<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539</id><updated>2011-12-02T15:12:40.564-05:00</updated><category term='Green Computing'/><category term='Data Center'/><category term='Computing'/><category term='Productivity'/><category term='TCO'/><category term='Oracle'/><title type='text'>BC Bytes</title><subtitle type='html'>A blog discussing the affects of information technology on our lives and how our lives affect information technology. I'll discuss personal computing, enterprise computing, personal electronics and convergence.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>46</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-9026410093600759409</id><published>2011-12-02T15:12:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2011-12-02T15:12:40.619-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Is Windows 8 Server Going to be Expensive Linux?</title><summary type='text'>What’s with Microsoft’s enterprise envy? It’s getting worse and worse. Not they’re saying people aren’t interested in ease-of-use and don’t need a GUI to manage servers.   Here’s one of many quotes on the subject. This one’s from RedmondMag.com:     Optional GUI. Removing the GUI shell from Server is as easy as unchecking a checkbox or running a PowerShell command, and doing so can increase </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/9026410093600759409/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=9026410093600759409' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/9026410093600759409'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/9026410093600759409'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2011/12/is-windows-8-server-going-to-be.html' title='Is Windows 8 Server Going to be Expensive Linux?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-3324113740240451445</id><published>2011-10-31T17:36:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-31T17:36:20.806-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Know thyself–not so fast</title><summary type='text'>A quick copy of Andrew Sullivan:     Jonah Lehrer reviews Thinking, Fast and Slow, a new book by Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman:    Teaching people about the hazards of multitasking doesn’t lead to less texting in the car; learning about the weakness of the will doesn’t increase the success of diets; knowing that most people are overconfident about the future doesn’t make us </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/3324113740240451445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=3324113740240451445' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/3324113740240451445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/3324113740240451445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2011/10/know-thyselfnot-so-fast.html' title='Know thyself–not so fast'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-8403432203261840802</id><published>2011-10-21T18:00:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-10-21T18:00:59.265-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Caring for your PC even when it’s not caring for you</title><summary type='text'>PC’s are finicky beasts. Manufacturers often select hardware components with cost rather than quality as the primary consideration. The application programs, more and more often required to work together as one toolset face the challenge of not crashing each other; or themselves. Microsoft, the developer of the most popular operating system, Windows, has endeavored mightily to keep their OS </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/8403432203261840802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=8403432203261840802' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8403432203261840802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8403432203261840802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2011/10/caring-for-your-pc-even-when-its-not.html' title='Caring for your PC even when it’s not caring for you'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh5.ggpht.com/-oHPfLHjcwQQ/TqHrjxTkFrI/AAAAAAAACS4/ged11NowpRc/s72-c/SystemMechanicOverview_thumb%25255B3%25255D.png?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-1986993844935197900</id><published>2011-05-08T12:17:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2011-05-08T12:17:14.701-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Personal mobile devices and the future of computing</title><summary type='text'>Several decades ago I wrote that them main reason for personal computers was for communication. that was before the public Internet. Now, not only is it obvious that personal computing is for communication, but a whole range of industries have grown up in support of that proposition. Smartphones have lead the evolution and will continue to do so, but tablets, like the iPad I'm using to write this</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/1986993844935197900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=1986993844935197900' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/1986993844935197900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/1986993844935197900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2011/05/personal-mobile-devices-and-future-of.html' title='Personal mobile devices and the future of computing'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-2655078204421387613</id><published>2010-03-25T13:46:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2010-03-25T13:48:12.272-04:00</updated><title type='text'>I guess this one doesn't go to thirteen!</title><summary type='text'>Symantec recently announced the newest version of Backup Exec replacing the current Version 12. The new version is called Backup Exec 2010.I guess the realized that no one would buy version 13 of a backup software product.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/2655078204421387613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=2655078204421387613' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/2655078204421387613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/2655078204421387613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2010/03/i-guess-this-one-doesnt-go-to-thirteen.html' title='I guess this one doesn&apos;t go to thirteen!'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-3641003626684186239</id><published>2009-12-16T09:31:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-16T09:31:54.203-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Walking Man, Into Bar He Goes | whatever | Jokes.com</title><summary type='text'>   A guy walks into a bar and says, "I think I've heard this one before!"  Walking Man, Into Bar He Goes | whatever | Jokes.com  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/3641003626684186239/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=3641003626684186239' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/3641003626684186239'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/3641003626684186239'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/12/walking-man-into-bar-he-goes-whatever.html' title='Walking Man, Into Bar He Goes | whatever | Jokes.com'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-3857490385986792165</id><published>2009-12-08T18:03:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-08T18:03:50.271-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Productivity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Computing'/><title type='text'>Get your Outlook under control</title><summary type='text'>I don’t review products too often, but I have to mention the best productivity aid for Microsoft Outlook I’ve found so far: ClearContext.   There are two versions, personal,which is free and professional which is not. I actually sprung for the pro version, it’s so good.  My problem was too many e-mails and too many folders to sort them into. I also needed to track contacts and project tasks and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/3857490385986792165/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=3857490385986792165' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/3857490385986792165'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/3857490385986792165'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/12/get-your-outlook-under-control_08.html' title='Get your Outlook under control'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/Sx7bAXlQvmI/AAAAAAAAB8U/mwvH93XXmYk/s72-c/image_thumb%5B1%5D.png?imgmax=800' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-428484480600605292</id><published>2009-12-02T10:18:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-12-02T10:18:49.389-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Search reveals people’s emotions</title><summary type='text'>   A search in TipTop on any subject will instantly reveal people’s emotions and experiences about it, as well as other concepts that are being discussed in connection with the subject.  Just what we need. A search engine that tells you how people feel about what you’ve searched for. How about what people think?  Oh, wait. Thinking is out of style. Emotional response is what matter.   I don’t </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/428484480600605292/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=428484480600605292' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/428484480600605292'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/428484480600605292'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/12/search-reveals-peoples-emotions.html' title='Search reveals people’s emotions'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-5852949685352970456</id><published>2009-10-28T13:03:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-28T13:06:12.359-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Is this Core-rect?</title><summary type='text'>The article to which this is linked came across my inbox just now.  Tilera, which already has 36- and 64-core processors on the market, is announcing its third-generation products, Tile-Gx, which includes plans for a 100-core processor. The chip will appear in 2011. Tilera officials hope the high-core count in its processors will help give the company traction in a space dominated by Intel and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/5852949685352970456/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=5852949685352970456' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/5852949685352970456'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/5852949685352970456'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/10/is-this-core-rect.html' title='Is this Core-rect?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-2932563086572408727</id><published>2009-10-07T10:56:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-10-07T10:56:37.972-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Making the choice between virtual and physical servers – Why Choose?</title><summary type='text'>   Image by JohnSeb via Flickr      the future of the physical server is secure, as there are still a number of reasons to use a physical server over a virtual server.  Making the choice between virtual and physical servers | Servers and Storage | TechRepublic.com  Scott Lowe writes about is experience and the policies in use at his place of work for the deployment of virtual machines versus </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/2932563086572408727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=2932563086572408727' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/2932563086572408727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/2932563086572408727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/10/making-choice-between-virtual-and.html' title='Making the choice between virtual and physical servers – Why Choose?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/2/3425464_068a1e6124_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-4067638501313739584</id><published>2009-09-16T16:48:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-16T16:48:44.501-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Eddie Izzard finishes 43rd marathon in 52 days, covering 1,100 miles - Times Online</title><summary type='text'>    Image via Wikipedia   This is not about technology. It’s about a person’s will to do something  he has never done and doing so in a manner that far exceeds imagining.  BTW, I don’t think he ran in this outfit.   Eddie Izzard finishes 43rd marathon in 52 days, covering 1,100 miles  Eddie Izzard finishes 43rd marathon in 52 days, covering 1,100 miles - Times Online    </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/4067638501313739584/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=4067638501313739584' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/4067638501313739584'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/4067638501313739584'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/09/eddie-izzard-finishes-43rd-marathon-in.html' title='Eddie Izzard finishes 43rd marathon in 52 days, covering 1,100 miles - Times Online'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-9016874018393888186</id><published>2009-09-13T10:20:00.002-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-13T10:22:53.093-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Why did I add Ads?</title><summary type='text'>I just added an ad-sense account to my blog. I did it for a couple of reasons. Mostly, I'm curious.What ads would appear? Will I make more than a dollar a month?Would it annoy my few readers?Would it generate traffic.Whatever the reasons, it will be interesting and if I make a buck or two, I'll be grateful.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/9016874018393888186/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=9016874018393888186' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/9016874018393888186'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/9016874018393888186'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/09/why-did-i-add-ads.html' title='Why did I add Ads?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-6454966750755405608</id><published>2009-09-10T11:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-10T11:06:35.725-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Integrating management systems</title><summary type='text'>In the August 31-Sept 7 issue of NetworkWorld, Tim Greene writes about 3Com's efforts in unifying network and security management."The most significant aspect of the announcement is the management, says Phil Hochmuth, an analyst with the Yankee Group. 'Enterprises are really consolidating their management roles,' he says. 'More and more enterprise IT and enterprise security teams are sharing the </summary><link rel='related' href='http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/083109-3com-networking-security.html' title='Integrating management systems'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/6454966750755405608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=6454966750755405608' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6454966750755405608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6454966750755405608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/09/integrating-management-systems.html' title='Integrating management systems'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-2742288479737019527</id><published>2009-09-02T16:40:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-09-02T16:40:44.622-04:00</updated><title type='text'>NetApp unveils new virtualized storage software | NetworkWorld.com Community</title><summary type='text'>   Among the announcement are of a Virtual Storage Console, which is a plug-in module for VMware vCenter Server that lets storage administrators manage and monitor NetApp gear from within vSphere 4 environments.  NetApp unveils new virtualized storage software | NetworkWorld.com Community  This specific item and the other announcements from NetApp, quoted in this article,  show their continued </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/2742288479737019527/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=2742288479737019527' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/2742288479737019527'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/2742288479737019527'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/09/netapp-unveils-new-virtualized-storage.html' title='NetApp unveils new virtualized storage software | NetworkWorld.com Community'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-8355327904470944944</id><published>2009-08-28T08:04:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-28T08:04:01.955-04:00</updated><title type='text'>iPhone Ad</title><summary type='text'>Has it come to this?Mental Health Break - The Daily Dish | By Andrew SullivanMental Health Break - The Daily Dish | By Andrew SullivanShared via AddThis</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/8355327904470944944/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=8355327904470944944' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8355327904470944944'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8355327904470944944'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/08/iphone-ad.html' title='iPhone Ad'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-7561399006346400388</id><published>2009-08-26T17:54:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2009-08-26T17:55:28.458-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Yet another fallen leader</title><summary type='text'>Just thinking about Teddy and the Kennedy's all day. JFK was the first President I was involved in. I remember Ike, and even Truman a bit, but JFK was my inspiration. Needless to say, his murder was devastating; starting my period of disillusionment with our country. Bobby's race for President in '68 brought back the positive feelings (with a help from McCarthy) after MLK assasination only to be </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/7561399006346400388/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=7561399006346400388' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/7561399006346400388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/7561399006346400388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/08/yet-another-fallen-leader.html' title='Yet another fallen leader'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-8197158173743408288</id><published>2009-07-30T15:02:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-30T15:05:19.459-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Does the Cloud need “Servers”?</title><summary type='text'>A cloud is something soft and fluffy. When used to describe shared compute services, it means, among other things, that the borders between the various compute services provided and the users of those services are blurred. Why shouldn’t the devices providing these services also be a bit blurry. Servers as we’ve come to know them (I’m mostly talking about x86 servers here) have architectures that </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/8197158173743408288/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=8197158173743408288' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8197158173743408288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8197158173743408288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/07/does-cloud-need-servers.html' title='Does the Cloud need “Servers”?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-1883341978107134495</id><published>2009-07-16T13:52:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-07-16T13:52:29.769-04:00</updated><title type='text'>We don’t need no stinkin’ chillers!</title><summary type='text'>Google’s Chiller-less Data Center       Google (GOOG) has begun operating a data center in Belgium that has no chillers to support its cooling systems, a strategy that will improve its energy efficiency while making local weather forecasting a larger factor in its data center management.   Kudos to Data Center Knowledge for bringing this to my attention. The story speaks for itself, so I’ll limit</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/1883341978107134495/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=1883341978107134495' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/1883341978107134495'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/1883341978107134495'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/07/we-dont-need-no-stinkin-chillers.html' title='We don’t need no stinkin’ chillers!'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-7054977038113570731</id><published>2009-05-30T11:00:00.004-04:00</published><updated>2009-05-30T11:31:54.328-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Let That Be A Lesson To Me</title><summary type='text'>I first posted this several years ago, in 2005 I believe. The blog site and the story are long gone but the story is still pertinent, so once again:Let that be a lesson to me!     The New York City Police Department and its parking bureau have severely damaged my faith in the value of technology.     When it fails, it fails completely. And it recently turned me into Kafka’s Cockroach.   If you </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/7054977038113570731/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=7054977038113570731' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/7054977038113570731'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/7054977038113570731'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/05/let-that-be-lesson-to-me.html' title='Let That Be A Lesson To Me'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-7498693577118212939</id><published>2009-04-30T14:07:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-04-30T14:09:45.059-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Data Center'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Green Computing'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Computing'/><title type='text'>Sun Microsystems Web Event - Maximizing the Economics of Computing</title><summary type='text'>   Sun's Open Network System is a modular system design approach integrating leading technologies across Sun's portfolio in networking, storage, compute and software.  This is a very interesting announcement from Sun. First of all, the architecture is very similar to what was recently announced by Cisco. That is, the integration of a virtualized network infrastructure with computers (including </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/7498693577118212939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=7498693577118212939' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/7498693577118212939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/7498693577118212939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/04/sun-microsystems-web-event-maximizing.html' title='Sun Microsystems Web Event - Maximizing the Economics of Computing'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-6021322039900249261</id><published>2009-03-30T13:39:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T13:39:11.264-04:00</updated><title type='text'>How many computers does the world need?</title><summary type='text'>There’s been a lot of buzz lately about this question and this question and Nicholas Carr’s corollary assertion, “The coming of the mega computer” :   The original quote, from the FT Techblog:     According to Microsoft research chief Rick Rashid, around 20 per cent of all the servers sold around the world each year are now being bought by a small handful of internet companies - he named </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/6021322039900249261/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=6021322039900249261' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6021322039900249261'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6021322039900249261'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/03/how-many-computers-does-world-need.html' title='How many computers does the world need?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-4287981262364385158</id><published>2009-02-03T13:39:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-02-03T13:39:57.553-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Dell adds Xsigo's I/O virtualization to it storage and server products - Network World</title><summary type='text'>From Deni Conner at Network World…     One of the coolest deals happened this week in the storage arena. I/O virtualization vendor Xsigo teamed up with Dell to expand Dell's data center offerings. In addition to reselling Xsigo's I/O Director, Dell will also collaborate with the company on technology roadmaps and channel resources.     The I/O Director will be paired with the full line of Dell </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/4287981262364385158/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=4287981262364385158' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/4287981262364385158'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/4287981262364385158'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/02/dell-adds-xsigo-io-virtualization-to-it.html' title='Dell adds Xsigo&amp;#39;s I/O virtualization to it storage and server products - Network World'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-5905529319378657259</id><published>2009-01-28T17:44:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-28T17:44:27.714-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Rackable puts desktop CPUs in low-cost servers - Network World</title><summary type='text'>How’s this for a new approach to application serving:   Rackable Systems has turned to low-cost desktop components for a new server design that aims to provide a cheaper alternative for companies running busy Web applications, the company announced Wednesday. The design uses Athlon and Phenom desktop CPUs from Advanced Micro Devices and allows for highly dense servers that can be priced under US</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/5905529319378657259/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=5905529319378657259' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/5905529319378657259'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/5905529319378657259'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/01/rackable-puts-desktop-cpus-in-low-cost.html' title='Rackable puts desktop CPUs in low-cost servers - Network World'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-6152704983902853183</id><published>2009-01-28T16:08:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-28T16:08:59.587-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The shifting tides of heterogeneous storage virtualization :: Wikibon</title><summary type='text'>A few months ago I’d embarked on research concerning external virtualization, here called heterogeneous storage virtualization. I like that term better and the TLA, HSV, works pretty well too.    The article points to the same drivers I’d identified in my research:          Tiered storage - in an effort to create a default tier 2 strategy and avoid expensive tier 1 platforms;       Migration </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/6152704983902853183/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=6152704983902853183' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6152704983902853183'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6152704983902853183'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/01/shifting-tides-of-heterogeneous-storage.html' title='The shifting tides of heterogeneous storage virtualization :: Wikibon'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-1177481567127546930</id><published>2009-01-25T09:26:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2009-01-25T09:37:04.456-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Vista doesn't like to update</title><summary type='text'>I've been having a problem with one of my computers that's running Vista. (I know, I know: why am I running Vista? Probably so I can go through this crap and understand what the fuss is about.)Anyhow, a few months ago, Windows Update started having problems. It would automatically update, but I couldn't access the tool to change settings and if I also wanted to update other Microsoft products, I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/1177481567127546930/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=1177481567127546930' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/1177481567127546930'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/1177481567127546930'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2009/01/vista-doesn-like-to-update.html' title='Vista doesn&apos;t like to update'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-8195188979093968392</id><published>2008-12-02T15:46:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-12-02T15:46:41.848-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Evangelism, Word-of-Mouth and Passion is the Next Evolution of Advertising Research</title><summary type='text'>Jack Myers, a marketing and advertising expert has written an interesting set of articles on the, “irreversible progression of advertising messaging away from the 100-year tradition of mass reach and building awareness and toward an emphasis on achieving and maintaining consumer trust and passion.” While my company Edison Group is not engaged in Advertising, the themes are very relevant to what </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/8195188979093968392/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=8195188979093968392' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8195188979093968392'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8195188979093968392'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/12/evangelism-word-of-mouth-and-passion-is.html' title='Evangelism, Word-of-Mouth and Passion is the Next Evolution of Advertising Research'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-8154836022868074442</id><published>2008-06-30T13:44:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-30T13:44:20.187-04:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Computing'/><title type='text'>The Future of OS?</title><summary type='text'>It would seem that I was on the right track over the past decade. The following excerpts from a ZDNet blog, by Mary Jo Foley, and the referenced Microsoft research sites describes research into OS architecture I was writing about years ago when Microsoft was first getting legally slammed for monopolistic practices and delivering crummy software.   My points over the years have been that operating</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/8154836022868074442/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=8154836022868074442' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8154836022868074442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8154836022868074442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/06/future-of-os.html' title='The Future of OS?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-7008928913407248138</id><published>2008-06-25T16:23:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-06-25T16:23:45.694-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Tiered, Schmeared, Weird: Enterprise Storage Management Issues and Technologies</title><summary type='text'>We've been doing research in the areas of enterprise storage management with a focus on what is now called Tiered Storage and EMC calls Information Lifecycle Management (ILM). The technology was also called, back in the day, Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM).  The basic idea is pretty obvious. Store the most critical, performance sensitive data on devices that are the most reliable and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/7008928913407248138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=7008928913407248138' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/7008928913407248138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/7008928913407248138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/06/tiered-schmeared-weird-enterprise.html' title='Tiered, Schmeared, Weird: Enterprise Storage Management Issues and Technologies'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-8594389697273493830</id><published>2008-05-20T12:39:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-20T12:39:38.828-04:00</updated><title type='text'>The Server Virtualization Battle</title><summary type='text'>Citrix's Xen won't cede to VMware or Hyper-V  It seems like only yesterday when I was wondering about whether the price war in the hypervisor market should be worrying VMware. Wait, it was yesterday. Today I read that Citrix won't concede in the price war or on the technology.  From the TechTarget web site:  In December 2006, two startups, XenSource Inc. (now owned by Citrix) and Virtual Iron </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/8594389697273493830/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=8594389697273493830' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8594389697273493830'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8594389697273493830'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/05/server-virtualization-battle.html' title='The Server Virtualization Battle'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-6290679600825714418</id><published>2008-05-19T13:04:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2008-05-19T13:04:31.199-04:00</updated><title type='text'>VMware won't lower price, says exec. Does pride go before a fall?</title><summary type='text'>The link will take you to the whole interview, but the point is made in the headline.     VMware won't lower price, says exec    The executive, senior director of product marketing Bogomil Balkansky goes on to explain,     "...The objective is to make sure that we have the right products at the right prices for all types of customers. I don't think that principle is going to change.     I would </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/6290679600825714418/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=6290679600825714418' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6290679600825714418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6290679600825714418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/05/vmware-won-lower-price-says-exec-does.html' title='VMware won&amp;#39;t lower price, says exec. Does pride go before a fall?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-801601616876386776</id><published>2008-03-07T17:09:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-07T17:09:02.187-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Apple and Business — Is it 25 Years Too Late?</title><summary type='text'>Jason Perlow, writing on Larry Dignan's blog at ZDNet.com isn't impressed. (I think it's Jason as that's what it says on the blog, but I may be misinterpreting the page design.) The lede:  Hey, Apple’s releasing the Insanely Great iPhone SDK so we can all write enterprise iPhone applications! They’re going to make the iPhone compete with the BlackBerry and hook it up to corporate Exchange email </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/801601616876386776/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=801601616876386776' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/801601616876386776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/801601616876386776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/03/apple-and-business-is-it-25-years-too.html' title='Apple and Business — Is it 25 Years Too Late?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-7235790899576711578</id><published>2008-03-05T14:16:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-03-05T14:16:01.373-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Quote for the day</title><summary type='text'>      There are grammatical errors even in his silence.        - Stanislaw J. Lec  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/7235790899576711578/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=7235790899576711578' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/7235790899576711578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/7235790899576711578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/03/quote-for-day.html' title='Quote for the day'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-482208336433332958</id><published>2008-02-26T21:28:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-26T21:28:49.008-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Tragic Flaw</title><summary type='text'>Watching the debate tonight...     There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.        - Kurt Vonnegut  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/482208336433332958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=482208336433332958' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/482208336433332958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/482208336433332958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/02/tragic-flaw.html' title='A Tragic Flaw'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-6503938760876758288</id><published>2008-02-14T15:11:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-14T15:12:31.387-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TCO'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Oracle'/><title type='text'>Installing Oracle on Linux is too difficult</title><summary type='text'>A blogger at Tech Republic, Rex Baldazo, says that Oracle installation on Linux isn't as easy as it could be.  I still think Oracle could stand to spend more time making its Linux installation smoother.  Installing Oracle on Linux is too difficult | Programming and Development | TechRepublic.com      The author goes on to say that his problems may stem from being more familiar and comfortable </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/6503938760876758288/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=6503938760876758288' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6503938760876758288'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6503938760876758288'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/02/installing-oracle-on-linux-is-too.html' title='Installing Oracle on Linux is too difficult'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-6271754378272098229</id><published>2008-01-25T16:09:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-02-14T15:15:26.758-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Productivity'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='TCO'/><title type='text'>John Dvorak says "Promises of Productivity Are Often BS"</title><summary type='text'>Or at least that's the headline his editor came up with.  The last paragraph in the article:  I'm almost tempted to do a book on the whole notion of productivity, since I find it to fraudulent in too many instances. Exactly how do you measure worth in today's white-collar workforce? It's a total crapshoot.  Promises of Productivity Are Often BS - Columns by PC Magazine      The opening paragraph:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/6271754378272098229/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=6271754378272098229' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6271754378272098229'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6271754378272098229'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/01/john-dvorak-says-of-productivity-are.html' title='John Dvorak says &amp;quot;Promises of Productivity Are Often BS&amp;quot;'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-3414237273706218497</id><published>2008-01-23T15:00:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-23T15:00:55.552-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Geeks Unite!</title><summary type='text'>According to AP, IBM is playing fast and loose with employee pay:     BOSTON (AP) -- Even as IBM Corp. reports record profits, thousands of its U.S. employees are staring at pay cuts.    It's the result of IBM's response to a lawsuit in which the company was accused of illegally withholding overtime pay from some technical employees. IBM settled the case for $65 million in 2006 and has now </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/3414237273706218497/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=3414237273706218497' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/3414237273706218497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/3414237273706218497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/01/geeks-unite.html' title='Geeks Unite!'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-5310411104692732516</id><published>2008-01-17T16:20:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-17T16:20:58.061-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Mac in the Enterprise</title><summary type='text'>Back in the day, when I was selling Apple Macintosh computers into corporate accounts, Apple actually had a corporate or enterprise computing message. This was when built-in Ethernet was a revelation of a personal computer. Back then (1990-91), a Mac was actually a better network citizen than a PC with Windows. PC's usually didn't have enough memory space to support the operating system, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/5310411104692732516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=5310411104692732516' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/5310411104692732516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/5310411104692732516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/01/mac-in-enterprise.html' title='Mac in the Enterprise'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-1470798019415583965</id><published>2008-01-08T16:31:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-08T16:31:55.167-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Does the Net bring Freedom or Control</title><summary type='text'>   Nicholas Carr quotes Alexander Galloway:  “the founding principle of the Net is control, not freedom - control has existed from the beginning.”  Rough Type: Nicholas Carr's Blog   Mr. Carr is driving at the fact that it's no longer the World Wide Web, it's the World Wide Computer. I agree with Carr's history - the personal computer started as a tool for working outside the control of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/1470798019415583965/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=1470798019415583965' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/1470798019415583965'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/1470798019415583965'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/01/does-net-bring-freedom-or-control.html' title='Does the Net bring Freedom or Control'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-1869824686050197488</id><published>2008-01-04T11:10:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-01-04T11:10:19.776-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Using Collaboration Tools Wisely?</title><summary type='text'>Analyst firm claims that collaboration overload costs $588B a year! Among other points made in the article:     Beyond the interruptions and competitive pressure, the different modes of collaboration have created more locations through which people can store data. This makes it harder for users to find information, prompting users to "reinvent the wheel because information cannot be found," Basex</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/1869824686050197488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=1869824686050197488' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/1869824686050197488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/1869824686050197488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2008/01/using-collaboration-tools-wisely.html' title='Using Collaboration Tools Wisely?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-463959214719219980</id><published>2007-12-19T11:57:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-19T11:57:50.405-05:00</updated><title type='text'>IF IBM Does It Will They Come?</title><summary type='text'>   From ZDNet.com  » IBM demos ‘On Demand Workplace’; Will Web 2.0 deliver productivity gains? | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com   Some quotes:     …IBM demoed its enterprise 2.0 experiments Tuesday including its On Demand Workplace–an application that’s part intranet, part Facebook and part Web service that becomes an interface to legacy systems.…    …Big Blue’s challenge: Herding and harnessing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/463959214719219980/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=463959214719219980' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/463959214719219980'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/463959214719219980'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2007/12/if-ibm-does-it-will-they-come.html' title='IF IBM Does It Will They Come?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-867955640155200010</id><published>2007-12-19T10:22:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-19T10:22:21.492-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Who Speaks Web?</title><summary type='text'> From e-Week.com:     Programming for the Web is, of course, an entirely different culture than programming for a single software platform, and Gundotra has taken to the new culture with all the zeal of a convert. "The previous platform I was responsible for evangelizing helped one company. The Web helps all of mankind," he said.     Gundotra demurred when asked if Microsoft just doesn't get Web </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/867955640155200010/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=867955640155200010' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/867955640155200010'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/867955640155200010'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2007/12/who-speaks-web.html' title='Who Speaks Web?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-6946760623762078785</id><published>2007-12-18T09:42:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-18T10:36:47.511-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Are Faster Chips Leaving Programmers in the Dust? Or Do The Just Lack Imagination?</title><summary type='text'>From the article:         In the future, Mr. Mundie said, parallel software will take on tasks that make the computer increasingly act as an intelligent personal assistant.    “My machine overnight could process my in-box, analyze which ones were probably the most important, but it could go a step further,” he said. “It could interpret some of them, it could look at whether I’ve ever corresponded</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/6946760623762078785/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=6946760623762078785' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6946760623762078785'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6946760623762078785'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2007/12/are-faster-chips-leaving-programmers-in.html' title='Are Faster Chips Leaving Programmers in the Dust? Or Do The Just Lack Imagination?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-5474887575616013129</id><published>2007-12-10T15:26:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-10T15:46:59.736-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Should the staff at a Technology Company be able to use Technologies?</title><summary type='text'>I keep wondering whether the people who work at technology companies need to be good users of technology in general, let alone whether they should be users of their own technologies. The latter is harder to determine as not all technology company products are usable by a broad audience. After all, how many people need to know how to configure a provisioning platform?But shouldn't folks working at</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/5474887575616013129/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=5474887575616013129' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/5474887575616013129'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/5474887575616013129'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2007/12/should-staff-at-technology-company-be.html' title='Should the staff at a Technology Company be able to use Technologies?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-8117336406954649050</id><published>2007-12-07T10:13:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-10T10:05:28.412-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Is it Productivity or Indenture?</title><summary type='text'>I'm sorry, but I have problems with the cult of "work all the time". Here's a quote that sums up the attitude so many people have today.  "Mobility has become ubiquitous," says Kevin Roberts, product manager with Toshiba's Digital Products division. "Businesses have come to expect the added productivity that comes from keeping workers mobile. Toshiba wants me to have a notebook because I can take</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/8117336406954649050/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=8117336406954649050' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8117336406954649050'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/8117336406954649050'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2007/12/is-it-productivity-or-indenture.html' title='Is it Productivity or Indenture?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-6329924575722264193</id><published>2007-12-07T10:13:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-07T10:13:03.341-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Holly Moly, what's with MOLI?</title><summary type='text'>There's a new provider in the cloud and they're MOLI:     Finally there's a way to create and maintain a website for your business without the headaches and expense! MOLI makes it easy for you to put your business online in minutes.Business Offer :: members only :: MOLI ::    The deal is for a free, small site business site, with some interesting features. This is an online community, in the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/6329924575722264193/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=6329924575722264193' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6329924575722264193'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/6329924575722264193'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2007/12/holly-moly-what-with-moli.html' title='Holly Moly, what&amp;#39;s with MOLI?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5238399355137238539.post-5965844612658433926</id><published>2007-12-07T10:10:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2007-12-07T10:10:17.963-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Revolution in the Office?</title><summary type='text'>      From MessageLabs:     FEATURE EDITORIAL     Revolution in the Office     There is a revolution happening in the world of office productivity tools, and Microsoft isn't leading it. Microsoft Office is looking long in the tooth and could be toppled. The revolution is this: the design basis of office productivity tools has shifted.     All versions of what we traditionally called Office--the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/feeds/5965844612658433926/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=5238399355137238539&amp;postID=5965844612658433926' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/5965844612658433926'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5238399355137238539/posts/default/5965844612658433926'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://bcbites.blogspot.com/2007/12/revolution-in-office.html' title='Revolution in the Office?'/><author><name>Barry Cohen</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13799577304158622449</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='26' src='http://bp2.blogger.com/_B82jjhNwPlg/R1lttPrfAHI/AAAAAAAAAcY/nRTlTqZdx5w/S220/DSCN0099%5B1%5D.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
