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- Gauging the return on R&D: Do tech giants spend too much?
- Tech giants are spending heavily on research and development, but it's difficult to follow the bouncing return on investment ball. The research and development return topic was brought up by my ZDNet UK colleague Rupert Goodwins earlier this week. Rupert went on a tour of Microsoft Research...
- Tags: R&D, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., IEEE Spectrum, Research & Development, Business Operations, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Revisiting the ROI of the Kindle DX: Why is Amazon blind to Wi-Fi?
- Revisiting the ROI of the Kindle DX: Why is Amazon blind to Wi-Fi?Theft on college campusesThat's an excellent point. I went to a large public university. I have never in my life had as many things stolen as I had during my time there. It's not even...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, Wireless LANs, e-Reader, Amazon.com Inc., Revisiting, Kindle DX, Wi-Fi, ROI
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- "I Am Rich" iPhone app - a steal at $999.99!
- "I Am Rich" iPhone app - a steal at $999.99!DangIf they'd just throw in tip calculator functionality with it, I'd snap it right up. :-PNothing "remotely scammy?""but I can’t see anything remotely scammy about this since what the app is and does is clearly explained in the description."Other than the...
- Tags: Pet Rock, Apple iPhone
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- nVIDIA+to+acquire+AGEIA+Technologies
- nVIDIA+to+acquire+AGEIA+TechnologiesI don't think you quite get itGood article about "what happens to AMD, NVidia, etc if this acquisition..." but, seriously, questioning the direction of physics and dependency on Microsoft to make it happen? This tells me you don;t quite the significance of physics in gaming.I'll boil...
- Tags: Games, Video cards, DirectX 10, DirectX, game, card, video card, NVidia Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-05
- (Photos: Solar power for the masses of gadgets)
- (Photos: Solar power for the masses of gadgets)It's a great idea, and I'm all for them, but...being that I, like most users I suspect, charge my phone, PDA, etc., at NIGHT while I'm sleeping, and use my car's charging system when on the road during the day...I don't see how...
- Tags: Engineering, Telecom & Utilities, battery, laptop computer, charger, solar energy, photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-01-10
- Yes, you can use your calculators
- Yes, you can use your calculatorsso true...In a couple of years I will begin to teach middle school math, so more than likely it'll be some sort of algebra. I think that it will definitely be crucial for these kids not to become too dependent on calculators. IDK...
- Tags: calculator
- Discussion threads 2007-11-27
- Are mashups the new 'Java'?
- Are mashups the new 'Java'?Oh Goodness...not another hypefest!Mashups, like Web 2.0 itself, seem to be a massive hype job built on very thing air with little or nothing to show for it.In other words, a solution in search of a problem.Of course, Java itself, while elegant, is often seen in...
- Tags: Programming languages, Web browsers, Java, applet, personal device, Web browser, mashup
- Discussion threads 2007-09-21
- Vista: MS still owns the desktop
- Vista: MS still owns the desktopweird ....I thought you'd be buried by "Windows is junk" comments by now.What concerns me is the security; will it be as good as MS claims? I think they may have set the bar a little too high.Vista - Thumbs downFirst this opinion is from...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), RSS, Backward Compatibility, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, OSX, Microsoft Corp., desktop
- Discussion threads 2006-07-12
- Should kids go back to pen and paper?
- Should kids go back to pen and paper?Lost arts or hindrances to learning?As a student growing up in the Midwest in the 1960's, with pencil and paper, I struggled long and hard to prepare papers -- drafting and redrafting, writing and re-writing because parents and teachers did not accept crossed-out...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Channel management, Web, computer
- Discussion threads 2006-06-12
- A zero energy home in Oklahoma
- A zero energy home in OklahomaTankless microwave water heaterhttp://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20051122.gthotwater1122/BNStory/TechnologyWrong tankless water heater diagramThe diagram shown for the tankless water heater system is for a gas fired unit even shows a gas line in the diagram. This is exactly how my Bosch 125HX unit works. The caption directly above...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, zero energy home, energy home, investment
- Discussion threads 2006-05-15
- Why Dual Boot Macs are Irrelevant for Education, Too
- Why Dual Boot Macs are Irrelevant for Education, TooAs you well know, dual boot has been ...... around for a long time on x86 hardware. Isn't bootcamp just another variation on a theme? For MacOSX to justify the premium price of its hardware, it would have to offer...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, hardware, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-09
- Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the game
- Online Ajax "desktops" try to change the rules of the gameYou forgot one..This beta is by invitation, http://www.naltabyte.se/desktop.asp , but as the howto shows, http://www.naltabyte.se/howto.htm , widgets developed for this desktop also has extensive server rights, and execute serverside code on the fly, and they get the ajax-interface automatically,...
- Tags: Desktops, game, AJAX, desktop, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-02-13
- Obstacles ahead for Amazon's 1-Click checkout?
- Obstacles ahead for Amazon's 1-Click checkout?Ten minute patent, 10 year court case"Jan Conlin, the attorney for IPXL, on Tuesday urged a three-judge panel at the U.S. Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit to overturn the lower court's decision"This will no doubt end up as another 10 man years of work...
- Tags: patent, Amazon.com Inc.
- Discussion threads 2005-10-04
- IT to flow like electricity?
- IT to flow like electricity?It would be nice to use existing technology, butthe industry has decided to obsolete current technologies every three years or less. They force the issue by making new products incompatible with the current products. With this current MO, products have no time to mature...
- Tags: information technology, IT IS
- Discussion threads 2005-03-11
- MobilePlanner+ (Mobile)
- "Nocomplicated programming or equation, MobilePlanner+provides the fastest and simplest wayto solveyour questions in financial planning, particularly, RetirementPlanning." -- is theultimateobjective of MobilePlanner+.MobilePlanner+consistsof four calculators: Retirement calculator, Generic PV/FVcalculator, Savingcalculator and Loan Calculator,which can already fulfill most needs of financial planning. With it onhand, you canimmediately answer your clients'' questions anytime,...
- Tags: Financial, Mobile, Financial Planner, Financial Accounting, Financial Planning, Personal Finance, Finance
- Software downloads 2004-07-07
- PRO-MortgageGadgets for Palm OS 5 1.0 (Mobile)
- Please note: If you have a Palm OS 2, 3 or 4 device, please purchase this version instead.This is the essential tool set for the mortgage professional. All the mortgage related calculators you need bundled into one simple, easy to use program! The program includes excellent documentation, and the developer...
- Tags: Payment, Palm OS 5, Mobile, Palm Inc., Cool Gadgets, Demo Version, Refinance CalculatorRefinance Calculator, Mortgages, Palm OS, Finance, Capital Structures, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2003-08-23
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