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Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?: Can XM-Sirius merger stand up to Washington politics?Every second they delay adds another nail to satelite radio's coffinMajor car makers will all be adding net access to all of their new vehicles soon, which will add yet another choice streaming radio for consumers.I'm not sure if streaming radio in cars...; Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Federal government, Sirius merger, merger, stand-up, Sirius, XM Satellite Radio Inc., FCC, radio, Sat Radio; Discussion threads 2008-07-19
Feeling hosed about iPhone's markdown? Well, get up, stand up for your rights!: Feeling hosed about iPhone's markdown? Well, get up, stand up for your rights!Something - a credit per month on ATT billI'd be happy with a $10 credit per month for the remainder of my plan or maybe $200 to splurge on iTunes or towards something at the Apple Store.RE: Feeling...; Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, markdown, Apple iPhone, stand-up, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-09-05
Beating bullies: IT project failures usually result from non-technical problems. In plain English, that means people issues: lack of consensus and disagreement, poor judgment, bad management, and the entire pantheon of negative human emotions all contribute to IT failures.Timothy Johnson, who writes the Carpe Factum project management blog, touches on a failure...; Tags: Project Management, Information Technology, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2007-08-23
Will the real Mike Cox please stand up?: Will the real Mike Cox please stand up?I told ZDnet that he needs his own BlogBlog Entry is a good start though.Mike Cox is the hero of IT departments everywhere. Whoever it is, he probably is a person with alot of time on their hands and the ability to...; Tags: Blogging, Blog Entry, Mike Cox, stand-up; Discussion threads 2007-06-05
RSA 2007: Colin Powell--soldier, diplomat, VC and stand-up comic: RSA 2007: Colin Powell--soldier, diplomat, VC and stand-up comicstandup guy?Colin Powell stood in front of the entire world and said that Iraq was an imminent threat to the U.S. Not a single thing he said turned out to be true. He is directly responsible for 3,000+ American dead, 300,000+ Iraqi...; Tags: RSA Security Inc., Colin Powell, George W. Bush, stand-up; Discussion threads 2007-02-11

LA: Should govt regulate blogs? No.: LA: Should govt regulate blogs? No.It has to stop,! or soon we will have no controlThe goverment controls enough of our lives. Soon they will be telling us when to take a crap,! If people would just start to stand up for themselves,this wouldn't happen.So many people on here are...; Tags: Blogging, stand-up, No., blog, goverment; Discussion threads 2006-10-19

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Mystery solved: Apple's new product is iTablet (updated): Previously I speculated about the mysterious "product transition" that Apple's Peter Oppenheimer CFO mentioned no less than seven times in the Q3 2008 Earnings conference call with analysts. Some of his quotes from the call: We are working to develop new products that contains technologies...; Tags: Apple Inc., Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spending: Ballmer seeks to justify Microsoft's bottomless-pit online spendingBallmer Justifies Bottomless PitIt's called his STOMACH.Where is the return on these investments?They are no closer to competing with Google than before Ballmer started this spending spree. When people think "search" they think Google. It's that simple. No one thinks Yahoo or...; Tags: Financial accounting, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer, 3M Co.; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Childs rigged crazyquilt private network: Childs rigged crazyquilt private networkBut who is monitoring the monitor?Gartner's statement not worth quoting. They are the most worthless thing to hit IT.Was Childs the only IT person on staff that knew anything about computers? That's what it sounds like. But this isn't that hard to believe. Most IT...; Tags: NETWORKING, Most IT department, private network, network, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Why are vendors waiting for the SFLC lawsuit?: Why are vendors waiting for the SFLC lawsuit?They are hosed.They have no leg to stand on, and obviously, they are using GPLed software with proprietary methods that they don't want to disclose. Since the long term relief is simply that they must stop using BusyBox or release the full...; Tags: SFLC; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Entellium puts a video game spin on CRM with a desktop RIA: Yesterday I sat down and talked with Entellium, an on-demand CRM company that has recently gone away from a purley browser-based model and moved into a desktop smart client application. In doing so they saw a big increase in conversion numbers and the customers have responded well to having the...; Tags: Entellium, Sun Java Studio Creator, Microsoft Windows Presentation Foundation, Rich Internet Application, Video Game, Video, CRM, Desktop Application, Games, Desktops, Corporate Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Marketing, Ryan Stewart; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs: Inside the mind - and config - of Terry ChildsGuilty of Incompetency in Office Politics, Being a JerkThe word is that Childs was the sole keeper of the passwords for months if not years, and management was aware of the situation during this period.The new director of security took a...; Tags: Workforce management, IT Field, Terry Childs; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
What people hate most about health insurance: What people hate most about health insurancetry medicaid if you want a real headacheIf you think your paid insurance is bad, try living on SS or SSI, yet being expected to make co-pays on everything they can find to ding you on, it may sound like no big deal if...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, health insurance; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
Acer P241W: The Acer P241w can be found for as cheap as $380--a very fair price for a 24-inch LCD--and boasts a unique look and very bright image. Of the five 24-inch displays we've reviewed this year, we'd rank it fourth, but it still does some things better than its higher ranked...; Tags: foot stand, display, Acer P241W, Acer Inc., OSD, bezel; Product reviews 2008-07-22
Toshiba Regza 42RV530U: During the last year flat-panel HDTV prices seemed to hit a plateau, where the standard bricklike downward trend leveled off somewhat. Now, however, prices are on the decline again, opening up bigger screen sizes to lower price ranges. For example, Toshiba's lowest-priced 1080p 42-inch LCD, the 42RV530U, can be purchased...; Tags: Monitors & displays, 1080p, Toshiba Corp.; Product reviews 2008-07-22
Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?: Aren't the Nokia N800/N810 devices dead simple web tablets?You're correct--This guy is 'reinventing the wheel'ntI suspect that the guy is talking about a free designThat makes the nokia the equivalent of solaris if someone said "we don't need linux, it's just another solaris".Of course these days, Solaris is no longer...; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Nokia N800/N810, web tablet, Nokia Corp., Web; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacle: Vulnerability disclosure gone awry: Understanding the DNS debacleI think he deserved better for sureYou know, Dan does manipulate the media well, but I'll tell you this, he's a stand-up guy. Did he try to drum up the press a bit? Sure, why not? Did he choose his...; Tags: Domain names, Advertising & Promotion, Dan, DNS; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Homeschooling + marketing = great coffee?: Homeschooling + marketing = great coffee?Homeschooling does what public education can'tturn teachers loose to teach rather than toe the bureaucratic line.RE: Homeschooling marketing = great coffee?Chris, if you like *strong* coffee, check out Meth in SF on the web.Organic coffee?As part of my response to recent efforts to...; Tags: marketing, InfoWeek, Homeschooling, great coffee, recycling; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap: Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tapWinner if they don't sacrifice qualityThis move would be a winner as long as Apple doesn't sacrifice quality. If they lower prices by making lower quality products, game over. If they just shave off price overhead, that's great. If they...; Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, notebook; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Citizen journalism and traditional news: I've been experimenting recently with CNN's site for "citizen journalism" named iReport. I created a few video posts of myself in response to requests for questions targeted at future visitors to Wolf Blitzer's "The Situation Room" (you can see my iReport site here - http://www.ireport.com/people/JohnCarroll). There are a few kinks in...; Tags: Video Camera, Video, Camera, Corporate Communications, Marketing, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-07-21