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- CIOs under pressure to produce
- CIOs under pressure to producePressure?The pressure hasn't changed; the liability has. Information Technology needs to focus more on 'informing' and the non-byte aspects of technology. CIOs need to fill the shoes they've been wearing for some time. They need to diversify their staff intellectually rather than culturally, and better understand...
- Tags: capitalist, tangent
- Discussion threads 2007-04-03
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- Do we need to wipe the slate with x86?
- A few days ago an industry colleague and I were having a discussion about Linux and whether or not it is necessary for it to be application compatible or simply just "interoperable" with Windows from a protocol and data exchange standpoint. His view is that Linux...
- Tags: Intel X86, Architecture, IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- Microsoft warns of "active, targeted" ActiveX control attacks
- Microsoft warns of "active, targeted" ActiveX control attacksAn activeX attack. WHAT a suprise...NTActiveX exists?Truly amazing. I'd have assumed that, after nearly 15 years of holding the title of "worst exploit ridden API ever designed," people might actually learn not to use it.This is a threat to big business...
- Tags: ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Middleware, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., ActiveX, attack, ActiveX Control
- Discussion threads 2008-07-07
- On deck from MS: Four 'important' patches but nothing for IE
- On deck from MS: Four 'important' patches but nothing for IEAm I correct that uninstalling Safari mitigates the problem?I realize it isn't a fix but am I correct in believing that for the time being, removing Safari effectively closes off the only known attack vector that can utilize this vulnerability?...
- Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, patch management, flaw, Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- The Steve Jobs Premium
- This is a sidebar to The Steve Jobs Standard. It was about the simplest shopping list one could imagine: an audio cable to connect my iPod to the Bose stereo in the family room. My search on the online Apple Store yielded only...
- Tags: Steve Jobs, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Cable, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- 10 top Vista tweaks, part 2
- 10 top Vista tweaks, part 2There's a registry fixIt's an architectural problem, unfortunately. XP sees the new restore points, but can't read them and assumes they're damaged.There's a workaround here:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926185I prefer to run XP in a VM on a Vista machine rather than dual boot.RE: 10 top Vista tweaks, part...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Home Premium
- Discussion threads 2008-06-17
- Yahoo's Google ad deal: Savior or mistake?
- Yahoo's Google ad deal: Savior or mistake?Well, it IS heart warming to know that there will be more competition nowthat the deal fell through. This is nothing but good for consumers.WD - MS has shed loads of dumb consumer money. Why not use it to build ...... something useful rather...
- Tags: Financial accounting, advertisement, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-12
- Wi-Fi bridge claims a range of 5 miles
- Wi-Fi bridge claims a range of 5 milesOld newsCome on, Rik, this technology has been around for some time. I installed my first bridge using equipment like this years ago to extend our network out to remote buildings, and have done so many times since. We recently installed...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- A minority opinion ....
- A minority opinion ....Who said Windows can't ....... run on a 64 way multi-core system without a hitch. I didn't. I merely pointed out the flaws in the author's methods. I was the one arguing that each OS has it's place. You ran off on a...
- Tags: Operating systems, .NET, OPEN SOURCE, Named Pipes, Microsoft Windows, Sun Solaris, Linux, flaw, Unix
- Discussion threads 2008-04-02
- This is why I'll always remain a Microsoft skeptic
- This is why I'll always remain a Microsoft skepticAnd cue NMB'ers ....Personally, I see straight through their horsesh*t.Because they've lied so many times in the past, there is a remote possibility that at some time, once, they said something and I was wrongly over-skeptical, but I doubt it.RE: This is...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Office, Groupware, Microsoft Corp., skeptic
- Discussion threads 2008-03-10
- Apple and Business -- Is it 25 Years Too Late?
- Apple and Business -- Is it 25 Years Too Late?I generally agreeI have always said that Apple makes a mighty fine piece of hardware for those that find Apple provides everything they want. They look slick, run slick and they are a secure platform. But Apple computers still...
- Tags: Data centers, Desktops, Digital music, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-07
- Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill Gates
- Yahoo's Jerry Yang is no Bill GatesI wouldn't disagree with anything that was saidBusiness is war and in war, life is harsh.Many of us would like to think that companies are in business for altruistic reasons and indeed many founders might have such thinking... but once a company becomes public,...
- Tags: Operational accounting, Operating systems, TV network, Yahoo! Inc., Jerry Yang, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-02-16
- Hyperic and managing by exception
- A short while ago, I had the opportunity to speak with the good folks of Hyperic once again. The conversation originally centered on the topic of their new release, Hyperic HQ 3.2, but then went off on a very important tangent, managing resource by exception. Let's start with a quick...
- Tags: Team, Information Technology, MySQL, Scalability, Hyperic 3.2, Management Environment, Team Management, Open Source, Databases, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky
- Blog posts 2008-02-05
- Calcu-Pad_2008 (exe)
- Calculator, Sine, Cosine, Tangent, Text editors, import images, calcupad.com, different size of fonts for Text Box 1, labels for your input numbers that you are calculating, repetative text boxes to save your repetative text such as contacts or addresses and even save the body of your letter, ideal for high...
- Tags: Sales Strategy, Sales Force Management, Real Estate, Sales, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2008-01-23
- Ananya Curves (exe)
- Ananya Curves replace the pen tool in programs like Adobe Photoshop and allows users to draw and trace with ease. That's because all the control points are right on the curve. You do not have to pull tangent lines in order to draw or change the curve. This makes Ananya...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Curve, Productivity
- Software downloads 2008-01-21
- Denial and the coming "data meltdown"
- Denial and the coming "data meltdown"I'm surprised...That he didn't bring up project Blackbox. A lot of catastrophic failures are geographically localized.http://erikengbrecht.blogspot.com/2007/12/data-center-meltdown.htmlRE: Denial and the comingI'm sure what we're talking about is putting all our eggs in one basket.One economical(read cheap, insecure, and ill managed) basket.RE: Denial and the comingThis...
- Tags: Data centers, Storage, SUN Now, data center, denial
- Discussion threads 2007-12-11
- So what's an application, anyway?
- So what's an application, anyway?Unix Museum - Exhibit AConfiguration files that are only validated at run time - even for being syntactically correct, never mind type or any other kind of consistency checking.This applies both to Unix itself and to many Unix system applications or utilities (or whatever you want...
- Tags: essay, Bach, Unix Museum, Unix, compilation
- Discussion threads 2007-11-07
- ODF and differences of opinion
- ODF and differences of opinionNot really[i]It sounds like the OpenDocument Foundation thinks another XML document standard would better achieve their goals.[/i]Actually, it's much more of a political issue. They're after a file format that meets classical standards objectives such as testable conformance and round-trip integrity between conforming applications.According to...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), OOXML, OpenDocument Format, OASIS, OpenDocument Foundation
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- Reality check: Comcast packet forging proves you can't have Internet freedom with limited government
- Reality check: Comcast packet forging proves you can't have Internet freedom with limited governmentAnother link to an unsubstantiated story.Where is the actual data to support these claims?There isn't a shred of evidence ...... in your or the EFF's article to support their and your claim. This is yellow journalism...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Comcast Corp., Reality Check, Ron Paul, Internet, government
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- Bring on naked PCs, says think tank
- Bring on naked PCs, says think tankIs he implying that taking the obviously rightapproach of not having to purchase a single vendor's OS along with the PC h/w will benefit consumers? I thought that common sense was frowned upon :)[i]Singleton suggested most people are unable to easily purchase a computer...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Linux, operating system, Microsoft Corp., naked PC, Apple Inc., PC
- Discussion threads 2007-09-26
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