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iPhone in your business: Pondering the ROI case

Apple has dressed the iPhone up in a business suit, but the real work is just beginning. Apple needs to convince chief information officers that there's a return on investment in a switch to the iPhone. The day after an Apple event is always the analysis day....

Tags: Apple iPhone, ROI, Apple Inc., Keith Bachman, Roi/Tco, Team Management, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-07

Apple: Back to the Mac (and the future)

Apple's Mac business is an unappreciated juggernaut--it's delivering big time, but the pyrotechnics from the iPhone and iPod overshadow old reliable. Apple's fourth quarter report on Monday will change that equation. Most earnings previews (New York Times, Tom Krazit and TheStreet.com) about Apple's September quarter note the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Keith Bachman, Desktops, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2007-10-22

Additional Resources

Wind is picking up speed

A study coming from Emerging Energy Research projects continued expansion of the wind energy market. It's being led by installations in China and the U.S. says EER. Global investment in wind energy was about $8 billion in 2004, now its expected to hit $18...

Tags: Turbine, Supplier, Wind Energy, Oil Future, Channel Management, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-20

Gmail Labs: Users as guinea pigs

Google has created Gmail Labs and invited its users to test out new features. In other words, you're a guinea pig of sorts. The official word is that Google wants a way to screen the best ideas to add features and get Gmail out of beta--someday. According...

Tags: Google Gmail, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-06

Google calls for hike in H-1B visas

Technology issues are never a big deal in presidential elections, as much as some people think they should be. One that Big Tech is trying to push, though is the H-1B visa situation. Bill Gates has been lobbying hard on the issue and now Google has signaled it's a big...

Tags: Google Inc., Limit, Technology Issue, H-1B, Human Resources, Labor Relations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-06-05

Ready for the iProd?

Ready for the iProd?Oh BoyI can hear it now, Im on the treadmill jamming out to some great rock tune and in the middle of it, *Beep! Blood pressure check due! Song will not resume till results are posted! *Sigh oh how I love technology!RE: Ready for...

Tags: iProd, Keith Richards

Discussion threads 2008-05-16

Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?

As expected, billionaire Carl Icahn launched his proxy war to turn over Yahoo's board of directors and one of his nominees is Mark Cuban, who sold Broadcast.com to Yahoo and then took those funds to buy the Dallas Mavericks. Just for entertainment value I may buy a...

Tags: Shareholder, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Chairman, Mr., Mark Cuban, Microsoft Corp., Carl Icahn, Director, Yahoo Shareholder, Bebchuk, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-15

Why MSFT must make an acquisition in online media

Businessweek's cover story is: "Inside Microsoft's War Against Google - With Yahoo off the table, Microsoft plans to challenge Google's online-ad juggernaut alone. A behind-the-scenes look at its provocative strategy." This behind the scenes look isn't very deep. It mostly centers on MSFT's "top U.S. salesman for...

Tags: Acquisition, Advertisement, Online Media, Microsoft Corp., Online Advertising, MSFT, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-05-09

Apple earnings cheat sheet: It's all about the Mac units

Apple reports its fiscal second quarter results Wednesday and the most important item driving the quarter will be Mac sales. All eyes will be on Mac units. Apple's Mac--despite a lot of focus on the iPhone--will make or break the quarter. Chances are pretty good that the...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Unit, Quarter, Apple Inc., Earnings, Chances, Wall Street, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Sales Force Management, Sales, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-23

New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and Business

New Association Promotes Virtual Worlds and BusinessVirtual Snake OilEDITA KAYE, THE “SKINNY PILL FOR KIDS,” AND THE ASSOCIATION OF VIRTUAL WORLDSThere is a certain species of entrepreneur that capitalizes on the human desire for overnight solutions to intractable problems. Throughout human history, they have lurked in the shadows of the...

Tags: Entrepreneurship, SKINNY PILL

Discussion threads 2008-04-13

Sears and the dishwasher that didn't

Sears and the dishwasher that didn'tI figured it out right away....I saw "Sears" and "Dishwasher" and pretty much figured out that it had nothing to do with virtualization. I also figured out that it's Dan's blog and that he can write about whatever the hell he wants to write...

Tags: Financial services, Sears Roebuck & Co.

Discussion threads 2008-04-10

More Motorola makeover: Former AT&T exec becomes chairman

Motorola announced Wednesday another in a series of moves to right its ship: It elected David Dorman to be the non-executive chairman of the board. Dorman takes over for Ed Zander, Motorola's former CEO and current chairman. Zander will retire May 5. Motorola CEO...

Tags: Chairman, AT&T Corp., David Dorman, Motorola Inc., Corporate Governance, Cellular Phones, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-09

InstallFree and Desktop Virtualization

InstallFree and Desktop VirtualizationYou have indeed some other players :)I appreciate our focus at desktopondemand.com more in the application of desktop virtualisation in the consumer space rather than business one but this is no less important.We think that by opening up the idea of virtualisation to home users we...

Tags: Desktops, InstallFree, desktop virtualization, desktop, virtualization

Discussion threads 2008-04-08

Are Web 2.0 applications using a form of desktop virtualization?

Are Web 2.0 applications using a form of desktop virtualization?You Don't Know me Right?Just in case, Dan Does... but that was chatty e-mail stuff.Just to rough things up, how about doing a Head to Head with that SaaS blog bloke, Phil Wainewright.http://blogs.zdnet.com/SAAS/(AKA Software as Services in preparation for Software and...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Web, software-as-a-service, Web2.0, desktop virtualization, Web 2.0 Application, Web 2.0, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-04-07

MokaFive and Desktop Virtualization

MokaFive and Desktop VirtualizationCarry flash drive?Carrying a flash drive is ok for now, but that's not really "on demand," is it?How demanding are you?I guess that depends upon how demanding a person is on their "on demand" needs. 8^)Dan KThe flash drive is just a cacheThe flash drive acts...

Tags: USB flash drive, MokaFive, desktop virtualization, software, desktop

Discussion threads 2008-04-07

C2: Microsoft's take on FriendFeed?

C2: Microsoft's take on FriendFeed?Business users? LOLBusiness' and their users can barely get their arms around SharePoint and basic collaboration. I think social networking will work in that space. Besides, is there really any business need or advantage for social networking in the enterprise?As for "consumers" - it...

Tags: Groupware, social networking, FriendFeed, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-24

How I (finally) shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighbors

How I finally shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighborsNice Work!ntRE: How I finally shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighborsInteresting but just a small technical point. the "signals" are radio waves that travel in straight lines. nothing can make the signal "wend it's way around the metal...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Network technology, Wi-Fi connection, Wi-Fi, cable

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

The Bear Stearns fiasco: What tech vendors will take a few lumps?

J.P. Morgan bought Bear Stearns for a whopping $2 a share, well below the investment bank's share price of $100 just a few months ago. The tech angle: J.P. Morgan's Federal Reserve inspired mercy killing has rattled Wall Street, financial services companies and most likely the technology spending plans of...

Tags: Revenue, Hewlett-Packard Co., Oracle Corp., Financial, Financial Service, Sun Microsystems Inc., Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., IBM Corp., Bachman, Financial Planning, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-03-17

A Vista SP1 FAQ

I've been working with Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for several months now, in beta releases and, for the last two weeks, in the final released code. I've put together this post to answer some questions I'm frequently asked about this long-awaited update. If you have a question that isn't...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Update, Change, Update, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1, Installation Software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott

Blog posts 2008-02-09

Is Snopes pushing Adware? Urban legend or fact?

Claim: The popular urban legend debunking site Snopes is pushing Adware on to its readers. Status: True (No longer true since their shaming from Alex Eckelberry and this blog on 1/28/2008). Origins: Blogger Adrian W Kingsley-Hughes pointed out this post from Alex Eckelberry of Sunbelt reporting how Snopes is...

Tags: Adware, Pop-up, Blog, Legend, Snopes, Blogging, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security, George Ou

Blog posts 2008-01-28