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Internet TV goes live on Windows 7 Media Center

Hmmm can't see itI only have recorded and live TV choices. Is this location specific in Australia?

Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows, Internet TV, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows 7, TV

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

XML on the wane? Say it isn't so, Jack

Ignorance is not bliss"I don?t know if XML would ever go the way of Fortan or Pick"1. Fortran or to us old people, FORTRAN.2. Pick. See http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/u2/ Not dead.

Tags: Programming languages, XML

Discussion threads 2009-09-25

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.5 beta

Mozilla releases Firefox 3.5 betaFirefox Beta 3.5It sounds great and I will eventually use it. Normally I am not too concerned about downloading RCs but when the RC comes out I will decline.I only ever replace my Firefox when the authors of all the more seriously useful add-ons I use...

Tags: Web browsers, Say-It, Mozilla Corp., Mozilla Firefox, isolation, Firefox 3.5, Firefox 3.5 beta, beta, Tab Isolation

Discussion threads 2009-04-28

Say it with me again: KISS

Say it with me again: KISSI know how you feel.You have no idea how many times I've done stuff like this...Over the fluorescent lightThat'd do it right there, nicks in the cable or no.

Tags: Cable, Network technology, Say-It

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

Additional Resources

Bridging the gap between BPM and SOA: look to the repository

I just figured out...why you can never give concrete examples of SOA implementations. You don't even know what these folks are talking about. You are quoting the terms and repeating what they say but you do not have a clue about what they are saying.

Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Enterprise software, Middleware, SOA, BPM

Discussion threads 2009-11-06

GOOG Chief: Silicon Valley's secret is its weather

Valid points, though.You mention good schools and employees, but there are GREAT schools in the north east. There are a lot of companies and a large population from which to pull employees, too. When you compare the weather in San Francisco to the weather in the north east, the choice...

Tags: Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

Microsoft seeks to lure Salesforce, Oracle users with six months free of CRM Online

Even for free, why use junk? There are much better options.The slide in profit margins at Microsoft continues . . . . ImposterYou didn't say "baroque".

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Salesforce.com Inc., CRM, Oracle Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Sony Ericsson announces XPERIA X10 Google Android device

Sony Ericsson has been known to make some compelling smartphones that had sleek, solid designs at high prices, like the XPERIA X1 I purchased and then returned earlier this year. Today we see the announcement of their first Google Android device, the XPERIA X10 and I have to say this...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Android, Device, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Mobile Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-03

Moffat no longer with IBM as fallout from insider trading scandal continues

ORLY?![pre]In 2002, he was on Fortune?s list of the 50 Most Powerful Black Executives in America.[/pre]Mmmm.... I don't think so. Rodney C. Adkins is on Fortune's list of [b]Black[/b] Executives.Glancing is dangerousAfter showing a coworker what a hilarious gaff I'd found, I realized I had skimmed over the fact that...

Tags: Glancing, Moffat, IBM Corp., fallout

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

AV Bros. Puzzle Pro 3.0 (Mac)

AV Bros. Puzzle Pro 3.0 is an extremely powerful, flexible and high quality Adobe® Photoshop® filter plug-in (8bf), which is targeted to help you create a highly realistic jig-saw puzzle effect. This Photoshop filter works with any image editing application host that supports Adobe's specification for Photoshop plugins (8bf). Thanks...

Tags: Photoshop Plug-in, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Apple Macintosh, Image-editing, Plug-in, AV Bros

Software downloads 2009-10-31

ZDNet Government version of Throw out the Trash Day

More trash pleaseNice idea ... may I submit a similar one for the editor's consideration? Can we have 'trash of the week' by a ZDNET blogger. Serious ... with a touch of humour. Example follows.In Jason Perlow's 'The Vista is Dead' spoof mwagner@zdnet.com was moved to comment."Sounds like you didn't...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Performance management, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Pre-Halloween scare-off: Bing middle school jingle vs. VS 2010 bug killer

Visual studio is for serial killersI did not tell you that, M$ did.Check their video...or switch to FOSS.This is why Microsoft will never learn!Remember the Gates/Seinfield add? Makes ya wonder about their marketing dep. Maybe they should hire the Sprint agency. RE: Pre-Halloween scare-off: Bing middle school jingle vs. VS...

Tags: Pre-Halloween, bug killer, Bing

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Stunningly poor quality predictions about the future Internet from Google's CEO

You would expect that Google CEO Eric Schmidt to have something insightful to say about the future Internet. But you'd be wrong... by Tom Foremski

Tags: Google Inc., CEO, Internet, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-10-27

EAI: square peg trying to fit into round hole of data integration

Hmm not so sureOkay I jumped over to the detail you posted and I have to say I disagree on several fronts. First SOA solves none of that and neither does a data layer. What solves data integration issues is architecture. Architecture principles such as loose coupling,...

Tags: Middleware, Enterprise software, EAI, Enterprise Service Bus, end up, data integration

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Yahoo Mail outages plague some users

Scattered reports say the world's most widely used e-mail service was suffering from scattered outages on Monday morning. Yahoo Mail users reported problems Monday morning, with the service inaccessible for some and spotty for others. TechCrunch noticed a Twitter spike in reports of problems with Yahoo...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail, E-mail Service, E-mail Providers, E-mail, Internet, Online Communications, Yahoo, email, outage, Tom Krazil CNET News

News items 2009-10-26

Trick or Treat Smash 2.0 (Windows)

This is the season for witches, ghosts and candy! Line up three or more candy types to fill up the Candy Meter in this delicious puzzler with a fun Halloween theme. Build up your super moves and watch spooky helpers clear the screen for you. A sugary treat for the...

Tags: Candy, Hardy Creations, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-25

OOo4Kids (PowerPC) 0.5.1 beta (Mac)

The idea is to provide a 7-12 years software, based on OpenOffice.org source code, say, extremely simplified. Everything is made with the idea to contribute back to OpenOffice.org Project, through OpenOffice.org Education Project, and students projects, but not only (all sort of contributions are welcome, of course). Resources are managed...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Beta, OpenOffice.org, IBM PowerPC, OOo4Kids, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-23

OOo4Kids 0.5.1 beta (Mac)

The idea is to provide a 7-12 years software, based on OpenOffice.org source code, say, extremely simplified. Everything is made with the idea to contribute back to OpenOffice.org Project, through OpenOffice.org Education Project, and students projects, but not only (all sort of contributions are welcome, of course). Resources are managed...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Beta, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-23

OOo4Kids 0.5.1 beta (Windows)

The idea is to provide a 7-12 years software, based on OpenOffice.org source code, say, extremely simplified. Everything is made with the idea to contribute back to OpenOffice.org Project, through OpenOffice.org Education Project, and students projects, but not only (all sort of contributions are welcome, of course). Resources are managed...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Beta, OpenOffice.org, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-23

Net neutrality: a faster Internet for all

Net neutrality means a faster network for everyone - despite what the telcos say. Net neutrality makes ISPs focus on us, their customers, instead of chiseling money from Google and Microsoft. And that's a good thing for all of us. by Robin Harris

Tags: Internet, Net Neutrality, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-10-22