News to know: LinkedIn revamp; Can enterprise software be sexy?; Apple; R.I.P. Marc Orchant
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Rest in Peace Marc Orchant. Techmeme. I'd like to share with you the two life lessons Marc Orchant taught me. We will all miss Marc.
LinkedIn revamps interface, opens API.
On Sunday a big debate of enterprise software broke out. Can enterprise software be sexy? Robert Scoble kicked off the debate with a post noting that enterprise software isn't sexy.
The debate:
- Michael Krigsman: Robert Scoble doesn't understand enterprise software.
- Nick Carr to Michael: Misunderstanding enterprise software.
- Michael to Nick: Nick Carr's enterprise software fantasy land
- Dennis Howlett: Enterprise apps not sexy?
- Dan Farber: Don't weep for underappreciated enterprise software. Joshua Greenbaum: SAP, Oracle, Babies, and Wonks: Competition, American-style
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Jason O'Grady: Live from Apple store opening: West 14th NYC. David Morgenstern: Believe it: Sherlock is really, really dead.
When more bugs can mean tighter security
TechCrunch: The twice shy entrepreneur.
Photos: Low priced digital cameras (right).
Matthew Miller: QuickOffice Premier 4.5 is essential in turning your S60 device into a multimedia computer.
Michael Krigsman: Data loss CEOs should go to jail. Microsoft FolderShare data loss bug in shipping product.
Larry Dignan: Facebook user survey highlights insecurity over Beacon fiasco.
Computerworld: Iranians claim to build Opteron-based supercomputer.
Christopher Dawson: OLPC backlash continues
Garett Rogers: Wikia looking to topple Google, but will fail miserably. Google OpenSocial APIs not ready for the dance
Russell Shaw: Here's why teachers who ban Wikipedia are misguided.
Daily Tech: ASUS calms fears over Eee PC.
Roland Piquepaille: New oil-repelling material from MIT. Nanorobots for drug delivery?
Heather Clancy: IBM's renewable energy usage revelation
Richard Koman: Dept of Energy labs hacked by phisher. New York Times: China link suspected in lab hacking.
Mary Jo Foley: How are Microsoft's FeedSync and Sync Framework related? Here's that Windows Vista service-pack blocker tool. Microsoft architect compares Volta and Google's GWT.
Chris Matyszczyk: Are the people telling Google it's time for a redesign?
Acer offers upbeat sales forecast
Robin Harris: Surveillance cuts both ways.
Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: The Cult of Kindle. David Berlind: Second Kindle bug hits (not a crash this time) and how Amazon will 'patch' Kindles.
Phil Wainewright: Salesforce to Salesforce, the anti-viral network
Joe McKendrick: Intel uses SOA to chip away at integration, project management issue.
Dana Blankenhorn: Can Sourceforge marketplace open the cash drawer? Patent troll hits medical tablets.
Ryan Naraine: Autonomy threatens legal action over vulnerability alert