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How SocialText is breaking the collaboration mold

Last evening, Ross Mayfield, co-founder of SocialText held a conference call with some of the Irregulars to run through the latest incarnation of the company's flagship product. The surprise he held up his sleeve was Signals, the Twitter for enterprise clone and the topic of much debate today. Unusually for...

Tags: Collaboration, Socialtext, Twitter, Signals, Processes, SocialText 3, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Operational Planning, Instant Messaging, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Internet, Online Communications, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-09-30

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Garmin Nuvi 1690

Garmin made a pretty big splash last year when it debuted the Nuvi 880, its first-ever Internet-connected portable navigation device PND featuring MSN Direct data service. With MSN Direct scheduled to go offline in the very near future, Garmin had to create something to fill this void, so it partnered...

Tags: Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., data service, portable navigation device, suction-cup, cradle

Product reviews 2009-11-24

LG 32LH20

Photo gallery: LG LH20 seriesWe can't fault the LG LH20 series for trying. The company's least-expensive lineup of LCDs for 2009 offers more features than its competition, including the only USB port for digital photos and by far the best selection of picture adjustments. All of those tweaks...

Tags: LG Electronics Inc., LG LH20 series, LG LH20

Product reviews 2009-11-24

Techmeme's 6 editors signals potential trouble with Google PageRank

It's the money"I think it is a function of not having enough time to create the links; and also it isn?t as fashionable as it once was"Wrong.. It's all about money. Links to other sites take people away from your site and your advertising.Maybe it is google to blame?Before...

Tags: INTERNET, TechMeme, Google Inc., Google PageRank

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

7 things you should know about Body Area Networks (BANs)

Sure...what a great idea. :-(I know ONE thing for sure...no one is EVER going to put one of these things in MY body.So let's just give doctors one MORE chance to screw up a medical procedure, while implanting these little sensors.More medical malpractice suits anyone? Hmmmmm?Here's a nice example of...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, pacemaker

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Techmeme's 6 editors signals potential trouble with Google PageRank

The demise of linking has forced Techmeme to add human editors because its search algorithm is no longer reliable. A watershed moment. by Tom Foremski

Tags: Google PageRank, Editor, TechMeme, Engineering, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Whistler XTR195 Battery-Operated Radar/Laser Detector

Whistler XTR195I paid just under $50 for the little guy last black Friday at Radio Shack.It was to be used within the city and some highway. Suffice it to say it actually works.Readings and beeping of a 2/3 of a mile proved that it actually was a trap. I generally...

Tags: Engineering, radar, detector, battery, laser

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

CrossGL Reminder Clock 1.11 (Windows)

High quality Desktop Clock Shareware. Provides alarms, on-date events, timers, daily, weekly, monthly and annual reminders with various assignable actions and sticky notes. Reminder functionality works even when computer is in sleep mode or hibernated. May be used as personal organizer or personal information manager software or simply as event...

Tags: Desktop, Webcam, Microsoft Windows, MicroInvention

Software downloads 2009-11-13

Black Themes with Deluxe Boards (Mobile)

Welcomed by many many users BLACK style themes from MMMOOO Art Designing with deluxe boards.Features: The very popular BLACK style themes with nice details in highlight, clock, signals, battery...Deluxe 6 vivid colors, each color will meet your different tastesCustomized OviStyle Icon setProved to be used for long time, you will...

Tags: Phone, Theme, Mobile, Shanghai Jibiao Info Tech, Telecom & Utilities, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-13

(Philips Tapster--photos)

more information please ...The following introductory statement is lacking the beef: [i]"... the product will never set foot on a retail shelf."[/i]WHY will it never appear on the retail shelf?What is it, and why should I want it?Even cycling through the photographs, each with a little info about...

Tags: Philips Electronics N.V., Philips Tapster, photograph

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

News to know: Microsoft store; Domain names; Blackberry Storm2; VoIP; Android

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Robin Harris: A visit to Microsoft's first store Zack Whittaker: Web addresses to extend to non-English languages...

Tags: Data Center, Dana Blankenhorn, Mary Jo Foley, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, Domain Name, Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Sales Strategy, Telephony, VOIP, Storage, Telecommunications, Hardware, Data Management, Sales, Networking

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Amplifying 'weak signals' for IT success

Every executive knows that gaining detailed and accurate information about his or her organization's activities is a challenging and ongoing struggle. New techniques that reveal hidden vulnerabilities are now available. by Michael Krigsman

Tags: Information Technology, Productivity, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2009-11-01

Widescreen HD Theme Featuring Hidden Dock Pearl 81xx (Mobile)

Featuring Hidden Homescreen Icons! Finally! A theme that uses the whole screen without huge icons and meters cluttering it up! Display images from your personal photo gallery on your home screen without sacrificing vital phone info! Maximize the viewing area of your backgrounds by scrolling up with your trackball to...

Tags: Mobile, Icon, Motek Mobile, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2009-10-29

Google, Android 2.0 sticks fork in GPS devices

It would also be great if Android could automatically re-route you in real-time, when things like the Bay Bridge suddenly close. This means munincipalities automatically posting closures on a web site, that all providers can use in real-time. Munincipalities could also distribute traffic in real-time. Lots of possibilities to replacing...

Tags: Handhelds, Mobile operating systems, Smart phones, GPS, Google Inc., Google Android 2.0, GPS Devices, battery, Google Android

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

eTrigger 0.434 (Windows)

eTrigger can process up to 300 individual MIDI triggers with complete input and output re mapping. Each channel strip consists of multiple controls and options for processing the MIDI input signals. Audio trigger to midi conversion: Trigger to Midi modules can be expensive. eTrigger has a built in Audio to...

Tags: MIDI, Drum, Microsoft Windows, eTrigger 0.434, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-10-28

iTimer Camera Lite for iPhone 1.5 (Mobile)

iTimer Camera Lite for iPhone is an enhanced self timer camera on your iPhone. It allows you to take photos of yourself, a photo sequence of a dancing friend, or record exciting moments at your party. It features custom time interval, single delayed shot, self-timer for taking single photos of...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Photograph, Animion, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-28

iTimer Camera for iPhone 1.5 (Mobile)

iTimer Camera for iPhone is an enhanced self timer camera on your iPhone. It allows you to take photos of yourself, a photo sequence of a dancing friend, or record exciting moments at your party. It features custom time interval, single delayed shot, self-timer for taking single photos of yourself...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Photograph, Animion, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-28

Envizen Digital Duo Box Pro ED8850A

You probably haven't heard of Envizen, but it's one of several off-brand companies that are putting out new digital portable TVs to replace all the obsolete analog units that were toted to sporting events or kept around for emergencies when the power went off. As implied by its name--the Envizen...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Consumer electronics, DVD, Games, digital television, TV

Product reviews 2009-10-27

News to know: Apple tablet; Android; Social Search; Netflix on PS3; Verizon

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Jason D. O'Grady: Times exec hints at Apple tablet Larry Dignan: Apple slate "impending," says NYT exec editor; Much...

Tags: NetFlix Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Phone, Social Search, Sony PlayStation 3, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Sam Diaz, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Tablets, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Telecom & Utilities, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Web Services, Enterprise Software

Blog posts 2009-10-27

Learning from the weak signals of failure

Sometimes a refusal to listen . . .Sometimes it's a refusal of top level management to listen to lower level employees as well. NASA was notorious for having unsatisfied employees who knew key facts about issues, but ignored them, even if the employee was proactive about trying to contact somebody...

Tags: Team management, weak signal

Discussion threads 2009-10-26