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• With the growing use of Firefox, I continue to be surprised by the number of sites that have not been coded for or tested under Firefox (i.e., the rendering with Firefox is poor).
  
  Maurene Caplan Grey
  grey-consulting.com In reply to: "Firefox 3: New front in the browser war"

  June 17, 2008

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• With the growing use of Firefox, I continue to be surprised by the number of sites that have not been coded for or tested under Firefox (i.e., the rendering with Firefox is poor). In reply to: "Firefox 3: New front in the browser war"

  June 17, 2008

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• Also agree, with reservations...
  "all you need is brains and an Internet capital - at least to start" ... the same held true during the pre-.com era. The difference in the "2.0 era" is the
  - myriad of technology-Davids have no illusion of supplanting the technology-Goliaths,
  - recognition that "brains" are relative only in the moment, and
  - demystification of the Internet, along with the acceptance of virtual as a norm.
  
  - Maurene Caplan Grey
  www.grey-consulting.com In reply to: "David vs Goliath: The 2.0 version"

  February 8, 2008

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• Congress is reacting, rather than responding
  Once again, Congress is reacting to public hysteria, rather than responding from due diligence.
  
  The Act broadens the definition of "social networking websites and chat rooms" so as to include any online activity or medium. The Act's description of "Internet safety for minors" includes sites through which the minor "may easily access other material that is harmful to minors." "Harmful to minors"? Such language is highly subjective at best and watered down at worse.
  
  However, the real bottom line is that discussing the language of the Act is irrelevant. The Act applies only to computers in libraries and in schools. The majority of U.S. households have at least one computer -- which is in the minor's bedroom.
  
  Maurene Caplan Grey
  Grey Consulting
  www.grey-consulting.com

  May 11, 2006

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• Six Apart Venture into Enterprise Mainstreaming Blogs
  "'The more we build the business, the more we see opportunity to build out in new directions,' Berkowitz said in a phone interview."
  
  To date, blogging has been a consumer phenomenon. Sure, many businesses have launched company blogs; however, the majority are customer-facing or management to employee - informational, not conversational.
  
  The Reuter's article implies that Six Apart's third round of funding will be used to bring participatory blogging into the enterprise. The adage "you can lead a horse to water, but you can make him drink it" comes to mind. Today's consumer-based blogging community is composed of "true believers" - in which members are participants (even lurkers are participants of a sort).
  
  However, the typical business end-user has no patience for new technology that forces change in the user's personal work style. Six Apart's greatest challenge in mainstreaming participatory blogging as an internal business communications media will be cultural adoption.

  March 19, 2006

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• Six Apart Venture into Enterprise Mainstreaming Blogs
  "'The more we build the business, the more we see opportunity to build out in new directions,' Berkowitz said in a phone interview."
  
  To date, blogging has been a consumer phenomenon. Sure, many businesses have launched company blogs; however, the majority are customer-facing or management to employee - informational, not conversational.
  
  The Reuter's article implies that Six Apart's third round of funding will be used to bring participatory blogging into the enterprise. The adage "you can lead a horse to water, but you can make him drink it" comes to mind. Today's consumer-based blogging community is composed of "true believers" - in which members are participants (even lurkers are participants of a sort).
  
  However, the typical business end-user has no patience for new technology that forces change in the user's personal work style. Six Apart's greatest challenge in mainstreaming participatory blogging as an internal business communications media will be cultural adoption.

  March 19, 2006

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• The Whole is Greater Than Its Individual Parts
  Wikipedia proves the value of collaboration on a global basis. The output of many minds results in clarity of purpose and innovation. The lesson to be learned is that if collaboration among strangers across the Internet can result in the Wikipedia -- think how collaboration among colleaguescan transform business.

  December 16, 2005

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• Who plans to purchase 64-bit servers to support Exchange 12?
  From the article: "Microsoft has also said the product will work only with servers powered by 64-bit processors, though most new servers are expected to use such chips by the time Exchange 12 ships."
  
  Yes, most NEW servers will be 64-bit.
  1) How many enterprises upgraded their servers for their E2K or Exchange 2003 migration?
  2) How many people will need to include the cost of new servers as a budget item in their Exchange 12 upgrade?
  3) Will the cost of new servers impact your timeline for upgrading to Exchange 12?
  
  Would appreciate your response here. Think feedback would help anyone planning an upgrade.

  December 15, 2005

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