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- U.S. researchers have developed ultrathin films that when sandwiched together form a superconductor, an advance that could lead to a new class of fast, power-saving electronics. CHICAGO--U.S. researchers have developed ultrathin films that when sandwiched together form a superconductor, an advance that could lead to a new class of...
- News items 2008-10-09
- Does the Semantic Web matter?
- My business card reads 'Technology Evangelist,' and this is a blog about the Semantic Web. So that should be an unequivocal 'Yes!' then, right? However, it's frequently worthwhile to revisit and question presumptions, beliefs and 'truths,' and the Semantic Web that dominates so much of my working...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- Psychiatric Records (zip)
- Psychiatric Records helps the psychiatrists keep patient records with the medications. You can have multiple records for the same patient with different dates. This can give you an overview of the changes in patient over a period of medication use. It often requires a laborious process to get this information....
- Software downloads 2008-10-07
- Iomega ScreenPlay TV Link - digital AV player
- There's little doubt that TV is moving more toward an on-demand model powered by content that's pulled from the Internet rather than traditional broadcast sources. But products that pull in video from networked PCs and various online sources--everything from the Roku Netflix Player to Apple TV to the Xbox 360--still...
- Product reviews 2008-10-06
- Student Technology Day: Steve Ballmer Q&A
- There was quite a lot to transcribe out, and many questions asked. Some questions put to Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, include: Will we always need programmers? What's Microsoft's input in Facebook and social networking? Does Microsoft have any changes in mind for their...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Eight ways to track your portfolio on the iPhone
- In case you haven't been paying attention, U.S. financial markets are in a tailspin (Dow and AAPL both down 4 6+% today). Securities continue on their relentless roller coaster ride that could make veteran stock brokers lose their lunch. If you'd like to stay more in touch...
- Blog posts 2008-10-06
- Hitwise: Microsoft's cash for search program working (sort of)
- Microsoft made a splash this week by adding new perks to its "hey we'll pay you to use our search" program and may actually be making some progress--sort of--with it. Hitwise has some interesting research on the topic. In a blog post Hitwise director of research Heather...
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Microsoft launches software for cheap Portuguese laptop
- Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the country's technological edge in education. LISBON--Microsoft launched on Friday a software package for a Portuguese ultra-cheap laptop for school children that the government hopes will boost the...
- News items 2008-10-03
- Salesforce.com: Worries emerge
- Salesforce.com on Friday was downgraded from a buy to a sell by UBS analyst Heather Bellini because software as a service companies are likely to face the same headwinds as larger applications vendors. Meanwhile, Salesforce.com is targeting larger enterprises and that means it faces a slower buying cycle. ...
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- RationalPlan Multi Project for Mac (dmg)
- RationalPlan Multi Project by Stand By Soft is a great alternative to Microsoft Project with some extra-features like multiproject management. The application is covering project management area from WBS construction, project planning and scheduling to critical path management, overallocated resources detection, progress tracking, and cost estimation. At any moment you...
- Software downloads 2008-10-03
- Obama campaign unleashes iPhone app
- The official Obama '08 iPhone application iTunes link was launched this morning and is designed to help people become more directly involved in the Illinois Senator's presidential campaign. The app has a Call Your Friends feature that organizes your contacts by key battleground states and adds a...
- Blog posts 2008-10-02
- SWF Encrypter Advanced Tool (rar)
- Encrypt SWF files: Prevent decompile, Prevent screen record, Prevent crack, Prevent copy. Encrypt SWF files into exe format that can only be played after obtaining the Play Password provided by you. Add progress bar for your swf files, so that you can drag play during playback. Add Full-screen shortcuts 'Ctrl+F,...
- Software downloads 2008-10-02
- Medicare no-pay list: Lessons for IT consulting
- Medicare no-pay list: Lessons for IT consultingAn Unfair ComparisonThe comparison is somewhat unfair. When the wrong patient gets an appendectomy, or the wrong blood, or instruments left inside the patient, it can be clearly established that the mistake stemmed from* Carelessness * Some best practice protocol not being followed* Lack...
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Agresso's answer to ERP addiction
- Earlier today I took a briefing from Agresso. Up front I'll say that I have something of a soft spot for this company. Some years back I did some very early formative work on what is now their BLINC Businesses Living In Change schtik and was...
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Microsoft says crisis will impact tech
- Microsoft says crisis will impact techGround Control to L.E.M. Apollo13 Gemini has returned to Canada:Tom Hanks Impersonator,"Aren't we glad Houston didn't say San Fransico. That fire would wipe-out the SSA and put fourteen million Americans out of their homes."" I wonder how my trailer park is doing?"Wrong!!What's needed is NOT...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- CIOs not taking a shine to Chrome
- CIOs not taking a shine to ChromeHalf of Google is in betaIncluding Gmail, which has been beta for 5 years now. I think it's their way of avoiding having to support the products in any real and meaningful way.Which is whyyou are down here, and they are up there making...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Why yes, I can do longitudinal data analysis
- Why yes, I can do longitudinal data analysisStatistics@Oh, good, someone who actually knows the word "longitudinal" looking at these issues!I always get annoyed at news reports reporting school progress/failure, because it's always clear that the reporter, at least, and probably the school, have no idea how to approach analyzing performance...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Why yes, I can do longitudinal data analysis
- Because I'm not really all that busy sarcasm drips here, it's fallen to me to figure out what is happening to our MCAS scores. For those of you outside the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the MCAS is our battery of standardized tests in English, Math, science, history (the list goes...
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Norway to challenge closed iTunes model
- Norway to challenge closed iTunes modelAnd so it begins......although Norway aren't part of the EU you can be damn sure the Trade Commission are watching this one closely.It would solve DM problems, but create a large one for Appleas if many iPods are purchased on the strength of iTunes, then...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-29
- Busy week for Microsoft: Silverlight and jQuery
- I'm traveling so I wasn't able to chime in on the availability of a Silverlight release candidate. One of the most important thing for developers is that it sounds like this will be the last round of API tweaks so there will be no more updating your applications. Silverlight.net has...
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
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