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AMR: Oracle/Sun to 'Wreak Havoc' on Enterprise Software Market
in Java Entrepreneur, on July 9, 2009
InformationWeek's Deborah Gage this week noted that a new report from AMR Research finds that (according to Gage) " Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems and Sun's Java programming language could 'wreak havoc' on the enterprise software market... because so man...
Is barcode cheaper than RFID or vice versa?
in The RFID Weblog, on July 7, 2009
...s used in RFID cost more than 5 cents each
Mark Roberti at RFID Journal seems to question this theory prevailing which says that barcode is cheaper when compared to RFID. He says calling bar codes...
The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...aag attacking the piece. "Taibbi's article is a compilation of just about every conspiracy theory ever dreamed up about Goldman Sachs, but what real substance is there to support the theories...
Undervalued or Not, the Yuan is Not Likely to Gain Much
in China Venture News, on June 29, 2009
...S. dollar and the China's Yuan Renminbi.
Nikhil Raheja has an excellent explanation of the theory behind exchange rate. The currency exchange rates of every country in the world are based on...
U.S. Open vs The Weather
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 18, 2009
...found this week.
But there is another ominous element: the weather.
The forecast for the entire tournament just stinks. Rain, heavy at times, thunderstorms and showers are the projected story righ...
Is Algae the Real Future of Biofeul?
in IfEnergy, on June 12, 2009
...re, fast growth and ability to grow in water of varying quality. Algae's potential, at least in theory, is remarkable. The fairly lengthy piece looks at the state of biofuel from algea and points ...
Apps adoption not so terrible
in The CIO Weblog, on June 5, 2009
In the face of recent assertions that "the Cloud isn't enterprise-ready" or "cloud adoption is more theoretical than real right now" it turns out that the people who actually have the data say they are doing just fine. Google Enterprise president David Girouard, in a...
Viral Marketing Chocolate Grasshoppers
in BootStrapMe, on May 30, 2009
...to be an entrepreneur, too.
From Rob May, founder of Lifestream Backup articulated the idea: “My theory is that anyone tough enough to eat a grasshopper is tough enough to start their own business.”
...
A First Taste of PowerPlay Golf
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 29, 2009
...sts.
During the press conference, there were several points that became clear. Made-for-television tournaments involving professional tour players are essential to the success of PPG and are indeed i... ...n a proponent of PowerPlay Golf for quite some time now. And I've been a supporter based on the theory of this first new twist to the game in decades.
But I hadn't actually played the format ...
Happy Parents = Happy Children?
in Next Nine Months, on May 23, 2009
...appiness be hereditary ? A new paper published in the journal Bioscience Hypotheses proposes the theory that it might.
In his article in the latest issue of Bioscience Hypotheses, Dr Alberto Halabe...
Study Finds P2P Makes Popular Music More Popular
in P2P File Sharing, on May 22, 2009
A study by PRS for Music 's Will Page and BigChampagne Media Measurement 's Eric Garland, entitled The Long Tail of P2P [PDF file], finds that P2P filesharing only makes popular music more popular — it doesn't lead to the discovery of less well-known artists.
"The s...
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in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 21, 2009
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Top Five Places to Golf in Florida
in Wandalust, on May 15, 2009
..., originally designed by Tom Fazio and subsequently reworked by Jack Nicklaus in 1990. A top class tournament venue, the Champion played host to the 1983 Ryder Cup matches and the 1987 PGA Championshi...
Stenson Wins; Tiger Falters
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 11, 2009
...becoming golf's fifth major as it was on the day it was conceived.
I'm not sure how a golf tournament of stature climbs the final rung on the ladder to become a major. Perhaps it's like m...
Top Five Places to Golf in Florida
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 10, 2009
..., originally designed by Tom Fazio and subsequently reworked by Jack Nicklaus in 1990. A top class tournament venue, the Champion played host to the 1983 Ryder Cup matches and the 1987 PGA Championshi...
The Players Championship: DVD or Download?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009
...ters not taking proper advantage of live video streaming on the web during last month's classic tournament.
I said then and still say today that the web is the future for video, not TV. And I mea...
Kapalua Saved. PGA Sighs With Relief
in Eagle Par Birdie, on May 8, 2009
Courtesy: golfswitch.com
Back after an extended hiatus so let's get right to it.
I note that the PGA Tour has landed its first new sponsor since the economic meltdown. Depending on which economist you like to believe in, that could be the first new sponsor since 2007 when the Great Recessio...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...ase their arguments on the claim put forward by John Maynard Keynes in 1936 in his book The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. Keynes said investors based their decisions on "anima...
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Are economists to blame for the financial crisis?
in Sox First, on April 23, 2009
...debate, pointing out that the fundamental mistake of economists is that they tried coming up with a theory for everything based on the assumption that markets were rational and efficient. Nothing coul...
Stack and Tilt Latest Comments
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 19, 2009
Courtesy: Golf Digest
It was just about 2 years ago that I wrote a post called "Stack and Tilt: Fool's Gold?"
By now, many know what the Stack and Tilt swing method is.
But I am amazed that I still get comments on that one post (and I wrote several more about S&T in the wee...
The Future of Golf is Online
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 17, 2009
... Courtesy: Augusta National
On the day of the Par 3 tournament at The Masters, I wrote that it was unfortunate that live streaming of the event at masters.com was limited only to computer users...
Understanding (and Maybe Avoiding) the Peter Principle
in Bizinformer, on April 15, 2009
...structure.
When The Peter Principle was first published in 1968 it was as much humor as economic theory. There hasn't been much research done on it. And competency (or at least in competence...
Cabrera Wins The Green
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 13, 2009
... right through to the sudden-death playoff late yesterday afternoon. That is a remarkable feat in a tournament known for ripping names off Sunday's leaderboard in twos and threes.
Perry fashioned...
Prenatal Learning: What you should know
in Next Nine Months, on April 9, 2009
© get directly down
Many parents talk to their developing child in the womb or play music because they recognize the importance of stimulation for the developing child. There is more and more research to support that prenatal learning and stimulation can be very beneficial in the womb, but wha...
An Augusta Website Rant
in Eagle Par Birdie, on April 8, 2009
...I applaud them for that. But today, when I called up their site to watch live coverage of the Par 3 tournament, I was told on-screen that the live streaming video was not available in my area.
I live...
South Africa to Use World Cup 2010 to "Change World View of Africa"
in The Soccer Weblog, on March 13, 2009
... wants to "transform people's world view of Africa through the staging of a successful tournament."
Africa has never staged a tournament, and will be jumping at the opportunity to p...
Supply chain video: Supply chain in the future (1)
in Supplychainer, on March 12, 2009
...s in the time I was a student. Combining his long years of experience in Accenture and AMR with the theory, his lectures were always interesting.
I recently came up across a video from him where he ...
Mein liebstes Browsergame
in Daily Gamer, on March 10, 2009
...se Tennis Game der japanischen Gamedesign nicht vorenthalten. Mein Tipp: spielt direkt mal das Tournament und wählt eine Serve&Volley-Taktik. Macht jede Menge Spaß.
Doch nun zum gewinnen, denn...
For Every Golfer There's A Swing
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 6, 2009
...re power at impact, a move that has its supporters and its detractors.
But doesn't every swing theory? Just look how much dust was stirred up when Andy Plummer and Mike Bennett introduced their S...
Instant Power or Instant Disaster
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 5, 2009
...of the right wrist over the left about two feet before impact. This is not new.
But Bonar says the theory that the clubhead must remain square at impact is rubbish. And there are plenty of photos in ...
Norman: Take A Pay Cut
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 28, 2009
...heme involving my former employers), I can say that if prize money is rolled back at one or all PGA tournaments this season, it won't make a bit of difference to me.
It won't get me another j...
Golf Rejoices as Woods Returns
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 26, 2009
...Professional golf needs Tiger Woods and it needs him badly.
TV ratings will climb with his return, tournament sponsors just might be willing to stick out their contracts with the PGA Tour for another...
4th Annual Dodging Diabetes Charity Dodgeball Tournament
in Daily Diabetic, on February 25, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5162443
The 4th Annual Dodging Diabetes Charity Dodgeball Tournament will be held on Saturday, March 7th, 2009 at 11 am in Champion's FieldHouse , Rockv...
Tour Gets Burned Again
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 24, 2009
...ct.
There is a body of study called Socionomics , the brainchild of Robert Prechter (Elliott Wave Theory) that argues it is social mood that determines market direction and ultimately economic direc...
Bicycling And Digital Photography
in Digital Shot, on February 19, 2009
...ticipant.
For example, consider giving Tiger Woods a camera and having him take pictures at a golf tournament. I'll bet he would see the action differently than me, a non-golfer.
Theoretically, ...
Stimulus Hype: Sorting Out Keynes (Part III)
in Bizinformer, on February 15, 2009
...Wingers in the blogosphere may think about it, it's based at least partly on Keynesian economic theory. Will it work? Time will tell.
Bruce Bartlett (not a Bush fan), had an excellent column in...
Irish Minister bans climate change ads
in Sox First, on February 11, 2009
...ion and partly insidious propaganda". Wilson elaborates on his website : "I dispute the theory, and it is only a theory, that the world is warming due to C02 emissions and other human acti...
Gaps In the Schedule
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 28, 2009
...thered in public for taking bailout money from Congress and then spending 5 million of it on a golf tournament.
So, in Chrysler's thinking, pay the money anyway but don't reap any marketing b...
A Golf Revolution
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 26, 2009
...uge.
Peter is a former England amateur champion - in fact, he's won just about every amateur tournament and cup that means anything in the game, both as a player and team captain - turned cours...
A Wall Street Bailout?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 22, 2009
...uot;, as he puts it, but that forces every one of us who enjoys playing in a competitive, organized tournament every now and then to conform as well.
Frank Thomas is as passionate about fair rules as...
Barack the Golfer
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 20, 2009
...to encourage other African Americans to take up the game than a minority exemption offered by one tournament on the PGA Tour.
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Toms Steps Up
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 19, 2009
...s.
Tour veteran David Toms says simply it's time for the players to step up and help the tournament sponsors by playing more tournaments.
What welcome words they must sound to corporations...
Tournament Offers Minority Exemption
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 19, 2009
...nied the right to compete because of his skin color.
Now, some 50 years after he won that right, a tournament is recognizing it by allowing an African-American an exemption.
Ironically the other nig...
Don Witt Predicts VoIP Surge in 2009
in The VoIP Weblog, on January 17, 2009
...er the next year or two."
"While it is too early to have actual numbers to support this theory, the channel activity tends to indicate this trend as a reality," Witt adds. "Resel...
Maths and the meltdown
in Sox First, on January 14, 2009
...to the social fabric. The Madoff scandal raises questions around the "efficient markets" theory. Do buyers and sellers of financial assets act rationally in deciding at what price they are ...
Range Finders - Threat to the Game?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 14, 2009
...cklaus, the first golfer to actually pace off distances during practice rounds for reference during tournament action.
What's the difference, you may ask?
Manual versus Automatic. You do the wor...
There are good costs as well as bad costs in the supply chain
in Supplychainer, on January 13, 2009
...n Byrnes is one of the greatest SCM lecturers in MIT who has combined many years of experience with theory to offer rock-solid insights.
I recently read a piece from him on managing supply chain in ...
Tour To Lose More Tournaments?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 13, 2009
Kapalua's Plantation Course, Hawaii
Everything is related. Make no mistake about it. Yet, when I peruse The stories the golf media is writing these days, it's as if everything is fine.
But it isn't. I have been harping on about the global economic situation for some weeks now...
Picasso, Van Gogh and networking
in Sox First, on January 8, 2009
...on the other hand, mixed with writers, politicians and other artists. More details about Berns' theory is in the Sloan Management Review . As the magazine points out, social networking is crucia...
3900 Saturdays
in The Parenting Weblog, on January 4, 2009
...ething that has helped me keep my own priorities.' And that's when he
began to explain his theory of a 'thousand marbles.'
'You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmet...
Why Steve Jobs' health is an issue
in Sox First, on January 2, 2009
...be remiss of the media not to cover it. "Apple has a talented management team, which will, in theory, help Apple continue to deliver quality products and financial results once Steve eventually ...
Power Play Golf Keeps Growing
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 20, 2008
..., spanning the country. And every summer, those of us working in Toronto would hold our annual golf tournament.
The venues would vary; sometimes, they were fine layouts. Other times, no better than g...
Conspiracy theorist wanted
in The CIO Weblog, on December 19, 2008
...public, but let's set aside reason for a moment. I want to hear a solid, rip-roaring conspiracy theory that explains all this!
I would try to trump something up myself, but I'm no good at tha...
Tiger, Save Us!
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 8, 2008
...nning the U.S. Open last summer, Woods is still the guy who makes the cash registers go ka-ching at tournaments.
And given the current economic scenario which I am writing about frequently - and will...
Indian Masters Dead
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 7, 2008
...e for 2009.
What is particularly unfortunate is that 2009 would have been the second year for the tournament as golf officials in India try to grow the game there.
There will be more to come, rest ...
Race To Dubai Slowing Down?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on December 7, 2008
... right behind them. And since golf isn't anywhere near as popular globally, do you really think tournament sponsors are going to stick around?
Now let's take a look at what could happen to on...
The Subprime Solution - Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on December 1, 2008
...and soon the epidemic spirals up and out of control ... psychological, epidemiological and economic theory all point to an environment in which feedback of enthusiasm for speculative assets, or feedba...
Security: on or off the radar right now?
in The CIO Weblog, on November 19, 2008
...nsus approach of security best practices today, and instead are a failing of leadership rather than theory. Security seems to be absolutely capable of addressing the common threats in the Doom column;...
Alexander Wang is the winner
in Feschsamma, on November 18, 2008
...rstenberg , CFDA Director Steven Kolb und Lisa Smilor, Vogue's Anna Wintour und Sally Singer, Theory's Andrew Rosen, Coach's Reed Krakoff, Jeffrey Kalinsky von Jeffrey New York und Nords...
The Real Stars
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 17, 2008
...und this year's USGA award for volunteerism. As most of us know, there's not a professional tournament anywhere on the planet that happens because of the volunteers involved, people who love t...
Tough Times Ahead
in Eagle Par Birdie, on November 2, 2008
...conomy staggers towards outright recession. Or worse.
Now, here's the connection with the PGA: tournament sponsors will start to disappear.
Consider who sponsors tournaments on the PGA tour. Fin...
Wal-Mart Bests T-Mobile on Google Phone By $30
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on October 29, 2008
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Simple economic theory states that buying and selling in volume is the key to lower prices and nowhere is this principle more clearly realized than in a recent announcement by Wal-Mart to star...
Starbucks and the recession
in Sox First, on October 22, 2008
...
A fascinating theory put up by the irrepressible Daniel Gross at Newseek that there is a correlation between the concentration of Starbucks outlets in a country's financial capital and the l...
Yahoo back on the menu for Microsoft?
in The CIO Weblog, on October 16, 2008
...e tactically than otherwise.
Of course, if that is the case, then I have to put my pet conspiracy theory away again....
Enter the SnG Matrix at Full Tilt
in Internet Poker, on October 16, 2008
...eing the only different factor.
The fun begins when the usual six or nine players register for the tournament and four table simultaneously appear on your screen pitting against the same six or nine ...
Verizon Launches Motorola Krave ZN4 to Mixed Reviews
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 15, 2008
...re to keep up."
I4U News' Stewart Wolpin agrees. "The concept's innovative in theory, yes," he writes. "But instead of increasing functionality, [the] touch cover actua...
Poverty and Education: the Circular Problem...
in The Universities Weblog, on October 15, 2008
There's no denying the correlation. People are who poor are also less likely to have a college degree. People who are poor are less likely to have parents who have a college degree. There is a negative correlation between poverty and education.
Without an education it's hard to break out ...
PokerNews Cup Hits Melbourne
in Internet Poker, on October 14, 2008
...ews Cup is currently running down under at the Crown Casino in Melbourne, Australia.
The week long tournament series is reeling in the traveling pros (such as renown high-stakes player Tony G and and...
Are You Mentally Prepared When You Play Poker?
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 14, 2008
...res practice, rehearsal and preparation for the actual event. But what does one do to prepare for a tournament when there's really nothing to "prepare."
Because playing Poker does not ...
