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Open source and forced obsolescence

You gutted your own articleFirst, no one forces you to update your software, period. There *are* companies that won't support antiques, and who can blame them? Support costs are very high, especially since one person or team can't be expected to be expert in a dozen different versions of the...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), obsolescence, open source, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

The iPhone Telephony Tragedy

Instant reaction ...... Apple and ATT ... two of the biggest global companies. Products and service in the 21st century? Crap :-(Obsolescence is the rule This does not excuse ATT's bad network, but anybody, buying any digital product should know that it will be surpassed in months, and obsolete within...

Tags: Smart phones, Telecom & Utilities, Obsolescence, Apple iPhone, iPhone Telephony tragedy, iPhone Telephony, phone, tragedy, AT&T Corp., telephony

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Additional Resources

Beware: Spam on Facebook and Twitter has reached epidemic

another spammer paradise...tell me something I don't know.Duh reallyDuh really,you got payed to tell us were getting spammed?? Well actually you get spammed i don't subscribe to twitter or face book. I just simply email friends and family and guess what,i don't get spammed doing it that way,who woulda known!How...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Twitter Inc., social site, moral code, spam, Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Poll: When buying a new PC, what's the most important component?

The option you forgotMotherboard.The motherboard and sometimes specifically the chipset dictates what kind of each of the other components you can use. It also dictates options like onboard graphics.Each situation calls for a different answerAt least that's how it has been in my experience. For myself personally, however, storage...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, motherboard, computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-05

News to know: Adobe; OpenSUSE; Ubuntu; IBM; P2P; Palm

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Adobe Flash for all smartphones ... except iPhone Andrew Mager: Google and Adobe join forces on Open...

Tags: Ubuntu, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Data Center, Information Technology, P2P, Palm Inc., Novell OpenSuse, Jason Perlow, Apple Inc., Beta, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Tablets, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Notebooks & Tablets, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Open source and forced obsolescence

Is forced obsolescence really a problem, or is it a challenge? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Open Source

Blog posts 2009-10-02

Pay to play: The vendor / analyst mating dance

Analyst Liability?Could you imagine if a customer held an analyst liable if their review/recommendation was markedly different than the customer's experience? I know your Devil's Triangle theory would make it near impossible to "pin" it on the analyst review, but it is an intriguing idea given the "mating dance" you...

Tags: Pay-to-play

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

Generation Y: Technology wasters, spendthrifts and abusers

Excuse me, but I've seen many ADULTS do things like thisSo it's not really a comment on any generation, but just a class of people..... a big class of people at that, who are 'hard' on technology.This is the main reason why things have to be made to a higher...

Tags: Generation Y

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

Mid-week HDTV news: Plasmas are hot sellers (again); Vizio remains tops in LCDs; Sony delays next OLED set

The economic downturn no doubt helped push some manufacturers like Pioneer out of the plasma market, but the recession may now be saving plasmas from the brink of obsolescence. According to a new report from Quixel Research, plasma HDTVs have zoomed to a huge gain in 2Q of 2009, with...

Tags: Sony Corp., Plasma, Organic Light-emitting Diode, LCD, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-08-19

Is Your IT Shop Mature Enough for Cloud Computing?

Recently, I’ve written about software vendors being or not being ready for cloud computing. I’ve also written about large consultancies being able to support their clients as they move to the cloud. These consultancies and systems integrators are taking the cloud mainstream. Last week, I spoke...

Tags: CIO, Information Technology, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Hardware, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-07-27

Google, Microsoft and Zoho

The Battle for the Desktop and Beyond Microsoft is in the news lately with its Office 2010 announcements. It contains, no surprise, a number of tidbits to make more of the application suite more cloud friendly and less costly. Implicit in this strategy...

Tags: Google Inc., Zoho, Microsoft Corp., Software Purchase, Tools & Techniques, Desktops, Microsoft Office, Management, Hardware, Office Suites, Software, Brian Sommer

Blog posts 2009-07-21

End of an era for Office 2000

End of an era for Office 2000 Lol.Office 2000 was fine but Office 2003 was a nice update to office 2000. And yes, everybody forget about the disastrous office xp. :-/RE: End of an era for Office 2000 Hmm.My place of employment is still using Office '97 except for Outlook.I...

Tags: Microsoft Office, End-Of-An-Era, Microsoft Office 2000, Microsoft Office 97

Discussion threads 2009-07-15

Justifying non-removable batteries

Justifying non-removable batteriesNon-Removable Battery"hot-swapping" the battery isn't the only reason to replace a battery.Rechargeable batteries have a limited useable lifespan, and degrade over time less available energy per recharge such that that macbooks 7 hour battery life will slowly decline to 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 , 0. ...

Tags: Engineering, battery, non-removable battery, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-14

New version of Oracle PLM tool helps IT streamline product development

In this economy, IT and engineering departments are not only lean, but many of them naturally become more risk-averse. That's bad for business because successful companies and IT groups use technology as an innovative and competitive advantage and in order to do that you have to take some healthy risks....

Tags: Oracle Corp., Information Technology, Supplier, Agile Software, Tool, Product Development, Product Marketing, Channel Management, Strategy, Research & Development, Business Operations, Marketing, Management, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-06-22

SAPPHIRE and The Story of Stuff

SAPPHIRE and The Story of StuffExcellentIt's hard to fight the obsolete items, but when someone criticizes you on the Perceived Obsolescence it makes you feel less of a person. I think women have it worse in this cases so they can stay high in their social groups.For me on...

Tags: Gender and diversity, birth credit, SAPPHIRE

Discussion threads 2009-05-19

Amazon Kindle DX revealed (Amazon Kindle DX revealed)

Amazon Kindle DX revealed Amazon Kindle DX revealedWay over pricedFor the price they want I would expect color screen, with zoom and more featurs, a netbook computer with more power costs less.RE: Amazon Kindle DX revealed Amazon Kindle DX revealedCan't afford it. Even $250 would be too much for...

Tags: Tablets, Flash memory, Memory, Amazon Kindle DX, Amazon Kindle, Amazon.com Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

General Motors: It's Time for a Rebranding

General Motors: It's Time for a RebrandingHave You Been To A Dealer Lately?Look at the Saturn Aura, Chevy Malibu, Pontiac G6 and Saab 9-3. They are all on the same platform Epsilon. Do they all look alike?RE: General Motors: It's Time for a RebrandingI guess you don't realize that the...

Tags: Branding, American Auto Industry, cost difference, General Motors Corp., car, Cadillac

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Books: Entering the Age of Glosses

Here's the key to thinking about the future of writing, something straight out of the manuscript era: the humble gloss or "scholia," for those who prefer the Latin. They are the notes, in margins, footnotes at the bottom of a page (the standard starting around 1700) and later in the...

Tags: Movie, Audible Inc., Cryptography, Books, Copy, Kindle, Master File, Page Number, E-books, Digital Security, Security, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-04-27

Microsoft and the PCjr

Microsoft and the PCjrNow for a little nostalgia...Enjoy, Dana.... http://www.brutman.com/PCjr/The super thin, 12 inch, light weight netbook for $250 will be a HUGE problem for MS. It will have a 12 hour battery life, and be more powerful and have more memory than todays full sized laptops. The OS and...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Corp., Starter Edition, netbook, PCjr

Discussion threads 2009-04-24

Innovating for all the wrong reasons

Guest post: There are various reasons why clients may want to innovate, such as to keep up with the competition or users are demanding it. TechRepublic's Chip Camden offers words of wisdom about what to say when clients pursue change for the wrong reasons. â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-...

Tags: Innovation, Client, TPD, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-08