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- Google Book Settlement revised; Open Book Alliance pans it as mere 'nip and tuck'
- Orphan worksShould become non-copyrighted after 4 years without a known rights owner. PERIOD!
- Tags: alliance, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-14
- Google Book Settlement revised; Open Book Alliance pans it as mere 'nip and tuck'
- Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers have modified their digital book agreement in an effort to placate the Justice Department and other critics. by Larry Dignan
- Tags: Google Inc., Alliance, Settlement, Litigation, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-11-14
- Oracle buys Virtual Iron; Bolsters virtualization technology
- Oracle said Wednesday that it has acquired Virtual Iron Software, which makes virtualization management software, for an undisclosed sum. The company said in a statement Techmeme that it will combine Virtual Iron's technology and Oracle virtual machines to "provide more comprehensive and dynamic resource management across the full...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., Virtual Iron, Virtualization, Hardware, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle's grip
-  The fate of Sun's open source jewels -- especially MySQL -- has been heavily debated since Oracle announced its intentions to buy the Java giant earlier this week. Few expect the Redwood Shores, Calif. database giant to mess with Java. It is a...
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Operating System, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Should Microsoft decouple IE from Patch Tuesday?
- Should Microsoft decouple IE from Patch Tuesday?that's an excellent ideaAnd Microsoft should just copy what Firefox does with the patch cycle. It would probably nip a few security issues in the bud.I agree.It *is* an excellent idea. I've seen some people here deselect IE patches from Windows Update so...
- Tags: Web browsers, Patches, Microsoft Internet Explorer, patch management, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-02-12
- Google: Go tell Apple to shove it.
- I was surprised to hear of recent confirmed reports that Apple confronted Google management and insisted that they refrain from implementing a similar "Multi-Touch" UI feature in their Android device OS -- or else. Not wanting to harm their relationship with the company, Google relented, and...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Multi-touch, Apple Inc., Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2009-02-11
- Worlds.com patent litigation could ripple through virtual worlds
- Worlds.com patent litigation could ripple through virtual worldsQuake 3 predates this patent by two yearsQuake 3 would seem to run counter to this patent, as would Tribes, and several other online games from the 90s. The core concepts of such online interactions were also presented in the 90s movie...
- Tags: Quake 3, patent, virtual world, patent litigation
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- ZDNet blogger: working from home
- More and more people work from home every day. Not only that, more and more people don't work from their offices, or "where they're meant to work". With the Internet, intranet's and extranet's, email and unified communications with VoIP and Blackberry devices, it makes life much easier...
- Tags: Phone, Tea, Blogger, E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- LIVE from the Apple event
- LIVE from the Apple eventiPod NanoI'm glad I just bought my son a 4 GB Nano for $199 from the Apple web site. OUCH!Apple events are better than Sleeping pillsAnother Yawn event from Apple, there will be a day when no one comes to hear Steve Jobs pamper his ego...
- Tags: Games, Apple Events, MP3/MP4 Player, LOL Here, accelerometer, Apple Inc., Apple Event, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-09
- Seinfeld becomes McCain
- Seinfeld becomes McCainMyth?So, is John McCain's patriotism a myth? Perhaps his leadership abilities? Or maybe it is a myth that John McCain is actually qualified for the job of Commander in Chief?The only myth here relates to you feeling somehow qualified to offer political commentary.dude you really need...
- Tags: Taxes, RSS, John McCain, Obama
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Apple: Perception is Reality
- When a technology columnist known for his critical views on Apple makes statements to the effect that the company should consider defining and publicly communicating a succession strategy, many Apple fans might consider the subject too close to home and inappropriate. It will generate heated discussion...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-23
- Firefox 3 download fiesta: Ready, set, kaboom
- Firefox 3 download fiesta: Ready, set, kaboomuhhhh...maybe because there is millions of people hammering mozilla's servers right now trying to download firefox.. maybe?!!Bwaahhh HAHAHAHA!I guess Mozilla isn't quite ready yet, problems?Yes I tried the FTP site and they have a page up stating they're not ready yet. I am also...
- Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- Microsoft OOXML opponents won't back down
- Microsoft OOXML opponents won't back downIt lies with the winner?Microsoft didn't win--it did it's usual thing of lying and cheating to steal a result it couldn't earn. E.g.,http://deepakphatak.blogspot.com/2008/05/this-is.htmlNot a standard, yetWith the appeals and the lack of publishing, it's still not a standard.OOXML is largely irrelevant and will "die"ISO...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), Office Open XML, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format
- Discussion threads 2008-06-04
- Zoho releases invoicing service (sort of)
- Zoho has released an invoicing service as its first step into making its fast growing suite of SMB productivity services a truly useful collection of business applications. I should warn readers that this is not a production release which was originally scheduled for April 8th but...
- Tags: Invoice, Service, Zoho, Settings, Blinksale, Sales Strategy, Taxes, E-mail, Sales Force Management, Free Trade, Sales, Financial Planning, Finance, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- Uncovering the missing Mac OS X applications
- Uncovering the missing Mac OS X applicationsTalk about stating the bleeding obvious![i]"Mac fans will point out that almost every computing niche is covered by some Mac-native software and that Mac applications are often “better” or certainly more elegant than the Windows alternative..."[/i]So what you are really saying is that fanbois...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, PawSense, Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2007-12-12
- Here's why teachers who ban Wikipedia are misguided
- Here's why teachers who ban Wikipedia are misguidedWikipedia [i]should[/i] be banned be teachersThe reasons for the ban on Wikipedia expand further than those that this blog has half-refuted.First, I will admit that the new features do indeed make Wikipedia more reliable. Some studies have gone so far as to...
- Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia
- Discussion threads 2007-12-08
- Fastest Windows Vista notebook - MacBook Pro
- Fastest Windows Vista notebook - MacBook ProIt would be more interestingIf they then did a comparison Windows to OSX on that same machine - using tasks that are common among all platforms for those tests.Cue Damage ControlDoesn't the awesome alien logo give it the edge though? The board room is...
- Tags: Notebooks, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, board room, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Macintosh, notebook
- Discussion threads 2007-12-04
- SaaS and Office 2.0 evolving towards Enterprise 2.0?
- Yesterday on the Boston waterfront at the Reinventing the Enterprise summit, a lively panel of industry luminaries discussed and debated the topic of the event: How enterprises are dealing with the powerful transformational forces from the Web 2.0 era that are reshaping the workplace today. The issues and concerns...
- Tags: Application, Software-as-a-service, Enterprise 2.0, Office 2.0, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2007-10-27
- Google complains (again)
- Google complains againIt's not the public who caresIt's google.According to this article search has existed since W2Khttp://arstechnica.com/reviews/os/vista-under-the-hood.ars/5Isn't it surprisingconsidering how stifled Microsoft is from providing rich features and innovation, that they still maintain pretty much the same marketshare they had prior to the anti-trust proceedings. Funny how the government can...
- Tags: Linux, Desktops, Operating systems, SEARCH, U.S. Department of Justice, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-06-25
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