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A surprise conversation with Larry Ellison: A surprise conversation with Larry EllisonYou could have done one about MS and open standardsbut that's already been done - just somebody forgot to tell them it's only applicable on April 1st.RE: A surprise conversation with Larry EllisonI love it; my fav past was "share a stage with Henning Kagerman."...; Tags: surprise conversation, Larry Ellison; Discussion threads 2008-04-01

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MindTouch Deki: Kilen Woods release: Today, MindTouch Deki announces Kilen Woods, its latest and biggest release. In conversation with co-founder Aaron Fulkerson I learned that Deki is rapidly transforming itself from being a smart wiki into what Fulkerson calls the 'connecting tissue' between applications. Others might call it mashup environment, still others a means of...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mashup, Aaron Fulkerson, Management Option, Wiki, Collaboration, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Databases, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Video: Jobs health and other Apple chatter: What started as a blog conversation weeks ago about the state of Apple CEO Steve Jobs' health has turned into a groundswell of stories. Apple says Jobs' health is a private matter, but it's gone quite public with stories in the New York Times, BusinessWeek and Wall Street Journal. ...; Tags: Steve Jobs, Health Care, Apple Inc., Video, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-23
75% of online banking sites found vulnerable to security design flaws: In a paper entitled "Analyzing Web sites for user-visible security design flaws" to be published at the Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security meeting at Carnegie Mellon University July 25, Atul Prakash and two of his doctoral students examined 214 financial institutions in 2006, finding that over 75% of all...; Tags: Bank, Online Banking, Flaw, Security, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it so: Saying that Windows "Workstation" 2008 is faster than Vista doesn't make it soPar for the course wrt anti-Vista bashers.They believe that repeating something ad nauseum will somehow make it true.Journalism or Rant?I'm afraid you've followed suit rather than taking the high road on this issue. By even responding to...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, workstation, Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2008-07-22

The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?: The empire strikes back: Can Microsoft's ads cure my Vista psychosis?180 million soldMany buyers are selecting more expensive versions. Microsoft revenues are up extraordinarily. Despite Apple's ads and sales, PC sales are up significantly.And the SP 1 release usually helps sales.You might consider that the reputation you discuss...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft revenue, Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, Apple Inc., Vista psychosis, psychosis, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Zune; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Investors give Apple the cold shoulder: Investors give Apple the cold shoulderProfit taking...Record quarters are hard to follow-up.RE: Investors give Apple the cold shoulderApple's stock price is dependent on the belief that it will deliver exponential growth. Unfortunately the reality is that Apple appears to be close to or hitting a ceiling in terms of sales...; Tags: Sales strategy, Investment, Financial accounting, Apple Inc., cold shoulder, shoulder, stock; Discussion threads 2008-07-22
Apple chaos theory: I got a fairly lukewarm response to my excitement over Oracle putting applications on the iPhone. That should be no surprise to readers of Fortune which also poured cold water on the idea that iPhone's are going to be the next big thing in corporate gadgets: Companies in highly...; Tags: Apple iPhone, CIO, Theory, Information Technology, Apple Inc., Strategy, Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-21
Has Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows Easy Transfer Companion?: Has Microsoft pulled the plug on Windows Easy Transfer Companion?Is this equivalent to Migration Assistant?I don't know anything about Easy Transfer, but I do know that Apple's Migration Assistant is fabulous. When I buy a new Mac, set up takes a few clicks and about 3 hours and voila, my...; Tags: Windows Easy Transfer Companion, Windows Easy Transfer, HAS Microsoft, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Gore's latest attention-getting challenge: Eliminate fossil fuels as an electricity source by 2018: Since my blogging buddy Harry Fuller is on vacation this week, I need to pick up the gauntlet and ensure that we've got some good political fodder for those of you who want to debate the existence of global warming and the necessity of reducing our dependence on foreign oil....; Tags: San Jose, Mr., Al Gore, Fossil Fuel, Gore, Blogging, Investment, Internet, Finance, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-07-18
Tough love: Linux needs more haters: Tough love: Linux needs more hatersGood article, JeremyI'm currently setting up our company network on Linux and will likely be bumping into some of those Samba issues. Complicated by having a mixed OS environment on the client side. Yeah, that's going to be fun. Nice that Google...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus': Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'Torvalds attacks IT industry 'security circus'So Linus admits that there are security flaws in linux as well as other bugs? I've been saying that for a long time but the fanboys wouldn't believe me. Now that their leader finally admits to it perhaps...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, L.D., Name-calling, Linus, Torvalds, security, attack, IT industry, OpenBSD; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.: PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.WellWell, that shows that Apple is still not significant worldwide,which is not surprising !MisleadingAlthough Apple slightly edged out Acer in US sales, it comes nowhere close to Acer in international sales. So to claim that Apple topped Acer in shipments...; Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., PC, PC shipment, No. 3, Apple Macintosh; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
PCVox Phone Recorder (exe): The PC-Vox and an indispensable tool to guarantee the safety in your company, to reduce costs with telephone and to improve the service quality. It needs the adapatador for phone line, that can be set up of the outline supplied with the program. More safety for your residence or company....; Tags: Phone, Phone Line, SISCORB Virtual Work, Telecom & Utilities; Software downloads 2008-07-17
US spam levels up, state of Illinois is the worst offender: US spam levels up, state of Illinois is the worst offenderWe run spamassassin here, which is what their system is based on.Spam levels at my company are up! Hell look at my charts: http://brain.chcfl.com/postfix Obviously i dont see nearly the traffic they do, but when your running at 98%...; Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, ReceiverNet technology, spam mail, spam filter, spam level, spam, offender; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 2: United Kingdom: In a move to bring direct competition to the US on who can be the bigger, badder, more blatant Big Brother, the United Kingdom has apparently decided to create a database holding the telephone numbers and email accounts of everyone in Britain. The details of every phone conversation, SMS, and...; Tags: Phone, Mr., Data Communications Bill, Internet, Storage, Databases, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughts: Apple wants Psystar to snatch back Mac clones from customers ... and other thoughtsWho else has a dog in the hunt?If the court says that part of Apple's EULA is unenforceable, when it's a part that's so essential to Apple's business model, then who else has questionable terms in their...; Tags: Milton Bradley, EULA, Apple Inc., Psystar, Pystar; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmare: Apple may win the battle, but they'll lose the war, eventually. Well, that was predictable, really. A small startup in Florida decides to go make Mac clones, and surprise, surprise, Apple starts legal proceedings and unleashes the might of...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Virtualization, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Twitter going commercial?: According to Mike Arrington, there is a commercial play for Twitter in the works. During a conversation with Ev Williams, Twitter co-founder: MA: What is your revenue model? Do you know yet? Have you thought about it? EW: We've thought about it. We had...; Tags: Twitter, E-mail, Operational Accounting, Productivity, Processors, Online Communications, Finance, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-16
Finding the name behind the GMail address: Finding the name behind the GMail addressGmail USer NameSorry Dear it didnt worked i gave a try already, kindly dont tell that google has fixed it by now, let me know if it really works....It doesIt does really work, I tried it this morning, and also noticed that someone tried...; Tags: Google Inc., Gmail-address, Nate; Discussion threads 2008-07-15