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Apple chaos theory

Apple chaos theoryExcuse me !!!"CIOs don’t like having technology forced down their throats, particularly not by end users more concerned with being trendy than standardized."Excuse me, since when is this true ? Isn't everyone still banging their heads on the desks because Vista is being shoved down their throats ?...

Tags: Operating systems, Apple Mac OS, throat, operating system, Apple Inc., Leopard, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

Wither Oracle, SAP, et al? (Pt 2)

Enterprise software vendors face some tough decisions. In Pt 1, I focused on license revenue vs maintenance/services. Pt 2 is about depth of infrastructure: Stack or platform? Oracle is "missing an operating system," CEO Larry Ellison told the Financial Times last week. He went on to dismiss the notion...

Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG

Blog posts 2006-04-24

The great Web 2.0 application (s)mash-up

There are two opposing views of the direction enterprise applications are moving in. One view says that enterprises want "one throat to choke, one stack to manage," and thus the trend is for ever greater consolidation on a dwindling number of giant vendors. The opposite view was presented at a...

Tags: Rearden Commerce, Web, Web 2.0

Blog posts 2005-09-21

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My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbook

My first Linux laptop is the Asus EeePC netbookTotally different machines.A netbook is a full laptop. Yes, the industry is trying to keep the impression that it is only for casual use, etc, but there is little only constrained by ram these netbooks can't do (well, with Linux). ...

Tags: Keyboards, Notebooks, UNIX, Operating systems, laptop computer, keyboard, netbook, Linux, ASUS, Linux laptop

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Google Chrome: The enterprise playbook

Google is launching a Web browser dubbed Chrome in a move that's garnering a lot of attention--because it conveniently fits with the Microsoft vs. Google plotline--but how much should businesses pay attention to this move? First a quick recap Techmeme, Google will launch the Chrome browser and...

Tags: Google Inc., Dennis Howlett, Web Browsers, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-02

Open source and innovation as maintenance models

Open source and innovation as maintenance modelsThroats to chokeExcellent article but you state..."The problem with open source is that no large enterprise is going to bank its business on a model where there isn’t a throat to choke when things go wrong... ...I have seen SugarCRM practices emerge but...

Tags: open source, maintenance model

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

2008 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring 4dr SUV AWD (3.7L 6cyl 6A)

Photo gallery:2009 Mazda CX-9 Grand TouringAfter spending a week with the top-of-the-line 2008 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring, we found much that we liked; however, we also found almost every positive thing we had to say about the SUV came with a caveat. Inside, the CX-9's leather seats and ambient lighting...

Tags: Bluetooth, spec sheet, SUV, CX-9, Mazda Motor Corp.

Product reviews 2008-08-21

Open source and innovation as maintenance models

Following my piece on a proposed model for enterprise applications maintenance, two fresh posts, one from Matt Aslett at 451.com and another from Leigh Cauldwell offer alternative ideas around how the present conundrum might be solved. Matt offers the open source position arguing that:  This would appear to be...

Tags: Innovation, Leigh Cauldwell, Matt, Savio Rodrigues, Open Source, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and Ubuntu

Dell Inspiron 910 customers can choose between XP and UbuntuIt's also interesting that......[url=http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9112885]A third of new PCs are being downgraded from Vista to XP[/url].Why do you suppose that is? ;)At this price point, I just might buy my first small computer. Though, Imight wait for them to offer a little...

Tags: Ultramobile PCs (UMPCs), Notebooks, Ubuntu, Dell Inspiron 910, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, Dell Inspiron 910 customer, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Why there's a software support and maintenance revolution underway

Why there's a software support and maintenance revolution underwayGood article, Larry.Software companies are running out of ways to make you buy their latest version. There just isn't anything in newer versions that increase productivity. So they have to raise their revenue somewhere.I think it is better for companies to hire...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Internal IT, database manager, software, maintenance revolution

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Why there's a software support and maintenance revolution underway

There's a brewing backlash among software customers as big vendors raise their support and maintenance prices. Dennis Howlett has captured an emerging backlash among SAP customers over an enhanced support and its costs. Oracle is doing the same drill. And Mary Jo Foley detailed a "proactive" support...

Tags: Software, Software Company, SAP AG, Inflation, Dennis Howlett, Dennis, Tools & Techniques, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-19

Don't downgrade me to XP!

Don't downgrade me to XP!except thatVista won't with our printers, or our scanners, or our cameras, or much of our vital s/w.It isn't logical to buy all new and then have vista be slower than tar on a winters day on the machines it's put on.Don't downgrade me to XP:...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Gmail is down

Gmail is downOh go on, you are overreacting KiddingntRE: Gmail down from a tech support point of viewI couldn't send an unimportant Email for a while. The outage didn't bother me so much, but I'm so glad that I wasn't at work Monday.I work for Sprint and we would have...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Internet service providers (ISPs), Manufacturing, Google Gmail, America Online Inc., Gateway Inc., Company D, Company B

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

Oracle seeks unbreakable contract

Oracle wants to run its clients' entire stack. It wants to be one throat to choke. It wants an unbreakable contract. Oracle's announcements concentrated on the large enterprises that have become its specialty by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: oracle corp., linux, unix, operating systems, open source, software, dana blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-07

Talk therapy becomes a luxury

The mind is the most complex organ ever created. Treating it is as much art as science. There are no guarantees with any treatment regimen. So why are insurers forcing pills down your throat? by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Patient, Pill, Therapy, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Microsoft, In Search Of Itself

Microsoft, In Search Of ItselfTo Microsoft, the future is yesterdayWith the addition of control by Microsoft..........I posted this on another talkback...but this just shows the lack of sincerity from MS. They can't even be straight forward with us. Their user want XP and not Vista. Until MS admits this and...

Tags: Corporate governance, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Can AOL make or break the Microsoft-Yahoo deal? Mark your calendars.

AOL has reportedly made its way into the Microsoft-Yahoo story and, once again, there's a feeling of uncertainty surrounding its future. Back in the day, AOL was one of the biggest names on the Internet and its merger with Time Warner drew huge headlines. But since then,...

Tags: Shareholder, Time Warner Inc., America Online Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Accounting, Corporate Law, Corporate Governance, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-16

Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language search

Confirmed: Microsoft buys Powerset natural-language searchYes, It is..I think it is a right move.. Google's monopoly over search comes from the fact it has a great software the search engine. That's it, plain and simple. Only if Microsoft can offer better search results, then it can compute with Google. Offering...

Tags: SEARCH, Powerset, natural-language search, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-01

Has Asus forgotten what the Eee PC was all about?

Has Asus forgotten what the Eee PC was all about?The answer is simpleAsus has discovered there's no money in the bargain basement bin. You're in a pretty shaky business when you have to choose your BIOS because it costs you one penny less.Just like any other vendor, they are ....

Tags: Keyboards, ASUS, Eee PC, keyboard

Discussion threads 2008-06-30

Mozilla confirms Firefox 3.0 flaw, says risk minimal

Mozilla confirms Firefox 3.0 flaw, says risk minimalMinimal?Last time I remember something public like this labeled "minimal", they changed it to "critical" pretty quickly.Careful!!! It's minor.....The FF fanboys will slit your throat for talking about a flaw in their pet browser. If it was IE7 that had the flaw there...

Tags: Web browsers, SECURITY, Mozilla Firefox, flaw, Firefox 3.0 flaw, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-19