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Berlind's TestbedWritten by David Berlind RSS Feed | 2 comments
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Reminder from AT&T;: Your AT&T;/Cingular-provisioned cell phone is not for conference calls

Jacqui Cheng at Ars Technica has confirmed with AT&T (Cingular) officials that the company is blocking its subscribers from reaching certain free conference call services because of how much it is costing the company. From the way the piece describes how the free services work, it does appear as though...more

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Emerging TechWritten by Roland Piquepaille RSS Feed
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The semantic web comes to cars

In-car navigation systems exist for some time now. But BBC News reports that a new German project, dubbed SmartWeb, will use the semantic web and peer-to-peer networks to interact with drivers. This system, which is currently in its development phase, will use speech recognition and human gestures as interfaces. And...more

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Digital ID WorldWritten by Eric Norlin RSS Feed | 1 comment
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Global warming of the identity ocean

The big news out of the RSA conference is the announcement of a "marriage" of OpenID and CardSpace. For those that aren't up on the inner workings of user-centric identity: CardSpace is Microsoft's instantiation of the InfoCards Meta-system that Kim Cameron proposed several years ago; OpenID is a URL-centric identity...more

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Enterprise Web 2.0Written by Dion Hinchcliffe RSS Feed | 4 comments
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Encouraging Enterprise 2.0: As simple as possible, but no simpler?

Blogger Euan Semple recently highlighted a key point about Enterprise 2.0 adoption that ZDNet's own Dan Farber also found worthy of note over the weekend. And that is that Enterprise 2.0 will happen in your organization entirely by itself, whether you encourage it, discourage it, or even consign it...more

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Tom Foremski: IMHOWritten by Tom Foremski RSS Feed
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Blogged content could carry advertising links...

Blogged content could carry advertising links...In the SF Chronicle this week there was a lot of discussion about old and new media. Dan Fost had a great front page feature and daily notes on the geek part of the South by Southwest festival which featured top bloggers such as Robert...more

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IP TelephonyWritten by Russell Shaw RSS Feed | 1 comment
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EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Pulver to call for dropping of "IP" from VoIP"

Just ran into Jeff Pulver at the Von show here in San Jose.He called me aside to tell me what he is going to talk about during his presentation Tuesday morning.Jeff tells me he will:Call for the "IP" to be dropped from the term VoIP. He views the IP as...more

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Office EvolutionWritten by Marc Orchant RSS Feed | 1 comment
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Google adds themes to personal home page

Caught this via Steve Rubel this morning. Google has added a theme engine to their Personalized Home Page offering that allows you to skin the page. I don't recall Google ever making it possible to move away from their standard white space look in any of their products before (with...more

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Zero DayWritten by Ryan Naraine RSS Feed | 6 comments
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Punditry: Will Microsoft buy flaws?

Last week, I wrote about hackers starting to agitate for Microsoft (and other software vendors) to start paying for information on security vulnerabilities. As a follow-up to that post, I pinged a few security research pros, asking whether they agreed it's inevitable will start buying bugs.  The responses: Dan Geer, VP...more

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Between the LinesWritten by Larry Dignan RSS Feed
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Palm: Going, going, gone?

Unstrung is reporting that Palm is looking to sell itself by March 22 to either Nokia, Motorola or a private bidder. This end game isn't all that surprising given that Palm doesn't have the resources to compete with a larger player....more

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John CarrollWritten by John Carroll RSS Feed
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The NAB battles the XM / Sirius merger

Engadget caught this ad funded by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) which lampooned the proposed merger of XM and Sirius. Unfortunately, this got them into hot water with MasterCard, whose well-known "Priceless" campaign was the source of the NAB's knock-off, so that particular campaign was pulled. It did bring...more

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Between the LinesDan Farber & Larry Dignan
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Palm: Going, going, gone? Unstrung is reporting that Palm is looking to sell itself by March 22 to either Nokia, Motorola or a private bidder. This end game isn't all that surprising given that Palm doesn't have the resources to compete with a larger player....more
Berlind's TestbedDavid Berlind
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Reminder from AT&T;: Your AT&T;/Cingular-provisioned cell phone is not for conference calls Jacqui Cheng at Ars Technica has confirmed with AT&T (Cingular) officials that the company is blocking its subscribers from reaching certain free conference call services because of how much it is costing the company. From the way the piece describes how the free services work, it does appear as though...more 2 comments
All About MicrosoftMary Jo Foley
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Microsoft's Windows 'Fiji' on track to debut before Windows Seven It turns out that "Fiji" is, indeed, an interim Windows release and it is NOT Vista SP1. Fiji is the codename for the next version of Windows Media Center. And Microsoft's plan of record is to release this next Windows Media Center build "out of band," meaning in between core...more 4 comments
Zero DayRyan Naraine
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Punditry: Will Microsoft buy flaws? Last week, I wrote about hackers starting to agitate for Microsoft (and other software vendors) to start paying for information on security vulnerabilities. As a follow-up to that post, I pinged a few security research pros, asking whether they agreed it's inevitable will start buying bugs.  The responses: Dan Geer, VP...more 6 comments
Real World ITGeorge Ou
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How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchers The Mac press had a field day nearly destroying the reputations of two security researchers but where they alone in their actions? See proof of how Apple and its PR department were pulling the strings all along.more 171 comments
The Apple CoreJason D. O'Grady
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Hillary cast as big brother in 1984 ad spoof "It may be the most stunning and creative attack ad yet for a 2008 presidential candidate -- one experts say could represent a watershed moment in 21st century media and political advertising," Carla Marinucci reports for The San Francisco Chronicle. "Yet the groundbreaking 74-second pitch for Democratic Illinois Sen. Barack...more
Hardware 2.0Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
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European PS3 backwards compatibility list Sony's published a list of PS3 compatible PS1 and PS2 games, giving potential customers the chance to see how much of their existing game library is compatible.more
Ed Bott's Microsoft ReportEd Bott
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What would you like to see in Vista Power Toys? Starting with Tweak UI for Windows 95, Microsoft has a long tradition of releasing geeky utilities that quickly become essentials for Windows power users. Now that Vista has been out for a few months, the first batch of power toys can't be far behind. I'm starting a list of ideas...more 93 comments
Open SourceDana Blankenhorn
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Creativity trumps money in open source politics Creativity trumps financial power. The best ads do play on our fears. What good does it do to have an enormous financial advantage if the best TV ad of the cycle cost nothing? When the work of some anonymous schmoe trumps the work of highly-paid campaign consultants, why depend on...more 3 comments
Googling GoogleGarett Rogers
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Google Personalized Homepage themes Google has done it again -- they just made something available for Google Personalized Homepage that could have a very positive effect on the number, or at least the loyalty of people using the personalized homepage.  Currently, I have mine set to "Beach" -- a fairly tasteful and relaxing theme...more 2 comments
ChipLandJohn Spooner
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Will Apple and AMD ever be? Rumors about Apple having an Advanced Micro Devices processor project persist. (Link: Here.) I don't think it will surprise anyone to hear that AMD would like to win some of Apple's business. Meanwhile, there’s absolutely no reason that Apple could not offer and AMD-based Mac, iMac, Mac Mini or Apple-TV-like...more 7 comments
IP TelephonyRussell Shaw
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EXCLUSIVE: Jeff Pulver to call for dropping of "IP" from VoIP" Just ran into Jeff Pulver at the Von show here in San Jose.He called me aside to tell me what he is going to talk about during his presentation Tuesday morning.Jeff tells me he will:Call for the "IP" to be dropped from the term VoIP. He views the IP as...more 1 comment
Enterprise Web 2.0Dion Hinchcliffe
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Encouraging Enterprise 2.0: As simple as possible, but no simpler? Blogger Euan Semple recently highlighted a key point about Enterprise 2.0 adoption that ZDNet's own Dan Farber also found worthy of note over the weekend. And that is that Enterprise 2.0 will happen in your organization entirely by itself, whether you encourage it, discourage it, or even consign it...more 4 comments
Software as ServicesPhil Wainewright
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SaaS infrastructure, as a service Anyone still laboring under the misconception that SaaS is just a different delivery model for conventional software should spend a few minutes talking to Treb Ryan, CEO of SaaS infrastructure hosting provider OpSource.more
Dev ConnectionEd Burnette
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What's next, UNO deathmatch? After years of promises, PC and console gamers will finally be able to play against each other when Microsoft releases two new games for XBox Live and Vista. Tricked-out overclocked PCs face off against consoles that cost less than some PC video cards - who will emerge victorious?more 1 comment
Digital MarketsDonna Bogatin
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The future of Local Search: Report from the field What is the future of local search?Number one search engine Google wants to determine the local search future, just like it aims to lead all the myriad forms of search and advertising it is setting its eyes on.Several hundred local search and advertising executives have convened in Santa Clara for...more
Emerging TechRoland Piquepaille
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The semantic web comes to cars In-car navigation systems exist for some time now. But BBC News reports that a new German project, dubbed SmartWeb, will use the semantic web and peer-to-peer networks to interact with drivers. This system, which is currently in its development phase, will use speech recognition and human gestures as interfaces. And...more
The Social WebSteve O'Hear
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Is MySpace's widget policy upsetting users? MySpace's abandonment of its laissez faire attitude to commercial activity hasn't gone unnoticed by users. The New York Times reports on one of the site's earliest and most high profile users, Tila Tequila, being unhappy with the way MySpace is blocking a number of third-party widgets.more 1 comment
Web 2.0 ExplorerAlan Graham
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How do you get people to use Web 2.0 technology?       [Guest Blogger Stewart Mader, Atlassian - makers of Confluence and Jira. His blog can be found here.] Have you introduced a friend of yours to a wiki? For first timers, wikis can be intimidating. Where do I start? How do I edit? Wait, you're telling me that EVERYONE can SEE...more
The Mobile GadgeteerMatthew Miller
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GotVoice makes voicemail fun and functional Most people either dread voicemail or just accept it as a necessary drudgery. GotVoice is a Voice 2.0 service that takes voicemail to the next level and gives you a ton of functionality and lots of customization options that make voicemail something fun to play with and manage. Most all...more 4 comments
Rational RantsMitch Ratcliffe
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Online auto marketing set to shift gears I've been working for the past couple months on a research report for The Kelsey Group, Car Classifieds Shift Gears as Online Auto Sites Transform Market, which was published Friday. It breaks a number of stories about what companies, such as AutoTrader.com, Autobytel, Yahoo and Vehix.com are planning and the...more 4 comments
The Universal DesktopRyan Stewart
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Microsoft, Adobe, and rich versus reach The debate over rich versus reach isn't quite as important as it used to be, but it still exists. The great thing about the growth in RIAs is that we have a great choice in technologies so that we can use the best tool for the job. In the end,...more
LawgarithmsDenise Howell
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Terrific podcast about IP economics Intellectual property law involves balancing a broad range of economic and societal interests, as University of Chicago law professor Richard A. Epstein deftly explains on a recent episode of Hearsay Culture.more 1 comment
The Great SeductionAndrew Keen
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Edit-job from Jimmy Wales (a non-story) Jimmy Wales corrects The Great Seduction on its errors. We make a public retraction. Should I fire myself?more 1 comment
Managing L'unixPaul Murphy
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Resolved: Vista hesitation signals Linux opportunity With Vista, we're now getting into stage two with lots of people talking about high costs, slow implementation, limited take-up, and lovely little obstacles to use like a pseudo security system that conditions people to just say yes.more 13 comments
Threat ChaosRichard Stiennon
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Video spam. Who would have guessed? You can just scroll down this page to see my predictions for 2007. Pay particular attention to number 8. 8. YouTube abuse threatens site.  Like network news, email, and IM before it, the new popular service, video sharing, will succumb to spammers who post ads, ad backed videos, and stealth marketing...more 3 comments
John CarrollJohn Carroll
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The NAB battles the XM / Sirius merger Engadget caught this ad funded by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) which lampooned the proposed merger of XM and Sirius. Unfortunately, this got them into hot water with MasterCard, whose well-known "Priceless" campaign was the source of the NAB's knock-off, so that particular campaign was pulled. It did bring...more
E-Communications & CommunityMaurene Caplan Grey
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Phishing for Bloggers The proverbial "big fish that got away" has been found on Google's Blogger. Last week, Fortinet reported that cyber-criminals are using blogs for phishing expeditions -- users that access such blogs are redirected to fraudulent sites. Phishing is the cyber-version of the classic "bait and switch."  The word “phishing” comes from the analogy that...more
Service OrientedJoe McKendrick
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Four questions to ask before putting SOA 'lipstick' on that legacy 'pig' SOA is a great strategy for surfacing legacy functionality into newer environments, but it has its limits. There are, quite frankly, many legacy applications that are beyond help. Mike Oara, CTO and co-founder of Relativity Technologies, had some interesting thoughts on my recent post on the efficacy of service-enabling legacy...more 1 comment
The BlackBerry BeatRussell Shaw
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Here's two BlackBerry 8300 vs. 8800 side-by-side photos Tipster Boy Genius has posted some side by side shots of the BlackBerry 8800 vs.the everyone-knows-its-coming BlackBerry 8300.I've chosen two shots.Up top, we clearly see the 8800 is bigger.As we do here: We'll let you know when we know more about the 8300's pricing, release date, specs, etc. more 1 comment
Digital ID WorldPhil Becker & Eric Norlin
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Global warming of the identity ocean The big news out of the RSA conference is the announcement of a "marriage" of OpenID and CardSpace. For those that aren't up on the inner workings of user-centric identity: CardSpace is Microsoft's instantiation of the InfoCards Meta-system that Kim Cameron proposed several years ago; OpenID is a URL-centric identity...more 1 comment
Office EvolutionMarc Orchant
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Google adds themes to personal home page Caught this via Steve Rubel this morning. Google has added a theme engine to their Personalized Home Page offering that allows you to skin the page. I don't recall Google ever making it possible to move away from their standard white space look in any of their products before (with...more 1 comment
Enterprise Anti-matterJoshua Greenbaum
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From FORTRAN To Your Desktop: An Homage to the Man Who Started it All When I read this morning the obituary of John Backus, one of the key creators of FORTRAN, I was surprised to learn that this venerable language was born in the middle of the Eisenhower administration, which makes it 50 years old and shows us all how much our industry is...more
Tom Foremski: IMHOTom Foremski
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Blogged content could carry advertising links... Blogged content could carry advertising links...In the SF Chronicle this week there was a lot of discussion about old and new media. Dan Fost had a great front page feature and daily notes on the geek part of the South by Southwest festival which featured top bloggers such as Robert...more
BriefingsDirectDana Gardner
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Web 2.0 doesn't allow time to make a buck So the Web 2.0 timing today makes it hard to make a buck -- with just a few notable exceptions. But again, as in the Web 1.0, the users are the winners. Web 2.0 is a subset of Enterprise 2.0, which is a subset of enterprise IT. It's great that...more
Over the HorizonJustin Rattner
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Tera-Scale: What Would We Do with All These Cores and How Would We Feed Them? Last week’s Tera-scale announcement at the International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) certainly created a lot of buzz in the press and on the Web. I have to admit being somewhat surprised by how extensively the story was picked up, not just in the technical press, but the popular press...more 6 comments
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