See communications satellite.
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- Empirical evidence: Arctic ice sheets thinner and softer
- On site observers find Arctic ice thinner, softer than satellite data indicated. by Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-11-28
- Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980
- Do Not Buy!!!I am on my fourth Toshiba Satellite A505-S6980 in 5 weeks and now this one's hard drive has crashed. The first one had no sound at all. The second one had very little sound. The third one could not read the disc drive and now...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-27
- Garmin Nuvi 1690
- Garmin made a pretty big splash last year when it debuted the Nuvi 880, its first-ever Internet-connected portable navigation device PND featuring MSN Direct data service. With MSN Direct scheduled to go offline in the very near future, Garmin had to create something to fill this void, so it partnered...
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Sony VAIO VGN-NW270F/S
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S is a stylish, spacious laptop for high-definition fans with low budgets. For a reasonable $699 at Best Buy, the Vaio...
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.The Toshiba Satellite U505-S2970 is a thin-and-light laptop that is neither thin nor light. It feels solidly built, but this is a 13.3-inch laptop...
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- HP Pavilion dv6-1375dx
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. HP had better hope its Pavilion dv6-1375 is not sitting on retail store shelves directly next to the Sony Vaio VGN-NW270F/S. Both are...
- Product reviews 2009-11-24
- Google Satellite Maps Downloader 6.49 (Windows)
- Google Satellite Maps Downloader is a tool that can automatically download Google maps satellite tile images and then combine them into one big image. It supports task continuing when downloading break, and provides a satellite map viewer, and support for proxy server.
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- GoogleMaps 1.1.0 (Mac)
- GoogleMaps is a application for Mac OS X that allows users to interact with Google Maps mapping service. It provides maps, satellite and street view imagery, driving directions, traffic info, local search for numerous countries around the world. Features include reverse geocoding service, the ability to create and export customized...
- Software downloads 2009-11-24
- Hands on with new Roku Channel Store; is cable TV still worth the cost?
- Not available on the N1000I don't see any options for this on my N1000.Bummer.Has the resolution improved on HD content?That was one thing I'd like to know. I can see a future, where everything you would ever need in the home will go thru the internet. I am already set...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Dell Inspiron i1470-3282CRD
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores.At what cost to battery life? That's the question we're left asking Dell after testing its Inspiron 1470-3282, a $729 laptop sold at Best...
- Product reviews 2009-11-21
- Pulsar 1.5.4 (Mac)
- Satellite radio, no hardware or browser required. XM and SIRIUS both provide online access to most of their stations, but tuning in with a browser is clunky at best. With Pulsar and an XM or SIRIUS account, you can access all this great content directly from your desktop!
- Software downloads 2009-11-21
- ProgDVB 6.24 (Windows)
- ProgDVB is a software which allows you to watch SAT-Television and listen to Radio channels directly from satellite by using DVB-PCI cards with hardware decoders on the board, SAT-dish, and personal x86-compatible computers. This software has options for working with network broadcasting and Audio/Video recording of the stream to different...
- Software downloads 2009-11-21
- 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe 2.5 S
- Photo gallery:2010 Nissan Altima Coupe 2.5 SWhen the 2010 Nissan Altima Coupe showed up in our garage, we registered some disappointment as we first looked around the car. The cool coupe style suggested days spent straightening the curves along winding mountain roads, but the continuously variable automatic transmission and four-cylinder...
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- HP Pavilion dv4-1555dx
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. With its stylish, Imprint-finish chassis, excellent audio output, and remote control, the 14-inch HP Pavilion dv4-1555dx is best suited for students and others...
- Product reviews 2009-11-20
- FCC to review regulatory and legal impacts to cloud services and identity management
- FCC Overstepping its authority againWhy do we as a society, blindly ignore when the government overreaches its authority?The FCC only has authority to regulate the airwaves.The Internet and related technologies have nothing to do with the FCC, and they have no authority in this area.We need to wake up, people....
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- SatHunter 2.3.0.54 (Windows)
- SatHunter is a program for calculating the orientation of a satellite antenna. SatHunter contains all the necessary information for adjusting the satellite antenna to the selected satellite. The adjustment is made with the help of available tools (a compass or a protractor, a plumb, a tape measure) and requires neither...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Google Earth 5.1.3533.1731 (Windows)
- Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris, as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, and schools. Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps, and the power of Google Search to put...
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Google Earth 5.1.3533.1731 (Mac)
- Google Earth puts a planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris, as well as points of interest such as local restaurants, hospitals, and schools. Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps, and the power of Google Search to put...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- EarthDesk 5.1.1 (Mac)
- EarthDesk replaces your desktop picture with a high-resolution image of Earth, complete with accurate current lighting conditions (sun, moon, city lights, and real-time clouds). This image will change throughout the day to reflect the movement of the sun, moon, and clouds in real time. Tons of features like citylights at...
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- Digital TV for PC 2.0 (Windows)
- Digital TV for PC plugs you directly into hundreds of worldwide LIVE digital television channels right over the Internet. Enjoy more channels than cable and satellite TV combined for a one-time fee less than one month of either of those services.
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
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