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Podcast Part 4: Pournelle On Using Multimedia To Sell Books
April 19, 2012
In the fourth and last installment of our podcast interviews, sci-fi writer and iconic BYTE columnist Jerry Pournelle talks about the multimedia promotion opportunities the Internet offers writers.
Podcast Part 3: Pournelle On Ebooks
April 18, 2012
In part three of our four-part series of podcast interviews with science-fiction writer and BYTE institution Jerry Pournelle, he tells how to write bestsellers in the age of Internet publishing.
Podcast Part 2: Pournelle On ARPAnet, Totalitarianism, And Productivity
April 17, 2012
In this second installment of our four-part series of podcast interviews with sci-fi writer Jerry Pournelle, the iconic BYTE columnist explains how the Cold War launched the computer revolution, and why the Internet will never die.
Podcast Part 1: Pournelle On Computers And Science Fiction
April 16, 2012
Jerry Pournelle's work on long-ago defense projects gave him insight into the future of computers. In this first of a four-part podcast series, the popular BYTE columnist talks about how he was able to predict the iPhone.
Jerry Pournelle: A Short Biography
April 16, 2012
You might know him from his science fiction novels or from his "Computing at Chaos Manor" columns in BYTE. What you probably don't know is that Jerry Pournelle is a polymath with degrees in statistics, systems engineering, psychology, and political science, and a working knowledge of just about anything else you can think of.
BYTE Interviews Jerry Pournelle
April 16, 2012
Jerry Pournelle--iconic BYTE columnist, science-fiction writer, and all-around polymath--talks with us about writing and computers. In our four-part podcast he holds forth on the role of science fiction in predicting future technology, writing bestsellers in the Internet age, and a whole lot more.
Jerry Pournelle: A Bibliography
April 16, 2012
Check out our partial bibliography of the prolific computer columnist and sci-fi writer Jerry Pournelle. These representative links should be enough to keep you entertained for some time.
HP Refreshes Thin Clients
January 04, 2011
The t5500 series runs Windows Embedded Standard 2009 and supports centralized software maintenance and management.
Metalogix Introduces SharePoint Migration Manager
December 16, 2010
The tool offers a third-party alternative for migrating SharePoint and other legacy data to the Microsoft BPOS-D cloud.
SMBs See Opportunity In The Cloud
December 10, 2010
A Microsoft survey found that almost a third of small and midsize businesses see the cloud as an opportunity for their IT to be more strategic and nearly a quarter believe it offers capabilities not previously available.
IT Outages Cost Businesses Billions
December 09, 2010
North American businesses lose $26.5 billion in revenue each year from IT system downtime with the biggest impact on SMBs, according to a CA Technologies report.
Zoho CRM Integrates With QuickBooks, Telephony
December 09, 2010
Zoho PhoneBridge integrates the cloud-based company's CRM with digital PBX systems, making it easier to leverage contact data during phone calls.
Bocada Announces Data Protection Management For SMBs
December 08, 2010
Using the Prism Lite data protection reporting and troubleshooting tool, businesses can automate previously manual administrative tasks.
SlimWare Introduces Cloud-Based Software Driver Updates
December 07, 2010
SlimDrivers and DriverUpdate scan Windows PCs for missing, broken or out-of-date drivers and then install them from the cloud.
StarWind Updates iSCSI SAN Management Software
December 03, 2010
Version 5.5 adds fault-tolerant features that improve recovery time, performance, synchronization speed and availability of storage attached networks.
GFI Software Launches MailSecurity 2011
December 03, 2010
Increased malware protection with sandboxing, link checking, and an enhanced dashboard are included in the on-premises email security software.
Reading PDFs More Safely -- Sadly, A Good Idea
December 01, 2010
Invincea's Document Protection, for safely opening, reading and printing PDFs, like its Web Protection, wraps the core program in a virtual machine to keep threats from touching the system.
Davinci Extends Virtual Office Communications Services
December 01, 2010
Webex video conferencing, unified messaging and voice-to-text voicemail are among the services targeted to SMBs and remote office workers.
Uptime Software Introduces Cloud Monitoring
November 30, 2010
Amazon EC2 specific monitoring capabilities are included in up.time, along with single view monitoring of cloud, virtual and physical resources.
Shoutlet Announces Facebook Storefront Tool
November 24, 2010
The Shop & Share application lets businesses create custom storefronts on FaceBook fan pages that incorporate social sharing options.
Coupa Integrates Expense Management With SalesForce
November 23, 2010
Cloud-based platform allows companies to control spending in real time, including creating expense reports, viewing project costs, and more.
AT&T iPhone App Targets 'Backup And Go'
November 23, 2010
SMBs using the remote backup service can access their files, view, print and fax directly, instead of going through the website.
Dell Introduces File Level Encryption
November 17, 2010
Available in locally and centrally managed options, Dell Data Protection Encryption, includes policy templates to support regulatory compliance and reporting.
Drobo S Storage Array Adds USB 3.0 Connectivity
November 17, 2010
The five-bay Direct Attached Storage array for small and remote office settings also supports eSata and FireWire 800 connections.
Wave Online Accounting Counts On Small Businesses
November 16, 2010
Aimed at companies with nine or fewer workers, the bookkeeping and invoicing service lets you designate transactions as business or personal.