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New file system has long road to Windows

New file system has long road to WindowsAgain?!You know, this has been my day's greatest source of amusement. I wonder if Microsoft even knows how much of a laughingstock they are making themselves through this WinFS affair.Microsoft had better deliver on their promises ...There is now competition in the wings.http://searchwin2000.techtarget.com/columnItem/0,294698,sid1_gci1033202,00.htmlSurprise,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows NT, OPEN SOURCE, Mud, Microsoft Windows, New File System, same Gates story, Gates story, same Gates song, Gates song, dance, WinFS, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-12-10

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Ballmer does Windows

Microsoft had its annual management shakeup--these things tend to happen at the end of the fiscal year--and Kevin Johnson is leaving as head of the company's platform and services division. As a result, Johnson's unit is split into two--Windows and online services--and CEO Steve Ballmer becomes the primary advocate for...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Managing growth - a followup to yesterday's guest blog

Yesterday, Dean Cycon of Dean's Beans wrote a guest blog for this column on "Starbucks' Dirty Little Secret". The blog is worthy of some followup, as well as some additional information that Dean shared with me about their corporate philosophy. Growth is good for a company,...

Tags: Trader, Blog, Dean Cycon, X2 Development Corp., Strategy, Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA

Yesterday I sat down and talked with Entellium, an on-demand CRM company that has recently gone away from a purley browser-based model and moved into a desktop smart client application. In doing so they saw a big increase in conversion numbers and the customers have responded well to having the...

Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Application, Video Game, Video, CRM, Desktop Application, Games, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-07-23

Is this the New Apple?

PowerPage podcaster Youngmoo Kim relays his experience with trying to get an iPhone 3G and on being an "IRU" Individual Responsible User. Apple just doesn't want me to have an iPhone 3G.  After a few half-hearted attempts bailing at the sight of long lines, I spent about two hours...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., IRU, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-22

RIM ships fix for BlackBerry code execution bug

Just a quick note to update a story I wrote last week on an unpatched remote execution vulnerability affecting BlackBerry business users: Research in Motion RIM has finally shipped patches to cover the issue, which affects the BlackBerry Attachment Service component of the BlackBerry Enterprise Server. ...

Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., RIM BlackBerry, Handhelds, Hardware, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Evil tech administrators

Evil tech administratorsEvil Tech Admin'sI've work at a few places where some of the Admin's I worked with were a bit on the sneeky side. So As a admin I made sure there was a back door incase one fo these admins tried to pull the same stunt. Its happened...

Tags: NETWORKING, Recruitment & Selection, administrator, network

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

E-gold owners plead guilty to money laundering

E-gold owners plead guilty to money launderingGoodbye privacy?Cash leads to crime, too. Should we enforce credit/debit card payments only? If so, let's ban gold trading altogether!I will be obvious and boring then...[Please excuse my poor "Engrish" and my rushed-up style.]Hi guys.I don't agree with your opinion and thought a very...

Tags: Identity theft, Taxes, Free trade, Financial accounting, Financial Planning, Financial services, bank transaction, e-Gold, tax, financial

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Mayor: Cleantech leaders are finding their way to San Jose

The great thing about visiting my brother and his family in San Jose is that there is almost always a business reason for me to be here. I used my latest trip ending tomorrow to catch up with the mayor of San Jose, Chuck Reed, about his city's aggressive green...

Tags: San Jose, Leader, Clean Technology, Capital Structures, Finance, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-22

Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap

Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tapWinner if they don't sacrifice qualityThis move would be a winner as long as Apple doesn't sacrifice quality. If they lower prices by making lower quality products, game over. If they just shave off price overhead, that's great. If they...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, notebook

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Character Manager (zip)

Character Manager allows you to create both Character Sheets for your Role-Playing Games, and create detailed characters. The program is designed to allow a rich development of your character by providing fields to define the Character Plots, Character Themes, Story Progression, Character Weaknesses, and much more. Whether you need to...

Tags: Character, Douglas Blackburn, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-07-22

ArenaXcape (zip)

ArenaXcape is a multiplayer arena shooter game based on AlienXcape. In ArenaXcape you can battle with three of your friends over a LAN or the Internet. ArenaXcape is designed for the high-end graphics possible with Windows Vista and DirectX 10. In this three story level, you can pick up multiple...

Tags: OTS Software, ArenaXcape, Internet, Microsoft Windows, LANs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Games, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Network Technology, Networking, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Enterprise Software, Human Resources

Software downloads 2008-07-22

Homeschooling + marketing = great coffee?

I really love coffee. Not Folgers or Maxwell House, but the good stuff. My current favorite is Dean's Beans' "Ahab's Revenge" (with "the highest caffeine content of any organic coffee!"), but there are few things that make me happier than a really good cup of coffee. ...

Tags: Coffee, Scout Hunt, Marketing Research, Operational Accounting, Financial Services, Marketing, Finance, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Citizen journalism and traditional news

Citizen journalism and traditional newsHere's a way to learn and improveRecord your video and then DON'T look at it right away. go do something else and look at it at least an hour later. Then see what you did wrong. Think about that but don't do it...

Tags: Corporate communications, Blogging, Planning, consciousness, Citizen Journalism, video

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

The key barrier to health care reform

The key barrier to health care reformReducing residenciesHey, at least Georgia [b]has[/b] residencies. Arizona's University Hospital has, thanks to Andrew Weil, turned all of its general practice residencies into NCCAAM-funded "alternative health care" training programs.If you think it's bad now, wait until your insurance only covers "therapeutic touch" and...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, barrier, health care, residency, physician

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhere

Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhereSony can afford to.They aren't selling $299.00 desktops or $399.00 laptops. There systems sell for a premium. Other OEMs are forced to subsidize the hardware with these offers.Reactions"First reaction: That's great that Sony is moving the needle on...

Tags: Broadband Internet, OEM, crapware, Crapware

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?The perception is ...... Apple can't be great without Steve Jobs. I personally don't feel this is necessarily the case even though when Jobs was ousted proved to be a disastrous decision for Apple.Apple is in a strong growth period and...

Tags: Quality, Desktops, Digital media, Steve J, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?

As we wait for Apple to announce Q3 08 earnings, the media hacks are falling into the predictable pattern of making some news they wait for the earnings report. The story du jour revolves around Steve Jobs, specifically his health and how thin he looked at WWDC. The pressure is...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Health Care, Apple Inc., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Facebook sues German 'clone'

Facebook sues German 'clone'Facebook owes me moneyUhh, how can you sue over the way you organize a page? If this turns out to be valid then Facebook owes me a ton of cash. I had the title of my webpage located at the top of the page...

Tags: Facebook

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Kaspersky's Malaysian site hacked by Turkish hacker

Kaspersky's Malaysian site hacked by Turkish hackerHackers Gone Wild?Hey - you beat me to the story - but I've been working on a piece on these guys as well. There is a very nationalistic thread through all the hacks they've done, whether it's the NeTDevilz, or the AyYildiz Team....

Tags: SECURITY, Malaysian site, Kaspersky, Turkish Hacker, Turkish

Discussion threads 2008-07-21