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Can DimDim change the conference game?

Russell would have loved DimDim. Combining VOIP and open source into a free Web meeting tool was right up his street. Of course, no doubt he did know all about it. DimDim has been undergoing a soft launch since September and its official release...

Tags: Game, DimDim, Meetings, Desktops, Open Source, Telecommunications, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-15

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Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Icahn on board

Yahoo, Icahn settle proxy fight: Icahn on boardIcahnThe cancer of the communications industry. He's almost so big the body can't reject his attacks and soon the it will die along with it's customers, not to mention all the jobs lost. Maybe he will sell it's soul to another country before...

Tags: Corporate governance, board, Icahn, Yahoo! Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe

From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeGood PostIn those days i was the Manager of Technical Services and Computer Operations and remember not too fondly the innumerable meetings, courses, seminars required to implement changes. The technique "Structured or Top-down programming" was used to insure data integrity when program...

Tags: Mainframes, Servers, mainframe, Y2K, IS-department, data-processing, IBM mainframe, business rule, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

AMD CEO Ruiz out; Can Meyer turn it around?

Updated: AMD CEO Hector Ruiz has stepped down and the chipmaker has named chief operating officer Dirk Meyer as its new leader. The news comes amid the latest financial miss for AMD--a second quarter loss that missed estimates by a wide margin. Meyer's job: Restore credibility. According...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Meyer, Product Momentum, Asset Management, Research & Development, Processors, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Schemax Calendar (exe)

Schemax Calendar is an add-in for Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007. It helps you schedule meetings, manage resources like meeting rooms and equipment and forecast activity by category and resources. You can view appointments as calendars, timelines or bar charts. You can filter and group appointments by category and resource...

Tags: Calendar, Schemax Design, Schemax Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Office, E-mail Clients, Groupware, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software

Software downloads 2008-07-15

Jobs, lawyer cleared of criminal charges

Steve Jobs is off the hook for options backdating charges, according to the Wall Street Journal. Not that he was ever really on the hook. More interesting is that former Apple lawyer Nancy Heinen has also been cleared on criminal charges although she still faces civil litigation with the SEC....

Tags: Job, Board, Hook, Lawyer, Apple Inc., Backdating, Corporate Governance, Litigation, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Senate, Web ad titans joust over behavioral targeting

Senate, Web ad titans joust over behavioral targetingCongress is blackmailing...these companies. As soon as lobbyists and involved parties pad the pockets of the various senators all will be OK and they will be allowed to rape the consumers privacy as originally planned.Lawmakers have learned it can be very lucrative to...

Tags: ad titan, Senate Web, behavioral targeting, U.S. Senate, advertisement, Web

Discussion threads 2008-07-09

Web 3.0 - the future of social networking

Note: re-posted after withdrawing post a few days ago; no changes made since then. I would put this very much on par with a past Scoble moment, as I've been lucky enough to see something which actually impresses me. I've seen a lot over my life, the...

Tags: 3D, Web, Facebook, Network, Web 3.0, Scene, Vivaty Scenes, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-08

Can't jump ship fast enough: Your worst IT jobs

Can't jump ship fast enough: Your worst IT jobsIT has been good to me.I may be in the minority, but as jobs go, my experience in IT has been good. Every job has its low points and mine have been no different. But the high points dwarf the low.Before IT...

Tags: Strategy, information technology, IT job, job

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Identi.ca fires pure open source against Twitter

Micro-blogging is best at conventions, meetings and other gatherings. It's shared IM, instant texting, with channels created on-the-fly. With better mobile Internet devices -- iPhones and their competitors -- any public meeting can have organized chatter and background noise. Conclusions can be reached before people leave the room. by Dana...

Tags: Twitter, Dave Rosenberg, Micro-blogging, Tools & Techniques, Open Source, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-07

WorldMate Live (Windows Mobile) (cab)

Keep a personal travel assistant in your pocket. WorldMate Live will manage your full itinerary, including travel arrangements and business meetings, making all details immediately accessible on your mobile device, and ensure a smooth trip by pushing alerts regarding imminent events like flight delays. WorldMate Live is a free application...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, MobiMate, WorldMate Live, Advertising & Promotion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Marketing, Software

Software downloads 2008-07-04

I have to stop using Gmail :(

I have to stop using Gmail :(You can enable POP3 support in Gmail...If you switch on POP3 support in Gmail, then you can still comply with archiving procedures: http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13273That way, you can both send and receive e-mails with an e-mail client like Thunderbird or Evolution or even Outlook Express. I...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Using Gmail, Google Gmail, archiving, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Five realities of Google or any other Workplace Wonderland

Five realities of Google or any other Workplace WonderlandThe best will float to the top?In any sizable company there are people that aren't pushing boundaries and so will be left somewhat self-stagnating. That's inherent in 9-5 working - some people ultimately turn up to collect their pay cheque.Plus you get...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Google Inc., Workplace Wonderland, workplace, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

Conferences as conversation starters

Ten years ago Comdex - the gigantic Las Vegas hi tech conference and show - was reaching its high point. In that pre broadband internet era of CD ROM's, beige boxes and Windows 95, tens of thousands would converge on Vegas, stay in massively marked up hotel rooms and walk...

Tags: Web, Industry, Conference, Web 2.0 Movement, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Web 2.0, Strategy, Marketing, Internet, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-06-30

TimeOclock 2008 (zip)

A smart clock and appointment software that will remind you, in human voice, of your appointments, meetings, and any important timing that you need to be reminded of. Suitable for busy managers, teachers, dentists, and individuals who have strict timing obligations such as medicines. This version is the first release...

Tags: Telecommunications, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2008-06-30

Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadership

Gov't failures: Engineering brain drain and bad leadershipIt's GovernmentWhy should anybody put any effort into any government project. There is no penalty for failure. The pay checks keep on rolling.The oversight Congress are a bunch of self serving fossils, who for the most part are clueless.However, the public...

Tags: Six Sigma, Government, brain drain, bad leadership, CMMI, leadership

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Messenger:mac 7.01 released - still no "personal" webcam support

I know, you're probably disappointed that once again, there's no real webcam function in the new Messenger:mac, but I'm sure given time they'll work it in. If you have Office Communications Server 2007, you can use your in-built camera to have meetings with co-workers, but most students I'm sure would...

Tags: Webcam, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Reformed computer criminals - your country needs you

And trust me, they really do. Over the last year, the UK and US Governments have had an awful problem in keeping basic data protection rules in check, almost to the point where they may have been broadcasting over the radio minutes of the intelligence committee meetings. ...

Tags: Computer, Hat Hacker, Productivity, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-26

All the things Sun Ray won't do

All the things Sun Ray won't doNopeI can't, maybe i'm biased too. But when you hear senior IT-ers go on about helpdesks the size of 2 to 3 headstrong, instead of the at least 10 to 25 to 100 you have nowadays with the Windows environments.The problem with Wintel desktops...

Tags: Linux, Thin clients, Microsoft Windows, environment, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sun Ray, thin client, server

Discussion threads 2008-06-26

Lifehacker are gods: the ideal student solutions

As you can imagine with universities breaking up for the summer, it's been a slow news week. I subscribe to Lifehacker on my list of favourites (as well as many others as you'd imagine) because it has some mindblowingly good tricks, tips and technology news. I would like to show...

Tags: IM, Music, Lifehacker, SonaFM, Linux, Instant Messaging, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Online Communications, Office Suites, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-25