Journal: Leveraging Local Entrepreneurs

Hisham Wyne Writer, columnist and armchair sociologist Posted: October 1, 2010 12:35 PM Social Entrepreneurs and Change in Dubai An event revolving around the UN Millennium Goals, TEDx Change Dubai, recently gathered three hundred participants at the creek side Dubai Chamber of Commerce. Melinda Gates, wife of billionaire philanthropist and once Microsoft overlord Bill Gates, …

Journal: Unlicensed Spectrum Open for Super Wi-Fi

Here it comes: ‘Super WiFi’ Todd Bishop on Thursday, September 23, 2010, 11:17am PD Microsoft, Google and other tech companies won a key victory in Washington, D.C., today as the Federal Communications Commission moved to open up vacant spectrum between television channels for unlicensed use by wireless devices — a development expected to lead to …

Journal: Open Source Software Gains in Government

Uncle Sam meets open source with open arms Collaboration for the common good — what open source is all about It seems everywhere I look, I see another example of government adopting open source. Earlier this month, a consortium of public and non-profit organizations launched Civic Commons, a public-private partnership that will help governments share …

Review: Rethink–A Business Manifesto for Cutting Costs and Boosting Innovation

It’s About Context, Business Ecosystems, and IT Impact September 18, 2010 Ric Merrifield I bought this book on the recommendation of a colleague whom I have known for twenty years, both of us members of the Silicon Valley Hackers Conference started by Stewart Brand and now managed by Glen Tenney. When I came to buy …

Worth a Look: TECHBLORGE on Global IT

BLORGE is broken up into several sections: TECH.BLORGE covers general computing and technology. WINDOWS.BLORGE covers Microsoft and the Windows operating system. MAC.BLORGE covers Apple, Macintosh and various related  products. IPHONETOUCH.BLORGE focuses on the very popular iPhone and iPod Touch. GAMER.BLORGE covers gaming, in particular Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. MOBILE.BLORGE is a new blog that …