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When making forecasts for a year ahead, I have always found the "greater fool" theory comforting. In short, it takes a fool to make a forecast, and a greater one to believe it On balance then, I think it wise to hide these predictions from children, the gullible, the insane, etc. Some people will look at this and see doom and gloom because there ...
TurboLinux last week announced the release of a palm-sized USB device that comes with the firm's FUJI operating system embedded in its 4 GB flash memory Called "Wizpy," the device will allow users to run the Linux OS on any computer....
Let's face it, most software that's packaged with Windows PCs is junk. It's either too feeble to do much of anything or a try-me version that, should you use it in earnest, will hold your data hostage when its trial period expires One program that I've found to be an exception to that rule, though, is WinDVD. In fact, when I bought a computer for m...
Him: "What purchases have you made lately? Just the last one would be fine." Me: "Umm, let's see. I think I spent around (US)$100 at a cosmetics store last weekend."
Jeremy Allison, a prominent open source software developer and Sambaproject cofounder, announced last week that he would be leaving Suse Linux vendorNovell over the company's patent pact with Microsoft The November interoperability and patent agreement between Novell andMicrosoft has upset a number of free and open source software (FOSS)community m...
As personal technology goes, digital video recorders (DVRs) are more than just a replacement for tape-based VCRs: They're a boon to TV watchers and the enemy of the traditional 30-second television advertising spot, for decades the single most powerful and lucrative form of brand advertising Devices such as TiVo have long been seen as a disruptive ...
I know a lot of you will be spending time with your families and, if you are like me, you may be looking for some things to talk about that aren't religion or politics but just as likely to result in a heated holiday "discussion." Since the iPod, Apple's valuation has shot up like a rocket, while Microsoft's stock hasn't moved that much. You can se...
Earlier this month, Sage Software announced it had acquired one of its longtime partners, Corum, a Canada-based provider of CRM technology It was a significant deal for the company, saidDave Batt, senior vice president and general managerof Global CRM, as the acquired technology matches one of the functional areasthe company intends to push -- and ...
Across the U.S., both consumers and industry have called on the government to build out an infrastructure for renewable energy sources following the latest run-up in gas prices. Part 1 of this two-part series on renewable energy reviews some of the plans industry participants have outlined to support various "green" power initiatives, along with some approaches to achieve success...
Google upgraded its Blogger service from the beta that had been in place. The new Blogger is still only available to a select user group, with Google planning to make the upgraded version generally available in the future Now, though, "New Blogger" -- as the application is called -- is only available to users that log in via a Google account. Other...
Two billionaires are burying the technology hatchet this holiday season. Rupert Murdoch and John Malone ended a two-year battle over Liberty Media's stake in News Corp. with a US$11 billion deal Specifically, Liberty Media has agreed to exchange its 16.3 percent stake in News Corp. for News Corp.'s 38.5 percent stake in DirecTV, as well as regional...
Research In Motion (RIM) provided more evidence that it was distancing itself from a slew of rivals in the mobile e-mail space, saying strong demand for its category leading BlackBerry device helped it post a 47 percent jump in profit and a nearly 50 percent rise in sales for the third quarter RIM said it earned US$176 million, or 93 cents a share,...
Opera Software on Thursday announced a deal with Samsung Electronics to deliver Opera Mobile on Samsung mobile handsets -- two days after it launched a browser for Nintendo's Wii gaming console Opera Mobile is Opera Software's standards-compliant Web browser for advanced mobile phones. The browser uses Opera's small screen rendering technology to r...
Many clients and friends often ask me about the wisdom of serving on a board. My immediate answer is, yes, you should serve. I then go into detail as to what are the pros and cons of board service Since the enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), there is no question that board fees have gone up -- much to the benefit of board members. In fact, my arti...
After several disappointing years, the telecom market experienced renewed growth in 2006, and a number of surprising developments occurred. The highlights include the integration of cellular and WiFi features, a rush to deliver mobile music services, movement toward bundled services, a focus on higher speed home networks, and unprecedented acceptance of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)...
Like many industry analysts and alumni, I find analytical concepts sexy. Add in creating strategies for serving customers more efficiently while being profitable at it, and the conditions are perfect for the creation of an Accidental Analyst The analytical side of CRM experienced explosive growth in 2006 because there are so many of us out there.
There are only 10 days left in 2006, ample time to review -- and hopefully learn from -- past mistakes, including at least five policy blunders that should not have happened in California this year. Start with the most recent: the city of Berkeley's new nanotech regulations By preemptively classifying nanotech products as "hazardous materials," Ber...
A law firm has filed a class action suit against Nintendo on behalf of owners of the new Wii gaming console for selling remotes with inadequate wrist straps San Francisco-based Green Welling filed the lawsuit against Nintendo of America in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington just days after Nintendo pledged to replace all...
Microsoft on Tuesday fixed at least one of the issues with the Zune digital media player: a compatibility problem with Windows Vista, its new operating system scheduled for release on Jan. 30 The patch may not be enough to turn around poor holiday sales of the software giant's so-called iPod-killer, though....
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted Thursday to make it easier and faster for telephone companies to enter markets with television services, clearing the way for a showdown with cable companies for the right to deliver bundles of products into consumers' homes By a 3-2 margin, the FCC voted to limit the amount of time local jurisdicti...
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