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23,000 Linux PCs and counting in the Phillipines

23,000 Linux PCs and counting in the PhillipinesWhat would Jesus do?I think it begs the question. What would Jesus do? http://linuxhow2.com/Feature_Articles/What_would_Jesus_do_He_d_use_Linux_that_s_what.htmlIt would be great ...If educational material were available on those computers. Then perhaps 10 children in each school may get an education.eeePC and low-cost PCs changing the landscapein...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, Linux, capitalism, eeePC, Phillipines, PC, Socialism, Linux PC

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

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February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet Explorer

RE: February 2013 - The date when Firefox could pass Internet ExplorerThat does assume that everything remains constant, which it won't. If someone creates a new browser that could disrupt it, or when either company releases a new version of their browser that is also going to throw things...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

I love my Prē, but it feels defective

I love my Prē, but it feels defectiveJust throw it in the trashGet an Android device. The Pre will never have the following, will never have a competitive app marketplace, and will be run out of the market by Android anyways.And by your own post, it's a piece of...

Tags: Blogging, Telecom & Utilities, Pre, phone

Discussion threads 2009-07-16

Innovation and competition

Innovation and competitionInvention first - then innovationThomas Edison invented hundreds if not thousands of things. Many of them were the start of major industries as evidenced by utility companies that still bear his name. Henry Ford was a close friend of Edison and other inventors, and he went on "camping"...

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, innovation, inventor

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

23,000 Linux PCs and counting in the Phillipines

Computerworld is featuring a story on initiatives in the Philippines to ensure that every public school has at least one computer. While the program has now expanded to provide most schools with a small lab, a server, and Internet access, the most notable feature of the program is the...

Tags: School, PC, Linux PC, Computerworld, Linux, Government, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-01-28

Sprint lays off 4,000, restructures amid customer defections

Sprint lays off 4,000, restructures amid customer defectionsI didn't want to jump ship...I wanted an iPhone which was only available with an AT&T account. I had nothing against Sprint. I'm sure they lost a good portion of their customers because of iPhone users. Good for AT&T, bad for Sprint.So the...

Tags: Outsourcing, Sprint Communications, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-18

What the bridge collapse videos tell us about YouTube's audience

What the bridge collapse videos tell us about YouTube's audienceAgreedDescribes my actions perfectly. Although I did go to YouTube first and after not finding the video footage went to CNN.option 44) People saw the bridge fall down and life goes on, they look for something else to fill their life....

Tags: Corporate communications, video, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-08-02

Microsoft's success in China

Microsoft appears to be making inroads in the Chinese market. According to a blog post over at Tech Republic, Microsoft, through aggressive price reductions and a willingness to grant more access to source code, has managed to convince the Chinese government to use Windows and Office. Similarly, Microsoft has opted...

Tags: Open Source, Microsoft, Economic Policy

Blog posts 2007-07-30

Microsoft playing three card monte with XML conversion

Microsoft playing three card monte with XML conversionMS intentionally hinders ODF, say it sin't so!How about all the pundits who state that OOXML should be an adopted standard? You mean MS unilaterally changed it? That's quite a standard you have there. It also provides fuel for those...

Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), open standard, OpenOffice, Microsoft Corp., OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2007-03-02

Greenplum gears up for datawarehouses

Ive written about Greenplum here and here, which hopes to be a disruptive force in the business intelligence and datawarehousing arena with its open source stack. Today the company announced $19 million in funding, a major customer win (Smart Communications, the leading wireless service provider in the Phillipines), and the...

Tags: General, IT Management, Software Infrastructure, GreenPlum

Blog posts 2007-02-06

Portable, trash-powered generator ready for deployment

Portable, trash-powered generator ready for deploymentwonder what it smells like....ewwwviolates physical law?"The system is efficient, with the first prototype producing about 90 percent more energy than it consumes ...." Huh? Doesn't that violate some physical law? Do we have a perpetual motion device here?Really OLD news!The busses...

Tags: energy source, trash, physical law

Discussion threads 2007-02-02

Apple, the new king of retail

Apple opened a retail store in Taiwan over the weekend. According to DigiTimes:The new Apple Computer store is located in an area of Taipei famous for a large number of consumer electronic stores and has three floors with a total floor space of about 397 square meters (4,270 square feet)...

Tags: Apple Computer Inc., annual sale, sales, retail company

Blog posts 2006-12-27

Why SunRocket's new pay-by-the-year calling plans will fizzle off the launching pad

This morning, Internet telephony provider SunRocket introduced a flat-fee, $299-a-year calling plan to 41 localities around the world.SunRocket SunSpots Edition will include much of Europe, China, Japan, South Korea and Argentina, as well as key cities in Latin America such as Mexico City, São Paulo, and Caracas. SunSpots also...

Tags: SunRocket

Blog posts 2006-07-10

MPAA accused of hiring a hacker

MPAA accused of hiring a hackerCriminal is as criminal doesOur resident troll should soon be here to attempt to spin this in the MPAA's favor.this so excellentif that true i really wish that MPAA feel the pain a few billion is fine would be great ... Something to...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Hacking, hiring, MPAA

Discussion threads 2006-05-25

New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusion

New DVDs already sparking copy-protection confusionWhat it all meansIf you want to play high-def videos, you'll just have to download the deprotected version that will be on the Web. In some cases the deprotected version will be available before you can buy the 'protected' version that won't let you view...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Now IT, DVD, piracy, copy protection

Discussion threads 2006-02-16

Handling repressive governments

Handling repressive governmentsChanges in China>>And then a change in the government's form is more likely. But that won't happen for a long time.

Tags: Vertical industries, Soviet government, Communist dictatorship, government, Chinese Government, democracy

Discussion threads 2006-01-13

Desktop Linux versus Windows XP shootout

Desktop Linux versus Windows XP shootoutGreat point ...The way George presented this was like ... hey ... for another $60 I could have a fast machine with Windows, etc. $100 for a slow machine with Linux v $160 for a fast machine with Windows. But as you point...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, desktop, Microsoft Windows XP, desktop Linux, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office

Discussion threads 2005-12-20

Photos: Bush meets 'Einstein'

President Bush greets "Albert Hubo," an Einstein look-alike, at a tech fair in the Phillipines.

Tags: Einstein, Bush, president

Image galleries 2005-11-21

Photos: Bush meets 'Einstein'

President Bush greets "Albert Hubo," an Einstein look-alike, at a tech fair in the Phillipines.

Tags: Einstein, Bush, president

Image galleries 2005-11-21

Would you pay for a "Skype Nanny?"

Would you pay for a "Skype Nanny?"My Skype is a Little Baby and Needs a Nanny NOTI think they give potential Federal employees for the Social Security Administration an IQ test and if they "pass it" they are denied employment! They simply have no intellect, no creativity, no compassion, no...

Tags: VOIP, Skype Technologies S.A., Skype Nanny, eBay Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-11-03