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Linux and MacOS X on X360?

The fastest Macintosh in the world right now should be a Microsoft X360 developer unit running a three-way, 3.2Ghz, PowerG5 successor on a 22.5GB/S bus. The only problem with it, of course, is that Microsoft's nexus DRM implementation prevents it from running MacOS X. That's fixable, although probably not...

Tags: Apple Mac OS, nexus

Blog posts 2005-08-24

Command & Conquer: Generals - Multi Train map (zip)

This is the Multi Train Map for C&C Generals.

Tags: Nexus

Software downloads 2003-10-23

NEXUS: Life in the Fast Lane - RFID Powers Border Crossing Program

NEXUS was developed jointly by the U.S. and Canada to expedite border crossings by low risk travelers. After considering a number of possibilities, U.S. immigration officials, which now are part of the new Homeland Security department, selected a system that relies on a backbone of Intermec Intellitag Radio Frequency IDentification,...

Tags: AOL Instant Messenger, Nexus, RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics

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Cablevision, part 2: Is RS-DVR like a VCR or a copy shop?

(See Part 1: Buffering is not copying) Direct liability for creating playback copies The plaintiffs charged that Cablevision violated its reproduction right by creating copies for playback to customers. The question here is who made the copies. "If it is Cablevision, plaintiffs' theory of...

Tags: Cablevision Systems Corp., VCR, Netcom, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-08-05

I need help: a website strategy and design issue

I want to build a political website whose role will be to act as a communications nexus around which the organization can evolve - but, as it turns out, I don't know how to do this, so I'm asking for help. by Paul Murphy

Tags: Strategy, Web, Web Site, Site, Geeklog, Channel Management, Leadership, Marketing, Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-07-29

What is a company blogger good for?

I often hear from companies that want to "be social" or "hire a blogger." Usually, there hasn't been any effort put into the question of what they'd like to accomplish from the effort, so I send out the following. Now, you can call me to talk when you have an...

Tags: Marketing, Industry, Blog, Site, Blogger, Industry New, Blogging, Strategy, Internet, Management, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-06-30

Nexus (exe)

Playlist creation tool loaded with features that no other playlist tool can offer! Plus, connect to your FaceBook friends, share playlists and download music. Create professional playlists in seconds. Manage and compose iTunes playlists instantly. Get immediate song recommendations and download music files from Amazon MP3 and the iTunes Music...

Tags: Playlist, NexTune, Digital Music, Digital Media, Productivity, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-06-30

Nexus (zip)

Loaded with features that no other playlist tool can offer. Plus, connect to your FaceBook friends, share playlists and download music. MoodMaker - create a playlist based on the moods you choose. SmartMix - make a playlist in just seconds from a few song selections. Compose - automaically arrange the...

Tags: Playlist, Apple iTunes, Music, NexTune, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-06-23

Salesforce.com, Partners, and Value-Added SaaS

As the resident Salesforce.com basher at ZDNet, it is with some smugness that I am watching the birth of a fellow naysayer on the future of Salesforce.com's efforts to break forth from its CRM on-demand origins into its next big thing. The new critic in the Salesforce.com-watcher camp belongs to...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, SFDC, Force.com, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-06-16

Transforming the Data Center with Unified Fabric

Is Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE really the long-awaited breakthrough that will transparently integrate your network servers and storage, or is it simply the latest industry hype? Get the answers and expert insights from some of the most distinguished networking engineers in the industry on this 60-minute TechWiseTV video broadcast...

Tags: Data Center, Fibre Channel, Cisco Systems Inc., TechWiseTV, Data Centers, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Hardware, Data Management

Webcasts 2008-05-29

Energy and food becoming global battlegrounds while high profile VC becomes lightning rod

Energy. Food. Money. The nexus is fraught with political disagreement, high intensity accuations and lots of potential for profit, or disaster. All depends on who you listen to. If the era of cheap petroleum is truly and forever dead, then these battles shall only get more nasty,...

Tags: Brazil, Food, Biofuel, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-05-27

Fayetteville becomes center of "Green Valley"

Yes, that Fayetteville. In Arkansas, home of Wal-Mart.* The same Wal-Mart that recently announced it had annual sales of $375-billion. As a nation Wal-Mart would rank right below Switerland in GDP, and ahead of such oil-rich countries as Saudi Arabia and Norway. It's Wal-Mart's...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Arkansas, Fayetteville, Casestack, Transportation, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-05-26

Cisco Nexus 5000 and Emulex LP21000

Data Center managers are challenged to keep pace with continuous growth while managing capital, operational and facilities costs. Organizations have turned to server virtualization as a means of reigning in the costs by consolidating applications on virtual servers. Increases in SAN attachment have gone hand in hand. Fibre Channel over...

Tags: Emulex Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Data Center Manager, Fibre Channel Over Ethernet, Data Centers, Server Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Servers

White papers 2008-05-01

Can assistive technology save computing?

Computing is becoming an old man's game. (Picture from the University of Buffalo. Go Bulls.) Last year just 8,000 people graduated with computing majors, nationwide, the lowest figure in years. Can assistive technology turn that around? Michael Buckley at the University of Buffalo thinks...

Tags: Computing, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-30

Converging SAN and LAN Infrastructure With Fibre Channel Over Ethernet for Efficient, Cost-Effective Data Centers

Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE is an emerging data transport technology that simplifies the network fabric by converging both Storage Area Network SAN and LAN connectivity onto a single 10 Gigabit Ethernet link. As the use of SANs in the data center continues to grow, FCoE can decrease the cost...

Tags: LAN, Data Center, Fibre Channel, SAN, Fibre Channel Over Ethernet, Storage Area Networks (SAN), Storage, Ethernet, Storage Management, Networking, Hardware

White papers 2008-04-22

News to know: Microhoo; Adobe patch; Windows bloat; AMD

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yahoo goes nuclear vs. Microsoft: Inks limited Google ad deal; Microsoft fires back Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft-Yahoo-Google: The vicious antitrust circle Yahoo's strategy: Torpedo the Microsoft deal or up the offer? Garett Rogers: Google gets business from Yahoo...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows, Robots, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-10

Cisco refreshes green data center act with new Nexus switch

Cisco is latching onto the green data center consolidation movement with a new line of switches called the Nexus 5000 series. The company also is making it more attractive for its VARs and resellers to create a data center practice through new incentives that will kick in come August. ...

Tags: Data Center, Cisco Systems Inc., Data Centers, Ethernet, Storage, Network Technology, Hardware, Data Management, Networking, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-04-09

Biofuel's got an outspoken enemy

The Finance Minister of India has attacked biofuel as an outrageous use of food crops. He specifically cited the United States which he claims uses 20% of its corn for fuel, not food. Once American farm surpluses helped feed millions of people outside the country. Now the...

Tags: Food, India, Green Technology, Biofuel, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-03-26

Dark Clouds and Silver Linings

Cloud computing is getting hot, as in hot promises, hot press releases, and some hot contentions about who's platform is going to win the latest battleground in on-demand/SaaS. The answer my friend, is largely blowing in the wind. But not for long…. To be sure, there's a...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Cape Clear Software, On-demand, Vision, Workday, Microsoft Corp., Cloud, Sales Force Management, Strategy, Sales, Management, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-02-15

Medscheme Streamlines Transaction Processing and Virtually Eliminates System Downtime

Medscheme wanted to implement a scalable, stable solution capable of handling a high number of online transactions in real time from pharmacies throughout the country and eliminated scheduled downtime caused by requirement for batch processing, regular backups and payment runs. The challenge was to improve data integrity by consolidating nine...

Tags: Data Integrity, Oracle Corp., Transaction Processing, Downtime, Medscheme

Case studies 2008-02-01