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Viet-era vets support Iraq war PTSD claims

Viet-era vets support Iraq war PTSD claimsThe problem is...it's such a gray zone. Any vet running into personal problems or heady setbacks may be tempted to cry PTSD, whether or not it is valid or justified.This has always been a problem with returning soldiers from every battle field. While the...

Tags: Viet-era, Iraq war PTSD

Discussion threads 2008-06-06

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Can coal be clean?

Can coal be clean?The difficult truthIt is the unforuntae and difficult truth what the guy says. Until the hydrogen era, somewhere around 2025, we have to live with a mixture of energy sources.The winners shall be the ones leaving carbon based fuels behind, and focusing on locally produced energy means.

Tags: coal

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

The 'Social Media' Conundrum

I'm fascinated by '30's depression era attempts to foster business innovation, not least because of the financial challenges that seem likely to dominate our coming years. Surprisingly I've found The Rotary International Club is in many ways a precursor to the looser social media movement which has been a feature...

Tags: Marketing, Social Media, Brian, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-10-01

Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks

Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaksWindows 7It seems that Microsoft is playing it safe with Windows 7 by having minimum changes.Is WinFS still alive or do we have to consider it as a dead duck?Thanks RodIt's mostly the applications anywaysFrankly, it's mostly the applications that need to take advantage of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Windows Kernel, Craig, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, parallel-processing tweak, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Win32, tweak, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Full encryption stops Amazon Web video leak: Adobe

Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems encryption on all television shows and movies found on its site, software maker Adobe said. SEATTLE--Amazon.com has fixed a glitch in its video streaming service by adopting Adobe Systems encryption on all television shows and...

Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Internet Video, Video, Encryption, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Reuters, Amazon.com, Adobe, pirates, streaming, security

News items 2008-09-30

Hole in Adobe software allows free movie downloads

A security hole in Adobe Systems' software is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com's video streaming service. NEW YORK--A security hole in Adobe Systems' software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from...

Tags: Software, Adobe Systems Inc., Web, Movie, Amazon.com Inc., Video, TV, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Reuters, Adobe Systems, piracy, video streaming, Amazon.com, Hulu

News items 2008-09-29

Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?

Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?Reactive to ProactiveWell it is like this:I have been in the IT field for roughly 25 years and most companies treat the IT Infrastructure worse than the mailroom. As an experienced IT Professional, the IT is one of or the very last to...

Tags: Strategy, Usefulness, Large Corp., information technology, IT IS, IT-spending

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

Gauging the ThinkPad: Before (IBM) and after (Lenovo)

Has Lenovo lost whatever mojo the ThinkPad had? That simple question raised a lot of discussion at TechRepublic and it's worth pondering. The problem: Gauging Lenovo's performance depends on a lot of anecdotes with few concrete  answers. As background, John Sheesley asked a simple question: Has Lenovo...

Tags: Consumer Reports, IBM ThinkPad, Lenovo Group Ltd., IBM Corp., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-29

Best platforms for book on "tape"

Best platforms for book on "tape"They could use their ownAs an example, in our ninth grade the students study four novels. Three of the four are available through the Central Mass Regional Library System in a format that allows storage/playback on MP3 players including the iPod as well as burning...

Tags: Digital music, Branding, Digital media, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-29

The productivity dilemma

Jennifer Leggio asked the question 'Did Oracle burst the enterprise 2.0 startup bubble?' in her post here on ZDNet this week. I think Jennifer is absolutely right that inevitably many of the 'enterprise 2.0' experiments will burn off as they attempt to enter the real world business...

Tags: Collaboration, Enterprise 2.0, Tool, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-09-26

Dell Studio Desktop

With its new Studio Desktop, Dell finally brings its mainstream desktop line into the 64-bit era. The glossy black midtower PC presents little in the way of innovative design, but by offering the 64-bit version of Windows Vista, Dell now competes on even footing with HP, Gateway, and other vendors...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network technology, Microsoft Windows, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Studio Desktop, Dell Studio, 64-bit, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows Vista, wireless, desktop

Product reviews 2008-09-24

Google needs more transparency for antitrust battles

Is the Google-Yahoo deal a case of "meet the new boss, same as the old boss?" Is Google throwing its weight around, anointing companies that it blesses and crushing others? No, Fred Vogelstein writes in Wired, but it will need to show substantially more transparency in its...

Tags: Google Inc., Advertisement, Antitrust, Advertiser, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Open source and the box era

Open source and the box eraOn the other hand ,,,,"A program like Untangle could easily re-define the home router space. Add its security and censorware to a standard home router and a $40 box magically becomes a $100 box."There IS the Open Source DD-wrt (see http://www.dd-wrt.com ) which MAKES a...

Tags: home router, box era, open source

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

Open source and the box era

With open source pressing on both the hardware and software sides, a box that defines both in terms of service, with an open source base, is the obvious next step. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Léo Apotheker's Leadership Opportunity: SAP At the Crossroads

Léo Apotheker is slated to take over the helm of SAP this January, and while many have worked with him, broken bread with him, and generally admired his business acumen and very successful career, there's one problem with his ascension to the top executive position in the enterprise software...

Tags: Leadership, SAP AG, Léo Apotheker, Roi/Tco, Strategy, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Joshua Greenbaum

Blog posts 2008-09-18

Arctic Class of '08: less ice, but not the least

Above phjoto taken last week by NASA satellite. The Arctic ice cap is relatively small this year, but it ranks as only second smallest. The Ice Class of '07 still reigns. That's the latest word from the National Snow and Ice Data Center which...

Tags: Greenland, Glacier, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-09-17

BPA story gets all political

BPA story gets all politicalWhat a shock!And you are surprised by this? You can't be that naive.Big business, and even small business, has been bed with politicians forever...on both sides. It’s just more pronounced with this current bunch of Nazis in Washington for the past seven plus years. You know...

Tags: BPA, Nazi, TWAIN, BPA story, first study

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

What's next for Microsoft's Visual Studio

What's next for Microsoft's Visual StudioI hope not...I spend probably 50% of my time in Visual Studio and 30% of my time in SQL Server Management Studio. I've said for years that Microsoft makes the best development tools on the market by a long shot. If they switch...

Tags: Microsoft development tools, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Visual Studio 2008

Discussion threads 2008-09-17

An Android, far from the Android

Until Clearwire closes and is built out, in other words, the Android era has not yet begun, and the iPhone monopoly will continue. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Google Inc., Network, Android, Clearwire Corp., Android Vision, Internet, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-09-17

'John McCain invented the Blackberry'

'John McCain invented the Blackberry'Dang. He and Al Gore must have the same speech writer...:D :D :D :D :DI don't think so....RIM is a Canadian company, and all Canadians know that it was, in fact, former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney who coincidently was also Conservative who helped invent the...

Tags: Handhelds, John McCain, RIM BlackBerry, e-mail

Discussion threads 2008-09-16