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"Back that truck up": The quotation is from Tim Taylor, star of TV's long defunct sitcom: Glimpses of Heidi, but suits my purpose here, which is to discuss our tendency to remember things in terms of what's important to us rather in terms of what really happened. A big...; Tags: Wintel, Idea, Microprocessor, IBM Corp., Quotation, Revisionism, Semiconductors, Processors, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2007-12-21

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In the information age, IT innovation means everything: In the information age, IT innovation means everythingInteresting.I think many IT failures are due to misundersyanding the company's business model. The nuances if you will. This is another reason to develop internally. To take it one step further. There are many good IT personnel that only understand IT. They don't...; Tags: Strategy, Leadership, Operating systems, information technology, innovation, Linux, Unix, blog; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
Bad leadership causes failed IT [guest blogger]: Bad leadership causes failed IT [guest blogger]From the Obvious to the executionMuch of what you say is true, and as you point out much has been written on this subject, and very little changes.Having delivered some very successful projects myself, the biggest success factor is a clear delineation between, business,...; Tags: Strategy, Leadership, True Leadership, information technology, Bad leadership cause, Bad leadership, guest blogger; Discussion threads 2008-06-29
Lease Rental Calculator (exe): Lease Rental Calculator is a complete lease rental quotation system which enables you to easily and quickly calculate monthly lease rental payments for your potential customers and produce professional quotes for printing on either your companies headed or blank paper. All aspects of the system are fully customizable from terms...; Tags: Vendmart, Document Management, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting; Software downloads 2008-06-16
Browser memory usage - the good, the bad, and the down right ugly!: Browser memory usage - the good, the bad, and the down right ugly!Just for fun: could you add Epiphany, Konqueror and Dillo?It would be fun to have the lightweight browsers Epiphany, Konqueror and Dillo into this comparison. Just for the heck of it.... :-)Greeting, Pjotr.are these raw figuresOr is...; Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Opera Software, memory usage, Mozilla Firefox, memory; Discussion threads 2008-06-05

Puzzle Publisher (exe): Puzzle Publisher utilizes a page-layout interface to make creating, editing, and designing word puzzles easy. Unlike other puzzle making software, Puzzle Publisher does not restrict your ability to modify any puzzle document. There is no need to export your puzzle to third-party software, as all editing can be done from...; Tags: Puzzle, Puzzle Publisher, Tools & Techniques, Management; Software downloads 2008-06-03
Apple in biggest ever offer for students: Apple in biggest ever offer for studentsUnimpressedAnyone could find a comparable PC for $300 or more off the retail price. In order to match the price/performance ratio of such a PC, Apple's going to have to drop the price SIGNIFICANTLY.RE: Apple in biggest ever offer for studentsZack:It may well be...; Tags: Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-06-02
Google vs. educational databases: Google vs. educational databasesGoogle vs. Educational Databases: Some CommentsINTERNET SEARCH TOOLS AND SERVICES :DATABASES :OPINIONS:Google vs. Educational Databases: Some CommentsThis post is a response to a discussion on ZDNet Education cited in thispost on Net-Gold:INTERNET SEARCH TOOLS AND SERVICES :DATABASES:Google vs. Educational DatabasesThere are a number of observations that can...; Tags: Storage, Databases, JStor, database, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-27
ExportNet (zip): ExportNet is designed for FOB trading business. It is used to manage all the products, issue quotation / PI / SC / PO and full set of shipping document for your trading operation . It generates catalogue, leaflet, pamphlet, product detail sheet, booklet and brochure of you products. Unlike other...; Tags: Catalogue, Invoice, ExportNet, Sales Strategy, Sales; Software downloads 2008-05-26
From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeContextThe reason COBOL still does most of the work today is because it has handled, is handling, and will handle simple tasks effectively on software that already exists and has been creepingly adapted to current circumstances.(You wouldn't want to quote that...; Tags: Mainframes, Strategy, Leadership, Programming languages, Servers, IBM Corp., COBOL, innovation, information technology, Web service, business side, mainframe, Web, IBM mainframe; Discussion threads 2008-05-23
From BIT Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe: From Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe This is the 2nd excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: T Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Introduction The IBM mainframe or data...; Tags: IBM Mainframe, Data Center, IBM Corp., Data Centers, Storage, Mainframes, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-23
Obama site hacked; Redirected to Hillary Clinton: With a day to go before a critical Pennsylvania Democratic primary, Barack Obama's team has been busy patching security holes. According to Netcraft, a hacker exploited security flaws in Obama's site to redirect traffic to Hillary Clinton's site. Anyone that visited Obama's community blogs section of the...; Tags: Blog, Hillary Clinton, Site, Blogging, Hacking, Security, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Smart Ad-Wrapper (exe): Smart Ad-Wrapper is AdWords utility that allows wrapping adwords, dynamically increase bids, change URLs and Bids for specific keywords and more. Smart Ad-Wrapper wraps keyword phrases in quotation marks phrase match and [square brackets] exact match for use in Google AdWords campaigns. At the same time keywords are wrapped, they...; Tags: Google AdWords, Keyword, Nsasoft, Smart Ad-Wrapper; Software downloads 2008-04-17
The purloined benchmark: Last Wednesday I challenged Windows proponents to demonstrate a metric not based on market share which when fairly applied showed an advantage for Windows over Unix. Nobody took me up on it, but frequent contributor "ShadeTree" suggested that Windows would win with metrics based...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Performance, Memory, Server, Larry Pedigo, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-04-08
The future of SaaS billing: In the past few weeks, all of a sudden, I've been approached by any number of vendors wanting to tell me about their billing, settlement and subscriber management offerings to the SaaS market. I must say, it's about time. For the past ten years, SaaS vendors have struggled to manage...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, Billing, LeCayla, Vindicia, Enterprise Software Buyer, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-04-03
First experiences with Vista SP1 RTM: [UPDATE 1/12/2008 2:55PM - Looks like my fellow blogger Ed Bott may have pulled through and found the answer in the quotation below. The lesson in this is to always update the motherboard BIOS when upgrading to a new OS. This shouldn't be too much of a surprise since this same rule applies...; Tags: Desktop, DivXNetworks, Problem, Codec, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Laptop Computer, Computer, Desktop Computer, SP1, HDV, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-02-07
U.K. teachers: Web plagiarism a serious problem: U.K. teachers: Web plagiarism a serious problemPlagiarism is good ..."I think the majority of students who engage in plagiarism do it more out of ignorance than the desire to cheat. They really want to succeed on their own merit."Here's the issue: you go through school being told that plagiarism is...; Tags: Channel management, Strategy, Plagiarism, plagiarism, Web; Discussion threads 2008-01-19
PostgreSQL Maestro (exe): PostgreSQL Maestro is a powerful Windows GUI solution for PostgreSQL server administration and database management. PostgreSQL Maestro supports all the latest versions of PostgreSQL from 7.3 to 8.2, and all of the most important PostgreSQL features, including tablespaces, dollar-quotation, connection limits, enabling/disabling triggers, OUT and INOUT function parameters. It allows...; Tags: PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL Maestro, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2008-01-15
RemodelCost Estimator for Excel (exe): Remodel Construction Cost Estimating System. Designed for remodelers, repair and restoration contractors, architects, adjusters and individuals with a remodeling project. Built-in, user-modifiable unit cost data for all cost categories covering remodel construction. Selections are made using a step-by-step wizard interface and Lookup window which requires no construction knowledge or experience....; Tags: Microsoft Excel, Construction, Microsoft Office, Strategy, Office Suites, Software, Management; Software downloads 2008-01-09
FormDocs (exe): FormDocs for Windows Electronic Forms software includes everything you need to design and fill in any type of form for small business, big business, industry, government, and law enforcement. Provides built-in spell checking, automatic serial numbers, drop-down lists, and easy to define calculations for simple forms. More complex forms can...; Tags: Form, Office Edition, Digital Signatures, Government, Authentication/Encryption, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Databases, Digital Security, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Data Management; Software downloads 2007-12-17