See Russell Shaw.
Simply Explained - Part 7 & 8
See Slashdot about Multitouch Gesture Patents.
Looking Back On "Vista Capable"
Now that "Vista Capable" Lawsuit Is Now a Class Action (Slashdot) it's time to look back on the history of "Vista Capable"
The History Of.... (I Have No Idea)
After the war is over and the folks try to heal the damages (see Josh Taylor about What format war? Just convert your HD DVDs to Blu-ray) let's look at the history of format wars.
The Last Word On The Sun/MySQL Acquisition
After the Sun/MySQL acquisition has gone to past it's time for the last word on it.
(Thanks to Armin Wallrab for the idea to this cartoon)
Business And IT
Simply Explained - Part 6: EULA
How To Be A Good Manager
Michael Krigsman posts about ways to prevent project failure by showing the strategies of a healthy management.
One Day In A Life Of A Geek - 1030 AM
The Quick Start Guide For The NCC-1701-D, Chapter 2: Never Talk With Androids About Any Book From Nicholas Carr
Minigeek - Ed.7
See Dana Blankenhorn about the The real difference between Microsoft and Google
One Year In A IT Project - Day 12
See Michael Krigsmans posts about a Three risk categories that explain IT failure
Microgeek
Wisdom offa kraut
Minigeek - Ed.6
Utility IT
American LaFrance has declared bancrupty and blames a failed ERP implementation (see Michael Krigsman or Larry Dignan).
Minigeek - Ed.5
See Joe McKendrick about CEP (post is a couple of weeks old).
Minigeek - Ed.4
How To Use Web 2.0 In The Enterprise - Part 4
If you're a salesman for Web 2.0 stuff, go to the larger companies (see Between The Lines).
One Year In A IT Project - Day 11
One Year In A IT Project - Day 10
Nicholas Carr writes:
"There are two ways that big advances happen in business IT. One way is top down: the powers that be - IT departments and corporate executives - make a decision to bring a new system into a company, and employees are required, either happily or unhappily, to use the system. (...) The other way is bottom up: individual employees or business units begin using a new technology, without any formal imprimatur from higher-ups, and it proves so valuable that IT departments and corporate execs have no choice but to embrace it."