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- 18% of Obama supporters likely to sign an online petition
- Among those who go online, Obama supporters are more likely to sign an online petition (18% have done so, compared with 11% of McCain supporters), sign up to receive emails from the candidates or campaigns (17% vs. 8%), contribute money online (13% vs. 5%), to post their own political commentary...
- Tags: petition, volunteer, e-mail, online communications, nb
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- 18% of Obama supporters likely to sign an online petition
- Among those who go online, Obama supporters are more likely to sign an online petition (18% have done so, compared with 11% of McCain supporters), sign up to receive emails from the candidates or campaigns (17% vs. 8%), contribute money online (13% vs. 5%), to post their own political commentary...
- Tags: petition, volunteer, e-mail, online communications, nb
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plans
- Microsoft contracts stymie IBM laptop Linux plansWhere had you read that?[i]When it comes to new hardware, most makers charge you for Windows even if you don’t get it. They do this to maintain their relationship with Microsoft[/i]Actually, I hear that these companies charge you for FreeDos, (though they claim it...
- Tags: operating systems, ibm corp., microsoft corp., oem, lenovo group ltd., microsoft windows, agreement, linux
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protection
- Consumer Reports urges Mac users to dump Safari, cites lack of phishing protectionWhen a feature is not a featureIf a feature is too hard to use then it is not a feature. Jobs did extensive case studies and found that warnings about phishing simply confused people and that in the...
- Tags: cyberthreats, spam, security, consumer reports, phishing, apple inc., apple safari
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Hardware-based iPhone 3G unlock coming 20 Aug
- According to a post at iPhone Atlas a company called USB Fever is preparing to offer a hardware-based iPhone 3G unlocking device. The company is taking pre-orders for a US$35 SIM unlock that consists of a micro-controller mounted to a 0.10mm thin piece of FPC that fits...
- Tags: apple iphone, sim card, apple iphone 3g, hardware, 3g, cellular phones, flash memory, wireless, consumer electronics, personal technology, jason d. o\'grady
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- The data center cost conundrum
- The other day I stumbled across a BusinessWeek slide gallery that shows the comparative cost of the five lowest cost data center towns in the US. Not being an expert on these matters, I passed the baton to my Irregular friend Vinnie Mirchandani who understands these...
- Tags: data center, san francisco, new york, boyd, data centers, storage, hardware, data management, dennis howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Sprint: Can it convince customers to stay?
- Sprint had some good news Wednesday: The wireless provider lost 901,000 net customers and only 776,000 post-paid subscribers in the second quarter. Wall Street was expecting more customer defections. For instance, Morgan Stanley was expecting post-paid subscriber losses of 947,000. But let's get real here: Sprint is on the ropes...
- Tags: sprint communications, product marketing, customer relationship management (crm), wi-fi, wireless, marketing, enterprise software, software, larry dignan
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- It's not good for everything, therefore it's not good for anything
- It's not good for everything, therefore it's not good for anythingScientific vs. Data Processing: Did you just switch sides?Even in a research institute, most of the people will use boring finance and word processing applications that are well supported on all the major computing platforms. On the other hand, niches...
- Tags: internet, desktops, operating systems, nich, sun ray, mission critical, institute, pc, sun microsystems inc., research institute
- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- Linuxworld/NGDC San Francisco
- As I walked the show floor at LinuxWorld/Next Generation Datacenter Conference in San Francisco, I saw evidence of a show in transistion. This reminds me of UNIX shows I attended in the early 1980s. As with UNIX, Linux has become a common part of organizational datacenters and IT staff members...
- Tags: vp, conference, data centers, unix, linux, operating systems, corporate governance, virtualization, storage, hardware, data management, software, business operations, corporate law, dan kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Dell's 'Cloud Computing' and other strange stuff
- Â and When I took a wee poke at Dell the other day I could not possibly have known that labeling something Hybrid and expecting us to meekly gobble it up was only the tip of what can only be described as an ill-conceived marketing strategy iceberg....
- Tags: dell computer corp., hoover, cloud computing, marketing research, marketing, dennis howlett
- Blog posts 2008-08-06
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?
- Will the $12 computer pwn the $100 laptop?Will it pwn the XO? No, and here's why...the XO and what MIT is cooking up here serve two totally different purposes and audiences. The XO is for teaching children how to collaborate, create content, and learn with a computer. MIT's proposal will...
- Tags: productivity, laptop computer, cherrypal c100, computer, $100 laptop
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- The Semantic Web is about bringing information to life
- The Semantic Web is about bringing information to lifeCommentInteresting posthttp://www.highspeedsat.com/roadmate.php
- Tags: semantic web
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- New York Times website down
- New York Times website downWrong Site, What No Editors?That's not even their primary domain name. Are there no editors at ZDNet any more? It's like reading a blog by teenagers these days. So long, farewell, I'd rather read content by professional journalists.RE: New York Times website downMichael, unless...
- Tags: web site development, web technology, manufacturing, new york times website down, new york times website, nyt, new york times co., web site
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Copying pasting blogging = trouble
- Copying pasting blogging = troubleAgreeI agree... Too many people talking about the same thing.RE: Copying pasting blogging = troubleIt drives me nuts. The amounts of comments pinged back to my blog are purely regurgitated, as if it's been automatically picked. It's just...
- Tags: blog, blogging, cut-and-paste
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Apple: Shut down MobileMe immediately
- Apple: Shut down MobileMe immediatelyWhat about .Mac?I'd have been happy with them waiting to release it until it was perfect, but in it's current state it's exactly like .Mac with a flashier interface. I don't see how it's really a detriment to keep it going. MobileMe's sync actually...
- Tags: recruitment & selection, mme, apple inc., shut-down mobileme, mobileme, shut-down, job, apple macintosh
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again
- Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over againCerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again[i]Rather than a volume cap, I suggest the introduction of transmission rate caps, which would allow users to purchase access to the Internet at a given minimum data rate and be free...
- Tags: pricing, telecommunications, networking, net neutrality, vint cerf, simple pricing, pricing strategy, internet, cerf, network
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- 'Making available' argument rapidly dying well-deserved death
- I'm passing along Ray Beckerman's post on two recent cases that show the RIAA's attempt to use a "making available" theory to show copyright infringement is clearly on the way out. The Copyright Act clearly requires a showing that the defendant transferred the content to someone else; the RIAA has...
- Tags: riaa, judge, statute, peer to peer (p2p), internet, richard koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Segway recalls transporters over software problem
- Segway recalls transporters over software problemSegway......probably one of the most asinine things ever invented. A real bright idea to have motorized vehicles on sidewalks…of course having them on the roadways isn’t any better. No lights..no horns…no mirrors…brilliant!This is from the 2006 recall - please note there is no new recallDear...
- Tags: tools & techniques, software, segway, recall
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Is copy and paste really needed on the iPhone?
- Is copy and paste really needed on the iPhone?Stop making excusesI can't even count the number of times I send someone a URL or get a URL in an email.The iPhone is showing it's lineage as an iPOD and not a serious computer, and I at least give Apple credit...
- Tags: e-mail, desktops, iphone, apple iphone, apple macintosh, wordpress
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
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