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Brittany's story: a tale of heroism amid RIAA abuse

Brittany's story: a tale of heroism amid RIAA abuseRIAABig bad bully needs to go suck on an egg or two and get with it. Too bad they were the last in the techo race, now they want to pick on kids that work at Dairy Queen. Big bad...

Tags: Big Bad, RIAA, Brittany, pity, heroism

Discussion threads 2009-03-01

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News to know: Microsoft layoffs, Kindle, NetSuite, Skype, Tedx

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Microsoft starts second round of layoffs. More to come? Mary Jo Foley: Ballmer's layoff mail to the...

Tags: Google Inc., Layoff, Dana Blankenhorn, NetSuite Inc., Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows, Workforce Management, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Remote Access, Operating Systems, Software, Human Resources, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-05-06

CRM, Heroism and 26/11 in India

CRM, Heroism and 26/11 in IndiaCustomer is not king... He is God.And thats what "Atithi Devo Bhava" means - "Guest is God".Touching story indeed Paul! Imagine the emotions it must have evoked & how it must have overwhelmed a nation with such a huge population to make it constitute a...

Tags: CRM, Paul

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

CRM, Heroism and 26/11 in India

I imagine you're wondering what one has to do with the other since they're terms not associated with one another. Let me tell you a story: Back in late January of this year, I went to Mumbai to keynote and teach at a conference on Loyalty and...

Tags: India, Mumbai, Guest, CRM, BVIMSR, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Corporate Insurance, Business Security, Homeland Security, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Business Operations, Government, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-05-05

News to know: Amazon; Windows 7 beta; Ozzie; Facebook

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Ed Bott: Five things every Windows beta tester should know Zack Whittaker: Students and the Windows 7 release candidate Larry Dignan: Kindlenomics: Keep...

Tags: Facebook, Microsoft Windows 7, TomTom, Online Photo, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Beta, Brittany, Linux, Ultrawideband (UWB), Microsoft Windows, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-03-02

Brittany's story: a tale of heroism amid RIAA abuse

Brittany Kruger may be a scared young lady but she has also proven to be a brave advocate for victims, like herself, of RIAA Mafia shake-downs, arm-twisting and assorted rough stuff. According to Ray Beckerman Brittany and her father's willingness to expose the fact that MediaSentry violated Michigan law by...

Tags: RIAA, College Student, Michigan, Person, Brittany, P2Pnet, Litigation, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-03-01

How IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Meets the Needs of Business Managers

Business managers are often viewed as the unsung heroes of the modern organization. Unfortunately for them, their heroism will be in higher demand in future. Ever-widening groups of stakeholders are leaning more heavily on them to produce better answers, and turn them around faster than before. They are increasingly challenged...

Tags: Cognos Inc., IBM Corp., Business Manager, Tools & Techniques, Pricing, Business Intelligence, Team Management, Productivity, Leadership, Financial Accounting, Databases, Enterprise Software, Management, Marketing, Software, Data Management, Finance

White papers 2009-02-01

The IT theme for 2009: simplify

The IT theme for 2009: simplifyWhat's your outlook for the cloud Murph?With the dismal economic prospects, does not the cloud factor in as a means of controlling cost and simplifying? Yes?I am a registered AWS provider.Thanks Murph.Dietrich T. Schmitz[url=http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/blog/]Linux IT Consultant[/url]Mildly Surprisedhow much I relate to this post. e.g.:"and prayed...

Tags: Storage area networks (SAN), Storage, UNIX, Operating systems, SAN, Sun Solaris, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-01-10

IT Security Operational Maturity: Imaginary Superheroes or Sound Solutions?

If the organization is relying on individual point solutions, personal heroism, or other "Silver bullets" to secure its Information Technology IT assets, it may be time to face the kryptonite. Point solutions and personal heroism may have worked for a while, but as technology has become more sophisticated, so have...

Tags: Asset, IT Security, Information Technology, CIBER, Asset Management, Strategy, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Finance, Business Operations, Management

Webcasts 2009-01-01

Chrome, IE8, and longer term thinking

Chrome, IE8, and longer term thinkingI wonder -- would others please weigh inOk, your stats here are out to lunch but I wonder about your basic point.I think it's wrong - that almost any non OS specific programming language can be used to produce a standard code base from...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, operating system, Linux, Google Inc., IE8, Chrome, longer-term, COBOL, window

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

IT Security Operational Maturity: Why You Need More Than Personal Heroism and Silver Bullets

This white paper illustrates the many business drivers shaping IT security, emerging risks, and the need to transform security program into one that's operationally mature. After reading this white paper, one will understand how to direct investments in organization's IT security program to achieve security results that are consistent, reliable,...

Tags: IT Security, Information Technology, CIBER, Security, Strategy, Management

White papers 2008-01-16

SoundSeeing Paris Arc de Triomhpe 1.0 (Mobile)

This victory arch was built after the triumphant battle at Austerlitz to further honor and glorify Emperor Napoleon. Indeed, at a time when his star was still rising. Napoleon would never actually see the finished monument, but in homage to him, an urn with his ashes was later driven through...

Tags: Victory, Mobile, Star, Shoeboxmedia, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-01-06

A Young Folks' History of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints 1.0 (Mobile)

A Coal From The Altar, To Kindle The Holy Fire of ZealeA Young Folks' History of the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day SaintsbyNephi AndersonExcerpt:Studying the history of our country creates patriotism and engenders loyalty. For the same reason, a study of the history of the Church of Jesus Christ...

Tags: History, Mobile, Teacher, Blackberrybooks, Church, E-books, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Management

Software downloads 2007-09-26

(Photos: The return of Colossus)

(Photos: The return of Colossus)Remember to credit the Polish HerosNice photos & article, but please remember that little would have been possible without the heroism of the Polish Cryptographers who smuggled the initial design of their code-cracking "Bombes" to the Allies.(The recent Hollywood film & book were great fun, but...

Tags: Colossus, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-02-06

Making Wikipedia better, Part II

This is Part Two of my three postings about how Wikipedia can be improved. Ross Mayfield, a friend and frequent interlocutor with me on this subject told me the first installment made him want to strangle me, which I find encouraging. Tough love makes us better.I wish Wikipedia would forget...

Tags: Wikipedia

Blog posts 2006-01-05

The real issue: Wikipedia can be better

This is the first in a series of postings about how to make Wikipedia, one of the most important and positive innovations in recent years, better. I know it will be seen by Wikipedians as negative criticism, but it's constructive criticism. Part Two will provide specific suggestions about the...

Tags: Wikipedia

Blog posts 2006-01-03

The blogs of war

Never before has a war been so immediately documented, never before have sentiments from the front scurried their way to the home front with such ease and precision. That's "milblogger" Chris Missick, a 24-year-old solider serving in Iraq, as profiled in John Hockenberry's article...

Tags: blogger, Pentagon

Blog posts 2005-08-26

9/11 Commission Report (Mobile)

Learn more about what happened on 9/11 and what can be done to prevent it from happening again...Town Compass presents the 9/11 Commission Report Handheld Edition. The 9/11 Commission was created to investigate facts and circumstances relating to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including those relating to:Intelligence agenciesLaw...

Tags: Mobile, 9/11 Commission

Software downloads 2004-10-07

9/11 Commission Report (Mobile)

Learn more about what happened on 9/11 and what can be done to prevent it from happening again...Town Compass presents the 9/11 Commission Report Handheld Edition. The 9/11 Commission was created to investigate facts and circumstances relating to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, including those relating to:Intelligence agenciesLaw...

Tags: Mobile, 9/11 Commission, Mobifusion

Software downloads 2004-10-07

Microsoft's EU court date set for September

Microsoft's EU court date set for Septemberre: microsoft vs. eusummarizing this topic:microsoft: halt sanctions until end of caseeu: dont do thatzdnet posters: blah blah blah microsoft sucks! blah blah blah evil blah blah blah buy linux blah blah blah no_axe says microsoft rules blah blah blah loverock says buy bsd...

Tags: UNIX, security guard, Microsoft Corp., Monti

Discussion threads 2004-07-27