ACM Queue | Beyond Relational … 05/24/2005
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ACM Queue | Beyond Relational Databases | There is more to data access than SQL.: “History of Relational Databases
The number and variety of computing devices in the environment are increasing rapidly. Real computers are no longer tethered to desktops or locked in server rooms. PDAs, highly mobile tablet and laptop devices, palmtop computers, and mobile telephony handsets now offer powerful platforms for the delivery of new applications and services. These devices are, however, only the tip of the iceberg. Hidden from sight are the many computing and network elements required to support the infrastructure that makes ubiquitous computing possible.”
Nicholas Carr’s Blog: top-performing companies… 05/24/2005
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Rough Type: Nicholas Carr’s Blog: “are the seven characteristics of Brynjolfsson’s top-performing firms: (1) they aggressively adopt digital (i.e., paper-free) processes, (2) they give employees easy and open access to information, (3) they empower employees to make decisions, (4) they tie employee pay to performance, (5) they invest heavily in corporate culture (values statements and the like), (6) they recruit top-quality people, and (7) they invest in their human capital (e.g., training). These characteristics aren�t particularly surprising. In fact, they could pretty much be summed up as Good Management 101.
But in a way that�s what makes them interesting. When you boil it all down, the keys to business success in the Information Age look pretty much the same as they always have: good management, streamlined processes, thoughtful incentives, smart people and an aversion to mindless bureaucracy. “
BBC Backstage :: "backstage.bbc.co.uk is the BBC’s new developer network" 05/18/2005
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BBC Backstage :: Front Page ::: “backstage.bbc.co.uk is the BBC’s new developer network, providing content feeds for anyone to build with. Alternatively, share your ideas on new ways to use BBC content. This is your BBC. We want to help you play.
backstage.bbc.co.uk is currently in beta as we add new feeds and APIs and develop the service further over the coming weeks and months. Join the email discussion list to tell us how we could improve the service and converse with others about BBC Backstage.”
‘The blogosphere throws all sorts of patterns into disarray’ 05/11/2005
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Welcome to BtoBOnline.com: “‘The blogosphere throws all sorts of old patterns into disarray,’ said keynote speaker Robert Metcalfe, a partner at Polaris Venture Partners. As an engineer at Xerox Corp.’s Palo Alto Research Center in 1973, Metcalfe invented Ethernet, and 20 years later served as a publisher, columnist and CEO at IDG’s InfoWorld and InfoWorld Publishing Co.
Noting there are currently 10 million blogs worldwide, a number that is predicted to double in five months, Metcalfe stressed the technology�and its impact on publishing�was ’still playing out and will be evolving for a long time.’ Specifically he said to watch for developments in the delivery of blogs to mobile devices, as well as the emergence of video blogs and new search mechanisms for blogged content.”
Riding the wave of video downloads | CNET News.com… 05/11/2005
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Riding the wave of video downloads | CNET News.com: “As home broadband connections proliferate, digital-content companies are chomping at the bit to offer broadband customers content such as movies. The challenge? Many consumers are used to buying their content through other avenues.
‘There are already so many ways–DVD, VOD, P2P, cable TV, broadcast TV, satellite TV, pay-per-view, home video rental–1,001 ways to get the same mainstream movies easily and cheaply that the services are offering,’ said Todd Chanko, an analyst with Jupitermedia.
‘I figured if someone is that immersed in a topic, they’ll go crazy when they find a place that offers content they’re looking for.’
–Karl Quist
TotalVid founderTotalVid’s advantage is that it provides obscure content, such as movies on mountain biking, to a neglected part of the market. TotalVid offers more than 1,000 titles, which cost up to $4 and expire after seven days. In a classic up-selling move, consumers can also purchase a DVD and permanent digital version of a movie and have the rental cost subtracted from the DVD buy”
Hmmm… got plenty of both! Business 2.0 :: Magaz… 05/10/2005
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Hmmm… got plenty of both!
Business 2.0 :: Magazine Article :: Features :: The World According to Clark: “WHAT TRAITS SHOULD EVERY GOOD ENTREPRENEUR POSSESS?
Discontent and anxiety. Most entrepreneurs are not content with the way things are. But if they’re smart, they are extremely anxious too. Most ideas are going to happen whether you do them or someone else does. It’s the person who feels most anxious about it and builds the prototype who is likely to win. The best entrepreneurs tend to move quickly and efficiently. They don’t waste a lot of time making decisions.”
Google Outage Dims OS X Tiger Debut: "Much of the … 05/09/2005
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Google Outage Dims OS X Tiger Debut: “Much of the hoopla over Apple’s OS X centers on its Spotlight feature, integrating search on multiple attributes of data objects into a readily accessible and minimally complex user interface. Perhaps the next generation of users will fully appreciate it: Having grown up with hierarchical data organization, I may never really get the most from the ability not to do that anymore.
I’m much more interested in OS X 10.4 as a client operating environment that doesn’t treat the Web as something to see through the rectangular window of a browser, but rather as a source of data and function that infuses anything I might want to know or do. That’s a great goal. It falls, not just to infrastructure builders to give us a Net that good, but to service providers and application developers to make the Net look better than it is.”
Microsoft aims to be cell phone ‘Survivor’ | CNET … 05/06/2005
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Microsoft aims to be cell phone ‘Survivor’ | CNET News.com: “The software maker is expected next week to introduce Windows Mobile 5, the next version of its operating system for cell phones and handhelds. The OS, code-named Magneto, is the latest in a string of software releases that highlight Microsoft’s attempts to take on rivals including PalmSource and Nokia. “
Japundit | More TV!: "The Teleglass, which goes on… 05/03/2005
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Japundit | More TV!: “The Teleglass, which goes on sale in June, comes with earphones and a box that connects to a portable DVD player. The wearer will see images as if watching a 14-inch television screen from a distance of one meter (yard), according to an official at Scalar Corp., the Tokyo microscope maker that developed the Teleglass.
People can slap the tiny screen with a 0.24-inch liquid crystal display and lens onto one side of their glasses or those with normal vision can choose to use a pair of sunglasses.
The sunglasses could make them look cool –or it could indicate they are being mischievous. People nearby have no way of knowing what film is being played on the Teleglass.”
MakeZine.com: Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of… 05/01/2005
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MakeZine.com: Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC: “Several months ago, I finally became sufficiently jealous of the millions of DVR owners to motivate me to put a DVR in my own living room. But I wanted something more versatile than a normal TiVo, ReplayTV, or Ultimate TV system. I envisioned an all-purpose media server that would function as a full DVR, but would also work as a music server and play console games. It would have an easy remote-control interface, just like a commercial DVR, and a way to program it through the internet. Finally, I wanted to avoid the monthly fees that many DVR owners pay to keep their machines’ schedules up-to-date.”
