Ed Bott: “The makers of the bundled software pay cash to Dell for every copy of junkware installed on a new PC. (Hmm, where else have I seen that business model?) Pretending that this is some sort of noble customer service is a flat-out lie.”
January 14, 2006
Math in the business world
BusinessWeek: “The world is moving into a new age of numbers. Partnerships between mathematicians and computer scientists are bulling into whole new domains of business and imposing the efficiencies of math.”
January 14, 2006
CRM Integration for Outlook
Harry Pierson: “About a year ago, word started to surface about something called Project Elixir which aimed to integrate back end CRM systems with Microsoft Outlook.”
January 14, 2006
Conference fatigue
Rory Blyth: “This time, registration for the conference began on Sunday, and the show pushed right on through to today. It is now Friday, and I am completely frazzled. My clothes are all soaked with sweat, my beautiful shoes have some new creases in the toes, my stomach feels like it has a family of [...]
January 14, 2006
Evangelism and IT Pros
Tom Bridge: “Grace under pressure, and the ability to speak honestly are two absolutely crucial concepts for IT Pros, and they come back to the same basic principle of honesty. Never promise things you’re not sure you can do. Never exaggerate your skillset.”
January 14, 2006
Windows Live Expo
The beta for Windows Live Expo is now up and is described as “an online marketplace and social networking site”. Check it out.
January 14, 2006
History of programming languages
Billy Hollis has posted the History of the Basic Family of Languages and History of the C Family of Languages. Really funny stuff.
