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Cloud platform player Voxel pledges unparalled transparency about power consumption: Transparency is a big deal for cloud computing platform company Voxel, which allows clients to track power consumption in real time. by Heather Clancy; Tags: Power Consumption, Transparency, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2009-11-17
Resistance to change: The real Enterprise 2.0 barrier: Vive Le Resistance!Michael - Resistance to Change, Immunity to Change - there is a lot of activity on the "real work" beyond tech and into enacting and leveraging change agents of Enterprise 2.0 lately... great that we're all surfacing these issues in increasingly large forums.For a bit more flavor on...; Tags: Enterprise 2.0, transparency, worker; Discussion threads 2009-11-16
Can the Economist entirely be trusted?: Disagree."but the alternatives to a good cloud provider are far too flaky to be worth considering."The only thing I see in this sentence and the article it links to is worshiping your cloud religion.IMHO, it's a tool. Use it where it makes sense, don't use it where it doesn't make...; Tags: cloud computing, Virtualization, software world, TRANSPARENCY; Discussion threads 2009-11-15
Is Windows 7 a Mac OS X wannabe? That explains why I like it: no, it looks like kde but doesn't have it's functionalityjust put kde 3.5. with transparent taskbar and crystal theme and you got what win7 looks like.and kde 3.5. was way older than vista and 7.So it IS about pride after all?To Apple fans it is always important who copied who....; Tags: Operating systems, TRANSPARENCY, Apple Mac OS, task bar, Microsoft Windows 7, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS X; Discussion threads 2009-11-12
PriceDoc bringing price transparency to you: Printing presses & Government200 Billion heck this is like pennies on thedollar, just ramp it up to trillions don'tworry about inflation, taxes, job loss orsigning over the USA to the UN with cap & trade.Who needs a job nowadays, heck the governmentis sending out blank checks!RE: PriceDoc bringing price transparency...; Tags: PriceDoc, patient; Discussion threads 2009-11-05

The fight for medical cost transparency is coming online: Unfortunately the "industry" will manipulate the data to their advantage.Universities cannot force "honest" disclosure of true rates like the government can. I can see another indictment and or law suite for manipulation in a year or two.The colleges work for the governmentIt's semi-privatized, which conservatives will like, but it's...; Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Government, Benefits, health care, transparency; Discussion threads 2009-10-28
US cyberwarriors a reluctant crew: US cyberwarriors a reluctant crewRelated problemThere's a related problem ... once they start using [b][i]any[/i][/b] offensive cyberwarfare, anyone could do anything anywhere and blame it on the U.S.Say, for instance, individual Israelis started hacking Iranian computers or vice versa, or Taliban sympathizers started attacking Pakistani systems or Indian systems. ...; Tags: Hacking, SECURITY, reluctant crew, attack, cyberattack; Discussion threads 2009-08-02
Steve Jobs' liver transplant confirmed: Steve Jobs' liver transplant confirmedWhich is whyif I were Apple, I'd use all that surplus cash to start taking the company private again. Then you don't have to deal with this nonsense.What does this have to do With Hardware 2.0?There are plenty of other zdnet blogs dealing with headlines that...; Tags: Blogging, Financial accounting, Investment, TRANSPARENCY, medical leave, blog, Apple Inc., Steve Jobs; Discussion threads 2009-06-24
Election industry fights open source like it is 1999: Election industry fights open source like it is 1999Correction: change the insecure in previous posting to secureReally got to look closer at what I post.I have to agree that the electronic election industryNeeds some severe reform, if not the hammer brought down on them. I was ALWAYS suspicious as to...; Tags: Companies, election industry, open source, TRANSPARENCY; Discussion threads 2009-04-21
Microsoft fights the 'open' fight amid the clouds: Cloud computing is still in its infancy, but it looks like the same kinds of political battles that plagued on-premise software development already are well along their way... by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Standards, Transparency, Quality, Wiki, Cloud Computing, Business Operations, Online Communications, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2009-03-26
What is security transparency?: Guest editorial by Andrew Storms Transparency is a common theme in politics and Wall Street these days. The 2008 elections, dealings of TARP, financial institutions run a-muck are all places where we hear the word transparency bandied about on a daily basis. While many security professionals speak...; Tags: Information Security, Microsoft Corp., Transparency, Consumer, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2009-03-05
Obama: ObamaIt's Just The Same BS in a Different Format!If you really believe what "Scary Barry" says here, I have a bridge I'd like to sell you! Or would you prefer Florida under-water land?Re Obama and SDISome of the Road Construction money should have been put into constructing an SDI...; Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Obama, transparency; Discussion threads 2009-02-18
A tale of two faux pas: When transparency meets bad behavior: A tale of two faux pas: When transparency meets bad behaviorTwitter users seem to be less than perfectly attunedto social interaction in polite company anyway, so it doesn't really matter. I'm really surprised that anything this juvenile rises to the level of being further recounted.RE: A tale of two faux...; Tags: Twitter, bad behavior, tale, transparency, public relations; Discussion threads 2009-02-12
Obama Memorandum - Transparency and Open Government: Collaborate!: Obama Memorandum - Transparency and Open Government: Collaborate!Obama must invest in LinuxSince M$ failed miserably to upgrade the government to vista, it's time for Obama to embrace Linux in order to redeem his mistakes.Now we know that M$ sabotaged the Bush adminitration's computers and that led to this deep recession.Also...; Tags: Linux, UNIX, Obama Memorandum, Open-government, TRANSPARENCY, Obama; Discussion threads 2009-01-22
Obama's Transparency Problem: Obama's Transparency ProblemNo changeI like Obama, he is a very nice guy. But his administration brings nothing new, no change. Nothing. The same old guys that are responsible for the great mess we are in now, soon to be named The Greatest Depression, mark my words, are now here in...; Tags: Workforce management, Obama, TRANSPARENCY, administration; Discussion threads 2009-01-21
Every project needs an entrepreneur: Leadership can define a project's mission, drive its results, and assure its future viability. As time goes by I think we'll see, more and more often, that the kind of leadership we're talking about is entrepreneurial leadership. by Dana Blankenhorn; Tags: Ubuntu, Mark Shuttleworth, Entrepreneur, Open Source Project, Transparency, John Lilly, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Open Source, Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2009-01-12
F-IN-BOX, DLL Edition 3.3.1 (Windows): F-IN-BOX, DLL Edition is a window control that enhances Macromedia Flash Player ActiveX features. Load movies directly from memory. Protect movies. Create Flash-enabled applications which are ready to work even if the Flash Player ActiveX is not installed. Transparency is fully supported. Ability to play Flash Video FLV directly from...; Tags: Dynamic-link Library, Memory, Macromedia Flash Player, Microsoft Windows, Softanics, Transparency, Flash Memory; Software downloads 2008-12-31
F-IN-BOX, .NET Edition 3.1.3 (Windows): F-IN-BOX is a .NET component that enhances Macromedia / Adone Flash Player ActiveX features. It does not use its own engine to display movies, but instead provides a wrapper around official swflash.ocx/flash.ocx code. Loads movies directly from memory. Protects movies. Creates Flash-enabled applications which are ready to work even if...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Movies, Softanics, F-IN-BOX, Transparency, Flash External API, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software; Software downloads 2008-12-31
The (Government 2.0) revolution should be televised: The (Government 2.0) revolution should be televisedBe careful!!Terms like "Government 2.0" should not be tossed around lightly! There are those who believe we need just that...another American Revolution and a complete restart!RE: The (Government 2.0) revolution should be televisedAndrea - When I hear Patriot 2.0, I get an image...; Tags: Government 2.0, transparency; Discussion threads 2008-11-25
Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparency: Netflix post-mortem: hardware failure and poor transparencyProbably was Worse than ThoughtThe lack of transparency is probably due to how much of a failure their disaster prepardness really is. It probably failed on many levels. No doubt Netflix doesn't want anyone to know just how ill prepared they really...; Tags: NetFlix Inc., transparency, hardware; Discussion threads 2008-09-05