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The Andrew Carnegie of our second gilded age

The Andrew Carnegie of our second gilded ageLump of Coal or Coke to build the next empireAlthough from the past, I do recall in my mind the perception of comparing Gates to Carnegie. I never realized the connection all this time, esp. given what you report (i.e. backgrounds, culture, beliefs,...

Tags: Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Robert Woodruff, Carnegie, Coke

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?

NSA cooperation: OK for e-mail, IM companies?This whole mess tells me that...Some really, REALLY bad stuff is about to be uncovered.Not good. Government uses paranoia to expand power.If the bill had included the clause, "provided that the parties involved in wiretapping was approved by a FISA court", I would agree...

Tags: Instant messaging, Vertical industries, Federal government, IM company, NSA, government, IM, e-mail, Rockefeller

Discussion threads 2007-10-22

Gates, Rockefeller charities to aid African farmers

Gates, Rockefeller charities to aid African farmersyeah...rightthose mone are actually used to bribed the officials and plant M$ agents that fight against the Linux penetration.Gates, Rockefeller charities to aid African farmersThe Gates foundation sure does know how to make a country happy. Its amazing what wonderful and selfless acts...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Gates Foundation, Rockefeller, African farmer, Rockefeller charity, farmer

Discussion threads 2006-09-13

Tech cheapskates--help someone else

Tech cheapskates--help someone elsePeople Are Afraid Of Microsoft's ThieveryIf you invent or innovate something, Microsuck will come along and either buy it from you or beat you to the patent and claim it as their invention.Thugs and organized crime work the same way.I believe that for Bill G. the money...

Tags: Leadership, Strategy, National Park, Rockefeller

Discussion threads 2005-08-12

Additional Resources

A visit to the Microsoft Newseum

A visit to the Microsoft NewseumI AgreeWe all remember the Mac story!MS is all about packaging and marketing.Come on Paul...Microsoft has completely changed the landscape of IT FOREVER. I am in a constant upgrade cycle here. I have MCSEs and MCSDs working 365 days a year on upgrades. Our CFO...

Tags: Operating systems, ROI/TCO, Microsoft Corp., Unix, Microsoft Newseum

Discussion threads 2008-06-18

Exxon rocks on, but not everybody drinks the kool-aid

Global warming is not a happy topic at the latest Exxon shareholders meeting. Seems some offspring of the founding Rockefeller are not pleased the company they own a piece of is...shall we say...doubtful about global warming. It's not just later generations of Rockies who are unhappy....

Tags: Exxon Mobil Corp., Beverage, Global Warming, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-05-30

How open will Verizon make its new spectrum?

How open will Verizon make its new spectrum?FISA Co-conspirators give you hope?"Personally, I want to believe that this auction will result in widespread, inexpensive wireless access everywhere. So I will until we see otherwise."WiMax in the 700mhz region would have eliminated Verizon and AT&T stranglehold on "the last mile." ...

Tags: Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Verizon Communications Inc., WiMAX, spectrum, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-21

Ten leaders brainstorm U.S. global leadership at Rockefeller University

Ten leaders brainstorm U.S. global leadership at Rockefeller UniversityRE:Rockefellerhttp://www.analogstereo.com/wp/health_care_industry_transition_to_digital.htmRE: Ten leaders brainstorm U.S. global leadership at Rockefeller Universityhttp://www.analogstereo.com/wp/health_care_industry_transition_to_digital.htm

Tags: Leadership, U.S. Global Leadership, Rockefeller University, leader

Discussion threads 2008-03-14

Gates spending lots of green on green revolution

The Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation are uniting to try to jump-start a new Green Revolution. This is not aimed at electric cars for you and me. Not aimed at cheaper electricity for Beijing or London. This is aimed at agriculture in areas where starvation and...

Tags: Growth, Africa, Goal, Operational Accounting, Finance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-01-31

Debate over telecom immunity starts anew

So the debate is on. Should telcom companies get legal immunity for assisting America's intelligence apparatus with warrantless wiretaps, or not? The Senate took up the question Wednesday and veep Dick Cheney was on hand to make the administration's vociferous argument, The Washington Post reports. Majority Leader...

Tags: White House, Administration, U.S. Congress, Immunity, U.S. Senate, ALCU, Telephony, Workforce Management, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking, Human Resources, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-01-23

InSTEDD applies Web 2.0 to help save lives

The Innovative Support to Emergencies, Diseases and Disaster InSTEDD project launches this week with a goal of using Internet-based...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, Twitter, InSTEDD, .Net, Channel Management, Web 2.0, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Marketing, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2008-01-17

This old (green) house

I have a confession to make: I am a preservationist. I'm nuts about old houses with stories to tell and atmosphere to spare, a passion that may seem at odds with my green leanings. Give me Newport, Rhode Island, with its Anglo-estate-envy or Cape May, with her...

Tags: Fact, Green, Channel Management, Telecom & Utilities, Marketing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-01-13

EU antitrust power in balance on Microsoft decision

EU antitrust power in balance on Microsoft decisionMicrosoft has been building server OSes since 1993 -- or earlierNT 3.1 was released in 1993 and came in a Server version. But even many prior to that, they made the LAN Manager product.Break them both upthey both have unfairly beaten up...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Digital media, Digital music, Now IT, Microsoft Corp., operating system, EU Antitrust Power, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-10

Judge deals blow to Patriot Act

Judge deals blow to Patriot ActWell ... DUH!"In addition, he said, the law's attempt to limit judicial review 'offends the fundamental constitutional principles of checks and balances and separation of powers' and 'reflects an attempt by Congress and the executive to infringe upon the judiciary's designated role under the Constitution.''Course,...

Tags: Regulations, USA PATRIOT Act

Discussion threads 2007-09-06

Doc Searls to hardware OEMs (in gauntlet): It's time to free yourselves and your customers

Doc Searls to hardware OEMs in gauntlet: It's time to free yourselves and your customersSuppose...... the market included a company which studied closely what people wanted from their computers and what they wanted to do with their computers. And that company made software which responded to the results of...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Branding, Now IT, Dell Computer Corp., hardware, computer, Doc Searls

Discussion threads 2007-04-16

MSNBC dumps New Jersey, causing state to revamp incentive program

MSNBCs hasty departure from the Garden State has caused New Jersey officials to rethink their entire business incentive program, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. From refunds and rebates to tax breaks, every state has business incentives to encourage business growth and development. These perks often ask that companies agree to...

Tags: incentive, incentive program, MSNBC

Blog posts 2007-03-21

CES and Macworld amount to zip -- until we get better interplay among the companies controlling the parts

All eyes are on the CES and Macworld events this week -- but the gushings emitted from either show will amount to zero impact on the anticipated converged industries of home/entertainment, mobile services, and PCs/Internet unless things change dramatically among the companies that dominate the subsets of this necessarily inter-dependent...

Tags: Desktops, Handhelds, NETWORKING, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Network technology, Broadband Internet, PC, network, handheld

Blog posts 2007-01-07

Sun puts 16 cores on its 'Rock' chip

Sun puts 16 cores on its 'Rock' chipsame old story?faster machines everday.... how about faster disks? I would add some highend SSDs to take advantage of such servers.Not enterprise ready...These new Sun servers are not ready for the enterprise. My Dell PowerEdge servers represent the most robust hardware on the...

Tags: Semiconductors, Network technology, Servers, performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., chip

Discussion threads 2006-12-08

Windows, take your kill switches, interrupts, reboots AND Registry: and stuff it

Im at a big VoIP trade show that starts tomorrow. Come here and youll get plenty of VoIP.But right now, I am cranky. And when bloggers get cranky, ooh boy, better watch out. Kill switches are NEVER, EVER OK.My colleague David Berlind makes a very true and valid point that...

Tags: PITA, swITch

Blog posts 2006-10-10

Altruism and open source

Altruism and open sourcealtruism and closed sourceBill Gates has to date given away $27 billion to a foundation that will work toward the betterment of the under privileged.Also Gates has said that he would give away the rest of his fortune (currently $54 billion) to the cause.Warren Buffet will give...

Tags: open source, altruism

Discussion threads 2006-09-25