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Yesterday, Slashdot asked 'What if TinyURL goes down?' Today, it's down (and it hurts): Yesterday, Slashdot asked 'What if TinyURL goes down?' Today, it's down and it hurtsBrittle WWW?>Almost in answer to Khaitan’s question, the >disappearance of TinyURL’s services is >demonstrating just how brittle the Web is.Uh, no. I surfed the WWW for an insane number of hours, just like always, and it wasn't...; Tags: Channel management, What-if TinyURL, Slashdot; Discussion threads 2007-11-20

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Ready for real Indian medicine?: Ready for real Indian medicine?Reply from C.A. ChienDear Mr. Blankenhorn:Thanks for your note. To clarify: (1) I wanted to document my inventive system-design and inter-connection work on [i]Medical Onshoring[/i]; thus, the USPTO filing; (2) as to the "how," head to --http://tinyurl.com/6c4tj4" .. Covering the professional world (e.g., health care, computing),...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, Medical Onshoring, health care; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.: Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.I guess the video maker is contesting that the polar ice isnt meltingntHe showing that you're dumber than dirtYou don't even realize that the ice displaces more volume than liquid water and the melting makes the...; Tags: wind energy, neighborly concern, ice, thin air; Discussion threads 2008-07-19
Microsoft's online plan: Spend, spend, spend: Microsoft's online plan: Spend, spend, spendMS understands that the days of their two cash cows are numbered.They understand that we are moving online and the only thing they can do online right now is lose more money.So, not unexpected that they are getting more desperate and throwing more money at...; Tags: SEARCH, Mergers & Acquisitions, Microsoft Search service, Microsoft Corp., online plan; Discussion threads 2008-07-18
Intel productizes health monitoring: Intel productizes health monitoringThat's what I've long thoughtI think this is a bigger deal than the release of the Apple iPhone 3G. But that's just me.WOW...finally something USEFUL.......instead of just hosing us for music, movies and games.Intel productizes health monitoringDana, just need a bit of clarification. Would this replace...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health monitoring, health care, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-11

The iPhone 3G rollout: Assessing the wild cards: The iPhone 3G rollout: Assessing the wild cardsYour kidding right...The iPhone will be an absolute boon for Apple, employees will demand that the iphone is available as part of the carrot to retain staff, this will then give Apple a wedge into the enterprise for desktops pull through. The US...; Tags: Cellular phones, plan cost, AppStore, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3G, iPhone 3G rollout, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
Are hospitals really safe?: Are hospitals really safe?More on the Medical Device Interoperability Program MD PnPDear Mr. Piquepaille, Thank you for referencing our work.The Technology Review story may have left the impression that I'm not very optimistic about the adoption of medical device interoperability. However, the story didn’t have enough room to convey that...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, medical device, hospital; Discussion threads 2008-07-09
What are the alternatives to the iPhone 3G?: What are the alternatives to the iPhone 3G?That is an easy onethe only alternative to owning an iPhone is death.[i]"Give me an iPhone, or give me death!"[/i]Funny, I'm wondering if there are any alternatives to the HTC Touch DiamondAs if the big, bulky, heavy nature of the iPhone wasn't bad...; Tags: Cellular phones, 3G, Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2008-07-07
Firefox 2 dirty dozen: Critical vulnerabilities patched: Firefox 2 dirty dozen: Critical vulnerabilities patchedWasn't Able to Upgrade to 3.0On my main XP Pro machine, with a dozen or so add-ons, I wasn't able to go to FF 3.0. The app does its analysis, says it's going to disable incompatible add-ons as usual, then just hangs, running in...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows XP, Desktops, Mozilla Firefox, critical vulnerability, Mozilla Firefox 2.0; Discussion threads 2008-07-03
Is there really a market for an open source router?: Is there really a market for an open source router?Certainly isAs someone who installed Tomato on an old Linksys router, I think there is a market for this. Myself and others like me have looked on places like Craigslist to find the particular models that the open source firmware will...; Tags: Routers & switches, NETWORKING, Home networking, ShadeTree, Linkys Routers, open source, open source router, router, DD-WRT Firmware; Discussion threads 2008-06-30
Microsoft's multicore strategy: Microsoft's multicore strategymulticoreinfoA link is provided to this blog on http://www.multicoreinfo.com , the hub for multicore related resources.Moderately talented?"...enables the moderately talented to produce functional software. Enabling Visual Basic programmers to exploit multicore chips is no mean feat."Say what? I use VB because its easier and faster to develop...; Tags: multi-core, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-25
Mozilla's Download Day - One week on: Mozilla's Download Day - One week onImage URL is BrokenWhen you click it tries to go tohttp://www.http.com//blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/images/firefox_3_download_day_one_week_on.pngIf you remove the http://www.http.com// it works.As for the artical, one thing I noticed is that if you are using FF2, it wont show FF3 as being an available update (or it didnt last...; Tags: Web browsers, Image URL, FF3, Download Day, CAD, Mozilla Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-25
Is Bill Gates a secret cloud convert?: Is Bill Gates a secret cloud convert?He doesn't say use it in the cloudHe doesn't say use it in the cloud, he said it is with the Windows Live download which includes lots and lots of non-cloud based programs, windows live writer for instance.Originally the "Internet" was going to be...; Tags: Bill Gates, cloud computing, Microsoft Corp., secret cloud; Discussion threads 2008-06-25
Firefox 3.0 final available for download: Firefox 3.0 final available for downloadThose will magcally change ...... once the release is made official.RE: Firefox 3.0 final available for downloadIs this really the final version? Runonce initial page refers to RC as do the release notes?RE: Firefox 3.0 final available for downloadIs this really the final version? The...; Tags: Web browsers, Version 3, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Firefox 3.0 Final; Discussion threads 2008-06-17
Do we need "Management 2.0"?: Do we need "Management 2.0"?Yes we do....A new style of management is definitely required. I saw Sue's questions and posted some of my own thoughts here:http://ekive.blogspot.comThe direct link to the post is:http://tinyurl.com/6gmq8mThe key traits of Management 2.0:Visionary leadershipListeningInvolvingAligningTransparencyRisk TakingRE: Do we needBased on my 30 years of organization consulting, we...; Tags: Leadership, Management 2.0; Discussion threads 2008-06-08
How much of health IT will go into the clouds?: How much of health IT will go into the clouds?I like itI am not really worried about my information going into the cloud. I like the idea of my medical records being more accessible and having the ability to share them with whomever I want to. I commented...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, It-Will, health care; Discussion threads 2008-06-04
Microsoft to put Live Search Toolbar in front of millions of HP consumer: Microsoft to put Live Search Toolbar in front of millions of HP consumerre: Microsoft to put Live Search Toolbar in front of millions of HP consume[i]It’s interesting to note that neither the press release nor the blog post by Mikko Ollila (Product Manager, Live Search Partner Ecosystem) makes any mention...; Tags: Web browsers, Hewlett-Packard Co., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-06-02
China's cyber-militia behind U.S. blackouts?: China's cyber-militia behind U.S. blackouts?FUD?While Chinese owned companies (and being Communist, the government owns those companies) has been responsible for some things, no doubts there as the pet food and tooth paste can confirm, shouldn't a proper distinction be confirmed before empty blaming?How do we know the guilty hackers aren't...; Tags: Hacking, INTERNET, blackout; Discussion threads 2008-05-30
So what do teachers really want in a computer?: I handed out the following survey to the teachers in my school last week. Want to know what I found out? Let's just say they're a fairly heterogeneous group when it comes to their tech needs, wants, and opinions. As most of you know, all...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Operating System, Microsoft Windows Vista, Teacher, Laptop Computer, Computer, ____Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Notebooks, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Google vs. educational databases: Google vs. educational databasesGoogle vs. Educational Databases: Some CommentsINTERNET SEARCH TOOLS AND SERVICES :DATABASES :OPINIONS:Google vs. Educational Databases: Some CommentsThis post is a response to a discussion on ZDNet Education cited in thispost on Net-Gold:INTERNET SEARCH TOOLS AND SERVICES :DATABASES:Google vs. Educational DatabasesThere are a number of observations that can...; Tags: Storage, Databases, JStor, database, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-27