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Microsoft announces Live Labs - and a call to action: Microsoft announces Live Labs - and a call to actionInternet as mirror of the physical worldSee "Mirror Worlds", David Gelernter (Oxford U. Press 1992). Published 14 years ago (!), Gelernter in "Mirror Worlds" predicted most of what you are describing, and did so in detail. Well worth reading.Oh...; Tags: Web browsers, CSS, MSN, Mozilla Firefox, David Gelernter, Live Labs, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-01-26
Microsoft announces Live Labs - and a call to action: I'm at the Microsoft Search Champs in Redmond and Gary William Flake, ex Chief Scientist at Overture and now a Distinguished Engineer at Microsoft, has announced a new initiative called Live Labs. The Internet is now a mirror of the physical world His...; Tags: Gary William Flake, Live Labs; Blog posts 2006-01-26
Microsoft taps ex-Yahoo researcher to head 'Live Labs': Microsoft taps ex-Yahoo researcher to head 'Live Labs'Didn't MS just sue Google for taking one of their engineer's ?NTRebirth of the reserve clauseWith only a slight expansion of the non-compete agreement, companies will be able negotiate employment exchanges. A valuable employee will some day be traded for a less...; Tags: ex-Yahoo, Live Labs, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-01-26

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Where the Linux laptops live: Almost one-third of the 25 top-selling laptops at Amazon.com are sold with Linux. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: ASUS, Linux Laptop, Dell Computer Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, Linux, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-08-29
Mobile access to your SIS: Several student information system SIS vendors offer to sync data with a Palm Pilot or Windows Mobile PDA. This is a handy feature for teachers on field trips, assistant principals stalking the halls, etc. It's fairly limited in it's utility, though since it generally only provides a static...; Tags: Mobile, SiS, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-29

Microsoft to bolster Live Search in Europe with Greenfield acquisition: Microsoft said Friday that it will acquire Greenfield Online, which owns Ciao, a price comparison, shopping and reviews site in Europe, for $17.50 a share, or $486 million. The goal: Expand Live Search in Europe. Greenfield Online, which also owns an Internet survey business, will be split...; Tags: Acquisition, Europe, Microsoft Live Search, Microsoft Corp., Survey, Ciao, Survey Business, Marketing Research, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-29
News to know: Dell; Comcast's cap; Yahoo Mash RIP; Google Apps: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, margins Google, Mozilla extend search box deal Jason Hiner: Sprint unveils location-based 'geobrowsing' on...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Larry Dignan, Dell Computer Corp., Comcast Corp., Yahoo! Inc., Hydrogen Road Tour, Internet, Microsoft Windows, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Operating Systems, Software, Emerging Technologies; Blog posts 2008-08-29
Say goodbye to Yahoo! Mash: Say goodbye to Yahoo! MashSocial networking is the problemThe whole "social networking" paradigm has a fundamental problem, and that is that keeping in touch with other people shouldn't be an objective in and of itself.Yet a lot of these "concepts" are just that: get people into a herd mentality so...; Tags: Social networking, Yahoo! Mash, Yahoo! Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
FBI warns 'electronic Pearl Harbor' possible: FBI warns 'electronic Pearl Harbor' possibleWake Up!Just when are the public and the goverment ever going to realize that there is ABSOLUTELY ZERO SECURITY when it comes to computers? It makes no sense for banks and any goverment agency to have their networks connected to the internet. How many more...; Tags: Federal government, INTERNET, PRODUCTIVITY, Financial services, Pearl Harbor, FBI; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
An IE8 Beta 2 Q: An IE8 Beta 2 QWhat if you uninstall beta 1 first?Will you fall back to IE7 then be able to install beta 2 with a fallback to IE7?Can I uninstall IE8? Yes ... unless ...... you downloaded and installed IE8 Beta 1 prior to installing Windows XP SP3, in which...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, IE8 Beta 2 Q, IE8, beta, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
Attention Craig Newmark: Citizens aren't customers: Attention Craig Newmark: Citizens aren't customersDemocracy versus politicsThank you for discussing the difference between spectator politics and participative democracy. It seems to me that technology can definitely be put to better use for enabling the latter. At the risk of rambling, perhaps that might be a role that the newspaper...; Tags: Government, Attention Craig Newmark; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
Steve Jobs death has been greatly exaggerated: Steve Jobs death has been greatly exaggeratedNormal operating procedureAll major news organizations have prewritten obits for prominent people, with those notes about who to contact for comment in the event of that person's death.This is done so as to avoid inaccuracies that often pop up when the news media has...; Tags: Steve Jobs; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
How do we address the have-nots?: How do we address the have-nots?It's the NetThe problem is no longer the availability of hardware: many computers are being dumped that can easily be made productive again, by installing a lean Linux on it like Xubuntu. So poor people can have a fine computer for free. That's easy to...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, computer, Internet access; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
Live Webcast: Closing the Deal: Online Presentations That Result in Higher Sales: Closing deals is an art form. You've got to know your prospects, understand their concerns and speak their language. How do you accomplish this in order to make the sale? View this on-demand BNET webcast, moderated by James Hilliard and featuring guest speakers Tom Bunzel and Kineon...; Tags: Webcast, Prospect, Citrix Systems Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales; Webcasts 2008-08-28
Live Webcast: Enterprise Search Architectures of the Future: Businesses today increasingly recognize the benefits of universal search, the ability to search all corporate content sources from a single secure search box. Many enterprises have heavily invested in developing content management systems and their associated processes. These systems and portals hold valuable information; however, lack of quality search...; Tags: Google Inc., Enterprise Search, Webcast, Benefits, Search, Human Resources; Webcasts 2008-08-28
SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?: SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?The SOA Problem has moved elsewhereMy comments here.http://www.gandalf-lab.com/blog/2008/08/soa-adoption-down-from-2006-are-you.htmlI think the problem SOA tried to solve has moved elsewhere. With WOA ,SaaS and crowd sourcing the notion of a central body managing all enterprise services has diluted and hence you see a lot of...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA Problem, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
How do we address the have-nots?: I attended a leadership summit on Monday (it was actually pretty good stuff, with concrete plans, goals, and generally more than you get out of your average bit of professional development) and, not surprisingly, a serious focus was on technology. I think people are finally realizing that, while technology...; Tags: Kid, Productivity, Business Structures, Wireless LANs, Transportation, Leadership, Wi-Fi, Finance, Wireless, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Tweetrush for enterprise?: Much has already been said about Tweetrush, the service that allows you to get statistics on your personal Twitter usage. I particularly liked Bernie Goldbach's commentary where, among other things, he says: Tweetrush is Sweet Infoporn. I like stats. I like comparing like to like....; Tags: Analytics, Twitter, Tweetrush, Financial Planning, Finance, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-27
Palm Treo Pro (unlocked): Photo gallery:Palm Treo ProWhile not the best-kept secret in the technology world, with leaked photos and videos all over the Net, we were still amped over Palm's official unveiling of the Palm Treo Pro. And why wouldn't we be? The smartphone looked pretty sharp, both inside and out. However, now...; Tags: Cellular phones, Handhelds, Palm Treo, Palm Inc., Treo Pro, Palm Treo Pro; Product reviews 2008-08-27
Clean-tech gets political while China moves into first place: Clean-tech is getting more and more political. With so much money and government subsidy, or not, at stake, it was inevitable. A leading greentech venture capitalist spoke at the Democratic Convention. And the governor of Montana spoke about declaring energy independence for America, and added we Americans...; Tags: China, Medal, Clean Technology, Montana, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-08-27