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IDC Directions09: Analyst perspectives on IT failure

While attending the Directions09 conference in Boston today, I explored why IT projects fail in conversations with two IDC analysts. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Information Technology, Failure, International Data Corp., Business Stakeholder, Melinda, Collaboration, Groupware, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-03-17

Melinda Gates joins Washington Post board

Melinda Gates joins Washington Post boardOh, no!Now we have a Gates in control of the MEDIA!DRM will kill libraries"Gates has also been recognized for her work providing IT resources to public libraries"unless all media is required in book format, no writter wants to have people check out there books, so...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Strategy, Social Security, Operating systems, Melinda, Washington Post Co., board, Microsoft Corp., Melinda Gates

Discussion threads 2004-09-10

Additional Resources

Remember when FrontPage seemed pretty slick?

My school teaches...... web design in the conventional way. Intro classes cover HTML, CSS, using JQuery modules or writing basic js. Advances classes teach PHP and such. None of the classes I know of cover CMS.I had a summer internship where I used Drupal. I didn't do any of the...

Tags: Content management, CSS, Enterprise software, KompoZer, content management system, Microsoft FrontPage, CMS system

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Albert Gonzalez was hacking in high school...where were the safety nets?

I agree.....Most of our schools are not equipt for the new age of computers and programming. Most of our schools but not all are still stuck in the liberal arts mode of teaching and not letting students focus on their strengths. Its all about well rounded B-S. ...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, hacking, Albert Gonzalez

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Microsoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy term

Microsoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy termMicrosoft may rename 'netbooks' to longer, less catchy termThe new name won't catch on. Netbooks is a lot easier to say. The only time you will see it listed as ?low cost small notebook PC" is when Microsoft describes the hardware...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, Microsoft Corp., catchy term, PC, notebook

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

Microsoft: Plotting an acquisition or joint venture?

Microsoft: Plotting an acquisition or joint venture?Should buy OQOMicrosoft should buy OQO, and get specialty hardware design expertise.There is a clear trend. Oracle, Apple, IBM, HP are all software and hardware companies. It would be to Microsoft's advantage to get "Microsoft-branded" hardware into the marketplace.RE: Microsoft: Plotting an acquisition or...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Game players, Microsoft Corp., acquisition

Discussion threads 2009-05-26

Microsoft ad: 'I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person'

Microsoft ad: 'I'm just not cool enough to be a Mac person'olePigeon would HATE this computer!!Is the screen too small? Nope.Is the hard drive too small? Nope.Is it too expensive? Nope.So what is wrong with the laptop she bought? It comes in a brown box.http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-13615-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=62493&messageID=1152605[i]it turns out that it ships...

Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Operating systems, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., advertisement, Mac person, laptop computer, PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-26

Apple products banned from the Gates household

Apple products banned from the Gates householdiPod Nano $ 149.00, iPod Touch $ 229.00, 16GB iPhone $ 299.00 "Mrs. Gates admits that she?s been tempted by the iPhone" - PRICELESS!!!Stealth iPhoneSomeone should come out with a protective skin for the iPhone that would make it look like a Windows Mobile...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Operating systems, Wireless and Mobility, Billg, Apple Inc., Apple Products, Apple iPhone, Microsoft Zune, Gates household

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

Apple products banned from the Gates household

Vogue magazine this month features an interview with philanthropist Melinda Gates. When the topic of their children comes up, Mrs. Gates admits that world richest parents have banned iPods from their home, giving this irresistible quote: There are very few things that are on the banned...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O'Grady

Blog posts 2009-03-02

Gates

Gates4:30?Gawd. Does anyone watch a TV show uninterrupted for 4 minutes and 30 seconds? Is this really a 4:30 commercial? And if this is the pace at which we get to find out what's so new and great about Vista, let's all re-emerge from our caves in 2011. Nice take,...

Tags: Ad campaign, Corporate America, advertisement

Discussion threads 2008-09-11

NCDC ramblings and first week with an iPhone

I arrived at the Moscone Center in San Francisco and proceeded to the speakers ready room to obtain my badge, conference materials and, if the truth be known, get a much needed cup of coffee. In the past few days I've crossed 10 timezones and am having trouble with jet...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Telecom & Utilities, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-08-05

The lighter side of Bill Gates (The lighter side of Bill Gates)

The lighter side of Bill Gates The lighter side of Bill GatesNot impressed with photosBill Gates will change the world again but even better now that he has left Microsoft. Not many people are willing not only to give away their mass fortune but to be personally involved that it...

Tags: lighter side, Bill Gates

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Your correspondence so far

It's been just over a month now since I started writing here, and it's certainly been an interesting one. I've had many emails over the last month asking me this, that and the other, not even a single death threat yet! I'd like to share some questions and my answers...

Tags: Web Server, Operating System, Server, Microsoft Corp., Q., E-mail, Web Servers, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Online Communications, Internet, Software, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-29

The lighter side of Bill Gates

As you all probably know, considering the 2 year lead-up to today and the considerable press coverage, it's Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft. I'd like to take a slightly different spin on covering his career and life, by pointing out the stupid stuff, in the hope it will appeal...

Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 95, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Sales, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Bill Gates bids farewell

Bill Gates bids farewellHe brought a lot to the computer world!Yeah, vicious predation, greed, and arrogance.iMiss BilliWill miss Bill. He brought a lot to the computer world!Bill Gates bids farewellA fine speech from a magnificent man! He had visions, he had missions, he had it all! The IT...

Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Windows NT, Bill Gates, Abramoff, Preston Gates, vision, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-27

Facing the Software Quality Challenge: The Results of a New IDC Survey

Development organizations today are faced with a number of significant challenges. They must coordinate disparate code sources, overcome code complexity, keep pace with rapid change, enforce compliance with mandatory processes, and work within budgetary constraints to name just a few. So, how are these organizations faring? Are developers successfully dealing...

Tags: Software, Survey, Coverity, International Data Corp., Software Quality, Tools & Techniques, Management

Webcasts 2008-06-19

Gates to look back, ahead on tools in his last Microsoft keynote

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates will continue his long goodbye on June 3 with his last public tradeshow keynote at the company's TechEd Developers Conference in Orlando. (Gates will no longer be engaged in day-to-day responsibilities at Microsoft as of July 1, so that he can work more...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, TechEd, Microsoft Corp., Community Technology Preview, Tool, Modeling, Parallel Extensions, Research & Development, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-06-03

Microsoft Biz Unit Chief Jeff Raikes to head Gates Foundation

For all those wondering what Microsoft Business Division President Jeff Raikes would do once he retires from Microsoft in September, the uncertainty is over. Raikes is going to become the new CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Raikes is replacing another former...

Tags: Jeff Raikes, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-12

Microsoft, Intel to team on new parallel, multicore research efforts

Microsoft, Intel to team on new parallel, multicore research effortsJoint effort to monopolize the next 20 years...It's about time...Somebody put money into CS research, especially parallel stuff. Maybe this money will spur others to do likewise. Maybe CS departments will now be able to "rise from the ashes" of the...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, multi-core, Microsoft Corp., Intel Corp., new Parallel, F/OSS, parallel, team

Discussion threads 2008-03-17

IE 8 to feature WebSlices, Activities

IE 8 to feature WebSlices, ActivitiesRE: IE 8 to feature WebSlices, ActivitiesMary Jo, once again you have shown you are one of the quickest journalists to cover MS tech news!looking forward to IE8 Beta1!I've got a funny feelingthat it's going to make writing "MS javascript TM" and "MS CSS TM"...

Tags: Web browsers, WebSlices, IE 8, Activities, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE8 Beta1

Discussion threads 2008-03-05