Pantone’s color of the year is No. 18-3943… er, em, blue.

AT least one color authority, Pantone, has taken the plunge and announced its favorite color for 2008. To be sure, this news doesn’t seem as delectable as People’s Sexiest Man Alive or as snugly affirming as Time’s Person of the Year. You probably did not even know that chili pepper red was the color for 2007. Read the rest of this entry »

(1) Doesn’t natively support push business email or over-the-air calendar sync. … The iPhone can sync with Microsoft’s Exchange and IBM’s Lotus Notes over IMAP and SMTP ports, but your server and security admins have to configure their infrastructure to do so or purchase a mobile gateway from Synchronica or Azaleos….
(2) Doesn’t accommodate third-party applications, including those internally developed. … This is a showstopper for companies with enterprise mobility initiatives that require line-of-business applications like mobile sales force automation or an industry-specific application like mobile claims…
(3) Doesn’t support securing data on the device through encryption.
(4) Can’t be remotely locked or wiped in the event of a lost or stolen device.
(5) Lacks a hard keypad that provides feedback, which isn’t ideal for rapid and accurate input.
(6) Has limited service provider support and its carrier lock-in inhibits flexibility.
(7) Comes with a premium price tag.
(8) Is only the first generation.
(9) Lacks a removable battery, so when the battery kicks it, so does the device.
(10) Lacks case studies of firms that have deployed it enterprisewide.

This list has been severely truncated.
To read the full list and text, please visit the original article:
Top 10 reasons IT won’t support the iPhone (Fortune)

1. w00t
2. facebook
3. conundrum
4. quixotic
5. blamestorm
6. sardoodledom
7. apathetic
8. Pecksniffian
9. hypocrite
10. charlatan

Click to original article for definitions.
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year 2007

.

1. Clarify what you plan to do.
(…) How will you actually make money at this? With some businesses, it’s obvious: you’re going to sell a product. With other great ideas, it’s not so clear. Where will the money actually come from? What will the costs be (roughly)? (…)
2. Find a mentor.
(…) Schedule a meeting. If it’s a local businessperson, take them out to lunch. If it’s an online person, ask them if they have time to talk at length on IM (better) or by email (if this is the only option). Be persistent, but not annoying - if they say no, ask if you can try to schedule again in the future. If you still get a firm no, send a gracious response and let it drop - don’t make a nuisance of yourself and respect that other people are very busy. (…) Read the rest of this entry »

Weblog Lifehacker has an excellent rundown of the 20 best iPod utilities. These programs will make your iPod run better, faster, harder, stronger as well as achieve feats no normal iPod was designed to achieve.

Here are seven, in no particular order:

• How to jailbreak your iPhone
• Wirelessly Stream Music from Your iPod touch or iPhone to Any iTunes Library
• Install Linux on Your iPod with iPod Linux
• Put Wikipedia on Your iPod with Encyclopodia
• Upgrade Your iPod Video to an iPod classic
• Backup Your Home Folder to Your iPod with iPodBackup
• Convert YouTube Videos for Your iPod with Zamzar

Obviously, there are plenty more items, and plenty of description in the original article, here:
The 20 Best iPod Utilities

(1) Where do you see us being in five years?
Ten years? Twenty five years? Try to flesh out as much as you can here, but realize that the future isn’t set in stone. The reason for discussing this is so that you have some idea what the dreams and the goals look like for each other.
(2) What does our complete financial state look like?
Lay everything out. Every debt. Every drop of income. Everything. Don’t hide that $4,000 credit card statement, as you’re just building a foundation on top of a lie.
(3) Should we share our money or maintain separate accounts?
Who should be the primary caretaker of the accounts? Many people will argue that any married couple should combine all accounts - my wife and I did not come to that conclusion. Talk it out and figure out what’s right for you. Read the rest of this entry »