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All pharmacies will soon be clinics

The obvious success of in-store clinics at CVS and Wal-Mart has created a stampede to launch nurse-run sites in pharmacies nationwide. (Picture from Dr. Toni Brayer's EverythingHealth blog.) And the stakes are rising fast, with doctors now heading to a strip mall near you. ...

Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Pharmacy, Health Care, CVS Corp., Rite-Aid, Wal-Mart Clinics, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-04-08

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Can Google not do evil?

Can Google not do evil?So happy"We are so, so happy with Google Chrome," mumbled Mozilla CEO John Lilly through gritted teeth. "That most of our income is from Google has no bearing on this statement." - http://notnews.today.com/?p=57RE: Can Google not do evil?Your vision of Microsoft being the dark side and...

Tags: E-mail providers, cloud computing, Free trade, Google Inc., Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2008-09-02

(Photos: Inside Brazil's slums)

(Photos: Inside Brazil's slums)ProximityWhile North America tends to have affluent and poor areas of town, many countries don't work that way. You can walk along a canal of slums in S.E.Asia and hit the entrance to one of the wealthiest neighborhoods. They're not ten meters apart.Inclusão Digitalpost duplicadoInclusão DigitalParabéns pela...

Tags: Vertical industries, city name, slum, Paulo Perantunes, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-08-27

Does Psystar have a legit argument in Apple countersuit?

Somewhere in the news coverage of Psystar's countersuit against Apple today, I was reminded of the car analogy I use to help friends and family understand how to buy a computer. Under the hood of a car, everything is the same. There's an engine, transmission, battery and...

Tags: Car, Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., Psystar, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Health care auditing needs growth

What if clinics could go to a service which would collect all these dribs-and-drabs, then send out a consolidated bill for overages six months after care? At least some of the money going through the system would not be wasted. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Bill, Payment, Auditing, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Operational Accounting, Benefits, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Building Windows, not walls

Building Windows, not wallsBuilding Windows, not wallsHooray for ZDNet duplication! Now we only need 5 more articles about this subject which will coincide with ZDNet agenda.[i]will reinvigorate Vista’s image and make Microsoft less of an Apple chump.[/i]As of lately the chump has been Apple with their failures. This ad...

Tags: Construction, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), zune, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, wall, Building Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Seinfeld

Discussion threads 2008-08-21

Microsoft, Novell bolster Linux partnership

Microsoft and Novell said Wednesday that the software giant will invest more into the companies' SUSE Linux partnership. As part of the agreement, Microsoft will buy up to an additional $100 million in SUSE Linux support certificates. The partnership all posts between Novell and Microsoft kicked off...

Tags: Novell Inc., Partnership, Microsoft Corp., SuSE Linux, SuSE, Linux, Business Structures, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-20

Don't downgrade me to XP!

Don't downgrade me to XP!except thatVista won't with our printers, or our scanners, or our cameras, or much of our vital s/w.It isn't logical to buy all new and then have vista be slower than tar on a winters day on the machines it's put on.Don't downgrade me to XP:...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

No retail channel for laptop Linux

No retail channel for laptop LinuxPlease do not forgetthat many of the reviews posted online at Wal-Mart their disatisfaction with the system.Yes these were in most cases "newbies" but the point:That unless the person is very sure of what they are buying, in the end if they dislike it, they...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, laptop computer, Linux, netbook, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-13

Oracle: Gimme an L. Gimme an I. Gimme an N-U-X

Oracle: Gimme an L. Gimme an I. Gimme an N-U-XWidespread adoption in what arena?Everytime someone says this I can't help but wonder what they mean. Linux is quite common in the server room which appears to be the arena Oracle is talking about.Because "Unbreakable" went so well last time they...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, I. Gimme, Linux, Oracle Corp., GIMME, N-U-X

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Top US music retailers: Apple, Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Amazon, Target

Without providing exact details on the number of digital tracks sold, NPD Group reports on top music retailers in the US in the first half of 2008. NPD’s data reflects the ongoing consumer shift from physical CDs to digital music, as iTunes maintained their leadership position reached earlier this year....

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., NPD Group Inc., Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Sales Strategy, Digital Music, Digital Media, Sales Force Management, Retail, Sales, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, AM

Blog posts 2008-08-05

The generic drug war of 2008

The generic drug war of 2008Wal-Mart not first?K-Mart's 90 day generics for $15 plan predates Wal-Mart's entry into into cut-rate medication, at least where I live. Even though the K-Mart selection is smaller, it has more of what I would want.Let's face it though. Insurance co-pay $10 per...

Tags: Insurance, Financial Planning, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., generic drug war, drug war, K Mart

Discussion threads 2008-08-04

Potential green tech corporate role models for you to research

There are two new resources out for those of you who crave more case-study-type information to guide your corporate green initiatives. The first is a $399 guidebook from PR News that is an online resource containing case studies about companies small and large that have rearchitected some part of their...

Tags: Data Center, Green Technology, Lifecycle Management, Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-08-02

FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedent

FCC slaps Comcast's wrist over network neutrality; Sets precedentif comcast is truly guiltythey should be fine and severely monitor and audit for a period of time . so they walk straight. FCC should make a example out of them so other should fear FCC for realRE: FCC slaps Comcast's...

Tags: Federal government, Internet service providers (ISPs), NOW HERE, Comcast Corp., FCC, wrist, network neutrality, Internet Service Provider, network

Discussion threads 2008-08-01

Top US sites in June 2008

Rank Property Audience, 000 Total Internet 189,873 1 Google Sites 140,163 2 Yahoo! Sites 140,080 3 Microsoft Sites 119,677 4 AOL LLC 110,841 5 Fox Interactive Media 85,998 6 eBay 72,972 7 Amazon...

Tags: Site, Advertising & Promotion, Wiki, Internet, Marketing, Online Communications, NB

Blog posts 2008-07-31

Dell Studio Hybrid, new Inspirons reviewed

Dell Studio Hybrid, new Inspirons reviewedIs Dell cool yet?Am I correct in assuming these are the results of Dells latest marketing strategy to compete with Applehttp://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=858RE: Dell Studio Revives 70's GM Car InteriorDesigning a computer to be hidden, Dell today unveiled the "Studio"..."We got a great deal from Wall-mart on...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Studio, Dell Studio Hybrid, Dell Computer Corp., new Inspiron, Dell Inspiron

Discussion threads 2008-07-29

Dell Studio Hybrid, new Inspirons reviewed

Dell announced today three new PCs. One of them, the Studio Hybrid, is a small form-factor desktop with a novel design that competes with the Apple Mac mini and HP Slimline series. The other two, the Dell Inspiron 13 laptop and Dell Inspiron 518 desktop, are more practical back-to-school boxes....

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., PC, Laptop Computer, Dell Inspiron, Studio Hybrid, PCMag.com, Inspiron 13, Inspiron 518, Notebooks, Desktops, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-07-29

Learning from Walmart

Learning from WalmartLower cost, much more flexibility- no help desk needed- lets you put sysadmins into user groups, reporting to user managers- eliminates most security and processing failure risks- gives you OS independent access to software - eliminates user impact and costs of evergreen policiesHow would SUN Ray help?ntSmart displays?"put...

Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Sun Ray, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., IT Development, Smart Display, Microsoft Corp., Murph

Discussion threads 2008-07-28

Gateway stops selling PCs direct

Gateway, one of the early PC makers that sold their wares direct, said Friday it will sell its systems completely through channel partners and retailers. The company, now a part of Acer, said shifting to a channel-based distribution model will simplify its business and cut costs. ...

Tags: Gateway Inc., PC, Acer Inc., Retail, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Scrabble-Scrabulous standoff spells L-A-W-S-U-I-T

Scrabble-Scrabulous standoff spells L-A-W-S-U-I-TWHAT???So they let the app slide for two years until they launch their own competing version that proves to be a fraction as popular, THEN they go after these guys cuz their own app can't cut it?I call bullspit!If it was a rights infringement, they should have...

Tags: Games, Scrabble-Scrabulous, Facebook, patent, game

Discussion threads 2008-07-25