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- Startup
- STARTing UP "At startup" means when the computer is first turned on or when a program is first loaded. See Startup folder.
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- Startup's short-pulse laser tech has DoD's interest
- Startup's short-pulse laser tech has DoD's interestApproaching footsteps of "Buck rogers."For those few old enough to remember the science-fantasy book and 1930s movie, one of the linchpins of various airborne battles was the "death ray." This appears to take us, a step at a time, nearer.Great! Now we...
- Tags: laser tech, StartUp, U.S. Department of Defense, laser
- Discussion threads 2007-06-29
- Startup's short-pulse laser tech has DoD's interest
- A small high-tech startup in Northern California has caught the attention of some big investors, including the Defense Department, all due to a breakthough in laser technology, reports the Santa Rosa CA Press Democrat.Lasers have a wide variety of applications and have been used for years in everything from bar...
- Tags: Defense
- Blog posts 2007-06-25
- Sun's Schwartz at Startup Camp: Learn from users who outpace biggest IT budgets
- To kick off Startup Camp yesterday, Sun CEO Jonathan Schwartz delivered a short opening keynote that we captured on video tape where he talked about the greenfield opportunities that startups have to make technology into a competitive weapon. He basically advised startups to be thinking in that way -- to...
- Tags: General, Software Infrastructure, Video, Web technology
- Blog posts 2007-05-08
- Vista: Whatever happened to fast boot?
- Vista: Whatever happened to fast boot?A new PC is a super computer. So I don'tthink it is hardware.It's the HardWareI think it's Primarily the hardware. I have a dual-boot set-up on a new bugdet PC and Vista is at least 20% faster.Is the hardware, look no more!I agreed...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), StartUp, new-PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware
- Discussion threads 2007-04-10
- Should you switch your biz to Google's e-mail domain hosting service? We did
- As the acting CIO of my own small business (Mass Events Labs, Inc.), I have to make real decisions regarding IT -- often weighing the pros and cons of one approach against those of other approaches -- and then having to live with those decisions. Mass Events Labs is an...
- Tags: Web technology, Software Infrastructure, IT Management, Hardware Infrastructure, General
- Blog posts 2007-04-03
- Podcast: Majority of Startup Campers give "unconference" format a thumbs up
- In addition to finding out why attendees were attending Startup Camp and whether or not they were getting anything out of it, ZDNet podcaster James Hilliard also checked in on their satisfaction with the unconference format. Like Mashup Camp, Startup Camp is an unconference thats largely based on the idea...
- Tags: General, Podcasts, IT Matters, Startup Camp, unconference
- Blog posts 2006-11-06
- Podcast: Startup Campers say why they came and what happened
- ZDNet podcaster James Hilliard showed up at Startup Camp last week with a recorder and a microphone and made the rounds amongst attendees to find out why they attended and what, if anything, they got out of the unconference. Whereas one attendee was looking to be right in the...
- Tags: General, IT Matters, Startup Camp, StartUp, podcast
- Blog posts 2006-11-06
- Funniest Quote from Startup Camp
- Funniest Quote from Startup CampAnother moron trying to capitalize on web 2.0 hype.Total junk.that could be exhaustingI ran a audio conference a couple of years ago where the moderator thought it would be good for me to take questions virtually as they came along. Here I was trying to present...
- Tags: Startup Camp, StartUp
- Discussion threads 2006-11-03
- Entrepreneurs and VCs descend on Silicon Valley for Startup Camp
- For the last two days, I've been playing head counselor at Startup Camp in the heart of Silicon Valley at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. Although we don't have an exact headcount just yet, the event has drawn approximately 325-350 attendees, most of whom are entrepreneurs that...
- Tags: StartUp, Startup Camp
- Blog posts 2006-11-03
- Startup Camp (free) to be held in Silicon Valley on November 2 & 3
- Next month Doug Gold, Kaliya Hamilin, and I will be the head camp counselors at Startup Camp at the Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley and you’re invited to join us for the two day unconference where both attendance and meals will be free of charge courtesy of Sun Microsystems....
- Tags: StartUp, Startup Camp
- Blog posts 2006-10-17
- Academia gets creative with Web services
- Academia gets creative with Web servicesM$ have brainwashed MIT![The ideas for tracking bus locations or performing technical experiments over the Web came out of a joint research program between Microsoft and MIT]I heard that M$ have been shun out of this state government.Why are these MIT a$$holes still dealing with...
- Tags: Channel management, Web services, iCampus, StartUp, Microsoft Corp., Web service, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Web, academia
- Discussion threads 2003-10-27
Additional Resources
- Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as Pope
- Microsoft builds $300M cathedral to Bill Gates, hires Jerry Seinfeld as PopeThat's what I thoughtThe ad was about nothing except of course Bill. It is unclear why this ad was made.Who in the world is this "journalist"?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Ratcliffe"I see you baby ...... shakin that ass -shakin that ass."http://www.brandrepublic.com/bulletins/digital/article/548871/publicis-dialog-puns-ass-shaking-new-renault-viral/RE: Microsoft builds $300M...
- Tags: Wiki, Blogging, ass, Jerry Seinfeld, Microsoft Corp., Wikipedia, Bill Gates, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- Microsoft's Ozzie to head another new Microsoft lab
- You may have heard of Microsoft's Live Labs, Office Labs, adCenter Labs. Get ready to add one more Microsoft incubator that is designed to speed up the delivery of Microsoft-created innovations to market: Startup Labs. by Mary Jo Foley
- Tags: Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Web Technology, Product Development, Research & Development, Business Operations, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 prices
- Microsoft slashes Xbox 360 pricesIt's about time this other shoe droppedIt's been anticipated for ages, in consideration of just how LONG the 360 has already been on the market. Even at these price points MSFT should continue to make profit on the hardware; you would think that after three years...
- Tags: Game players, Blu-ray, Games, wii, Xbox360, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Corp., hardware, Blu-ray disc, game
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- How important is boot performance?
- How important is boot performance?Boot performance is very importantA computer should only take as long to get to working state as a television - 10 seconds tops - with either the option of restoring the exact shutdown state or a fresh rebooted OS.Moderate importance overallBootup speed is not really a...
- Tags: Performance management, PRODUCTIVITY, Patches, Operating systems, boot time, performance, computer, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-09-04
- How important is boot performance?
- According to the Engineering Windows 7 blog, Windows 7 has a team dedicated to focusing on startup performance. But how important is startup performance? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: Performance, PC, Reboot, 100+, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Zuora gets PayPal president on board
- Zuora, the SaaS billing startup that was pitching itself as 'the PayPal of online business services' when it launched, has snagged PayPal's president as a board member. Here's an exclusive interview. by Phil Wainewright
- Tags: Payment, Billing, Payment Service, Board, PayPal, Zuora, Operational Accounting, Finance, Phil Wainewright
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?
- Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?Where has this been?Oh, hello, MS, is that you? Did you remember that little OS side-project that you've had going on for a couple decades now? I'm so glad to see a renewed interest, please stick around to...
- Tags: Operating systems, Boot-time, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- What's Chrome for? Ain't it obvious?
- What's Chrome for? Ain't it obvious?Really?"I think we all know what the answer is, but we’re afraid to say it — Google is taking an entry directly from the Microsoft playbook: Embrace and Extend."Really? By basing it on open source projects? ;-)Google is going after the platform, the same way...
- Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, Web browsers, Desktops, Chrome, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- First look at Google Chrome
- First look at Google ChromeDownloaded and took a look at chromeAnd was immediately struck by just how much annoying advertising crap ZDNet puts on their site.Inadvertently? I vote on purpose.Inadvertently? I vote on purpose. I'd believe "inadvertently" if Chrome were released a month later - but a [b]day[/b] later? No,...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Google Chrome, First Look, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
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