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Gmail Labs: Users as guinea pigs

Gmail Labs: Users as guinea pigsGmail...Forever BetaHey, that's the Google way.Leave it in beta forever and then if something goes wrong, blame it on the fact it is only beta software.Nibbles, not Tetris"Old Snakey" refers to Nibbles, not Tetris.GMail is now bloated.With gmail's new 'loading bar', and now this, I'm...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Google Gmail, Gmail Labs, guinea

Discussion threads 2008-06-06

A novice wrestles with Yahoo Pipes

According to Web pundits, Yahoo Pipes is a great innovation that will help the masses remix RSS feeds and plug them together. Enter Larry Dignan, guinea pig.

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo Pipes, guinea, innovation, novice, RSS, RSS feed, Web

Image galleries 2007-02-08

Microsoft turns Live users into guinea pigs

Microsoft turns Live users into guinea pigsOne more reason to prosecute MICROSUCKSEvery single person who has ever purchased or used any version of Windoze has been an UNPAID GUINEA PIG, for which MICROSUCKS should be prosecuted and fined to the tune of $500 TRILLION for consumer fraud.Carry on.Microsoft turns Live...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Corp., guinea

Discussion threads 2006-04-24

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Wired workers never catch a break

The once-clear boundary between work and non-work hours has long since begun eroding, and those of you on your PDAs, right now, today, are very much the guinea pigs as to the long term effects. by Deb Perelman

Tags: Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Windows 7 hits Milestone 3

Windows 7 hits Milestone 3Careful with the generalizations there, kid, you'll put your eye out - NTNTNowHe is starting to sound like Mike Cox :) More euforic and less incorrect facts.God save us allstability, scalability, reliability, security, and robustness? How can you use any of those words in the...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Milestone 3, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

My bad day with Windows Server 2003

My bad day with Windows Server 2003I'm intrigued...Not by Win2k3 server, but your mention of Ikea furniture. What's that for? Computer desks, lab desks, general tables? My mind is boggling as to what school would let you use that, and what it's being used for!Partition MagicI've had some nasty experiences...

Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Linux, Desktops, IKEA, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows, Partition Magic, server, bad day

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ850U

Ever since we gave the Panasonic TH-50PZ800U an Editors' Choice award as our favorite plasma HDTV so far, we've been bombarded by variations of the same question: "Is the more expensive TH-50PZ850U better?" After finally getting the chance to review the 850U, our answer is "no." The TH-50PZ850U is the...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TH-50PZ850U, Panasonic, HDTV, TV

Product reviews 2008-07-01

When thinking PaaS, think about it in terms of audience

Software as a service has turned into platform as a service (as if we needed another "aaS") and as this application battle royale gets underway developers need to think about these efforts in terms of audience. For instance, Bill Appleton, CTO of DreamFactory, which makes cloudware--rich Internet...

Tags: Intuit QuickBase, Platform, PaaS, Salesforce.com AppExchange, DreamFactory, Cloud Computing, Tools & Techniques, Project Management, Sales Force Management, Management, It Operations, It service Management, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-23

News to know: Jobs speaks; Microsoft; Healthline; Enterprise 2.0; HTC

Notable headlines: WWDC kick-off: Larry Dignan: Jobs' Apple as a platform mantra to accelerate PGP rolls out Whole Disk Encryption for Mac Matthew Miller: SlingPlayer Mobile on the iPhone will be demoed at Apple's WWDC this week News.com live...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Job, High Tech Computer Corp., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows, Web Technology, Sales Strategy, Digital Video, Desktops, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-06-09

Gmail Labs: Users as guinea pigs

Google has created Gmail Labs and invited its users to test out new features. In other words, you're a guinea pig of sorts. The official word is that Google wants a way to screen the best ideas to add features and get Gmail out of beta--someday. According...

Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-06

News to know: Google Apps; Vista UAC; Microsoft Echoes; Comcast; Dell

Notable headlines: Garett Rogers: Google App Engine pricing a disappointment Ed Bott: Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this time Sunbelt Blog: Microsoft: What we got here is a failure to communicate Larry Dignan: Dell delivers: Is a...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Facebook, Dell Computer Corp., Comcast Corp., Vista UAC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Service Bus, Telecom & Utilities, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-30

Peter Norvig on Google's mistrust of machine learning

Peter Norvig on Google's mistrust of machine learningI can understand Peter Norvig's (or Google's)reluctance - search is [b]Google[/b]'s core operation, and «catastrophic errors on searches» are not something they could afford. Still, it would be fascinating if [b]Google[/b] were, after appropriate testing among volunteer guinea pigs (I offer myself as...

Tags: Google Inc., Peter Norvig

Discussion threads 2008-05-26

Psystar: We're legit, but our merchant gateway dropped us

This Psystar meets Mac clone saga gets more curious by the minute. Psystar, which has received a ton of press for offering Mac clones loaded with OS X, said it's not a sham. Instead, the company notes that its merchant gateway "dropped the ball on us and refused to process...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Psystar, Merchant Gateway, Powerpay, Desktops, E-mail, Hardware, Online Communications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-17

Promises, promises: A look at Waste Management's case against SAP

Waste Management's lawsuit against SAP for a "complete failure" of a $100 million software implementation boils down to promises. What did SAP promise Waste Management? And how much responsibility does Waste Management bear for believing those promises? As background, news surfaced last week that Waste Management filed...

Tags: Software, SAP AG, Waste Management, Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-01

What is the rate of Mac OS X Leopard adoption?

What is the rate of Mac OS X Leopard adoption?Buying new versions of OS is a PC user thing more than Mac user.One thing you understand after owning a Mac for a while after owning nothing but PC Windows computers is the constant upgrade to latest versions "hamster wheel" you...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, PC Windows, Mac OS X Leopard adoption, PC, Apple Mac OS X Leopard, Apple Mac OS

Discussion threads 2008-03-31

2008 BMW 750i

Photo gallery:BMW 750iWhen driving a big sporty European sedan, such as the 2008 BMW 750i, we can't help but think we should be chasing James Bond through the Swiss Alps on some winding road while our compatriots lean out the windows and shoot at him. Of course, we...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, cabin gadget, iDrive, voice command, BMW AG, MP3, MP3 CD

Product reviews 2008-03-12

Have you seen this truck?

This is a photo of the new eTec Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine HICE Silverado truck, developed by Electric Transportation Engineering Corp. aka eTec, which is a subsidiary of ECOtality. Look familiar? It should, since this is a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 pickup truck...

Tags: Hydrogen, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-02-22

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%28Gallery%3A+Cracking+open+a+Toshiba+HD+DVD+player%29Might as well crack 'em all open at this point......and salvage whatever you can of the money wasted on it.RE: (Gallery: Cracking open a Toshiba HD DVD player)May not be all that bad. I still have my laserdisk player and still watch movies. Of course, I have a bigger selection..RE:...

Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, HD-DVD player, HD-DVD, Toshiba HD-DVD player, Toshiba HD-DVD, Toshiba Corp., Cracking Open, Gallery, DVD

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

Windows Vista SP1 goes RTM

Windows Vista SP1 goes RTMI Love the look of Vista BUTI am a low end computer s/w support person. What I do is repair crashes , set up security s/w and train newcomers in the use and maintenance of their computer. If a client simply can't do it...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, RTM, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-02-04

Coverity work spun backward

Coverity work spun backwardAs always follow the money"An ability to acknowledge flaws is a strength of open source, yet too many in the computer media are portraying it as a weakness."Journalists don't exist anymore, they're in sales support.I think Coverity does inspect commercial software... they just sign NDA's with the...

Tags: Web browsers, RIM BlackBerry, Coverity, Firebird, ICU

Discussion threads 2008-01-09