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Funny is hard

Funny is hardLet not thy heart be troubled DanaYou aren't going to hit the ball out of the ballpark everytime and funny is subjective so its ok if you make mistakes--that's what they put erasers on pencils for.Those who have been reading your blog as long as I have, understand...

Tags: Irregardless, Dana

Discussion threads 2008-12-22

Why Google will lose its multi-billion dollar video bet

Why Google will lose its multi-billion dollar video betirregardlesshttp://www.tfd.com/irregardlessIrregardless is not a word...It should be regardless.Webster's Universal Encyclopedic DictionaryIrregardless: Blend of irrespective and regardless.Kind of sounds like the person who wrote the article has an acxe to grindGoogle although like everything else in this rotten world is not perfect...

Tags: Intellectual property, Channel management, Webster, Web, Google Inc., Irregardless

Discussion threads 2007-02-06

Additional Resources

IT support: Cut the jargon or find another job

Zack i agree with you to a pointWhat i find missing from your article is the fact that staff customers etc. Can be very rude. I work for a small business about 50 employees total. All but myself and the ceo are female. When the come to me for something...

Tags: Construction, job, IT_Guy, jargon, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

Review: Verizon MiFi 3G access point

AgreeI agree with you about how great this little device is. I was just at a company offsite and the facility's wireless network was quickly overloaded by all of us trying to connect. I had my MiFi with me and was the only one able to get online. Everyone else...

Tags: Wireless and Mobility, Cellular phones, Wireless LANs, Security administration, Wi-Fi, Verizon MiFi, Verizon MiFi 3G, MiFi, Verizon Communications Inc., access point, 3G

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

Teams in the (Troubled) Cloud

Teams in the Troubled CloudI too have noticed this increase in self inerestI am a 15 year veteran of software engineering 30 years in engineering in other fields. I owe my value to two things. The help I have received from others and the research I did on my own.I...

Tags: Team management, Leadership, team

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

US government sanctions hit Windows Live Messenger in embargoed countries

The news broke the other day of Microsoft disabling their instant messaging network, Windows Live Messenger, to a number of countries including Sudan, Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Iran, due to a number of trade embargoes which the US government has against these countries. Long story short,...

Tags: Sanction, Microsoft Windows Live Messenger, North Korea, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., U.S. Government, Iran, Government, Vertical Industries, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-28

Technological transmogrification: the evolution of language

Technology is an ever-growing and developing social construction - from the Archimedes screw to the Blu-ray disk. Not only with technology, our language has evolved to a point where entirely new dialects and words have been plucked out of nowhere and thrust into everyday life; unlike Icelandic which is one...

Tags: Word, Virus, Meat Product, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Security, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Spam And Phishing, Hardware, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2009-05-23

G20, London Loony Lamposts and Banking Undue Diligence

As a national past time, Spank the Banker has become almost Monty Pythonesque in its common expression. As G20 gets ready to roll into London for the most important such conference since the great depression, even hapless university professors such as Chris Knight from the University...

Tags: Bank, Sustainability, Banking, Government, Financial Services, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-03-29

iPhone developer: You need Apple but Apple doesn't need you

iPhone developer: You need Apple but Apple doesn't need youDevelopers Developers Developers....Isn't this the same mistake Microsoft made that allowed other browsers to break into their chokehold? No sane web developer nowadays would develop for IE first when there are nice tools like Firebug in Firefox. In the...

Tags: Web browsers, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., developer, IPHONE IS

Discussion threads 2009-03-08

PPoPP 2009 Day 2: Are most programmers stupid?

PPoPP 2009 Day 2: Are most programmers stupid?Yale Patt is being foolish.You cannot ignore the factors of time and money. In the real non-ideal world, their are many practical considerations that cannot be avoided.Most programmers are average, which may not be good enough for "Yale Patt" but it is...

Tags: Development tools, programmer, PPoPP 2009 Day 2, Yale Patt

Discussion threads 2009-02-20

How much should government commit to open source?

How much should government commit to open source?If open source is as good as you believe......then companies offering open source solutions will win those contracts for medical records etc. So you can say its already been done...if they can actually win that is.Huh?How would that help the economy?How would...

Tags: Obama, open source, government

Discussion threads 2009-01-27

What’s a wealthy nation spend its money on?

What’s a wealthy nation spend its money on?NOT a clue about China....I guess the author of the story has not read that China has been spending BILLIONS on its massive Military...http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/mar/03/china-speeds-pace-of-military-buildup/http://www.boston.com/news/world/asia/articles/2009/01/20/china_fears_containment_as_defense_spending_rises_1232443538/Another case of slighted biased media against the United States.In a free country people can buy what they want, when...

Tags: wealthy nation

Discussion threads 2009-01-25

Touch-enabled PCs and browsers: Do not want

Touch-enabled PCs and browsers: Do not want"becoming" ??? ntntTrend Setters?I'm sorry, but if you are arguing who that Microsoft is copying the iPhone for multi-touch enabled devices, you might want to take a peak at when they started releasing the Surface to some customers... about 2 months before the iPhone...

Tags: Mice, Tablets, Desktops, Notebooks, mouse, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Corp., PC, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-01-12

The worst word in the medical lexicon

The worst word in the medical lexiconHumilityDoes being a parent give the right to judge entire fields of knowledge simply because they do not agree with what we wish to hear?The trend todayto celebrate disability is something I find quite sickening. Disability is an obstacle to overcome, not something to...

Tags: medical lexicon, lexicon, ADHD, disability, diagnosis

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

Army voices Twitter fears

Army voices Twitter fearsCaps LockCaps lock is cruise control for cool. They teach you this in the military.TWITTERNOTE HOW WELL YOU ARE QUALIFIED TO WRITE ON THESE TOPICSHOW MUCH MILITARY TIME NO YOU HAVE?AS WE ARE MORE AND MORE TECH DRIVEN USING IT TO BE FORCE MULTIPLIER IT HAS BEEN...

Tags: SECURITY, Caps Lock, Twitter, voice

Discussion threads 2008-10-27

Study: Apple logo stimulates the brain

Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainPeople Exposed To Windows Logo, HoweverAre still drooling on their keyboards and uttering incoherently.Might stimulate the stomach...but the brain?;-)What was the creativity test?If the test was: create your own watery looking logo, then, it may be true...RE: Study: Apple logo stimulates the brainThis could be...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Apple Logo, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-22

Google is your friend

Google is your friendThe underlying principles should determinewho is a freind, or who is not.There is nothing wrong with being a [b]for profit[/b] company, which is what Google is. It would be an entirely different issue should they hide their EULA agreements, or who they deal with, or what they...

Tags: Channel management, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-07

Five realities of Google or any other Workplace Wonderland

Five realities of Google or any other Workplace WonderlandThe best will float to the top?In any sizable company there are people that aren't pushing boundaries and so will be left somewhat self-stagnating. That's inherent in 9-5 working - some people ultimately turn up to collect their pay cheque.Plus you get...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Google Inc., Workplace Wonderland, workplace, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to Microsoft

Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to MicrosoftHe didn't dieYou guys make it sound like he died. As much as I bash MS, I do admire what Bill did by founding this company and guiding it to do what it's done for the world. I hope the company well in...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, UNIX, Strategy, Bill Gates, teary farewell, farewell, Billg, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

What format war? Just convert your HD DVDs to Blu-ray

What format war? Just convert your HD DVDs to Blu-rayRE: What format war? Just convert your HD DVDs to Blu-rayWhy convert? if you have the DVDs then you have the player right? just keep using itNo rush...Assuming one already owns an HD-DVD drive for their PC, there is no reason...

Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Blu-ray, HD-DVD

Discussion threads 2008-02-21