uh-oh Resources on ZDNet

Sponsored White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

ZDNet Resources

Uh oh: The guys controlling the IT budget aren't happy: Uh oh: The guys controlling the IT budget aren't happythis translates to possible job losses, no new positions created...and less outsourcing to local consultants.which means.. less money fer me! :(Irrelevant...behind the curve!!Any CFO now thinking of holding back the budget is not doing his org any favors - the recession...; Tags: Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, Uh-oh, IT budget, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-03-13
uh-oh: Oprah's streamed New Earth Event runs short on bandwidth: Uh-oh: Oprah's streamed New Earth Event runs short on bandwidthJust another instance of BAD PLANNINGShame on these guys for not knowing that when you attach the name "oprah" to an event... you get slammed. Just look at obama!242Gb is a lot of bandwidth though.. they should of done streaming...; Tags: Oprah Winfrey, bandwidth, Uh-oh, New Earth Event; Discussion threads 2008-03-04

Additional Resources

Content Protection madness on Vista: [UPDATE: For more on this issue, check out this post.] I'm a firm believer in the idea that if you pay for hardware, you should be able to make full use of it. However, DRM and content protection mechanisms are increasingly making this difficult for people. ...; Tags: Screen, Microsoft Windows Vista, Cintiq, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital Rights Management (DRM), Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Security, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Novell to Sun: Here's an offer you can't refuse: Last week, I blogged about the possible future of a unified UNIX GPLv3 operating system "mother distro" comprising the merged source code of the Solaris and Linux kernels (and presumably, the source code of other vendors as well) and related GNU stack with associated tools and applications. ...; Tags: Novell Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., SCO Group Inc., GPLv3, Sun Solaris, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Servers, Software, Hardware, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Pine trees to frogs, global warming is killing 'em off: Pine trees to frogs, global warming is killing 'em offuh huhDon't know about Canada. Here in Montana, two years ago it was -50 so they are dead...all of them. What wasn't mentioned here is that they are a constant thing, but if it gets below -40 they die. The more...; Tags: global warming, winter; Discussion threads 2008-05-10

Poll: Post-Yahoo, what should Microsoft do?: Poll: Post-Yahoo, what should Microsoft do?What to do?It is time for MSFT to begin to produce products that actually satisfy customers, not OEMs.It is time for MSFT to give up the "Let's emulate the other guy" mode.This means no more me-too junk like Vista, Zune, Xnox, WinMobile, Spot or (the...; Tags: Strategy, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-05
Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan Bs: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan BsOther winners include1) Office chairs producers2) The free marketsRE: Microsoft walks away from Yahoo: Assessing winners, losers and Plan BsGoogle is a winner? Uh no. Google has been intefering with this deal from the beginning and should be put...; Tags: advertisement, audio track, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Plan B; Discussion threads 2008-05-04
Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theory: Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theoryNiceOK so if I buy a CD and let strangers walk in my house and listen to them I'm infringing on copyright! hahahaha!This judge probablydissented just to get his name in the paper. Because hundreds of other judges have upheld the theory, because it's pretty...; Tags: Peer to peer (P2P), Copyright-Infringement, theory, legal theory, RIAA, music; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Our big carbon footprints: Our big carbon footprintsCould not any one prove many nations so?include only industrialized people? Does it take into account people living in areas that need never be heated? Does it count those living in Haiti or other parts of the globe that are lately surviving on wood fire cooked mud...; Tags: Water Vapor, carbon dioxide, vapor; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Leopard mauls podcaster (updated): Leopard mauls podcaster updatedA who what nowWhy not marinate in the solution rather than the problem.Quite baffling.RobertSolution...Use Tiger if you use Skype.(that wouldn't be much of blog post, now would it?)- Jasonuh oh, here comes NZto tell us how he has NEVER had this problem on vista (even though he...; Tags: Cable, Snowball, Leopard, Skype Technologies S.A.; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
AT: ATSpam, Bots, Adware, Spyware....If all this was eliminated, think it would make a difference?Hmmm, a couple of things wrong with thisWill there be more video content? Sure, but also keep in mind that video compression gets better everyday, better systems for caching content, and indeed the ability to send...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, Internet-failure, Internet, computer; Discussion threads 2008-04-18
The poverty of enterprise 2.0 and social media: The poverty of enterprise 2.0 and social mediaMaybe the root problem is......The seemingly total inability to spell or proof read? This blog is unreadable on its face apart from the blather of whatever the argument might be -- "argingerging," "ligs anogs," "chaineasinleasing hhuge," "Onoblem. Onlat can retrocan." Is this insider...; Tags: poverty, social media, Enterprise 2.0, collaboration, incoherence, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-16
Shut down blogs.pi.edu: Shut down blogs.pi.eduThe Loss of the resent Economy was directly attributed to P.I. use of tech"Think of the hungry adults and campus creation . think of why Jesus will Live forever to give and to destroy the lives in poverty. We don't need P.I.org.edu !RE: Shut down blogs.pi.eduAfter further review...; Tags: Shut-Down, Live Forever, Jesus; Discussion threads 2008-04-16
A 2-billion-year window into the Earth: An international team of researchers has discovered 2 billion-year-old unaltered rocks on the ocean floor during two North Pole expeditions. Their findings led them to conclude that the Earth' mantle history is more complex than previously thought. The researchers were astonished to find rocks that had not been remixed inside...; Tags: Researcher, Window, Rock, Team Management, Construction, Wiki, Management, Online Communications, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-14
Zune Yahoo! = Y!Phone: Zune Yahoo! = Y!PhoneDoesn't have to be innovativeMS didn't earn their fortune through innovation, they earned it by making previously available products more available to the masses. In this case, simply lowering the price (even by 10%) and making it available to all phone carriers with support would...; Tags: Operating systems, Digital music, Telecom & Utilities, Digital media, Handhelds, Microsoft Zune, Sansa MP3 player, phone, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Where are Apple's high-end gaming Macs?: Where are Apple's high-end gaming Macs?Those that can, do!Those that can't buy a Mac! :)no way apple can do gamingThe major problem of Mac OS is the very restricted choice of harware, because of lack of support. Look at high end workstation, most workstation class graphic card are not supported,...; Tags: Games, Desktops, game, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., high-end gaming; Discussion threads 2008-04-10
Alternative energy folks should be smiling as gas expected to soar in cost: Alternative energy folks should be smiling as gas expected to soar in cost...One of many negative side effects of higher gas prices that many are overlooking is food prices will concurrently rise.Right now it's not looking good no matter your stance on the green energy debate. The bottom line is...; Tags: Right Now IT, Alternative energy folk, alternative energy; Discussion threads 2008-04-09
Tiny notebooks from Dell and HP marching their way to your lap: ...and it will be a veritable boxing match to see which one comes out on top. In this corner, the HP 2133 Mini-Note PC: now available for sale to the public, with five models priced between $499 and $849. Here are some stats: 2.6...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Notebook Computer, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Microsoft's End to End trust vision: Can this identity, trusted stack thing work?: Microsoft's End to End trust vision: Can this identity, trusted stack thing work?Wow then why is Microsoft even doing an whitepaper?Because it's obvious that you have all the answers. What's stunning is that you have all the answers yet none of this is done. Bottom line: This proposal is complicated....; Tags: Microsoft Corp., identity, End-to-End trust vision, stack thing work, thing work, software; Discussion threads 2008-04-08
Invincible ignorance and the Pirate's Bay: Invincible ignorance and the Pirate's BayAgree in fullI'll also make the audacious claim that if one really thinks that software/recordings/books should be free, the right thing to do is to follow Richard Stallman's example by producing one's own freely sharable items and encouraging others to do likewise. Pirating copyrighted...; Tags: piracy, software; Discussion threads 2008-04-04