancing Development and Performance with C# 2.0 Generics

Generics allow you to define data structures, without committing to actual data types. This results with significant performance boost, and higher quality code, because you get to reuse data processing algorithms without duplicating type-specific code. In concept, Generics are similar to C++ template, but are drastically different in implementation and...

Tags: Performance, Generic, Data-processing, Generics, .Net, C#, Performance Management, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Programming Languages, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software

Webcasts

Use generics to create faster, more concise, and more elegant code in Microsoft Visual Basic 2005

Discover why generics may be the most important new feature of Microsoft Visual Basic and other .NET languages in this sample chapter from Programming Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: The Language. In a nutshell, generics give you the ability to define a class that takes a type as an argument. Depending...

Tags: Generic, Microsoft Press, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Book chapters

MSDN Webcast: MSDN GeekSpeak: Generics in Visual Basic With Jim Duffy (Level 200)

In this webcast of MSDN geekSpeak, the presenter, a Microsoft Visual Basic Most Valuable Professional MVP, clears up just about any questions the developers have about generics in Visual Basic.

Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Generic, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Development Tools, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development

Webcasts

Additional Resources

Does virtualization equal cloud computing?

I would say yesThere is no need to buy 'stand alone' servers any longer in functionality when you can put it in a Blade 'name your flavor' chassis.Virtualization with VMware/RHEL or some vendor is the best way to get it off bare-metal...Doing baremetal rebuilds is time consuming and it takes...

Tags: Data centers, Servers, Utility computing, server, cloud computing, virtualization, cluster

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple

Spiders and dust on a slippery slopeWorst inside of a computer I've ever seen was a spider infestation. Must have been a million of them. But what I wonder is where does voiding the warranty stop?A generic abuse statement may not be sufficient in the world of EULA's....

Tags: Manufacturing, PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., manufacturer, smoker, First-time, computer

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Law firm interested in hearing from banned Xbox Live gamers

Maybe "law" can become a GDP driverNow that America has seen virtually every domestic industry go down the toilet, maybe it can provide law services to the rest of the world.If this self-righteous lawsuit is any indication, the is no need to fear the loss of American innovation and savvy;...

Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, EULA, Microsoft Corp., cheater, contractual obligation, terms of service, law firm, Microsoft Xbox

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

iPhone replacements

washed out row of pixelsI had a washed out row of pixels on my screen and they just gave me a brand new one. Took about 5 minutes, and when I hooked it up to iTunes, everything I had synced: contacts, songs, movies, text messages, alarm clocks, notes, etc. was...

Tags: Sales strategy, Smart phones, Sales force management, Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone, sales

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Drugs and Medications for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Drugs and Medications for iPhone contains top 200 prescription drugs available via iPhone. Perfect for anyone that pharmacists, nursing, physicians and students. It features over 200 prescription drugs, brand name and generic names, detail information regarding their usage, ability to save favorites, advanced Search capability by name or by keyword,...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Prescription Drug, Kavapoint, Smart Phones, E-mail, Healthcare, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-23

Fraps 3.0.3 (Windows)

Fraps is a generic tool for DirectX and OpenGL games. In its current form, it performs many tasks, including benchmarking (see how many frames per second you're getting in a corner of your screen; perform custom benchmarks and measure the frame rate between any two points; save statistics to disk...

Tags: Frame, Microsoft Windows, Fraps, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-22

iFlex 2.0 (Mobile)

iFlex is the perfect companion for your Bowflex fitness equipment. Have you found yourself doing the same exercises over and over again on your Bowflex machine? iFlex is here to help you rediscover the great exercises your Bowflex has to offer. iFlex currently features the Bowflex Sport with exercises that...

Tags: Mobile, Exercise, Redkab Creative, iFlex, Corporate Communications, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-20

ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup

To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Tibco: What's next? - moving beyond real-time IT

Seriously...This Tibco justs slaps-together a bunch of generic business/IT jargon, increments the version number and expects us to buy his SW/services? I would have started to nail garlic around the room about 10 min. into his "explanation". I generally love your stuff, Tom, but this one...

Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., information technology

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

The most successful Web scam ever?

what about the banking scam?the feds always go after the little guy... why is there no investigation in the banking crisis!?Windows BOT Network soon to be CLOUDWindows BOT networks & now the Windows CLOUD BOTnetwork!The wonders never end with 'Wind-ows'!!!;)since when has it been ok to use generic titles for...

Tags: Channel management, successful Web, Web, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

AMD turbo boosts Flash Player 10.1 with ATI Stream technology

AMD seems to be the more viable choice nowThey certainly have improved their offerings over Intel and NVIDIA, which both seem to be up in the air at the moment. Intel isn't focused on offering good mainstream performance for the dollar - they're only working on Atom and the...

Tags: Chipsets, Processors, Semiconductors, Macromedia Flash Player, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., ATI Technologies Inc., AMD 785G, GPU, AMD Athlon, chipset

Discussion threads 2009-11-17