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- Mother nature v. human nature
- Nature is no mother.ntGood intention, bad implementation.Ah yes - the road to hell is paved with good intentions.While I admire the Europeans and their attempts to be proactive about the environment - you must absolutely account for human behavior. And you can't legislate human behavior.My advice?Subsidize recycling.agreed nt.Self interest is...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Strategy, Self-Interest
- Discussion threads 2009-09-27
- CCHIT fate could be decided today
- CCHIT fate could be decided todayUnbelievableHonestly at a loss for words aside from: unbullievable ...Can a large organization keep up?Medicine moves rather fast and I find it hard to believe that CCHIT can keep pace with innovation.But then that might be the objective.And I have a concern when an organization...
- Tags: Strategy, Brian Klepper, Self-Interest, CCHIT, CCHIT fate
- Discussion threads 2009-07-16
- Using selfishness to put crowds to work for you
- Using selfishness to put crowds to work for youGood griefHave we become this ignorant where the concept of Adam Smith's invisible hand is counter-intuitive and surprising?No wonder we've elected a freaking marxist as president.Code without good documentation has difficulty reaching critical massWhile some simple utilities can get by without documentation,...
- Tags: Wiki, Investment, Self-Interest, good documentation, selfishness
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
- How artificial is the crude oil price? Have we passed peak oil?
- How artificial is the crude oil price? Have we passed peak oil?What's wrong with walking to workAlthough I accept that "nobody wants to sit in the dark" the notion that "nobody wants to walk to work" is ridiculous.It is the car addiction of countries like USA that has led...
- Tags: Self-Interest, Oil Prices, oil
- Discussion threads 2008-05-12
- Shadows over Linux
- Shadows over LinuxSelf interest is a wonderful thingPeople tend to back whatever they have an investment in. Murph has a lot of time and history invested in Unix and Sun in particular. As a result, the last paragraph of the story could have been written as [i]"... an Us Vs...
- Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Self-Interest, Sun Products, Murph, Unix, Linux, Sun Microsystems Inc., Open Solaris, ZFS
- Discussion threads 2007-06-20
- The swinging pendulum
- The swinging pendulumI had a slightly different take.....Open source feeling attrition painshttp://jamessummerlin.blogspot.com/2005/10/open-source-feeling-attrition-pains.htmlJamesWhat if you can't afford it?The big problem is that the cost to get started for things like application servers is quite high if you're not going the free route.Think how far TiVo would have gotten if they had...
- Tags: Development tools, Proprietary Software, Dana, Self-Interest, programmer, open source, software
- Discussion threads 2005-10-12
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- Could global warming be self-limiting?
- Ice melt in Antarctic could create new, natural carbon sink, says research. by Harry Fuller
- Tags: Global Warming, Carbon, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I
- (NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog. Â Let's see how that...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- 1st Mac Mailer 3.6 (Mac)
- 1st Mac Mailer is mass-mailing software used by various e-commerce providers to deliver personalized email messages to their customers when they are needed to be notified about different events. These e-notifications vary from simple email notifications about product updates or new product releases to more complex newsletters and invoices. If...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Ixis, Export Feature, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-11-22
- Smart Encryptor - Encryption Manager 5.11 (Windows)
- SmartEncryptor uses the most powerful encryption algorithms existing. AES - the US Government standard symmetric encryption algorithm and Blowfish. Encrypt files and folders Send files over the Internet securely Create self-decrypting executables. Works on all Windows systems. Version 4.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
- Tags: Encryption Algorithm, Smart Soft, SmartEncryptor, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-11-21
- Ashampoo Magical Security 2.02 (Windows)
- Encode files with sensitive contents so that instead of text and numbers they simply contain an incomprehensible mix of letters. The algorithm is so strong that it isnt possible for anyone to crack the code in a justifiable time period, even if they are able to draw on a very...
- Tags: Security, File, Ashampoo, E-mail, Microsoft Windows, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Web Help Desk Pro 9.2.3 (Mac)
- This help desk software Pro edition of Web Help Desk for Mac OS X Server offers an industry leading web-based help desk software that empowers IT help desk technicians with iPhone web-app access, email-to-ticket conversion, trouble ticket email notifications, self-service knowledge base, track billable time & materials, LDAP & AD...
- Tags: Asset, Web, Apple Macintosh, MacsDesign Studio, Web Help Desk, Help Desk, Call Centers, Asset Management, It Operations, Financial Services, Operational Planning, Finance, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Photo to Sketch 4.0 Standard (Windows)
- It is a tool to convert a photo to wonderful sketch automatic. And mail it to your friends. Sketch effects includes pen sketch, pencil sketch, pastel sketch. Figure a self-portrait use on Usenet or ICQ. Make a sketch as characteristic gift mail to your friends or sweetheart and give them...
- Tags: Sketch, Microsoft Windows, Photograph, Thinker Software
- Software downloads 2009-11-20
- Politician wants Twitter banned from use by....wait for it -- politicians!
- I'd rather see them ban lobbyists...If there is anything that affects the quality of their service to the public, it's not Twitter. It's lobbyists. I say let them use Twitter all the time and ban lobbyists instead.Twitter abuseNot trying to put politicians and football players in the same category, but...
- Tags: Social networking, James 3, Twitter Inc., Twitter Banned
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- FCC to review regulatory and legal impacts to cloud services and identity management
- FCC Overstepping its authority againWhy do we as a society, blindly ignore when the government overreaches its authority?The FCC only has authority to regulate the airwaves.The Internet and related technologies have nothing to do with the FCC, and they have no authority in this area.We need to wake up, people....
- Tags: Federal government, Big Government, identity management, FCC, government
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- SHARM 3.3.4 (Windows)
- SHARM (Self-Hypnosis And Relaxation Machine) is the software tool that enables both professional therapists and advanced users to quickly and easily create their own customized therapy and self-improvement sessions. SHARM offers over 100 predefined sessions. Open one of the session files, set the length of the session, and press "Play"....
- Tags: Session, CyberTeam, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- OrangeHRM 2.5.0.1 (Windows)
- OrangeHRM is an Open Source HRM information system that will provide a vast range of features to manage the crucial organization asset - people. Being the provider of an Open Source HRM application, OrangeHRM offers an array of modules, such as Personal Information Management PIM, Employee Self Service ESS, Leave...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, OrangeHRM, Open Source
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Salesforce Chatter: what a clanger!
- Running Cover-it-Live has produced some interesting commentary about this morning's announcement of Salesforce.com Chatter. Best summed up by Nenshad Bardoliwalla: The length of this keynote has turned "Chatter" into "Splatter" IMHO A three and a quarter hour keynote marathon, laced with the kind of hyperbole we've come to...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Running Cover-it-Live, Saesforce.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Salesforce Chatter: Social operating systems emerge on the IT stage
- The next big shift: Intranets, portals, and software suites that are the integrating force of the social fabric for our organizations. This morning's announcement here at Dreamforce today from Salesforce of Chatter, an enterprise-class realization of Facebook and Twitter, is further evidence of the industry's push for social Web capabilities...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Information Technology, Operating System, Environment, Social Computing, Chatter, Status Update, Groups, Sales Force Management, Social Networking, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dion Hinchcliffe
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Salesforce Chatter: Facebook for the Enterprise
- Salesforce is announcing today a Salesforce Chatter, an enteprise collaboration application akin to Facebook. The move puts SalesForce in competition with offerings from other providers, including IBM Lotus. Here's what's being delivered. Features: Profiles: Just like profiles on popular consumer-oriented social networking sites, Salesforce Chatter profiles include...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Facebook, Platform, App, Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dave Greenfield
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
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