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- AMD: Vista only a tiny step to convergence
- AMD: Vista only a tiny step to convergenceThe size of the OS has nothing to do with this.The roadblocks are hardware design and networking as the article stated. Windows MCE already has most of the capabilities needed for the wired home. Does Linux? Don't know and don't...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Operating systems, roadblock, tiny step, PC, Vista ONLY, Microsoft Windows Vista, convergence, Linux, operating system, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-05-24
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- Vudu offers new format to stream 1080p HD movies to its BX100 player
- As I mentioned in my post yesterday about Netflix, one of the obstacles video-streaming services are going to have to overcome is the quality of the files they're sending to big HDTVs. Apple has recently introduced 720p HD files on iTunes to download to its Apple TV device, but lesser-known...
- Tags: Video, Movies, 1080p, Vudu, HDX, Pogue, Corporate Communications, Web Site Development, Marketing, Internet, Sean Portnoy
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- TechCrunch50: Day 1
- When Michael Arrington and Jason Calacanis team up on a project, the webs are bound to be shaken up. Last year, their conference TechCrunch40 was an enormous showcase for startups to present their idea to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and the press. This year,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Advertisement, Marissa Mayer, Entrepreneur, Video, MySpace, Qik, Meghan, Arrington, Vitamin Water, Calcanis, Mahalo, Blueprint Multicore, OpenTrace, E-mail, Entrepreneurship, Corporate Communications, Online Communications, Management, Marketing, Andrew Mager
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- What can we do better?
- I'm collecting data from teachers across my district (using a Google Form, of course), trying to get a handle on issues we still haven't addressed, ways we can use technology more effectively, and what their wishlists might be for the coming year. Here's the questionnaire that went...
- Tags: Classroom, Teacher, Notebooks, Productivity, Telephony, Projectors, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Networking, Components, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Can Adobe mitigate 'clipboard hijack' issue?
- Adobe's product security incident response team PSIRT says it is investigating possible solutions to the clipboard hijack attacks spotted on Flash-based advertisements on high-profile Web sites. A barebones note on the PSIRT blog simply acknowledges the issue and promised more information after the investigation but, by mentioning...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-20
- Essential IT skills: Manage your time and carry your weight
- Essential IT skills: Manage your time and carry your weightNumber 24. Even if it takes you twice as long"24. Even if it takes you twice as long to figure something out on your own versus asking someone else, take the time to do it yourself. You'll remember it longer. If...
- Tags: Team management, IT Skills, information technology
- Discussion threads 2008-07-10
- It's official gasoline now over $4 per gallon average in U.S.
- It's official gasoline now over $4 per gallon average in U.S.Enron Loophole ...the biggest problem IMHO is the Enron Loophole Clinton signed into law that allowed Oil to be traded on the Mercantile Exchange ... aka Commodities Market .. so instead of oil just being sold as a consumable for...
- Tags: gasoline, official gasoline
- Discussion threads 2008-06-09
- News to know: Adobe; Apple; Facebook; Microsoft security
- Notable headlines: Zack Whittaker: Students try to bring down Facebook Dancho Danchev: Microsoft's CAPTCHA successfully broken Ryan Naraine: Microsoft issues Safari-to-IE blended threat warning Obama looking for help thwarting Web site hackers Chinese female hacking group spotted ActiveX...
- Tags: Security, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Facebook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Virtualization, Fuel Cells, Utility Computing, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- Open source and the hardware roadblock
- Open source and the hardware roadblockI think is the economy of scalesManufacturing hardware can not go below a certain cost.The same design sold with different branding would generate a price war that would erase the profit or lead to proprietary extensions to differentiate the products.Software on the other hand could...
- Tags: Desktops, hardware, open source
- Discussion threads 2008-05-30
- Open source and the hardware roadblock
- There's a lot of open source hardware out there. But not in stores. (The secret answer may be behind this monkey.) The obvious reason is that hardware requires a business model for distribution. Hardware also costs money to make. Why invest in what everyone else can make...
- Tags: Open Standard, Hardware, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- First public release of Silverlight for Linux is out
- First public release of Silverlight for Linux is outWhy?Why do you waste so much time and so many resources on this Miguel?The majority of the community won't touch this.Why don't you drop the pretense and just apply for a job at Microsoft already? I'm sure they could find a spot...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Linux, patent, Theora
- Discussion threads 2008-05-14
- Analyst: Start SOA governance now, even if its just on Excel
- It's 11:00 -- do you know where your services are? Today's enterprise has a hodgepodge of services coming from all different directions -- from enterprise packaged applications, Web 2.0 and cloud applications, and devices of every size and sort. 'Just because you aren't aware of services doesn't...
- Tags: SOA, SOA Governance, Microsoft Excel, Tool, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Manufacturer Improves Content Management, Collaboration, Search - And Customer Satisfaction
- Exterran - a service and equipment provider to the oil and gas industries, formed from the merger of Hanover and Universal - had an enterprise portal, but employees shied away from it because it was difficult and time-consuming to use. This resistance affected global collaboration and was a potential roadblock...
- Tags: Customer Satisfaction, Microsoft Corp., Content Management, Portals, Groupware, Web Technology, Collaboration, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
- Case studies 2008-05-01
- Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?
- Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?That's what a Board of Directors is forLet them do their job. If they don't think the purchase is worth it, it will be shot down.RE: Does Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer need an intervention?No.Microsoft needs Gates to return ntntGo big or go home!Initiating...
- Tags: Portals, Web technology, SEARCH, lobotomy, Initiating Change, Steve Ballmer, Does Microsoft, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-04-24
- "10 secrets of bad CIOs"
- John Halamka is CIO of the CareGroup Healthcare System, a practicing emergency room physician, and proprietor of the Geekdoctor blog; the dude knows his stuff. I therefore read The 10 secrets of bad CIOs, his ComputerWorld opinion piece, with real interest. Here are...
- Tags: CIO, John Halamka, Blogging, Telecommunications, Internet, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-04-08
- What's Yahoo worth to Microsoft without Alibaba?
- One of Yahoo's best arguments for getting Microsoft to raise its offer to acquire the company--the portal's stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba--is in jeopardy courtesy of antitrust regulations in China. The New York Times reported Friday that a Chinese monopoly law that goes into effect in...
- Tags: China, Antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Alibaba, Corporate Law, Regulations, Security, Business Operations, Government, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- 8 common lies told by enterprise software sales people
- 8 common lies told by enterprise software sales peopleThe Truth Is Out ThereGreat post and great e-Book! Its about time someone told the truth about enterprise sales!ObservationsHere on ZDNet I've posted:"The normal condition of software is broken."The author states:"The bottom line with custom software in the enterprise is that...
- Tags: ROI/TCO, Tools & Techniques, salesperson, IT IS, enterprise software sales people, common ly, enterprise software sale, IT Department, ROI, software, enterprise software
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- 7 common lies told by enterprise software sales people
- Ever meet an enterprise software salesperson you could trust? While such paragons of virtue exist, they seem the exception rather than the rule. Here are 7 common lies used by some way too many enterprise solution providers during the sales process. Also see:...
- Tags: Solution, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Solution, Sales Person, Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-03-18
- For+Shuttleworth+it+all+comes+down+to+trust
- For+Shuttleworth+it+all+comes+down+to+trustForking vs "moving on"If someone's ideas are not being accepted in a project quickly enough or completely enough, is he more likely to fork the software or to lose interest. Mr. Blankenhorn has praised forks as saving projects while Mr. Shuttleworth believes potential contributors go elsewhere.There are obviously examples...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, OPEN SOURCE, Proprietary Software, long tail, software, developer
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Torvalds+criticizes+patent+trollers%2C+Microsoft%2C+Sun%2C+virtualization+craze
- Torvalds+criticizes+patent+trollers%2C+Microsoft%2C+Sun%2C+virtualization+crazeThat's exactly why I use GentooGentoo gives me that freedom to upgrade or not what I want, and since it is a "compile from source" distro it contains the necessary scripts to maintain a full fledged desktop system without having to worry about dependencies or even having to ./configure, make,...
- Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linus, Linux, desktop, Gentoo, Apple Mac OS X
- Discussion threads 2008-02-04
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