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- Jason Calacanis, Nick Carr, Microsoft, Google, and the most prized currency of Web 3.0: Trust
- Jason Calacanis, Nick Carr, Microsoft, Google, and the most prized currency of Web 3.0: TrustGive me a definition for Web 2.0 firstAt the web 2.0 conference earlier this year, they had to have a whole panel debate what web 2.0 meant. Cisco calls it collaboration and video conferencing while...
- Tags: Channel management, AJAX, Microsoft Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Web 2.0, Web, Nick Carr, Web 3.0, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-04
- Jason Calacanis, Nick Carr, Microsoft, Google, and the most prized currency of Web 3.0: Trust
- Lampooning Jason Calacanis' attempt to define Web 3.0, Nicholas Carr metaphorically cites Yeat's Couplet (Hurrah for revolution and more cannon-shot!; A beggar upon horseback lashes a beggar on foot) before concluding: Both beggars, though, labor under romantic misconceptions. For one, the web is freeing us from the shackles of...
- Tags: Google Inc., Nick Carr, Web, Media, Web 3.0, Microsoft Corp., Channel Management, Marketing, David Berlind
- Blog posts 2007-10-04
- Nick Carr breaks down the evolution of Office suites
- Nick Carr breaks down the evolution of Office suitesDon't under estimate Google either. They for sure have a team working onthe offline problem as we speak. They need to build a mini web server into Firefox to cash online applications for offline use, and automatically re-sync files on re-connect.They are...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, World of Warcraft, Microsoft Office, Donnie, Google Inc., server, Office suites, Nick Carr, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-14
- Nick Carr breaks down the evolution of Office suites
- Nick Carr weighs in on the definitional debates about Office 2.0, or the post Microsoft Office era that is emerging, and offers his view of the evolution of office software:Office 1.0 (1980s): a set of discrete and often incompatible applications for word processing, spreadsheets, presentation creation, and simple database management....
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office
- Blog posts 2006-09-14
- Is JotSpot a Microsoft Office killer?
- Nick Carr has an interesting post in Microsoft almost certainly will enter the Web Office suite market response to the new Web Office wiki released yesterday by JotSpot, covered here on my blog and also by Dan Farber. Dan called JotSpot's new product a "nascent wiki-based office suite", which is...
- Tags: JotSpot, Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-07-25
- Nick Carr on IE7, Google, and the DOJ
- According to a report in the New York Times, Microsoft has been vindicated in its decision to make its MSN/Live Search the default in Internet Explorer by the Department of Justice. The DOJ and states monitoring Microsoft's practices following the monopoly decree have stated that the default setting is...
- Tags: Google Inc., Nick Carr
- Blog posts 2006-05-14
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- Does IT really need to fear multicore?
- While multicore chips hold great promise for applications and computing power they could wreak havoc on technology departments. That's the message from Gartner analyst Carl Claunch, who argued Thursday that IT types should fear--yes fear--multicore technology. Multicore chips carry multiple brains on them and companies like Intel...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Multi-core, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- The Windows 7 name game, continued
- It is rare that you get to see a Microsoft executive tap dance and juggle at the same time, but that's what I felt like as I read one senior executive's attempt to explain why the next version of Windows will be called Windows 7, even though it's technically version...
- Tags: Game, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Microsoft plays up 'less is more' as its holiday retail message
- With consumers hunkering down, how is Microsoft hoping to get them to spend on technology toys and software this holiday season? The theme at the company's Holiday 2008 "In the Know" showcase in New York City this week is less is more. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Tools & Techniques, Management, Mary Jo Foley, Phone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Telecom & Utilities, Software
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- 80 ways to mix open source and business
- Open source and business do mix. In fact, according to Matthew Aslett at the 451 Group, you can mix open source into more than 80 combinations of development model, licensing model, and revenue schemes. Usually, people talk about three licensing combos: Proprietary, mixed, and "pure" open source...
- Tags: Aslett, Open Source, Joe Brockmeier
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Gartner Top 10 embraces the Cloud
- As in previous years, the analysts at Gartner have unveiled their 'Top 10 Strategic Technologies,' and Jason Hiner provides details elsewhere on ZDNet. The press release is here. One of the analysts involved David Cearley discusses the Top 10 over on YouTube, and posts the information from...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., David, Jason, Semantic Web, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Microsoft aiming to deliver Vista SP2 before Windows 7
- The Windows team is readying second service packs (SP2) for Vista -- and for its server complement, Windows Server 2008 -- and is aiming to deliver these SP2s before it releases Windows 7, according to my sources. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Windows Team, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Servers, Hardware
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- High-tech manufacturers rev up Oregon e-recycling program
- The Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company is flipping the switch on its state-wide electronics recycling program in Oregon. The next three months will represent a pilot phase, funded by Panasonic Corp. of North America, Sharp Electronics Corp., Toshiba America Consumer Products and CRT Processing, which is an e-waste recycling...
- Tags: Oregon, Electronics, Manufacturer, E-waste, CRT, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- News to know: Gartner, Firefox 3.1, Apple notebook event, Intel
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Gartner: Top 10 technologies to watch over the next three years Larry Dignan: IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers ...
- Tags: Richard Koman, Mozilla Firefox, Apple MacBook, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Notebook Event, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- 10 things you should do before, during, and after reinstalling Windows
- There are some very good reasons why you might want to reinstall Microsoft Windows. Whether it is 2000, XP or Vista, the registry can become corrupted or it can accumulate settings for programs long since forgotten, leading to sluggish performance. Alan Norton documents the steps needed to properly reinstall Windows....
- Tags: Alan Norton, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Download resources 2008-10-15
- Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits
- Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploitsPatch your applications...And don't run your browser with administrative rights (in case you forget to patch those applications, e.g., WinAmp, QuickTime, etc).If you're on Windows XP/2000 or Vista and you've foolishly turned off UAC, you can use this tool:http://www.download.com/RemoveAdmin/3000-2381_4-10824971.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10835515Thing is, RemoveAdmin is a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Secunia, popular security suite, exploit, security suite, Kaspersky, security
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday malware campaign spreading
- Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday malware campaign spreadingowning a computerthese peeps whom click on the email should not be allow to own a computer. period until they go through security training for 1 year
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday, malware campaign, malware
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Fake Microsoft Patch Tuesday malware campaign spreading
- Malicious attackers are once again taking advantage of event-based social engineering attacks, and are currently mass mailing fake notifications for Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, attaching a copy of Trojan.Backdoor.Haxdoor, next to a legitimately looking PGP signature which is, of course, fake too : "We received some questions from customers about...
- Tags: Malware, Microsoft Corp., PGP Corp., Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, E-mail, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- 'I'm a PC. A $999 MacBook still doesn't tempt me' (or does it?)
- 'I'm a PC. A $999 MacBook still doesn't tempt me' (or does it?)MS will have nothing exciting on the OS front for Christmas this year.If you want to do something exciting, you will have to buy a Mac. And, it only gets worse for MS on the MID/NetBook front. That...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Laptop sale, Desktop sale, PC, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, laptop computer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- How green is your vendor?
- Gartner analyst Simon Mingay on Tuesday unveiled ratings for technology vendors to highlight who's talking green and who's actually delivering. Just don't expect anything too quantitative just yet. Mingay's presentation at the Gartner Symposium ITXpo caught my attention given that every vendor is...
- Tags: Gartner Inc., Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
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