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Web 2.0: Very cool demo from Yahoo!

Web 2.0: Very cool demo from Yahoo!Gmail / Google Chat is somewhat similarI haven't been using it for awhile, but it seems that the Google Chat functionality that is baked in to Gmail can do something similar, however it sounds like the Yahoo version is a bit more seamless.err...Dude, no...

Tags: E-mail providers, Instant messaging, Web, integration, Yahoo! Inc., Google Gmail, Google Chat, Very Cool, Web 2.0

Discussion threads 2006-11-09

The "Very cool" moment: Making useful software

The "Very cool" moment: Making useful softwareCore functionality and other.Your effort is, as I think you recognize, based on the first part of your description, finding out what is required. There's most of the essential work after that still to do, especially how everything connects to everything else. ...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Very Cool, software

Discussion threads 2006-10-17

Additional Resources

Will email and text messages get shorter with the BlackBerry Storm?

I am admittedly a very big fan of physical keyboards on my mobile phones and have what fellow MobileTechRoundup podcast co-hosts James and Kevin call "magic thumbs". I am able to pick up devices like the Palm Treo Pro, HTC Fuze, T-Mobile G1 or BlackBerry Bold and quickly type emails...

Tags: Apple iPhone, RIM BlackBerry, E-mail, BlackBerry Device, Storm, Keyboards, Hardware, Peripherals, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-11-21

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 5

Today is the last day of a 5-day course on iPhone programming class led by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I've been taking notes on how development for the iPhone compares to development for Android. By the way, BNR also offers Android courses if you're interested....

Tags: Program, Apple iPhone, Web Service, Android, iPhone API, Settings App, Android Preference, Cloud Computing, Web Services, XML, Channel Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-21

Wells Fargo team shares green tech tips for the data center

In my quest to uncover practical information about what real data center managers are doing to decrease their energy consumption, for real, I recently spoke with two executives from Wells Fargo's Technology Information Group TIG. Scott Dillon, executive vice president and CTO for Enterprise Hosting...

Tags: Team, Data Center, Green Technology, Wells Fargo & Co., Data Centers, Server Virtualization, Virtualization, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Servers, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-11-20

We Got GMail Themes!

Oh Joyous day! COLOR!!!!! Click on the photo to enlarge. Just a few hours ago, Google rolled out its Themes feature to my personal GMail account. I have to say, this is a really cool addition -- while GMail's spartan look...

Tags: Google Gmail, Theme, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Sex, Rock and Roll, and Open Source Reporting Frameworks

Actuate 10 and the Eclipse-based Open Source BIRT framework allows you to build rich reporting applications for your enterprise. Click on the photo to watch a video of the software in action. The title got your attention, didn't it? ...

Tags: Reporting Tool, Actuate Corp., Open Source BIRT, Business Intelligence, Open Source, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-20

I really don't want to use Windows anymore

Every week, more and more bits of malware seem to be making their way past commercial anti-virus, firewall anti-virus, and ISP anti-virus software. New patches and downloads abound, and I've still re-imaged 3 computers in the last 2 weeks due to massive infestations. This is to say nothing...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Antivirus, Malware, Computer, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Linux, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Desktops, Security, Software, Hardware, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Enterprise mashups need complexity to create value

Those who drink the Web 2.0 Kool-aid live in a idealistic world where we can mentally connect a great idea to a great implementation of that idea. We live on faith that the great implementation will come, since there are plenty of smart people out there who will eventually figure...

Tags: LinkedIn, Mashup, Collaboration, Gil Yehuda

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Holiday Gift Guide 2008: High-end hardware

Lists ... if there's one thing that people seem to what at this time of year it's lists. Over the next few weeks I've planned on posting several kit lists for the Holiday season covering a wide variety of different kit. To kick off the lists, I...

Tags: Kit, Hardware, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, ASUS, Card, Board, Bay, Motherboard, CPU, Creative Labs Inc., Core, WD3000HLFS, Galaxy EGX1000EWL, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Components

Blog posts 2008-11-19

From Peter Chernin to Mark Cuban: Picking Jerry Yang's Replacement

So, Peter Chernin's name keeps coming up as a potential replacement for Jerry Yang as CEO of Yahoo. Chernin's the always-cool president of News Corp. Under Rupert Murdoch and Chernin, the old-line publisher and broadcaster has shown serious savvy about new media. People...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Mark Cuban, Peter Chernin, Corporate Communications, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Marketing, Management, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-11-19

VUDU shuns economic reality; targets high-end

$1299? Are they out of their minds? Last week, I posted an entry about VUDU, the company that's selling a $300 set-top box that enables consumers to rent or buy downloadable movies. I like the service, but in these economic times, it's tough - though not impossible...

Tags: VUDU, Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Branding, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-11-19

iPhone vs. Android development: Day 2

Welcome to day 2 of a 5-day course on iPhone programming presented by Joe Conway from Big Nerd Ranch. During the course I'll be blogging about the differences between Android and iPhone development. [Read: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5] ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, User Interface, Localizable.strings, Android Eclipse Plug-in, UINavigationController, UITabBarController, Ed Burnette

Blog posts 2008-11-18

CRM 2009 Forecast: How'd I Do in 2008? Gimme A High Four!

Usually, when I begin my forecast for the coming year, I like to look at how I did the previous year - which is usually disconcerting to say the least.  So, in honor of my first non-intro post for this ZDNET blog, I'm going to be nakedly transparent and show...

Tags: Social Media, Business, Tool, CRM, Zoho, Advertising & Promotion, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2008-11-18

Google voice search now available

According to TechCrunch's Michael Arrington, Google's voice search iPhone application was delayed from Friday and should arrive in the App Store today Monday. Google's voice recognition search application for the iPhone, originally set for launch on Friday, will likely go live sometime Monday, we've heard from a source with...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Voice, Telecommunications, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-11-17

$400 XOs and recessions

The OLPC XO goes on sale through Amazon Monday via a redux of their Give One Get One (G1G1) program that turned into such a debacle last year. It's no secret that, despite my utter willingness to give props to OLPC for spurring an entire market of...

Tags: Recession, Amazon.com Inc., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, OLPC XO, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-16

Google's iPhone voice search delayed too?

It appears that we've got another false start our hands -- Google's new and super cool sounding voice search feature in their iPhone application is nowhere to be found. The New York Times reported that it would be available in the App Store "as soon as Friday", but it's...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Voice, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Internet, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-11-15

Google lets you search with your voice on your iPhone

Today Google announced that it will be pushing out an update for the Google application on the iPhone that lets users search with their voice rather than trying to use the on-screen keyboard. This voice search was likely made possible using the mounds of voice information they have been...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Voice, Keyboards, Telecommunications, Hardware, Peripherals, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Netbooks, mini-notebooks, ultraportables and semantic fun with AMD

AMD is targeting what Intel calls the netbook market, but not completely. Here's a tale of semantic fun on Friday night. When I read Brooke Crothers report on how AMD wasn't entering the netbook market I was shocked. After all, I was one of those people that...

Tags: Mini-notebook, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Preparing for a Flickr Apocalypse (Updated, with Yahoo response)

What would happen to my food blog and precious memories if suddenly all 12,000 of my photos were suddenly to disappear off Flickr? Tuesday's posts by ZDNet's Janice Chen and SAAS Blogger Phil Wainewright scared the living crap out of...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Blog, Flickr, Photograph, Flickredit, Blogging, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-14