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LiveJournal's new owners stick it to Advisory Board

No more ad-free, free user accounts. Having pledged to "do no harm", blogging and social networking platform LiveJournal's new Russian owners are no longer offering new users the Basic Level account, "which traded a pared-down feature set for an ad and cost free user profile", reports ReadWriteWeb....

Tags: Advertisement, Board, LiveJournal, SUP, Corporate Governance, Social Networking, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O'Hear

Blog posts 2008-03-24

LiveJournal acquired by Russian company SUP

LiveJournal acquired by Russian company SUPThere's a lot of skeptics on LJA vocal part of the community was very critical of Six Apart from the beginning, so I expect that to continue. I generally don't want it to evolve into facebook or myspace, or anything like those, personally, as I...

Tags: SUP, RUSSIAN company, LiveJournal

Discussion threads 2007-12-03

LiveJournal acquired by Russian company SUP

While some will inevitably see this as Six Apart offloading its aging blogging platform and original social network, LiveJournal which the company acquired less than three years ago, the deal makes a whole lot of sense, and serves as a reminder that the Web is a world wide business not...

Tags: LiveJournal, SUP, Blogging, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Social Networking, Internet, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Steve O'Hear

Blog posts 2007-12-03

Additional Resources

T-Mobile - All your Sidekick data are belong to ... well, no one ... it's gone!

the clue was in the name "Microsoft/Danger" duh...Outrageous! It's true, you pay for what you get.Get an unlocked N900 and do what you want.Nokia rules. Server failureCan happen to anyone at any time.Wait... What?[i]We continue to advise customers to NOT reset their device by removing the battery or letting...

Tags: Backups, Servers, T-Mobile, backup, server, Server failure, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-11

New Adobe PDF flaw under attack; Patch coming Tuesday

Note to all Knuckleheads....The vulnerability affects Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.1.3 and earlier versions on Windows, Macintosh and UNIXWhy announce at all? Just fix the thingI'm getting really tired of any company that gives the ostensibly obligatory "We're on that!" and then it's some time before the fix comes. These...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows, Windows IS, Adobe PDF flaw, flaw, Adobe PDF, operating system, Adobe Systems Inc., attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

BCube: A High Performance, Server-Centric Network Architecture for Modular Data Centers

This paper presents BCube, a new network architecture specifically designed for shipping-container based, modular data centers. At the core of the BCube architecture is its server-centric network structure, where servers with multiple network ports connect to multiple layers of COTS (commodity o-the-shelf) mini-switches. Servers act as not only end hosts,...

Tags: Data Center, Network, Network Architecture, High Performance Server, BCube, Data Centers, Networking, Servers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management

White papers 2009-08-21

On SocGen and spreadsheets: the similarities

On SocGen and spreadsheets: the similaritiesSpreadsheet risk conference in the city of KervielThe European Spreadsheet Risks Interest Group EuSpRIG is holding its 2009 conference "The Role of Spreadsheets in Organisational Excellence" on the 2nd ? 3rd July 2009 at the Ecole Normale Sup?rieure de Cachan, Paris, France. The keynote speakers...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, spreadsheet, SocGen, keynote speaker

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Med students should be editing, not using, Wikipedia

Med students should be editing, not using, WikipediaWikipedia will support thisJust to add to the story, I should point out that Wikipedians support schools and professors who want to integrate improvement of Wikipedia articles into their courses: see the Wikipedia page "Wikipedia:School and university projects" (shortcut "WP:SUP", if I remember...

Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia, Med

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Dell SP2309W

For $329, the Dell SP2309W only available direct from Dell bundles good performance; VGA, DVI, and HDMI connections; a high 2,048x1,152-pixel resolution; an intuitive, robust and uniquely designed onscreen display; 360 degree screen rotation; and five USB ports. Compared with the $690, 24-inch Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP, the SP2309W comes up...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Performance management, screen-height, Dell SP2309W, Dell Computer Corp., OSD, bezel, display

Product reviews 2009-02-20

Samsung 953BW (19-inch)

The 19-inch Samsung SyncMaster 953BW is available online for as low as $170. For that price, the monitor provides VGA and DVI connections and supports HDCP. The monitor delivers good performance; both games and movies have vibrant colors, but movie playback lacks the deep blacks offered by the Gateway HD1900....

Tags: Performance management, power button, Ergonomic option, footstand, connection option, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Gateway HD1900, Gateway Inc., OSD, Samsung SyncMaster 953BW, VGA, plastic glass, DVI CONNECTION

Product reviews 2009-01-30

Gateway HD1900

The 19-inch Gateway HD1900 is available online for as cheap as $150. For that price, the monitor provides VGA and DVI connections and supports HDCP. The monitor delivers great performance--both games and movies have vibrant colors and deep blacks. The Gateway includes a tilt feature, but forgoes adding a pivoting,...

Tags: Performance management, connection option, Ergonomic option, Gateway Inc., Gateway HD1900, Samsung SyncMaster 953BW, VGA, performance

Product reviews 2009-01-29

HP LP2275w

Thanks in part to its accurate color reproduction, the 22-inch HP LP2275w achieved the highest marks in our performance tests we've seen yet, beating out the $799 Dell Crystal and trouncing the $239 Gateway HD2201. The monitor includes a full host of ergonomic features, including screen rotation, pivoting, and...

Tags: Monitors & displays, display, HP LP2275w, DisplayPort, Hewlett-Packard Co., monitor, DVI

Product reviews 2008-12-18

Apple LED Cinema Display (24-inch)

Editors' note: We didn't have time to test games and DisplayMate on the monitors. Those results and a full review are forthcoming, check back soon. The market for the 24-inch Apple LED Cinema Display is limited. Until third-party adaptors released, the display is only compatible with MacBooks with a Mini...

Tags: Apple-LED Cinema Display, Mini DisplayPort, display, bezel, Mini, Apple MacBook, monitor

Product reviews 2008-12-13

CRM 2009 - Companies to Watch For - Live and Let Die - Part 1

We're heading into the forecasting homestretch now. You've seen what I'm thinking 'sup for 2009 with this post, this post, and this post.  Now we move onto the final one or two or three (we'll see how long I can go writing each one before I get tired or sick...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Oracle Corp., Vision, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., Sales, CRM, SDN, BPX, Marketing Functionality, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-12-10

Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p

The Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p is a 24-inch LCD monitor that's functional, flexible, and fairly priced. It includes the "ergonomic trifecta" of screen pivoting, rotation, and height adjustment, as well as the "video connection trifecta" of VGA, DVI, and HDMI. It turned in excellent performance in games and movies, showing accurate...

Tags: Corporate communications, Monitors & displays, panel depth, Lenovo ThinkVision L2440p, Dell UltraSharp 2408WFP, Lenovo Group Ltd., Dell UltraSharp, display

Product reviews 2008-11-13

Lenovo ThinkVision L2440x

The Lenovo ThinkVision L2440x is the first consumer-level LCD monitor we've reviewed that has LED backlighting. This 24-inch display proved to be an excellent performer with games and movies, showing accurate color reproduction and deep blacks. It includes the "ergonomic trifecta" of screen pivoting, rotation, and height adjustments. And it...

Tags: Monitors & displays, panel depth, ThinkVision L2440x, Lenovo Group Ltd., OSD

Product reviews 2008-11-12

Why can't kids text in context?

Most of us big people can send a text message or a quick email from our phones. We abbreviate, use emoticons, and are both adept at and understanding of those terse replies appropriate for text/IM communications. We may not be quite as speedy with our thumbs as our...

Tags: Emoticon, Kid, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-12

If you don't think Wikipedia is a worthy resource, make it better

If you don't think Wikipedia is a worthy resource, make it betterReally, Wikipedia can be all that you use for quick assignments. Sure,for a full research paper, there should be other sources. But, kids can learn a whole lot more if they do not spend as long looking for information....

Tags: Wiki, Wikipedia, Wikipedia IS, worthy resource

Discussion threads 2008-11-11

Westinghouse L1916HW

The Westinghouse L1916HW is a 19-inch wide-screen LCD that carries a $180 list price but can be found for as low as $160 at Best Buy. With its decent performance across a variety of tasks and HDCP compatibility, we think it's a good buy. By comparison, the $250 Lenovo ThinkVision...

Tags: Monitors & displays, video connection, footstand, Westinghouse, display, OSD, Westinghouse L1916HW

Product reviews 2008-11-04

FastReport 4.7 (Windows)

FastReport 3 is a report generator for giving your application the ability to generate reports quickly and efficiently. FastReport provides all the tools you need to develop reports.All variants of FastReport 3 contains: Visual report designer with rulers, guides and zooming, wizard for base type reports, export filters to html,...

Tags: FastReport Software, FastReport 3, FastReport, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-10-20