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- HP CSR Report: A Triumph for Transparency (but back slides on blogging)
- HP CSR Report: A Triumph for Transparency (but back slides on blogging)apparel industryIt is possible that said industry believes opacity to be a protection against bad publicity. They've had plenty of grief in the past on the subject of sweatshops.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-09
- Microsoft not pulling XP SP3 again (so far)
- Microsoft isn't halting Windows XP Service Pack (SP) 3 distribution -- so far, at least -- in spite of endless-reboot problems reported by AMD-based PC customers, a company spokeswoman said on May 9. Reports of the reboot problem are cropping up on Microsoft forums and other sites...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Why do Macs need so much fixing?
- Last weekend, in the course of a column about Steve Ballmer, my colleague Larry Dignan tossed an offhand shout-out in my general direction: When Ed Bott has a series on how to fix–or at least cope with Vista–you know this OS isn't so hot. Why should this thing need...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Proof that Linux is for geeks with too much time on their hands!
- My ZDNet blogging colleague Jason Perlow has just put together an amazing Geek Sheet covering the bare metal backup and recovery of a Linux-based system using nothing but the standard Linux tools. At the same time Jason has allowed me to finally win a bet with some of you who...
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- On being detained in Cairo
- I've brought up Twitter before. Twitter is a micro-blogging service. You use it to "tweet" messages of no more than 140 characters. Your friends, colleagues and the general public can follow your Twitter stream and keep up with such urgent intelligence as, "Feeling bored," or "Currently surrounded by idiots." Or,...
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- News to know: Vista troubleshooting, RIM, XP SP3, Apple, SAP
- Notable headlines: XP SP3: Now on Windows Update Ed Bott: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 3: Top Troubleshooting Tools [See Gallery] David Morgenstern: Is Mac OS X Leopard, Safari 3.x too dark? Larry Dignan: Cisco third...
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Google Reader lets users do micro-blogging
- Google Reader lets users do micro-bloggingFumbledGarret, I think this is cool except for the strange feature that allows you to [b]edit[/b] the post you're adding a note to. This is no accident; why would Google implement such a feature? Seems like it only makes room for mass post...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-06
- Brands with highest concentration of UK broadband visitors
- Rank Brand % of UK Visitors on >2Mb speed 1 BT 41% 2 Carphone Warehouse 41% 3 Ticketmaster 40% 4 Six Apart (blogging) 40% 5 O2 40% 6 Royal Mail 40% 7 Daily...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- Google Reader lets users do micro-blogging
- Ok, Twitter and Google Reader aren't exactly apples to apples, but the new "Notes" feature in Google Reader feels a lot like posting status updates in Twitter. When you type a note, it's automatically shared with all your friends unless you unshare, and it appears almost as a real...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- 'In 2008, Vista will make mobile internet fun.' (UPDATED)
- ...that's what HTC head Peter Chou said this morning after introducing the Diamond Touch, a slick piece of smartphone that exudes all the right iPhone notes. The one-touch phone, of course, is worth talking about: Windows Mobile® 6.1 Professional with Qualcomm MSM 7201A 528MHz processor WCDMA...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- ePals provides safe student collaboration tools
- Yesterday, I had the opportunity to speak with Ed Fish, CEO of ePals Corporation. I first heard about ePals through Intel, who recently announced that they would provide hooks to ePals' services on their Classmate PCs. While it's easy to describe ePals as "the world's largest social network...
- Blog posts 2008-05-06
- SAP: Security keeps it off Symbian, Windows Mobile, iPhone for now
- SAP has forged an agreement with Research in Motion to run its customer relationship management software on the BlackBerry platform. Just don't expect SAP to roll out to other platforms anytime soon. In an interview with the Enterprise Irregular blogging group Monday, Bob Stutz, SAP's executive vice...
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- 12 social networking sites for niche lovers
- This is a guest post by Aseem Kishore, a technology enthusiast and lead blogger for Online-Tech-Tips. The huge popularity of sites like MySpace and FaceBook has spawned an array of niche social networking sites catered to those who want to reduce their exposure and connect with smaller,...
- Blog posts 2008-05-05
- What MicroNoHoo means for enterprises
- What MicroNoHoo means for enterprisesMicrosoft real enemy is piracyI can't denied Microsoft dominate desktop operating system market but this clearly because of piracy. In my country 40% of computer users use pirated version of Windows. They only use the genuine one if it come with the computer(OEM).Microsoft is loosening up...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-04
- NYT: Yahoo, Microsoft in talks; Media pawns abound
- NYT: Yahoo, Microsoft in talks; Media pawns aboundGluteus maximus I suspect you mean ;-)Unless America has its own stupid version of that too.RE: NYT: Yahoo, Microsoft in talks; Media pawns aboundEmjoyed the English (and correct spelling ;)) of the glutus maximus area.Boo WhooI should feel bad the media is being...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- 48ò0see themselves running Windows XP in 2014
- 48ò0see themselves running Windows XP in 2014The old saying is if it works why upgradeJust because you have a new OS doesn't mean your pc can handle it. Why upgrade if your PC and XP is doing the job you want?Wrong audienceThis is exactly the wrong audience for such a...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-02
- Ballmer still claims Microsoft might walk away from Yahoo
- On May 1, Microsoft held an internal Town Hall meeting, largely (but not exclusively) focused on the company's bid for Yahoo. Silicon Alley Insider Henry Blodget managed to dial into the call long enough to hear CEO Steve Ballmer say the sky's not the limit for Yahoo. ...
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Office streaming: What Microsoft will and won't say
- Last week, there was talk that Microsoft was considering broadening the way it makes Microsoft Office available over the Web using streaming technology. (For the record, it wasn't Microsoft doing the talking; it was some overly enthused partners.) On April 30, Microsoft shared a...
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Does open source programming make you a criminal?
- <satire> The New York Times is working on a story saying open source programming makes you a criminal. Matt Richtel (right) called for an interview soon after learning that a jury had convicted open source programmer Hans Reiser of first degree murder. (Picture from TwelveBooks Publishing.) It...
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- TIBCO proactive management approach enables SOA performance delivery as a managed service
- The business of running IT for major organizations has been moving in a maturity model direction for some time. ITIL, IT service management methods, various compliance measures, and the seemingly never-ending mantra for IT to do more with less are behind these necessary trends. Yet SOA brings...
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
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