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- Software morality
- Software moralitythat dependquote(Economics implies a kind of social compact, and you can’t just impose the necessary restrictions from the center, as totalitarianism isn’t usually conducive to vibrant economies.)but you could inforce morality and good manner by revoking the business permit by forcing tthe acquisition of one you could penalize...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, morality, Booch, technologist
- Discussion threads 2007-10-16
- Technologists square off on Net neutrality
- Technologists square off on Net neutralityFree Market Forces vs Greatest Public GoodThe standard pricing models in use at this time are basically pay by volume, or flat rate per user. Flat rate appears to be usually for home users accessing the net. The ISP comes up with an operating...
- Tags: Telephony, VOIP, Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, phone, Technologist, Net Neutrality, Flat Rate
- Discussion threads 2006-07-18
- Monocultures and automobiles
- Monocultures and automobilesAren't you missing the point?Shouldn't the bottom line on this issue be that more attention should be given to the security aspects of technology, rather than ignoring them in the beginning when it's created, and then never revisiting the issue to address it? These technologies are being...
- Tags: John Carroll, Time-to-Market, Technologist, HTTP, monoculture
- Discussion threads 2005-05-13
Additional Resources
- Student Technology Day: your questions to the presenters
- I received an email this morning about the opportunity to participate in sending questions to the speakers at the Microsoft Student Technology Day tomorrow (that's Wednesday, for those who have yet to understand the Gregorian calendar). Whilst I'm not allowed to publish the number to text in your questions for...
- Tags: Speaker, Microsoft Corp., Question, Keyboards, Internet, Games, Hardware, Peripherals, Personal Technology, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Web 2.0: Unprecedented data liabilities for users and businesses
- Guest post: Drew Bartkiewicz is a Technologist and Author of the Upcoming Book, Unseen Liability. He is a Graduate of Yale and West Point. He insures Web 2.0 business risks with The Hartford. His post is a follow-up to a recent talk he gave on Web business risk. ...
- Tags: Web, Advertisement, Privacy, Web 2.0, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- My Awesome IT Job: Vice President of Security, SuccessFactors
- Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from an IT pro that loves their work. ...
- Tags: Security, QA, SuccessFactors Inc., Information Technology, Strategy, Management, Deb Perelman
- Blog posts 2008-09-26
- The New Adventures of Christine's Old PC
- Windows XP virtualized within Vista SP1 using VMWare Player. Some of you may be aware that I have another identity besides professional technologist and tech/computer industry blogger -- I'm also passionate about restaurants, cooking, and eating (albeit with a healthier focus these...
- Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, VMware Inc., Computer, Christine Nunn, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Productivity, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Operating Systems, Enterprise Software, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-09-22
- Semantics in Advertising
- Whilst there's quite a tendency these days to stick 'semantic' in front of almost every word in the dictionary and attempt to create a new industry segment, the related markets of advertising and marketing do actually seem ripe for this sort of engagement. Ion Interactive President &...
- Tags: Advertisement, Contextual Advertising, COGITO Advertiser, Semantic Web, Internet, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- Green tech reward program: Intel will recognize innovation that aids environmental cause
- I've had the pleasure of interviewing Intel Chairman Craig Barrett three times in my varied career, so I can say with authority that he is passionate about the environment. And about education. Then again, this is not surprising from technologist who also happens to be a Montana ranch owner. ...
- Tags: Innovation, Green Technology, Craig Barrett, Intel Corp., Registration Deadline, Corporate Social Responsibility, Business Ethics, Corporate Law, Leadership, Management, Business Operations, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-26
- US spam levels up, state of Illinois is the worst offender
- From MessageLabs: Spam levels for the US in June have reached 86% compared to spam levels at 81.5% in the rest of the world. Breaking this information down further, MessageLabs reports that some US states are more affected than others. Varying socioeconomic factors are thought to affect the spam...
- Tags: MessageLabs Ltd., State, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Sun Exec: Your 'Eco Data Center' doesn't have to cost millions. Some tips for getting there.
- OK, so here's the $100 million question: Do you really want to spend that much to make your data center more green or at least more efficient? I thought not, which is why I agreed to speak with Sun Chief Technologist for EcoDC and Virtualization Services, Phillip Morris, about more...
- Tags: Data Center, Virtualization, Sun Microsystems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-07-16
- Testers give Microsoft's Entity Framework a no-confidence vote
- Testers give Microsoft's Entity Framework a no-confidence voteSounds like the testers and MS are doing good work[i]The best thing that happened in response to this latest action is that the Entity Framework team responded to it immediately[/i]Good for the testers for demanding better, and good for MS for responding immediately....
- Tags: Blogging, Microsoft Corp., Entity Framework, no-confidence, MJO
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Searching for definition
- Searching for definitionThe stage 1 levellerThe development that is seeding right now is predicted by many to be a growth phase of around 10 years. Why ten years I'm not sure, probably it links to the cycles inherent in our financial systems.Enterprise must adapt very quickly. Whilst they can grow...
- Tags: Searching
- Discussion threads 2008-06-15
- Icahn miffed at Yahoo response; Has Google envy too
- Another day another Carl Icahn to Roy Bostock letter. In this installment, our activist billionaire is annoyed by the Yahoo chairman's terse response to his previous letter. Hmm. Maybe these folks should just pick up the damn phone. Anyway, here's the letter. You can...
- Tags: Shareholder, Google Inc., Eric Schmidt, Board, Yahoo! Inc., Plan, Carl Icahn, Corporate Governance, Financial Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Do video games actually have a place in school?
- My soon-to-be first-grader just got a new game for the Nintendo Wii this weekend. He likes playing console games with his big brothers, but obviously Call of Duty isn't the best choice for a 5-year-old. However, the new game, Cosmic Family, is a slick game filled with puzzles...
- Tags: Video Game, Video, Nintendo Wii, Games, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- Office 2008 for Mac: The straw that broke the backs of Microsoft's Windows developers?
- Could it be that a Macintosh program will be the tipping point for the confidence that ISVs have in Microsoft as a technology partner? One c-level technologist for a Windows enterprise app says "no more" to Redmond's vision. I wrote the other day about Microsoft's Mac Business...
- Tags: Developer, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, Window, ISV, Microsoft VBA, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Engineer, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, David Morgenstern
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Enomaly's open source virtual platform moves VMs in the cloud
- Enomaly is a software developer in Toronto whose open source cloud computing platform is getting a lot of attention these days. The platform, Enomalism, is a virtual infrastructure tool that allows customers create their own cloud capacity and move virtual machines from one's data center or from...
- Tags: Cloud Computing, Platform, VMware Inc., Enomaly, Enomalism, Open Source, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-05-02
- Live Webcast: The Evolution of the Underground Spam Economy
- Internet spam is no longer a mere inconvenience; it's become a highly destructive phenomenon that can have catastrophic results for organizations. Spamming used to be a simple endeavor - any person could easily setup a spamming operation in their basement by purchasing an Internet connection. Their...
- Tags: Webcast, MessageLabs Ltd., Spamming, Internet Spam, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing
- Webcasts 2008-04-29
- For Unix: hire a leader; for others: hire a manager
- This is the eleventh excerpt from the first book in the Defen series: The Board Member's IT Brief. From Chapter 3.2: For Unix: hire a leader; for others: hire a manager The most difficult issue to get your...
- Tags: Job, CIO, Data Center, Information Technology, Leader, Leadership, Data Centers, UNIX, Operating Systems, Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-03-28
- Arthur C. Clarke: All These Worlds Are Yours
- For every person, there are personalities who's influence and life's work that can shape one's imagination and destiny. For some people, they are world leaders, musicians, poets, and philosophers. For me, the Grand Masters of Science Fiction float to the very top of that august group – and...
- Tags: Work, Computer, Productivity, Nanotechnology, Emerging Technologies, Jason Perlow
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
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