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LiveBookmarkThis (xpi)

LiveBookmarkThis makes FireFox even easier to use and far more conveniant than anything IE6 could offer. Had no problems upgrading from FF1.0.7 to FireFox 1.5, and LiveBookmarkThis 0.2 to 0.3. If you do have any problems or the package doesn't seem to work, follow this: 1) download 0.3 version to...

Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Phil Ringnalda, Web Browsers, Internet

Software downloads 2006-02-28

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New notebooks: What Apple didn't announce

While Apple delivered a lot of new features in the new MacBooks today (glass trackpads, unibody contruction) and they also removed one – Firewire from the MacBook. There are some other key features that that were rumored to arrive in Apple's new notebooks that just didn't pan out. ...

Tags: Multi-touch, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Keyboards, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Peripherals, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Highlights from the Apple notebook event

Highlights from the Apple notebook event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino.Steve Jobs takes that stage and introduces Tim Cook who discusses Apple's 2-3x the market growth, Vista and their retail successes. US retail market share grows from single digits to 17.6% From 15 -...

Tags: Multi-touch, Nvidia GeForce, NVidia Corp., Apple Inc., Graphics, Aluminum, GPU, Steve, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-10-14

A few financial home truths

Does it take the world's worst financial crisis since the South Sea Bubble to drive home perennial truths that have always been at the core of successful businesses? Generate cash by delivering products that help your customers generate cash. by Phil Wainewright

Tags: Revenue, Software-as-a-service, Billing, Financial, Home Truth, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Operational Accounting, Emerging Technologies, Finance, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-10-13

News to know: IBM earnings, Blackberry Storm, WiMax arrives, Oracle+ Primavera

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: IBM reports early. Profits up 20 percent, full year estimates reaffirmed. Larry Dignan: IBM: Beats earnings target but... Times are officially...

Tags: Touch Screen, Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, RIM BlackBerry, Earnings, IBM Corp., E-mail, Keyboards, Microsoft Windows, WiMAX, Monitors & Displays, Online Communications, Hardware, Peripherals, Operating Systems, Software, Wireless, Components, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-10-09

Easing the SaaS-to-cash cycle

The credit crunch has put a premium on the ability to generate cash. But if you're a startup with a great SaaS proposition, how can you be sure of reliably collecting those payments? by Phil Wainewright

Tags: Facebook, Payment, Zuora, Z-payments, Operational Accounting, Finance, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Startups listen up: you've got a pricing problem

Just about every new product coming to market is being offered as a service rather than packaged software. But pricing remains something of a mystery. A while back, I started a spreadsheet that plots price points for different saas accounting offerings. At the time I concluded that no-one has figured...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Small And Medium Enterprise, Web Application, Pricing Strategy, Phil Wainewright, Pricing, Smb/Sme, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-06

News to know: Green PCs, IT; IBM; Nokia; Apple

 Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: IBM launches beta of 'Bluehouse,' eyes Cisco's WebEx Matthew Miller: First impressions of the Nokia N96. Gallery right. Mary Jo...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., PC, Information Technology, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, IBM Corp., Podcasts, Linux, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-10-06

Could Zoho outgrow Salesforce.com?

Within two years, Zoho expects to have more users on its CRM application than current market leader Salesforce.com. It may take a few more years to catch up with its rival's billion-dollar turnover, but there are several reasons for thinking Zoho will prosper. by Phil Wainewright

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Zoho, Sales Force Management, Sales, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-10-03

How to read your FBI file

As part of the occasional series Life in post-Constitutional America I'm pleased to offer a brief primer on How to read your FBI file. It isn't as easy as you'd think, since the FBI has failed several times to create a modern data management system - which may not be...

Tags: FBI, File, Mistakes, Federal Government, Government, Data Management, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-10-01

News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-09-30

SaaS and the downturn

SaaS and the downturnEconomic downturnThe fallout of this economic crises for SaaS is very unclear. Unlike the bubble burst in 2000, this one is not a result of the technology sector. However, all sectors are likely to feel the pain.As Phil rightly points out, cash is king, and SaaS companies...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, SaaS IS, software-as-a-service, SaaS Solutions

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

SaaS and the downturn

It seems inevitable that the blow-up on Wall St will make credit scarcer and more expensive for everyone. But if there's less money being spent in the economy as a whole, does that mean more or less being spent on SaaS? by Phil Wainewright

Tags: Software-as-a-service, Software As A Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Accounting vs. Technology - Who's At Fault

Accounting vs. Technology - Who's At FaultActually two people are responsible for the mess......and it involves the repeal of Glass-Steagall in 1999.Sen. Phil Gramm for sponsoring it in the first place...and President Bill Clinton for signing it into law.RE: Accounting vs. Technology - Who's At FaultBrian - this is something...

Tags: Operational accounting, Financial services, Regulations, Financial accounting, accounting

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

News to know: IE vs Chrome; Microsoft's TV pack; Oracle; Pandora CEO

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'? Larry Dignan: Google: Chrome likely to land on Mac before Linux Ed Bott: TV...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Microsoft TV, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., TV, E-mail, Open Source, Tv & Home Theater, Online Communications, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2008-09-19

BT bundles up SaaS for SMBs

In its longstanding quest to find the right formula to bring SaaS to the SMB masses, UK telecoms giant BT is now creating packages of services that put SaaS into a practical context for its SMB customers. by Phil Wainewright

Tags: Software-as-a-service, British Telecommunications, Sales, Small And Medium Business, Software As A Service (SaaS), Smb/Sme, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-09-18

What the credit crunch means for IT

The credit crunch has dominated the front pages in 2008, and claimed a number of high-profile scalps, such as that of the 158-year-old Lehman Brothers bank. As job losses mount, and with HP announcing it will lay off tens of thousands of workers following its purchase of EDS, here's...

Tags: Financial, Information Technology, Outsourcing Company, Industry, Supplier, EquaTerra, Outsourcing, Strategy, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Management, Nick Heath silicon.com, economy, IT management, HP, layoffs, hardware, software

News items 2008-09-17

News to know: Windows 7; Tech economy; Samsung eyes SanDisk; NetSuite

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 hits Milestone 3 Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer VMware's Datacenter OS: Windows isn't the competition ...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, SanDisk Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., NetSuite Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-17

NetSuite parts ways with largest reseller

Customers of NetSuite's largest reseller - more than a hundred in number - will have to deal direct with the vendor from the end of this month, when the two companies terminate their relationship. by Phil Wainewright

Tags: NetSuite Inc., Skyytek, Skyytech, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Software As A Service (SaaS), Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Software, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Phil Wainewright

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Hurricane Ike and some class acts

Although the Citrix analyst bash was interesting, informative and a wonderful opportunity to re-connect with old friends both at Citrix and in the analyst community at large, getting back to my office became quite a challenge. Continental Airlines, in preparation for Hurricane Ike, canceled our flights and did little to...

Tags: Analyst, Citrix Systems Inc., Pharmacy, Compay, Public Relations, C/C++, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-14