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- H-Store: Complete destruction of the old DBMS order?
- Guest Post: Curt Monash reports from the front lines of a database revolution. Mike Stonebraker created much of the database management industry. Now he wants to blow it up. Via a project called H-Store [pdf file], he proposes to manage high-end OLTP databases entirely in...
- Tags: Disk, DBMS, Brown University, OLTP, RAM, H-Store, I-Store, H-Store Team, Databases, Storage, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware, Curt Monash
- Blog posts 2008-02-20
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- Hands-on: App Store Ad Hoc distribution
- There's only one official way to get "legitimate" software for the iPhone 2.0 and iPod touch – via Apple's included App Store. The much-heralded service offers almost 1,000 free and paid application in numerous categories and has been well publicized over the last week. I recently had...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, Advertisement, Apple Inc., Identifier, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- No e-commerce worries here? Amazon doubles earnings
- Updated: Amazon's second quarter earnings doubled from a year ago as sales jumped 41 percent and executives said that the e-tailer may be benefiting from a slowing economy courtesy of its free shipping deals. On Wednesday, the company reported net income of $158 million, or 37 cents a share,...
- Tags: Jeff Bezos, Quarter, Amazon.com Inc., Earnings, E-business, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Operational Accounting, Sales, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Microsoft turns to users for new wave of Xbox games
- Taking a page from Facebook and YouTube, Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types of games available on its console. SEATTLE--Microsoft will turn to users of its Xbox 360 to create new video games and broaden the types...
- Tags: Microsoft Xbox Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Xbox, Games, Game Players, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Reuters, Xbox 360, Microsoft, user-generated, video games, Xbox
- News items 2008-07-23
- Guest blog - A lesson in compassionate capitalism
- I've mentioned Dean's Beans a few times recently, probably because too many late nights of thesis-writing this summer have me fixated on caffeine. Regardless, Dean Cycon, the company owner and a local guy doing business a couple towns away from me here in central Massachusetts, offered to write a...
- Tags: Blog, Starbucks Corp., Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- The App Store's buggy update process
- The application update procedure for iPhone is a complete and unadulterated nightmare. The App Store tells you you need updates with a nice little red bubble in the upper right of the App Store icon, simple enough, right. Unfortunately that's where the fun ends. The update process...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iTunes, Computer, App Store, Update Process, Digital Music, Digital Media, Productivity, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Is this the New Apple?
- Is this the New Apple?The joys of the subsidyBring the cost of the iPhone down to $199 also brought with it the corporate overload from ATT that would be paying out the money to Apple.if the iPhone had only been available in ATT stores the problems would probably have been...
- Tags: New Apple, Apple Inc., AT&T Corp., ATT, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Is this the New Apple?
- PowerPage podcaster Youngmoo Kim relays his experience with trying to get an iPhone 3G and on being an "IRU" Individual Responsible User. Apple just doesn't want me to have an iPhone 3G. After a few half-hearted attempts bailing at the sight of long lines, I spent about two hours...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., IRU, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Microsoft's "flat Earth" ad falls flat for me
- Microsoft's "flat Earth" ad falls flat for meI have to agree: The flat Earth thing is funny.Unlike Vista, no one changed the Earth in an attempt to prove the common belief wrong.Microsoft's "flat Earth" ad falls flat for meTom Servo!Crow!The ads aren't that bad, it's just retro.RE: Microsoft'si mentioned all...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), App£e, Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, flat-Earth, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Mayor: Cleantech leaders are finding their way to San Jose
- The great thing about visiting my brother and his family in San Jose is that there is almost always a business reason for me to be here. I used my latest trip ending tomorrow to catch up with the mayor of San Jose, Chuck Reed, about his city's aggressive green...
- Tags: San Jose, Leader, Clean Technology, Capital Structures, Finance, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- WordPress iPhone client stresses the need for copy/paste and BT keyboard support
- Jason posted the news that a WordPress iPhone client was coming soon and it is now available on the Apple App Store. I downloaded it with hopes that I could then blog here from the iPhone, but this WordPress client requires you to have WordPress 2.5 or later running and...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Blog, British Telecommunications, Apple Inc., Wordpress, Blogging, Keyboards, Bluetooth, Internet, Hardware, Peripherals, Wireless, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap
- Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tapWinner if they don't sacrifice qualityThis move would be a winner as long as Apple doesn't sacrifice quality. If they lower prices by making lower quality products, game over. If they just shave off price overhead, that's great. If they...
- Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, notebook
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?
- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?Toshiba Cell Laptop anyone?...[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=laptops&articleId=9102518&taxonomyId=66&intsrc=kc_top]FYI[/url]Slap Yellow Dog Linux on it and you are good to go!Do we know if backwards compatibility is holding back......progress? Or is it just purists who would like to see legacy support end?Currently x86 outperforms US T2 in just...
- Tags: Processors, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Real Bottom Line, Linux STILL, Linux architecture, Intel x86, Linux, slate
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- Sybase extends Lotus Notes, Exchange support to iPhone 3G
- Sybase said Tuesday that it has launched its iAnywhere Mobile Office software for the iPhone 3G with connections to Lotus Notes and Microsoft Exchange email. Sybase has been on the iPhone bandwagon since earlier this year, but does bolster the enterprise app lineup available for the iPhone...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, IBM Lotus Notes, Apple iPhone 3G, Sybase Inc., IBM Corp., 3G, Databases, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- WordPress client for iPhone imminent
- WordPress client for iPhone imminentRE: WordPress client for iPhone imminentGlad to know that is coming. I was little surprised it wasn't available with the launch of the App Store. Can't wait.
- Tags: Wordpress, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-07-22
- WordPress client for iPhone released
- Excellent news for bloggers came a few weeks ago when WordPress announced that they're developing a client application for the iPhone. WordPress posted a note on their blog yesterday stating that they've successfully uploaded the application to the iTunes Store, and that it's in a status of...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Wordpress, Digital Music, Blogging, Digital Media, Channel Management, Personal Technology, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook again
- Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook againApple on the MoveApple continues to impress both in unit sales and marketshare gains. It has taken Steve Jobs awhile to make significant inroads into PC marketshare, but you are now witnessing the fruits of his perseverance. If Apple only had a development...
- Tags: Development tools, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Apple's Mac shipments surge; Lowballs on outlook; Jobs health worries
- Updated: Apple on Monday reported fiscal third quarter earnings of $1.07 billion, or $1.19 a share, on revenue of $7.46 billion, well ahead of Wall Street estimates as Mac sales continued to surge. However, Apple lowered its outlook and failed to allay concerns about CEO Steve Jobs' health. ...
- Tags: Revenue, Apple iPhone, Job, Apple Macintosh, Health Care, Apple Inc., Steve, Operational Accounting, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?
- Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?The perception is ...... Apple can't be great without Steve Jobs. I personally don't feel this is necessarily the case even though when Jobs was ousted proved to be a disastrous decision for Apple.Apple is in a strong growth period and...
- Tags: Quality, Desktops, Digital media, Steve J, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- AT&T blunders on free Wi-Fi for iPhones
- AT&T just can't commit. To free Wi-Fi for iPhone 3G customers, that is. The company seems to be having a blunder-fest with announcements that iPhone 3G customers can get free Wi-Fi at its nationwide AT&T WiFi HotSpots most notably in Starbucks stores. The carrier trumpets the free service...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Card, AT&T Corp., Starbucks Corp., Apple iPhone 3G, Wireless LANs, 3G, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Rik Fairlie
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
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