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- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?
- Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive?Reactive to ProactiveWell it is like this:I have been in the IT field for roughly 25 years and most companies treat the IT Infrastructure worse than the mailroom. As an experienced IT Professional, the IT is one of or the very last to...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- What could Microsoft bring to the PC hardware business?
- What could Microsoft bring to the PC hardware business?Funny, much of the things you are ...... blaiming Microsoft for in this article were caused by us PC OEM's. We were the ones that insisted the Vista capable logo included hardware that met lower price points. We are also...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-08
- EziGypt (exe)
- Translate English to ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. Exports to Microsoft Word so you can write to your friends or do history assignments in the language of the time. Doing a pyramid? Write your name on it using hieroglyphics. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Software downloads 2008-09-03
- Infosys: Moving up the consulting food chain
- An Infosys executive reiterated that the offshore outsourcing business is holding up amid an economic slowdown and outlined plans to continue to move up the technology food chain to offer consulting services. Speaking at the Citigroup Technology Conference in New York, Ashok Vemuri, head of banking and...
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Ancient Quest of Saqqarah (exe)
- Travel to Saqqarah, an ancient Egyptian dwelling, where an eclipse transpires every thousand years. Below this eclipse, a magical underground oasis exists under a pyramid filled with puzzles, treasures, and legends. You must fulfill an Egyptian prophecy to stop an evil god from breaking out of his tomb in this...
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- 123 Free Solitaire 2008 (exe)
- 123 Free Solitaire 2008 card games collection includes 12 solitaire card games: Diplomat, Eighteens, Flower Garden, FreeCell, Grandfather's Clock, Klondike, Pyramid, Royal Rendezvous, Spider Solitaire, Spider Solitaire One Suit, Spider Solitaire Two Suits, and Yukon. 123 Free Solitaire 2008 features a winning layout, fast game play, rich sounds, extensive options,...
- Software downloads 2008-08-28
- No retail channel for laptop Linux
- No retail channel for laptop LinuxPlease do not forgetthat many of the reviews posted online at Wal-Mart their disatisfaction with the system.Yes these were in most cases "newbies" but the point:That unless the person is very sure of what they are buying, in the end if they dislike it, they...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-13
- Genuitec makes MyEclipse training guilt-free by offsetting the travel for attendees with carbon credits
- Genuitec makes MyEclipse training guilt-free by offsetting the travel for attendees with carbon creditsCarbon Credits are a sweet scamCarbon Credits are nothing more than a scam to make money from nothing. It is the new "pyramid scam" of the 21st century.What the hell do you really buy with a "carbon...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Kicker ZK500
- When it comes to MP3 player accessories, Zune owners have few choices compared to their iPod-wielding peers. Fortunately, the Kicker ZK500 speaker dock ($300) and its built-in 40-watt amplifier provide Zune-sters an equal opportunity aggravate their neighbors and rock-out at deafening levels.DesignThe Kicker ZK500 uses a menacing all-black pyramid design...
- Product reviews 2008-08-06
- Talent development
- Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Citizen journalism and traditional news
- Citizen journalism and traditional newsHere's a way to learn and improveRecord your video and then DON'T look at it right away. go do something else and look at it at least an hour later. Then see what you did wrong. Think about that but don't do it...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Super flash, hyper flash
- Samsung has announced a new SLC flash part with 5x the write/erase cycle spec over standard single-level cell SLC NAND flash. They call it server grade flash. Is this the flash promised land or marketing hype? 5x what? The press release doesn't mention any numbers, but...
- Blog posts 2008-07-17
- A world ruled by Apple
- Tributes to Bill Gates littered the blogosphere on Friday for obvious reason, as it was Bill Gates' last day as a full-time employee at the company he co-founded. This, predictably, rubbed certain people the wrong way, as the success of Bill Gates represents to some the "failure" of their preferred...
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- Taking the 'H' Out of HR
- Taking the 'H' Out of HRand trying to get it back ?The ultimate goal behind self-service has always been in my opinion to solve the issue you are pointing out now.A few years back, HR department was struggling with tons of paper forms and manually entering tons of information in...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worse
- The diabetes epidemic just gets worseshould we?Well, they force compliance on us on a number of other health issues. We are prohibited from injesting a wide variety of substances in the name of health. As far "should they" goes, I won't comment. But why they are or arn't, I'm almost...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- How long ago did we begin to disagree about global warming?
- How long ago did we begin to disagree about global warming?It took Mother Nature...millions of years to lock up the carbon into fossil fuels that we have managed to release in a hundred.Nature can not fix it as fast as we are polluting it. That is the issue. Take a...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-23
- Sure, energy tech is sexy and could be profitable. But think real green, as in chlorophyll and growing plants. That's the most crucial green tech now.
- There's a lot of interest in alternative energy tech and ways to utilize fossil fuels more efficiently. There's considerable push now for more nuclear power. And all that makes economic and ecological sense: energy is at the base of the economic pyramid, less energy means less of everything for...
- Blog posts 2008-06-22
- Unboxing and first look at the HTC Touch Diamond
- The devices just keep rolling in here at the ZDNet Mobile Gadgeteer headquarters and this time we have the HTC Touch Diamond device that was announced at a major kick-off event last month. I didn't attend the event where each attendee is getting a Diamond, but HTC came to Mobius...
- Blog posts 2008-06-07
- Pyrawords (zip)
- Ra has commanded you to build a pyramid, and it has to be done quickly. The higher the pyramid gets the harder it will be to type all the letters. Type fast to build the pyramid in time, see if you can beat the other builders on the online high...
- Software downloads 2008-05-14
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- Is it time for "Radical Change" in IT?
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We need to get back to freethinking and innovation that is core to our roots. Companies like Intel were founded on thoughts like the famous quote from Robert Noyce - "Don't be encumbered by the past, go out and do something wonderful."
- Read the impassioned view on IT@Intel Blog >>









