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Intuit revivifies QuickBase: Intuit revivifies QuickBaseToo little too late - at Quickbase missed their windowThe Quickbase product is interesting but Coghead, DabbleDB and eUnifyDB are not the competitors. Salesforce.com is the competitor, especially if you compare Quickbase to Salesforce's capabilities around Apex and their ability to create on-the-fly applications. When you start comparing...; Tags: Sales force management, Marketing research, APEX, Intuit Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., Intuit QuickBase, SF.com; Discussion threads 2007-09-05
Siebel 2.0: The end of Salesforce.com: Siebel 2.0: The end of Salesforce.comI guess I'm not part of the 90%My company uses Siebel. It may be good for selling refrigerators, but it it HARDLY even ADEQUATE for complex, multi-month rollout cycles of IT gear, software and services.I'd be better off with post-it notes and Lotus 1-2-3...; Tags: Customer relationship management (CRM), Advertising & Promotion, Sales force management, Enterprise software, DreamFactory, CRM, SFDC, Salesforce.com Inc., Apex, Siebel Systems Inc., sf.com; Discussion threads 2007-05-23
Marc Benioff, John McCain, and Talking Straight: Now that Salesforce.com has injected itself into the current presidential campaign, initially by supporting the Mitt Romney campaigns fundraising efforts, I think a comparison between Marc Benioff and John McCain is in order. I used to think of Benioff as a maverick, an entertaining one at that, and his pioneering...; Tags: Uncategorized; Blog posts 2007-04-10

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ICANN to OK custom TLDs: ICANN will dramatically expand the world of top-level domains by essentially letting companies and organizations buy their own TLDs, the Journal reports. As the article points out, .ibm and .ebay make handy TLDs, as do .nyc, .sf, and .aclu. it's not just for anyone though â€“ it...; Tags: ICANN, Internet, Real Estate, Business Operations, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-06-25
First Symbian Foundation handsets due in 2010: Nokia predicts the first phones using the new Symbian Foundation platform will arrive in two years' time, although its device chief says this is subject to "shades of grey." The first devices using Symbian Foundation open source code for mobile devices will become available in 2010, Nokia has said....; Tags: Handset, Symbian Inc., UIQ, Open Handset Alliance, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk, Nokia, Symbian, cell phones, mobile, mobile OS, open source; News items 2008-06-24

The harsh reality of suburban broadband: The harsh reality of suburban broadbandi live in parsippanyand my Optimum line does not go down ever! I've had it for over a year now and I have decided to not even consider switching to FIOS as I have zero issues of any kind. My speed test results are 27468...; Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Cable, suburban broadband, harsh reality, broadband, Fios, Verizon Communications Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-06-22
Photos: Visiting a Nike missile site: At one time, there were more than 200 Nike missile sites in the U.S., each tasked with protecting a specific city. Today, the only one left is a restored site for tourists in the Marin Headlands, near San Francisco.The mascot of the Army''s Air Defense Artillery program was a bird...; Tags: Nike Inc., Photograph, Missile, Missile Site, AJAX, Aerospace & Defense, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Manufacturing, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-23
Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?: Mowser purchased by dotMobi; is there a need for a .mobi domain?.mobi is UsefulI like developed .mobi sites, and have a blog and showcase of .mobi sites at http://mobienthusiast.mobi. It's true that there are many mobile optimized .com sites, but I like the simplicity of being able to type in...; Tags: Advertising & Promotion, DotMobi, mobi site, mobi, mobile, mobi domain, dotMobi, Visit BofA.mobi, domain; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Salesforce dumping 4,000 PCs for Macs?: According to a post on Alex Curylo's Under The Bridge blog, Salesforce.com may become one of the largest switchers of all time. Curylo's source tells him that 4,000+ staff will be issued Macs when their leases expire: Salesforce.com is giving Macs to all employees. Yup, all 4000...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Apple Macintosh, PC, Curylo, Desktops, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Salesforce.com's bold development platform vision [includes executive podcast]: Salesforce.com's bold development platform vision [includes executive podcast]Hmmm - low cost infrastructure provider?"a low-cost, commodity infrastructure service provider" - now why does this not make me think of sf.com or Mark Benioff :)I talk to dozens of their clients on a regular basis, and their fees for storage and access...; Tags: Sales force management, executive podcast, Salesforce.com Inc., vision, Low-cost; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
Working in a small business can make you sick: Working in a small business can make you sickSmall Bus. healthcareI have coverage through my employer a four employee company. He pays half, I pay the other half. It's $2750 a year vs. $5400, so it's better than nothing!One of two things has to happenAnd this is the case for...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Blankenhorn, small business; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Battlefield 2 Stats Viewer (exe): Battlefield 2 Stats Viewer brings up your Bf2 statistics on your desktop. With BfSV you can view your Bf2, SF, EF, and AF stats and earned awards, you can see the online status of your buddies or export your stats to HTML or CSV. Version 0.96 has faster stats retrieving,...; Tags: Phreazer, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-04-08
Arthur C. Clarke: All These Worlds Are Yours: Arthur C. Clarke: All These Worlds Are YoursArthur C. Clarke : The beacon to the human race is no moreLike the rest of the world I was also very saddened by his death. He lived a full life and was the same shining personality till the end.As a kid whose...; Tags: Robots, Arthur C. Clarke, HAL; Discussion threads 2008-03-19
UPXcmd (exe): UPXcmd is an open source GUI Graphical User Interface for excellent executable packer, UPX (Ultimate Packer for eXecutables, upx.sf.net). UPXcmd package contains a new program, UPXcmd DropBox. Dropbox allows you to compress your files by dragging them to an always on top window. DropBox uses UPXcmd main program's settings for...; Tags: GUI, UPXcmd, Dropbox; Software downloads 2008-03-18
Exclusive: iPhone DevCamp's Raven on iPhone SDK and what it means: Just a few minutes ago, I had a most enlightening email conversation with someone who knows as much about the new iPhone SDK, and its effects/potential, as anyone who doesn't work at Apple. And probably know more than most who do. That'd...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Developer, SDK, Apple Inc., Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, RS, RZ, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-03-06
MacBook Air: An ideal hybrid bag: MacBook Air: An ideal hybrid bagSamsonite Signet Medium Attaché A4I use a Samsonite Signet Medium Attaché A4 - my MBA slips into the paper divider in the top lid.http://www.samsoniteblacklabel.com/collections/signat/medium-attache-a4/prodSignatMediumAttacheA4.htmlWaterfieldI have several cases from them, all of them are awesome quality. One of them is going on 7 years old, and...; Tags: Notebooks, hybrid bag, MacBook Air, ideal, Apple MacBook; Discussion threads 2008-03-06
Google offers free voicemail, phone number to ALL SF homeless: Google offers free voicemail, phone number to ALL SF homelessRussel your survey is in poor taste!nt; Tags: TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Google Inc., phone; Discussion threads 2008-02-28
Google offers free voicemail, phone number to ALL SF homeless: Google said today it is giving a free lifetime phone number and voice mail to every single homeless person in San Francisco who wants one. The effort, which part of Project Homeless Connect, will enable a homeless person to check his or her messages from any...; Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Voicemail, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-28
Join a user group: Join a user groupBMUG West First Timer...Considering that I have never attended an Apple users group I wasn't sure just what to expect. I thought I might meet a nice girl maybe, someone who shares some of my interests. Unfortunately there wasn't a female to be found under fifty, and...; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Leopard, font; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
NetSuite's numbers are not what they appear: NetSuite's numbers are not what they appearOfficial response from NetSuite to inaccurately cited customer dataDennis, some points of clarification:1. On our call and in our filings we talk about active customers. Customers are not considered "active" until they go live with the product. Since customers choose their own...; Tags: Blogging, Dennis Howlett, NetSuite Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-02-15