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Q&A with Mik Kersten, Mylar project lead: Q&A with Mik Kersten, Mylar project leadSounds innovativeI agree this is an innovative concept. I imagine that MS will want to include some of this functionality in a future version of VS, particularly the task-oriented filtering of documentation. I've heard a couple experienced .Net developers say that with the release...; Tags: Middleware, OSS, Mik Kersten, Mylar; Discussion threads 2006-12-16
Q&A with Mik Kersten, Mylar project lead: This week, the Mylar project reached its 1.0 production milestone. Variously described by its users as "addictive", "revolutionary", "innovative", and "a killer app", Mylar represents a fundamental shift in the way IDEs work. I caught up with Mik Kersten, project leader for Mylar, and asked him to explain what Mylar...; Tags: E-mail, Development tools, Mylar, Mik Kersten, task context; Blog posts 2006-12-13

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M-Audio Studiophile AV20: We recently auditioned the M-Audio's Studiophile AV 40 stereo speakers, and found a lot to like. Those big, beefy monitors were great for audio from a PC or any other stereo audio source. However, with 4-inch woofers and speakers weighing 14 pounds each, the AV 40s required a design and...; Tags: speaker, M-Audio Studiophile AV20, Studiophile AV 20; Product reviews 2008-08-22
Ultrasone HFI-580: Unlike the Ultrasone HFI-2200s, which allow sound to be projected from the actual ear cups, the Ultrasone HFI-580s are a "closed-back" pair of headphones, so they hush outside noise, which prevents the headphone's sound from being heard by other people around you. That's good, except that a lot of closed-back...; Tags: HFI-2200, headphone, Ultrasone HFI-580s, Ultrasone HFI-580; Product reviews 2008-07-28
Squaring the cloud: Squaring the cloudNobody cares...about the cloud. Individuals will eventually be its only users.I guess the large number of talkbacks indicates just how popular it is.Totally dangerous idea.http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/15/google_spreadsheet_bug/This is what users of google apps can expect. Unsecure data.So who takes the call when the Cloud is down?The ISP? Google? Who is...; Tags: BIOS, Strategy, Processors, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-04-15

Green-walling with patented new tech: I had a serious talk with the chief of Serious Materials. And the company promises some serious energy savings with their new products. But in my talk with CEO Kevin Surace I hit a green wall on one topic: how do they make this stuff? ...; Tags: Window, Product, Aluminum, Kevin Surace, Construction, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-01-27
Eclipse Europa on track for June 29th: Annual open source release train keeps chugging along with 17 million lines of code.Even if you're not a big fan of Eclipse you have to be impressed with one thing - their ability to deliver software on time. Later this week, while the rest of the world is standing in...; Tags: Programming, Linux, Java, General, Eclipse, Community; Blog posts 2007-06-27
Verve IV: Benicia, California-based Now Hear This NHT has a long history of building affordable high-performance speakers. In recent years, the company successfully moved upmarket with a remarkably innovative series of products, including the Xd integrated electronics and speaker system, and a high-end surround processor and power amplifier. But with the introduction...; Tags: speaker, Now Hear This, V Large, V Woofer; Product reviews 2007-04-11
'Branded Conversations' frame social media in 2007: February 4 will not only kickoff Super Bowl XLI, it will mark the major league debut of what I call brand-focused “user-involved” social media content, or “branded conversations.”In “Super Bowl 2007: Social media kickoff” I present the NFL, Doritos and Chevrolet brand-focused “user-involved” social media promotions created around the yearly...; Tags: brand, NBC, Social Media, Social Networking, Self-Promotion, Marketing, Brands, Amateur Content, YouTube, Video, Social Web, MySpace, User-Generated Content, Culture, Advertising, Web 2.0; Blog posts 2007-01-04
Web 2.0: 'The Media' still in control: Web 2.0 ‘users are in control’ has been affirmed, by Time Magazine, circa 2006.It’s annual “Person of the Year” issue proclaims “YOU”:Yes, you. You control the Information Age. Welcome to your world.Time also underscores “Power to the People”:You control the media now, and the world will never be the same.REALLY?...; Tags: Time Magazine, video, Web 2.0, Web; Blog posts 2006-12-17
Heating Mars with mirrors: This University of Arizona UA project doesnt want to terraform the whole Red Planet. In fact, this project is funded with a very modest $9,000 grant from NASA and just wants to heat a one-square kilometer area of Mars surface by using space mirrors as reports New Scientist. The plan...; Tags: Space &, Aerospace, Science &, Nature, Engineering &, Innovation, Mars, Rigel Woida; Blog posts 2006-11-16
Magnetic tape prototype makes data leap: Magnetic tape prototype makes data leapWait a minute here...I thought one of the big issues with tape storage was the fact that the magnetic domains, separated by only the thickness of the carrier mylar or whatever would degrade each other because they were too close together over extended storage...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, Backups, Magnetic Storage, tape, media, storage, domain, disk; Discussion threads 2006-05-16
HP set for laser printer revamp: HP set for laser printer revampWith these the prices are about right, sothey should start working on getting the lasers to have MUCH better Color Photo Quality. Then we will consider buying them.Gotta give them their dueThe most reliable printer I have ever owned is my LaserJet 4. It...; Tags: Printers, laser printer, laser, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co.; Discussion threads 2006-04-13
Political ideals and business: Political ideals and businessYeah, but!I really have some problems with this one. Yahoo, MSN, Google and Cisco work to comply with Chinese 'law' - which is a misnomer - it really means that Chinese internal intellegence working on orders of the politboro told the companies what to do. ...; Tags: Vertical industries, government, U.S. Department of Justice; Discussion threads 2006-02-15
Former CIA chief expresses doubts about NSA program: Former CIA chief expresses doubts about NSA programAll the more reason to nip this in the bud nowAny precedent sets now continues to the next leader of our country, so even those who support W should tread very carefully.Why is the NSA afraid of their own court?Ok, so a "special...; Tags: CIA; Discussion threads 2006-02-09
RFID subway pass? Sure, New York says: RFID subway pass? Sure, New York saysBut, RFID payment tags should only be activated on demand.The problem that I have with much of the latest ideas for using RFIC technology for payment and identification, is that they are always active. Readable by anyone with a reader and a bit of...; Tags: RFID, chip, RFID chip; Discussion threads 2006-01-31
Business Opportunity of the moment: I see this in today's Wall Street Journal:J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., the nation's largest credit-card issuer, plans to announce today that it will issue millions of new credit cards that can be waved or held in front of a special reader, as well as swiped through a traditional terminal....; Tags: Opportunity; Blog posts 2005-05-19
HP combines printer, PC units: HP combines printer, PC unitsThey don't need to get to market quicker...They need to get BETTER products to market.HP Printers aren't what they used to be. Rollers seem to last a week, and don't even get me started on the fragile, mylar-covered "Instant-On" fuser problems.Happens all the timeDon't read...; Tags: Printers, Hewlett-Packard Co., printer, coffin, HP Printers; Discussion threads 2005-01-14
U.S. moves closer to e-passports: U.S. moves closer to e-passportsPlease remove the tinfoil hat before blogging....Hint - this is not the former Soviet Union. The US (well, okay, maybe the Peoples Republic of Cambridge, but that is a different story anyway) does not require internal passports to move about from city to city, let...; Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Next IT, passport, chip, e-passport; Discussion threads 2004-10-25
Merrill Lynch to HP: Time for a break-up: Merrill Lynch to HP: Time for a break-upUncommon adviceSpin off the core business, which in HP's case is printers. The spin-off would take the company name.Keep the parts of the business which are just holding their own, as in pc's.This is the reverse of the recommendation of the dissidents...; Tags: Printers, Mergers & Acquisitions, Hewlett-Packard Co., Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., printer, Dell Computer Corp., toner price; Discussion threads 2004-06-07