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Peak oil panic? Dubai or not Dubai?: Could the mushrooming Dubai debt crisis be a preview of what peak oil will produce among the oil-selling nations? Dubai--meaning the few poweful men in control--launched itself on a campaign to become the combo Las Vegas, Miami and Wall Street of the Mideast. That meant huge construction projects and rampant...; Posted by Harry Fuller in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 26, 2009 1:05 PM
East Anglia chronology, so far: 1) University of East Anglia hacked documents appear online. We now know that a month ago the same docs were apparently offered to a British reporter who did nothing with them. During that time the University apparently did NOT know it had been hacked. Duh. 2) Reaction to hacking. Some...; Posted by Harry Fuller in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 26, 2009 11:01 AM
India goes to Copenhagen: As the world's fourth largest producer of CO2 emissions, India is crucial to any possible agreement in Copenhagen next month. Here's a look at how that nation's leaders see the international emissions debate. India has positioned itself as spokesnation for many underdeveloped nations: the rich guys should pay first and...; Posted by Harry Fuller in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 26, 2009 10:43 AM
East Anglia: anger and aggro: Still no public info on who hacked the Univrersity of East Anglia's climate study center. One right-wing British pub finds the "climate change lobby" to be "oviously traumatised." And then goes on to warn that the global warming crowd has shifted its tactics to "cleaner air is good for you."...; Posted by Harry Fuller in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 26, 2009 10:20 AM
When the Cloud Meets Agile Development: With new, powerful cloud platforms available, shouldn't newer software developmental techniques like Agile apply to these environments as well? CA thinks so and has created a new toolset for this.; Posted by Brian Sommer in Software & Services Safari on: Nov 26, 2009 9:52 AM
Review: HTC HD2 raises the bar for Windows Mobile devices: While Windows Mobile fans like myself are very pleased with the HTC Touch Pro2 there hasn't been as much excitement around a Microsoft smartphone as we have seen with the HTC HD2 for quite some time. People are enthusiastic about its release due to the 1GHz Snapdragon processor, capacitive display,...; Posted by Matthew Miller in Smartphones and Cell Phones on: Nov 26, 2009 8:19 AM
British team chooses design for 1000 mph car: With a design finalized, the British team that holds the current land speed record plans to smash it with a hybrid jet-rocket propelled car they aim to take beyond 1,000 mph.; Posted by Chris Jablonski in Emerging Tech on: Nov 25, 2009 11:30 PM
Be a part of Google's latest experiment: Most of the people who don't like Google's experiment don't like how they are starting to move more towards a Bing-like experience. The ones that do like it think that it gives Google a fresh face after many many years of a relatively static interface. Which camp are you in?; Posted by Garett Rogers in Googling Google on: Nov 25, 2009 9:07 PM
Are small cars doomed to fail in the American market?: Some auto industry analysts are warning that small, fuel efficient cars are NOT going to dominate the U.S. market. Does that mean failure for the GM Volt, Detroit's first plug-in car, next year? Here's a look at the potential for success or failure of smaller cars in the U.S. market....; Posted by Harry Fuller in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 25, 2009 6:05 PM
Locus adds water module to environment software application portfolio: This might not be every company's problem, but environmental software application provider Locus Technologies, has added a groundwater remediation and monitoring module to its core Web-based service portfolio. I only wish I could figure out how my dear friend could use this project. She's on month seven or eight of...; Posted by Heather Clancy in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 25, 2009 5:20 PM
Thanksgiving reading. Soccer and enterprise apps: the similarities and differences: The other evening I had the pleasure of visiting Old Trafford soccer stadium. It's the home of Manchester United, arguably the most successful soccer team in living memory. Consistently at the top or near the top of the British Premier League and European Champions League in the late 20th and...; Posted by Dennis Howlett in Irregular Enterprise on: Nov 25, 2009 3:34 PM
Newegg's Black Friday sale starts with LG, Sharp and Samsung HDTV deals: Newegg has kicked off its Black Friday festivities a little early, and the site is straining with the traffic surge. If you can actually get onto the site, you'll find a bunch of deals on HDTVs from brands like LG, Sharp and Samsung. While Samsung sets are well-represented in the...; Posted by Sean Portnoy in Home Theater on: Nov 25, 2009 3:11 PM
East Anglia: some new angles, but no arrests for hacking: Let the finger-pointing continue. Turns out the hacked emails were taken off the University of East Anglia computers weeks ago. A BBC employee and reporter says he was given the documents last month. He never publicized the fast which may have frustrated the hacker(s) into posting them anonymously. A leading...; Posted by Harry Fuller in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 25, 2009 2:29 PM
Copenhagen will hear first U.S. pledge to cut emissions: U.S. President to pledge the nation to 17% reduction of greenhousegas emissions, comparingv 2020 with 2005 as the base year.; Posted by Harry Fuller in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 25, 2009 1:14 PM
For Professional Services, the World is Still Round: The world of services is changing. Morris Panner of OpenAir was kind enough to share is thoughts on SRP (services resource planning) and the evolving global services space.; Posted by Brian Sommer in Software & Services Safari on: Nov 25, 2009 12:29 PM
Facebook as a living obituary aka 'goodbye old friend': A few weeks ago I got word that an old college friend had passed away quite unexpectedly. A mutual friend notified a group of us, as she learned by visiting his Facebook page that he was gone. None of us were close enough to be notified by the deceased's family,...; Posted by Jennifer Leggio in Social Business on: Nov 25, 2009 12:03 PM
Are cheap LCDs a good choice for classroom sharing?: Can low-priced LCD TVs serve most classroom computer demonstration needs? 32" and 40" TVs can often be found under $500. While it's true that LCD projectors have also come down in price considerably, LCD TVs can be wall-mounted and won't need expensive replacement bulbs.; Posted by Christopher Dawson in ZDNet Education on: Nov 25, 2009 11:07 AM
Apple seeks injunction to end Psystar Mac clones ... oh, and $2.1m: Apple is asking a federal judge to put an end to Psystar's trade in Mac clones ... oh, and Apple also wants $2.1 million in damages.; Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Nov 25, 2009 10:36 AM
Six updates for your parent's computer over Thanksgiving: Bring a flash drive to your parent's house over Thanksgiving and make sure their Mac is in tip-top shape with six easy software upgrades.; Posted by Jason D. O'Grady in The Apple Core on: Nov 25, 2009 10:33 AM
Sorry Kindle owners, the new firmware still doesn't support local public libraries: A few months ago I wrote about the fact that the Amazon Kindle did not support local public library offerings through Overdrive while the Sony Reader did. Since then we have seen the Barnes & Noble Nook and other ebook readers appear that all support local public library content. Local...; Posted by Matthew Miller in The Mobile Gadgeteer on: Nov 25, 2009 10:05 AM
Holiday Gift Guide 2009: Digital cameras for kids: Kids love digital cameras. Whether it's the happy chorus of "Can I see? Can I see?" and subsequent jockeying to get a glimpse of the LCD, or the fact that you can just let them snap away randomly without worrying about wasting film, digital cameras make great gifts for kids....; Posted by Janice Chen in Digital Cameras & Camcorders on: Nov 25, 2009 9:51 AM
QuickBooks 2010 for Mac processes credit card transactions: QuickBooks 2010 for Mac can now process credit card transactions directly in-app and features a new “Guide Me” functionality that guides you through creating invoices and entering customer information.; Posted by Jason D. O'Grady in The Apple Core on: Nov 25, 2009 9:31 AM
U.S. health IT money going to community colleges: Will Community Colleges align themselves with specific vendors in order to stretch their dollars, thereby giving those products market advantages? Or will the curriculum be more general, based on technical standards and legal requirements?; Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in ZDNet Healthcare on: Nov 25, 2009 8:58 AM
DreamHost customers hit with nightmare: Hosting company DreamHost is becoming a nightmare for customers. The company has had trouble keeping its customer sites up and running as it migrates hardware.; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 25, 2009 8:48 AM
Amazon Kindle 2.3 version update available now: Amazon has just released a software update for 2nd generation and DX Kindles. First-gen owners are out of luck. The 2.3 version update goodies for U.S. and international wireless eReaders include an 85% increase in battery life (that's about up to two weeks from just one), manual screen rotation...; Posted by Rachel King in The ToyBox on: Nov 25, 2009 8:15 AM
Black Friday deals push netbooks below $200: When Asus announced the Eee PC in mid-2007, it promised prices below $200. This coming Black Friday we finally get there.; Posted by John Morris in Laptops & Desktops on: Nov 25, 2009 8:14 AM
Update on the Enterprise Irregulars: Long known as a diverse group of top-notch thought leaders, the Enterprise Irregulars has added three new members. Here's what's happening in their Irregular world.; Posted by Michael Krigsman in IT Project Failures on: Nov 25, 2009 8:09 AM
Hello, I'm a Cloud... and I'm Enterprise Software: If the same agency that creates the 'I'm a Mac-I'm a PC' commercials were charged with selling cloud, here's what would result.; Posted by Joe McKendrick in Service Oriented on: Nov 25, 2009 7:52 AM
Samsung partners with NYT for Go netbook and digital subscription deal: Samsung and The New York Times are partnering for a new deal on the Samsung Go netbook, just in time before the real holiday shopping begins. Doesn't really work for existing Go owners, but recent first-time subscribers can still take advantage of it until March 2010. Under the deal, You fork...; Posted by Rachel King in The ToyBox on: Nov 25, 2009 7:26 AM
How Adaptec is trying to make your private or public cloud greener: Adaptec and Intel have dreamed up an SSD caching solution that helps storage arrays in the cloud operate at 5X the I/O speed which slashing power consumption.; Posted by Heather Clancy in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 25, 2009 6:31 AM
Death of the black box EULA: The makers of black boxes know they can't hold customers to their EULAs forever. They have to compete with free. The eye of Gates has fallen. The age of men has begun.; Posted by Dana Blankenhorn in Linux and Open Source on: Nov 25, 2009 6:03 AM
The Big Question podcast: Will News Corp. really pull its content from Google?: What exactly is Rupert Murdoch up to with his Google saber rattling? Jason Hiner and I handicap the week's big question and figure out whether News Corp. would really pull its content from Google completely.; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 25, 2009 4:00 AM
Does virtualization equal cloud computing?: I've been taking part in an online discussion of virtualization over on LinkedIn. Stowe Spivey, Owner, Intermarket Solutions LLC, posed an interesting question "Is VM here to stay in and of itself or will it morph into, become a part of, the cloud?" That's an interesting thing to consider. From...; Posted by Dan Kusnetzky in Virtually Speaking on: Nov 25, 2009 3:00 AM
SaaS and cloud computing: A look at the due diligence: CIO Scott Lowe walks through the buy vs. build analysis for software as a service and cloud computing.; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 25, 2009 2:32 AM
Does Amazon know where it's going with the Kindle?: Yesterday Amazon released an update to its Kindle ebook, adding PDF support and dramatically improving battery life. But does Amazon know where it's going with the Kindle, or is the technology already on borrowed time?; Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes in Hardware 2.0 on: Nov 25, 2009 2:23 AM
News to know: Thanksgiving tech support; Apple; Silverlight; Facebook; Black Friday: Thanksgiving tech support, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple's non-smoking warranty, Dell and Black Friday deals are the headliners today.; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 25, 2009 2:00 AM
Microsoft CFO Liddell to leave by year-end: Microsoft Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Chris Liddell is leaving Microsoft after four years to pursue other interests, company officials announced via a November 24 press release issued quietly just before the start of the Thanksgiving holiday.; Posted by Mary Jo Foley in All About Microsoft on: Nov 24, 2009 8:33 PM
Amazon's Black Friday HDTV deals include Panasonic plasmas: Though only 6 percent of you said in our poll that you plan to shop at Amazon.com for an HDTV on Black Friday, I still thought I should point out the deals that the online retailing giant is offering. Unlike many of the other stores' Black Friday specials, Amazon has...; Posted by Sean Portnoy in Home Theater on: Nov 24, 2009 6:49 PM
Parse.ly: better feeds with less garnish: I haven't figured out a way to manage Google Reader. I tried using Fever, but it doesn't find news that matters to me... and it cost $30. Techmeme is my home page, but I think it needs an upgrade. I would like a feed reader that saves favorite feeds for...; Posted by Andrew Mager in The Web Life on: Nov 24, 2009 5:35 PM
EuroCloud UK and a lesson in SaaS marketing: Short of time, short of cash, unwilling to make big upfront commitments: how do such customers make their buying decisions? I've seen the process from the inside the past few weeks, signing up for several services in preparation for the launch of EuroCloud UK.; Posted by Phil Wainewright in Software as Services on: Nov 24, 2009 4:53 PM
East Anglia hacking: is this the ultimate litmus test on environmental politics?: It seems the response a group or person has to the East Anglia climate center hack job is a good indication of moral and political values. The right-wing John Birch Society calls the revelations from the email "global warming fraud unmasked" and "ideology masked as science." Rush Limbaugh declares the...; Posted by Harry Fuller in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 24, 2009 4:18 PM
Climate scientists saying global warming trend is worsening: Today a 64-page "Copenhagen Diagnosis" was released by a group of climate scientists from several nations. They say now it looks like the average global temps couldclimb more than ten degrees Fahrenheit this century. Sea levels could increase more than three feet. This report concludes that CO2 levels in the...; Posted by Harry Fuller in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 24, 2009 4:00 PM
Microsoft CFO Liddell to leave; Klein named new finance chief: Microsoft said that CFO Chris Liddell will leave the company at the end of the year. Peter Klein will take over as CFO.; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 24, 2009 2:25 PM
Is Google the Center of the Universe?: It's not even a year since the triumphalism of Jeff Jarvis's Google 'reverse engineering' book 'What Would Google Do?' hit the book shelves, but it seems an age ago now. Jarvis's publisher Harper Collins claims this book is 'all about you' in their promo blurb - how you can...; Posted by Oliver Marks in Collaboration 2.0 on: Nov 24, 2009 2:03 PM
The cloud computing battleground takes shape. Will it be winner-take-all?: This year has been one of relatively grand alliances between emerging cloud computing vendors as they fill holes in their capabilities and try to create appealing one-stop enterprise cloud services. We’ve seen major announcements so far from IBM and Juniper, Cisco/EMC/VMware, and most recently BMC and Salesforce. There are many...; Posted by Dion Hinchcliffe in Enterprise Web 2.0 on: Nov 24, 2009 2:03 PM
For The First Time in Ages, I Agree With Apple: Is this how you work? Then don't get angry at your OEM when they invalidate your warranty when you send your PC in for service. Yesterday our own Apple Core blogger Jason O'Grady reported that Apple has now adopted a policy of voiding warrantees on equipment if it has...; Posted by Jason Perlow in Tech Broiler on: Nov 24, 2009 1:26 PM
Schneider Electric is latest to draw link between building and network energy controls: Schneider is creating an integrated energy management and intelligence platform called EcoStruxure that combines components across its various business units.; Posted by Heather Clancy in GreenTech Pastures on: Nov 24, 2009 1:17 PM
Facebook creates dual class structure; No plans for IPO yet: Facebook has created a dual class structure that could be seen as a move to lay the groundwork for an initial public offering. However, the company said there are "no plans to go public at this time."; Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Nov 24, 2009 12:54 PM
1Password is must-have eshopping nirvana: 1Password just got revved to version 3 and it's one my few must-have Mac OS X apps. It stores all of your online logins, registration information and credit card information for easy access with a click in your browser's menu bar.; Posted by Jason D. O'Grady in The Apple Core on: Nov 24, 2009 11:59 AM
Video alpha app released on the Palm Pre: The guys at Precentral have a post on the new Precorder video app being unleashed into the wild today. A friend of mine got the app working on his Pre this morning while riding the train. Check out the video: Not bad, huh? Hopefully the lovely folks at Palm will...; Posted by Andrew Mager in The Web Life on: Nov 24, 2009 11:59 AM

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