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Texas oilman strikes blow for wind, predicts ever higher oil prices: T. Boone Pickens has made a little money in the oil business. According to Forbes in 2007 Pickens was one of the 117th richest people in America, worth about $3 bills, in as in billions. That's only about one-fourth of what he reportedly intends to invest in wind...; Tags: Oil, Texas, T. Boone Pickens, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-27

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Investing legends circle Yahoo; Does a breakup make sense?: The Microhoo saga has attracted a who's who list of investors to Yahoo in a big bet that Carl Icahn will force some sort of "shareholder value." The latest investing star to enter the Microhoo sweepstakes is T. Boone Pickens, a legendary oil investor, has bought 10...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Carl Icahn, Breakup, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-20
Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?: Icahn launches Yahoo proxy fight; Mark Cuban's return?Mark Cuban - Time Traveller and MastermindMark Cuban "founded Broadcast.com in 1005 and sold it to Yahoo in July 1999". HOLY %&*! Mark Cuban not only travelled back to 1005, but he also registered a domain and started an internet company...; Tags: Portals, Web technology, Financial accounting, Gordon Gekko, Yahoo! Inc., Mark Cuban, Icahn; Discussion threads 2008-05-15
Cooper Boone's fan-fueled music (no, not the kind with blades): Did you ever think about how much electricity a mega-concert uses to power all those woofers and tweeters, not to mention the jumbo-screens and pyrotechnics? Yes, a lot, no? So, I was inspired by this little item about Cooper Boone, a psychologist-cum-musician who...; Tags: Blade, Cooper, Music, Cooper Boone, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Texas oilman strikes blow for wind, predicts ever higher oil prices: Texas oilman strikes blow for wind, predicts ever higher oil prices$5.00/gal!The Arabs will not stop until we are paying $5! http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.comMake Them Sick; Then Sell Them The MedicineIt seems suspicious that a "texas oilman" who has control of oil, and therefore is a beneficiary of high oil prices would want...; Tags: Gas Prices, oil, environmentalist; Discussion threads 2008-04-27

Red Hat's right move: Red Hat isn't going any further into the market for desktop Linux. Good. Right. No surprise. Excellent choice. But not for the reason supposed. Microsoft did not chase Red Hat out of desktop Linux. Ubuntu did. Red Hat...; Tags: Red Hat Inc., Desktop Linux, Linux, Open Source, Desktops, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-17
Activision's 'Guitar Hero' violates patent: Gibson: Activision's 'Guitar Hero' violates patent: GibsonMessage has been deleted.That doesn't compare with a patent for toilet paperI have it. Everyone who wipes their a** now owes me money.The inspiration for the patent came from inspiration from a foundation comprising of idiots who patent the obvious.I'm so brilliant.-MWow! Gibson's showroom must...; Tags: Games, Guitar Hero 3, Gibson, patent, Activision Inc., Guitar Hero; Discussion threads 2008-03-12
Last-minute request for extension of Microsoft settlement: Last-minute request for extension of Microsoft settlementPoor FireFox.Impossible to gain a market, even to attract interest, against the stranglehold og Internet Explorer. To almost everyone, IE is the internet, and alternates need not apply.Who does Microsoft serve?The State of California or CONSUMERS? In the end, Microsoft has an...; Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer; Discussion threads 2007-09-12
Universal Desktop Daily - Thursday, November 2, 2006: Adobe Acrobat 8 hit the streets today. One of the downsides to web applications is that they haven't done a good job of linking the web with reality, and there is still a very big print market. Adobe Rich Internet Application solutions have a head start here because of...; Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Blog posts 2006-11-02
E-Voting: Heading into an election untrained: This story about an election official in Boone County, Missouri, reminds, again, that we have rushed into electronic voiting without sufficient investment and testing. With only two weeks to the general election, Wendy Noran hadnt received ballots and other supplies for the electronic voting machines the countyIf democracy depends on...; Tags: Boone County, e-voting; Blog posts 2006-10-23
Mark Cuban says Google is crazy with YouTube: Mark Cuban has spoken out on Googles acquisition of YouTube and thinks Google is crazy and has landed itself in a field of litigation landmines. Cuban was quoted last month saying that only a "moron" would purchase YouTube and he may have a point. Cuban certainly knows a...; Tags: YouTube Inc., Google Inc., YouTube, Mark Cuban; Blog posts 2006-10-10
Improving the Flow of Information and Client Satisfaction in a Legal Environment: Haynes and Boone wanted to reduce administrative inefficiencies, have more real-time access to information used to make business decisions, and increase client service by having easy access to client information. Additionally, the firm wanted a web-based framework to aggregate business data from the various application data silos within the firm....; Tags: BEA Systems Inc., Environment, BEA AquaLogic User Interaction, Portals, Hardware Upgrade, Web Technology, Document Management, Content Management, Managerial Accounting, Cloud Computing, Groupware, Internet, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance; Case studies 2006-10-01
Allen Boone Humphries Robinson Improves Efficiency and Exceeds Client Expectations With Good Mobile Messaging: Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP ABHR wanted to equip attorneys with a reliable, integrated device to allow them to be productive away from the office. The challenge was to provide real-time access to the firm's more than 10,000-name contact database in ProLaw and display the caller's name and phone number...; Tags: Mobile Messaging, Phone, Mobile, Motorola Inc., Allen Boone Humphries Robinson, PDAs, Telecom & Utilities, Handhelds, Hardware; Case studies 2006-07-31
Rockford Real Estate MLS Search Tool (exe): Rockford Real Estate Agent Jeremy Enke is offering his Rockford Real Estate MLS Search Tool free via download. This Rockford, IL MLS search tool proves to be one of the easiest and most user friendly MLS search tools available for customers looking to buy homes in Rockford, Cherry Valley, Loves...; Tags: Search Tool, Tool, Rockford Real Estate Agent Jeremy Enke, Productivity, Real Estate, Search, Business Operations; Software downloads 2005-10-06
Open-source allies go on patent offensive: Open-source allies go on patent offensiveNO_AX = NO SHOWSeems he was too busy posting on ZDNet to meet me at the place I designated.Wasn't worth the effort anyway...I don't like to beat up senior citizens.Patents[quote]He said Microsoft would have been in a very different position if companies had begun seeking...; Tags: No_Ax, patent, open source; Discussion threads 2005-08-11
New technology creates additional housework: A major oil company's 885-foot tanker has been outfitted with 160 tiny vibration sensors--collectively called "smart dust"--that monitor the performance of the ship's machinery and report when something shakes in a new and exciting way. Smart dust motes (actually, at roughly one inch square, they’re more like "smart clods," but...; Tags: Smart Dust; Blog posts 2004-12-17
Web services sold off to highest bidder: Well, they let them slip away. Thirty-nine patents, many of which describe Web services methods, were sold off to a "mystery" bidder at the federal bankruptcy court in San Francisco yesterday on December 6. The San Jose Mercury News registration required for link reports that "Bankrupt Internet software maker Commerce...; Tags: patent; Blog posts 2004-12-07
Students Help Community, Gain Professional Experience: Environmental and Spatial Technology EAST is a unique high school class that emphasizes the use of advanced technology applications to solve community service issues. They needed to use computers to consolidate all known emergency evacuation landing zone data, determine new potential landing zones and make all landing zone data available...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Student, Environmental And Spatial Technology, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware; Case studies