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- Efficiency, sustainability, and digital natives accelerate paper's path to digital
- As people spend more time consuming information digitally at home and at work, reliance on paper continues to decrease. But how far are we across the Digital Divide? In 1975, George E. Pake, then head of Xerox Corp.’s Palo Alto Research Center, predicted that in 1995 his office would be...
- Tags: Word-processing, Sustainability, Whiteboard, Tool, Forrester Research Inc., iWorkers, Productivity, Sheri McLeish
- Blog posts 2009-12-04
- Pondering a rogue cloud
- Our future[i]Harvard law professor Jonathan Zittrain plays the contrarian when it comes to cloud computing: Is the cloud really the backbone of the future we want?[/i]I will [u]never[/u] consider storing personal files on anything even remotely considered "The Cloud".The amount of privacy concerns here are mind boggling. Yet, so many...
- Tags: Virtualization, Patches, cloud computing, benefit
- Discussion threads 2009-12-02
- 2010 Mazda Mazda6
- Photo gallery:2010 Mazda Mazda6With models such as Camry, Accord, and Altima, the midsize sedan market is at once the most practical and most boring in the U.S. The 2010 Mazda6 is yet another entrant among a class that appeals to comfort, reliability, and economy, yet Mazda tries to differentiate itself...
- Tags: interior, Mazda Motor Corp., Mazda Mazda6
- Product reviews 2009-12-01
- 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
- Dance Microsoft Store employees, dance!
- RE: Dance Microsoft Store employees, dance!I for one am proud to see Microsoft employees that love their job. They are really enjoying themselves which not only makes for a better environment but also makes for better customer service. This is exactly the kind of thing the Microsoft store should...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Branding, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Store, video
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- CRM Association-Netherlands Rocks Het Huis!
- I'm in love with Amsterdam....no wait, I love it but I'm not in love....no, hold on, I like it a lot, but I'm not in love, nor do I love it. The Theory.... Interestingly enough (to me at least and who else am I really writing this for...
- Tags: Car, Amsterdam, Conference, CRM, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-11-16
- Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD
- People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Cool New Google Maps Feature: New Jersey Wormholes!
- wow, just wow ntntSpock: They're maps, Jim, but not as we know them.[sigh] Where's Scotty when you really need him?
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Mapquest, Bing Maps, Cool New Google Maps Feature, Bing, New Jersey Wormholes, Brook
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Nokia 3711 - sable (T-Mobile)
- Nokia fans in the United States don't get many breaks. Few of the company's phones make it to U.S. carriers and the models that land here tend to be basic handsets for making calls. The Nokia 3711 for T-Mobile is one such phone. Simple in form and function, the 3711...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, T-Mobile, phone, Nokia Corp., keypad button
- Product reviews 2009-11-10
- 2010 BMW X5 M
- Photo gallery:BMW X5 MMost cars sporting BMW's vaunted M badge maintain a dual character: Clark Kent for everyday commutes and Superman for track days and weekend jaunts. But the all new 2010 BMW X5 M is more like Dr. Bruce Banner--it can never really hide the Hulk lying beneath the...
- Tags: BMW AG, BMW X5, car
- Product reviews 2009-11-05
- Dear Microsoft: What's the deal with Windows 7 upgrades?
- Location?38.921473?N 77.066946?WYep, same here ...... stonewalled at every turn. With you ...... I can see, because you've been pulling on Microsoft's scab lately. But in Ed's case, I don't know why they would treat him like that.^o^Message has been deleted..Believe it or not ...... it makes little difference. The...
- Tags: upgrade media, reverse engineering, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- 2010 Predictions: Will social media reach ubiquity?
- Thank you - 2010 Predictions: Will social media reach ubiquity?Jennifer,I just wanted to thank you not only for including me in "2010 Predictions: Will social media reach ubiquity?" but for doing the work to pull this together. It's a great piece that I really enjoyed reading. I've bookmarked so we...
- Tags: social media, ubiquity
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Sustainability: Hard for business, harder for ERP vendors
- You hit the nail on the head!People are still trying to fit sustainability into "business as usual", but the truth is sustainability is anything but business s usual. And you're right, when people begin to come to grips with the depth and breadth of the changes that are necessary,...
- Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), ERP, sustainability
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Nokia frustrated by iPhone US success? Sues Apple over wireless patents
- Yes, Nokia has to be frustrated, but, they should put their efforts into anAndroid phone and forget the patent lawsuits. Patents...If Apple didn't get an agreement to use Nokia's IP, then Apple should face a court of law and be held to account.Considering all the other phone makers realize this...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Apple iPhone, wireless, Nokia Corp., Apple Inc., patent, GSM
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Global warming promises more hunger, more innovation
- Hopefully not a repeatThe idea of GM foods is found most abhorrent in the nations with some of the worst food problems? Also, did anyone notice that the FPRI report indicates that more than 50% of the world's agricultural green house emissions are generated by the primitive natural agriculture...
- Tags: global warming, climate change, food
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- SharePoint: What's coming when with the 2010 release?
- Maybe the POS will actually workMillions spent and 3 releases later and Sharepoint is still not working.It's JUNK, plain and simple.Maybe if you sayu that enough......it will eventually come true. As things stand, it's hard to imagine SharePoint on a more successful trajectory than it currently is.$1.3B and nothing...
- Tags: Content management, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, WSS 3.0
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Stinks to be the CIO: The 2010 IT budget may spike to 2006 resource levels
- wowOne would think with our new leader money wouldbe flowing with millions of new jobs all overthe place.Since millions have lost jobs since his automakertake overs and giving banks Billions if not trillionsof dollars that went no where.Now free healthcare for all, that is right free withno cost to anyone....
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, evil, reason business, Microsoft Corp., information technology, IT budget
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Grado PS1000
- Grado is one of America's oldest hi-fi companies. In the 1950s it manufactured phono cartridges, turntables, and speakers. While Grado still makes a full line of highly regarded cartridges (budget-priced all the way up to high-end models), it's perhaps better known today for its headphones, which spring from the professional...
- Tags: ear cushion, Grado, headphone
- Product reviews 2009-10-15
- For ZDNet readers, tripods are casual accessories
- small tripodsI'd like to see a bit more about small table-top tri-pods. I haven't seen much out there I'd carry around. Bean bags might be good and some have fashioned their own at home with rice as the filler, but they require some surface area to work. I...
- Tags: camera
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- SAP and Oracle going head to head
- This week gives SAP and Oracle watchers an opportunity to see these giants go head to head in the entertainment stakes as each holds major conferences. SAP is in Phoenix with TechEd while Oracle takes over the Moscone Center and a lot of the surrounding area...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
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