Tech Talk: Your Take on Netbook Weaknesses, Microsoft’s Dumb Ads and More

1. 10 Things I Hate About Tech

Sure, spyware, spam and wireless routers that have the lifespan of a mosquito annoy us all. But what do we really hate about technology?

By Thomas Wailgum

User Comment

“I hate all the “cloud” buzz. And I hate Microsoft. I really, really do.”

“But as one of my mottoes has it: “I don’t hate Microsoft. I just love freedom. Microsoft hates freedom. So we’re enemies.” If Microsoft put out GPL-licensed software, I’d love them just as much as Linux.”

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2. Microsoft’s New ‘Not Cool Enough’ Ad Cuts Apple Where It’s Rotting

Is it me or is Microsoft really starting to get its advertising act together? The company that once sat in silence while it got steamrolled by a smug slacker named Mac and a dweeb named PC is punching back with a new ad that exploits Apple’s current weakness: price.

By Shane O’Neill

User Comments

“Although I use both in my business, I find myself replacing each PC laptop to the order of 3 to 1 (Dell/HP vs. MacBook).”

“I own both but honestly, Apple is over priced, cares more about iPhones than computers, mini is under powered, MacBook is crippled with no FireWire and if you plan on doing any graphics, there is a $2000 entry fee and almost three (3) GRAND for a desktop. ”

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3. Why CFOs and CEOs Hate IT: ERP

The way I see it, the number-one reason for such executive disdain is due to ERP systems, and what I’ll refer to as the “3 C’s”cost, complexity and customization.

By Thomas Wailgum

User Comments

“CEO and CFO should hate IT, ERP, ITIL, COBIT, and all the other solutions offered by vendors, peers, shareholders, and boards-of-directors to ‘make more money’ or ‘make the business more efficient.'”

“Outsourcing sets limits that are not acknowledged when in-house staff are doing the implementation. In addition, it removes the up close and personal task of having to discipline known staff for poor performance.”

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4. Computer Systems, Elegant Simplicity, and Profoundly Obvious Design

In the design of computer systems, all our efforts, our analysis, our long hours are all directed to one end. That end is to discover a design with a quality called “elegant simplicity.”

By Michael Hugos

User Comments

“I believe that these insights should be applied (not an easy task, I think) to any field or act of human endeavor; be it in Art, Business or Technology.”

“To me, ‘Domain-Driven Design’ by Eric Evans offers the simplest and most elegant way to elegant simplicity.”

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5. Three Reasons Netbooks Are Not Enterprise Ready: IT Pros Speak

Netbooks have attractive charms such as price and portability. But amid all the current netbook hype, IT professionals say that today’s netbooks do not have the size, power or security features that they’d need to be primary machines for enterprise users.

By Shane O’Neill

User Comments

“Not a single experience was wasted and not a single moment that I earned compensation for my effort (be it $5.00 or $500.00) did I consider myself to be taking a step backwards in the progress of my career or my life.”

“Saying that you will consider Netbooks when they become bigger and more powerful is like saying I will buy a Smart car when they are as big and powerful as a regular car and gets the same MPG. ”

“One size does not fit all. Even with the further development of highly capable PDA’s there is a large gap between the hand held device and the full blown laptop running the entire Microsoft suite.”

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