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Marc Orchant has been building, testing, and sometimes breaking hardware and software for 25 years. A recovering graphic designer, Marc is currently the Storyteller at VanDyke Software, a co-host of On The Run With Tablet PCs, a weekly podcast, and a self-admitted "productivity maven, gadget freak and software addict"....- more about Marc Orchant »
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- The Vista productivity debate rages on
- Well I seem to have hit a nerve or struck a chord at least with a lot of people with my recent post about the decidedly mixed reaction to Vista. It's the most heavily trafficked and commented post I've made here at ZDNet and reading through the comment thread reveals...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Vista, Windows, Software, Productivity
- Blog posts 2007-08-01
- Vista is taking body blows
- I've been on a bit of a blog and RSS hiatus the past couple of days and have been working my way through tales of destruction and distress (the 365 outage, not Lindsay Lohan's latest episode), news, and views. In my reading, there's a recurring theme that beats louder all...
- Tags: Microsoft, Productivity, Software, Uncategorized, Vista, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-07-25
- First look: Jabra BT5020 Bluetooth headset
- I've been using a new Jabra BT5020 Bluetooth headset for the past few days and despite the short period of time I've had to use this device I am already a huge fan. Jabra claims ten hours of talk time and 300 hours of standby time and, while I'm unable...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry
- Blog posts 2007-07-16
- Share OneNote notebooks online
- OneNote has long had the ability to create shared notebooks but a newly released OneNote powertoy from Microsoft developer Dave Tse allows you to export a OneNote notebook as an interactive website. Even better, the project has been deposited at CodePlex for community input and enhancement. The exported notebook is,...
- Tags: Utilities and Add-Ins, Uncategorized, Software, Microsoft Office, Microsoft
- Blog posts 2007-07-07
- Essential gear for the road warrior
- For the past few weeks, I've been traveling a great deal. Actually, I've been traveling a great deal for a long time. Part of the price I pay for living for where I do. But I've recently been able to travel in greater comfort and have arrived at my destinations...
- Tags: Uncategorized, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry
- Blog posts 2007-07-06
- Google buys GrandCentral - wow!
- I did not see this one coming but it makes a lot of sense. Google purchased GrandCentral, a very useful online service that provides a unified "inbox" for all of your phone numbers. I first encountered GrandCentral at DEMOFall last year and have been tracking the enhancements and improvements in...
- Tags: Google, Mobility, Uncategorized, Web Apps
- Blog posts 2007-07-03
- Codeweavers 10-step program
- Codeweavers, the company behind CrossOver, an engine that provides Mac and Linux users the ability to install and run some Windows applications without a Windows install or license, have just released a 10-Step Program for Computing Nirvana. It's a very tongue-in-cheek poke at Microsoft and the dominance they enjoy over...
- Tags: Windows, Uncategorized, Software, Microsoft, Mac, Linux
- Blog posts 2007-06-26
- New OneNote Powertoy adds search and replace
- Daniel Escarpa has just released a new Powertoy for OneNote that adds a basic search-and-replace feature to the application. I've long wished for this ability in OneNote. The add-in currently supports text only (no support for searching against pre-recognized text which makes sense in a certain way since what would...
- Tags: Microsoft, Microsoft Office, Software, Tablet PCs, Uncategorized, Utilities and Add-Ins, Windows
- Blog posts 2007-06-23
- Are you a connector?
- Chris Brogan has a great post today about being a connector – the type of person who brings people together for the sheer joy of seeing what happens when people in your network who don't yet know each other get together atoms or bits through your introductions. It's something I've...
- Tags: Uncategorized
- Blog posts 2007-05-21
- DEMO 2007 kicks off with innovation showcase
- DEMO 2007 is about to kick off. The topic for the morning session today is "Wheres the innovation? Everywhere!"Presentations by the following companies:Kauffman Innovation Network – the iBridgeNetwork – a non-profit portal desinged to connect innovations coming out of university research with the world of business opportunity.ZINK Imaging –...
- Tags: Wyse Technology Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Demo 2007, tool, innovation
- Blog posts 2007-01-31
- Off topic: Murdoch apologizes - OJ special and book canceled
- Off topic but I had to comment. According to a report I just read in the Wall St. Journal (pay site - no link), Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., has apologized for the incredibly poor taste shown by Fox TV in planning a two-part special featuring OJ Simpson ruminating...
- Tags: Rupert Murdoch, Off-Topic
- Blog posts 2006-11-20
Additional Resources
- Dell and Salesforce.com: So cozy they could merge (someday)
- Dell and Salesforce.com have quite a partnership going on. Dell is developing its internal and some of its external application on Salesforce.com's force.com platform. Salesforce.com is moving its data centers to Dell hardware. And the two are teaming up on marketing pitches. Meanwhile, the relationship appears to be much more...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- A peek into Silicon Valley and beyond . . .
- I enjoy being a journalist and reporting on the business and culture of Silicon Valley. Most of my reporting is done the traditional way, with a notepad and pencil. Increasingly journalists have to do more, carry a camera, do podcasts, run video. Software engineers have to...
- Tags: Silicon Valley, Tom Foremski, Journalist, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- Get those ToS sorted
- Get those ToS sortedNing can delete everything at their whim?Really? Their business model is "no responsibility". They expect anyone with data to use them?Or do they send out an email amending the terms?Kind of like my credit card company constantly sending term amendments every time they want to increase...
- Tags: E-mail, Strategy, Ning, WidgetLaboratory
- Discussion threads 2008-08-25
- Salesforce quarter on target
- Salesforce quarter on targetIs Salesforce.com the new ADP ... or the next Datapoint?This headline recently appeared in several places across the Web:"Salesforce.com Passes $1 Billion Annual Revenue Mark"THIS IS NOT TRUE. I don't know whether this material misstatement arose from media manipulation or an honest mistake, but it's genesis...
- Tags: Sales force management, payroll solutions, Salesforce.com Inc., Datapoint, Automatic Data Processing Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-24
- Dell bets on Salesforce.com's platform as a service
- Amid a quarter that Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff called "spectacular," but spooked analysts worried about future growth was an interesting nugget: Dell has jumped on the platform as a service bandwagon. On Salesforce.com's second quarter conference call (earnings recap, InStranet acquisition) Benioff revealed that Dell signed a...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Marc Benioff, Billing, PaaS, Summer Sales Cycle, Sales Force Management, Sales, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Is the Salesforce.com juggernaut faltering?
- Scanning through Larry Dignan's write up of Salesforce.com's Q2 results I couldn't help but observe the company is signaling a sharp slowdown in sales growth compared with fiscal 2007-8. I wasn't the only one to notice. According to Associated Press, investors were far from impressed by...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-21
- Marc Canter: The master of multimedia speaks
- Marc Canter: The master of multimedia speaksmaster of multimedia speaksReally a massive power of this, i really appreciate that their way of working as i see them like in a real exams of performing.
- Tags: multimedia, Marc Canter, Marc
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Data architects: You're "hot"
- Yes you are.Information and data architects and information security experts, here's some good news: You're the hottest. Fear not, data and content-oriented business analysts, business and enterprise architects and vendor management experts: You're extremely hot as well. Enterprise application strategists, IT planners, network architects and enterprise project...
- Tags: Role, Forrester Research Inc., Recruitment & Selection, Professional Development, Operational Planning, Training And Certification, Strategy, Security, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Business Operations, Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-08-18
- Dell's 'Cloud Computing' and other strange stuff
- Dell's 'Cloud Computing' and other strange stuffDell is Weird, but still love the laptops!I remember Marc Andreessen talking about Cloud Computing in 2001. Now that HP owns Opsware, I wonder if they can claim rights to the Cloud Computing trademark.
- Tags: cloud computing, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-07
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