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- A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Springfield
- A Microsoft Code Name a Day: SpringfieldAre people really this curious......about Microsoft code names? Is there an ending in site for these blogs or is this an attempt to try to show that you can research a topic, after the "Leopard looks just like Vista" blog?Ahh,I apologize, these end...
- Tags: Blogging, Springfield, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- A (Microsoft) Code Name a Day: Springfield
- I'm resuming my Microsoft Code Name a Day series that I started in December 2006. The goal: To provide the back story, each day in August, on one of Microsoft's myriad code names. Some of these code names might be familiar to Microsoft watchers; others hopefully will be brand-new.Microsoft code...
- Tags: Codename, Microsoft Corp., Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-08-24
- Bluesocket Case Study: City of Springfield, MO
- Springfield is the third largest city in Missouri and is consistently rated by independent sources as one of the Top Ten places to live in the country. The city wanted to develop a secured and reliable wireless network, since the members had minimal prior experience with wireless and the committee...
- Tags: BlueSocket, Springfield, Wi-Fi, Wireless
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- The Simpsons lampoon Apple
- No one is safe from satire on The Simpsons. The animated series, which just began its 20th season, has lampooned just about every large company, celebrity and pretty much every aspect of pop culture. Last night's episode featured a six minute segment that parodied Apple Inc. at...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Episode, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jason D. O\'Grady
- Blog posts 2008-12-01
- Case Study: How a Pennsylvania School District Overcame its IT Asset Management Nightmare
- The School District of Springfield Township (Oreland, PA) was struggling with a common issue: too much IT stuff and not enough staff. They grew fast, with over 2,000 machines, and only 4 IT technicians. They needed a better way to manage inventory and software licensing issues. Read...
- Tags: IT Asset Management, Information Technology, SchoolDude Inc., Strategy, Management
- Case studies 2008-11-11
- Rockers fight white space; FCC unmoved
- The over-50 rocker set has piled onto the anti-white space campaign, Ars Technica reports. Among the musicians signing on to the opposition: Neil Diamond, The Bangles, Don Henley, Mac Davis, Kenny G, Vanessa Williams, Peter Frampton, Rick Springfield, The Scorpions, Meat Loaf, DJ Green Lantern, Stevie Nicks, Bonnie Raitt, and...
- Tags: FCC, Federal Government, Desktops, Government, Hardware, Richard Koman, Ars Technica, Adobe PDF
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blanche
- Outside school doesn't equal online carte blancheTime to teach the little buggers, and the idiot parents, a lesson.If I were the principal, I'd file a defamation of character & libel suit against the kids involved, AND their parents...two of whom are obviously low-grade morons at best. Then see what they...
- Tags: principal
- Discussion threads 2008-09-22
- Country Radio (gadget)
- Get direct links to 38 of the Best Country Radio Stations streaming music 24 Hrs a day and we threw in the Country Slide Show with over 300 CD covers from the most current Country artists & bands. BBC Radio 2, UK BCR Sidney, AU BEAR Lake Placid, FL CHFX...
- Tags: Radio, Computer Associates International Inc., Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-04-16
- Christmas is a time for mashups
- As I inevitably download "new" holiday music each year, it's painfully apparent we wouldn't *have* much new holiday music if it weren't for sampling, remixes, remakes, and mashups. The iTunes List of 44 Holiday Songs for 2007 is testament to this fact, as are the many Christmas remixes and...
- Tags: Apple iTunes, Mashup, Christmas, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Denise Howell
- Blog posts 2007-12-24
- FBI building massive biometric database
- In The Simpsons movie, Marge, Bart and Lisa's conversations are tracked by the NSA. It's not that they've been targeted as specific threats to the EPA's plans to wipe Springfield off the map but because the NSA listens to every American's conversation. That scenario -- which...
- Tags: Database, FBI, Fingerprint, Pentagon, Iris, Federal Government, Storage, Databases, Government, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2007-12-24
- Revealed: Comcast Digital Voice's policy for customer records requests from law enforcement
- An internal Comcast document entitled Comcast's Handbook for Law Enforcement reveals the manner in which the cable and broadband giant keeps phone records of its Comcast Digital Voice customers. Not only does a look at this document reveal those matters, but it also...
- Tags: Phone, Comcast Corp., Voice, NeuStar Inc., Handbook, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw
- Blog posts 2007-10-17
- News to know: Multimedia storage; WGA recovering; Yahoo Mail; Solar Wi-Fi
- Notable headlines:George Ou: Best storage strategies for the multimedia PC.Robin Harris: Why aren't small drives cheaper?Top 10 reviews of the week left.'Second Life': The promise and paradoxMary Jo Foley: Microsoft WGA servers are fixed, but no word on what went wrong. Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage system down for the count?...
- Tags: Security, Multimedia, Yahoo! Inc., Yahoo! Mail, Storage, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Wi-Fi, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-27
- Microsoft Popfly: Yahoo Pipes for the rest of us
- Popfly, Microsoft's newest Web mash-up development tool that the company released in alpha form on May 18, isn't really like Yahoo Pipes. It's more like Yahoo Pipes for mere mortals.To see what Popfly looks like, check out this collection of Microsoft Popfly screen shots.Popfly, the product previously codenamed "Springfield," is...
- Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mashup, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-08-24
- Poll: should iPhone be freed up and accessible via any carrier?
- Poll: should iPhone be freed up and accessible via any carrier?Only in the US ...I seriously don't understand why you people allow cellphone carriers to lock you in like that. I thought the US was THE country of free market economy?Over here we used to have deals like that, with...
- Tags: Cellular Phone Service, Apple iPhone, carrier, phone, cell phone, Apple Inc., Time!
- Discussion threads 2007-07-14
- A tale of two states' video competition bills: one good, one bad
- A tale of two states' video competition bills: one good, one badState franchising is not goodWhile I'm happy to see that the Illinois PEG TV groups were protected, a number of bombs managed to get through in Illinois SB 678. * SB 678 removes full buildout requirements for new entrants,...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Network technology, SB 678, cable, video, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-07-03
- A tale of two states' video competition bills: one good, one bad
- If you think that at least some politicians aren't resting neatly in the pockets of telecom companies, think again. When Bob Chernow, long time chairman of the Regional Telecommunications Commission in southwestern Wisconsin, finally (it took 45 days of calling to get a meeting) met with Rep. Phil Montgomery, author...
- Tags: State &, Local Govt
- Blog posts 2007-06-29
- Local politicians struggle to 'get' blogs
- While the presidential candidates are rushing around cyberspace, blogging, social-linking and making Second Life appearances, local candidates seem to just be dipping their toes in the bloggy waters - if Fairfax County, Va., is representative of the whole nation (it's not in so many ways but this might be one...
- Tags: Elections
- Blog posts 2007-05-18
- Google AJAX Feed API simplifies Web 2.0 mashups
- Google is set to announce a new library today to help AJAX developers incorporate RSS and Atom feeds into their web sites. The Google AJAX Feed API will provide easy access to public data feeds through JavaScript.Until now, including data feeds in web applications has been a painful process involving...
- Tags: Scripting, Programming, Java, Google, General, AJAX
- Blog posts 2007-04-18
- Move over, Yahoo Pipes. Microsoft readies its own Web 2.0 mash-up tool
- Microsoft is developing a tool that will allow non-programmers to customize and mash-up various Web 2.0 applications and services, say sources close to the company. That tool -- now code-named "Springfield," according to one source -- is similar in concept to the recently introduced Yahoo Pipes composite-mashup tool introduced...
- Tags: Web 2.0, Development tools, Corporate strategy, Code names
- Blog posts 2007-04-17
- Barack Obama 2008 Screensaver (exe)
- Images and video clips of Barack Obama on the 2008 Presidential Campaign trail. Includes moments from key speaking points at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, 2007 Presidential Announcement in Springfield, and IL.
- Tags: Democratic National Convention, Corporate Communications, Marketing
- Software downloads 2007-02-23
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