good job, monkeysoft.... you are history.
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maybe because rolls royce is a wrong analogy (rolls cost > 100 X accent).
try toyota camry with Tesla S
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Age discrimination is going to be a big issue in the private sector since you can get rid of employees in private sector that you can't in the government. This is a very emotional issue but there is one factor that...
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Thanks for this info. I have one Facebook friend, unemployed, who is a cat-lover with nothing better to do than post about 100 pictures of adorable cats a day. Now, I like kitties, but enough is enough! Unfriending her would...
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Well of course BITCOINS can be secured. Diamond Circle offers a complete solution for obtaining and disposing of them. Like any financial system security controls are essential and the methods of ensuring control...
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Why do tech writers always try to compare new tablets to the ipad,? Sure it's the gold standard... But if you are in the market for a Hyundai Accent, you probably don't care how it stacks up to a Rolls Royce. Different strokes...
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Innovation results from creativity. I don't think there is any process that can replicate creativity and provide it on demand. Group-based efforts at forcing creativity to appear on demand often seem to result in nothing...
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Interesting points, Jesse, thanks. One problem with running many legacy apps on a small-screen touch Celeron-class tablet is that they run poorly - this is why so few of the first 10 years of Windows tablets sold (yes,...
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One area these can of tablets can really shine is mobile data collection. Yes, you can do it on the iPad but you're limited basically to FileMaker, a database which is at least one generation behind anything on Windows....
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You might want to ask the folks at DigiNotar about that
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One might argue that Angry Birds could have done the trick for Microsoft if they had been able to act sooner, but, at this point, I think it's unlikely that a game can make it happen. Microsoft's best way to increase...
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You can share apps between your desktop, laptop and tablet on windows 8. This has not be realized yet, by many buyers. For the price of an Apple laptop, you can get a Windows 8 laptop and tablet. I can run software that...
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It's a quite decent tablet and great deal for $99 despite the limited app selection, but at $199 not so much. For example, the Kindle HDX has been selling on Amazon for $179 (bought one for my wife for Christmas, actually)....
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Hi, Dak3 - That is a common lament. I suggest we keep in mind that these are economic entities we're talking about, not people. So any "reputational damage" *must* reflect in higher costs or lower revenue. While that is...
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Shane, "Social media is such a very bad place to vent. Breathe and count to 10 before you broadcast your emotional reactions." That's a good piece of advice. The problem with venting in social media is that there is always...
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There is some really great commentary posted on this site most of which hits the nail on the head.---------------------------------------------------------------As an Information Management & Technology professional...
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That's why I say, just get a Tablet and normal PC. There are so many great Tablets and if you read the right reviews at places like http://tabletreviewer.org you will end up witha pretty cool device.
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Those pretending that the problems being encountered are glitches, kinks, or simply bugs to be fixed and hoping that the problems will simply dissipate with the relaunch need to cease their wishful thinking. It is time to...
In reply to: The Way Forward
We are talking PaaS here, right? Neither VMware/Pivotal or RedHat are among the PaaS leaders, assuming you are talking about number of developers and deployments. Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce.com, Google are...
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More competition is certainly good for businesses. At DriveHQ, we believe IaaS costs businesses more money in the longer term. For startups, it can save some time managing hardware. However, IaaS cannot reduce the amount...
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