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The Vista productivity debate rages on

Well I seem to have hit a nerve or struck a chord at least with a lot of people with my recent post about the decidedly mixed reaction to Vista. It's the most heavily trafficked and commented post I've made here at ZDNet and reading through the comment thread reveals...

Tags: Uncategorized, Vista, Windows, Software, Productivity

Blog posts 2007-08-01

NASA: iPhone isn't "enterprise-ready," but BlackBerry 8800 sure is

Information Week's Paul McDougall reports that NASA's Outsourcing Desktop Initiative for NASA ODIN has determined that:The iPhone is not enterprise ready, but:The BlackBerry is. At least the BlackBerry 8800.Hey you are looking at it.Minutes of a NASA meeting held July 10 point to a decision by acting ODIN project manager...

Tags: Uncategorized, BlackBerry 8800

Blog posts 2007-07-31

Disclosure: Michael Krigsman

Michael Krigsman is an active consultant and investor in the software industry, buying and selling technology stocks for his personal account on a regular basis. In addition, he is frequently in discussions with software and consulting companies who may want to engage his services, or the products...

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Blog posts 2007-07-31

Hey, how about a BlackBerry loyalty program-with gifts?

I'm back here after finishing a book project.According to a survey of 935 business cellphone users by research firm In-Stat, even the most frequent of these customers feel their cellphone carrier doesn't appreciate them."Of those who spend at least $150 a month on service, more than 60% say they...

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Blog posts 2007-07-31

Vista Hands On #17: Solving a pesky resource problem

Have you experienced any of these problems with Windows Vista? After opening a large number of programs and windows, you try to launch a new program or open a new browser tab or even switch back to an already running program and instead: You get a strange “out of memory” message,...

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Blog posts 2007-07-26

Vista is taking body blows

I've been on a bit of a blog and RSS hiatus the past couple of days and have been working my way through tales of destruction and distress (the 365 outage, not Lindsay Lohan's latest episode), news, and views. In my reading, there's a recurring theme that beats louder all...

Tags: Microsoft, Productivity, Software, Uncategorized, Vista, Windows

Blog posts 2007-07-25

Travelocity CTO - Transcript

Dan: Barry, Thanks for joining me.Barry Vandevier: Thanks Dan for having me.Dan: Now Sabre Holdings has been around for a while in the travel industry as an infrastructure provider to many other travel companies, and it seems to me that in the travel industry there are some...

Tags: Andrew Mager, performance, Travelocity.com LP, Uncategorized

Blog posts 2007-07-24

Spark of an idea for future cars

The internal combustion engine is older than, well, older than Ford Motor Company. But now some research sponsored by Ford and BP may be about to alter the standard car engine. The research is being done at MIT. The research shows that cars can sometimes operate in...

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Blog posts 2007-07-24

Trade you some CO2 for a little O2

I wouldn't hold my breath on anything getting done about the atmosphere and climate change in the current configuration of power in Washington D.C. But there are some rumblings that may hint about the next phase of American politics.Tuesday, July 24, 230pm Eastern Time, there's a subcommittee hearing in...

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Blog posts 2007-07-24

What's this all about?

The purpose of this new ZDnet blog is help sort out what's happening and what's hype in the Green Tech world. Green is the key word here. It implies more energy-efficient, perhaps even environmentally friendly and presumably not overtly inimical...

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Blog posts 2007-07-24

SaaS Goes IPO (again): SuccessFactors Files, and Now the Questions Begin

SuccessFactors, the latest poster-child for SaaS, is now headed for the IPO market, following NetSuite, and everyone's archetype SaaS IPO (if you're an investor), Salesforce.com. SuccessFactors' S-1 filing was first pointed out to me by fellow Enterprise Irregular Jason Corsello, who has blogged on this IPO and Successfactors in general...

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Blog posts 2007-07-23

SAP beats Oracle? Oracle surrounding SAP? Microsoft raking in new customers?

Who’s winning what and does anyone really care?SAP just turned in a great quarter, one that, according to my favorite financial analyst, Charlie di Bona, cemented his contention that “SAP continues to compete aggressively against ORCL in the applications market.” It also proves, di Bona, that SAP is growing twice...

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Blog posts 2007-07-20

Dear Larry (Ellison)

I hope this finds you fit and well and that sales of your products and services are barreling along.I know from past dealings that there is nothing you enjoy more than the rough and tumble of a press conference. You come on stage, take the only seat and ask: 'What...

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Blog posts 2007-07-19

Intel: Penryn at the ready?

Some signs are pointing to an effort by Intel attempting to bring out its 45-nanometer Penryn processors during the fourth quarter. (And no, I’m not just messing around with the office's Magic 8 Ball.)Normally, when Intel is planning to introduce a processor early in the coming year, it Intel begins...

Tags: Uncategorized, semiconductors, quad-core processors, multicore processors, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Desktops, Dell, AMD

Blog posts 2007-07-19

Webcor Builders CIO - Transcript

Dan Farber: Greg, Thanks for joining me.Gregg Davis: Thank you. Appreciate being here.Dan Farber: Webcor builders is a major force in the construction industry especially in California and yet I don’t often think of the construction industry as something associated with high tech. Gregg Davis:...

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Blog posts 2007-07-17

First look: Jabra BT5020 Bluetooth headset

I've been using a new Jabra BT5020 Bluetooth headset for the past few days and despite the short period of time I've had to use this device I am already a huge fan. Jabra claims ten hours of talk time and 300 hours of standby time and, while I'm unable...

Tags: Uncategorized, Mobility, Hardware, Gadgetry

Blog posts 2007-07-16

Industry group: BlackBerry #10 ecommerce innovation in last 10 years

According to the Software & Information Industry Association, BlackBerry is the tenth-most significant eCommerce innovation of the past ten years.About BlackBerry, they say:The BlackBerry makes communication instantaneous, and mobile. A comprehensive communications device creates a new mobile business culture. Giving road warriors the freedom to move to any location...

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Blog posts 2007-07-13

In this social media whirl of a world what happens if you are shy?

Sending out friend requests on LinkedIn or FaceBook is fairly easy for Americans but I bet it is less so for other, less gregarious cultures. For example, I would guess that in Japan there would be fewer "friends" requests coming out of the blue. Same in Europe, especially in the...

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Blog posts 2007-07-13

Live forever coming soon says Ray Kurzweil...are we already in the Singularity?

The Singularity is coming--Ray shows his graphs (Oct.2005) I caught Ray Kurzweil's lecture recently, which had many provocative ideas and many many very similar graphs--all steeply angled upwards.The man takes 225 micronutrient pills per day, according tothe introduction by Stewart Brand, the legendary media innovator and community builder (The...

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Blog posts 2007-07-11

Who makes the best hard drives?

And just hoping to avoid the worstVendors and large users won't tell us who makes the best hard drives. So I decided to figure it for myself. Surprising findings: Over all quality is up. Western Digital is doing much better. Toshiba moves down. Seagate/Maxtor has work to do. Disk drives...

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Blog posts 2007-07-10