Aug 06, 2008

FriendFeed todorchristov Some of us spend too much time on multiple social media websites. When I started using social media websites, I spent hours on things that were not really necessary. Afterward I discovered some Extensions for Firefox (If you still use IE, this is just another reason to switch) that didn’t only save me a lot of time but also (Read More)

Aug 08, 2008

Submitted by Estherschindler: Agile methodologies seemed like a good idea to this software development team. But when the company doesn't sincerely accept the change in work style, the result is just a buzzword for "project hell.". (Read More)

Jul 31, 2008

Submitted by Estherschindler: So you think you don't have the money to find out if SOA can save you money? Test the waters with Open Source SOA. You might find out that Open Source is what you've needed all along. (Read More)

Jul 28, 2008

Submitted by Estherschindler: Open source is changing the rules about how software is designed, created and distributed. But leadership isn't always nearly as innovative. Esther Schindler spoke with Ubuntu's Mark Shuttleworth and two of the dudes who run SourceForge, and discussed some of the lessons the open source community could bear to learn. (Read More)

Jul 28, 2008

Submitted by Estherschindler: Before you can see what's wrong with SOA someone needs to define what SOA is. There's too much confusion surrounding SOA, and that is the beginning of what's wrong with SOA. (Read More)

Jul 26, 2008

The Social Twitter has indeed acquired Summize, a nifty search engine built specifically to index Twitter posts, TechCrunch reported Tuesday along with a video of Twitter founder Evan Williams talking about it. The news follows sporadic rumors that were accompanied by both shaky confirmations and shaky denials. (Read More)

Jul 11, 2008

MEDIAdeluge The acquisition, slated to be announced today was reported early this morning by Kara Swisher at AllThingsD. ReadWriteWeb, in post also early this morning, reported confirmation of the story based on a Twitter conversation between the Guardian’s Technology Editor Charles Arthur and travel writer Craig McGinty.The move so fa (Read More)

Jul 25, 2008

Submitted by Estherschindler: Convicted spammer Eddie Davidson has killed himself, apparently after murdering his wife and three year-old daughter. (Read More)

Jul 25, 2008

Submitted by Estherschindler: Tim O'Reilly's OSCON keynote encouraged the open-source community to pay attention to three main challenges: Cloud computing, the open programmable Web and open mobile. Another speaker exhorted attendees to get involved in another larger effort. (Read More)

Jun 16, 2008

Submitted by Estherschindler: Do you think that LINQ is just another in a long series of odd Microsoft technologies? This database-meets-software-development technology could easily save your development staff time and avoid complexity!. (Read More)

Jun 11, 2008

Submitted by Estherschindler: Every day, oil companies harness gushers of data to assess market conditions for a gallon of gas. Learn how they match the right tools with information to maximize profits. (Read More)

Jun 11, 2008

Submitted by Estherschindler: Cloud computing is for real, and it's being fueled by four big trends, including horizontal collaboration among end users, Google Enterprise exec tells attendees at the Enterprise 2.0 conference. (Read More)

Jun 11, 2008

Sutter's Mill While Bjarne and I were at SD for S&S, we took time out to do an interview together with Ted Neward for InformIT. I just got word that it went live… here are the links.On the OnSoftware – Video (RSS):OnSoftware - Bjarne Stroustrup & Herb Sutter on the Future of C++ - Part 1OnSoftware - Bjarne Stroustrup & Herb Sutter (Read More)

Jun 10, 2008

ReadWriteWeb Nine companies are saying "yes," having recently launched Enterprise 2.0 offerings that integrate with SharePoint technology.If there's one thing that any I.T. pro knows it's the value of "maximizing their investment" in whatever servers they run, technology they use, or services they've signed up for. With strict budgets i (Read More)

May 23, 2008

Submitted by Estherschindler: Have you thought carefully about Active Directory and your virtual infrastructure? If not, get started. (Read More)

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