by Ron Miller

If Windows, Linux and OSX Opened Cafes...

After learning that Microsoft opened a Win7-themed cafe, it got me wondering what a cafe would like if it ran in the same style of the OS it was named for...

Full Story on DaniWeb.

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Google Tries Transparency with New Dashboard

The sheer amount of information that Google has on us across its properties can be daunting. The new Dashboard tool is a step toward letting us see what they have.

Read my analysis on DaniWeb .

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Leslie Stahl Needs to Get a Clue About P2P

Leslie Stahl's complete ignorance about peer to peer networking and its role in content distribution was on full display on 60 Minutes Sunday night.

Read my take on DaniWeb.

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My First Impressions of Google Wave

Image via CrunchBase

I took Google Wave out for a spin over the last several weeks, and as I promised, I've written a post on my DaniWeb TechTreasures blog providing my impressions of the good, the bad and the potential.

Read my post on DaniWeb.

Is Google Android Strategy to Trip Up Win Mobile

There was a good analysis in the NYT yesterday regarding the Google Android strategy, which according to author Saul Hansell, is intended not to make money for Google, but to block Microsoft from getting traction in the mobile space. Given that Google is giving Android away, it's a theory that makes a lot of sense...

Read the rest on DaniWeb.

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Microsoft and Apple: A Tale of Two Earnings Statements

In a week full of news from Apple and Microsoft, one thing that stood out was the contrast between the two company's earnings reports with Apple having a quarter for the ages, while Microsoft's wasn't as *bad* as analysts expected  -- faint praise indeed...

Full Story on DaniWeb.

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Can We Control Content in the Cloud?

Moving applications to the cloud is an attractive proposition for cash-strapped companies, but there are a host of data governance issues you need to think about before you do.

Read my Editor's Corner on FierceContentManagement.

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Poor Win 7 Left in the Publicity Dust

This is supposed to be Windows 7's big week, but news from Apple and from Microsoft itself is undermining the big release tomorrow.

Full Story on DaniWeb.

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Ballmer Gets That Sidekick Issue a Matter of Trust

Even while pushing his new SharePoint cloud services, Steve Ballmer understands the recent Sidekick data loss incident isn't going away. But he's doing his level best to minimize it and its impact on Microsoft's cloud strategy.

Read the Full Story on DaniWeb.

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German Book Publishers Cool to eBook Market

In what seems to me be a short-sighted move, German book publishers have tried to stem the growth of the eBook market.

Read the full post on DaniWeb.

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