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Rogue Amoeba: App Store 'broken'

Yikes, I will never buy an iPhone app then[i]Kafasis goes on to say that Rogue Amoeba won't develop additional apps and that updates to its existing iPhone applications "will likely be rare."[/i]How terrible! You buy an iPhone app, it has a couple bugs in it, but because of Apple's incompetence...

Tags: Smart phones, way thing, Rogue Amoeba, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Microsoft and PC makers introduce Windows 7 offers for consumers

Can't wait to see theseThe local Best Buy is having a midnight launch. I'm probably going to go and geek out for a bit.RE: Microsoft and PC makers introduce Windows 7 offers for consumersWish I could afford the upgrades.Been laid off and on for 6 years now.Could not renew my...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), way thing, Linux, U.S. Department of Defense, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Win7, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Flickr changes tune over Obama Joker image

Sorry but using a copyrighted material in satire or parody is allowed without permission of the copyright owner. Which is why Weird Al was able to make Amish Paradise without permission he normally asks out of courtesy and so he can collect royalties.I agree with thatAnd I am quite the...

Tags: Advertising & Promotion, way thing, Obama Joker, Flickr, Obama, Equality, Bush

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

iPhone - Cool goes mass market

iPhone - Cool goes mass marketMissing the point, AdrianWhile there is some risk to what you say, I think the objective is twofold.One, drive sales of new units to new customers.Two, use the iPhone as a trojan horse to get new customers to use Apple products. If they like that...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Pre, way thing, Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-09

Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XP

Microsoft will allow Windows 7 users to downgrade to XPThis is really no big surprise of course,mainly due to the fact of some organizations or many organizations reliance on specific software written to work with XP. And they likely will not be ready to change to a newer OS till...

Tags: Operating systems, way thing, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows 7, Windows 7 user, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-04-06

Take Stock. Turn Off The Tech. Turn Off The Echo Chamber. Think.

I had just plunked down $1.50 for the morning New York Times in the Atlanta airport. By the time I think plunked down $1.19 for a breakfast hot dog (don’t ask), I wanted to toss out the newspaper. The New York Stock Exchange...

Tags: Algorithm, Chairman, Engineering, Finance, Financial Accounting, Financial Services, Investment, NYSE Euronext, Stock, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld, Way Thing

Blog posts 2008-10-24

Is Cloud computing too good to be true for enterprises?

Is Cloud computing too good to be true for enterprises?this will work for Small companiesThis will work for small companies, that can't afford the Mainframe with custom logic and custom software. Small companies will be able better to compete against the Large enterprises, I do not see this working for...

Tags: cloud computing, Cloud computing too-good-to-be-true, small company, too-good-to-be-true, way thing

Discussion threads 2008-04-13

Poll: Businesses in U.S. warm to Vista

Poll: Businesses in U.S. warm to VistaWhen's the next version out?The way things are going here the next version of Windows will be out before we can get rid of or replace the software that is holding us back from Vista.As said before and by othersunless they switch to a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, way thing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-01-17

Just what's so special about Apple RAM to justify the crazy price?

Just what's so special about Apple RAM to justify the crazy price?lol, I like that you included the "yet" NT.The way things are going.......they might just do that :pAlways been the caseSometimes I get the idea that Apple really doesn't want to seel the extra installed RAM. It's the only...

Tags: Memory, way thing, RAM, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-12-31

2.5 TERABYTE hot-swap storage for $730!

2.5 TERABYTE hot-swap storage for $730!FreeNASIf you want to build a simple NAS system and you have a spare PC hanging about... check out FreeNAS.Decimal vs. binary"Tera" is an SI unit, defined in decimal. So is "Giga", "Mega", "Kilo", etc.Only an old pedantic fart would still go on and on...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Taxes, Free trade, way thing, storage, NAS

Discussion threads 2007-04-30

The age of the temporary application is here

The age of the temporary application is hereBusiness rules and temporary applicationshttp://edmblog.fairisaac.com/weblog/2006/01/business_rules_.htmlReally feel that business rules management systems are an ideal technology for use in the age of temporary applications.Or no applications at allIf the business rules sit in their proper place, in the database, then you have a lot...

Tags: Databases, client-server, error mechanism, way thing, DBMS, database, temporary application

Discussion threads 2006-01-30

How far does $100 million go?

How far does $100 million go?The way things are going, I have it figuredThis allows 5000 offshore individuals to work 40 hours a week for a year at $10/hour. That's not including how much will have to be spent to fix what these individuals did.

Tags: way thing

Discussion threads 2005-02-25

U.S. call center jobs moving to Canada

U.S. call center jobs moving to CanadaIt is not about the Money....It is not about the money.Sure there is a saving due to the exchange rate (1 CAD=.77 USD) but that is offset by moving costs, higher long distance charges, providing more benefits to employees, tougher labour restrictions etc.The REAL...

Tags: Call centers, Customer relationship management (CRM), Recruitment & Selection, way thing, call-center, job, Montreal

Discussion threads 2004-08-26

Attorney: More disclosure will end GPL case

Attorney: More disclosure will end GPL caselets see how much GPL code m$ includesin its products. I bet its a lot - they steal from 'partners', why would they let freebies ride ?bet that company wish it never touched gplit infects all your code, and requires you to give it...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, GPL Software, way thing, GPL, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2004-04-23

Additional Resources

Conference energy levels

Coming to Dreamforce has been a revelation. The news was dominated by Chatter but that only tells a fraction of the real story. As I sat in the media room chatting sic to an old buddy it occurred to me this was a conference that annoyed for all...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Software-as-a-service, Event, Software As A Service (SaaS), Managed Hosting, Sales Force Management, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-20

Politician wants Twitter banned from use by....wait for it -- politicians!

I'd rather see them ban lobbyists...If there is anything that affects the quality of their service to the public, it's not Twitter. It's lobbyists. I say let them use Twitter all the time and ban lobbyists instead.Twitter abuseNot trying to put politicians and football players in the same category, but...

Tags: Social networking, James 3, Twitter Inc., Twitter Banned

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Google's Chrome OS: Will you give up desktop apps?

I won't ntntI can'tI'm not online 24/7. I need local apps, as does everyone else. Say what you want. But network outages happen... Weather by forces of nature or human error, a network will eventually go down. It's only a matter of time. And knowing Google's past GMail outages, I...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Desktops, operating system, desktop, Google Inc., desktop app, netbook, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Live from Googleplex: Chrome OS details revealed

Ubuntu 9.10 has more immediate potentialMight I suggest trying Ubuntu 9.10? A phenominal OS with much more to offer then even Windows 7.Open source, free and ready to try today...http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1122http://www.tuxradar.com/content/vista-windows-7-ubuntu-904-and-910-boot-speed-comparisonhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYgWE6Svpaghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-nad9N3pgNot that I have readI'd stick with 904immediate potential to sink in obscurityGoogle was Linux's last fleeting chance to turn...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu 9.10, Linux, Google Inc., operating system, Chrome OS, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Google Chrome OS announcement

Just as I thought"All data on Chrome OS is in the cloud""All data stored in the cloud in Google Docs":(YeahThat unfortunately is a deal breaker for me.I'll be sticking to my dual boot Windows 7/Fedora Core setup on my netbook.bad and bad no chrome os for me ......RE: Google Chrome...

Tags: Operating systems, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome OS, operating system, Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Apple Tablet - Unofficial, unannounced ... but still delayed

You guys have been asking...You guys have been asking for a Mac tablet for years already, while we have been able to get tablet PCs for many years now, in many different form factors and from many different vendors.Yet when you close your world off by relying solely on Apple,...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, tablet, Apple Inc., vaporware

Discussion threads 2009-11-19