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Apple versus Apple: How Many iPhones Does It Take To Add $5 To A Stock Price?

How many iPhones will Apple have to sell next year, to justify a $5 bump upward in its stock price? 22.9 million, says a small number-crunching shop, operating mostly out of Mumbai. That sounds like a lot. Last year, Apple...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Stock Price, Stock, Apple Inc., Transparent Value, Investment, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2009-05-13

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40 years ago the Internet was born - now it devalues everything it touches

you are devaluing your proffesionshame on you.internet is one of the greatest invention in human history.Establishing walled islands on the InternetThe Internet is like a huge river, or better yet, sea, that allows users to move from small island to small island web application, to find the things they care...

Tags: Web site development, e-reader software, e-reader, Internet, Web site

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Amazon launches relational database service: Think MySQL in the cloud

Three reasons this is a bad paradigm...Security, security and...let's see, what was that other thing...oh yeah, security. The comment "enterprise customers are likely to take their time moving sensitive data into Amazon?s RDS effort" should be nominated for the understatement of the year award. What's more likely is...

Tags: Databases, Web servers, Storage, Web site development, RDBMS, Amazon.com Inc., sensitive data, database, MySQL

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Windows 7 killer deals commence; 7 days of PC specials, $30 OS upgrade

That Best Buy deal ain't bad at all......stop Geek Squad at the door take the merchandise pop in the Ubuntu CD's and I'm ready to go. Thanks Win 7 for the cheap hardware.Apple should be offering deals now, tooJust to steal some thunder from the Win 7 (vista 2.0) over-hype.Fanboi...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating systems, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Snow Leopard, Media Center PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

SaaS: Shelfware as a service?

Think the conclusions are a bit flawedI think we can all agree that SaaS saves operational expenses, increases agility and improves the user experience. I don't think the fact that Salesforce.com has been successful can be held against the category.The shelfware point is a bit more subtle. The...

Tags: Software as a Service (SaaS), Managed hosting, cloud computing, software-as-a-service, shelfware

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Oracle Fusion - a damp squib

Earlier in the week I speculated that Larry Ellison, CEO Oracle would make a monster announcement about Fusion apps. I was wrong. According to Sam Diaz, it's worse: Ellison spent some time talking about new Fusion applications coming down the pipeline. But first, Ellison said he recognized that companies...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, Jim, Revenue Recognition, Team Management, Public Relations, Operational Accounting, Strategy, Financial Services, Management, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Finance, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-10-15

monitorApp 1.02 (Windows)

monitorApp is an application which displays useful information about your computer. The key points to note are that its transparent, you can pick which items to display and you can change the colours. There's a right-click menu to control everything which should be self-explanatory, so all you really need to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Hotkey, desktopApps, monitorApp, Menu Option, monitorApp Configuration, Hotkey Sequence

Software downloads 2009-10-14

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 Track w/navigation

Photo gallery:Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 TrackEarlier this year, we looked at a 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 with the track package, and criticized it for not making a navigation option available. Hyundai rectified that problem recently, shipping new Genesis Coupe's with an optional navigation package. As we put more emphasis...

Tags: Hyundai, navigation system, Hyundai Genesis Coupe, car, Genesis Coupe, XM NavTraffic

Product reviews 2009-09-30

Samsung P2570HD

Great AlternativeFirst Impression on the p2570HD:The great: Samsung?s SyncMaster P2570HD offers plenty of inputs, a descent HDTV monitor, basic speakers, and a remote control with all necessary features. Also, great style and very good performance are included in a panel less than 2? deep.The bad: No VGA cable, no...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., monitor, TV

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Five ways for a CIO to become invaluable to the CEO [video]

Today’s CEOs have to be transparent and accountable, while still creating and growing revenue. They also have to build customer loyalty, comply with regulations, please shareholders, and inspire employees amid layoffs and pay reductions. This episode of CIO Sanity Savers share a few ideas about how CIOs can best provide...

Tags: CIO, Video, CEO, Corporate Communications, Workforce Management, Marketing, Human Resources, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2009-09-18

Shopping for a UV Filter

Recently I started a search to find a UV filter for my Canon 1000D. After doing a bit of searching on Amazon.com and not really finding anything that interested me, I asked a friend who knows much more about lenses than I do for his expert opinion. He suggested a...

Tags: Filter, Internet, Rachel King

Blog posts 2009-08-14

Enterprise Irregulars Join Social CRM Fray

I'd say that the headline is a bit of an understatement or maybe even a misstatement by me.  Let me tell you why. If your life preference is to cower under bedcovers, then you might not have heard of the Enterprise Irregulars EI.   They are a group of iconoclastic, often...

Tags: Blog, Customer, CRM, Ross, Customer Insight, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Sales Strategy, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-08-12

2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i

Photo gallery:2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35iBMW proves the German reputation for over-engineering by making the 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive35i the most complicated roadster ever. Unlike the very simple Mazda MX-5 Miata we reviewed recently, the Z4 sDrive35i is a technical tour de force. The engine sports not one, but two turbochargers....

Tags: Monitors & displays, BMW AG, Z4 sDrive35i

Product reviews 2009-08-05

2010 Volvo XC60

Photo gallery:2010 Volvo XC60Volvo's emphasis on safety goes back deep into the last century, with innovations such as safety cages, child door locks, and the three-point seatbelt. That emphasis hasn't changed in the digital era--the 2010 Volvo XC60 takes advantage of electronics for high-tech safety solutions. Although it incorporates past...

Tags: Leadership, Volvo, Volvo XC60, navigation system

Product reviews 2009-07-28

iConStruct (Win) 1.2 (Windows)

iConStruct automatically scales pictures to standard icon sizes and autmatically generates masks based on a specified brightness threshold. For best results, the images that are to be converted to icons should be in front of a white or very light background. For 32-bit icon sets, the masks are generated as...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Icon, Mask, 8-Bit Icon

Software downloads 2009-07-28

Job-seeking college grads may require an extreme social networking makeover

Job-seeking college grads may require an extreme social networking makeoverJob-seeking college grads may require an extreme social networking makeoverI don't know, I think the keg stand pics should stay. It shows that the student can cooperate in teamwork and be social, both of which are good for any employer....

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, extreme social networking, Job-seeking college, social networking, network, recruiting, jobseeker, Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

Teams in the (Troubled) Cloud

Teams in the Troubled CloudI too have noticed this increase in self inerestI am a 15 year veteran of software engineering 30 years in engineering in other fields. I owe my value to two things. The help I have received from others and the research I did on my own.I...

Tags: Team management, Leadership, team

Discussion threads 2009-07-23

iConStruct 1.2.0.46 (Mac)

iConStruct automatically scales pictures to standard icon sizes and autmatically generates masks based on a specified brightness threshold. For best results, the images that are to be converted to icons should be in front of a white or very light background. For 32-bit icon sets, the masks are generated as...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Icon, Mask, 8-Bit Icon

Software downloads 2009-07-18

Time to Put A Stake in The Ground on Social CRM

The debate and discussion about what defines Social CRM a.k.a. CRM 2.0 vs. its traditional parent has been going on for about 2 years pretty regularly and started, according to thought leader Graham Hill almost a decade before that. Personally, I'm done defining it and am moving...

Tags: Customer, Business, Tool, CRM, Social CRM, SCRM Business Strategy, Co-creation, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-07-06

FlashOnDesktop 1.0 (Windows)

FlashOnDesktop is a product to produce desktop application and screensaver based on flash movie swf files. The main features of FlashOnDesktop include: Capable of producing both general desktop application and screensaver. Full transparent window support. Multiple windows creation. Simple synchronous file operation. Embed movie files and flash control. Synchronous extension....

Tags: Window, Movie, Microsoft Windows, aSyncRIA Software, FlashOnDesktop, File Operation, Construction

Software downloads 2009-06-23