Monthly Archives: March 2009
White House Online: Obama’s Buzz Killer
By most accounts, President Obama's March 27 online town hall meeting went well: More than 100,000 questions were submitted, with almost 3.5 million votes...
25 Things You Didnt Know About Microsoft
25 Things You Didnt Know About Microsoft
by Joe Wilcox Editor, Microsoft WatchMany Facebook users have been tagged by the "25 Things About Me" meme....
Turn Windows Systems into Instant-On Linux Systems with Xandros Presto
Click here to see the slideshowpresto3.pngWhile the varying parties in the operating system wars like to tout the advantages that each OS holds over...
Are Google’s 200 Layoffs a Sign of Something Else?
Google laid off 200 employees from its sales and marketing teams on March 27, raising questions about its strength in the face of the...
Earth Hour Participants to Turn Off PCs, Smartphones
At 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, people from all corners of the world will turn off their lights for one hour - Earth Hour, as...
Oracle Improves Database Management in New Enterprise Manager Release
Oracle has enhanced integration between Database Vault and Enterprise Manager 10g Release 5, one of several moves the company has made to improve database...
Raleigh Tops Forbes’ ‘Best Places for Business, Careers’ List
North Carolina has a whole lot more than really good college basketball going for it (sorry, Duke, UNC is still in the tournament).Forbes.com has...
Nvidia Countersues Intel over Nehalem Rights
On March 26 Nvidia announced that it had filed a countersuit against Intel, which on Feb. 16 filed a suit against Nvidia.Intel claims Nvidia...
Skype App Coming to Apple iPhone at CTIA?
Small business owners considering dumping their BlackBerry smartphones for the slick Apple iPhone may just have one more reason to do so come next...
Open Cloud Manifesto: Much Ado and to Do
The much-discussed Open Cloud Manifesto is now available for viewing, and folks are wondering what all the hubbub is about.The document, which features the...