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Wikinomics and mass collaboration

I'm reading Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything (which is co-authored by Don Tapscott, the man who coined the term "paradigm shift," an act for which I have actually heard him apologize) before I go to sleep each night, which means I don't remember very much of it. (I bet...

Tags: Shaft, Collaboration, Goldcorp, Mutual Funds, Groupware, Retirement Plans, Human Resources, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Ed Gottsman

Blog posts 2007-11-22

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Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soon

Microsoft Fiji beta over; final 'TV Pack' due soonMedia Center may be best MS appMedia Center is by far the app I use most on my PC. When you're in MC, you don't even realize you're using a computer. Yes, there are some missing features, but it a joy to...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), TVs, Digital media, TV Pack, Fiji, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., TV, Media Center PC, Microsoft Windows, Windows Media Center TV Pack

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Did open source make Green go at VMWare?

Did open source make Green go at VMWare?No such thing as a free lunch....While I don't lay all the blame on open source, I do blame open source for many of the problems with VMWare’s business model. It is very difficult to plan when you have “free” products in the...

Tags: open source, VMware Inc., programmer

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Gallery: 10 most annoying hardware headaches

Bad hardware is subtle in its evil: Annoyances that seem trivial at first can build over time like a pebble in your shoe into an eternal shaft of dismal misery. by Andy Smith

Tags: Andy Smith, hardware, notebooks

Image galleries 2008-06-13

Is AMD GAME! anything more than another marketing stunt?

Is AMD GAME! anything more than another marketing stunt?AMD Game? Marketing stunt indeedAMD is in trouble Adrian, you've got to expect them to try all they can. Attacking the casual consumer is probably their best option, since the vast majority of hard core gamers have deserted them for Intel and/or...

Tags: Games, Processors, AMD GAME, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., game, marketing, App£e AIR, NVidia Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-05-19

Comcast considering bandwidth caps, surcharges

Comcast considering bandwidth caps, surchargesBackdoor rate increase, time for regulators to step in!I can see how this is going to play out in several jurisdictions: Comcast quietly enacts this rate increase, then customers start getting whopper monthly broadband bills because they don't realize that using Comcast for web gaming, Youtubing,...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Regulations, Channel management, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Broadband Internet, Comcast Corp., bandwidth cap

Discussion threads 2008-05-08

Amazon.com sues NY over sales tax law

Amazon.com sues NY over sales tax lawDouble taxationCorporations don't pay tax so we don't have to pay it twice.If you tax Ford for the steel they buy, Ford passes the increased cost to you. So you pay the tax for the steel as well as the tax for the completed...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Sales strategy, Wow!, tax, sales tax, Amazon.com Inc., sales tax law, sales

Discussion threads 2008-05-02

It's official: XP SP3 has RTM'd

It's official: XP SP3 has RTM'dRTM does not mean availability...What does RTM translate to nowadays anyway? Looking at the Vista RTM it's taken 4 months for SP1 availability, and that's required a multitude of pre-requisites, a whole list of itmes that won't work, and numerous installation woes reported. It's STILl...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, XP SP3, Microsoft Windows XP, RTM'd, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2008-04-21

Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stone

Microsoft: June 30 Windows XP cut-off set in stoneFrom a consumer *AND* business perspective..Killing off XP is just stupid at this point on both counts. The premise, and success, of free enterprise is giving the customer what they want. If people want XP, TAKE THEIR MONEY. If people want Vista,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Market Demand, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, stone, Linux, PC

Discussion threads 2008-04-03

PC Gaming Alliance debuts

PC Gaming Alliance debutsWhy Microsoft may be on board.So Microsoft wants to be included, and they certainly have a right since they do handle software for the PC. However, at the same time, this may be a way for them to try to control the 'interoprability' between future PC and...

Tags: Games, Desktops, Microsoft Corp., game, PC, console

Discussion threads 2008-02-20

Microsoft-Yahoo: They don't call it a hostile takeover for nothing...

Microsoft-Yahoo: They don't call it a hostile takeover for nothing...Off we goI think the takeover is a bad idea, but what do I know? Time will tell who's right. I'd still hate to see Yahoo go down in flames since, IMHO, they're a good company and I don't...

Tags: Real estate, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-02-11

YouTube view-Ron Paul voting result gap tells me some of his fans are people-phobic

YouTube view-Ron Paul voting result gap tells me some of his fans are people-phobicComparison is offYT and the FL primary numbers are not comparable. You may well be right that many Paul supporters view YT more frequently. The wheels fall off your analysis when you pick up numbers...

Tags: result gap, YouTube view-Ron Paul, Ron Paul, YouTube Inc., Paul

Discussion threads 2008-01-30

Saving Internet freedom - for users - from telcos

Mighty Google is worried about getting the shaft from telcos. Shouldn't you be too? Larry Downes imagines the worst Larry Downes' arguments against net neutrality are button-pushing propaganda designed to inflame, not illuminate. I expect better from a University of Chicago trained lawyer. ...

Tags: QoS, Internet, Network, Adobe PDF, Telecommunications Company, Broadband, Mr., Net Neutrality, Briscoe, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2007-12-13

What iPhone can learn from Verizon's Voyager

What iPhone can learn from Verizon's VoyagerIts an “iPhone killer” after it kills iPhone in the market place - NTNTStill Waiting On That Zune Phone.....Cmon Microsoft, give us a laugh.NokiaI've installed this year more than 3 updates on my Nokia [url=http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N800]N800[/url] and [url=http://www.forum.nokia.com/devices/N95?cp=1107A&entry=N95Article3]N95[/url].My Nokia N800 (same processor as N810) is...

Tags: 3G, Engineering, Keyboards, WIRELESS, Cellular phones, Verizon Communications Inc., Kiplinger, Apple Inc., MMS, Apple iPhone, Voyager, battery

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

2008 Audi TT Coupe

Photo gallery:2008 Audi TT Coupe Our week with Audi's second-generation TT Coupe came soon after our earlier test of the Audi TT Roadster. We enjoyed the convertible version enough to give it an Editors' Choice award, mainly thanks to its unflappable performance and roster of available tech options.The TT Coupe...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Apple iPod, Audi AG, TT Coupe

Product reviews 2007-12-10

New efficiency standards for cars? Just say no

New efficiency standards for cars? Just say noAnd so in the end wethe consumer get the shaft. Wow! What a great leader we have! {[I]Sarcasm[/I]} At this rate monkey boy and his lap dogs will continue to reap huge profits from their vested interest in oil while we in...

Tags: efficiency standard, Just Say

Discussion threads 2007-12-04

Greenland becoming a green land

This picture is from NASA/JPL. What do you see here? You see stresams of water on the surface of a melting Greenland ice sheet. The streams converge on a moulin which is a shaft or tubular path down which the water pours until it...

Tags: Greenland, Ice, United States Coast Guard, Ice Sheet, Web Site Development, Blogging, Web Technology, Internet, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-10-25

Trevor Baylis Eco Media Player

Photo gallery:Trevor Baylis Eco Media PlayerThe Trevor Baylis Eco Media Player ($350) is an MP3 player that can be powered using either a USB connection or a built-in hand crank. In spite of its novelty, the Eco Media Player is a relatively full-featured MP3 player that includes video playback, an...

Tags: Media players, Digital music, Digital media, menu screen, Eco Media Player

Product reviews 2007-10-12

Skype 1.4 for Linux out of beta with new features

Skype 1.4 for Linux out of beta with new featuresWith different downloads for different distros,this update looks professional, indeed - but not surprisinly, those of us running 64-bit computers here get the shaft once again. Rather than force that i386.deb file, I'll just wait until Skype decides to offer one...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., Skype 1.4, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-10-05

Windows, meet SUSE: Novell, Microsoft open lab

Windows, meet SUSE: Novell, Microsoft open labNothing but good for consumers/usersTo be sure this will have the zealots howling but the truth is, this is great for consumer/users that are demanding interoperability. It won't be long before Novell becomes the corporate choice for mixed Windows/Linux environmants.Err 'stab'or more likely...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, UNIX, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., SuSE, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-09-12