Micropayments and major disappointments
Ahead of its time or asinine? Computerworld Canada performs a post-mortem on the speedy rise and early demise of Dexit, a pioneering vendor that came up short
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Get the R&D dough you need
The money for innovation is out there, if you know how to find it. Here’s a helpful guide
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We need to make computers disappear
Today’s computing paradigm seems to chain us to a keyboard and mouse, but there is so much more potential. How we could get on with our work and have IT operate in the background
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A woman who made her way in a computer world
My mother was among the last of her kind in terms of users applying technology to business processes. Yes, she was a Baby Boomer, but she was also among that sizeable portion of the installed base who had never really installed, if you know what I mean
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Easy on the IT incentives for employees
If new workers want BlackBerries, remote access and Facebook access, should they get it? It depends on whether they need it, and managers need to understand the difference between cool and necessary
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Blogosphere: Forrester chews on Apple’s future
A Digital Daily writer speculates Steve Jobs would throw his employees from the roof if they dared suggest he develop a clock radio or picture frame. Another pundit suggest the company develop large, multi-touch displays
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Open source Asterisk appliance takes on Nortel
A rural Ontario VoIP provider is rolling out a PBX appliance includes the open source Asterisk software, because it lets users develop applications for their businesses. Find out what an Ottawa vendor offers that Cisco, Avaya and the big boys don’t
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Red Hat founder Bob Young speaks out on copyright bill
A new open source software group has added their voice to the opposition against the Conservative government’s impending copyright reform bill. Lulu CEO Bob Young likens the legislation to banning screwdrivers because they could be used by burglars
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Students to solve Lego puzzles at Google Games
At the University of Waterloo, engineering and computer science students will be divided into teams and asked to solve puzzles. The search company says this is intended as a fun weekend and not a recruiting effort, though the contest will challenge their computational skills
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Microsoft to release seven registry updates
The kill bit updates, which disable ActiveX controls, are designed to tighten up security of Internet Explorer, DirectX and Bluetooth. An nCircle executive describes this as one of the most diverse he’s seen in a long time
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