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Goat (zip): Goat is essentially a universal JDBC Viewer/Editor. The impetus behind creating goat was to have a unified interface to simplify viewing and managing data irrespective of the underlying database. Note that goat does not intend to replace the existing tools to manage any given database, but to provide a common...; Tags: Goat, Databases, Storage, Java, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2008-01-28
Goat Screensaver (exe): This free screensaver contains many pictures of Goat. The domestic goat is a domesticated subspecies of the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the sheep, both being in the goat antelope subfamily Caprinae. Domestic...; Tags: Goat, Screensaver; Software downloads 2007-11-23
Rescuing software trainwrecks, without sacrificing goats: Rescuing software trainwrecks, without sacrificing goatsSome good advice, but goats can still be usefulWhat you need is a special business process reengineering goat.Instead of the usual complex and time consuming hunting around for someone to blame, with the task split over several departments, the goat, following the principles of BPR,...; Tags: Business process reengineering (BPR), software, goat; Discussion threads 2007-09-07
Country Justice: Revenge of the Rednecks (exe): Livin' was easy for bootleggin' Steve Earl, cousin Ellie May and their bestest goat Dixie - til now. Dixie's gone a missin', the county's good ol' boys is turnin' into Zombies and somebody gotta do somethin' about it! Gun Control round here means one gun per hand, and you ain't...; Tags: Goat, Dixie, Thar; Software downloads 2006-12-11
Microsoft updates Vista test build: Microsoft updates Vista test buildPissta .... a day late and a dollar short!So many core technologies dropped that this is really just XP sp3!when will they master their own domaini just blame the whole tragedy on consumer ignorancepeople keep spending money on crap to support their lack of self esteem...; Tags: Food & Beverage, Microsoft Windows XP, PRODUCTIVITY, Uncle Billy, herd, goat, Microsoft updates Vista, Sheep, pasture, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-04-24

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News to know: Intel; Oracle; Microhoo; iPhone; Online video: Notable headlines: Dancho Danchev: Remote code execution through Intel CPU bugs Nate McFeters: Symantec says Microsoft Access ActiveX attacks to increase Robin Harris: FTP: untrustworthy file transfer Dennis Howlett: Enterprise 2.0 looking more like 1.0? Dana Blankenhorn:...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Oracle Corp., Online Video, Video, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., 3G, Corporate Communications, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-15
First MISO, then GISMO, next GOAT?: First MISO, then GISMO, next GOAT?vinnie mirchandaniDennis,in terms of enterprise penetration and utility Oracle outstrips the other 3 but not on innovation or value for money..and that is even after burdening Apple with ATT's TCO. Oracle is spray painting slim slivers of innovation on products which are 10-30 years old...; Tags: Leadership, first MISO, Gismo, MISO; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
First MISO, then GISMO, next GOAT?: Awhile back my Irregular chums came up with MISO as the acronym to describe the main enterprise players of the time: Microsoft, IBM, SAP and Oracle. We also quipped that could change to include Google and so with a little creative thought we ended up with GISMO. Last week's Apple...; Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Steve Gillmor, Apple Inc., 3G, Operational Planning, Advertising & Promotion, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Business Operations, Marketing, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-14
Frequent open source miles: Matt Asay's piece on "open source free- riders" got my goat this morning because we're on opposite sides of the market. Matt's a vendor, a high-ranking executive with Alfresco who by his own testimony spends a heavy chunk of his life in hotels and airports. ...; Tags: Matt, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Questioning IT: Questioning ITLose the rhetoric = better articleYou started out strong, but you lose everyone when you slide into what appears to be a vendetta against CIPS. What does "their Windows only website and addiction to hiding important email in floods of junk" have to do with business continuity? ...; Tags: Data centers, Storage, disaster recovery, Questioning IT, IBM SVC, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
Better the Windows Vista devil you know than the Windows 7 one you don't?: Better the Windows Vista devil you know than the Windows 7 one you don't?you're rightThe cutoff means nothing to an enterprise that will be "rolling out" a new OS. It only matters to SMB. I've even got a few sub-100 user clients considering volume licensing business.That is a...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-16
MPAA: Net neutrality an assault on creativity: MPAA: Net neutrality an assault on creativityI think you made a typo in the title.It says "creativity" where it really meant to say [b]"PROFITS."[/b]You should read Blender's [u http://www.blender.com/articles/default.aspx?key=18696&pg=3]20 Biggest Record Company Screw-Ups of All-Time[/u] and pay particular attention to #1.YawnSome members of the MPAA sell DVDs for $3 in...; Tags: Government, Network technology, Broadband Internet, MPAA, Net Neutrality, assault, piracy; Discussion threads 2008-03-13
7 tips to safely kill zombie projects: Walking-dead IT projects, also known as zombies, should be killed off -- putting these suckers out of their misery is the right thing to do. Of course, various techniques exist to repair failing projects, such as restart methodologies and live-goat sacrifice, which was pioneered by Nepal...; Tags: Project, Zombie, Bart, Channel Management, Team Management, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Management, Finance, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-03-12
More details about the major North American BlackBerry outage: More details about the major North American BlackBerry outageGotchaTypical of companies that become too big for their britches.For so many people who have come to depend on their goods/services, there ought to be more of an obligation on RIM's part to be forthright and upfront with what's going on.However, they...; Tags: Handhelds, RIM BlackBerry, North American BlackBerry outage, Research In Motion Ltd.; Discussion threads 2008-02-11
Vista marketing chief to bid Microsoft adieu: Vista marketing chief to bid Microsoft adieure: Good riddence.mrmckeb:"...marketing has almost everything to do with Vista's sales. Apple wouldn't even be around if it weren't for marketing."Really? Most of Apple's teevee ads are style over substance, with few or no facts entered into evidence. I point you...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Marketing research, Microsoft Windows Vista, marketing, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-02-04
What will run on Windows Server 2008 -- and when?: What will run on Windows Server 2008 -- and when?Help me understandIf Microsoft themselves end up having to do this much rewriting of existing applications to run on a new version, how much does the rest of the world end up spending for each upgrade cycle?Wouldn't it make more sense...; Tags: Operating systems, Servers, DC Role, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., server; Discussion threads 2008-02-04
Belated Firefox patch coming for (another) protocol handling bug: Belated Firefox patch coming for another protocol handling bugThe noscript workaround is a little intrusive...to be sure. It appears to prevent the attack but it makes the browser user do a fair bit of work. I'm not sure how viable that is in the real world. A fix is the...; Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, NoScript; Discussion threads 2007-11-17
Hey, city kid, the "Farm Bill" is about your food bill, and your body: Corporations spend much more on energy than they do on pizza and free popcorn for the company kitchens. But you and I probably spend several time smore on food than we do energy. Food, where it comes from, what's in or on it, and how we consume it...; Tags: Food, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-10-24
The future of net discrimination, brought to you by Comcast: The future of net discrimination, brought to you by ComcastComcast Is DeadBetween the lawsuits and Verizon killing them with fiber, Comcast will be a punch line in the next few years in major metropolitan areas.Net discrimination by ComcastAs a Comcast customer I do have issues with this. Even though...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Internet service providers (ISPs), Comcast Corp., P2P, Internet Service Provider; Discussion threads 2007-10-24
South Korea lets Microsoft drop antitrust appeal: South Korea lets Microsoft drop antitrust appealwell well could it be possible that ms have learnsadly the amount of money is a bit too low its pocket changeRE: South Korea lets Microsoft drop antitrust appealSouth Korea is the software pirate of the Far East and should clean up their...; Tags: Corporate law, PRODUCTIVITY, vista, Microsoft Corp., antitrust, computer; Discussion threads 2007-10-17