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(Images: Ghost-hunting tech)P.T. Barnum's GhostIt's appropriate that this article opens by acknowledging P.T. Barnum, one of Huxterism's forefathers.What's sad is that despite all our technological advancement and scientific knowledge, grown men and women are still wasting their time and money chasing ghosts. Worse yet, new devices and software are...

Tags: bathroom, basement, ghost, P.T. Barnum, voice

Discussion threads 2007-07-20

Lurking in the mud: a warning for Linux

Lurking in the mud: a warning for LinuxPrejudiceThis is very true and it goes a very deep. I made a comment about the MacOS at our local library yesterday and the librarian, who knows I use Linux at home, said "I didn't know you've become a Mac convert, John."I'm...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, P.T. Barnum, Linux, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Linux HAS

Discussion threads 2006-06-14

Wi-Fi sharing company wins Skype, Google backing

Wi-Fi sharing company wins Skype, Google backingGreat, better approach than CometaAll I can say is what took you so long:http://www.nigeljohnstone.com/archives/2005/10/blowing_your_ow.htmlAs stupid as can beP.T. Barnum's people are once again trying to hype the wrong technology for the job. WiFi was never meant to be a wide-area technology - it was...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Skype Technologies S.A., P.T. Barnum, Google Inc., Internet Service Provider, Wi-Fi, hotpoint, bandwidth

Discussion threads 2006-02-06

SOA's deep impact on software

SOA's deep impact on softwareNothing new hereJust another rehash of techniques that have already been tried and largely failed under a new name.The venture capitalists are in for another fleecingAnd the vendor cheerleaders in the "research" companies know on which side their bread is buttered.I see thatP.T. Barnum's people attend...

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, SOA, P.T. Barnum, software, venture capital

Discussion threads 2005-08-24

Additional Resources

A greener way to shovel snow

To shovel snow...Only a shovel and a pair of arms are required... I should know... I live in Quebec, we have lots of snow during winter.Couldn't you just one-up him with a bigger snowblower?I happen to think this would be trifle excessive. It would still be cool to have though.I...

Tags: snow, greener way

Discussion threads 2009-11-12

Steve Jobs: Silicon Valley's Babe Ruth (and Fortune's CEO of the decade)

What no comment by NonZ? I hope he/she is not ill or something:PPagan jimThe P.T.Barnum of the Tech Industry......when is he going to cut the Chinamen that work for him in on the big cash flow?NZ will show up at some pointUnless he is on vacation.Or getting over the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Steve Jobs, Babe Ruth

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Apple leads smartphone customer satisfaction

Let the flame wars beginntNo question that Apple changed the gameover 2 years ago.Why aren't the others catching up?Nokia seems to have disappeared.Microsoft latest 6.5 is a disappointment even to Paul Thurrott.I can understand the reference toNokia, but Microsoft has nothing to do with this. The operating system can be...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Smart phones, Apple Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., phone, survey

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Did content management help Obama win the Presidency?

P.T. Barnum had it wrong!There has got to be more than one born every minute, to explain the number of voters who fell for this scam. To quote our president "Come on!". This clown has no experience at ANYTHING, served 147 days before announcing his run, and takes advice from...

Tags: Web technology, content management

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

419 scammers using Dilbert.com

419 scammers using Dilbert.comYou know, you'd think 419 schemes would be famous by nowWhy do people *still* fall for them? Quite aside from the cynicism factor this has been going on for years. Surely everybody's heard about it by now???Sometimes they're nearly believableI'm as suspicious about these spam letters as...

Tags: INTERNET, Spam, Dilbert.com, scammer, e-mail

Discussion threads 2009-07-28

iPhone 3GS users complain of poor battery life

iPhone 3GS users complain of poor battery lifeAre not most of the items listed[i]1.Minimize use of location services2.Turn off push notifications3.Fetch new data less frequently4.Turn off push mail5.Auto-check fewer email accounts6.Minimize use of third-party applications[/i]The very reason why people purchased the iPhone in the first place?i agreemy 3GS has worse...

Tags: Engineering, Smart phones, battery, iPhone 3GS, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3GS user, poor battery life

Discussion threads 2009-07-07

Recession, what recession? Apple sells 1 million iPhones over the weekend

Recession, what recession? Apple sells 1 million iPhones over the weekendOne step to ending the recession.There is allot of phycology with the current recession. A HUGE positive note is the savings rate is the highest it has been in almost 20 years. Figuring that in just 2006, it...

Tags: Cellular phones, Sales strategy, Wireless and Mobility, Wht, Apple iPhone, 3G, Nokia Corp., recession, Apple Inc., sales

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Vendors being pushed into cloud, kicking and screaming?

Vendors being pushed into cloud, kicking and screaming?The problem is...Being dragged and forced into a new technology will ultimately lead to massive reforms later. You will see a few Fortune 500 companies lose control of their data and sue the stuffing out of the cloud vendor. All of a sudden...

Tags: Virtualization, Strategy, SECURITY, cloud computing

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

Live from New York: Amazon's Kindle press conference

Live from New York: Amazon's Kindle press conferenceMessage has been deleted.RE: Live from New York: Amazon's Kindle press conferenceIf Amazon does roll out a textbook Kindle it will be a star. Just left a grad school program and I would not say the money you get back for used...

Tags: E-books, Amazon Kindle press conference, Amazon.com Inc., Amazon Kindle, textbook

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Chuck Norris Syndrome and IT failure

Chuck Norris Syndrome and IT failurelololoolloolARghhhhhhh thx for the good laugh you make my day man .....Chuck norris syndrome arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhHuman's Hate ChangeThis is a statement I make repeatedly - in every presentation I ever deliver and especially in my Process Management presentation. So your following summation truly...

Tags: Strategy, Chuck Norris Syndrome, information technology, IT Failure, Chuck Norris

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Chrome is a browser? What's a browser?

Chrome is a browser? What's a browser?Like I said....some people......or rather many people don't understand how to use a computer period. All this "average user can't use Linux" crap is just that....crap. Many people have no clue what they are doing on any OS. They've simply become accustomed to...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Chrome, computer

Discussion threads 2009-04-12

Facebook celebrates 200 million members

Facebook celebrates 200 million members200 million pathetic people......P.T. Barnum was so correct.C'mon, it's 200 million lonely people....Sing along if you know the words: Facebook.com Song gratis YouTube. Used to be you had to go out and actually meet people...

Tags: Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

April Fools Day: The 'Rosebud Technology' hoax & Xanthoma

April Fools Day: The 'Rosebud Technology' hoax & XanthomaI remember...I remember the first time I saw Evian bottled water and thought it was a joke, considering they spelled Naive backwards as the name. I mean seriously. French tap water sold in America at a high premium price to credulous people...

Tags: Bottled Water, Xanthoma, Rosebud Technology

Discussion threads 2009-04-01

Zucker Vs. Stewart: "Completely Out of Line" On Cramer and CNBC

Zucker Vs. Stewart: "Completely Out of Line" On Cramer and CNBCI think Stewart was right onIf NBC's financial reporters had been doing real investigative reporting rather than luring people into investing in ways solely to make money, they could have made people aware a long time ago of what was...

Tags: Financial accounting, Financial services, Zucker, Stewart, CNBC, Cramer

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

Report: Quanta to make Apple netbook; will have touch panels

Report: Quanta to make Apple netbook; will have touch panelsSo we can pay morefor truly the exact same thing as the other manufacturers. Neat.The others don't have Mac OSXSo it's not the same...How can these both possible be true?[i]Taiwan-based Wintek will supply touch panels for Apple?s new netbook ......

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, Quanta, Apple Inc., Wintek, netbook

Discussion threads 2009-03-09

Apple's 8 hour battery: breakthrough or bungle?

Apple's 8 hour battery: breakthrough or bungle?i think i'm going to get one of thesei have owned laptops before and never bought a 2nd battery... honestly, my laptops have been plugged in 80% of the time anyway. but with an 8 hour battery I may change my habits.RE: Apple's 8...

Tags: Engineering, Notebooks, battery, Apple Inc., laptop computer, Apple MacBook, Wintel

Discussion threads 2009-01-14