Big Blue getting ready to slim down. Both C|Net and Always On report that IBM may be selling its PC division to Chinese budget PC maker Lenovo. That seems like a bad deal for everyone. IBM's corporate customers won't be impressed by a manufacturer who specializes in $300 PCs without any sizeable corporate service infrastructure… Continue reading Big Blue getting ready to slim down
Month: December 2004
Beautiful … Marshall…
Beautiful … Marshall…. Marshall Wittman: “Despite the mass exodus, the incompetent one remains -Rummy. All that happened on his watch was an abysmal post-war plan and a prison scandal. This confirms that the only ones held accountable in this Administration are welfare mothers and struggling third grade students. For them, standards and accountability apply. For… Continue reading Beautiful … Marshall…
What is Phanfare?
What is Phanfare?. Phanfare: “maintains your ad-free, branding-free, photo albums on the web using its groundbreaking auto-synchronizing Phanfare Photo software. Instead of having to manipulate a slow and clunky web interface, you interact with our zippy local application on your PC. Everything happens quickly and effortlessly, locally, on your computer. In the background, while you… Continue reading What is Phanfare?
Powertools for Entrepreneurs
Powertools for Entrepreneurs. Paul Allen came across a website with suggestions for a few powertools for entrepreneurs. [Paul Allen: Internet Entrepreneur] The only thing they are missing is a blogging tool – may I suggest Radio UserLand and Manila.. [Scott Young's Radio Weblog]
An Obsession the World Doesn't Share
An Obsession the World Doesn't Share. The United States' war on terror is often portrayed abroad as an attempt to impose a bellicose culture, driven by the cultivation of fear. By ROGER COHEN. [NYT > Home Page]
Wenger's doughnut KM model
Wenger's doughnut KM model. Earlier this year Etienne Wenger published: “Knowledge management as a doughnut: Shaping your knowledge strategy through communities of practice” An interesting article that sets forth the relationship between communities of practice and KM strategy. Etienne argues that domains, communities and practices provide the key structures to support learning, sharing and stewarding… Continue reading Wenger's doughnut KM model
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Cable as Internet Carrier
Supreme Court to Hear Case on Cable as Internet Carrier. The Supreme Court stepped into one of the most heated debates over the future of the Internet: how to classify Internet cable service for purposes of federal regulation. By LINDA GREENHOUSE. [NYT > Technology]
An Unknown Giant Flexes Its Muscles
An Unknown Giant Flexes Its Muscles. Although virtually unknown in the U.S., Lenovo – in talks to buy I.B.M.'s personal computer business – is China's largest PC maker and the world's fastest growing one. By DAVID BARBOZA. [NYT > Technology]
Fortune
Fortune. The dollar's fall. It's a powerful reminder that even in an age of go-it-alone foreign policy and unilateral military action, the rest of the world still matters when it comes to economics. “When the market saw how clear the Bush victory was, with stronger Republican majorities in both houses of Congress, people thought, 'There… Continue reading Fortune
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs. A pillar of globalization is the ability of the US to export security. This relies on US legitimacy. Without legitimacy, US troops will find stiff opposition everywhere they go. Tucker and Hendrickson make the case that the US has lost the legitimacy necessary to function as the protector of globalization. [John Robb's Weblog]