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What's the hurry? You can still see Miami from the plane.

Add another choiceHarry, you need to add another choice on your survey."If the climate [b]IS[/b] warming, it is part of a natural cycle and has very little to do with mankind's actions, and there is very little that we can do to affect it."another choice being added--Harry FullerFuller, why the...

Tags: launch-pad, global warming

Discussion threads 2009-10-31

Will a flu pandemic really bring down the Internet?

Is the last bulleted list a joke??That last bulleted list is a joke. It worships a model, and is not the best tool for the job.Keep in mind through all this:-The problem is going to be network congestion. Therefore steps should be taken to [b]REDUCE[/b] network usage."Monitor your VPNs. Make...

Tags: NETWORKING, H1N1 flu, network, marketing, network congestion, flu, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

How did IT fall so far behind the tech curve?

Okay, butThey also go out and buy their own servers with some hidden budget line, then try to foist maintenance off on the CIO. And then we try to integrate the data - and the data isn't theirs, it's critical to the health, even survival, of the enterprise.Yes, we...

Tags: Strategy, Virtualization, cloud computing, Regulatory compliance, Marketing Guy, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

TD Bank botches IT system consolidation; Customer havoc ensues

But hey, don't worry... TD's got you covered.As reported in the local news last night, a woman who went to withdraw money from her account to pay her rent found that the ATM would not let her. So after discussing the situation with TD bank employees at her branch,...

Tags: Financial services, information technology, Regis, TD Bank, bank, IT system consolidation

Discussion threads 2009-10-02

Mid-range European ERP portending the future?

On my personal blog, I skimmed over recently published results for Agresso and COA Solutions. Agresso is emerging in the US as a small if solid player in public sector as well as for those businesses that need a more agile approach to business configuration than you'd likely get from...

Tags: Revenue, Public Sector, Vendor, SAP AG, Agresso, COA Solutions, COA, Maintenance Revenue, Saas/on-demand, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-02

Good riddance: Digital music sales to surpass CDs in 2010?

Sorry kid. There are plenty of us who buy CDs. You might want to read this:http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=22862They are folks who don't give a rat's a$$ about being on the bleeding edge of technology.They have CD players in their cars, and most likely in their homes, and the purchase of an MP3...

Tags: Sales strategy, Digital media, digital music, CD, music, sales, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-08-18

Laptop Warranties and Accidental Damage Coverage: What You Need to Know

Laptop Warranties and Accidental Damage Coverage: What You Need to KnowYes it does have thatAs I view a Laptop as a product that is susceptable to outside influences as a vehicle is.It does not matter how careful and protective you are, The unit is out of your control at places...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, Laptop Warranty, Accidental Damage Coverage, Apple Inc., Need-to-know, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

System Analyser 5.3w (Windows)

System Analyser gives comprehensive information about your system: Bios, Network, Dos, CPU/FPU, Cache, Memory, SPD, Video, AGP, Monitor, Drives, partitions, IDE, ATAPI, SATA, CD-Rom, DVD, Blue-ray Disk, RPC2, Lpt, Rs232, Mouse, Keyboard, IEEE 1284, Modem, Fax, ISDN, Sound, ASPI/CAM, SCSI, DMI, PCI, PCI Express, PCMCIA, Plug and Play, APM, ESCD,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Hans Niekus, PCI, Y2K, Serial ATA, Storage, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-07-22

Mac users suffer Safari 4 woes

Mac users suffer Safari 4 woesNo Mac issues hereIt works well.Now on Windows, Safari is a PIG - memory, CPU, etc.Works great on my MacNo issues to report here. Nice and fast. The new UI changes here and there take a little getting used to. Overall, I'm very satisfied.RE: Mac...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Web browsers, Safari 4, Apple Safari, Safari 4 woe, Mac-user, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Climate change driven IT spend: are we being hoodwinked?

Climate change driven IT spend: are we being hoodwinked?Green Y2KDennis, needed questions...I asked a similar question couple of weeks ago - are we headed towards a green Y2K?http://dealarchitect.typepad.com/deal_architect/2009/05/the-green-y2k.htmlI was at Gartner then and we were warning the world about Y2K. The bigger the total remediation cost we projected the more...

Tags: Y2K, global warming, Climate Change, IT SPEND, information technology, carbon dioxide

Discussion threads 2009-06-08

Climate change driven IT spend: are we being hoodwinked?

One of the great things about being an Irregular is that every now and again, one of our motley band will toss a pebble into a pond which sends ripples. Last weekend Jeff Nolan, one of our founders and a great personal friend said this: ...

Tags: Information Technology, Carbon Dioxide, Climate, Argument, Tom, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-06-08

Microsoft finishes Vista SP2

Microsoft finishes Vista SP2RE: Microsoft finishes Vista SP2Unlike previous SPs, SP2 requires SP1. So if you don't hsve SP1 installed, you win't see SP2 in the AU/MU/WU.Unsure why people are in a rush to install it. who knows if there are any issues.RE: Microsoft finishes Vista SP2We care because I...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Service Pack 2, Vista SP2, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-04-29

From IT sales to stand-up comedy

From IT sales to stand-up comedyWe could use more tech comediansWe can always use more tech comedians - but only good ones. Vanguard Integrity Professionals had one at their 1999 security conference that was billed as a Y2K preparation specialist, and it was quite amusing as his speech wandered...

Tags: IT sale, stand-up, Don McMillan, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-04-15

Friday Rant - Conficker worm hype

Friday Rant - Conficker worm hypeHey...come on now......Chicken Little has made a pretty good living with this tactic...what's your problem? ;-)RE: Friday Rant - Conficker worm hypeI agree with you, my boss watched CNN and came in afraid to go online, I even had to run scans again on...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Conficker Worm, Friday Rant, worm, paranoia, Y2K, USB flash drive

Discussion threads 2009-04-03

Kundli for Windows 4.5 (Windows)

Kundli for Windows is an astrology software with following features are Windows compatibility, good presentation, most accurate calculations, screen preview, storage of horoscopes and modules for future, references, Y2K compatible, South/North Indian charting, Aynamsa N.C. Lahiri/K.P./B.V. Raman, latitude and longitude databases, time zones database, company name, address phone number, and...

Tags: Database, Phone, Microsoft Windows, Y2K, Operating Systems, Storage, Telecom & Utilities, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-03-27

What BearingPoint

What BearingPointGood riddance?The Brits are finding out the hard way about digitizing medical records. Their own national IT project is way over budget and not very close to a solution (I know because I read the Register!). If the FBI can't even get their case file system working, what chance...

Tags: Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate law, Outsourcing, Operational accounting, Financial services, Brits, BearingPoint Inc., acquisition

Discussion threads 2009-02-23

SOA 2009: Do we need architects or firefighters?

ZDNet blogging colleague Ian Finley just posted an interesting question that reflects ever-shifting priorities in today's rough-and-tumble economy: "When the building's on fire, who calls an architect? ...No one does. They call the fire department." He advises enterprise architects and vendors alike to put down their plans and ESBs, put...

Tags: Entrepreneurial, Information Technology, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Entrepreneurship, Web Services, Y2K, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Strategy, Software, Management, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2009-02-21

When the building’s on fire, who calls an architect?

No one does.  They call the fire department. This year, manufacturers and retailers need more IT fire fighters and fewer enterprise architects.  And those fire fighters need axes, ladders and hoses; not enterprise service buses or SOA governance suites.  Companies are fighting for their lives and employees...

Tags: Enterprise Architect, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Ian Finley

Blog posts 2009-02-19

Nuclear weapons lab loses 67 computers

Nuclear weapons lab loses 67 computers Lost or StolenI like how this is one category.Stolen is stolen - a criminal matter.Lost - that's employee carelessness.Two completely different things with different actions being required to remedy the situation.The blackberry doesnt matter, they can just brick it.as for the PC's, vpns and...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, NETWORKING, Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear weapons lab, computer

Discussion threads 2009-02-17

IBM Case Study: Bachem Holding AG

Bachem is an independent, technology-based, public biochemicals company that provides a full service to the pharma and biotech industry. After migrating to a Movex ERP system to counter the Y2K issue, the weakness of the system was that it had no analysis tools. This shortcoming led to the implementation of...

Tags: Cognos Inc., IBM Corp., Bachem, Biotechnology, Sales Strategy, Y2K, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Databases, Sales, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2009-02-01