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- Conferences as conversation starters
- Ten years ago Comdex - the gigantic Las Vegas hi tech conference and show - was reaching its high point. In that pre broadband internet era of CD ROM's, beige boxes and Windows 95, tens of thousands would converge on Vegas, stay in massively marked up hotel rooms and walk...
- Blog posts 2008-06-30
- From CFrom Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM Mainframe
- From CFrom Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframeDitch all this Cr@p!They need to simply go with Vista Server and MS Access 2008 Server! Problem solved!http://fakesteveballmer.blogspot.comRE: From CFrom Chapter one: Data Processing and the IBM MainframePlease bear in mind that the 360 came out ten years before the ideas...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-20
- The tattered history of OOP
- This is a guest blog by frequent contributor Mark Miller - a followup on our earlier discussions of the effectiveness and value of the object oriented programming idea. OOP has been a mixed bag, but I say this only because...
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- How SOA and IT are faring in the 'unrecession'
- Rich Seeley, who has been tracking the relationship between the overall economy and IT/SOA in the recent turbulent months, just posted an update on how SOA has been faring through it all. SOA will sink or swim because of SOA, not the economy He...
- Blog posts 2008-05-30
- The CIO's innovation dilemma
- The often uncomfortable relationship between IT and business is nothing new but has taken on fresh piquancy. The visibility achieved by the impact coming from the use of socialprise I have seen among major brands fuels that debate. There is a history here and I sense that...
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- In a down economy, expect subprime SOAs to suffer
- If the economy languishes as media pundits say it will, we may see a story of two SOAs. Those that are making a difference to the business and will continue to do so, and those that I'll classify as 'subprime SOAs' that will quickly have their oxygen cut off if...
- Blog posts 2008-03-24
- Are green IT services the new Y2K boondoogle?
- Are green IT services the new Y2K boondoogle?I think it should be spelled"boondoggle"You are sure right!Thanks. Not even the editors caught that!
- Discussion threads 2008-03-07
- News to know: Microsoft vs. Amazon; Cracking wireless LANs; iPhone; AMD
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Sources: Microsoft readying sphere-shaped Surface Microsoft launches its alternative to Amazon's SimpleDB George Ou: New tool cracks most enterprise wireless LANs Forbes: Gates no longer the richest man John Morris:...
- Blog posts 2008-03-06
- Are green IT services the new Y2K boondoggle?
- This one is for you erstwhile VARs, systems integrators and IT services companies who have been wondering how the green technology movement may affect your future. Or for those of you who have been non-believers. The good news is that Forrester Research is predicting that the...
- Blog posts 2008-03-05
- Twinhead International Streamlines Supply Chain and Cuts Order Processing Time by 50%
- Taipei-based Twinhead International manufactures and markets notebook computers for the consumer and industrial sectors. Income from industrial products commands around 30 - 40% of the company's operating revenues. The biggest challenges facing the company are the number of customizations they undertake for each customer, and the fact that they often...
- Case studies 2008-03-01
- Microsoft and Google stalk the Internet operating system
- Microsoft is fighting on multiple fronts in its 100-year technology war. Acknowledged, Microsoft has notched just 35 years, but the company is good for another 65 if it can recruit a few more generations of Bill Gates generals to lead the charge. And make no mistake, dominating markets is what...
- Blog posts 2008-02-12
- Birth of IPv6
- Birth of IPv6Question - Will IPv6 be the new Y2K?I'll be graduating in September with a Network Engineering degree. Due to the economy, there just are not a lot of job openings for that specific calling. What I'm wondering is, do you think IPv6 will be to Network...
- Discussion threads 2008-02-04
- What if you lose your job?
- What if you lose your job?The thing is, with open source, you can get a job with a different company,or do consulting, based on the same project. You will be valuable, as you know the code, and can get in and add features, hooks, etc. With a proprietary project, that...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- After the hello, goodbye and thanks
- After the hello, goodbye and thanksBest of Luck!ntA modified traditional Irish blessingMay the information superhighway rise up to meet youMay the ACL be always at your backThe powerboost shine warm upon your wiresThe load balancers fall soft upon your last mileAnd until we ping againMay QoS hold your packets in...
- Discussion threads 2007-12-14
- The top 10 IT disasters of all time
- The top 10 IT disasters of all timeWhy omitions?(Note: We have purposely omitted incidents that resulted in loss of life.) Why omit these incidents??? THESE are the ones that count!If some flacky software kills hundreds or thousands I would want to know.Purposely omitted errors that cost lives?Errors like the Therac-25...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-27
- Applying the transparency taste test
- Last week I was in Berlin as the guest of SAP and Transparency International. For those that are unfamiliar, TI is a pressure group that addresses issues around corruption. It operates in some of the most difficult parts of the world. It tends to focus on the governmental factors impacting...
- Blog posts 2007-11-26
- System Analyser (zip)
- 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,...
- Software downloads 2007-10-11
- Is conventional software built on bubble economics?
- OK, I'll get back to some more serious points in a moment, but I couldn't help commenting on a jaw-dropping statement from SaaS blogger Bob Warfield. It comes in the middle of an interview with Concur CEO Steve Singh, just after Singh compares his own company's performance — since switching...
- Blog posts 2007-09-26
- Green tech ideals slowly penetrating consumer consciousness
- Once upon a time, in the pre-bubble days before the time of the great Y2K switchover and the dot-com implosion, giant high-tech companies scrambled to portray themselves as the biggest, best-est e-something-or-others. In these modern times, they can't paint themselves green fast enough with oodles of paper green being...
- Blog posts 2007-09-07
- How Microsoft puts your data at risk
- 56% of data loss due to system & hardware problems - OntrackData loss is painful and all too common. Why? Because your file system stinks. Microsoft's NTFS (used in XP & Vista) with its de facto monopoly is the worst offender. But Apple and Linux aren't any better. Everyone knows...
- Blog posts 2007-08-08
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