Stories by: Ian Lamont

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    On24 touts virtual events as alternative to real thing 29/01/2010 10:57:00

    If you asked 100 random people what they dislike most about attending conferences, it's safe to say "travel," "scheduling," and "cost" would be at the top of the list for most of them. Finding the time to attend conferences and dealing with the hassles and costs associated with getting there can take away from benefits such as hearing experts talk and networking with industry colleagues.
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    Early iPad reaction: 'It's just a giant iPod touch' 28/01/2010 07:16:00

    After hitting a grand slam with the iPhone, Apple can't be too happy with some of the early reaction to the iPad. On message boards, Twitter, blogs, and Facebook, a recurring theme has been to compare the device to a "giant iPod touch."
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    Wikipedia loses editors: Crowdsourcing reality check? 26/11/2009 08:09:00

    Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia built on the backs of a seemingly never-ending supply of free labor, is in a bit of a bind.
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    Good vibes for Microsoft 'point-and-click cloud computing' 20/11/2009 10:57:00

    People who write code for a living have a love/hate relationship with Microsoft. Over the years the press has played up the hate (and the hype), but today I thought I would turn to one Microsoft software project which is generating genuine interest and kudos from some developers.
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    Mac OS X gets thrashed in OS social media face-off 09/10/2009 10:28:00

    If you were a betting man (or woman), who do you think would win in a social media face-off between the two most widely used desktop/laptop operating systems?
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    Google Wave reality check: weighing the challenges 06/10/2009 10:28:00

    "Google Wave [is] a highly interactive communication environment," intones the official Wave Extension Design Principles document. "As such, it provides both rewards and challenges to programmers wishing to extend its functionality."
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    What Facebook vote? 28/04/2009 08:59:00

    An early morning blog post by Facebook's Ted Ullyot has noted the preliminary results of the site governance vote. About 3/4 chose the new Facebook Principles and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities over the existing terms of use, he says.
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    Larry Ellison mocks cloud computing, sells it anyway 30/03/2009 09:30:00

    Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has had a tough year. The man who was once dubbed the "Muhammad Ali of software" is helplessly watching as the competitive landscape shifts and his personal wealth takes a hammering.
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    Twitter documents Hudson plane water landing 19/01/2009 10:20:00

    Wednesday night, I took the red-eye back to Boston, and wondered during the safety demonstration: would the passengers on board a commercial passenger jet really have much of a chance of surviving an emergency landing on the water?
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    Linden Lab focusing on higher-end systems for Second Life 24/11/2008 07:00:00

    A senior Linden Lab executive has indicated that Second Life's client software is being developed to take advantage of more powerful computers, but did not rule out future efforts involving low-end systems.
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    MS piggybacks on Olympics fever to boost Silverlight 08/08/2008 18:05:25

    Olympics fever has taken over the world, and Microsoft has come up with a clever idea to boost the use of Silverlight: Partner with NBC to show clips of Olympic competitions with the Silverlight player.
 
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