Weird and Wonderfull in the Shark Tank

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Shark Tank: Sometimes they just don't
want to know

Shark Tank: Sometimes they just don't
want to know 12/03/2003 12:36 AM
It's the early 1980s, and at a big Midwestern bank, this mainframe programmer pilot fish is part of a project that will revolutionize general ledger -- except for a billion-dollar problem.

Shark Tank: Can't be!

Shark Tank: Can't be! 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
It's the late 1980s, and this pilot fish working at a big insurance company is facing the kind of miserable weekend project that only a penny-pinching mainframe shop can provide.

Shark Tank: Who needs it?

Shark Tank: Who needs it? 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
It's the mid-1990s, and this site has two networks. One is an under-construction Ethernet network running Novell NetWare to Windows-based PCs. The other one -- the mainframe network -- is, well, interesting.

Shark Tank: Just our way of saying
thanks

Shark Tank: Just our way of saying
thanks 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
This software-based simulator is huge, it's more than a decade old, it's the division's cash cow -- and the project to deliver a new version is on track to miss its February delivery date by about four months.

Shark Tank: Don't DO That!

Shark Tank: Don't DO That! 08/06/2004 11:59 PM
It's years ago at this busy circuit-board manufacturing facility, and the new component-insertion machine suddenly starts sticking capacitors and resistors everywhere but where they belong.

Shark Tank: Thanks for All Your Help

Shark Tank: Thanks for All Your Help 07/31/2004 12:20 AM
Remote server goes down hard, and it appears to be due to overheating. So a tech is dispatched to the remote site to replace the server's fan -- but that's not the problem.

Shark Tank: Just because

Shark Tank: Just because 01/05/2005 01:35 AM
It's the mid-1990s, and this IT pilot fish works in a small support department at a big company where some processes are handled the old-fashioned way: through paperwork and sneakernet.

Shark Tank: What's in a Name?

Shark Tank: What's in a Name? 03/28/2005 01:18 PM
State agency's data warehouse project is renamed: It's now officially an "administrative systems reporting database." But why not just call it a data warehouse?

Shark Tank: Who is he, again?

Shark Tank: Who is he, again? 11/05/2003 12:43 AM
When it's time for this consultant pilot fish to install the mortgage application he's written for a local bank, he walks into the bank and informs a teller, "I'm the computer guy..."

Shark Tank: Just like it says in the ad

Shark Tank: Just like it says in the ad 12/19/2003 11:34 AM
It's the late 1980s, and this pilot fish is working for a government contractor when an order comes in from an Air Force legal office for three cutting-edge, top-of-the-line handheld scanners.

Shark Tank: It's all the PC he needs

Shark Tank: It's all the PC he needs 09/22/2004 12:32 AM
The company's executive offices are being recarpeted over the weekend, so this IT manager moves all the bigwigs' PCs on Friday, then heads out for a conference. But on Monday, the president isn't happy.

Shark Tank: Just doing our bit

Shark Tank: Just doing our bit 04/20/2004 11:29 PM
It's the 1970s, and this pilot fish is working at a site in the Far East for a U.S. organization when communications problems set in.

Shark Tank: Two-fer

Shark Tank: Two-fer 03/17/2005 02:55 AM
Plant foreman comes to this pilot fish with a challenge: He wants a way to display important operational statistics so machine operators can see them at a glance.

Shark Tank: Because it's there

Shark Tank: Because it's there 07/09/2004 12:05 AM
This software company is eager to show its investors that it's spending money wisely. So when someone suggests using offshore development, the CTO begins courting offshore vendors.

Shark Tank: Aw, would we do that to you?

Shark Tank: Aw, would we do that to you? 03/14/2005 05:10 PM
It's the late 1980s, and new-on-the-job IT pilot fish gets his first important project: Expand the Ethernet backbone into a new office area at this manufacturing company.

Shark Tank: Ya think?

Shark Tank: Ya think? 03/17/2005 02:55 AM
Pilot fish is on the team deploying a management system for a medical practice. And because some of the users are computerphobic, the team tries to make things as mistakeproof as possible.

Shark Tank: If I can get around it, it
must be OK

Shark Tank: If I can get around it, it
must be OK 04/06/2005 02:42 PM
This company's sales system has been modified to block orders from customers with credit problems. But according to a branch sales manager, the credit check doesn't work.

Shark Tank: It's all in how you ask

Shark Tank: It's all in how you ask 06/05/2005 10:55 PM
Sysadmin pilot fish works in a hospital, and he works hard to keep the staff happy -- especially the pharmacists. So when a networked machine that dispenses medications goes off-line, fish knows what to do.

Shark Tank: Possible

Shark Tank: Possible 01/17/2004 10:38 PM
It's back in the days of punch cards and paper tape, and the school district where this student pilot fish lives has a minicomputer just for student use.

Shark Tank: Well, that's one way to do
it

Shark Tank: Well, that's one way to do
it 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
It's the spring of 1999, and this pilot fish has just set up a computer as a time server for the steel mill where he works -- which should make the switch to daylight-saving time a breeze.

Shark Tank: You're very welcome

Shark Tank: You're very welcome 01/22/2004 02:11 AM
This IT pilot fish, the technical guru at a small company, needs copies: 50 pages, double-sided, collated and stapled. So he loads his originals into the copier and, unfortunately, gets help.

Shark Tank: And we certainly can't have
that, can we?

Shark Tank: And we certainly can't have
that, can we? 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
There's a vote coming up at this international association of educators, so the executive director gives the IT manager pilot fish the job of estimating how much it'll cost using paper ballots and scanning equipment.

Shark Tank: Sure, we can do that

Shark Tank: Sure, we can do that 03/13/2003 10:22 AM
This assignment is technically pretty straightforward: Write an application to track how long it takes to process each document at the company. But the politics of putting it in place are a little more complicated.

Shark Tank: Yep, that would do it

Shark Tank: Yep, that would do it 12/19/2004 03:19 PM
This big construction-equipment dealership has locations in several states -- and one IT pilot fish who's responsible for all of them.

Shark Tank: Get it?

Shark Tank: Get it? 08/20/2004 11:15 PM
This university's server center is in a space never intended for that purpose -- dark, moldy, carpeted, with wonky air conditioning. Then management finally agrees to move it to a more appropriate space.

Shark Tank: Who wants to sit by the
window?

Shark Tank: Who wants to sit by the
window? 01/23/2004 12:14 AM
Flashback to the early 1980s, when this European contractor pilot fish is working on a command-and-control information system for his country's navy -- and the USSR trade delegation is located 300 meters away.

Shark Tank: Up against the wall

Shark Tank: Up against the wall 06/03/2004 11:18 PM
This state legislative committee is experimenting with transforming the lawmaking process from paper to paperless, complete with laptops, projection screens -- and instant messaging.

Shark Tank: Unwired

Shark Tank: Unwired 04/23/2004 11:08 PM
Pilot fish at a big, conservative company has been trying for years to leverage the benefits of wireless networking. His boss, the IT manager, isn't interested. But fish quietly moves ahead anyway.

Shark Tank: Hey, that's old news!

Shark Tank: Hey, that's old news! 04/07/2005 12:25 PM
This company outsources its help desk and deskside support and along the way implements a new tool for tracking work orders. But there's still some work to be done.

Shark Tank: So THAT'S what it means

Shark Tank: So THAT'S what it means 03/23/2005 05:33 PM
This IT shop has a chargeback system, billing other departments for the amount of disk space they use. But this user wants to know: What day is disk usage calculated?

Shark Tank: Enough With Winter Already!

Shark Tank: Enough With Winter Already! 03/22/2005 03:47 PM
Environmental sensor goes off on Monday at 8:25 a.m.: water in the computer room. But when help arrives, no water is to be seen. Wednesday, it happens again -- and again, no water. Maybe it's a bad sensor?

Shark Tank: That's one way to cut down
on spam

Shark Tank: That's one way to cut down
on spam 04/29/2004 12:19 AM
It's been a year since this company beefed up its virus and spam protection. And the effort has paid off, especially thanks to a new rule for handling ex-employees' spam.

Shark Tank: They don't really care; they
just want help

Shark Tank: They don't really care; they
just want help 04/29/2004 11:29 PM
For this new pilot fish on the help desk, troubleshooting over the phone is second nature. So when a a panicky user calls believing he's destroyed his computer and lost all his files, fish doesn't miss a beat.

Shark Tank: But such a deal!

Shark Tank: But such a deal! 04/30/2004 11:21 PM
This developer pilot fish needs to make sure the communication software he's working on will function with most commonly used modems -- and there's really only one way to do it.

Shark Tank: Let me repeat that

Shark Tank: Let me repeat that 06/05/2005 10:55 PM
This retailer's director in charge of stores decides that every time a store employee gets an e-mail, a copy should automatically be sent to the employee's supervisor.

Shark Tank: And thanks for your support

Shark Tank: And thanks for your support 04/19/2005 09:42 AM
User calls sysadmin pilot fish: A copy of this invoice just keeps printing over and over, and it won't stop.

Shark Tank: Wanna bet she still says no?

Shark Tank: Wanna bet she still says no? 03/25/2005 05:07 PM
Developer pilot fish needs to set up a Web front end for a database as part of a project he's working on. And he finds exactly the tool he needs -- or at least he thinks so.

Shark Tank: Think Like a User

Shark Tank: Think Like a User 04/04/2005 01:37 PM
User has forgotten his ID to log into the network. No problem, says support pilot fish, it's just your name. But that still leaves the user puzzled.

Shark Tank: Now that you mention it...

Shark Tank: Now that you mention it... 04/08/2005 12:08 PM
Pilot fish works for a county water utility, and he's on duty on a drizzly day when a call comes in that at one of the sites, a UPS has died.
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Google debuts Friendster-clone Orkut

Google debuts Friendster-clone Orkut 01/22/2004 11:04 PM
Exclusive Will you be my friend?

Security bugs floor Google's
Friendster-clone

Security bugs floor Google's
Friendster-clone 01/27/2004 07:08 AM
Orkut comes and goes

" "Google revives discredited Microsoft
privacy policy for Friendster clone""

" "Google revives discredited Microsoft
privacy policy for Friendster clone"" 02/10/2004 03:20 AM

FileMaker Server 7 Advanced ships; 10M
copies of FileMaker sold

FileMaker Server 7 Advanced ships; 10M
copies of FileMaker sold 08/30/2004 11:37 AM
Apple database subsidiary FileMaker has announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Server 7 Advanced, an enhanced version of FileMaker Server 7 that provides advanced Web publishing and connectivity options for efficiently managing shared solutions for desktop and Web clients...

CC Gantt Charts 3.1

CC Gantt Charts 3.1 12/18/2003 09:48 PM
Create beautiful Gantt Charts right in FileMaker Pro: CC Gantt is a multi-user project charting tool (completely unlocked).

Project-Gantt-1.01

Project-Gantt-1.01 08/03/2004 11:45 PM

FileMaker announces FileMaker Mobile 7,
Work Requests

FileMaker announces FileMaker Mobile 7,
Work Requests 06/21/2004 10:52 AM
Apple database subsidiary FileMaker today announced the immediate availability of FileMaker Mobile 7, a new version of the FileMaker Pro software designed specifically for Palm OS and Pocket PC handheld devices...

ChartConstructor 2.0 expands PERT, Gantt
charting

ChartConstructor 2.0 expands PERT, Gantt
charting 09/13/2004 12:49 PM
Australian developer Headshack has released ChartConstr uctor 2.0, a new version of the company's project charting software that adds multiple resources per task, the ability to customize calendars and change the percentage of resource allocation, an option to favor project duration or dates, the ability to export iCal files and more. In addition, those who create PERT charts can now zoom in one them, display subtasks, change the color and shape of objects and create new objects by command-dragging. This is a free upgrade for registered users; new licenses are US$45. Mac OS X v10.2 is required.

Gantt-chart based project management

Gantt-chart based project management 11/13/2003 09:00 AM
Version 3 coming soon

Clone Wars Clone Trooper Loose Shots

Clone Wars Clone Trooper Loose Shots 11/10/2003 11:26 PM
The eagerly-anticipated, super-articulated Clone Trooper from the Clone Wars line has a few new images surfacing today, courtesy of overlord307, who also has loose samples of Saesee Tiin and Kit Fisto as well.

FileMaker Ships FileMaker Server 7

FileMaker Ships FileMaker Server 7 05/24/2004 08:22 PM
By MacNN (via MyAppleMenu)

FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Developer
updated

FileMaker Pro, FileMaker Developer
updated 06/02/2004 08:57 AM
FileMaker has released an update to FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Developer, its powerful Mac OS X database software...

Lo-fi Friendster

Lo-fi Friendster 12/02/2003 01:07 AM
"Theoretically, everybody who entered 111 Minna and plunked down a $5 cover for the happy-hour party had been e-mailed an invitation from a friend. Of a friend. Of a friend....Four Bay Area women conceived the Date My Friend idea in January by merging their original invite lists of 50 friends each, hoping that their single pals would be put at ease knowing that the guy asking for their number was somehow connected to them in that six-degrees-of-separation fashion."

F is for Friendster

F is for Friendster 11/16/2003 07:26 PM
The Internet has birthed the verbs “googling,” which means “searching for information on Google.com,” and “blogging,” which means “keeping or ...

"Friendster goes PHP"

"Friendster goes PHP" 07/01/2004 02:00 AM

Friendster and PHP

Friendster and PHP 06/29/2004 11:45 PM
Congrats to Joyce and the front-end team Friendster for pulling off the JSP to PHP migration. Having the front end less tightly coupled with everything else ought to make life a lot easier for some folks there. Now, any bets as to when the "beta" label will come off their logo?...

The new Friendster

The new Friendster 02/05/2005 09:12 PM

I've been waiting a whiele to see what happens with the new Friendster. So far - not much. But they do send this nifty little newsletter nowadays - which has the status of some of my friends in it.

What intrigues me about this - is how did they know which friends to tell me about? Those who have updated recently? Those who are 'important' in the blogosphere - or what?

The reason I'm curious is that if you look at these peeps below - you'll notice nobody less than danah boyd, Xeni Jardin, Tyler Ziemann, Justin Hall and Scott Rafer.

Not a bad selection of peeps. So I'd say there's something going on here - something that's determining who is 'important' in my life - or something like that. Cause Julia Lolita is not known in the blogspehere and Noah Glass is kind of but not that much. Julia is an all-star in the SF/BM/LaLa party scene and Noah used to live with me as a roomate.

Julia's company "Blood & Butter" productions has put on some of the best parties ever - some of them at my house (with Noah particiapting I may add.) So how did Friendster know how important Julia is to me? Email traffic? And Jason is a friend of Julia's - I barely know him. He's teh one man out in this elite list. Hmmm.

But I don't exchange email with Justin, Xeni or Scott on Friendster? So I'm curious just how this list was determined.

Here's something for Friendster

Here's something for Friendster 01/22/2004 02:34 AM
Esther Dyson, queen of comedy.

I know I know - it is like poking a rattle snake with your foot. But I am feeling feisty this morning. Now that Esther Dyson doesn’t really have anything to say about anything (smart guy in her company is doing his own thing), she has decided that comedy is the next big thing.

Dyson got the biggest laugh by suggesting a business model for Sunnyvale-based Friendster, the popular social networking service and a company that has yet to collect any revenue from its users. Populated by lonely singles looking to line up dates, Friendster should start a personal gift registry, Dyson said. The bottom line would be: “If you want to date me, this is what you’ve got to buy me.” (San Jose Mercury News)

Yup, that’s a new business model, so new that every generation has been doing the same since Adam and …

[Om Malik on Broadband]

I'm out of Friendster

I'm out of Friendster 09/01/2004 03:40 PM
I've quit. I don't ever use it. I don't have a pressing need to be registered at a site for daters and people with "open" marriages. I wasn't impressed with the CEO throwing Friendster condoms into the audience after giving a talk. I have a problem with the site's disrespect for the implicit. And then Friendster fired an employee for blogging. Click here to go to the cancellation form, if you're so inclined. (Thanks to Jeremy Zawodny for the cancellation link. And here's a great post by Jon Udell.)...

Friendster, the movie

Friendster, the movie 03/28/2005 01:17 PM
Xeni Jardin: Old Hag sez:

Variety reports that Topher Grace will star in an untitled Harold Ramis ("Groundhogs Day") comedy that will be based on the popular web service, Friendster.com. Gustin Nash will pen the screenplay. Topher will play a character that will utilize the website, as well as instant messaging and camera phones, as he looks for love on the Internet.

Link (Thanks, Susannah)

Friendster to Charge a Fee Soon?

Friendster to Charge a Fee Soon? 11/07/2003 03:11 AM
Techfocus Nov 7 2003 1:54AM ET

Friendster hires new CEO

Friendster hires new CEO 06/03/2004 12:30 AM

Apprentive Friendster

Apprentive Friendster 08/30/2004 12:15 PM

I got this link in my inBox from someone's DudeCheckThisOut blog named iBLOGthere4iM.
It shows a Friendster facewall of Friendster members - all about to what? Participate in a TV show.

If so - this is too bizarre to believe.

Here's the link - you tell me what's up? Yet another hoax?

It's actually getting kind of fun in the hoax world.

Troutgirl.com: Friendster goes PHP

Troutgirl.com: Friendster goes PHP 06/30/2004 08:08 AM
On Joyce Park's blog, there's a new posting concerning the state of Friendster:

Friendster now written in PHP

Friendster now written in PHP 06/30/2004 02:40 AM

Congrats to Joyce and the front-end team Friendster for pulling off the JSP to PHP migration. Having the front end less tightly coupled with everything else ought to make life a lot easier for some folks there. Now, any bets as to when the "beta" label will come off their logo?...

[Jeremy Zawodny]

Indeed.

New Friendster features?

New Friendster features? 08/27/2004 01:47 PM

So this woman Troutgirl works at Friendster - I think she may even be one of the lead programmers.

Jeremy Zawodny points to her post......

Bring me my social networking

One day last year, I was sitting in the lobby of a hotel in midtown Manhattan with two friends. It was pouring rain outside, and we were in low-energy mode. We were idly thinking about going to see a movie at the theater across the street, but had no idea what was playing or when. Our next best plan was to go somewhere for a drink before dinner -- but again, no one had any good ideas about where. I also needed to check my email to catch up on tentative plans with an acquaintance further uptown -- a guy I knew well enough to exchange email with, but not well enough to have his phone number -- but I didn't have a computer or network access closer than my friends' room upstairs. And of course I was sitting there thinking, "Dammit! It's 2003, and the Interweb still sucks!"

That's what social networking should be, and unfortunately still isn't. In the long run, I don't actually give a rat's ass what my friends' favorite TV shows are -- because I never watch TV with them. Social networking has to be useful and able to solve real problems, not just be a cute (or pornographic) time-waster.

Of my interactions with social networking, the most positive ones so far have been (excluding blogs):

1) Career contacts via LinkedIn. These have been almost all of high quality, and save significant time for both me and the hiring manager. Not that I'm looking for a job right now, but it's always nice to know what's out there; and the introduction aspect is very valuable for this use-case.

2) Being able to route new contacts through Friendster. I love being able to say "Send me a Friendster message" to people I meet through the blogosphere or conferences, instead of having to give out my real email address or IM nick or phone number on the public Internet. And did you know you can now block Friendster messages from undesirable acquaintances?

3) Finding out via an Orkut group that one of my friends had quit his job. He was so busy he didn't bother to let me know his lame self via phone, email, blog, or carrier pigeon.

Given how much time I spent on social software, that's a pretty disappointing payoff. Unfortunately, I don't just get to bitch about it... I'm supposed to be making things better. So help me out here: what social experiences could be usefully intermediated by a service like Friendster, but aren't yet?

[troutgirl]

So that sure soudn sliek she's lookign for input on future features for Friendster. Right on!

Maybe the 'new' Friendster will not only support FOAF, OpenMedia, OpenEvents AND OpenReviews - but also lead us into an inter=-op world where our messages can freely flow from one system to another.

We called that ThreadsML last year.

Unfriendly Friendster

Unfriendly Friendster 09/04/2004 09:55 AM
If you start an online company, and that company's main services are all based on merging people together via the...

Friendster rivals get together

Friendster rivals get together 11/14/2003 01:18 AM
ZDNet Australia Nov 14 2003 0:35AM ET

The Friendster bunny

The Friendster bunny 08/17/2004 01:41 PM

Spotted by Jeremy Zawodny.

 

Hmmm does this mean that Froiendster allows fakesters again?

Does this mean Friendster is gonna support FOAF?

I just signed up for Friendster!

I just signed up for Friendster! 01/24/2004 08:48 AM
nearest and dearest .. my Friendster page .. 62 friendsters .. want to join .. we first met .. friendster? .. Freindster .. official .. website .. :

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Weird and Wonderfull in the Shark Tank

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