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- Do we need a 'beautiful mess' in operating systems? Yup
- To make a good soup, you've got to stir the pot...Ok, sure - it turns cloudy, short-term. Just be sure to filter it or let it settle, before serving.Whereas the classic 'design-by-committee' model so often fails, its always useful to have multiple, talented teams working on similar projects, independently. With...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Programming languages, Linux Distro, operating system, John Gruber, Linux, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Can open source software stop IT failure?
- I'm not so sure #1 is valid#1 is a variation of "many eyes make all bugs shallow"Does it help? Yes. But it also makes the implicit assumption that everyone that can view the code is competent to do so. So it goes back to resource allocation being an issue, if...
- Tags: Strategy, OPEN SOURCE, information technology, IT Failure, F/OSS, software, open-source software
- Discussion threads 2009-10-26
- Windows 7 security default worries experts
- How many Windows 7 does it take...How many dribble articles about Windows 7 canthere be in one week.I heard Windows 7 is now helping the economy andit has changed global warming to global cooling.So the polar bears are now SAFE!!! Way to go Windows 7 it is like the messiah...
- Tags: Operating systems, Ubunutu, Microsoft Windows 7, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Win7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Apple Magic Mouse
- Apple's latest pointer, the Magic Mouse, is included with its new iMac desktops, but you can purchase it separately for $69. Just don't confuse it with the Mighty Mouse, because although they're the same price, the differences end there. The Magic Mouse gets an aerodynamic face-lift and also supports...
- Tags: Mice, mouse, Magic Mouse, Apple Inc.
- Product reviews 2009-10-21
- Nine out of 10 corporate PCs can run Windows 7 ... but that's not the whole story
- RE: Nine out of 10 corporate PCs can run Windows 7 ... but that's not the whole storyMost corporate PCs were not updated to Vista, because Vista didn't add any additional values; required more powerful hardware and had a very bad name from the start.Most companies will also not upgrade...
- Tags: Operating systems, Software Developement, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows XP, corporate PC, PC, Win7, whole story, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Windows 7 demo: Search tools
- The has to be the laziest piece of work ever!You have condensed Ed Botts work into a paragraph, including his video, and then posted it. Can you not write your own piece about Windows 7 search?Hope its better than Vista searchI was really surprised how bad the search is in...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, SEARCH, Microsoft Windows 7, search tool, Windows 7 demo, Vista Search, Microsoft Windows Vista, tool, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-14
- Study: Windows 7 can boot more slowly than Vista
- Windows Boot UpWell you know I think that the average user understand the boot up scenario.the more crap you add to your PC the longer it will take to become usable.All of those little dormant services being energized.Hell a clean install of Windows 7 on a Dell 530s with 4...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- The burnout risks for E2.0 community managers
- Dion Hinchcliffe's piece on community management surprised me. There is a sense that Dion is trying to lay down some ground rules in an area that is too new for anyone to draw anything other than tentative and early stage conclusions. That's not to say that conclusions are incorrect. There...
- Tags: Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web
- Although HP and Lexmark both released touch-screen printers at the same time, we have to credit HP for being the first to bring one to the consumer space, with the Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web. The printer connects directly to the Web through a wired or wireless connection without the need...
- Tags: Printers, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Web, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., touch screen
- Product reviews 2009-09-28
- Why you should be glad about Gmail failures
- A future that will never happen."But the way I look at it, every Gmail outage is a small investment I?m willing to make towards a future when I?ll be able to take its reliability utterly for granted."Keep dreaming.They are machines created by humans, maintained by humans, running software created by...
- Tags: Manufacturing, E-mail providers, Perfection, outage, Google Inc., Google Gmail
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- How long should a Windows 7 upgrade really take?
- Even if it takes 20 hours, it's still faster than starting from scratchIf you have a massive PC that needs 20 hours for upgrading, you'll need a week to re-install and configure all your apps before you have a configuration that's even remotely comparable. So even if it takes 20...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, clean install, user data, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-09-15
- Intuit's reported purchase of Mint: A fine defensive move
- NervousIntuit never merged their online product and their excellent Paytrust product, and now they are likely to screw up mint, which I liked as well. This does not bode well.I dislike having my financial info on the web.Must just be me, since all those Mint users don't seem concerned. ...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Intuit Inc., reported purchase, defensive move
- Discussion threads 2009-09-14
- Planet Android and the terrible twos
- Re: Planet AndroidAs a programmer, I am more interested in what is going on with the actual OS than ads for it. For example, I would like to know how to place android on a phone that does not have it, or get the actual Android os on a...
- Tags: Blogging, RSS, advertisement
- Discussion threads 2009-09-03
- Windows 7's Achilles' heel - XP Mode
- XP Mode is a crutch, for a wounded patient, that is supposed to get better.Microsoft is betting it will go away soon, and, like the Windows Ultimate Extras, disappear forever.I believe it will, as anyone serious about using XP will bypass the Windows 7 middleman.This is news?Is XP Mode not...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, XP Mode, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-08-17
- Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"
- Deja VuSince it's already been tried so many times before, what makes you think it'll work this time?Tablets are dirty, if not now, they will be soon as people can't keep their fingers off them ;-)WiznotesWhat do you think about students from high school to college using Wiznotes for taking...
- Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, tablet computer, Wiznotes, computer, software
- Discussion threads 2009-08-16
- viewEZ 8.5.3 (Windows)
- Stop painstakingly changing each view one at a time. Choose the views you want to change, select the properties you want, click the update button and youre done. Modify all views for application-wide consistency in one step. See views and view columns laid out in an organized color-coded table. See...
- Tags: Column, Ytria, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-07-20
- Magellan Triton 200
- Magellan Triton 200This is junk, I can't believe they can sell thisAfter 2 years trying to get this piece of junk to work I?ve given up and thrown it in a draw, eaten the $129 purchase price, and sworn never to buy anything from this outfit again. Firstly, if...
- Tags: Handhelds, GPS, Magellan
- Discussion threads 2009-07-07
- Why Windows 7 should be free
- Why Windows 7 should be freeAm I the only one who had zero problems with Vista?This issue has been debated thoroughly across zdnet, so I have no desire to rehash it. But I am still not convinced that Vista's problems are systemic...and I think they are more a PR issue....
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
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