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- Open source protectionism?
- Open source protectionism?Advocating Open Source locally is fine, however...Mandating it should not be done. I support an open architecture and the mandate of open standards, but not the enforcement of Open Source. If MS adopts ODF well and it makes sense for you, then you should be free...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, open source, open standard, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-13
- Open source protectionism?
- I just caught a rather interesting piece by fellow blogger Dana Blankenhorn on the subject of the "value and values" found in open source ecosystems. Near the end, he references an article on InfoWorld which questions whether it is wise to "protect" open source development by mandating its use at...
- Tags: Open Source, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-10-13
- Windows Live Wave 3 managed beta begins
- Zack Whittaker was on compassionate leave when this was posted; posted offline and scheduled to release during this week. For many weeks, months, and I'd even say for around a year now, the kind gentry over at LiveSide have been keeping us up...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Live, Beta, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2008-08-22
- Big Brother Getting Bigger Part 1: USA
- Eek, from Slashdot today: The FBI has confirmed to Popular Mechanics that it's not only adding palm prints to its criminal records, but preparing to balloon its repository of photos, which an agency official says 'could be the basis for our facial recognition.' It's all part of a new...
- Tags: FBI, Privacy, Washington Post Co., Slashdot, Government, Federal Government, Security, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Free Sysinternals Windows utilities now available online, 24/7
- Free Sysinternals Windows utilities now available online, 24/7An actual use for Live MeshA Live Mesh-shared read-only version of this directory would be a great way to ensure that the latest versions of these excellent tools are always on one's HDD. I wonder if MS will "Mesh-enable" it?RE: Free Sysinternals Windows...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Web site development, Web browsers, Free Sysinternals Windows utility, Sysinternals, tool
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- Dell's grand plan a dud with analysts; Where's the detail?
- A two-day Dell powwow with Wall Street this week was largely panned as being short of details. On Wednesday and Thursday Dell met with analysts and disclosed that it would lay off more than the 8,800 it had projected and outlined plans to save about $3 billion...
- Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Analyst, Retail, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Channel Management, Sales Strategy, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Sales, Management, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Microsoft's latest reorg to set the stage for Yahoo merger
- In the midst of its acquisition bid for Yahoo, Microsoft is set to announce -- most likely on February 14 -- its latest company-wide reorg. According to sources, the still-unprofitable Online Services Business will be where the greatest number of changes will happen. As previously rumored, Online...
- Tags: Marketing, Merger, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2008-02-13
- Has Nick Carr flipped? Or have we?
- Guest post: Chris Matyszczyk follows on my review of Nick Carr's new book with the saga of his own trying exegesis of the text. "You're obsessed with sex," said my ZDNet handler, looking angrier than a caucuser who had just switched his vote from Chris...
- Tags: Nick Carr, Mr., Workforce Management, Internet, Human Resources, Chris Matyszczyk
- Blog posts 2008-01-14
- Must employers really pay to play?
- Must employers really pay to play?There's no surprise, this was predicted!Corporations have been abandoning loyalty to the employee for over 15 years now. How long has it been since any company rolled out a new pension plan or offered to repurpose a large and obsolete workforce due to changes in...
- Tags: Workforce management, Outsourcing, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, talent, workforce
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- Analyst: iPhone demand solid; new features would be nice
- The never-ending iPhone demand watch continues. UBS analyst Ben Reitzes in a research report said that iPhone demand appears to be solid based on AT&T store surveys. But some new features would help the iPhone.Reitzes fiscal fourth quarter shipment target for the iPhone is 800,000 units and he expects Apple...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-08-21
- Today's Debate: Docs in a box
- One of the greatest fears physicians have, I have learned, is of becoming mere cogs in the health care machine. (Aeromed has trademarked Doc In The Box for a line of document displays.)A recent Wall Street Journal piece on "convenient care" demonstrated the problem and drew an immediate response.Call it...
- Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Dana Blankenhorn, health care, autonomy, physician
- Blog posts 2007-08-10
- Policy-based management may help bridge some pitfalls in SOA's evolution
- I had a nice chat with Rich Seeley at TechTarget this week on SOA and management, and he produced this story. The major theme of the article is that SOA forces a new kind of management, one that's by necessity highly inclusive and crosses the borders of the emerging loosely...
- Tags: Agile Development, Application Lifecycle Management, datacenters, Developer Tools, Enterprise 2.0, IBM, IT Management, IT Service Management, ITIL, management, SaaS, SOA, SOA architect, SOA Governance, Software Development, Software Infrastructure, Testing Tools, Web Services
- Blog posts 2007-06-28
- Google Reader Web app gets the Gears to work offline
- Now that Google has released the beta version of Google Gears (a technology that enables Web apps to continue working even when there's no Internet connection), it is showcasing the technology in its Web-based RSS reader known as Google Reader. However, as this screen gallery shows, while Google Reader may...
- Tags: Channel management, Google Inc., Google Gears, Google Reader, Web, Internet
- Image galleries 2007-06-12
- Habitrail HamsterBall (exe)
- Get the Ball Rollin! Welcome to the wonderful world of Habitrail Hamster Ball! Race Herbie and the hamsters safely through the twisting, treacherous course. Watch out for tilting ledges, rotating cogs and floating platforms. It takes skill and quick thinking to make it to the end. Note: The Download Now...
- Tags: Download, Skill, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2007-04-12
- CPU Cogs (widget)
- CPU Cogs displays your CPU usage with the help of rotating cog wheels.
- Tags: CPU, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2007-03-30
- Intel shows off 80-core processor
- Intel shows off 80-core processorThere's also no way at present to connect this chip to memory.So, not really very useful for much of anything then.It will be hereNot much more than a decade ago various computing mags were saying "Do we really need processors faster than 300mhz.....?" Within the past...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Semiconductors, Network technology, chip, magic trick, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
- The pragmatist / idealist dichotomy
- The pragmatist / idealist dichotomyReactionless reciprocating ratios...Should we take these latest anti-GPL anti-patent statement to mean that you now endorse a pro-software-patent use and abuse stance? Would that not constitute a change of mind on your part to what you've tenaciously held to for so long as I've known of...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., idealist, Novell Inc., agreement, pragmatist
- Discussion threads 2006-11-17
- Race is on for a Web 2.0 suite alternative
- Google's intended purchase of JotSpot, not to mention Oracle's recent unveiling of Web 2.0 tools, points to a consolidation drive now under way to provide one-stop shopping for Web 2.0 functions.I've long said on the Gillmor Gang that a lot of the Web 2.0 sites and companies are really features,...
- Tags: Google Inc., Web, Web 2.0
- Blog posts 2006-10-31
- Free Windows toolset and founders gobbled up by Microsoft
- Just 4 days after I heaped praise on Sysinternals utilities like Process Explorer and Filemon, Microsoft has bought the company and hired its two founders, Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell. Their company, Winternals Software LP, provided commercial systems recovery and data protection solutions in addition to offering the free Sysinternals...
- Tags: Mark, Microsoft Corp., Sysinternals
- Blog posts 2006-07-18
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