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EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source moveEU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source moveOh jeez, is there anything that will please the EU? Despite Microsoft even going as far as offering source code these regulators still can't accept it. Money laundering is what its really turning out to be....

Tags: Regulations, Money Laundering, Todd Bishop, ECIS, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft open-source, Microsoft open-source move, regulator, interoperability

Discussion threads 2008-02-21

An exegesis of the Steve Jobs and Bill Gates keynotes

Todd Bishop has come up with a new way to look at the keynotes from CES and Macworld. For the recent keynotes by Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, Todd, a Seattle PI tech reporter and blogger, ran the speeches through a tag cloud generator, ranking commonly used words, and more...

Tags: General, Macworld, Apple, Microsoft, iPhone, CES, Todd Bishop, Steve Jobs

Blog posts 2007-01-15

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Mobius Seattle 2008: SE, MWg, and HTC show off their devices

I was very pleased to be invited to the first Mobius event of 2008, that is actually being held here in the Seattle area. Thus, I had no travel to get to Mobius and that may have made the decision to invite me to this event...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobile, Mobius, XPERIA, SE, Panel Technology, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-05-15

And in other news ... id Software announces Doom 4

OK, this has made my day. id Software has announced that production work has begun on Doom 4: Production has begun on DOOM 4™, the next journey into the legendary DOOM universe. We are expanding our internal team and are currently hiring to work on this highly anticipated title. ...

Tags: Software, Tools & Techniques, Games, Management, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2008-05-08

Xen makes it easy to checkpoint, restore, and migrate guest domains

If you've decided to deploy and manage a Xen-based environment, you'll need some detailed instructions and advice on best practices. This sample chapter from Running Xen: A Hands-On Guide to the Art of Virtualization explains what you need to know about checkpointing the state of a guest domain and how...

Tags: Domain, Xen, Prentice Hall Inc., Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage

Book chapters 2008-05-08

Poll: Post-Yahoo, what should Microsoft do?

Now that the Microsoft-Yahoo deal is tabled, what is Microsoft's next move? Many are assuming Microsoft is waiting for Yahoo's stock to tank in order to sweep in and make another pass at Yahoo. Others are counting on Microsoft buying another Web 2.0 powerhouse in Yahoo's stead...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web 2.0, Internet, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-05-05

Can Deep Green help a combat commander?

University of Southern California USC researchers are developing several parts of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA Deep Green program. Their efforts are intended to help commanders on the battlefield to anticipate enemy moves. 'The system interweaves anticipatory planning with adaptive execution to help the commander think ahead, identify...

Tags: Program, Battlefield, DARPA, Corporate Governance, Data Mining, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Databases, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Spigit mashes up social software to reveal innovation

Take the idea of community, sprinkle liberally with process, add a dash of prediction market thinking and a soupcon of reputation analysis, stir gently without too much mashing and you have InnovationSpigit. I really like this idea because it solves one of the...

Tags: Innovation, Idea, Spigit, InnovationSpigit, Research & Development, LDAP, Leadership, Games, Strategy, Business Operations, Directory Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Management, Personal Technology, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-05-01

Email voting for overseas troops?

The Pentagon is pushing states to allow email balloting for troops overseas but so far few states are playing along, AP reports. "The personnel that fight our wars, the people who are most affected by the decisions on the use of the military, are being...

Tags: State, E-voting, E-mail, Corporate Governance, Government, Online Communications, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-04-29

Road signs for physicians

According to BioMed Central, French researchers have developed a new iconic drug information system inspired by road signs. This icon system is named VCM, short for 'Visualisation des Connaissances Médicales' in French, which means 'Visualization of Medical Knowledge.' Like road signs, the VCM graphical language uses a small set of...

Tags: Physician, BioMed Central, Icon, VCM, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-04-28

Mini Cooper iPhone armrest mod

Todd Schneider sent me an update to the iPod integrations I covered a while back. He customized his Mini Cooper and installed an iPhone cradle in the armrest. The mod gives him full Bluetooth hands free and steering wheel controls for the iPhone. Why Mini choose...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Adapter, Cooper, Cradle, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-04-28

Microsoft: Yahoo 'unrealistic'; Deadline stands; Quarter mixed

Update: Microsoft CFO Christopher Liddell said Thursday that Yahoo had "unrealistic expectations" about the price it could fetch and reiterated the software giant could walk away from the deal. Liddell's comments came on Microsoft's third quarter earnings conference call (for live coverage see News.com and Silicon Alley...

Tags: Revenue, Yahoo! Inc., Income, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Wall Street, Operational Accounting, Sales Strategy, Financial Accounting, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-24

Microsoft earnings cheat sheet: Vista SP1 impact; Strong results expected; Is Yahoo a distraction?

Did Microsoft keep its focus amid all the Yahoo hubbub? It may not matter given the bump from the weak dollar that Microsoft is expected to get in the third quarter. According to Thomson Financial, Microsoft all resources is expected to report fiscal third quarter earnings of...

Tags: Revenue, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Earnings, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Xbox Shipment, Operational Accounting, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Finance, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-24

UFO News (gadget)

Direct links to George Noory of Coast to Coast Am reaching 20 million listeners each night, Jeff Rense his radio show reaches 15 million listeners each night and 78 of the top UFO, Alien abduction, Cattle mutilation and Crop circle researchers on this planet starting with Mar Allin, Colin Andrews,...

Tags: Horn, Sidebar Gadgets, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-04-16

Zune VideoX: Microsoft's iTunes killer?

Zune Marketplace is no iTunes killer. But maybe Zune VideoX will at least attempt to be. After recently hearing about Microsoft's grand entertainment-marketplace/service codenamed eLive, now I'm getting word of yet another Microsoft entertainment marketplace, known currently as "Zune Video X" for Video Experience. ...

Tags: Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., Apple iTunes, Entertainment, Zune Marketplace, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-15

The Texas petawatt laser

According to the University of Texas at Austin in a very short news release, the most powerful laser in the world fired up last week. The researchers said that this laser is 2,000 times more powerful than all power plants in the United States. But, as in previous experiments with...

Tags: Laser, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-04-08

Microsoft weekend roundup: The'no's' have it

As the week draws to a close, there are a few Microsoft-related "no's" worth noting -- beyond the no more extensions for Windows XP's preload cutoff date of June 30. Other no's I noticed: Microsoft decided no release of Power Pack 1 for Windows...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Media Center PCs, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-04

Another unannounced piece of Microsoft's Windows Mobile puzzle: eLive

Microsoft seems to be continuing to keep most of its Windows Mobile cards close to the vest, even though it is CTIA Wireless week. At the show on April 1, company officials are talking up some of the new features slated for the updates of Windows Live...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Corp., eLive, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Hardware, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-04-01

For Unix: hire a leader; for others: hire a manager

For Unix: hire a leader; for others: hire a managerbad guys - good point: made the change NT;)Classic MBTIOne recommendation : "So how do you tell the 1-5% of good guys from the 95 -99% of bad guys? Don't use "bad guys" just use "the rest".Your distinctions of Leader and...

Tags: Leadership, leader, J-type, P-type, Unix

Discussion threads 2008-03-28

Two more Microsoft execs fly the coop

A couple more execs from Microsoft's list of who's who at the company have moved to allegedly greener pastures. Joanne Bradford, corporate vice president and chief media officer of MSN, is leaving Microsoft to join Internet-based ad agency Spot Runner Inc, as initially reported by Todd Bishop...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Joanne Bradford, Majidimehr, Hd Dvd, Advertising & Promotion, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-03-13