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- Dear Microsoft: What's the deal with Windows 7 upgrades?
- Location?38.921473?N 77.066946?WYep, same here ...... stonewalled at every turn. With you ...... I can see, because you've been pulling on Microsoft's scab lately. But in Ed's case, I don't know why they would treat him like that.^o^Message has been deleted..Believe it or not ...... it makes little difference. The...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Move over Enterprise 2.0, it's now Social Business Design
- Given the relatively friendly pounding I took over my Enterprise 2.0 - what a crock post, it's gratifying to see that it has stirred some interesting interpretations and thoughts on the topic. That's always good and especially pleasing when one considers that most blog posts are the equivalent of digital...
- Blog posts 2009-09-21
- Think and Grow Rich 1.0 (Windows)
- The Thirteen Steps to Riches described in this book offer the shortest dependable philosophy of individual achievement ever presented for the benefit of the man or woman who is searching for a definite goal in life. Before beginning the book you will profit greatly if you recognize the fact that...
- Software downloads 2009-09-10
- Wikipedia: What's good for the goose?
- It's extremely useful--to a pointVery useful to the extent that it gives a surprisingly deep and thorough investigation of a topic, based on the opinions of one person or a very small group of people.For many topics, that good enough. Most people will agree that the moon is made...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-31
- Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer
- Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineerI don't see this happeninggood engineers are good engineers; perhaps shoddy media engineers will be washed out of the process more quickly than shoddy programmers so perhaps you'll see this situation influence salary spreads since "bad aesthetics" speak louder...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Software engineers move over - the era of the media engineer
- Software coding is becoming a much more common skill and it is a skill that is losing value. You can find coders in developing countries and contract the work for a fraction of what it used to cost. But there is going to be a need for...
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- Private Pilot PocketTest (Mobile)
- The original PDA test-prep study tool for FAA Written Exams in Aviation. "I got 100% on the FAA Private Pilot written exam after only four weeks of study. I attribute this to your program..." --Jim, in New York, NY As seen inmagazine "Now with my Palm in my pocket, I'm...
- Software downloads 2009-07-08
- Microsoft, Mississippi settle over software pricing
- Microsoft, Mississippi settle over software pricingWhat a huge waste of moneyI cannot believe that the state of Mississippi spent the $ necessary to get some of it's residents a few dollars refund. We'll never know but I bet after factoring in the cost per taxpayer for the lawyers fees...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-12
- Apple snags ex-OLPC security chief
- Former director of security architecture at One Laptop per Child OLPC Ivan Krstic has joined Apple to help thwart hacker attacks against the Mac operating system. Krstic, a well-respected innovator who designed the Bitfrost security...
- Blog posts 2009-05-13
- Medieval secrets behind Microsoft research
- Medieval secrets behind Microsoft researchMicrosoft has not invented...anything. So their research is obviously nothing more than a money pit.While talking to two programmers last week the state of Microsoft's software came up. Mind you, both are Microsoft proponents and program for the Microsoft environment. What was interesting is at the...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Building a virtual B2B user community
- * Jennifer Leggio is at RSA Conference Guest editorial by Joel Lundgren I was first introduced to Facebook in the summer of 2007. At that time most people in Sweden had yet to hear about this site, and the idea that it had anything...
- Blog posts 2009-04-21
- Client Incompetence: why there will always be a need for consultants
- Client Incompetence: why there will always be a need for consultantsI really love that first paragraph NTNTnot so sureIt's usually the consultans that have to come up to speed with the business model, and have very little leverage in changing it.It's more like "the victory has 100 fathers (that includes...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-06
- Carolina hydrogen: heavy duty but lighter than air
- The hydrogen revolution is taking place, right now...in South Carolina. I recently blogged the state's first H2 fuel station. Now they're unveiling a house powered by solar and a hydrogen fuel cell. It's in Aiken, South Carolina. The second hydrogen-powered house on earth. You can...
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- Fortune 500 series: Texas Instruments uses social media to connect 10K+ engineers
- A frequently asked question around corporate social networking is, "What kinds of companies are using it?" When social media first became the trend it is now there was a lot of speculation about how only smaller, flexible companies could implement effective social media program. I started this Fortune 500 series...
- Blog posts 2009-03-25
- Majority of vulnerabilities go unpatched, IBM
- Majority of vulnerabilities go unpatched, IBMThere you have it, Apple OS X is the worst OSby a *wide* margin when it comes to vulnerabilities and security.Many people will not believe this, even though it has been clear for a long time (hint: try finding Vista, OS X and Ubuntu on...
- Discussion threads 2009-02-03
- Fannie Mae IT contractor indicted for planting malware; Mortgage giant didn't revoke server privileges
- A former Fannie Mae IT contractor has been indicted for planting a virus that would have nuked the mortgage agency's computers, caused millions of dollars in damages and even shut down operations. How'd this happen? The contractor was terminated, but his server privileges were not. Rajendrasinh Makwana...
- Blog posts 2009-01-29
- When Windows beats Linux: a cautionary tale
- When Windows beats Linux: a cautionary taleIt's the ticket booking traffic, st...!What they don't tell you, is that the 10 CMS servers were handling the business-critical ticket booking traffic - incl. peaks during special-offer newsletter blasts.RE: When Windows beats Linux: a cautionary taleThis article is clearly biased against Linux."The general...
- Discussion threads 2009-01-17
- Blu-ray sinks the PS3
- Blu-ray sinks the PS3unique?The iPhone is unique. As a console PS 3 is not, it's a wash with the xbox with xbox probably getting the nod because of Live and more and better games. Sure Xbox has no Blu ray but who says a game system should be tied to...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-30
- The 10 best IT certifications
- Guest post from TechRepublic's 10 Things blog: IT pros tend to have strong opinions when debating the value of professional certification â€" and views become even more polarized when it comes down to a discussion of which certs are meaningful. TechRepublic's Erik Eckel put together a list of the accreditations...
- Blog posts 2008-12-11
- Remedying the trade imbalance with China
- Remedying the trade imbalance with ChinaCopyright and patentYour discussion of the IP to be protected mentions copyright but not patents. For example:Knowledge products the stuff normally covered by copyright is the category of goods that relies so heavily on copyright. [End quote]Because software can be protected effectively only by...
- Discussion threads 2008-11-13
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