In the spirit of trying something new (innovating even!) ... here's today's Quick Links ...
- New Blog ... Never Work Alone ... The people behind Slacker Manager, Genuine Curiosity, and Random Thoughts From a CTO are working together on a new blog ... Never Work Alone. The idea is to form a group of people who can provide feedback on problems people are facing at work. Never Work Alone
- Story ... Rage Against the Machine ... Jeffrey comments on an article in the Wall Street Journal that laments the design principles of most software applications today, with an especial call out for the out-of-date ideas behind the file folder/file cabinet metaphor. Thinking Faster
- Story ... NSW Office of State Revenue going Linux ... The NSW Office of State Revenue will roll out Linux on the desktop, rather than become further locked into Microsoft's desktop grip. Computerworld NZ
- Perspective ... ECM Market ... some comments on the structure and composition of the ECM market, as well as forecasted change. ADTmag
- Perspective ... Email will be dead soon ... a continuation of thoughts about collaboration. Argues that email is dead, and talks about the power of wikis and co-editing. AlwaysOn
- Perspective ... When to Buy a Faster Computer ... Good tutorial on factors that affect the speed of a computer, and what to do about it. Productive Strategies
- Perspective ... Strategic IT Vendors ... Research-based evidence that organizations are moving to fewer / more strategic IT vendor relationships. IDC eXchange
- Perspective ... Connected or Addicted? ... Are you "connected" to others via your communication and collaboration systems, or "addicted" to the system itself? Paul contemplates. Computerworld US
- Reaction ... Microsoft on Sun/Google ... "We don't feel threatened .... and an Office suite should be rich client based, not Web based." The Register
- Product ... WebEx WebOffice ... WebEx launched a re-branded edition of Intranets.com, called WebOffice. Target market is SMB. Pricing is $60/month for 5 users. Adding real-time meetings (WebEx Meetings) is $50/month per host user. Intranets.com is now WebExOne, but will continue as an independent subsidiary. Computerworld US and prnewswire.com
- Product ... Conferral 1.2 ... Conferral is working on Version 1.2 of its Web conferencing desktop software. New planned features: assistance capabilities, round-robin presentation control passing, and remote PC control, among others. Before then, Version 1.1b will improve performance for multi-party screen sharing and PowerPoint presentations. Both will be a free upgrade for current customers. Conferral
- Product ... Softalk Collaboration Suite ... A new offering for team productivity ... enables sharing of Microsoft Outlook calendars, contacts, tasks, notes and emails, with integrated synchronization. The Open Press
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