Archive for August 12th, 2008I’m always amused by comments on this blog suggesting that I’m biased against Microsoft. Of course I’m. I’m a blogger, not a journalist. Who told you otherwise? I compete with Microsoft and am a strong believer in open source. I’m biased. That stated, I’m … …you start leaving out-of-office replies like this one that I saw today:  Wow. This guy has serious job security. It sounds like SharePoint problems are a matter of “when,” not “if.” Whatever the system, if you’re creating out-of-office notes like this one, it’s time to begin searching for …
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Evernote for iPhone revved to 1.2, allows on-device editingPosted by: in Internet Tools & NewsFiled under: Internet Tools, App Store
One feature that’s been in demand from iPhone users without unlimited data plans is a failsafe switch to prevent note synchronization unless the device is using a WiFi connection; it’s present in this version, and it seems like a clever adaptation to the multi-network nature of the iPhone (of course, iPod touch users don’t know from this 3G business, and Evernote works fine for them as well). You can download the updated version or check for updates in the App Store to get it.
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Red Hat: Gateway to open source in Latin AmericaPosted by: admin in Business and Politics
Julian Somodi, Red Hat GM, South America (Credit: Matt Asay) Latin America has tended to be one of the worst performing geographies for most software companies, generally coming in at one to four percent of total company revenues. That may be about to change. Yesterday I had lunch with Julian Somodi, Red Hat’s general manager for South America. Somodi has one of the most exceptional backgrounds of anyone I’ve met at Red Hat. His first “job” was with Red Hat: Until then, he had always been an entrepreneur, starting and selling a range of businesses. In fact, he started the first real Red Hat distributorship in South America and practically demanded Red Hat to open shop in the region. (I heard this from his colleagues - Somodi isn’t the type to brag of his own achievements.) He was Red Hat’s first general manager back in 2006, and has been pushing forward ever since. News flash for Red Hat: Somodi is still each bit the entrepreneur, and is now putting his drive and ambition to work for Red Hat. It’s pretty impressive to behold. But then, for anyone that has worked with Somodi, they already know this. Asay: Latin America has always been difficult for North American and European software companies. Between piracy and comparatively low budgets for technology, we’ve struggled to know how to do business in Latin America. You seem to see an opportunity, and have been closing some big customers like the Brazilian Federal Court. Why? Following on the heels of my post about why the Linux desktop fails, Joe Panettieri describes precisely why Ubuntu has a chance of bucking the trend and making Linux relevant to a wider audience: Canonical/Ubuntu gets marketing. Talking of Canonical’s decision to cancel Ubuntu Live, Panettieri writes:
Indeed. Mark Shuttleworth and the Canonical/Ubuntu crew understand that it’s not good enough to be good enough when you’re trying to displace entrenched incumbents. You have to be superior, and you have to tell the world why. Filed under: Cool tools, Odds and ends, Freeware, World wide web Tools
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If you were underwhelmed by the initial release of Evernote’s client app for the iPhone (”Hey, I can’t edit these notes — what’s up with that?”) you might be a bit happier now that 
You know if the App Store has been out for a month and we’re posting about a web app, it has to be a good one. 
