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Redmond RSS: Death knell to Atom? Birth of an 'open' era for Microsoft?

Redmond RSS: Death knell to Atom? Birth of an 'open' era for Microsoft?There is a standard key stroke! Ctrl+TABAlt+tab is standard in windows for switching between windows, while Ctrl+Tab is standard in windows for switching between child windows within a window, such as tabs within firefox! How can you...

Tags: Construction, Web browsers, RSS, Operating systems, Alt+Tab, Microsoft Corp., Redmond RSS, Death Knell, window, Alt-Tab

Discussion threads 2005-06-24

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Companies can't be coy if they want reader action

Blog headlines and blurbs are initial flirts, trying to garner the quick glance of readers. Want them to stick around and buy you a drink? Have an RSS feed. Think of it as a wink and a smile. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: RSS Feed, Blog, RSS, Blogging, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-09-06

Judge finds Oracle's Ellison withheld evidence

According to Bloomberg, in a ruling that has important implications for Larry Ellison, Oracle's CEO and the company itself, district judge Susan Illston found that Ellison: ...deliberately destroyed or withheld e-mails and failed to preserve tape recordings that should have been turned over to lawyers for shareholders suing him......

Tags: Oracle Corp., Susan Illston, Larry Ellison, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Seinfeld becomes McCain

Seinfeld becomes McCainMyth?So, is John McCain's patriotism a myth? Perhaps his leadership abilities? Or maybe it is a myth that John McCain is actually qualified for the job of Commander in Chief?The only myth here relates to you feeling somehow qualified to offer political commentary.dude you really need...

Tags: Taxes, RSS, John McCain, Obama

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?

Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?Microsoft is also airing the Mojave experiment ads. nt.RE: Forget Seinfeld. Can Windows gurus help the Windows brand?That add is really stupid . . . but, if you're totally incapable of building a quality operating system, why not try comedy?Best marketing for...

Tags: Operating systems, Branding, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, Windows Gurus, Windows brand, Microsoft Corp., brand, Seinfeld

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

News to know: Windows 7; Patch preview; Office 2.0; Dell

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ryan Naraine: Critical WMP, MS Office bugs on Patch Tuesday swat list Dancho Danchev:Malware and spam attacks exploiting Picasa and ImageShack Mary Jo Foley:...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Comcast Corp., Microsoft Corp., Office 2.0, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-05

Adobe and NBC to provide live streaming of NFL games

Adobe and NBC to provide live streaming of NFL gamesSilverLight gets shown upBallmer must be throwing chairs somewhere in Redmond.RE: Adobe and NBC to provide live streaming of NFL gamesThat is pretty coOLNFL coming to a browser near you thanks to Flashping back from http://bits.samiq.net[... As Ryan Stewart notes, the...

Tags: NFL, NFL Game, live streaming, NBC, Adobe Systems Inc., game

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Microsoft to slash price of Xbox 360

Microsoft announced that it will cut the price of its Xbox 360 game console to $199, just in time for the holiday shopping season. SEATTLE--Microsoft said on Wednesday it plans to cut the U.S. prices of its Xbox 360 video game machine, lowering the price of its entry-level console...

Tags: Console, Video, Microsoft Corp., Price, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Game Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Reuters, video consoles, video games, Xbox, Wii, Playstation 3. Microsoft

News items 2008-09-04

News to know: Oracle's Fusion guru quits; Dell; Windows 7 boot times

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dennis Howlett: Breaking: Oracle's Andersen gone, where now for Fusion and vertical plays? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: New dual/quad core CPUs enter Intel price list, AMD drops prices ...

Tags: Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Portals, Operating Systems, Cellular Phones, Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-04

Blog Icons for Vista (zip)

Give your blog or forum a brand-new look with Blog Icons for Vista. The set contains more than 70 slick, professionally crafted icons drawn in the modern Vista style. Blog Icons for Vista carefully preserve look and feel of the original Vista icons, and are designed to look and feel...

Tags: Blog, Microsoft Windows Vista, Aha-soft, Blogging, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Internet, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software

Software downloads 2008-09-04

Affiliate CMS Builder (zip)

CMS site builder software to build your profitable affiliate websites in minutes. Just add your Google AdSense, SearchFeed, and RevenuePilot user ID, turn on the ads you want displayed on your Web pages, and the CMS system automatically adds your network ads to your Web pages Built-in RSS feed &...

Tags: Social Bookmarking, Content Management System, Henry Zeng, Content Management, Enterprise Software, Software

Software downloads 2008-09-04

News to know: Google Chrome; WinMobile's future; WiFi's big success; VMware

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Google Chrome One day after Google inadvertently discloses the impending release of Chrome, we get to see the browser first-hand. See my gallery tour...

Tags: Google Inc., VMware Inc., Wi-Fi, Virtualization, Web Browsers, Sales Strategy, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Internet, Sales, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-03

First look at Google Chrome

First look at Google ChromeDownloaded and took a look at chromeAnd was immediately struck by just how much annoying advertising crap ZDNet puts on their site.Inadvertently? I vote on purpose.Inadvertently? I vote on purpose. I'd believe "inadvertently" if Chrome were released a month later - but a [b]day[/b] later? No,...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Google Chrome, First Look, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google Chrome is insanely fast ... faster than Firefox 3.0

Google Chrome is insanely fast ... faster than Firefox 3.0how about with Safari 3.x /4.x & OperaI would like to see comparison chart with with Safari 3/4 & operaRE: Google Chrome is insanely fast ... faster than Firefox 3.0Fast, yes, but without adblock or equivalent, too painful to use.Well,...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google Chrome: The enterprise playbook

Google Chrome: The enterprise playbookR&DThey are essentially a R&D company. So it just makes since they will put out loads of products and see what consumers bite on. I don't think it is a shotgun approach, just a product of their structure.Will Live Search work with Chrome?That should...

Tags: Web browsers, Google Software, Google Inc., Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

Google Chrome: The enterprise playbook

Google is launching a Web browser dubbed Chrome in a move that's garnering a lot of attention--because it conveniently fits with the Microsoft vs. Google plotline--but how much should businesses pay attention to this move? First a quick recap Techmeme, Google will launch the Chrome browser and...

Tags: Google Inc., Dennis Howlett, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

News to know: Google Chrome; CAPTCHA breaking; StatusHQ

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Larry Dignan: Google to launch browser to target IE; Is Firefox a target or tag-team partner? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer? Ryan Naraine: Google Chrome, the security...

Tags: CAPTCHA, Google Inc., Web Browser, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Linux, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Presenting the most pointless website in the world

Regator, describes itself as giving "a bite of the blogosphere's best". After investigating this startup,  from a technical standpoint the website looks quite swish: lots of AJAXy goodness and Web 2.0 features. Unfortunately that's where the goodness ends. This website claims to pick out the...

Tags: Aggregation, Blog, Web Site, Site, Regator, Goodness, Web Site Development, Blogging, Web Technology, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-09-01

Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer?

Is Google Chrome an IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer?Splintering of non IE usersI suspect that this in fact will cause an immediate splintering of non IE users (causal users and ones that are anti-MS). Furthermore there is only so many OSS developers and now a bunch of them are basically replicating the Mozilla...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Google Chrome, Google Inc., IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari, IE/Firefox/Opera/Safari killer, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2008-09-01

StatusHQ: another Twitter clone for enterprise

  Twitter clones are starting to come out the woodwork. The latest candidate is StatusHQ, which surfaced last Friday and which my pal Luis Suarez describes as: "What Twitter could have been." Maybe, maybe not. The central premise behind StatusHQ is that individuals can...

Tags: Twitter, StatusHQ, Susan, Pete, UI, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Sarbanes-Oxley, Business Structures, RSS, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Regulations, Government, Financial Accounting, Finance, Internet, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-01