I keynote, write, and podcast about Sustainability, CleanTech and Supply Chain
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Ubuntu first impressions
Using Wubi, I installed Ubuntu onto my Vaio laptop over the weekend (Ubuntu is a Linux distro – an open source operating system). Apart from some nervousness on my part about losing any info from my Windows partition, the install…
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Dublin SilverLight event
I have written about Microsoft’s Silverlight environment several times since they debuted it at ReMix07. For the end-user, it is a Flash-like plug-in which allows viewing of apps and media written specifically for it. For the developer, Silverlight allows apps…
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Cubic Telecom make the final 40 in TechCrunch40
Paul Boutin is reporting the finalists in the TechCrunch40. This has been a closely guarded secret for several weeks now but Paul spotted the names on banners in the Palace hotel! One of the names is Pat Phelan’s Cubic Telecom…
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EU rules against Microsoft
I heard the breaking news on RTE this morning that the EU upheld the decision that Microsoft abused its dominant position to “freeze out rivals in server and software products”. At the end of the audio report, RTE’s Europe correspondant…
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Backup software for Vista?
I want to install a copy of Ubuntu on my laptop. However, when Vista was installed on it, a single partition was made of the hard drive so if I try to install Ubuntu now, it will overwrite the Vista…
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Is $60 too much for Microsoft Office?
I see that, according to InsideMicrosoft, Microsoft are offering Office 2007 Ultimate 2007 to students for $60! According to the Microsoft press release the limited-time promotion for college students starting today in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and…
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Microsoft give up on trying to fix Windows Live OneCare
I wrote a post a few weeks ago about how slow Microsoft’s Support people were in getting back to me to resolve an issue I have with Windows Live OneCare. The other day they sent me an email which said:…
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