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The Twiki fork, a takeover opportunity?

The Twiki fork, a takeover opportunity?Brings back memoriesReading the IRC logs of the immediate aftermath of this fork it certainly brought back memories of the mambo/joomla split.You're certainly correct that after 3 years both Mambo and Joomla have survived the split. But it would be a poor observer that didnt...

Tags: Flash memory, takeover opportunity, TWiki

Discussion threads 2008-10-31

Spreadsheet whiz tackles wikis

Spreadsheet whiz tackles wikisThis will make Wikis a lot more useful. Next is Wiki-point.We want to colaborate on presentations as well. Then wiki-draw, for vector graphics. The list goes on.Sounds like some real inovation here.Think of all the places on wiki-pedia that a spread-sheet would be usefulThen, if somebody notices...

Tags: humanity, spreadsheet, TWiki, Wiki, Wiki-Pedia

Discussion threads 2006-02-17

Firefox promo site taken down by hackers

Firefox promo site taken down by hackersheheheheNot again. Doesn't Billy have anything better to do with his time these days?No mention of OpenSuse being taken down?? NTHAHA!Firefox promo site taken down by hackersI guess security isn't a "Microsoft-only" problem. Thats ok if spreadfirefox.com site got 0wned, there wasn't anything...

Tags: Linux, Hacking, Web browsers, Operating systems, UNIX, SECURITY, OPEN SOURCE, Billy, secure-browser, TWiki, hacker, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2005-10-04

Additional Resources

Wowwee

WowweeHow about Rosie, the housekeeperfrom The Jetsons. She was always way too interested in what Judy Jetson was doing, and with whom.How about the "Sexy Robot"......from the I think ALCOA TV ad from I think about twenty years ago:http://www.skrenta.com/images/sexy-robot.jpg(I couldn't find a video of it...)Those gold-plated joints are cool...RE: WowweeWho...

Tags: Robots, WowWee, robot, Marvin, Daleks, Wall-E

Discussion threads 2009-02-13

Wowwee's Top 10 Love-Starved Androids (and yeah, the toys are on sale)

I get a lot of stupid pitches from PR folks for Tech Broiler. Most of them I ignore and go directly into the bit bucket. But as tomorrow is Valentine's day, this one particular amusing distraction from the guys over at Wowwee, makers...

Tags: British SF, Marvin, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-02-12

Enterprise 2.0: Progress is mixed, but experimentation is cheap

The state of enterprise 2.0 reveals spotty progress and a separation between key technologies. For instance, wikis are in, podcasts are out and blogs are somewhere in between within the corporation. In two Forrester reports here and here, the research firm hits on a few key themes:...

Tags: NewsGator, Enterprise 2.0, Forrester Research Inc., Web 2.0, Wiki, RSS, Internet, Online Communications, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-04

News to know: Black market zero days; Microsoft security; BlackBerry Bold; SAP

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Dancho Danchev: Black market for zero day vulnerabilities still thriving Spammers targeting Bebo, generate thousands of bogus accounts Larry Dignan: Microsoft: Third party apps...

Tags: Security, Facebook, Larry Dignan, Information Technology, Dana Blankenhorn, SAP AG, RIM BlackBerry, Microsoft Corp., BlackBerry Bold, Microsoft Windows, Smart Phones, Cloud Computing, Linux, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-11-03

The Twiki fork, a takeover opportunity?

It could be that, through its alliance with Sun, Thoeny has an exit strategy for Twiki.Net. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Fork, Strategy, Management, Dana Blankenhorn, Open Source

Blog posts 2008-10-31

White House taps Wiki entrepreneur to fight cyberattacks

Silicon Valley entrepreneur Rod A. Beckstrom has been tapped to join the Bush Administration to help secure federal networks against attack, the Post reported today. Beckstrom most recently founded Twiki.net, an enterprise Wiki support company, and previously created CATS Software and Mergent Systems. He's also coauthor of a...

Tags: White House, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, Cyberattack, Post Story, Hacking, Wiki, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-03-20

The Magic Quadrant: Team collaboration and social software

Gartner just released its Magic Quadrant for team collaboration and social software. What's interesting is that there aren't any leaders and only two visionaries, Socialtext and SuiteTwo, products from Socialtext, NewsGator, SimpleFeed and MovableType, bundled by SpikeSource and distributed through Intel. Blogs, wikis, forums, RSS and even social graph ...

Tags: Software, Team, Quadrant, Collaboration, Socialtext, Blog, Six Apart Ltd., SiteScape, Magic Quadrant, Wiki, Blogging, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Internet, Management, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-10-27

Jimmy Wales and Enterprise Wikis

At the Summer Davos in Dalian, China, I was able to speak to Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia, about wikis in the enterprise. Wikipedia has become not only the world’s most popular wiki, but the ninth most popular web site in the world. Jimmy is here as a Young...

Tags: Difference, Wiki, Wikipedia, Enterprise, Jimmy, MediaWiki, JN, JW, Wikia, John Newton

Blog posts 2007-09-14

SAPs 429 page lecture: who's learning what?

SAPs 429 page lecture: who's learning what?Link to SAP Paper does not workAs I saw the error:Software error:flush: couldn't store datastr: store: couldn't close '/tmp/twiki/cgisess_1f5b2d91f8b8b7f5f6ff11d0357f7c23': Disk quota exceeded at /usr/share/perl5/TWiki/Client.pm line 451.For help, please send mail to the webmaster ([no address given]), giving this error message and the time and...

Tags: SAPs 429

Discussion threads 2007-08-25

(Photos: 2007 Robot Hall of Fame inductees)

(Photos: 2007 Robot Hall of Fame inductees)Hurry up C3P0, K9, Kamelion, Kryton, Kryten, Bender, and Fox Mulder.:DSources: Star Wars, Doctor Who, Doctor Who, Buck Rogers, Red Dwarf, Futurama, and The X-Files.Sorry, Twiki looked like a large phallus on legs. Ewww.And why Data? It's quite obvious he was...

Tags: Robots, photograph, robot

Discussion threads 2007-05-16

Using Google to replace Sharepoint, LimitNone's gShare bridges MS-Office/Google Apps divide

Over the last couple of weeks, I have spent a lot of my time writing about Google Apps as though it could be a replacement for Microsoft Office. I still believe that for many companies and users, it either is, will be, or can be such a replacement. There are...

Tags: Web technology, Software Infrastructure, Office 2.0, IT Management, General

Blog posts 2007-05-03

Heads I win - tails? not my problem

Heads I win - tails? not my problemLacks AuthenticityAlthough your opinion may be valid, but the article lacks the data (i.e. references, figures, etc.) to make it sound convincing.It still may be worth a consideration, though.Sun Numbers1. Your one junior guru isn't enough to provide sufficient coverage - you need...

Tags: Outsourcing, Benefits, Spam, junior guy, Postfix, MTA

Discussion threads 2007-01-04

Google dives into the deep end of the wiki pool

Google dives into the deep end of the wiki poolouch!Wow. Up to now Ross has been taking the high road. Well there is still Atlassian Confluence and eTouch SamePage to consider.TWiki, the first wiki application platformJotSpot customers who need a wiki behind corporate firewall can also flock to the...

Tags: open-source product, broadband, Wiki, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-10-31

Does hosting boost open source?

One reason Apache is so popular is that it is hosted. All users see are Web pages and menus. The only people who need to know about it are at the hosting company.Would other open source projects benefit if they could be hosted? Bert Armijo, vice president of marketing for...

Tags: open source

Blog posts 2006-09-21

Running a business on Web-based software

One premise of Enterprise Web 2.0 is that Web-based software is beginning to credibly encroach on many solution areas that traditional software previously addressed. According to proponents, this maturing method of online software delivery provides more usability, convenience, and value. The flexibility, mobility, and...

Tags: Web, Web 2.0

Blog posts 2006-04-14

Winer on wikis: Just add OPML

Winer on wikis: Just add OPMLIt would work for meOne of the reasons that I've not been more active in Wiki's is the lack of a standard "language".I think that OPML would be an ideal tool to standardize and move this technology forwardWhy OPML?I can see the potential of what...

Tags: HTML, OPML, Wiki

Discussion threads 2006-03-22

The Wiki grows up

Jon Udell declared 2004 the Year of the Enterprise Wiki, but it was more of a formative than a definitive year for enterprise wikis. This year enterprise wikis are primed for broader adoption--they don't have to come in through the back door, isolated from corporate information systems. Socialtext Workspace 1.5 is adding...

Tags: enterprise wiki, Wiki

Blog posts 2005-02-07