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Archive for July, 2009

In its simplest form, Network Effect refers to an environment where an increase in adoption or usage creates more value for all participants in a social community or network - this is referred to as positive Network Effect. The converse also holds true and is referred to as negative Network Effect. Negative network effect starts to occur when a network reaches an inflection point. There are several types of Network Effects: Direct Network effects, Indirect Network effects, Social Network effects, and N-sided market effects. Let's take a look at each type of network effect so we can understand why this concept is so important to today's business.A direct network effect occurs when the product or service value increase the more people use it. The classic example here is the fax machine. The first person who bought a fax machine rushed home, plugged it, and waited. As more people bought fax machines the more valuable the fax machine became. Indirect Network effect occurs when increases in the use of a product or services creates increased value for complementary products, resulting in added value to the original product or service. The classic example cited in this category is open source software solutions ... [more..]

Here are some addition thoughts on Microsoft's Technology Summit (MTS07). I wanted to jot down some thoughts, what I learned, and what the role of Microsoft will be in the coming years for the evolution of the Web and open source. (This essay was also posted to Techweb here.) http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198702233Microsoft still has this love/hate relationship with the Mac. Some of the presenters deliberately brought Macs, including one who ran Vista under Parallels. Yet when someone asked if anyone had tested interop of Vista with Mac OS X, it was clear that this wasn't a focus. (And for those of us that have both, a continuing frustration.) For Microsoft to succeed, the Mac has to move from being a poster child OS, a necessary evil and some annoying relative to be tolerated to an actual strategic direction and integral to the company's success. The people that have moved to Mac desktops are canaries in the coal mine. They aren't happy with Windows for very real reasons (blue screen and security sinkholes come to mind). It continues to be a platform that is used by many developers.There is a growing emphasis on interoperability at Microsoft, and they are clearly spending a lot ... [more..]

Linux Mint is a upcoming and popular distribution of Linux. There are many common questions about Linux Mint that people want to know the answers to.How do you install Linux Mint?Download the distribution and burn it to a CD as an image and not a data file. You can put this CD into your computer and boot up from it. You have the option of previewing the operating system and not installing it if you wish. If you want to install it, simply click on the install icon on the desktop and follow the prompts. This process will take about 5 minutes to fill out basic information about about 20 to install.How do you install the flash player to Linux Mint?One version of Mint does not come with Flash. Simply search the repositories with the Mint Install tool and find Flash. This will install it to your system.Is Ubuntu or Linux Mint Better?Linux Mint is based on Ubuntu. The core system is basically the same. Mint comes with a different look and feel and a few additional tools. Neither one is really better than the other. There are differences that just come down to user preference.How do you run EXE ... [more..]