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How good is the VA?

How good is the VA?GSM1SW 1989-2003 US Navy50% disabled according to the VA.I am in the Palo Alto VA system. I get excellent treatment and care. I found that if I do my part and keep on top of my stuff, it's a smooth ride and quality care.I was rated...

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Discussion threads 2008-04-21

Tommy and the Magical Words demo (exe)

Tommy is a young wizard who lives with his uncle Artem in a magical pet shop. One day, due to unfortunate circumstances, Tommy finds himself inside the book on the subject that he recently failed. It's up to you to help him find his way out.

Tags: Uncle, Tommy, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Software downloads 2006-03-16

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Now Debuting: One-Click Payment For Illegal Downloads

Frank Zappa again is a mother of invention.   Since Friday,  songs of the experimental musician, dead now for almost 15 years, have been used to test a one-click system for getting payments from individuals who download works of artists illegally. ...

Tags: Payment, Musician, Antipiracy, Nexicon Inc., Piracy, Operational Accounting, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-09-16

Robotic car preps for DARPA Challenge

Paul Perrone, CEO of Perrone Robotics, introduces Tommy Jr., a driverless car powered by Solaris and Java, created for the DARPA Urban Challenge. The vehicle made an appearance on stage at the JavaOne conference last week in San Francisco. Tommy Jr. will navigate using laser "eyes" mounted on the body...

Tags: Car, DARPA, Sun Solaris, GPS, UNIX, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, JavaOne, robot, Solaris, Servers

Videos 2008-05-15

Is Congress looking at the right VA scandal?

The U.S. Senate is finally getting on the Veterans Administration's VA case. Spurred by a class action suit which is now going to trial, Sen. Patty Murray has demanded the resignation of Dr. Ira Katz, the head of the agency's mental health wing. As...

Tags: Sen., U.S. Congress, Health Care, John McCain, VA, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-24

To chip or not to chip – that is the question

Our fearless leader, Larry Dignan, wrote this morning to say VeriChip is launching a consumer campaign. The chip was approved for use back in 2004 after many years of being used on animals. (The picture is from an MSNBC story on the approval.) The...

Tags: VeriChip, Chip, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-22

How good is the VA?

The Best Care Anywhere. That's the headline the Washington Monthly gave its 2005 feature on the Veterans Administration, in a story written by Phillip Longman. Much of the controversy generated by my first posts on this subject involved that question. Just...

Tags: Veteran, Health Care, Tommy Bass, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-21

Why are reformers destroying Veterans' health computer system?

Roger Maduro right doesn't look like a hero. Like most heroes he never sought the status, just tried to do right and shine a light on what works. What works, he thinks is VistA, and the Veterans Administration system that computer code supports. In shining the light...

Tags: Agency, Hero, U.S. Congress, Microsoft Windows Vista, Health Care, Computer, Roger Maduro, VA, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-18

Controlling mobile costs with MobilityCentral

If there's one thing that irks most of my Irregular colleagues, it's getting hit up for long distance and roaming charges. The mobile operators offer a bewildering array of plans but it is all too easy for staffers to run up charges they didn't know about...

Tags: Mobile, On-demand, MobilityCentral, Purchasing & Procurement, Advertising & Promotion, Business Operations, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-04-01

My friend Russell Shaw

I need to say a few words about my late friend Russell Shaw. I knew him better than anyone at ZDNet, perhaps, because I knew him longer. Over 22 years. When I first met Russell, he was still coming down off rock and roll. Few from...

Tags: Life, Portland, Strategy, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-03-17

Pakistan takes out YouTube

Pakistan takes out YouTubeThe offensive video to PakistanI think that it might have been my video Tommy Bin Laden that caused the ruckus. I completed it this Saturday and posted it right away. It's supposed to be a parody of Osama, but in the tags I also put...

Tags: Corporate communications, video, YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

In the Valley of Elah screenplay (pdf)

Read the screenplay for the Oscar nominated film starring Charlize Theron and Tommy Lee Jones.

Tags: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., Publication

Software downloads 2008-02-13

Siemens gives away two MRIs

Officially the winner of the Siemens Win an MRI contest was Lockport Memorial Hospital in Lockport, NY, near Buffalo. The hospital in the former factory town has long been threatened with closure, its people worked hard on the contest, and they deserve congratulations. Just...

Tags: Hospital, Siemens AG, MRI, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-01-25

AMD acknowledges quad-core woes; Promises rebound; Highlights roadmap

AMD acknowledges quad-core woes; Promises rebound; Highlights roadmapWell at least they are admitting...it instead of blowing smoke.I still use AMD64 X2's and like the price/performance point. Pair an X2 with the 690 chipset on an all-in-one ASUS mobo and a better business platform would be hard to find.RE: AMD acknowledges...

Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., quad-core woe, quad-core, Highlights roadmap

Discussion threads 2007-12-13

Today's Debate: Do RFID implants kill?

A series of studies going back 10 years shows implanted RFID chips can cause cancer.An AP story on this today is exploding across the blogosphere. Slashdot notes that California recently had to pass a law prohibiting companies from requiring that employees be "chipped" on privacy grounds. A conservative news site calls RFID...

Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, VeriChip, RFID, chip, RFID Implant

Blog posts 2007-09-10

Now three Linux vendors won't sign patent deals with Microsoft

Now three Linux vendors won't sign patent deals with MicrosoftLet's hear more...I respect the vendors for deciding whether to enter into agreements with Microsoft or not. But let's hear a bit more details (you know, accurate and detailed reporting and all that...) about why those three have decided...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, TurboLinux Inc., media, Microsoft Corp., patent, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-06-21

Obligation at bottom of open source incline

On this Memorial Day weekend I'd like to approach the controversial question of free software.Not free as in free beer, but free as in granting liberty.At the bottom of what I call the open source incline, in the GPL license, is the highly-controversial idea of freedom as an obligation. You...

Tags: FOSS, General, GPL

Blog posts 2007-05-25

Giuliani vs. McCain? It's debatable

Digital Markets Blog presidential campaign 2008 special series on what I am calling “User Generated Politics”Eight Democrats lock horns online: So what? last Thursday. Tonight, ten Republicans get their chance.The first Republican debate in of the 2008 presidential race is set for 8pm EST. As with the Democrat’s show, the...

Tags: Presidential Race, Politics, Political Campaign, John McCain

Blog posts 2007-05-03

'A Swarm of Angels' crowdsourcing film production

Can open source methodology be applied to film production? Yes, says UK filmmaker and author, Matt Hanson, whose own project, A Swarm of Angels, is attempting to "crowdsource" the funding, production, and distribution of a $1.9+ million dollar movie.And hes not alone; supporters include free culture advocate, Cory Doctorow, the...

Tags: crowdsourcing, ANGELS, filmmaker

Blog posts 2007-03-22

Open Wi-Fi networks leave many places for criminals to hide

Whats happening over that cafe Wi-Fi - maybe even over the very unsecured network you run in your home? Probably nothing. But on some networks people are downloading child porn, soliting kids for sex, and engaging in criminal conspiracies. The Washington Post points to a typical case: ...

Tags: Government technology, Law enforcement, network, Wi-Fi

Blog posts 2007-02-12