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MassPlus (zip): Calculates area properties of AutoCAD 2D drawings and DXF files. Output consists of area, centroid, moments of inertia, radius of gyration, section modulus, and product of inertia. Export results to CSV file which can be opened by Excel. User may later import CSV into drawing using Import Ole Object AutoCAD...; Tags: Inertia, CAD Systems, CAD, Software; Software downloads 2008-02-19
IBM software to reduce cost of using Linux, Mac systems?: IBM software to reduce cost of using Linux, Mac systems?It must be impossible""No one is going to dramatically unseat Microsoft's desktop dominance."Why because it's impossible? It won't be easy but tools such as these offered by IBM have every chance of reducing number or margins on MS two profitable products...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Groupware, Microsoft Office, IBM Lotus Notes, Eclipse RCP, inertia, OpenOffice, IBM Corp., Linux, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-02-12
How to gain competitive advantage from IT: How to gain competitive advantage from ITNice, butthere's one thing I do miss:You don't talk about the willingness of an induvidual, being a company entity or a real person, to learn and develop him/herself as in growing up from newborn to adult. I think that's another reason why some companies...; Tags: Operating systems, Strategy, competitive advantage, inertia, Unix, information technology; Discussion threads 2006-05-23
Small businesses still resist open source: Yet-another small business Linux box crossed my eyes this morning.Net Integration Technologies right of Markham, Ontario calls its Nitix system autonomic, meaning it's not only as easy to use and cheaper than a Windows solution (as little as $2,000 for 25 users), but a quicker set-up as well.Yet Nitix is...; Tags: inertia; Blog posts 2005-07-08

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Is the "killer app" argument dead?: Is the "killer app" argument dead?Great blog.It is about the browser nowadays. The age of convoluted proprietary lock-ins is going going but not quite gone .....An awful lot of devs are now building web based sharing tools, and any IE only dev, if it still goes on, is by the...; Tags: Web browsers, PRODUCTIVITY, knowledge economy, killer application, Web browser, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Countering an Apple-favoring .NET critic: Countering an Apple-favoring .NET criticFantastic post JohnI'd give you two thumbs up if I could. :)[i]This is what one might consider a thesis statement, to be followed by details as to why .NET is "bad" and / or "simplistic and inflexible." At least, that is what one would expect if...; Tags: .NET, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., environment; Discussion threads 2008-08-14
Microsoft's Dana Perino problem with open source: Microsoft's Dana Perino problem with open sourceDoing some campaining for the Democrats today?As all I see is you using your technical blog as a way to talk down the Republicans, maybe "help the cause" a bit?Oh well, I guess anyone that has to beg for a free Linux laptop might...; Tags: Linux, Dana Perino, Dana Perino problem, Dana, open source, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-07-31
Venturing into Semantic Technologies ?: One of the most interesting sessions at the consistently engaging Semantic Technology conference in San Jose back in May was the 'Semantic Venture Panel: Investor Opportunities and Pitfalls.' Alex Iskold did a good job of capturing the essence of the session for ReadWriteWeb and I recommend a...; Tags: Infrastructure, Venture Capital, Semantic Web, Investment, Corporate Communications, Financial Accounting, Finance, Financing Startups, Internet, Marketing, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-07-29
Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending: Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...; Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and morale: VMWare looks ahead at Microsoft, year-end financials and moraleWe need better Wall Street analystsI frequently see the phrase "fell short of Wall Street analysts predictions", as if a company did not do as well as it should have, and has a negative connotation.I'm seeing this phrase with increasing frequency, these...; Tags: VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Eating a little crow about Plurk: Eating a little crow about PlurkPlurk functionality beats all the other SMsI'm glad to see you are now commenting after trying it. Plurk is a Twitter-killer. However Twitter benefits from the inertia of most users. Social media are very time consuming, so if you have one that...; Tags: Plurk; Discussion threads 2008-07-13
Houston we have a problem: Regular readers don't need me to repeat the oft held view that enterprise wide application implementation is often slow, cumbersome and expensive. But are we really getting anything out of it at the end of the day other than some marginal cost efficiency? Rather than throw brickbats at any particular...; Tags: Customer Service, Houston, Sam Lawrence, CIOs/CTOs, Product Marketing, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-10
The view from the trenches...: Taking a pragmatic approach on collaboration 2.0 strategy and tactics, here's an example of some realities from a client side perspective. This post is about what it's like inside a large enterprise running a collaboration system. I've been on both sides of the fence during my career:...; Tags: Software, Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Silo, E-mail, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Management, Oliver Marks; Blog posts 2008-06-24
Openoffice vs Microsoft Office: Openoffice vs Microsoft OfficeOO Reliable for Critical Data?Hi Paul,both at my company and at home we are using both MS Office and OO. In particular at home I consciously decided to primarily use OO since I don't have to worry about any licensing issues.And in order to be able to...; Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Microsoft Office, object-oriented, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice; Discussion threads 2008-06-11
Margrave Manor (exe): Inertia Software presents an all-new Hidden Object adventure! Assume the role of Edwina Margrave and enter the manor in search of your famous long lost grandfather. Piece together letters and journal entries to discover your family's forgotten past. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Inertia Software; Software downloads 2008-06-05
Technology and the costs of change: Ever get the feeling that you've got hold of an important idea but can't quite get it straight in your head? That's how I've felt in our discussions of the role user interfaces and perceptions have in defining the differences between what we usually do in applications development...; Tags: Cost, Benefits, Human Resources, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-19
XP meets XO: Will Linux get an equal shot?: Updated: The One Laptop Per Child program will put XP on its XO laptop and children in the developing world will have a choice between Windows and Linux. On the surface, a little choice isn't going to kill anybody. In fact, choice is good. And if some...; Tags: Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, XO, XP Screen, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Will Microsoft kill Linux on ULPCs?: Will Microsoft kill Linux on ULPCs?Familiar or not, it's still XP.That will be a huge achillies heel for MS. XP runs well on modest desktops and notebooks. Not fast, but well. Take the EEE, it can run XP, however, it is slower, and as you stated, the...; Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, EEE, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Xandros; Discussion threads 2008-05-11
A new must-read for math/science teachers: A new must-read for math/science teacherssorry, sorta uselessquarts gallonpints quartinches footEver hear of metric?This week's book for my 6-year oldBesides my 8-year old's passion for being a member in the WordMasters group before school starts in the AM, my 6-year old brought home last week a booked entitled "Jump...; Tags: new must-read, math/science, must-read; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
New Zune incoming?: New Zune incoming?MS needs to advertise much more in a sustained manner[i]Maybe it’s me, but I just can’t get excited over the Zune.[/i]Because MS doesn't advertise nearly as much as Apple - particularly in old media like TV and billboards. Apple now has a huge brand inertia it built up...; Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Apple Now, Microsoft Zune, Zen, ipod, advertisement, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-06