The iPad & the End-User Computing Revolution
With more than 2 million units sold in its first two months the Apple iPad is clearly a phenomenon. And with at least three competing thin neo-tablets — the WebOS-based iSlate from HP and…
Research Note: Hypervisor Overview – VDI Virtual Desktops VMware & Citrix
{Editors Note: In our quest to provide great original content we are adding research notes to our coverage of cloud computing. This is the beginning of a series of posts from Glenda Sue Canfield…
Wire Once While Staying Flexible with 10GbE and Virtualization
When companies plan their data center infrastructure, there is always uncertainty. When servers, storage and networks are deployed, there is usually a lot of guessing around the memory, bandwidth and storage required. The growth…
My Puppy Isn’t a Candylicker. Universal Using DMCA for Free Advertising.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is the weapon of choice for the RIAA. The music industry’s battle to control their properties often snares innocent citizens and puts tremendous pressure on ISP’s to police…
How Important is Brightness
By Jeff Nolan
I read this and thought about the industry I have called home for 21 years: Mr. Katz was echoing Feynman’s thought when he pointed out: “And yet, brightness has become its own virtue. We’re…
Facebook Will Have to Create Standards Around Mobile App Consumer Outreach
Keeping up with mobile demand is something Facebook should know all about. With an iPhone app update over the weekend, many device users were thrilled, but the rest of the mobile device world was…
…And to my Son, I Bequeath My Facebook Account.
I’ve written about the legal problems associated with online social media accounts after a subscriber’s death. This is a way cool start-up idea that, at first blush, seems to solve then like an “advance…
Iceland Lacks the Bandwidth to be a New Media Haven
By Tom Foremski
Iceland’s parliament has unanimously agreed to pass the strongest media freedom laws called the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative. Nieman Journalism Lab reports: But although the legislative package sounds very encouraging from a freedom of…
TripIt Prints Travel Plans on Web-Connected Lexmark App
Most travel sites are becoming more digital with their processes; Orbitz has digital boarding passes, the Intercontinental Hotels Group is working on mobile apps as hotel room keys. But TripIt is returning to the…
Cardmobili Brings European Loyalty Lessons to U.S.
Cardmobili launches its loyalty card service in the U.S. today, diving in head first to an increasingly competitive market. The company, which has an iPhone app, is based in Europe and is already off…