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- Use "POD" in your trademark, get sued. Has Apple gone to far?
- Use "POD" in your trademark, get sued. Has Apple gone to far?This is what Apple doesThey are the bad guys and this is what they do. They are a company that would file a law suit against a produce store called Tom's Apple shopThe good guys aren't...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Storage, Apple Computers, Profit Pod, heaven, Apple Inc., pod
- Discussion threads 2006-08-11
- Use "POD" in your trademark, get sued. Has Apple gone too far?
- [Update: Since first publishing this story, another small business person has come forward with the details of a very similar threatening letter that she received] Has Apple gone too far? Even if the product you make doesn't look, smell, feel, or do anything remotely close...
- Tags: Apple Computer Inc., Profit, Profit Pod
- Blog posts 2006-08-11
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- Photos: A look at HP's portable data center
- One of the more busy areas of the expo floor at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo this week was a walkthrough of HP's "Performance-Optimized Data Center." These portable data centers, also known as PODs, went on sale a little less than a month ago, according to HP representatives....
- Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Photograph, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-15
- Surviving the recession with Free Enterprise OSes (Part 2)
- In Part 1, I discussed the four Free Linux distributions that are best position to provide extended support and ample functionality to an end user through a protracted recession, as well as having the characteristic "safeness" or "stability" factor in terms of being able to weather...
- Tags: Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Sun Solaris 10, Red Hat Inc., Recession, Operating System, Novell OpenSuse, BSD, CentOS, Scientific Linux, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Sun Solaris, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Jobs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurtâ€�
- Jobs: “Blu-ray is just a bag of hurtâ€�I get the feeling that Apple is worried thatif they placed a Blu-Ray disc into the unit that it would cut down on rentals thru iTunes.In that case it would appear that Blu-Ray has little need of Apple.Care to back that up?[i]I get...
- Tags: Blu-ray, DVD, Consumer electronics, Digital media, job, Apple Inc., Blu-ray disc
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Lessig: Five proposals for ending copyright wars
- Lessig: Five proposals for ending copyright warsThis article is right on track...Now if we can just get the lobbyists to leave Washington and get the Congress to repeal all the copyright acts passed since 1975.Never Going To HappenThe recent meltdown of Wall Street and the financial markets world wide pretty...
- Tags: patent
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Are software megavendors too big to stumble?
- There's a good chance you get most--if not all of your software--from four massive companies: IBM, Microsoft, SAP and Oracle. And their game is simple: Grab more of your so-called wallet share. The big question is whether these vendors are so massive that they can do no...
- Tags: Software, Gartner Inc., Tools & Techniques, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Dell negotiations: Street ball without the refs
- Negotiating hardware deals with Dell isn't for everybody. In fact dealing with Dell can be downright difficult relative to other hardware vendors. That takeaway came from Gartner analyst Leslie Fiering's presentation at the Gartner Symposium ITxpo. In that presentation, Fiering noted that Dell's pricing isn't transparent if you're an IT...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Negotiation, Free Trade, Pricing, Finance, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-10-14
- Egnyte: using and sustaining Enterprise 2.0
- Egnyte, in a nutshell, is a software as a service, cloud storage application. But it's a lot more than just that. It feels like your online home of files, storage and where you put your valuables. Egnyte started out because the small business, which is...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, On-demand, Server, Enterprise 2.0, Egnyte, Backup Facility, Storage, Backups, Hardware, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-over
- CEOs freak out; IT preps a do-overMy perception of CEOsMy perception of CEOs:1. Company makes a profit, CEO gets a pay raise and a bonus.2. Company loses money, CEO fires people and still gets a pay raise and a bonus.3. Company files for bankruptcy, CEO gets a severance package for...
- Tags: do-over, meltdown, bank, Marxism, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Economics of open source remains an academic challenge
- Economics of open source remains an academic challengeIt'd be also interesting to calculate how much IBM and others are savingon taxes developing software in non-profit organizations.
- Tags: open source remain, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1)
- Times are tough. You're a computer geek and you need to feed your PC with the latest and greatest applications. What's a frugal nerd to do? A group of industry peers was recently asked by a colleague the following question: "If an SMB...
- Tags: Ubuntu, Linux Distribution, Recession, Fedora Project, Novell OpenSuse, Debian, Times, LTS, LTS Version, Versions, Debian Support Cycle, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, UNIX, Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-10-12
- eBay ProLine Calculator (ods)
- eBay ProLine Calculator allows you to manage up to 13 auctions at one time. Being more than just managing, you have advanced planning tools directly before you to help you get the correct starting price and other planning. You then have advanced and comprehensive tools to help you through every...
- Tags: Percentage, eBay Inc., Tool, Downtown Shukel, eBay ProLine Calculator, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-10-12
- My three cents: Verizon's text fee could cripple SMS services
- Verizon Wireless dropped a bomb today on companies that send content over SMS text messaging systems. Techmeme Effective Nov. 1, companies that send messages and other notifications to Verizon Wireless customers via SMS text message - that's everyone from Google to Twitter to startups like alerts.com - could be forced...
- Tags: Fee, Verizon Communications Inc., Text Messaging, Messaging, SMS, Verizon Wireless, Twitter, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- US proposes DNS fix: digital signatures
- The Commerce Department is considering deploying digital signatures to make DNS less susceptible to hacking, ComputerWorld reports. Under the proposal, DNS records would be signed by DNSSEC Domain Name and Addressing System Security Extensions. There have been some commitments to the system for the following top-level domains:...
- Tags: Digital Signature, DNS, ICANN, Domain Names, Digital Signatures, Authentication/Encryption, Networking, Security, Internet, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- easyStock Game (exe)
- easyStockGame is a stock trading simulator. Use it to compete against real time data. Use it to check indicators and or you skills with indicators. Try various included end of day data to trade for swing and trend trading. The user can specify and save commission costs, slippage, profit stop,...
- Tags: Indicator, Commission, easyStockDater, easyStock Game, easyStockGame, Sales Force Management, Sales
- Software downloads 2008-10-10
- How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?
- How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?RE: How much would an $800 Apple laptop hurt Microsoft?apple make an 800 dollar laptop.... dont think so...maybe an 800 dollar netbook... that seems more in line with apple raping its customers...Maybe, maybe not.I know, it's a weak answer, but it really...
- Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Notebooks, Apple Laptop, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Easing the SaaS-to-cash cycle
- Easing the SaaS-to-cash cycleCredit crunchMonetization of services becomes all the more critical in these times. As volumes increase operational efficiency becomes critical. At eVapt we therefore go beyond allowing service providers to plug in eVapt billing and payment capabilities. We allow users to scale and automate collection and analysis...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, SaaS IS, SaaS-to-cash, software-as-a-service
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Making money on open source
- Making money on open sourceLower expenses, increased profitsThe Comment confirms that open source may be used to reduce expenses while obtaining profits from other products.Quoting:IBM has used Linux to unify its product lines, it has used open source to deliver services, and it has continued to get top dollar for...
- Tags: open source
- Discussion threads 2008-10-09
- Data Doctor Financial Accounting Software (Standard Edition) (exe)
- Business financial accounting and billing software maintains financial operations and transaction records in an efficient manner. Software centralized the task of creating or modifying reports, tracking inventory details, creating invoice, and purchase order statements. Business and corporate users can access all accounting information in less time and efforts to manage...
- Tags: Software, Accounting, Billing, Financial, Data Recovery Services, Bookkeeping Software, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Tools & Techniques, Financial Services, Finance, Management
- Software downloads 2008-10-09
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