Apple’s new Mac OS has arrived!…
OS X 10.5 - dubbed ‘Leopard’ has been released today after about a three month delay. I haven’t had the chance to install it yet, but Walt Mossberg over at the Wall Street Journal has been running it for a while, and has posted a quick video review:
When it […]
Archive for October, 2007
Get ready to dump those funky 3-D glasses…
Phillips Electronics has been working on a technology that will deliver a pseudo 3-D image using a special flat panel display - no colored specs required. Called ‘WoWvx’, this technology ties together unique display optics, a video meta-data stream that adds depth information to traditional 2-D images […]
The ‘Hidden’ Bane Of Successful IT Projects…
Published October 17th, 2007 in Entrepreneurial Perspective and Systems & Software. 1 CommentMany organizations seem to have trouble delivering on IT projects they start…
There have been numerous studies into why so many IT projects fail to deliver on their initial promises. (Some studies put the number as high as 70%) Reasons cited typically include poor IT management skills, poor specifications, lack of user involvement, […]
The Tectonic Forces Shaping The Web…
Published October 12th, 2007 in Internet, Technology & Society and Trends. 2 CommentsThere’s been a lot of recent posting about ‘Web 2.0′, ‘Web 3.0′, and beyond…
The biggest fallacy in all of this web versioning mania is that it treats the web as if it were some vast, singular gestalt. The reality is that there are multiple threads of evolution taking place concurrently in this space. […]
J Allard Must Have Cringed…
Published October 5th, 2007 in Digital Media, Gadgets & Gear, Humor and Microsoft. 0 CommentsIt can be tough doing media events with your boss…
Just ask Microsoft’s J Allard.
From his days heading up development of the XBOX 360 platform to his role as head of Microsoft’s consumer products division, J Allard has always been able to articulate a compelling vision of where Microsoft is going. So with the […]
Internet On Trial: Follow-up…
Published October 4th, 2007 in Current Events, Digital Media, Internet and Legal. 2 CommentsThe verdict is in…
After just 4 hours of deliberation, the jury has come back and found Jammie Thomas guilty of “willful infringement” and assessed a fine of $9,250 per song. (That comes out to $222,000 total for the 24 songs specified in the suit).
This verdict is really disappointing to me…
It isn’t the outcome itself […]
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