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Selling the Downturn: Schwartz and the Silver Lining (3)
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As the slowdown begins to tickle the Internet economy, voices from unlikely places are grappling with the “opportunity” the possible worldwide depression presents for the tech industry. Steve Ballmer is on a barnstorming tour about Microsoft’s move into what he temporarily calls the Windows Cloud OS> IBM is busy opening 13 cloud computing centers around the world. And Jonathan Schwartz has slathered lipstick all over what purports to be an internal memo that he then ...Contribute comment -
Data Debasement (36)
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Last week I was in Boston to moderate a panel at the MIT Technology Review's Emerging Technologies Conference -- one of those tech shindigs so expensive I can only attend as hired help. My panel was on parallel computing and it produced this column and another I'll file early next week. This week is about databases and next week is about threads. Isn't this a grand time to be a nerd? Thanks in part to ...Shared by Alex (119) Andrew (14) angol (53) atul (153) Bob (19) Brian Del Vecchio (5) CannonGod (222) chrishawn (26) Galtenbergs (23) Graham (20) Henry Precheur (16) Ilya Grigorik (35) indrayam (23) J (23) James.Urquhart (24) Jason Hammer (10) Javed (155) Jay Liew (61) John (29) Joshua Nobles (67) Jouni Seppänen (18) Kevin Marks (23) Leo K (20) lnewcomer (35) louisgray (169) Michael (19) n2linux (12) past (13) Patrick (21) Paul Denlinger (80) Pierce Hickey (18) Rakesh (34) Robert (38) Tim (31) Tim (52) Xdroot (68)- Jason Hammer said: Hopefully this isn't too depressing to all of my database friends but it's a good read.
- Jouni Seppänen said: Databases are obsolete
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The Homestretch (4)
onA new micromessaging client for the iPhone suggests we are in for another rapid development cycle in the enterprise social media space. LaTwit may be a silly name, but Tom Blankenship, the developer of the program, listened to Leo Laporte’s conversation with Identi.ca/Laconica author Evan Prodromou and saw an opportunity. Laconica servers including Prodromou’s Identi.ca and Laporte’s TWiTArmy have several alternatives on the desktop, ranging from traditional Web access to XMPP Jabber feeds to Loic ...
- Nick said: It's very rough but a good start. I agree that it needs time-based interleaving.
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The Invisible GoogleUpdate.exe (27)
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Most of the recently released Google software uses live installers that download the required files from Google's servers and enable an auto-updater. Whether you want to install Chrome, Gears, Lively or Google Earth's plug-in, Google first downloads a small setup file that needs an Internet connection to obtain the software.The most important reason why Google doesn't provide offline installers for these applications is the auto-update software, which has a separate development cycle. Instead of integrating ...Shared by ConceptSL (60) [Curtis W] (43) Andy C (20) ani625 (87) Arik (15) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (43) Carl (102) Ciaran Rooney (15) Compuwizard123 (40) Fredrik Wennberg (21) gisc (29) Javed (155) Karpuscul (22) Keef (37) naovouporai (41) Patrick (21) PMinze (56) Sam (47) senpi (12) Shoshannah F (52) Sopp (22) sryo (25) stagger (12) Voyagerfan5761 (43) xp (20) тaмás (32) 攻疼新一 (376)Contribute comment -
Sebastopol man puts code manuals online. The operating manual for your government is now more complete.. (3)
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The online operating manual for your government is now more complete... Not the type of "code" we're usually posing here! From a paper-choked sublet office in Sebastopol, Carl Malamud is operating a kind of nonprofit Napster, with offerings a little less sexy than the music of Metallica, Dr. Dre and Green Day. Example: 404.1. All plumbing fixtures, other than water closets and urinals, shall be equipped with approved strainers having an approved waterway area. That's ...Contribute comment -
Sync Your Mac and Windows Mobile With SyncMate (2)
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http://www.sync-m... FREE Edition is a perfect solution for information management. It is FREE and easy-to-use synchronizer for Mac and Pocket PC, that will help you keep all your documents, text messages, contacts, calendar entries and events and other stuff well organized. With SyncMate Free edition you can synchronize applications like Address Book, iCal, etc. Also you can easily read SMS directly from your Mac, check detailed device information (battery state, etc) and visually analyze memory ...Shared by Israel (19) Patrick (21)Contribute comment -
SanDisk Announces 16GB microSDHC (3)
onhttp://www.sandis... Corporation (NASDAQ: SNDK), a global leader in flash memory products, today announced it is bringing to market its 16GB* microSDHC™ and Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) mobile memory cards - the world’s largest removable storage capacity for mobile phones. Best Buy Mobile (NYSE: BBY) and Verizon Wireless (NYSE: VZ) stores are the first major retail outlets in the United States to carry the 16GB capacity. The fingernail-sized 16GB memory cards allow consumers to “wake up” ...Contribute comment
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How to: Jailbreak iPhone 2.1 - Windows PC Edition | The iPhone Blog (2)
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Disclaimer - Neither TiPb nor I take any responsibility for any problems/issues/bricking/etc. that may occur while using this software to modify your iPhone. Please be aware of what you are doing. A few days back we brought you a simple guide to jailbreak your iPhone with firmware 2.1 on your Mac. Well today we are showing some love for our Windows faithful. This guide will show you how to jailbreak the iPhone 3g only, not ...Shared by Jiri Kopsa (0) Patrick (21)Contribute comment -
Half an hour of mobile goodness (13)
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Last Friday I had Sumit Agarwal, product manager on Google’s mobile team on my show, which is about how the Internet is changing work, WorkFastTV. Damn, that guy knows his mobile! In half an hour we run through dozens of things you can do with your cell phone. This is my favorite WorkFast show so far, because I learned a ton of stuff that I could do with my cell phone that I didn’t know ...Shared by Alex (25) Antonio (43) Charles (6) DWM (18) fmcpherson (10) Fred Schechter (33) Jeff Fedor (18) Michael (29) Patrick (21) Paul (21) Pavels (19) Rich (20) ttoennies (25)Contribute comment - Fans do what Microsoft should do: Samsung can run tilt-sensor software for HTC Touch Diamond ! (1)
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TiVo Brings DVR Software to the PC (1)
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Working with PC digital media solutions maker Nero, TiVo will bring its lauded digital video recording (DVR) solution to Windows-based computers in mid-October. The solution, awkwardly named Nero LiquidTV | TiVo PC, duplicates the functionality ofShared by Patrick (21)Contribute comment -
Bored With Windows Mobile Device Center, Microsoft Provides Sync Solution For Other Devices (2)
onhttp://specials.m... just released the first beta version of its Phone Data Manager application which looks like a serious alternative for some of the Nokia PC Suite features as it support wider range of mobile devices including most of the Nokia S60 2nd and 3rd edition phones."REALLY Microsoft? This is what you are spending your time on? Would it be too much to ask to fix ActiveSync 4.x and Windows Mobile Device Center first?Shared by Israel (19) Patrick (21)Contribute comment
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Famous Awk One-Liners Explained, Part I (1)
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This is going to be a three-part article in which I will explain every single one-liner in Mr. Pement’s compilation. Each part will explain around 20 one-liners. If you follow closely then the explained examples will turn you into a great Awk programmer.Shared by Patrick (21)Contribute comment -
Last.FM Releases Highly Anticipated iPhone App Update (41)
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Last.FM has finally released the highly anticipated update to their iPhone application. Initial App Store reviews for the debut of the Last.FM app weren't very high. The app is currently rated at three stars, compared to its competitor Pandora's five star app. However, we think this update to the Last.FM app is incredible and will probably improve its ratings. Here's a hands-on review of the latest update to the Last.FM app. Major Improvements Yesterday evening ...Shared by 88michael (16) AJ (253) Alex (21) Alex France (155) Asankhaya (20) Ch (97) clacey2 (16) Daryl (23) Dave Martin (3) Dominic Foster (226) emil (22) Gerardo Capetillo (15) Ilias (20) Ira White Jr. (81) Jamie R (24) Jason (42) Joffi (18) Josh (25) JRS (19) Justin Reid (1) Karla Vanessa Redor (12) Kichigai Mentat (87) Matthew (34) maxyRO (112) meriksen (6) Michelynn (19) Mike (5) Nicolò Martini (17) Ortelius (52) Patrick (21) Preoccupations (54) Rick Foster (24) Ritu (640) Robert Sefer (11) Sam Soffes (5) Sergio Cruz (4) Sham (75) shawnmor (29) Sun Tzu (701) Twitter Sham (80) Zak M. (763)- clacey2 said: everyone should upate or get! Can't wait to test!
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Pandora Lives a Little Longer, House Passes Webcaster Act - (26)
onA ray of hope has been passed to Pandora and other web broadcasting services. Just yesterday, Pandor founder Tim Westergren issued a "call to arms" to its listeners. He pleaded with fans and supporters of the popular music-streaming service to urge their State Representative to vote for the Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008. This Act would give web radio broadcasters more time to negotiate outrageous royalty fees that have caused some to go out of ...Shared by Aaron (20) Andy (23) arjo (90) Brian (4) C.K. (109) c202 (20) charlie anzman (116) clacey2 (16) Doug (20) Drew Olanoff (127) Garnett (12) Jeff the Great (20) Jonathan Sterling (31) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (94) jtintle (17) kskobac (26) Kyle (46) Leah B (2) Mark Payton (6) Michael Beach (0) Mikey (68) Patrick (21) pilgrimjohn (20) reechard (39) Wammo (5) whatevernevermind (26)
- clacey2 said: it just does not make any since for the music industry continued inability to recognize the opportunity that technology has made possible, and instead of embracing change continues to spend it's energy trying to close a pandoras box that is wide open!
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Palm Pushes Next Generation Devices To Mid-2009 (1)
onhttp://www.bright... claimed it was going to finalize the new operating system, codenamed Nova, by late 2008 and release devices in early 2009. That has changed."In a conference call with industry analysts yesterday, Palm's CEO promised that devices running its next operating system would be on the market by the middle of next year. On the surface this might seem like good news, but for many months this company has been committing to having smartphones running ...Shared by Patrick (21)Contribute comment
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The Cringely Plan (42)
onIn the early 1980s I was a volunteer firefighter for a tiny community in the Santa Cruz Mountains of Northern California. We all lived in a beautiful redwood forest and our task was to keep that forest from burning down in a huge conflagration, taking us all with it. The job was made all the harder because our little part of paradise hadn't burned since the 1920s, so there was 60+ years of flammable undergrowth ...Shared by Adrian Bacon (79) Andy Davies (8) Bertil (23) chstath (16) Cliff (3) dav (23) David Meyrowitz (8) davidorban (22) df (18) Dr. Ernie (37) Duncan (9) dwfrank (20) Dylan Bennett (27) elstudio (23) Eric (19) glongman (27) grant (15) haggaret (19) Idan (16) James (26) Jaron (15) jeffmincey (22) John (31) JT (17) Justin Yost (129) macbeach (14) Michael (19) njsf (17) Nocky100 (42) Patrick (21) Raphael Lullis (23) rhl (14) Richard (23) Robert (12) Ryan (22) Sean O (9) seanness (37) Seth Gottlieb (7) spi (19) Tim (52) Tom_Raftery (11) Werner (19)Explore read six notes
- JT said: This is kind of a compelling idea.
- Bertil said: The real issue with that plan: it actually makes sense. Well, I'll throw a couple other things in it — but that's a good idea anyway.
- spi said: kill the incandescent light!
- haggaret said: This is fantastic - read it if you have the time.
- jeffmincey said: interesting idea: soften the crisis by outlawing incandescent light bulbs.
- df said: I like these plans. They may or may not work, but they are concrete investments in our future, which we seem to have forgotten how to do.'What we need are energy and economic policies that play to the strengths of government, not its weaknesses. Governments are good at big moves that force changes of direction, not little moves intended to, for example, create the economic "soft landing" we'll start to hear about in a couple months.'
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Photoshop.com Mobile Goes Live (3)
onhttp://https://ww... Photoshop.com Mobile is the easiest way to upload, view, and share your photos online from your phone. All you need is a supported Windows Mobile phone and your Photoshop.com account ID. Photoshop.com Mobile beta will be available as a free download in September."The beta of Photoshop.com Mobile - announced a few weeks ago - is now live, but only for US customers. Only a small handful of Windows Mobile devices are currently supported, but ...Contribute comment
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REDFLY Mobile Companion for $199 (1)
onhttp://www.getred... has found that a REDFLY device in the hands of media, developers or mobile enthusiasts has tremendous viral marketing benefit. Therefore, we have budgeted a limited amount* of REDFLY devices for placement at $199 until October 31, 2008."Now this is more like it. Remember the Redfly? It's a wireless smartphone terminal with a large screen and full keyboard with no OS, no CPU, and no storage. The Redfly wirelessly attaches to your smartphone and ...Shared by Patrick (21)Contribute comment
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Casio Develops Small Ultra-High Resolution Screen (1)
onhttp://www.electr... on Thursday unveiled what it says is the sharpest display yet and took significant steps towards making HD video possible on mobile devices. Although measuring just two inches diagonally, the display uses a new hyper amorphous silicon LCD with an extremely small pixel structure and 15.5 micron dot pitch that lets Casio produce a 960x540 resolution. The output is a full quarter that of 1080p HD and results in an extremely dense 546 dots ...Shared by Patrick (21)Contribute comment
