Monthly Archives: June 2011

Worth Revisiting.

Posted on June 19, 2011 by John

IBM’s accomplishments during their century of existence ran the gamut from Apollo 13 to promoting workplace diversity to essentially everything in-between (including being successful in selling technology within two mediums that don’t get the attention that consumer electronics generate: a. … Continue reading →

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A Hand Up.

Posted on June 18, 2011 by John

In the midst of so many dire conditions globally; IT is proving once-again to be a medium through which people’s lives are further interrelated and (potentially) changed for the better via a Silicon Valley Non-profit that is outsourcing work to … Continue reading →

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A Magnificent Mess.

Posted on June 17, 2011 by John

The enclosed article highlights both the potential and perils of conducting business in India. Six hundred million (yes, that’s right) active mobile subscribers is a staggering figure. Conversely, dealing with the seemingly happenstance manner in which the mobile spectrum was … Continue reading →

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Go (Big) Blue!

Posted on June 17, 2011 by John

Happy Birthday IBM! In sum; the list of contributions that this company has made to the ‘world of technology’ is indeed impressive (which is a serious understatement). From CRN: http://goo.gl/CYC1J IBM’s History: http://goo.gl/c7Q4Y

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Oracle Recall?

Posted on June 16, 2011 by John

Google’s latest announcement of their ‘it-can-do-everything’ computer in retrospect might actually be the manifestation of what Oracle envisioned with their Network Computer (remember that?) Of course; the major differences are: 1) Oracle never did anything other than essentially market / … Continue reading →

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A Red Moon: In You Missed It.

Posted on June 16, 2011 by John

Google’s latest doodle allows those to (virtually) view the lunar eclipse… which is a decent substitute. However; no matter how advanced the technology, nothing (still) beats being able to experience / view the genuine article. From the LA Times: http://lat.ms/mSvKLH

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Big Brother’s Watching.

Posted on June 15, 2011 by John

Want to know the most common iPhone pass codes? Yes; there’s an app for that too. From e-Week: http://bit.ly/lzP1vM

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A (PRC) Free-for-all.

Posted on June 14, 2011 by John

With the continued wave of computer hacking in the news – one would hope that there are some people (among the unwashed masses as the saying goes) that are thinking, ‘what if all of this malicious activity were put to … Continue reading →

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(Only) Delusions.

Posted on June 13, 2011 by John

IDC’s (re-released and rehashed) prediction of Windows’ ascent within the mobile (OS) space to the second spot (behind Android and ahead of Apple) is either: a) profoundly insightful (due to clairvoyance and/or simply being able to predict the future); and/or … Continue reading →

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Tweet This!

Posted on June 13, 2011 by John

Apple’s decision to deeply integrate Twitter into their latest OS might just come down to the simple fact that Microsoft went for Facebook. Alternatively, it could also be that Apple’s goal is to sell hardware (where they make roughly 90% … Continue reading →

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