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In architecture, cloud computing, Enterprise Architecture, Innovation, IT, Leadership, Management, Professional, software, Software Architecture, technology, Thought on May 10, 2010 at 14:04
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No series on cloud computing would be complete without alluding to Google’s audacious attempt at building an OS around the cloud computing paradigm.
Yes, I’m referring to the Google Chrome OS, a spin-off to the Google Chrome browser. The open source versions for the Chrome OS are the Chromium OS and the Chromium Browser respectively.
The Google Chrome OS
The Google Chrome OS is targeted specifically to netbooks, not the primary device of use, but a secondary, portable, lightweight device. The OS is small enough to be loaded on a USB drive and booted from the very same device. Applications on local storage are few and far between and most useful, user applications are based in the cloud. The user interface is minimalist much like the Chrome Browser. Boot time is very quick with Google software engineer Martin Bligh demonstrating a bootup time of four seconds.
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dark, success, theories, Thought
In Thought on May 8, 2010 at 16:15
Higher expectations can indeed work wonders for anyone, but truly relentless drive is a rarity. Amid all the recycled material in Bounce, Syed offers a sobering firsthand reminder from the sports front: The necessary fanatical commitment to mastery is most commonly inspired by competition, which has a way of winnowing ruthlessly. But in an era when plenty of American workers feel we’re running in place and just barely keeping up, the mixed message of this genre is one we’re understandably more eager to hear: Maybe we don’t have to become magnitudes more frenetic than we already are—just a whole lot more focused—and we, too, stand a chance of zooming ahead.
The dark side of the new theories of success. – By Ann Hulbert – Slate Magazine
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blog, language, singular, Thought
In blogging, language, prose, Thought on May 7, 2010 at 15:30
A new usage of the word blog is emerging, and not everyone is happy about it. As Grant Barrett writes on the blog of the Copyediting newsletter, for some people blog can now mean “a single, dated, first-person post on a web site” rather than “an entire site of such posts.” But according to an informal survey, most copy editors aren’t on board with the new meaning.
A Singular Blog : Blog Excerpts : Thinkmap Visual Thesaurus
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In blogging, fun, language, Thought on May 7, 2010 at 09:54
Ernest Hemingway’s Top 5 Tips For Writing Well
by Brian Clark
http://www.copyblogger.com/ernest-hemingway-top-5-tips-for-writing-well/
Who better?
Many business people faced with the task of writing for marketing purposes are quick to say:
Hey, I’m no Hemingway!
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In Management, marketing, Thought on May 4, 2010 at 16:34
Now with most of the heat from the IPLgate scandal dying down into small embers that may flare once more, some of the sound bytes that we , as viewers, heard on the news channels and came across in the print media was about the damage caused to the IPL brand. The IPL brand could have been damaged irreparably and the IPL brand has now become associated with sleaze. No self-respecting organization or individual would wish to be associated with a sleazy brand.
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A brief history of the IPL and about Lalit Modi. However much Lalit Modi may parade his credentials as the IPL brand maker, a little peek at history will remind us that it was not the IPL that brought about a revolution in T20 cricket in India but it was the now defunct ICL (Indian Cricket League) that first introduced Indian viewers to the vagaries and pleasures of T20 tamasha cricket , though of course, it failed because the BCCI flexed its muscle and had all associated Indian and international players banned by the ICC since the tournament was not conducted under the auspices of the ICC. But the success of the ICL, in terms of television viewership, was a kick in the ass to the BCCI bigwigs and hence the unholy rush to have Lalit Modi launch the IPL and further hence have a hugely free hand in its running without any real due diligence either on the part of the BCCI or the IPL governing council. Interestingly, with the ICL shutting down shop, the ban on the ICL players was revoked and thus this edition of the IPL had the likes of Shane Bond and Ambati Rayudu plying their wares once more to a global audience.
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In architecture, cloud computing, Enterprise Architecture, IT, Management, Professional, SAAS, software, Software Architecture, technology, Thought on May 4, 2010 at 10:01
Cloud applications can expand your company’s horizons — and they’re not bad for the balance sheet, writes Cynthia Karena.The ability to access his company information from anywhere is what sells web-based business software to Simon Goodrich, the managing director of the digital technology company Portable Content (portablecontent.com).Web-based software is what you use on the internet with a web browser. There is no need to install or download anything and data is backed-up automatically off-site. The applications are a click away.// Many businesses use Google applications such as Gmail or Google Calendar but here are some lesser-known useful web applications suited to small businesses.Goodrich looks to web applications to save money, effort and time. “They are constantly being upgraded,” he says. “You don’t have to wait two years.”
Cloud is good for bottom line | The Informative Report
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In economics, Management, Thought on May 1, 2010 at 18:12
“I have not been able to understand it. The moment I read Goldman structured a deal called Abacus which invested in synthetic CDOs, it was enough to hide for cover. It sounded so similar to Enron which gave fancy names to all its shady investments.”
This is how Amol Agrawal begins his post on the Goldman Abacus deal offered to its clients IKB, a large German bank, and ACA Capital Management, a New York-based investment firm.
Now, the post outlines the various types of securities in the Goldman Sachs case but the complexity of these securities , for the first time reader, (and for those who revisit the topic, like me), can be mind-boggling.
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Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM)
