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- Who put the 'crap' in 'Crapintosh'?
- Who put the 'crap' in 'Crapintosh'?Matte Screen - YESI agree wholeheartedly with your final words. Why anyone would think that a highly reflective gloss LCD screen is preferable to a non-reflective matte one beats me.RE: MariusSilverwolfHe's got a degree in English Literature; he's more qualified than me to write on...
- Tags: Desktops, Apple Macintosh, Crapintosh, PC
- Discussion threads 2008-12-02
- Harvard Business Review warns against 'sloppy thinking': does this apply to SOA?
- Harvard Business Review warns against 'sloppy thinking': does this apply to SOA?SOA may also be nonsense like Knowledge ManagementI have heard of SOA after it became extensively publicized. Many of the articles I read failed to bring out any distinct and valuable core concept of SOA. One expert (V...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, Harvard Business Review, SOA
- Discussion threads 2008-11-26
- TiVo control comes to iPhone
- TiVo control comes to iPhoneYawn, MS innovated this long agoBy tapping into the extremely innovative [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_SideShow]SideShow[/url] feature of Vista something OS X has no answer for, I can interact with my Vista Media PC through my Windows Mobile phone using BlueTooth. Not only can I control all aspects of the...
- Tags: DVR, Microsoft Windows, Digital video, TiVo Inc., cable company, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp., digital video recorder, cable, Comcast Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-25
- Cisco plans 4 day shutdown to save dough
- Cisco plans 4 day shutdown to save doughForced holiday.. something US companies should do more ofsomeone please go back in time and shoot the guy who invented flash pop-overs.RE: Cisco plans 4 day shutdown to save doughWe just posted on this topic on our corporate blog...see full entry here: http://blogs.cisco.com/news/comments/managing_in_a_challenging_economy/Net...
- Tags: Cisco Systems Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-25
- Why the "beta culture" will have to change
- Why the "beta culture" will have to changeMore likely a lack of something else...[b]Any problems encountered after that will be addressed in the next beta release. If I need to install production software, I don't want to waste time downloading/installing/testing beta software, so this is upsetting to discover the only...
- Tags: beta, production version, software
- Discussion threads 2008-11-24
- The case for Scala
- Programming languages are like screwdrivers for developers. One size does not fit all, so good programmers keep several in their tool belt. The problem is, new languages are coming out all the time and you've only got so much room on your belt and in your schedule to learn them....
- Tags: Function, Method, Functional Programming, Language, Scala, Seq, List, Scala System, HQ9+, env:Env, David J. Biesack, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-11-24
- Simplified wireless networking (A deep dive into Windows 7)
- Simplified wireless networking (A deep dive into Windows 7)Congratulations!You've won today's best SSID award: bottnet!:)RE: Simplified wireless networking (A deep dive into Windows 7)Microsoft Engineers told me back in 1994 that the mission was to go to some kind of subscription format if possible and if not they will...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Wi-Fi, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, wireless networking, Microsoft Windows Vista, wireless, Microsoft Windows, network, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-18
- Free the Obama Blackberry
- Free the Obama BlackberryExecutive recordsDana said: "For too many in the government and media, the main lesson of Watergate seems to have been don’t record anything. If they can’t get proof you can be above the law." I agree the "don't record anything" attitude is not working in practice....
- Tags: Government, author obviously, No. People, Obama, Obama Blackberry
- Discussion threads 2008-11-16
- Swarms of small satellites coming soon
- Swarms of small satellites coming soonAn instance where smaller is better. Seems a good military application tooThe smaller the target the harder it is to hit and they could i assume this be redundant, so if one were to go offline, you have 100 more floating around.Not to...
- Tags: Network technology, small Satellite, satellite
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
- Microsoft launches online store: Is there deeper meaning here?
- Microsoft launches online store: Is there deeper meaning here?How many years have Apple had online stores?You have to stand in awe at Microsoft's ability to innovate. Apple opened an online store on November 10th, 1997 - 11 years later, Microsoft finally get round to doing the same.RE: Microsoft launches online...
- Tags: Microsoft launches online store, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Launches, online store, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-14
- Is Apple building a search engine?
- Is Apple building a search engine?MS does not blank.... it just lacks imagination.Now what I found funny is that NonZ went to great lengths to try and slam Apple but his descriptions sort of sounded very MS in nature to my eyes and ears. After all complicated is a...
- Tags: SEARCH, Apple Inc., Apple Building, search engine, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-13
- Why can't kids text in context?
- Why can't kids text in context?Oh This Younger Generation!Y'know I'll bet those ancient Germans back in the 1400's were concerned that the younger generation weren't catching onto how to make their own ink and use a quill properly because that blankety-blank Johannes Gutenberg invented his infernal machine!And I suspect that...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Instant messaging, phone
- Discussion threads 2008-11-12
- 10 candidates who could become Obama's CTO
- 10 candidates who could become Obama's CTOHow about John McCain?:-)RE: 10 candidates who could become Obama's CTOPersonally, I think Gates would be the best choice. He is a visionary. Had his vision years ago, managed to podge together ideas and technology from other sources, and create the Windows empire.The only...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Obama
- Discussion threads 2008-11-10
- Microsoft is falling behind in mobile
- Microsoft is falling behind in mobileMore piling on Windows MobileWindows Mobile is a great OS that has really matured over the years. It has most of what the other OS's are trying to get already and is holding its own in the market.Between Q2 and Q3 40% MORE...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Operating systems, Handhelds, MS-bashers, mobile, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-11-08
- Microsoft to discourage hybrid graphics systems for Windows 7
- Microsoft to discourage hybrid graphics systems for Windows 7Why should we use hybrid graphics?IMO the graphic card manufactures should do something like what the CPUs manufactures do, dynamic adjustment. When in a lower power battery setting the GPU could adjust to a lower clock speed and or voltage, etc.That is...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Hybrid Graphics, graphics, GPU, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, graphics system, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-06
- NetSuite vs. SAP – really a question of back office economics
- NetSuite vs. SAP – really a question of back office economicsThat's what Zach saidBrian - the sweet spot is exactly where Zach said he is aiming the offering in yesterday's earnings call.ClarifyI meant Zach talked about the situations you are suggesting - it's like the old Navision surround strategy only...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Zach, back-office economic, NetSuite Inc., back-office, SAP AG
- Discussion threads 2008-11-04
- Better late than never: Microsoft Office Web apps percolating
- Better late than never: Microsoft Office Web apps percolatingMicrosoft is pulling an Apple hereIt seems to me that Microsoft isn't going to bother until they believe they can do it right. While I've used Google Docs, no one is going to mistake it as a replacement for a desktop word...
- Tags: cloud computing, Microsoft Office, Bottom Line Software, Web application, real app, online app, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-11-01
- Software and business method patents take a hit
- Software and business method patents take a hitIf you want to see technology take off...completely do away with patents and copyrights. Once you free new technology to be improved by all and not just its owner, technology will finally reach its potential.Good news for technology consultantsThe biggest winners from...
- Tags: Patent Reform, software, patent
- Discussion threads 2008-11-01
- A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS X
- A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS XThere is only one advantage of Windows over Mac OS XDirectX.RE: A halloween challenge: Windows 7 vs MacOS XThe challenge should be: what can you do on an exorbitantly expensive Mac that you can't do right now in Windows for a fraction of...
- Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS X, OSX, Microsoft Windows 7, halloween challenge, Apple Mac OS, Microsoft Windows, MacOS X, Win 7, Apple Macintosh, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-11-01
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