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Feeling low? So's Indonesia: Indonesia is hosting this week's climate change conference...and it's one of the nations most likely to feel the pain. At the conference in Bali international leaders and scientists are supposed to be looking for the next step in co-operative effort to curb global warming. That's after...; Tags: Conference, Indonesia, Sea Level, Taxes, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Finance, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-12-03
Greenland's ice belly is growing: Greenland's ice belly is growingWhat about displacement?"The influx of freshwater into the North Atlantic from any increase in melting from the Greenland Ice Sheet"One thing I never understood is why melting matters. The ice is displacing water anyway, so why should it cause ocean levels to rise when icebergs...; Tags: ice, global warming, sea level; Discussion threads 2005-11-08
Is administration to blame for comm failures during Katrina?: Is administration to blame for comm failures during Katrina?AdministrationSure, it,s got to be Bush, doesn't it?You guys really scrape to cover up problems caused by that wonderfull,honest,upright etc.etc.Clinton.blame,blame, blamethe first thing that happens after a disaster is the blame game. in this case blame the current administration in washington,d.c....; Tags: Workforce management, Financial Planning, sea level, Katrina, C.B., administration, insurance; Discussion threads 2005-09-01

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Israeli caviar coming to supermarkets?: Even if you don't often buy real caviar because of its high price, you know that the worldwide production of this gourmet treat has been drastically reduced in recent years because of sturgeon populations decline in the Caspian Sea. Now, Israeli researchers might help caviar lovers. They've started by importing...; Tags: Kilogram, Israel, Fish, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Team Management, Internet, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-08-29
New Android Market is YouTube for mobile applications: Google released early details yesterday about their plans for Android Market, an online bazaar for programs that run on Android phones. Essentially an Android version of the iPhone's popular App Store, it offers three key advantages over Apple's offering: It will follow the YouTube model of instant...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Mobile, YouTube Inc., Apple Inc., Mobile Application, Android Market, Sales Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, Sales, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-08-29

Comcast's Web limits: Saving bandwidth or stifling innovation?: The first computer I ever bought had a whopping six-gigabyte hard drive inside - far more storage capacity than anyone might have ever dreamed of using some ten years ago. Back then, no one was really downloading music or uploading digital photos, let alone streaming video or placing VoIP phone...; Tags: Innovation, Web, Bandwidth, Comcast Corp., Internet, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to follow: Comcast takes broadband cap plunge; Other carriers likely to followHmm, I wonder how long it will take the torrent abusers...... to reach that cap and get kicked? Not talking about the ones who get movies and software and games all illegally but the ones who serve this stuff up?...; Tags: Broadband Internet, Network technology, Corporate communications, Comcast Corp., broadband cap, broadband, stat; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
What SaaS can teach us about customer service: What SaaS can teach us about customer serviceGood Advice!As someone actively engaged in the software as a service industry, I can confirm that Archie Black's advice is spot on. I work for PayCycle, an online payroll company that embodies the SaaS model. Our customers don't make distinctions between...; Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Product marketing, customer service, software-as-a-service, customer satisfaction; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
Dell: Turnaround interuptus as share grab hurts net, margins: Dell's second quarter earnings fell short of projections, but revenue was well ahead of targets. Translation: Dell is gaining share at the expense of its bottom line as price competition heats up. Dell reported fiscal second quarter earnings of 31 cents a share on revenue of $16.4...; Tags: Revenue, Dell Computer Corp., Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-28
62% of salaried Americans happy with their medical and retirement benefits: When asked whether this is a bad time to find a quality job, 65% of Americans said it was, matching the level of the 2001 recession, according to Rutgers University’s John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. With unemployment at 5.7%, the highest level since 2004, and weekly unemployment claims...; Tags: Credit Card, Benefit, Worker, Sales Channel, Sales, AM; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Attention Craig Newmark: Citizens aren't customers: Attention Craig Newmark: Citizens aren't customersDemocracy versus politicsThank you for discussing the difference between spectator politics and participative democracy. It seems to me that technology can definitely be put to better use for enabling the latter. At the risk of rambling, perhaps that might be a role that the newspaper...; Tags: Government, Attention Craig Newmark; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
Are gamers doping during tournaments?: It's not typical Toybox fare, but it made me wonder just what kind of "toys" people are keeping in their toyboxes these days. A fascinating recent Gameplayer interview chronicles some tokin' and smokin' at the World Cyber Games in Germany, with the Tournament Director's full knowledge: ...; Tags: Tournament, Knowledge, Director, Games, Policies And Procedures, Strategy, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Management, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-08-28
Codename of the day: Nitrogen: Codename of the day: NitrogenCodeword - "Infection"Can't think why ZDnet aren't trumpeting Microsoft's latest embarassing achievement -Wonder if the US army's robots will be running 'Hasta La Vista'?http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7583805.stmNasa has confirmed that laptops carried to the ISS in July were infected with a Windows virus known as Gammima.AG.The worm was...; Tags: Games, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Nitrogen; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
How do we address the have-nots?: How do we address the have-nots?It's the NetThe problem is no longer the availability of hardware: many computers are being dumped that can easily be made productive again, by installing a lean Linux on it like Xubuntu. So poor people can have a fine computer for free. That's easy to...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, INTERNET, computer, Internet access; Discussion threads 2008-08-28
Live Webcast: Closing the Deal: Online Presentations That Result in Higher Sales: Closing deals is an art form. You've got to know your prospects, understand their concerns and speak their language. How do you accomplish this in order to make the sale? View this on-demand BNET webcast, moderated by James Hilliard and featuring guest speakers Tom Bunzel and Kineon...; Tags: Webcast, Prospect, Citrix Systems Inc., Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Sales; Webcasts 2008-08-28
GoGo Digger (exe): GoGo Digger is a simple logic, arcade style puzzle game thats best described as a cross between Mine Sweeper and Dig-Dug. The idea of the game is to control your character GoGo through the dirt searching for diamonds while avoiding the hidden land mines and finally making it to the...; Tags: Dirt, Diamond, BadBumble, GoGo Digger, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-08-28
SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?: SOA adoption down from 2006: if so, why?The SOA Problem has moved elsewhereMy comments here.http://www.gandalf-lab.com/blog/2008/08/soa-adoption-down-from-2006-are-you.htmlI think the problem SOA tried to solve has moved elsewhere. With WOA ,SaaS and crowd sourcing the notion of a central body managing all enterprise services has diluted and hence you see a lot of...; Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Web services, Middleware, Enterprise software, SOA Problem, SOA; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
Attention Craig Newmark: Citizens aren't customers: Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, has offered a thoughtful but misguided palliative at CNN to the shortcomings of the age of networked democracy. ... if you know how Americans use the Net to talk, you can easily stay in touch with real people. ...; Tags: Politics, Democracy, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Mitch Ratcliffe; Blog posts 2008-08-27
NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?: NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?Very simply put, It became a religious war....Software is simply NOT a religion.So the software religious community needs to learn to sleep with itself.In retrospect, the OLPC has changed the world. Sure, it has spawned anindustry that is more to serve rich consumers...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, NPR; Discussion threads 2008-08-27
IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for downloadRE: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for downloadIt's been a pleasure to work with the IE team to deliver some of the first Visual Search services out there. They're a cool team - and deserve some kudos. We're all looking forward to some user...; Tags: Web browsers, IE 8, IE 8 Beta 2, IE 8 Beta, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox; Discussion threads 2008-08-27