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- FCC to vote on wireless industry competition inquiry; Watch out Verizon and AT&T
- How does the current setup stiffle innovation?Is the fcc indicating that they feel phones are not as advanced as they should be, or that wireless networks are not as innovative as they chould be?The current setup prevents consumers from ....1. Choosing the device they want2. Using it with...
- Tags: 3G, Federal government, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, Asian Governments, bureaucrat, Verizon Communications Inc., AT&T Corp., FCC, phone
- Discussion threads 2009-08-21
- Gov. Palin's Site Back Up, Sotto Voce
- Gov. Palin's Site Back Up, Sotto VoceHer site had to be cleansed..of her endorsement by indicted Senator Ted Stevens, and of her endorsement of Barack Obama's energy policy.[u]http://72.14.205.104/search?q=cache:wbCGTUeD1r0J:www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php%3Fid%3D1384+%22question+the+means+to+pay+for+Obama%92s+proposed+rebate%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=4&gl=us&client=safari[/u][u]http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Governor+Meets+with+Senator+Stevens%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a[/u]RE: Gov. Palin's Site Back Up, Sotto VoceI'm a retired old crusty navy Chief Petty Officer from the Seabees, with 4-1/2 years service...
- Tags: Sotto Voce, Palin, Sotto
- Discussion threads 2008-08-30
- Harvard organizer: No Comcast employees showed up
- Harvard organizer: No Comcast employees showed upthis is one reason why I don't trust ComcastI recently was asked whether I trusted Comcast.This is one reason why I don't. Shame on youComcast for doing this.In the future, organizers of these meetings mayhave to allow equal space to both pro and...
- Tags: Federal government, Business ethics, Network technology, Comcast Corp., FCC
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- MA exposes thousands of private data - and doesn't plan to stop
- In a truly incredible display of governmental disregard for personal privacy, Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin has refused to take down - or provide any access restrictions - on tens of thousands of personal data records that identify borrowers SSNs, bank account numbers, home addresses and phone numbers, The...
- Tags: State &, Local Govt, Government technology, Privacy
- Blog posts 2007-04-06
- How to alienate your government customers 101?
- How to alienate your government customers 101?It will be interesting...... to see how this affects other CIOs. Will theya) Not notice that this ever happened, orb) Be scared of Microsoft doing it to them -they'll only buy MS, orc) Be determined to eliminate Microsoft as a potential threat by buying...
- Tags: Government, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-12-05
- Massachusetts CIO quits
- Massachusetts CIO quitsWhat else is newLack of funds that is.Once again...The bureaucrats run a competent person out of office because they don't adhere to the "acceptable politics" of the situation. There are budget shortfalls and going to open source could have saved MA alot of money...yet the politicos refuse...
- Tags: Strategy, information technology, Microsoft Corp., Abramoff
- Discussion threads 2006-10-04
- NIMS: Planning in the real world
- I just finished completing the 3rd National Incident Management System NIMS compliance course required of me by my organization, and it got me thinking about planning in general. There are a lot of planning processes for which we are responsible or participate in: Disaster Recovery, Continuity of Operations, Accountability...
- Tags: National Incident Management System
- Blog posts 2006-09-08
- Japan reports battery fire in Mac
- Japan reports battery fire in Macjust wait for windoze vista and see the accidentsand recalls pilling up.M$ and $ony should be held accountable for realeasing defective products that are unsafe to use.Finally!Apple has been playing catchup for so long, it's nice to finally see them on par with the marketshare...
- Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Linux Geek, Linux, battery
- Discussion threads 2006-08-29
- Verizon Wireless sues telemarketers
- Verizon Wireless sues telemarketersWhy aren't they being treated like the criminals they are??I have to wonder...... if these dirtbag marketers are guilty of violating federal communications law, when isn't the government going after them?? We need a lot more than injunctions. We also need massive fines and maybe...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Verizon Wireless, telemarketing, telemarketer, phone
- Discussion threads 2006-02-14
- Mass. hands OpenDocument reins to new CIO
- Mass. hands OpenDocument reins to new CIOThat state is a jokeAll they do is churn out new reasons to create public sector entities and spending. How much longer can private enterprise survive there and how stupid can the people be to keep voting these clowns into office.Massachusetts Target of...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Tools & Techniques, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-01-31
- New MA State CIO to stay OpenDocument course
- News.com's Martin Lamonica: Massachusetts on Monday named a permanent chief information officer who is tasked with carrying out the state's OpenDocument policy....The administration of Gov. Mitt Romney said that it has appointed Louis Guitierrez as CIO. Guittierrez, who will to begin his new job...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format
- Blog posts 2006-01-31
- OpenDocument News: Wordperfect ships sans ODF, ex-MA CIO interviewed
- OpenDocument News: Wordperfect ships sans ODF, ex-MA CIO interviewedPerhaps MA should have followed the savings angle?It's interesting to note that when Bristol City Council in the UK decided to implement StarOffice it lead with the cost argument - there was a small mention of the value of open XML formats...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office, public figure, Bristol, Corel WordPerfect
- Discussion threads 2006-01-24
- IBM cites local employee base in appeal to Massachusetts Governor
- IBM cites local employee base in appeal to Massachusetts Governorwhat nonsens is IBM talkingfirst they fire 14,000 people from developed countries major portion of which was from the USA and then hired 14,000 in India and China. They reason they gave was "they hired where skilled employees were". ...
- Tags: Workforce management, OPEN SOURCE, Market-Share, IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-12-05
- IBM follows Sun's lead with open letter to Massachusetts gov't
- IBM follows Sun's lead with open letter to Massachusetts gov'tSwing votersYou're missing the votes that [b]really[/b] count in Massachusetts: SAIC, CA, etc. -- the companies that will be developing the enterprise infrastructure implementing the ETRM.Most of them aren't even known by name to most New England techies. If you...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Desktops, desktop software, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Google Inc., IBM Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-11-29
- Mass. warms to Microsoft Office standard
- Mass. warms to Microsoft Office standardThe right decision.Both sets of formats qualify, and the people who actually use them can make the decision. This was the situation before the legendary June meeting, and it still is the best choice.And this way of responding means that the Governor doesn't have...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Government, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, patent
- Discussion threads 2005-11-28
- Massachusetts open source fight becomes partisan
- Massachusetts open source fight becomes partisanThe good news? Money is not partisan...The real trick is to position your campaign contributions so that both sides end up owning you a favor. That way when one side proposes something in your favor, the other side dare not vote against it.Pick...
- Tags: open source, Microsoft Corp., validation suite, dime
- Discussion threads 2005-11-27
- Microsoft to take Windows from South Korea?
- Microsoft to take Windows from South Korea?test 1test 1GoodIsn't that what all the ABMers said they should do? If you don't like the rules, go play somewhere else? IMO, South Korea just did their citizens a disservice.And this is bad news how?South Korea should consider themselves lucky not to...
- Tags: SOUTH KOREAN government, Iit, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-10-28
- Office schemas and sublicensing
- Office schemas and sublicensingSo what you're saying is[i]All these things are designed to mitigate the harmful effects of patents and litigation, something not possible with a blanket grant of rights that doesn't require end-users to agree to any limitations on their actions.[/i]You're saying that Microsoft has some unique insight into...
- Tags: Microsoft Office, IMHO MS, Microsoft Corp., open source, patent
- Discussion threads 2005-10-21
- Means, motive, and opportunity
- Means, motive, and opportunityHow to standardize on MS file formatsSince MS file formats are undocumented, about the only way that a government agency can officially standardize on MS formats is to write a specification that says, in effect, "We will use either the current or immediately preceeding version of Microsoft...
- Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word
- Discussion threads 2005-10-17
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