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- Discussion threads 2008-08-21
- Jingo (zip)
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- Software downloads 2008-08-13
- The Digg toolbar for Firefox 3
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-08
- An apology to the Vietnam vets out there
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- Discussion threads 2008-08-06
- 10 essential gadgets for students
- I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
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- The three primary publicly traded offshore outsourcing companies have turned cautious about the future even as their financial results remain strong. Among the worries--a weak dollar that's hurting revenue and margins, economic uncertainty, murky IT budgets and a concentration of financial services and retail customers. Meanwhile, CIOs...
- Blog posts 2008-07-18
- Microsoft: $60 billion in annual revenue, but sour 4Q and a money-losing online business
- Microsoft: $60 billion in annual revenue, but sour 4Q and a money-losing online businessUm...yeah...no wonder YHOO is running from M$?"Is it any wonder why Microsoft is so hot for Yahoo? Something has to save this online unit."In a year's time, instead of improving their online biz, M$ has more than...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-17
- Oracle joins iPhone mania
- Last night, Oracle released Business Indicators on iTunes. It is a free client for the iPhone that provides top level information from business intelligence applications. Oracle is trying to appeal to a broad range of business users and claims the following examples: "Contact center ...
- Blog posts 2008-07-11
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- Drivers caught red-handed holding phoneHasn't the police got better things to do?People are being robbed, murdered, tortured, but never mind that, first we must punish these "really" dangerous and evil criminals, the scary mobile phone users! Where has common sense gone? I think I remember seeing it just a few...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-08
- Brain Workout 1 and 2 - Brain Training (exe)
- Brain Workout has 30 mentally stimulating activities to exercise the mind and help improve concentration and memory. Up to 8 users have their own training program in the gym and can track their progress in the categories; verbal, logic, spatial, numerical, and memory. There are 5 levels of difficulty to...
- Software downloads 2008-06-26
- High-tech trifecta dabbles in solar technology
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- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- HP cranks up the heat on sustainable IT research work
- As part of a corporate strategic overhaul in research, Hewlett-Packard Labs is cranking up its R&D efforts in three areas of sustainable IT. 1. Sustainable Data Center: The aim here is to reduce the carbon footprint of data centers by 75 percent overall, while simultaneously cutting...
- Blog posts 2008-06-13
- New fingerprint detection technology
- Researchers at the University of Leicester, UK, working with Northamptonshire Police, have found a new technique for identifying fingerprints on metal. This method will enable forensic scientists to 'visualise fingerprints' even after the print itself has been removed. What is even more interesting is that this technology could 'enhance --...
- Blog posts 2008-06-04
- How healthy is Barack Obama?
- We had a lot of fun debating John McCain's health the other day, so it's fair to have the same debate regarding his likely Democratic opponent. Barack Obama is in excellent health, his doctor says. Dr. David L. Scheiner, his primary care doctor, sent out a one-page...
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- Secrets of a fresh beer
- According to the latest American Chemical Society ACS Weekly PressPac, scientists in Venezuela have found a way to keep beer taste fresher for long times. Here is a link to this PressPac, from which you'll be able to read a very short note simply titled 'Keeping beer fresher.' The researchers...
- Blog posts 2008-06-03
- White paper offers hands-on tips for greening your data center
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- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- Fayetteville becomes center of "Green Valley"
- Yes, that Fayetteville. In Arkansas, home of Wal-Mart.* The same Wal-Mart that recently announced it had annual sales of $375-billion. As a nation Wal-Mart would rank right below Switerland in GDP, and ahead of such oil-rich countries as Saudi Arabia and Norway. It's Wal-Mart's...
- Blog posts 2008-05-26
- Images: Supersize solar power
- Utility-scale solar power plants--using everything from giant reflective dishes to plastic balloons--are changing the look of solar power.Parabolic troughs, one of which is shown here, have been around for 25 years, and the technology will be around for at least another 25. Parabolic troughs reflect sunlight to heat liquid carried...
- Image galleries 2008-05-26
- A quick note on Ubuntu for netbooks
- A quick note on Ubuntu for netbooksThat was funnyA bit tongue in cheek though, I suppose.... :-)In chivalrous defense of the unhappy Matusow: there is good reason to suppose that the quality of education in South Africa has deteriorated in the past years. Brain drain and all that. So...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-23
- Sudoku2 (exe)
- Sudoku2 is a board for playing the popular sudoku puzzle. You need to set the numbers from 1 to 9 in each row, column and square. Use left mouse click to increase the number, right click to decrease it and middle click to put a question mark if you are...
- Software downloads 2008-05-20
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