Monthly Archives: January 2007
The 25 Killer Apps of All Time
A "killer app" is not always an especially good application. What a killer app needs to be is the right product, at the right...
Is the Hybrid Model Done?
Its tempting to say the issue of whether you should mix a reselling and distribution model is settled, in light of solution provider Agilysys...
Just Another Data Theft
Just another data theft? The news on Jan. 18 that retailer TJX Companies fell victim to a security breach that could involve millions of...
Vista Takes Aim at Social Engineering
Microsoft officials say that the Windows operating system is not the weakest link in desktop security and that Windows Vista will help limit the...
Linux Distros Rival Vista
While the eyes of the IT world have spent years squinting to see Microsofts slowly unfolding vistas, the companies and individuals that drive open...
Ubuntu 6.10
While the eyes of the IT world have spent years squinting to see Microsofts slowly unfolding vistas, the companies and individuals that drive open...
A Little Information for Our Files
Partisans of object-oriented programming, often including myself, often say that the only proper programming model is one of data structures with bundles of associated...
Google May Acquire Video Game Advertising Firm
Google is in talks to acquire in-game advertising firm AdScape Media.Google's potential move into the video game ad market comes at a time when...
Google Phishing Data: There’s Schmidt on Your Face
Last Summer, after AOL released a bevy of search data, Google CEO Eric Schmidt appeared at Search Engine Strategies San Jose and promised --...
eBook ’em, Dano: Google to Enter Digital Book Download Market
Google and some of the world's top publishers are collaborating on a system to allow book downloads onto PCs in a format that would...