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Vista packaging tutorial?

OK - maybe its just me, but is there a metaphor in this or what? Teching It Easy points to a tutorial posted on the WOW Archive on The Hive that demonstrates the proper way to open the packaging for Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007. Now you need...

Tags: Gadgetry, Microsoft Office, Software, Vista, Windows

Blog posts 2007-03-06

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Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks (SSDs) and Linux

Is 20th-century conventional Winchester multi-platter, multi-head random-access disk technology too quaint for you? Want to run your PC or server on storage devices that consume far less energy than the traditional alternatives? Want a portable or mobile storage unit that will never fail due to G-forces or "crashing?". Looking for...

Tags: Linux, Disk, File System, Solid State Disk, Mandrake, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-25

VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale

updated: VMWare, whose recent headlines have included an ousted CEO and a re-pricing of its employee stock options, reported second-quarter earnings of $92 million, or 23 cents per share, up from $52 million, or 16 cents per share, for the same quarter a year ago. Revenues were $456 million, an...

Tags: Revenue, VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-22

News to know Monday

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yahoo rejects latest Microsoft-Icahn proposal; Calls Microsoft 'erratic' WSJ: New Rejection from Yahoo Sets The Stage for Ugly Fight Dana Blankenhorn: We don't want you to talk, Mr. Ballmer Murdoch says News Corp, Yahoo tie-up very unlikely ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, sdiaz

Blog posts 2008-07-14

My Awesome IT Job: Chief architect, The Hive

My Awesome IT Job: Chief architect, The HiveA thought based on working in IT since 1977Too many times, employees are provided impressive sounding titles as a substitute for salary that should go along with that impressive position. Once you think you have proven yourself, push for the money that should...

Tags: information technology

Discussion threads 2008-07-12

My Awesome IT Job: Chief architect, The Hive

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here's a new Friday feature at The IT Grind showcasing IT professionals that love their work....

Tags: Information Technology, Chief Architect, Hobby, Home Entertainment, Scripting Languages, Productivity, Strategy, Programming Languages, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Management, Software Development, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Time to blow up the software industry

Vinnie Mirchandani's post, Call to Steve Jobs: Please reshape the enterprise software market was bound to get a reaction out of my Irregular chums. 70 reactions to be precise as at the time of writing this post. That's the number of posts to our Google Group on the topic with...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Financial, Software Company, SAP AG, Vinnie Mirchandani, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Management, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-24

10 top tweaks for Windows Vista

10 top tweaks for Windows VistaNice - thanks for putting this together Ed!Nice - thanks for putting this together Ed! any chance of making this a down loadable document?Smart power user setupThis should provide a lot of folks a number of "easy access" ideas and handy shortcuts for better Vistaland...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), taskbar, Microsoft Windows Vista, toolbar, desktop, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-06-11

Build your own Google

In an earlier post I talked a bit about a start-up called Kickfire who are releasing an accelerated database appliance for MySQL applications in the 1TB-3TB range that gives comparable performance to an equivalent Oracle RDBMS setup for around a quarter of the price. Kickfire sounds compelling for utility...

Tags: Google Inc., Worker, Aster, Aster Beehives, Storage, Databases, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Apple tweaks Software Updater following criticism

Apple tweaks Software Updater following criticismOh give me a breakBecause I point out a simple fact I am a troll? I guess I need to start putting the [sarcasm] sarcasm here [/sarcasm] brackets around what I say??So does that make you the Anti-troll?It seems to me that you've had so...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital music, Digital media, Nothing, Apple Only, Apple Inc., Apple Software, Apple iTunes, software, Software Updater, Apple Software Updater

Discussion threads 2008-04-18

SocialText moves the collaboration goalposts

SocialText moves the collaboration goalpostsSocialText *IS* onto something... WIKIS work!Not that this Google Trend is "proof" or anything but it certainly helps support a theory that I have that wikis are culturally more signficant and potentially far more powerful than e-mail. http://www.google.com/trends?q=wiki%2C+email&ctab=0&geo=all&date=all&sort=0It's the awakening/acknowledgement of the hive mind,...

Tags: Wiki, Socialtext, goalpost, collaboration

Discussion threads 2008-04-17

Twitter, again

Last month, a colleague of mine attended the South by Southwest conference, a techno-lovefest that brings together software developers, graphic designers and a gaggle of luminaries of various persuasions. The big news, according to him, is that Twitter has come of age. (For a good explanation of Twitter see here.)...

Tags: Twitter, Instant Feedback, Web 2.0, Blogging, Internet, Ed Gottsman

Blog posts 2008-04-14

Swarming around in HiveLive

Swarming around in HiveLiveHive is a great way to make that connection; ask your server clean up!Don't doudt that now is the time to put in your input from the description presented. Really go with it; without a worry when HIVE is part of Blue Cloud. It will be in...

Tags: HiveLive, swarming

Discussion threads 2008-04-01

Swarming around in HiveLive

Does anyone need another enterprise collaboration tool for helping get closer to the customer? How about if you had a collection of tools in one space that are people centric rather than task or functionally bound? This is the set-up for looking at HiveLive, a vendor...

Tags: Community, Swarming, HiveLive, Productivity, Groupware, Blogging, Wiki, Marketing Research, Enterprise Software, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-03-31

Hive Drive (exe)

Hive Drive is an exciting game with vivid graphics, funny sound and a taste of honey. Use your brain and move your fingers to prove yourself who is the coolest and most cataclysmic gamer. Cute bees are entertaining themselves gathering honey in an original way. Help the hard-working insects accomplish...

Tags: Bee, MyPlayCity, Hive Drive, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-03-12

Google's antitrust throwdown

Google is throwing down the antitrust FUD in response to the proposed merger between Microsoft and Yahoo. This is getting annoying, not because Google is unique in it, but because other large companies - including Microsoft - have gotten in on the game, too. Microsoft tried to stop the merger...

Tags: Google Inc., Marketing, Merger, Antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Internet, E-mail, Instant Messaging, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Online Communications, John Carroll

Blog posts 2008-02-04

Is Apple under attack from a whisper campaign?

Is Apple under attack from a whisper campaign?I am sorry...What? You'll have to speak up.ntIt's true from a certain point of viewThere is a whisper campaign... and it comes from people who know people who had a non-removable ipod battery die, or who bought a new iPod Touch /...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, Apple Inc., battery

Discussion threads 2008-01-30

Registry Watch (exe)

Registry Watch application was designed to take a snapshot of the Windows Registry and then you can review any changes made in the Registry at a later time. The user has the option of watching the entire Registry or just a single hive. Registry Watch has the ability to undo...

Tags: Registry, Change, Registry Watch, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-01-15

The BIG iPod touch review

The BIG iPod touch reviewIt is sadIt is sad that my 6 year old HP iPAQ is a better media player than a brand new iPod Touch. Codec support is [b]abysmal[/b] on the iPod but great on the 6 year old HP iPAQ. Yes, that [b]IS[/b] very sad!Now onto what...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Keyboards, old HP iPAQ, HP iPAQ, Apple Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2007-11-23

Talking about that Semantic Web thing

Opinion, to put it mildly, is somewhat divided on the whole Semantic Web thing. Is it the same as 'Web 3.0'? Or is it simply close enough for the distinction to pale into insignificance amongst those who don't see counting angels on the heads of pins as...

Tags: Web, Semantic Web, Web 2.0, Internet, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2007-11-09