Technology Today

• Holiday Gift Guide 2008: MP3 players

  I rarely see people carrying portable CD players anymore as it is much more convenient (size of players, amount of music, battery life) to burn your music to digital format ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Matthew Miller, Page, Digital Media, Device, Consumer Electronics, Zen X-Fi, Zune Device, MP3, Apple Inc.

  Nov 22, 2008 2:49 PM PST

• Xerox turns down the heat, saves power with green printing innovation

  Have you noticed how much more the tech companies have started to talk about technology software AND hardware to help cut back on paper consumption over the past two months? ...

  Tags: Xerox Corp., Document Management, Managerial Accounting, Innovation, Finance, Printing, Heather Clancy, Software, Enterprise Software

  Nov 22, 2008 2:44 PM PST

• When to spend cash in a SaaS business

  Revealed: the magic formula that helped enterprise web analytics provider Omniture sustain rocketing growth, dwarf its competitors and become the second-largest listed pureplay SaaS provider in the US by Phil ...

  Tags: GAAP, Sales, Financial Accounting, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technologies, Omniture Inc., Magic Number, Software As A Service (SaaS), Finance, Sales Strategy

  Nov 22, 2008 1:53 PM PST

• No drama, Obama? Sounds dramatic to me...

  In today's radio address, the President-elect specifically said he intends to add jobs in the greentech sector. Here's the specific passage: "We'll put people back to work rebuilding our crumbling ...

  Tags: Alternative Energy, Government, Harry Fuller

  Nov 22, 2008 1:51 PM PST

• Can savior-elect resurrect General Motors?

  This General Motors saga has it all: pathos and bathos, tragedy and comeuppance, hubris and ignorance, innocence and foolhardiness. Oh, and it could be the trigger to an even nastier ...

  Tags: General Motors Corp., Harry Fuller, Litigation, Business Operations

  Nov 22, 2008 12:41 PM PST

• Open source and health care reform

  The product meets a specific need that has not been met before, but the underlying solution addresses "a problem that exists across all health care," the capture and guiding of ...

  Tags: Human Resources, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Health Care, Dana Blankenhorn, Open Source, Acesis, Software, Benefits, Enterprise Software

  Nov 22, 2008 10:41 AM PST

• Automating peer review may do much more

  It's important to note that this is a process which, because of the need for security, and the lack of data format standards, has not been computerized before. Getting it ...

  Tags: Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn, Acesis, Open Source, Software/Web Development, XML

  Nov 22, 2008 9:25 AM PST

• Why Apple and Google need to get into the Netbook business

  This crappy photo-edit of a fairly standard netbook design illustrates the power of Apple branding. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan recently picked up a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 Ubuntu ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Operating System, Jason Perlow, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Media, Apple iPhone, Wireless, Digital Music, Consumer Electronics

  Nov 22, 2008 9:22 AM PST

• On a personal note

  I passed the California Bar Exam. ;-) I'll be combining writing this blog with building a law practice in cyberlaw, small business and consumer protection. by Richard Koman

  Tags: Richard Koman, Internet, Blogging, Consumer Protection

  Nov 22, 2008 8:30 AM PST

• Investing in the right vehicles for change

  Bailing out Detroit won't change these automotive businesses, unless the automotive leaders truly want to embrace changing their very DNA and use the vehicles at their disposal to make them ...

  Tags: It Operations, Biotechnology, Phil Fersht, Outsourcing, DNA, Business, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Vehicle, Business Operations

  Nov 22, 2008 5:48 AM PST

• The old "install this codec to see free porn" trick works on Mac too!

  It seems that this old trick for fooling Windows users to download and install malware on their PCs is now working on Mac users. Why? Because with 50% of new ...

  Tags: Operating System, Hardware, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Codec, Software, Viruses And Worms, Security, Malware

  Nov 22, 2008 3:57 AM PST

• The brutal truth - but not, I think, about Vista.

  A lawsuit alleging that workers are being forced to contribute unpaid over time because their PCs record start times only after long boot periods has that laugh until you cry ...

  Tags: PC, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Paul Murphy, Software, Microsoft Windows

  Nov 22, 2008 12:15 AM PST

• Deep in the heart of Texas: Electronics recycling infrastructure expanded

  The vendor-funded recycling organization MRM more formally known as Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company has inked a deal with Goodwill Industries in Texas that will extend the territory it can ...

  Tags: Electronics, Human Resources, Heather Clancy, MRM DOES, Texas, Policies And Procedures

  Nov 21, 2008 8:25 PM PST

• Science, research and the politics of grantmanship

  Seems that science is like every other human endeavor. It's highly political. A study done among scientists asking for money from the National Institute of Health shows blunt political caluclation ...

  Tags: Management, Scientist, Strategy, Harry Fuller

  Nov 21, 2008 5:23 PM PST

• Apple's 2008 ad budget: $486M

  You've undoubtedly seen your fair share of Apple television commercials this year, most of them for the iPhone. Well, if you're wondering what it all costs, we now know the ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Advertisement, TVs, Home Entertainment, Apple Inc., Tv & Home Theater, Jason D. O\'Grady

  Nov 21, 2008 4:35 PM PST

• Will email and text messages get shorter with the BlackBerry Storm?

  I am admittedly a very big fan of physical keyboards on my mobile phones and have what fellow MobileTechRoundup podcast co-hosts James and Kevin call "magic thumbs". I am able ...

  Tags: Peripherals, Matthew Miller, Keyboards, Hardware, E-mail, RIM BlackBerry, Apple iPhone, BlackBerry Device, Storm

  Nov 21, 2008 4:12 PM PST

• Apple's ad spend almost a half-billion dollars

  There's no doubt that Apple has become one of the most popular brands around the globe - iPod, iMac, iPhone, iTunes. I'm sure you've heard of them. Likewise, you probably ...

  Tags: Advertisement, Apple Inc., Sam Diaz

  Nov 21, 2008 3:53 PM PST

• A live, more interactive Rev3

  Television and the Internet are on a collision course that will revolutionize entertainment, but Revision3 is always one step ahead of the game. Today, they launched a new live video ...

  Tags: Personal Technology, Andrew Mager, Media Players, Online Communications, Marketing, Instant Messaging, Internet, Corporate Communications, Episode, Consumer Electronics

  Nov 21, 2008 3:29 PM PST

• Can a dose of SOA relieve tension?

  Quote of the week: "[Independent business units] are constantly seeking to diverge in order to meet the specific needs of their customers. At the same time IT continues to work ...

  Tags: Management, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Information Technology, Strategy, Joe McKendrick, Software, SOA, Enterprise Software

  Nov 21, 2008 2:59 PM PST

• Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Best cars, trucks, minivans, SUVs and hybrids

  The auto industry may be in a tizzy, but that doesn't mean you can't get a great deal on a new vehicle. And who doesn't love a little holiday cheer ...

  Tags: Manufacturer, SUV, Andrew Nusca, Page, Manufacturing, Minivan, Honda Motor Co., Car

  Nov 21, 2008 2:45 PM PST

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