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- System update kicks Heathrow baggage system offline
- System update kicks Heathrow baggage system offlineBlame it on MSEven if there is no MS product involved I would venture to say its a Microsoft problem somehow someway, haha.Actually...In one of the reference links, it mentions the system is built around the .NET framework.All joking aside, this a quite a...
- Tags: Backups, system update, Teleflex, Logan, BAA, baggage, Heathrow
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- Your flight has been delayed...
- perhaps because protestors at Heathrow are out to stop the airport's planned expansion. British police say they're ready to deal with nationwide protests against what is seen as weak British government action to curtail greenhouse gases emission. The left-wing Guardian newspaper talks of anger at plans for a fourth...
- Tags: Protest, Greenhouse Gas, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-08-19
- The plane facts: protestors v. pilots
- There's a new air war being fought in Britain. This time it's not prop fighters and German bombers. It's commercial airplane pilots versus global warming protestors. The pilots claim their planes are not major sources of greenhouse gases, and are actually a more eco-friendly way to move...
- Tags: FAA, Jet, Greenhouse Gas, Global Warming, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-08-19
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- Vpax Virtual Passenger Screensaver (exe)
- Fasten your seatbelt, sit back, relax, and become a virtual passenger onboard a Boeing 747-400 during its final descent into London Heathrow airport. Real video footage, over 8 minutes long, steady uninterrupted footage, perfect for any aviation enthusiast.This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Footage, Screensaver, Video, Passenger, VPAX Software, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-08-26
- IT failures roundup: Airports; jail system; angry travellers
- To describe more failures than one lone blogger could possibly investigate himself, here's a new type of post: the IT failures roundup. I'll periodically report on interesting failures using a brief, overview format. JFK airport baggage handling system goes down. American Airlines scored...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Failure, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Networking, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- Computer problems delay air passengers in Fiji
- Computer problems delay air passengers in FijiRather be stuck coming back than on the way in :-).RE: Computer problems delay air passengers in FijiThey must be running linux.FijiI think any excuse to be stuck in Fiji might not be too bad!Yeah.. Fiji over Heathrow ANY time [n/t]n/tRevenge is sweetNo, I...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, computer, Revenge, Fiji, Computer Problems
- Discussion threads 2008-07-13
- News to know: AMD; IT spending; Google; Microsoft Mesh; ULPCs
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Google App Engine: When will Microsoft field a competitor? Garett Rogers: Google announces App Engine: Should Amazon worry? Michael Krigsman: Heathrow T5 failure: What really happened Larry Dignan: AMD: Sales weak; Layoffs on tap ...
- Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Jason O'Grady, IT-spending, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Printers, Fuel Cells, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Open Source, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Hardware, Peripherals, Emerging Technologies, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- Heathrow T5 failure: What really happened
- Heathrow T5 failure: What really happenedTony BlairThis is typical of modern Britain. All show. All glitz. 100% image and 0% substance. This is the legacy of Tony who turned Britain from a country proud of its merit into one only concerned with the next news story and to hell with...
- Tags: Strategy, Heathrow T5
- Discussion threads 2008-04-08
- IT failure at Heathrow T5: What really happened
- Anyone having the misfortune to pass recently through Heathrow's new Terminal 5 knows the huge project debuted as a case study in full-blown systems failure. Most reports have focused on stranded customers, a crazed supermodel, and Queen Elizabeth's grand opening speech, which called the terminal "a 21st Century gateway to...
- Tags: Software, CIO, Baggage, British Airways Plc., Information Technology, Problem, Terminal 5, BA, Vanderlande Industries, Vanderlande, Bags, Paul Coby, Airports Authority, Strategy, Tools & Techniques, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- News to know: Microhoo redux; Mobile Linux; Jive; Google; Let XP die
- Notable headlines: Yahoo launches 'stock market for ads' Larry Dignan: The three week Microhoo countdown begins... Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer tells Yahoo board: Get off the pot Microsoft's letter to Yahoo Paula Rooney: Backed by Intel, Ubuntu, Google, mobile Linux is poised for commercial takeoff in...
- Tags: Google Inc., Mobile, Microsoft Windows XP, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Mobile Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Crazed supermodel pissed at Heathrow T5 failure
- Crazed supermodel pissed at Heathrow T5 failureWas she dressed like this at Heathrow? :-).RE: Crazed supermodel pissed at Heathrow T5 failureGiven her job is modelling and the missing luggage contained the clothes she was being paid to wear, I have a certain amount of sympathy.I would probably have Fedexed or...
- Tags: Heathrow T5, Heathrow T5 failure
- Discussion threads 2008-04-06
- Crazed supermodel pissed at Heathrow T5 failure
- While researching a detailed post on Heathrow's T5 baggage systems failure, I came upon this tidbit regarding supermodel Naomi Campbell. Turns out she was traveling through the airport, learned her bags were lost, and went nuts. This is the first and probably last...
- Tags: British Airways Plc., Corporate Governance, Productivity, Blogging, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Internet, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-04-06
- Was Heathrow 777 crash caused by poltergeists?
- Was Heathrow 777 crash caused by poltergeists?Fuel system probably contains softwareSoftware is everywhere in modern airplanes and automobiles and just about everything else.Also, if it was a problem with damaged or worn hardware failing, it could be that the self test and diagnostics software in the plane failed to detect...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Heathrow 777, software
- Discussion threads 2008-03-03
- News to know: Microsoft StartKey; SaaS; NeoOffice; Intel Atom; Apple
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft preps StartKey: A 'Windows companion' on a USB stick Will OOXML get the ISO standards nod? It's not a given. Dana Blankenhorn: The U.S. voted no on Microsoft Office standard at ISO Ed Bott: A real-world Vista...
- Tags: Google Inc., Software-as-a-service, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Intel Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software As A Service (SaaS), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-03
- Was Heathrow 777 crash caused by poltergeists?
- Despite speculation also here and here that the January 17 crash of a BA airplane at Heathrow Airport was caused by defective software, the most recent Air Accidents Investigation Branch AAIB report does not draw this conclusion. Although the investigation has not yet unconvered the cause...
- Tags: Software, Investigation, Aircraft, Accident, Analysis, Policies And Procedures, Aerospace & Defense, Tools & Techniques, Human Resources, Manufacturing, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-03-01
- News to know: Microsoft interoperability; Bypassing FileVault; Woz; Black Hat; More benchmarks
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft pledges interoperability--again Reading the fine print on Microsoft's new open-source promises Larry Dignan: Microsoft's real game: Open interoperability protects its stack Dana Gardner: Microsoft on open APIs: New tune or blowing more smoke? Dana Blankenhorn:...
- Tags: Black Hat, Interoperability, Disk, Dana Blankenhorn, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-02-22
- System update kicks Heathrow baggage system offline
- The computerized baggage handling system in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 4 was kicked offline for about two days due to software problems. As a result, carriers in the terminal were forced to sort baggage manually and 6000 passengers experienced delays, cancellations, and hassle. A...
- Tags: Baggage, Information Technology, System Update, Tools & Techniques, Software Upgrade, Transportation, Strategy, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-02-21
- A round the pole tour: Canada, Alaska, Britain & your kitchen
- In Canada, the Green Party accuses the country's Prime Minister of backing a bogus plan that only pretends to follow the Kyoto protocol. And Greenpeace in Australia is accusing their government of supporting the move...all to please American President George W.Meanwhile up in Alaska they're studying an unusual new...
- Tags: Kitchen, Britain, Global Warming, Alaska, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2007-08-20
- What privacy is worth
- Accenture Technology Labs recently supplied biometric technology skills and assets in the form of its Travel Security Services solution to the pilot deployment at Heathrow of miSense, a system designed to increase passenger flow, improve security, and reduce costs. Participants supply a facial image, two iris images, and 10 fingerprints....
- Tags: Biometrics, Privacy, Technology, Ed Gottsman
- Blog posts 2007-05-03
- Seattle to London, making a trip less costly and more enjoyable using technology
- I am in the Heathrow Airport waiting for my return trip from London to Seattle in about an hour and a half and thought it may be helpful to future travelers to relate my experiences from a technical viewpoint. To set the baseline for my trip, I am a T-Mobile...
- Tags: video, Wireless carriers, Gadgets, On the road, MoTR podcast
- Blog posts 2006-12-20
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