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Adobe's Serious Magic site SQL Injected by Asprox botnet

Adobe's Serious Magic site SQL Injected by Asprox botnet"But I only go to safe sites"This is why I want to slap everyone who says that is protection against infection.RE: Adobe's Serious Magic site SQL Injected by Asprox botnetI appreciate when articles like this give the user an advanced warning. ...

Tags: INTERNET, Programming languages, Web browsers, SQL Injected, Asprox, Serious Magic, SQL, Adobe Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-10-17

Ovation 1.0.1421 (Windows)

Ovation turns lifeless PowerPoint slides into a stunning visual experience in seconds. Select from over 100 sensational PowerLooks to add subtle motion, high-resolution text, and dynamic TV-style transitions to plain PowerPoint slides. Ovation also offers built-in presentation tools that help you deliver a superior message. Using your laptop's external output,...

Tags: Ovation, Microsoft Windows, Serious Magic, Productivity, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2006-04-19

Vlog It 1 (Windows)

Add video to your blog in seconds. Use photos, video clips, or record live from a Webcam or camcorder into your PC. It even includes a newscaster-style teleprompter for narration. Simply drag and drop to add pictures, video and sound clips from your cell phone, digital camera or camcorder. You...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Serious Magic, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Marketing, Internet

Software downloads 2005-12-13

Ultra 2 (Windows)

Ultra is a breakthrough that transforms keying into a practical daily production tool for all types of video professionals. Ultra drag-and-drop allows video editors to create realistic background composites that are convincing in every detail, even from marginal video sources. Ultra vector keying technology blows away the primitive keyer built...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Serious Magic, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2005-08-20

Visual Communicator 2 (Windows)

Visual Communicator enables anyone to easily create video presentations in minutes. Unlike other video creation tools, Visual Communicator doesn't require special equipment or training to use. It works at a desk with any webcam or camcorder and is based on a simple wizard with dozens of templates that completely eliminate...

Tags: Netscape Communicator, Microsoft Windows, Video, Serious Magic, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2005-08-19

Additional Resources

Arguing About the Collaboration Toolkit: Cisco's Enterprise Collaboration Platform

In the aftermath of last week's San Francisco Enterprise 2.0 conference there's been some lively debate about what constitutes '2.0', including some great comments on my previous post. Meanwhile Cisco have literally just announced their Enterprise Collaboration Platform, which will be broad set...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Cisco Systems Inc., Tool, Productivity, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-08

Could diabetes fight the obesity epidemic?

Nice one, Dana.When are you going to write something relevant - like IT - on this site?There is no IT in this blog. Just pointing out the obvious.When will you learn to use google?This is among the worst medically releated post you have written. And please stop quoting the...

Tags: Exenatide, diabetes, GLP-1, secretion

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Open source is sold and FOSS is not

I'm confusedAre you advocating breaking the GPL license by selling GPL based products by 'open source' companies?We know NT Selling software is not a violation of the GPLSelling softare is not a violation of the GPL. Not in any way, shape or form. In the words of the...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, F/OSS, GPL, software, open source

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Big Oil greening up--is this a good thing?

"Newsweek" would like you to believe it's a happy sign of the times to see global oil companies putting serious money into alternative fuels. They site investments by major oil companies in ehtanol. The "Newsweek" piece refers to more nations putting taxes or caps on carbon emissions,...

Tags: Oil Company, Newsweek, Oil, Litigation, Personal Finance, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-20

Brent Leary Expounds: The SMBs Rejoice

Brent Leary, who is not only my bud, but one of the leading, no, the leading, small business consultant and analyst when it comes to small business (duh!), CRM, social CRM and social media,  is someone that I want to highlight on these pages.  Not that you need to come...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Leader, Small Business, Small And Medium Business, CRM, Brent Leary, Maximizer Needs, Price Point, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-09-14

6 dirty tricks from enterprise vendors

GET it in WRITING!If it is NOT in the contract then you made your first mistake.Well said.Contracts & Paper Trails are more precious than gold when something goes Tango-Ultra on you.I dont agree with #5Well I do, but to further clarify, *most* vendors will support at least 1-2 major revisions...

Tags: Content management, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise software, Enterprise resource planning (ERP), dirty trick, enterprise vendor, Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

The taboo of failure

Google plans for failureI read sometime back about google's strategy to handle hardware failure. Instead of focussing on building expensive unbreakable hardware, they assume it a given and build it into the software to handle hardware failures. So the concept is gaining ground.http://andrewchenblog.com/2009/07/13/built-to-fail-how-companies-like-google-ideo-and-37signals-build-failure-tolerant-systems-for-anything/Great managers understand it.I once worked for a...

Tags: Strategy, great manager, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-07

Vulnerable Adobe Flash shipped with Snow Leopard

That's all fine and goodbut Apple OSX is based on tried and tested UNIX and is immune to such vulnerabilities. Magic dust is able to discover exploits before they get a chance to spring into action.Unix was designed with security in mind and every object is securable with extremely high...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Snow Leopard, Apple Inc., operating system

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

30% of desktops to have 2 GPUs by 2012 ... Really?

I really don't see the need...Unless you're a hard core gamer or work heavily in the graphics dept...RE: 30% of desktops to have 2 GPUs by 2012 ... Really?Mine has two. And how do you get the little quote box thing? I've been looking to get that on mine for...

Tags: Desktops, Games, GPU, desktop, graphics, Jon Peddie, game

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Google to make Web app to replace rejected iPhone app

Cross-platform appsA high profile web app, like Google Voice, could really shine the spotlight on web apps, as an attractive way to build powerful, cross-platform apps for smartphones. It may even accelerate the development of more comprehensive support for HTML5, BONDI, WebGL, etc., on all of the smartphone platforms.This is...

Tags: cloud computing, Web application, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-09

Can Apple launch a tablet device and do what it did with the iPhone?

Can Apple launch a tablet device and do what it did with the iPhone?smartphonesyou give the impression that smartphones were powerful, usable devices with lots of features people just didn't know about before the iphone came along and apple changed that with their all so powerful marketing mojo. oh, the...

Tags: Tablets, Smart phones, Notebooks, Cellular phones, magic word, Apple iPhone, tablet device, tablet, smart phone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-13

Gartner's conservative mid-tier ERP Magic Quadrant

Gartner's conservative mid-tier ERP Magic QuadrantSAP Business All-in-OneI take serious exception to your comments about SAP Business All-in-One. While you?re obviously entitled to your opinion, these comments are misleading and factually inaccurate. On what do you base your comment about where Business All-in-One was a few years ago?...

Tags: Enterprise resource planning (ERP), SAP Business All-in-One, SAP Business, SAP AG, ERP, Gartner Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-06-11

Climate change driven IT spend: are we being hoodwinked?

One of the great things about being an Irregular is that every now and again, one of our motley band will toss a pebble into a pond which sends ripples. Last weekend Jeff Nolan, one of our founders and a great personal friend said this: ...

Tags: Information Technology, Carbon Dioxide, Climate, Argument, Tom, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Why Windows 7's netbook success isn't a slam-dunk

Why Windows 7's netbook success isn't a slam-dunkMy prediction is that Linux will gain a critical mass in netbooks, forcing MS to keep prices at or below the $15 range, and also eventually increase acceptable screen sizes and other restricted features. The Google brand could be something that will finally...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, netbook, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-02

Weekend stuff: learning with Suw via Twitter

I often hear how Twitter is the magic bullet to so many things and as a hardcore enterprisey type and despite my personal Twitt-addiction, I'd usually say: 'Pft.' Today taught me a couple of things that may yet change my mind. Suw Charman-Anderson, a UK colleague randomly...

Tags: Twitter, Suw Charman-Anderson, Vinnie, Social Networking, Branding, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-05-22