We all enjoy convincing our peers that our gadgets/toys/business communication devices are better than theirs. Betamax vs. VHS, IE vs. Netscape, PC vs. Mac, IPAQ vs. Palm and so on. A surprising number of people are nowadays arguing the BlackBerry – iPhone debate, and if you step aside from the bulging-eyed fanatics of each, it’s actually quite interesting to watch … Read More
Good, bad and hmmm
Ever since recently rereading Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, the world appears to have polarised into good and evil. Right and wrong. Politics has become about doing what’s right, wars are declared against tyrants, and countries led by bad men are branded as evil. Businesses have grown to realise that being good not only looks good, it is good. … Read More
Variety of Windows 7 Versions Planned
Microsoft announced that it will offer several different versions of its upcoming Windows 7 operating system. Those versions will include Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate. Microsoft expects that the Home Premium and Professional editions will be by far the most popular versions among most users. In spite of that, Microsoft wants to make sure that the full … Read More
Question: Why do orchestras wear black?
Answer: The audience want to concentrate on the music, and sometimes on the instruments. But rarely on the musicians themselves. So why have the orchestra visible at all? Why not have them hidden out of sight behind curtains, in a different room, or even in a different location altogether? Because watching a group of skilled individuals work in harmony to … Read More
Belkin Apologises For Fake Customer Product Reviews
Ouch. “Allegedly Michael Bayard, a Belkin Business Development representative was hiring people off Mechanical Turk to post excellent, 5 out of 5 reviews for Belkin products listed on Amazon and other sites. The result is higher user review ratings and therefore, more sales. And all at the cost of just $0.65 cents a review.“ Asking customers for a review is … Read More
Folding toilet paper and marketing
Most hotels make their guest’s beds and clean their rooms on a daily basis. It’s one of the very few perks to staying in a hotel. And if you’re unfortunate enough to stay at a lot of hotels for business, you’ve probably noticed that many of them will fold the end of the toilet paper into a little triangle. Why? … Read More
Mac OS X Closing Market Share Gap with Windows
According to Net Applications, a leading IT research company, in just the past two months Apple’s Mac OS X gained almost 1.5% in the operating systems market. When November began, OS X had an 8.21% market share, and ended 2008 with a 9.63% share of the operating systems market. OS X’s gain might seem insignificant when compared with Microsoft Windows’ … Read More
Palamida Names Top 25 Open Source Projects
Like many professionals during these difficult economic times, software developers are being asked to continue producing the same quality end product but with significantly reduced budgets. What is a software developer to do? One of the best ways for struggling developers to get more out of their diminished funds is to take full advantage of all the open source software … Read More
Google Offering a Development Phone Based on Android Mobile OS
Google has announced that they are making an unlocked version of the G1 phone available to members of the Android developer network. The phone, which costs $400, is intended to provide mobile software developers with a “real world” hardware environment in which to test their applications. The G1 is the first mobile device to use Google’s Android mobile operating system. It’ll be interesting to see … Read More
Upload.com – new look and functionality
If you haven’t visited CNET’s upload.com recently, you might be surprised by their new look. They’ve also made some changes that you might find interesting. Firstly, CNET’s download.com and VersionTracker.com appear to have combined forces so you can now upload your listings for both sites from within your Upload.com account. This should be a good time saver. And in a … Read More
