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Early st. patrick's Day easter egg on Google Maps: Early St. Patrick's Day easter egg on Google MapsSt. Patrick's Day is the 15th this yearOk, it depends on who you talk to, but at least according to the Roman Catholic Church, they moved Saint Patrick's day to the 15th so as not to fall between Palm Sunday and Easter...; Tags: St. Patrick, Day easter egg, Early St. Patrick, Google Inc., Google Maps; Discussion threads 2008-03-15
Early st. patrick's Day easter egg on Google Maps: Street View in Google Maps now shows a tiny leprechaun instead of the classic yellow guy -- it's a bit early, but you can only assume this has to do with St. Patrick's Day on Monday. A rainbow follows him when you drag the little guy around the map...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Easter Egg, St. Patrick, Rainbow, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-03-15

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HP seals EDS deal; Services No. 2 behind IBM; Hurd touts efficiencies: HP seals EDS deal; Services No. 2 behind IBM; Hurd touts efficienciesShould have bought AMD first.They could have obtained EDS at a later date, then filled it with cheap AMD products. AMD is a steal right now! EDS is currently filled with IBM products.RE: HP seals EDS deal; Services No....; Tags: Electronic Data Systems Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., No. 2; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
Live Webcast: Security Strategies for Web 2.0 and Social Networking: The onslaught of Web 2.0 and social networking is unstoppable. Blogs, wikis, advanced collaboration tools, rich Internet applications, and other incarnations of the same underlying technologies are rapidly becoming ingrained elements of our Internet culture. Consequently, regardless of whether or not "the business" formally adopts such solutions, IT...; Tags: Security, Web, Webcast, Network, SonicWall, Security Strategy, Web 2.0, Social Networking, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion; Webcasts 2008-05-13
PrinterSetup project for CUPS: A recently released printer utility for larger Mac deployments is in "prototyping phase." For those managing mass-quantities of Macs and Unix machines, this project could be useful. PrinterSetup is a component of PrintingWorks, an open-source CUPS "print accounting solution" by Lucid Information Systems. The docs say it's...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, PrinterSetup, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-12

News to know: Facebook; OpenOffice; Firefox; RIM: Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Firefox 3 RC1 code complete, due in late May Joe McKendrick: Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day? Tom Foremski: Informatica is on the block say senior sources Michael Krigsman: Hosted...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, OpenOffice, Research In Motion Ltd., Mozilla Firefox, Health Care, Microsoft Corp., Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Microsoft Windows XP, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-12
A sailing robot to cross the Atlantic: The Times of London reports that seven robotic craft will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in October 2008. One of them, 'Pinta the robot sailing boat,' has been designed at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. Pinta is expected to sail for three months at a maximum speed of...; Tags: Pinta, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-11
Google's open source problem is Affero: Google's open source problem is AfferoOrly?So, if I understand things correctly from the linked article and this, Affero would require Google to release their source code updates for software that runs the [i]services[/i] they sell, not just for compiled software packages as under the current Affero?In the case of the...; Tags: Mac-user, Affero, F/OSS, open source, AGPL, Google Inc., source code; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?: Wall Street: Too much sway over the tech sector?Yes butThis is a constant refrain. The short termism we see dominates the way tech companies behave.. It's dark side is what happens when companies get over awed eg i2. I'm glad so many of the newbies are not looking for exits...; Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, sway, technology sector, shareholder, stock; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
Monetizing social media: Still an uphill climb; Some friends may be worthless: Monetizing social media: Still an uphill climb; Some friends may be worthlessSomething is worth exactllywhat someone else is willing to pay for it.Couldn't be because they stink?Their revenue shortfall and lack of growth could just as likely be traced to their notorious right wing bias. As the neocons fall...; Tags: MySpace, social media, advertiser, social networking, advertisement; Discussion threads 2008-05-08
Xen makes it easy to checkpoint, restore, and migrate guest domains: If you've decided to deploy and manage a Xen-based environment, you'll need some detailed instructions and advice on best practices. This sample chapter from Running Xen: A Hands-On Guide to the Art of Virtualization explains what you need to know about checkpointing the state of a guest domain and how...; Tags: Domain, Xen, Prentice Hall Inc., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage; Book chapters 2008-05-08
David Nash's Startup Manager (exe): As the name suggests, Startup Manager (aka st-m) is a startup manager for the Windows platform. Startup Manager can make programs start on logon add items; rename existing items; delete existing items; disable existing items; enable existing items; create a batch file with programs that start in a certain order....; Tags: Item, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Fastest-growing search queries in March 2008: Rank Search Term Volume 1. pregnant man 0.02% 2. carmen winstead 0.02% 3. signs of cheating 0.01% 4. jamie lynn spears 0.01% 5. miss bimbo 0.01% 6. danica patrick sports illustrated swimsuit 0.01% ...; Tags: Hitwise, Volume, NB; Blog posts 2008-05-03
SAP's SaaS pull-out will help rivals in Europe: The news that SAP has pushed back the roll-out of Business ByDesign by twelve to eighteen months should be music to the ears of its SaaS competitors, especially on SAP's home turf in Europe. By announcing its own SaaS product for the midmarket late last year, SAP put its stamp...; Tags: Software-as-a-service, On-demand, NetSuite Inc., SAP AG, Software As A Service (SaaS), Emerging Technologies, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-02
House committee passes 'gluttonous' Pro IP Act: So, we have a credit crisis, a foreclosure crisis, a full-blown recession and no plans on how to get out of Iraq or how to create a regional solution. So what do we need? How about an intellectual property czar and stiffer penalties for unauthorized music downloading? ...; Tags: Damage, CD, IP, Piracy, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-01
SAP confirms Business ByDesign delay: Updated: SAP on Wednesday confirmed a delay in its Business ByDesign software as a service suite. The company said: Since last September's announcement of SAP Business ByDesign, the Company has been working closely with early customers and partners to validate and fine-tune the solution. As a...; Tags: Euro, SAP AG, Data Model, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Top US newspapers by subscriber count, April 2008: USA Today, 2,284,219, up 0.3% The Wall Street Journal, 2,069,463, up 0.4% The New York Times, 1,077,256, down 3.9% Los Angeles Times, 773,884, down 5.1% New York Daily News, 703,137, down 2.1% New York Post, 702,488, down 3.1% The Washington Post, 673,180, down 3.6% Chicago Tribune, 541,663, down 4.4%...; Tags: Tribune Co., AM; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Our big carbon footprints: A class of MIT students in mechanical engineering has studied the carbon footprints of different lifestyles, from the homeless to multimillionaires. And the results are both fascinating and frightening. According to the study, even the people with the lowest incomes in the U.S. emit twice more carbon than the average...; Tags: U.S., Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-29
SAP Business By Design likely to be delayed: Sketchy reports coming out of Germany are saying that SAP's Business By Design is likely to be delayed. According to Handelsblatt: An SAP developer speaking to Handelsblatt claimed in German that ByDesign was suffering from performance issues and bugs that would delay general availability until perhaps the end of...; Tags: SAP AG, Sales Force Management, Software As A Service (SaaS), Sales, Emerging Technologies, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Turns out it's harder to be green when you have a lot of green: Turns out there's some truth to that phrase "filthy rich," at least when it comes to your environmental footprint. Web site TGDaily reports today about a new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that proves (surprise, surprise) that your typical billionaire like tech titan Bill Gates...; Tags: Footprint, Ton, Carbon Footprint, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-28