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Democrats unveil 'innovation agenda'

Democrats unveil 'innovation agenda'more info"If Congress doesn't act soon, other countries following the U.S. "blueprint" for technological pre-eminence will get further ahead, she said. This year, she noted, 70,000 engineers will graduate from U.S. institutions, while India and China will produce 350,000 and 700,000 engineers, respectively."70,000 engineering graduates in America....

Tags: Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, corporate pimp, American-born, pimp, broadband, broadband access

Discussion threads 2005-11-15

Pimp your ride with Intel

MTV's Mad Mike shows Intel CEO Craig Barrett how to trick-out a ChryslerAt the Intel Developer Conference in San Francisco, Mad Mike of MTV's "Pimp My Ride," shows off a custom Chrysler loaded with Centrino wireless technology and a PDA remote control.

Tags: WIRELESS, Mad Mike, Pimp, Intel Corp., MTV

Videos 2005-03-01

Additional Resources

Iceberg: cuts code, evolves your enterprise

This is a dual post written and posted simultaneously. For the perspective of how Iceberg this benefits student, check the post over at iGeneration. Some bits are the same and used in both entries; ain't easy posting the same thing for different audiences. A few weeks ago...

Tags: Web, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft SharePoint, Client, Web Site, Workflow, Iceberg, Collaboration, Groupware, Web Site Development, Storage, Enterprise Software, Databases, Software, Internet, Hardware, Data Management, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-09-07

Guns n Roses leaker faces prison time

Guns n Roses leaker faces prison timeI think it should be a civil matter, myself......but if Congress made it a felony, then we can't blame the US Attorney if he takes prompt action. No sympathy for the leaker.BTW: I really didn't want or need to see the cover photo....

Tags: INTERNET, Peer to peer (P2P), leaker, Guns n Roses leaker, Guns n Rose, felony

Discussion threads 2008-08-28

News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit? Psystar countersues Apple, alleges anticompetitive business practices...

Tags: FAA, Google Inc., Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Attack, Psystar, Linux, Bluetooth, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Operating Systems, Open Source, UNIX, Software, Wireless, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Wordcamp 2008

In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...

Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-16

Crunchbase meets the Semantic Web

Technology web site TechCrunch is one of those staples (like ZDNet, of course) to which we all turn for news and analysis on the companies shaping the Web. Their CrunchBase directory provides a wealth of information on the companies and people featured in their stories (and elsewhere, as it's editable...

Tags: Job, API, Crunchbase, Semantic Web, Recruitment & Selection, Internet, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-07-31

Trick out your fleet with fuel consumption monitors from Networkcar

OK, I admit it. When I bought my car a year-and-a-half ago, comparing the fuel consumption metrics among the different models WAS part of the equation, but not the most important part. Now, with gas lines forming in my own little town and people putting summer trips...

Tags: Monitor, Performance, Technology, Performance Management, GPS, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Enterprise 2.0: my week ahead

Following the pre-show banter, most of which I missed, I'm sensing Enterprise 2.0 will be a LOT of fun. Here is my itinerary/day plan: Sunday today - sleepless night, pre-post blog entries, pack bag Monday - depart home 7.15am CET, drive to Granada-Jaen airport,...

Tags: Blog, Enterprise 2.0, Conference, Session, Blogging, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-06-08

Yo Philly: iSepta perfect for Philly iPhone users

Having spent almost 20 years in Philadelphia iSepta is one application that I can relate to. SEPTA, for the uninitiated, is the South Eastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority. SEPTA runs Philly's popular Regional Rail line which is a series of trains that connects downtown Philadelphia with its suburbs....

Tags: jason D. O'Grady, Train, Philadelphia, Apple iPhone, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-05-20

Instrumenting social responsibility

Instrumenting social responsibilityGratitude & HopeDennis, I'm so grateful; you can pimp me anytime :) Interestingly, my first post on the Epic Change blog was entitled Serendipity. I revel in its many blessings, and hope that other kind folks like you find it serendipitous to donate, volunteer & lend their...

Tags: Blogging, Instrumenting, Tanzania

Discussion threads 2008-05-02

Instrumenting social responsibility

As I'm sitting in an Orlando hotel idly flicking through RSS, I come across this guest post by Stacey Monk on Go Big Always. To cut a long story short: After all, I'm the perhaps crazy person who, after a trip to Africa last year, left a really successful...

Tags: SAP AG, Stacey Monk, EpicChange, Web 2.0, Corporate Social Responsibility, Internet, Leadership, Management, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-05-02

Microsoft preps pay-as-you-go Office for June launch

Microsoft preps pay-as-you-go Office for June launchPhil you are an idiotYour writing is so biased it is laughable (like 60% of the recent stuff on ZDNet)!You wrote "Microsoft's titanic struggle against Google Apps...". So, let me see, NPD says that less than .5% of people in the USA are actually...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Office, titanic struggle, OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2008-04-30

Health conspiracies usually aren't

The world is filled with health conspiracy theorists. (Picture from Sushimoo of a dog wearing a tin foil hat.) My chiropractor finds most conventional health treatments to be a scam. My sister finds chiropractic to be a scam. One of the favorite targets of conspiracy...

Tags: Fact, Health Care, Statins, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-03

MetaSploit launches version 3.1, improves Windows GUI, supports iPhone

MetaSploit launches version 3.1, improves Windows GUI, supports iPhoneKeep the iPhone as it isI am a crusader against installing third party applications on iPhones. Let's leave the iphone as it is and use only applications from Apple.Mars M.http://www.iphone-codes.comNokia N800/N810For those who care, the Nokia 800/810 (OS 2008 is a Debian...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Microsoft Windows, Apple iPhone, Metasploit, GUI

Discussion threads 2008-01-29

RIAA site was hacked today: are the hackers right, or wrong?

RIAA site was hacked today: are the hackers right, or wrong?Unfortunately in this country USA Justice is for those...who can afford it. The following will not work without more money than the RIAA lobby is paying. "You lobby Congress for a change in the copyright law you find unjust."Lobby?Talk about...

Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, RIAA, hacker

Discussion threads 2008-01-21

More reflection on the Kindle: Did Amazon just answer an unnerved media industry's prayers?

This is a replay of a conversation with my father who spent most of his life as a media executive (though not with any company that I've ever worked for). Dad: Oh, you have the Kindle? Me: Yes. It's pretty neat. Raises a lot...

Tags: Media Company, Advertisement, Screen, RSS, Industry, New York Times Co., Amazon.com Inc., Content, Kindle, Times, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-12-06

Is social media accelerating a move from SOAP to REST?

Is REST eclipsing SOAP Web services as the standard of choice, as we move toward service-orienting our enterprises? Is the Web 2.0 social media accelerating this trend? What does this all mean for enterprise SOA? 'Thousands of Web applications are being built on RESTful Web services, versus...

Tags: Social Media, Microsoft Corp., Simple Object Access Protocol, REST, WS-*, SOAP, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2007-12-01

IBM's liquid cooled System p 575 Power6 supercomputer

IBM's liquid cooled System p 575 Power6 supercomputerIt needs some Cold CathodesSorry, but the first thing I thought of was modding this beast.Something like the following:http://www.schrankmonster.de/content/binary/sun_leuchtet_thumb.jpgNow that's a super supercomputer.Don't forget historyI remember that there was a problem with some water cooled systems in years gone by. If the...

Tags: supercomputer, heat-pipe, IBM POWER6, liquid, leak, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-11-13

Google vs. Microsoft: Call it a draw over time

Google vs. Microsoft: Call it a draw over timeGoogle should wake up and crush MSMS derives 100% of its product from two products: windows and Office.Attack the windows profits by supporting Wine. A good enough implementation of the win32 api will be enough to destroy the house of cards on...

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., CALL IT, draw

Discussion threads 2007-10-11