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Microsoft on open APIs: New tune or blowing more smoke?

Microsoft on open APIs: New tune or blowing more smoke?More smoke......what else do you expect from rampant pyromaniacs?Or notWell, for starters "open APIs" just means that you can write value-added software for MS platforms. It doesn't mean you can actually compete with those platforms, because they're still necessary to...

Tags: smoke, Microsoft Corp., API, New Tune

Discussion threads 2008-02-21

Is Acacia link with Microsoft just smoke?

Acacia Technologies, the patent firm which has publicly denied any link with Microsoft, took capital in 2003 from BayStar Capital, which for a time acted as a capital conduit from Microsoft to SCO Research, according to Groklaw. This could all be just coincidence, or smoke, as the saying...

Tags: Acacia Technologies Group, Microsoft Corp., Smoke, BayStar Capital, Coincidence, Venture Capital World, Venture Capital, Investment, Open Source, Finance, Financing Startups, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-10-23

Steve Gillmor: God incarnate?

Steve Gillmor: God incarnate?Is this the same Steve Gillmorthat runs this: http://www.attentiontrust.org/about#boardwhere, when registering, I was told my site would be evaluated? What a crock! God in his own world maybe, so much for http://del.icio.us/BillyG/TransparencyYou gotta be kiddingWhat was the purpose of this blog? To convince us to read Steve's...

Tags: Blogging, God, Steve Gillmor, smoke, blog

Discussion threads 2006-02-16

Web 3.0: NetSuite's on-demand ecosystem

Web 3.0: NetSuite's on-demand ecosystemWeb 3.0 "mess-up"This is very exciting - a new ecosystem where business applications and services can mingle, interact and even possibly procreate! I envision a jungle writhing with animals...But when you read this post in 6 years, you will no doubt chuckle at the ideas being...

Tags: on-demand, NetSuite Inc., Web 3.0, smoke, point-of-sale, Web

Discussion threads 2006-01-18

Ultra (exe)

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: video, dial-up modem, modem, software

Software downloads 2005-08-20

Additional Resources

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?

Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

DTrace and the Linux bunker mentality

DTrace and the Linux bunker mentalityBecause it is the Linux way Paul1) Take something good and copy it badly.2) Never, ever listen to anyone offering advice regarding usability [i]"Linux ain't no Fisher Price OS"[/i] etc.3) Spend more time arguing on the mailing lists, than actually developing and bug-testing.RE: DTrace and...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, DTrace, SCO Group Inc., Linux

Discussion threads 2008-07-24

2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced

Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on.  From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...

Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Prohibition 2.0

Sunday's installment of To the Best of Our Knowledge features an interview with Larry Lessig, back at least briefly it seems, on the Re/Mix wars. One of his main themes in that interview was quite apropos of a comment on my post about the mom suing Universal over take-down...

Tags: Criminal, Larry Lessig, Intellectual Property, Research & Development, Business Operations, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Q'n'A: Your correspondence to date

Over the last week or two, I've been inundated with an email. On a serious note, there have been a few questions asked; not that they need clarification as I've already covered these things, I'll answer these anyway. Q. [Email] Open Source ERP5 is now used to...

Tags: Mobile, E-mail, Public Relations, Online Communications, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Mom, EFF fight back over take-down notices

Mom, EFF fight back over take-down noticesIf Universal wins, America is doomedUniversal absolutely must not win this. It is the thin end of a [i]very[/i] dangerous wedge - will we be allowed to sing along to our ipods in the street, or in family videos? What about humming the tunes...

Tags: EFF fight back, RIAA, member company, Electronic Frontier Foundation

Discussion threads 2008-07-20

Untrustworthy students: lighten your restrictions

You know the drill. You spend thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars on higher education at your college or university of choice. But when you go to use your Internet connection or a public computer on campus, you login and it's locked down so tight, you can barely...

Tags: Software, Apple Macintosh, Network, IT Administrator, Operating System, Web Site, Computer, Productivity, Web Site Development, Networking, Internet, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom

Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United KingdomDatabasesSince you're paying attention... look at bills, proclamations, edicts, etc. in other parts of the world including the USA.The senate just passed a sweeping communications bill that has the same effect as the UK's "proposal". Seems that the G8 or some other organization...

Tags: Food & Beverage, Nate, Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2, Microsoft Windows NT

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

27 international carrier iPhone 3G rates compared

27 international carrier iPhone 3G rates compared[b]I will gladly pay you tomorrow for a hamburger today…[/b]Given all the smoke and mirrors used by carriers, it appears that the consumer needs a truth in purchase statement. In other words, a clear statement of what you are paying for the phone...

Tags: carrier, 3G, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

They don't all really need laptops, do they?

I've been getting this question a lot lately from administrators, parents, and taxpayers. The question isn't malicious, but rather comes from folks with a vested interest in making sure that our technology dollars directly benefit students. Does giving teachers laptops directly benefit students? For people who aren't...

Tags: Teacher, Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Productivity, Benefits, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Human Resources, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-08

One prediction about climate change challenges another

One prediction about climate change challenges anotherWhen myths collideThere never was a hole. It was a thinning of the ozone layer.Any first year chem student could tell you it's impossible for ozone to disappear in the presence of sunlight, since ozone is created by the bombardment of short UV with...

Tags: global warming, ozone, oxygen

Discussion threads 2008-07-07

Now I know we're in a recession

OK, this has nothing to do with Ed Tech. Not a thing. There's no tie-in, no hidden message for us Ed Techers, just a feeling of impending doom. Fortune is reporting that Starbucks is closing 600 stores. I'll let that sink in. ...

Tags: Starbucks Corp., Seattle, Food & Beverage, Construction, Manufacturing, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Towards eco-friendly fireworks?

Many fireworks will be launched in July, at least in the U.S. and in France. A recent American Chemical Society's Weekly PressPac briefly describes how chemists are developing environmentally friendlier compounds for fireworks (scroll to article #5 in the PressPac). Current 'fireworks, flares and other so-called pyrotechnics commonly include potassium...

Tags: Pyrotechnics, Real Estate, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Playing a video game? No, it's health therapy

Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but now they're being used to help someone quit smoking or lose weight. Raleigh, North Carolina--Video games are known to improve hand-eye coordination but can they help someone quit smoking or lose weight? Hot on the heels...

Tags: Nintendo Co. Ltd., Health Care, Video Game, Video, Therapy, Nintendo Wii, Games, Personal Technology, Reuters, video games, health, Nintendo, Wii

News items 2008-06-26

Skywriter Plane Screen Saver (exe)

Surprise your family with a personalized smoke message. Simply tell Skywriter Plane Screen Saver to write your words in the blue sky and watch as puffs of smoke spell out clever messages. Be mesmerized as the little plane whizzes around your computer screen, drawing pictures and sending greetings. Features include:...

Tags: Message, Screensaver, Acez Software, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-06-18