Month: July 2007

  • IBM support for Ubuntu

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    James Governor of RedMonk raised a question that has come up a few times in the Lotus blogsphere, on the subject of Ubuntu as an IBM supported OS. I mentioned the fact that DB2 is supported on Ubuntu, a fact which doesn’t really fit with some of the justification for not supporting Lotus Notes and…

  • Emerging Technology – Desktops and Notebooks – Meet the XO

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    I’ve heard a bit about the $100 laptop, but nothing in any detail, so I found this an interesting read. Put simply, the XO is one of the most revolutionary computer systems that I’ve seen in some time. The entire time I was looking at the XO, I was thinking, why can’t my new expensive…

  • Web-based cartography

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    This is an interesting article (for anyone with an interest in maps!) I’ve got Dad to thank for that! It talks about how the internet is changing the way we think and use maps and map-based interaction. I know I couldn’t imagine going back to a time without Google maps. Via Bob Sutor

  • Web-based cartography

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    Simon Scullion
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    This is an interesting article (for anyone with an interest in maps!) I’ve got Dad to thank for that! It talks about how the internet is changing the way we think and use maps and map-based interaction. I know I couldn’t imagine going back to a time without google maps. Via Bob Sutor

  • SuperNTF Logo Competition

    SuperNTF Logo Competition

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    Simon Scullion
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    I saw this from Kevin Pettitt, and just couldn’t resist! Kudos from Josep Alemany for kicking this off! So here are a few ideas from me! Idea #1 Taking a flat “classic” logo and incorporating it. Not sure I like the mix, too many colours. Idea #2 Similar idea, but taking the more modern superman…

  • Corporate blogging survey

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    Luis Suarez’s latest post talks about internal blogging, and asks us to help with some research by filling in a survey. “We are currently conducting research into the topic of internal blogging within companies. As part of this study we are inviting company bloggers to complete a short questionnaire in the form of an online…