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Sticky Licky 1.1 (Mobile)

Sticky Licky is a arcade games. Tilt the iPhone or iPod Touch to the left or right, aim and tap Sticky Licky to eat as many bugs as possible to feed his hunger without getting stung by bees. Besides the bees and potential starvation, Sticky Licky also needs to avoid...

Tags: Mobile, Bee, Vision Wise, Sticky Licky, Strategy, Management

Software downloads 2009-04-16

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Chatting (Not Chattering) About Salesforce - Part I

(NOTE BEFORE I START: This is one really long post. So rather than post it in all its glory in a single file or post it here over two days, I'm trying something new. I'm posting the first half here. And the second half on PGreenblog.  Let's see how that...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Customer Service, Twitter Inc., Sales Force, Customer, CRM, Integration, Force.com, Service Cloud 2, Sales Force Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prize

Ellison should have ripped M$ and Inhell tooIBM is less dangerous to the Oracle and the world than M$ and Inhell.RE: Ellison rips IBM, shows off Sun-Oracle benchmarks, offers $10M prizeFairly typical of desperation attempts, use wordsnot real proof through history."Unbreakable"And that one did not turn out too well...Your trolls...

Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, DB2 Databases, Oracle Corp., IBM Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., IBM DB2

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

Microsoft adds an 'Office Starter' edition to its distribution plans

Consumer PreinstallsAs a preinstall on new consumer computers, it makes a lot more sense than Microsoft Works.Family packs, payment plans, unlimited downloadsI think if MS offered family pack bundles; partial payments over periods of time until the software is fully paid for; and unlimited downloads of the software to registered...

Tags: Groupware, starter edition, ribbon menu, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Office Starter, distribution plan, Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Does it matter that "Linux is bloated"?

well compare to what compare too its former self ... ultra thin but lack finessecompare to win 2k compare to win xp compare to vista /win 7 will all there crapware compare to Mac and its hardware lock in Its easy to state Linux is bloated but...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, kernel, hardware, Haiku, BeOS, Linux IS

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

Move over Enterprise 2.0, it's now Social Business Design

Given the relatively friendly pounding I took over my Enterprise 2.0 - what a crock post, it's gratifying to see that it has stirred some interesting interpretations and thoughts on the topic. That's always good and especially pleasing when one considers that most blog posts are the equivalent of digital...

Tags: BPR, Enterprise 2.0, Re-engineering, Cohen, Oliver Marks, Business Process Engineering, Organizational Structure, Business Process Reengineering (BPR), Human Resources, It Operations, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-21

Is the Palm Pre a failure?

Wrong, so what's right?You say the ads don't work.What kind of ads do you suggest would? I'm interested to hear what you think would be effective.Those silly adsI think the Palm Pre ads are worse than the initial Windows ads. They are really bad. Their only really good quality is...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Palm Inc., advertisement, Sprint Communications, Verizon Communications Inc., Palm Pre, Apple iPhone, CDMA

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

VMware's vision: Clouds everywhere

While I was making my way out to San Francisco for OpenSource World/Next Generation Datacenter/Cloudworld, VMware issued a press release stating that they were acquiring Spring Source, a supplier of Platform as a Service offerings. This, I believe, opens the door for VMware to offer a nearly complete, end-to-end solution...

Tags: Solution, Data Center, Open Source, PaaS, Vision, Supplier, VMware Inc., Tool, SpringSource, Spring Framework, Data Centers, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-12

Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance?

Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance?WOWAs we all know from reading these forums, anything can be spun, and this article proves it.RE: Amazon's Kindle: A customer relationship management appliance?Following this logic an alternate explanation is possible -- Kindle is primarily a walled-garden distribution platform for maximizing sales by cutting...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), E-books, Advertising & Promotion, Customer relationship management (CRM), Digital media, Amazon.com Inc., customer-relationship management appliance, Amazon Kindle, CRM

Discussion threads 2009-07-20

Building a vision for Government 2.0

Government 2.0 isn't waiting for a federal mandate. Earlier this week, the nation's first ever CIO, Vivek Kundra, urged the use of Web 2.0 approaches to address the needs of government and citizens at the Management of Change conference in Norfolk, Virginia. Kundra outlined several important areas where he...

Tags: Web, Citizen, Web 2.0, Vision, Vivek Kundra, Government, Vertical Industries, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-06-03

No cars? How'm I gonna survive?

No cars? How'm I gonna survive?So predictableMass transit works in Europe because everything is packed tighter than sardines.70% of the people don't have cars because you can't drive them through most of the streets.No doubt your response is to make Americans live the same way, because like all other environazis...

Tags: car

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Facebook reaches 200m users; is it too powerful?

Facebook reaches 200m users; is it too powerful?Here is how it will go down.Facebook is like most net trends, they last until they become too popular and mainstream then it stops. Like chat rooms... anyone remember those?When people grow tired of Facebook usually occurs when the friends stop getting added...

Tags: E-mail, Facebook

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

Microsoft's Apple deja vu all over again

Microsoft's Apple deja vu all over againI agree, DavidIf Microsoft weren't worried about the competion Apple is giving them especially in the consumer sector, you wouldn't hear a peep out of them about Apple. But the fact that Ballmer is getting his licks in at Apple tells me they're getting...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, PC, advertisement, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-24

Why Microsoft

Why MicrosoftIt was just an analogyI had a good idea how it worked, it was just a a simplistic example.But at the same time, I am sure that Apple would not sign a contract with Microsoft that would allow for them to walk away, leaving Apple without one of the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Strategy, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-02-01

Steve Jobs: Call it a day.

Steve Jobs: Call it a day.RE: Steve Jobs: call it a dayI wish him well, but he doesn't need to be CEO any longer.There's still room for him in a less stressful 'visionary' role.RE: Steve Jobs: Call it a day.Apple should consider in hiring Bill Gates. :)Steve Jobs: Stay as...

Tags: Strategy, Investment, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., CALL IT

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Jobs to take medical leave; Back in the summer

Jobs to take medical leave; Back in the summerRE: Jobs to take medical leave; Back in the summerHope he recovers quickly and is back to good health.unfortunately sounds seriousOr maybe not, but we have no choice but to try to read between the lines because obviously neither Steve nor Apple...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Investment, medical leave, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., job

Discussion threads 2009-01-14

Detroit? Climate Change? Waiting games continue

There'll be no word on loans to Detroit's Shrinking Three from the White House until the U.S. President returns from his trip abroad. So the American-owned carmakers, the UAW and the many parts suppliers, not to mention dealers and potential customers if there are any left, will just twist...

Tags: Game, Automobile Company, NASCAR, Manufacturing, 401(k), Human Resources, Benefits, Retirement Plans, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-12-14

News to know: Google Chrome; WinMobile's future; WiFi's big success; VMware

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Google Chrome One day after Google inadvertently discloses the impending release of Chrome, we get to see the browser first-hand. See my gallery tour...

Tags: Google Inc., VMware Inc., Wi-Fi, Virtualization, Web Browsers, Sales Strategy, Cloud Computing, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Internet, Sales, Storage, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-03

Considering a Windows Innovation Demo

Considering a Windows Innovation DemoA narrow mind never innovates....Well Mr. Murphy, if you weren't so narrow minded and stuck in the 70's you might actually understand why Microsoft, and others, are making billions and you are stuck blogging on ZDNET.What's next, a blog on how Charles Babbage ripped off the...

Tags: Linux, Blogging, C/C++, Programming languages, .NET, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

Cell phone as desktop computer

Cell phone as desktop computerGood stuffThat is a really good idea and if Microsoft doesn't implement it, someone will like meS. Jobs said something similar not too long agoIn a WSJ interview he said that he thought we'd see most big advances come from "devices" rather than normal computers.The conversation...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Desktops, phone, computer, cell phone, desktop, desktop computer, docking station, keyboard

Discussion threads 2008-06-20