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Iraq War Vet Learns the Hard Way When It Comes to PC Protection

As a former Marine with three tours in Iraq, Jake Nelson knows the importance of integrity and reliability. Now, as a full-time college student, Jake demands the same dependability in his laptop security solution. Jake's biggest concern is spyware, since it can be downloaded so easily - without warning -...

Tags: McAfee Inc., Iraq, PC, Antivirus, Jake Nelson, Notebooks, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

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Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIM

A Wall Street investor has suggested that the stars may be aligned just right for Microsoft to make another run at Yahoo, this time for $22 per share. Investment fund Mithras Capital, which owns more than 1.9 million shares, or 0.14 percent, of Yahoo, said Microsoft has a window of...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Financial Accounting, Search, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Finance, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-10

NetSuite parts ways with largest reseller

NetSuite parts ways with largest resellerThis is one of the reasons the Cloud doesn't make good business senseI would hate to have been a business using Netsuite and Skytech products in tandem. It also looks like Netsuite is going to try to drop it's small business customers. Hooray for Netsuite!!!...

Tags: cloud computing, NetSuite Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

DEFCON 16: List of tools and stuff released

 Guest editorial by Rob Fuller DEFCON, the 9000+ attendee hacker conference in Vegas has become a sort of hydra conference. It has become more like a global fair than what most people think of conferences; even the badge is highly...

Tags: Tool, E-mail Address, E-mail, Productivity, Online Communications, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-08-18

Russia, Georgia and NASA

Russia, Georgia and NASASelf reliance is a good thingLet's be really glad we're not dependent on Russia for more important things... and yes, I do think that foreign countries should be wary of over-dependence on the US works both ways.I think Bill Nelson has done a good job over the...

Tags: Self-Reliance, COTS, SpaceX, Orbital, NASA

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Russia, Georgia and NASA

So now that relations with Russia are taking a decided turn south, NASA's plan to depend on Russian Soyuz spacecraft to get to the space station isn't looking too sharp, warns one congressman, according to Daily Tech. "The new challenge we have is...

Tags: NASA, Russia, Transportation, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-18

What if Apple had conducted the 'Mojave Experiment'?

What if Apple had conducted the 'Mojave Experiment'?AmenI agree. No matter what they do, people will still piss and moan.a lot of windows users are p*ssed.Windows users were told it would run fine on older machines. The RC was going to be faster than the beta, the gold would be...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Marketing research, Digital media, Digital music, Apple Inc., Mojave Experiment, Microsoft Windows Vista, MSFT

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Music in the park

Music in the parkThe New City that Never SleepsI hear ya on this one Dan... but to no avail cramped spaces have a lot of noise in general. I've never been able to get a room even on the top floor at the best hotels in San Francisco where...

Tags: Dan

Discussion threads 2008-07-11

As you sow...

Not quite off topic but something that cuts Oracle a break and shows us here at ZDN to be as capable as anyone of getting things messed up. Check this post from our mutual friend Jake Kuramoto.To selectively quote: A few things were wrong about this whole thing. First,...

Tags: Finger, Podcasts, Blogging, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-04

Oracle OpenWorld invitation to bloggers: fail

Following on from last year, Oracle has a blogger track for its OpenWorld event. Jake Kuramoto has the details: Most of the operational details are the same as last year: Oracle provides the conference pass to qualified bloggers. Oracle does not cover travel or other...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Media, Blogger, Jake Kuramoto, Blogging, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-13

Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaput

Yahoo nears Google search deal; Icahn's plan goes kaputWhat happens if...Icahn's slate wins this is still a serious possibility and MS still isn't interested in buying, or would only be willing at a greatly reduced price? I would think that Icahn would have no choice but to run Yahoo...

Tags: Financial accounting, Investment, Yang, Google Search, Yahoo! Inc., Icahn, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-12

Rumor Mill: All things WWDC

Hey there, it's Jake (Jason's evil twin). It's Friday so that means I get to write my crazy rumor column today. It's also the last business day of the week before WWDC, so you can probably guess what today's installment is going to be about. So, there's...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Application, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS, Digital Video, Digital Media, Apple Mac OS X, E-mail, Digital Music, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Software, Upside, WWDC

Blog posts 2008-06-06

NetSuite cuddles up with OpenAir buy

NetSuite made its first ever acquisition today, buying Boston-based professional services automation vendor OpenAir, which I once described as "one of the most consistent performers of the on-demand applications sector." I had a joint call this morning with OpenAir CEO Morris Panner and NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson, both of whom...

Tags: NetSuite Inc., OpenAir Inc., On-demand Financial, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-06-02

Coach's 'Ubuntu' mantra helps lead Boston Celtics to NBA Finals

Doc Rivers' "Ubuntu" mantra helped lead the Boston Celtics to its first NBA Eastern Conference championship in 20 years.    So said one ESPN commentator, citing the Beantown coach's use of the African term as a way to drive the team's "collective success." The sportscaster said it following the Celts win...

Tags: Ubuntu, Team, Mantra, NBA, Team Management, Linux, Open Source, Management, Operating Systems, Software, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2008-05-30

Rumor Mill: no iPhone content (updated)

Hey, Jake here. It's Friday, which means that its time to round up all the latest Mac rumors. I don't know about you, but I'm already sick of the iPhone 3G. Aren't you? I'm already so over it. Granted, I'm guilty as any for being part of...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, Desktops, 3G, Notebooks, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-05-30

Rumor Mill: What's on the Apple horizon

Hey there, it's Jake, Jason's evil twin. It's Friday which means that it's my turn to take the wheel for trip down Apple rumor lane. Fasten your seat belts because here we go: Apple Developing Wiimote-Like Controller? – AppleInsider reports that a new Apple patent application reveals...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple iPhone, 3G, Apple Inc., E-mail, Desktops, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, iLounge, Online Communications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-05-09

TechTurn specializes in hand-me-downs with a tech twist

One of my neighbors actually set a television out curbside as garbage a few weeks back, which reminded me that in spite all of the media coverage about green tech over the past year guilty as charged, there's still a big problem with how to handle electronic gadgets at the...

Tags: Life, TechTurn, Capital Structures, Notebooks, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Finance, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-05-02

SAP's SaaS pull-out will help rivals in Europe

The news that SAP has pushed back the roll-out of Business ByDesign by twelve to eighteen months should be music to the ears of its SaaS competitors, especially on SAP's home turf in Europe. By announcing its own SaaS product for the midmarket late last year, SAP put its stamp...

Tags: Software-as-a-service, On-demand, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-05-02

NetSuite turns into battlground among analysts; High hopes for OneWorld

On the surface NetSuite's first quarter was pretty good. The company beat its earnings targets by a penny a share and revenue was better than expected. However, the on-demand ERP software provider's deferred revenue fell short of what analysts expected. As Credit Suisse analyst Philip Winslow, who...

Tags: Revenue, Analyst, NetSuite Inc., Zach Nelson, OneWorld, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-02

Rumor Mill: What's next from Apple (updated)

Hey there, it's Jake. It's Friday, which means it's time to round up the latest Mac rumors. Earlier today my brother Jason reported that Salesforce.com is rumored to be dumping all their 4,000 PCs for Macs for "security reasons." Salesforce.com's stock (NYSE: CRM) popped yesterday on rumors...

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Apple Inc., 3G, Apple iPhone, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Network Technology, Semiconductors, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Networking, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-04-25