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Cloud vs sand: Google vs Microsoft

Cloud vs sand: Google vs MicrosoftGeeks make it right.Marketers make it look right.Which one do you want behind your business?Google may look like Sun in 20 years but then Microsoft will look like DRI. I can imagine a similar report with far different findings to be release from Microsoft....

Tags: Data centers, E-mail servers, Now Let, Who-ever, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., server

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

Video ad winner does Linux no favor

Video ad winner does Linux no favor....Linux adsYoue expected what?Tell the truth that the apps are very limited compared to WIndows?That users should learn to love a command line?That you'll spend more time in news groups and forums trying to do simple things than actauly getting work done?Story telling 101,...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Who-ever, video advertisement, video, Linux, advertisement, distro

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Beginning of the end for PATA

Beginning of the end for PATAAlthough I want toI am one of those people who are still chomping at the bit to keep some older systems running. phasing out older tech only means I have to spend more time cobbling it together. Now is about time, but I...

Tags: FireWire, Who-ever, PATA Drives, Serial ATA

Discussion threads 2007-08-01

Federated identity management and Web services

Federated identity management and Web servicesWho is providing the service?Looks like the right thing to have. Who ever is providing the service will be blessed and also get rich.Will we still need PKI Payment Gateways?Strange - no mention of LibertyI would have expected this article to mention the Liberty...

Tags: Federated Identity Management, identity federation, Web service, Who-ever, Web

Discussion threads 2005-01-17

Intel to back municipal broadband role

Intel to back municipal broadband roleMan, cities have rights too. By this, you should ban public libraries too.I lived in a city where they generated their own electricity. Guess what, we payed a lot less in electricity than other people being robbed by big utilities. And, as long as the...

Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Who-ever, broadband, Intel Corp., municipality, cable

Discussion threads 2005-01-11

Netsky causing billions in damages

Netsky causing billions in damagesI'm sure Microsoft cares deeply...Action neededI sugest that it is legislated that every high-speed connection be budled with mandatory anti-virus and firewall software that have a default setup that prevents these attacks.If the user deactivates any of those, the ISP must disconnect them promptly.If the price...

Tags: ROI/TCO, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Cyberthreats, Who-ever, Netsky virus, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., TCO, network, virus, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2004-02-26

Additional Resources

Who's afraid of the big bad cloud?

Tech news has been dominated this week by Google's announcements regarding their upcoming Chrome OS. Plenty of geeks are excited; so are plenty of industry insiders and business analysts. You know who aren't excited? Those who say we aren't ready for an OS dependent upon "The Cloud." by...

Tags: Tech New, Operating Systems, Software, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-20

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

Inside the Google Chrome OS security model

The proof will be in implementationAll of these lofty goals are one thing. Making it happen in code is quite another. It sounds like they are just giving a laundry list of what people want them to say. I'm in the "believe it when I see it" camp. Good intentions...

Tags: security, Google Inc., licence, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

FCC to review regulatory and legal impacts to cloud services and identity management

FCC Overstepping its authority againWhy do we as a society, blindly ignore when the government overreaches its authority?The FCC only has authority to regulate the airwaves.The Internet and related technologies have nothing to do with the FCC, and they have no authority in this area.We need to wake up, people....

Tags: Federal government, Big Government, identity management, FCC, government

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

R10BatchMail 1.9.3 (Mac)

R10BatchMail is a simple to use Bulk Email Sending program for Macintosh OSX. R10BatchMail is useful for sending a newletter, informing of change of address, marketing or any one of a thousand other reasons for contacting your customers, prospects or suppliers. With R10BatchMail there is no need to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Supplier, Arten Science, R10BatchMail, Channel Management, Desktops, Marketing, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-11-19

What's next for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform?

So MS is going cloud...Well, well, isn't this interesting. Does MS concede that the era of packaged client software is over? Again, MS is the follower and not the leader, and again, MS is following Google to the clouds. My prediction is that this will be a field day...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Corp., Azure, server

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Google-Microsoft rivalry on with ChromeOS launch

This will usher in an era of intense competition and innovation, as well aslower prices.This will be good for all concerned. Windows users will get lower prices and faster innovation. The Windows users should be Google's biggest fans here.Chorme OS could get 10% or more of the netbook market. That...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Chrome, operating system

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

Pressure tactics don't always work

The key words are ..."don't always". Has always and still works for Microsoft.^o^How about an piece on DOA hard drivesIf you truly resist manufacturer pressure then I would love to see a truly objective piece on the quality and failure rates on SATA hard drives being marketed today. ...

Tags: Manufacturing, Storage management, cloud computing, Virtualization, manufacturer, DOA, hard drive, failure rate

Discussion threads 2009-11-18

New ultra-thin laptops ready to catch on?

They still seem a bit over priced for what they do. I feel the same way about the netbooks too.They will NEVER take off like Netbooks becauseThey violate the netbook Trinity. These are the three contributing factors which are required for the extreme mass market appeal of a netbook....

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, netbook, laptop computer, ultra-thin laptop, New ultra-thin laptop

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Cap and trade controversial in Australia

This is what happened:An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored.The new Inquisition: dare to raise your voice against the enviro-whackos and they get all angry.CEC FAILs againCEC claims: [i]"An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored."[/i]He wasn't censored for disagreeing with the global...

Tags: theory, CEC, global warming, Cap-and-Trade, carbon dioxide, tax

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Adobe releases Flash, AIR betas; Gauging the potential of multi-touch on the desktop

Not surprising ....Not surprising, considering, Silverlight already supports multi-touch, as does WPF.Silverlight has potential......but platform availability is a factor. MS need to improve that greatly if they want to take a bite out of Flash's share.Rather, catch up[i]Adobe?s platform is appealing, but it?s in a race to stay ahead...

Tags: Network technology, Web browsers, desktop, 64-bit, Adobe Systems Inc., multi-touch

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

The emergency room myth busted

ok Dana 1 troll 0 This is a real sucker punch that i never saw coming ....Dana you are getting nastier by each post what next chomsky on the reading list :)thx for they excellent link well its hurt Racism at the heart of healhcare reform opposition.Who are more likely...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Benefits, health care, emergency room myth, Odds Ratio

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Psystar massacred in court

I wouldn't.....buy even with a 100% discount, Psystar is toast and part of Apple's claim would invoke a recall of all machines and buyer's info. Apart from the 'no support' from Apple, there will be no support from a defunct company too.Yep, there is pent-up demand for an expandable cheap...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini - The Inspiron Zino HD

People Actually Buy These Things?Almost a $1000.00 for a cutsey, low powered designer computer? Do people actually buy these things? Maybe they should check out your Very Best Kit list.adrian please 959$ you dont put 959 for a low-end entry level machine you can have...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Mac Mini, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-11-16