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Why are there 9-gajillion identity standards?: Why are there 9-gajillion identity standards?I like the Liberty approachI don't trust any of the big vendors (I mean, c'mon, look at their track record). Getting huge corporations involved levels the playing field and practically guarantees adoption. They want and need interoperability...with their branches, their vendors, suppliers, gov't,...; Tags: Web services, SAML, identity standard, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-05-04
Why are there 9-gajillion identity standards?: A response in the comment section to my last post entitled, "The many players at IIW", asks paraphrasing: Why are there so many identity protocols, standards and specs? Then answers: Because the vendors all want their own standard. And concludes with: We need an "ethernet" standard for identity.I wanted to...; Tags: identity standard, identity; Blog posts 2006-05-04

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Google makes waves and may have solved the data center conundrum: Google is pondering a floating data center that could be powered and cooled by the ocean. These offshore data centers could sit 3 to 7 miles offshore and reside in about 50 to 70 meters of water. The search giant filed for a patent in February that...; Tags: Google Inc., Data Center, Computing Unit, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-08
Canada adds another city to LED City list: Welland, Ontario, is the latest municipal government to commit to the LED City initiative, under which cities from around the globe are converting lighting to light-emitting diodes. A retrofit of all streetlights is under way -- 50 have gone up so far and 50 more are...; Tags: City, Light-emitting Diode, Engineering, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-09-06
BlueAnt V1: We've grown to be pretty big fans of BlueAnt headsets over the past year, especially with the BlueAnt Z9 and the BlueAnt Z9i. Both Bluetooth headsets impressed us with excellent sound quality, while the Z9i improved upon the original with extra features like better audio and the addition of multipoint...; Tags: earpiece, BlueAnt, headset, BlueAnt Z9; Product reviews 2008-09-05

Dell Inspiron Mini 9: We've known for some time that Dell was working on a Netbook-style laptop--the same kind of small, low-power, inexpensive system made popular by Asus and the Eee PC line. And even though there are not many surprises in the new Inspiron Mini 9, it's still an excellent example of the...; Tags: Notebooks, Netbooks, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., hard drive, Intel Corp., Mini 9; Product reviews 2008-09-05
The Importance of Dissent: The Importance of Dissentwould be nice...It would be nice if we could "shout from the rooftops" without fear of reprisal. In reality, with most companies, the options are "jump ship" or "keep your mouth shut and do as you're told".It's hard to disagree publicly with your companyI agree with you...; Tags: Drizzle, Mat, open source; Discussion threads 2008-09-05
Enterprise password management really isn't a good idea: Being at a university and working for a government department allows me to understand this concept well. There are shared resources here, there and everywhere, provided by different people and providers, all open to a "certain type" of person - employees or students. By having a single sign-on SSO point...; Tags: Software, Password Management, Mozilla Firefox, Password, Single Sign-on, RoboForm Enterprise, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-09-05
EA's 'Spore' aims to create new worlds, businesses: Electronic Arts's creature-building game "Spore" offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game maker. RALEIGH, North Carolina--Electronic Arts's creature-building game Spore offers players a chance to develop new worlds--and maybe even new lines of business for the video game...; Tags: Electronic Arts Inc., Spore, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, Electronic Arts, video games, Nintendo; News items 2008-09-05
News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...; Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-09-05
2008 BMW 128i Convertible: Photo gallery:2008 BMW 128i ConvertibleExcept for its price, the 2008 BMW 128i Convertible may be the least BMW-like car from the automaker. Oh, it does have all the cutting-edge tech found in BMW's other models, including a pop-up LCD that is surprisingly immune to glare. But where its turbo-charged brother,...; Tags: iDrive, BMW AG, car, Cunningham, Apple iPod, voice command; Product reviews 2008-09-05
Consultant Code Of Conduct: Consultants often require a very high ethical standard when pursuing clients and performing work for them. These strict standards are required to ensure the best interest of the client and the security of all data that the consultant may come in contact with. A consultant's conduct not only...; Tags: Consultant, Code Of Conduct, Policies And Procedures, Outsourcing, Quality, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting; Download resources 2008-09-05
Search Donkey Standard (msi): Search Donkey, the Internet search tool that keeps track of your search results, so you don't have to visit the same Web pages twice. Then allows you to mark those that interest you. Your use Search Donkey when searching for the following information? Your clients; are your clients or potential...; Tags: Client, Search Donkey, Search, Internet, Web Site Development, Productivity, Regulations, Government; Software downloads 2008-09-05
Many Paste (exe): The problem with the Windows clipboard is that you can only copy once before pasting. Many Paste is an effective utility in the must have list, it solves the limitation in the standard windows' clipboard that you can only copy once before pasting. Many Paste is handy and very simple...; Tags: Windows Clipboard, Item, X Neat Software; Software downloads 2008-09-05
Are we "done" with rich Internet applications?: This week I've been putting together slides and preparing for my talk at Web 2.0 Expo New York City. I'm doing one titled "Making Sense of Rich Internet Applications" so it's more of a general talk covering everything from Adobe's stuff, to Microsoft Silverlight, to the mobile world, and now...; Tags: Rich Internet Application, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-09-04
The power of standard protocols: The power of standard protocolsWhile I'm not an expert in IM protocols......I do agree with the basic philosophy (but you'd be surprised if I didn't). On the whole, compatibility is a good thing, even in the computer industry (where incompatibility has been seen as a competitive advantage for as...; Tags: Instant messaging, IM, standard protocol, software; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
The power of standard protocols: I've spent the past few months as the primary developer at a very small company. An important technology to this company is Instant Messaging, as it plays an essential part in our approach to unified messaging. This has meant that I have had to build, in-house, our...; Tags: IM, Jabber, Protocol, XMPP, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-09-04
My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook: My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbookTotally different machines.A netbook is a full laptop. Yes, the industry is trying to keep the impression that it is only for casual use, etc, but there is little only constrained by ram these netbooks can't do (well, with Linux). ...; Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating systems, laptop computer, keyboard, netbook, Linux, ASUS, Linux laptop; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
BREAKING: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptops: BREAKING: Sony recalls 440,000 Vaio laptopsAnd yet ANOTHER reason NOT ...to buy Sony ... I used to work in the audio video field, the standard rule of thumb was, if it has a moving part, and it has the Sony name it, it WILL break. They...; Tags: Notebooks, Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-09-04
Leaked in iTunes 8.0: Genius: It may have gotten lost in the end of yesterday's particularly long-winded fortune teller piece, but the Oracle of Cupertino, ahem Kevin Rose, posted a pretty convincing-looking snippit of a document proclaiming to be "What's new in iTunes 8." It goes like this: iTunes 8 includes...; Tags: TV, Apple iTunes, Music, Genius, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-09-04