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A Forrester interview with Steve Ballmer about the SharePoint Business

I had the pleasure to sit down with Steve Ballmer for an interview at the Microsoft SharePoint conference in Las Vegas this week. My research team at Forrester spends a lot of time thinking, researching, and writing about the future of information work. So getting Steve’s view on SharePoint’s decade-long...

Tags: Microsoft SharePoint, Steve Ballmer, Forrester Research Inc., Steve, Content Management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Matthew Brown

Blog posts 2009-10-22

Two paths for information management pros in an economic downturn

There's nothing like an economic downturn to catalyze change in information management IM strategies. Someone asked me recently, "Isn't information management a discretionary spend that will likely get cut in an economic downturn?" He cited the fact that tools for collaboration, content, and business intelligence are traditionally difficult to financially...

Tags: Information Management, Business Technology Team, Strategy, Management, Matthew Brown

Blog posts 2008-11-24

The Dark Side Of Web 2.0 And Technology Populism

So before my flight West today, I picked up the recent Jeff Howe book Crowdsourcing. I was looking for a little inspiration for a speech I'm giving at Forrester's Business & Technology Leadership Forum on a trend we call "Technology Populism." Like other edgy, Web 2.0-ey books of our era...

Tags: Web, Crowdsourcing, Story, United Airlines, Channel Management, Web 2.0, Marketing, Internet, Matthew Brown

Blog posts 2008-09-11

Autostitch 2.2 (Windows)

Autostitch is a fully automatic 2D image stitcher. Capable of stitching full view panoramas without any user input whatsoever, Autostitch is a great new technology for panoramic photography, VR and visualisation applications. This is a solution to stitch any panorama completely automatically, whether 1D horizontal or 2D horizontal and vertical....

Tags: 2D, Microsoft Windows, Panorama, Matthew Brown, Autostitch, Digital Cameras, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2004-10-21

Additional Resources

News to know: E-readers; Web OS and IT; VMware; Cisco

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dion Hinchcliffe: How the Web OS has begun to reshape IT and business Oliver Marks: Course Credits as a...

Tags: E-reader, Sony Corp., Google Inc., Web, Virtualization, Information Technology, Amazon.com Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Camera, E-books, Open Source, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-09-08

Windows Mobile customizability has a rap star singing its praises

Readers here know that I enjoy using Windows Mobile devices even though they don't seem to be popular with the crowd. Their Exchange support is fantastic and they are highly customizable. I was reading Smartphone Thoughts and thoroughly enjoyed the 16 minute YouTube video interview embedded below of Naughty by...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Windows Mobile Customizability, Mobile Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-07-14

News to know: Intel-Nokia; Netbooks; Security Essentials; Oracle; Win7

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Dana Blankenhorn: Intel-Nokia deal boosts open source Jason Hiner: A Nokia, Intel partnership makes sense, but they...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Nokia Corp., Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Microsoft Corp., Beta, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Sam Diaz, Netbook, Intel Corp., IBM Corp., Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-06-24

News to know: Goldman's IT; Kindle 2; Google; Microsoft

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily .  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage Tom Steinert-Threlkeld: Calculating Risk: Panning for gold in Goldman's 'gut' Whitepaper: How IT helped Goldman Sachs step back...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., Amazon Kindle, Strategy, Corporate Communications, Mortgages, Telecom & Utilities, Management, Marketing, Finance, Capital Structures, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-10

News to know: Kumo; Zune; Storm; Google

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Would you 'Kumo' it? Phil Wainewright: When to spend cash in a SaaS business Brian Sommer: Taleo's November to forget ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Zune, RIM BlackBerry, Nokia Reliability Labs, E-mail, Home Entertainment, Handhelds, Open Source, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-11-24

White T-Mobile G1 appearing, same lame keyboard lighting as the brown one?

It looks like the white T-Mobile G1 is starting to appear in stores for those who don't like the black or brown models. However, after first checking out the brown model, getting my own black model, and seeing the pictures of the white one I would highly advise that you...

Tags: T-Mobile G1, Condition, T-Mobile, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-11-23

And we're back, Android Market appears to be well populated again

The day before I received my black G1 (DO NOT BUY the brown one because you won't be able to see the keyboard in most lighting conditions) Google took the Android Market offline for maintenance to make sure things were up and running for the full retail launch. Applications then...

Tags: Application, Keyboards, Media Players, Corporate Communications, Games, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller, Video, Video Player, G1, Google Maps Integration, GPS

Blog posts 2008-10-23

You aren't limited to just the Android Market, try Twitroid for Twittering on the G1

I recently posted some of my experiences with 11 applications I installed from the Android Market on my evaluation T-Mobile G1 and was pleased with most all of those selected applications. I just received my own purchased black G1 today, do not buy the brown one or you won't be...

Tags: T-Mobile G1, Keyboards, Media Players, Corporate Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Matthew Miller, Application, Twitter, Internet, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-10-21

T-Mobile G1 to be available in stores today and tomorrow

T-Mobile G1 to be available in stores today and tomorrowIt's a phone. What's the rush?Sorry, I don't get it. It's not like they're going to discontinue it next month. More likely they'll mark it down. What's the hurry?Anxiously awaiting...Mine is "Out for delivery."WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!RE: T-Mobile G1 to...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Phone quality, phone, T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile, Loverock

Discussion threads 2008-10-21

Misinformation travels fast

One of the amazing things about the age we live in is the speed at which information propagates, whether correct or not. Matthew Brown of Forrester Research touched on this recently on September 11th (an infamous date of course, which seven years ago had everyone clamoring for information to find...

Tags: Community, Information Technology, Social Software, Engineers, Collaboration, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Bible Commentaries Collection 1 (Mobile)

Bible Commentaries Collection is a continually expanding bundle of all English public domain Bible Commentaries With You books that GMPSoft has released for use with its Bible With You reader. Enjoy reading and studying your favorite Bible translation on your Palm PDA, drawing from the insight provided by the variety...

Tags: Mobile, Bible, Bible Commentaries Collection

Software downloads 2008-07-13

News to know: Firefox 3; Patch Tuesday; SocialCalc

Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: All systems are go for Firefox 3 launch; RC3 needed for Mac OSX only Nate McFeters: What's wrong with an exploit being sexy? Ryan Naraine: Critical IE, Bluetooth, DirectX flaws highlight MS Patch...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, CIO, Mozilla Firefox, 3G, Apple Mac OS X, Desktop Virtualization, Web Browsers, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Internet, David Grober

Blog posts 2008-06-11

News to know: Google Apps; Vista UAC; Microsoft Echoes; Comcast; Dell

Notable headlines: Garett Rogers: Google App Engine pricing a disappointment Ed Bott: Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this time Sunbelt Blog: Microsoft: What we got here is a failure to communicate Larry Dignan: Dell delivers: Is a...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Apps, Facebook, Dell Computer Corp., Comcast Corp., Vista UAC, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Microsoft Windows, Enterprise Service Bus, Telecom & Utilities, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software, Middleware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-30

A closer look at the HTC Shift from Sprint

I've been using an HTC Shift from Sprint for over a week now and as you can see in the more than 140 photos and screenshots found in my image gallery and quick and dirty post yesterday I have had a chance to try out most all aspects of the...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Vista, Sprint Communications, HTC Shift, SnapVUE 1.8, A/C Adapter Brick, Origami Central Application, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Engineering, Microsoft Windows, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-03-20

MWC08: Sony Ericsson announces two new UIQ smartphones

Sony Ericsson was busy making announcements at Mobile World Congress yesterday and two new smartphones that were announced almost didn't catch my attention because their model numbers are almost the same as a couple of Cybershot phones they announced.. The upcoming SE C700 and C900 Cybershot phones are actually full...

Tags: Phone, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Smart Phone, Camera, G700, G900, Smart Phones, Cellular Phones, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-02-10

T-Mobile releases Shadow update with text entry improvements and more

I personally love my T-Mobile Shadow and other than the rather short battery life think it is one of the best smartphones I have ever used. I just read on the AllShadow.com site that T-Mobile USA released a firmware update for the device. I have to say that T-Mobile is...

Tags: T-Mobile, Backups, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-02-06