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Military won't wait on EMR choice: Military won't wait on EMR choice.....So in typical bureaucratic fashion they will forgo a system that works well, is battle tested and reliable as well as... most cost effective! I guess when you have morons voting for idiots this is the outcome. ]:); Tags: EMR; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
PPC Prophecy (zip): PPC PROPHECY - The Mindset of a PPC Master. Changing the way you think in order to best use pay per click systems efficiently. You therefore 1 - Don't Focus on the Bad; Give Yourself a Set of Rules; Don't be Greedy; Use Goal Setting. Be focused, have the right...; Tags: Mindset, Pay-per-click Advertising, Advertising & Promotion, Operational Planning, Marketing, Business Operations; Software downloads 2007-10-30
Technology innovation and policy: The power of "we": Technology innovation and policy: The power of "we"It's about time, emotion, and precisionEveryone has seen people collaborate, but how much of collaboration is actually productive? To a certain extent most of collaboration is worthless, and impinges productivity.This isn't to say that collaboration isn't worthwhile; however, you must discern what adds...; Tags: Groupware, collaboration, Cisco Systems Inc., mindset, Chamber; Discussion threads 2007-10-12
Reuse, redundancy and the chasm 2.0: Reuse, redundancy and the chasm 2.0wowFYI "Web 2.0" is just a stupid marketing term picked up by somebody who attended too many O'reily conferences."The creationist mindset""The darwinist mindset"That's flame bait and you know it. Now the TalkBack is going to be filled with these issues rather than what you discussed...; Tags: Marketing research, Strategy, mindset, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-01-17
Reuse, redundancy and the chasm 2.0: Reuse has been a constant and yet elusive goal throughout the history of software. Today its a key part of the argument for adopting SOA, SaaS and Web 2.0. But I have a feeling that people approach it with one of two contrasting mindsets, only one of which is destined...; Tags: SAP, Salesforce.com, Ecosystems, Web 2.0, Marketplaces, Development, mindset; Blog posts 2007-01-16

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How to lose customers by not even trying: How to lose customers by not even tryingSpot onThere is nothing more infuriating than trying to use a site that has been designed for a single specific browser that isn't yours.I truly appreciate how difficult it can be to get sites working consistently across all browsers. But it is surely...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Web browsers, Hertz Corp., Web site, Web browser; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costs: SAP pulls the trigger on higher support costsPlease be careful when you claim "paid support"Dennis, Unless you have a copy of the invoice from IDC, you shouldn't flatly state that she was paid or otherwise compensated for her quote in a press release. Bad form from an otherwise reliable...; Tags: Firewalls, Dennis, SAP AG, support cost, financial relationship, trigger; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmare: Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmareRE: Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmareThe legal "Phalanx" is only one of several tools that Apple is heating in the furnace of hi-tech to fight the Cloners and maintain their iron grip on quality control of their hardware, which is their major...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, Thermopylae, clone nightmare; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Why tech jobs are beating the employment odds: Why tech jobs are beating the employment oddsCan somebody tell me whenan economist has ever called it right? Every piece of economic news includes the line "more than" or "less than" what economists predicted.Why do we even listen to these folks?I'd have just put it more brutally...US companies have wanted...; Tags: employment odd, tech job; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4: Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, vision, computer; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Ace Athlete (exe): What you will find inside How To Be An Ace Athlete: Overlooked needs of athletes that are very necessary for supreme athletic performance. How to prevent your opponents from taking advantage of your strengths and weaknesses. How to develop a mindset that will put a fiery enthusiasm in each of...; Tags: Training, Athlete, Phinikas, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Human Resources; Software downloads 2008-07-01
What putting off health care means: What putting off health care meansPreventionI used to get severe headaches occasionally migraine whenever the weather changed. If a thunderstorm was coming, I would get a bad headache. When the weather was turning nice again, I would get a severe headache. I had a couple of dental...; Tags: Vertical industries, health care, insurance; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
101 Ways to Lose 10 Pounds (exe): Looking for the fastest way to lose weight? Learn how to lose weight quickly with our 101 tips to lose 10 pounds. Fast and healthy weight loss using 101 everyday diet tips, without having to starve to death. Anyone can use these tips and see results. Losing weight just requires...; Tags: Pound, Tip, Phinikas; Software downloads 2008-06-30
Hyper-V: It's here: Hyper-V: It's hereI Love it ....Quote:"Hyper-V does have one drawback, in that it will only run on the 64-bit version of Windows Server 2008, because it makes heavy use of Intel VT-X and AMD-V on chip virtualization acceleration features, which are only present in newer 64-bit CPUs."I have deployed 20...; Tags: Network technology, Microsoft Windows, Hyper-V, 64-bit, VMware Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-06-26
Time to blow up the software industry: Vinnie Mirchandani's post, Call to Steve Jobs: Please reshape the enterprise software market was bound to get a reaction out of my Irregular chums. 70 reactions to be precise as at the time of writing this post. That's the number of posts to our Google Group on the topic with...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Financial, Software Company, SAP AG, Vinnie Mirchandani, Software As A Service (SaaS), Tools & Techniques, Cloud Computing, Enterprise Software, Emerging Technologies, Management, Software, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-06-24
The #1 reason IT often fails to deliver value: The #1 reason IT often fails to deliver valueI can't believe you would try to blame...IT failures on anyone other than IT staff. You sound like someone who isn't man enough to suck it up and take the blame for your own short comings. Blaming top executives for your...; Tags: Strategy, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-06-23
Study: Early gadget adopters 'conceited' and 'arrogant': In a new study by Mindset Media and Nielsen Online emerges a more nuanced profile of gadget lovers who tend to buy new technology early and often. The old profile? Wealthy young males. The new? Assertive leaders who are, ahem, low on modesty. ...; Tags: Leader, Horn, Leadership, Management, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-06-19
Judge nixes challenge to library filter suit: Judge nixes challenge to library filter suitso why is restricting the use of my computer in a public setting violatingsomeone else's free speech right?we have always had this public nuisance mindset, especially around children.the propriety of it is still appropriate.no matter what the aclu thinks.if i want to use my...; Tags: Government, Vertical industries, PRODUCTIVITY, library filter; Discussion threads 2008-06-12
Jobs or air pollution--is this a false dicotomy?: Jobs or air pollution--is this a false dicotomy?The real questionIs the cure worse than the disease? Global warming alarmists are predicting apocalypse in 50 years. Yet we are seeing food riots today that are a direct result of their "fix."Modern environmentalism: creating human misery wherever it is applied.RE: Jobs or...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Treximet, www.Treximet.org, false dicotomy, dicotomy, pollution, job; Discussion threads 2008-06-02
The tattered history of OOP: The tattered history of OOPCalling for Mom ..SOAP etc are not themselves messaging based, they're messaging protocols - i.e. message carriers that are not internally implemented using object messaging.OOP!Crieky, I had no idea OOP had been through so much! We're just about to start using Zend Framework PHP, I might...; Tags: OOA/OOD/OOP, Programming languages, Message Passing, object-oriented programming, Java, Smalltalk; Discussion threads 2008-06-02