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- California governor: Silicon Valley Should Go to Germany
- After more than a hundred years of talk about the Pacific Rim economic opportunities for California, Silicon Valley and other California businesses are firmly focused on the west rather than the east. But Thursday morning California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will be at Intel's HQ in the heart of Silicon Valley...
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Top Web sites in Germany in July 2008
- July-08 Rank June-08 Rank Property Audience, 000 N/A N/A Total Audience 35,212 1 1 Google Sites 27,463 2 4 Microsoft Sites 18,653 3 2 eBay 18,283 4 5 United-Internet Sites 17,354 5 3 AOL LLC 17,278 ...
- Blog posts 2008-09-15
- LHC a sure sign that Europe is the center of physics
- The successful start-up of the Large Hadron Collider represents not just a huge victory for particle physics but also a victory for Europe. Once upon a time there was a brain drain from Europe to the U.S. – not only Albert Einstein in the 30s but also Wehrner von...
- Blog posts 2008-09-11
- TechCrunch50: Day 1
- When Michael Arrington and Jason Calacanis team up on a project, the webs are bound to be shaken up. Last year, their conference TechCrunch40 was an enormous showcase for startups to present their idea to venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and the press. This year,...
- Blog posts 2008-09-08
- Security-wise, Google Chrome is (potentially very) Good
- Security-wise, Google Chrome is potentially very GoodHeres Download Link.Actually you'd be impressed by Pogo browser from AT&T much more, yet heres link:http://www.google.com/chromeSigned:PHYSICIAN THOMAS STEWART VON DRASHEK M.D.The only problem there, Adam[i]away from desktop applications to everything being delivered as a service[/i].The major problem is that you sign away control of...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Our educational system needs an overhaul (and how can Intel help?)
- Our educational system needs an overhaul (and how can Intel help?)kids?Not sure at what age group you are referring to when you say kids.Basic computer skills are all that are necessary for middle and high school. If a student would like to explore advanced uses of a computer they...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- Muxtape has RIAA problems
- The roll-your-own radio site Muxtape has temporarily closed down due to some "legal kinks" with the RIAA, Cnet's Webware blog points out. EFF's Fred von Lohmann addressed sites like Muxtape in a News.com article, saying that in theory they should be protected by...
- Blog posts 2008-08-19
- Top German sites in May 2008
- Property Apr-08 May-08 Pt Change Total Internet 100.0 100.0 0.0 Google Sites 79.0 80.5 1.5 eBay 6.7 6.2 -0.5 ProSiebenSat1 Sites 2.6 2.4 -0.2 Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck StudiVZ 2.1 2.2 0.2 AOL LLC 1.9 1.6 -0.3 ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks (SSDs) and Linux
- Geek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks SSDs and LinuxOh, It's just Loverock at it again? Pay no attention Jason.ntGeek Sheet: A Tweaker's Guide to Solid State Disks SSDs and LinuxHow sad is that? You need a tweaking guide just to get a disk drive to...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-25
- Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?
- Does Apple need to announce a post Steve Jobs plan?The perception is ...... Apple can't be great without Steve Jobs. I personally don't feel this is necessarily the case even though when Jobs was ousted proved to be a disastrous decision for Apple.Apple is in a strong growth period and...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Facebook sues German 'clone'
- On Friday, Facebook filed suit in California court against studiVZ, a German social net with a look undeniably close to Facebook's. Facebook accuses studiVZ of copying its interface. "We believe that our success thus far has been directly related to the unique look and feel of both...
- Blog posts 2008-07-21
- Top Web properties in Germany in April 2008
- Apr-08 Mar-08 Property Audience, 000 N/A N/A Total Internet 34,539 1 1 Google Sites 25,790 2 2 eBay 18,394 3 3 Microsoft Sites 18,271 4 4 AOL LLC 16,602 5 5 United-Internet Sites 16,169 6 7...
- Blog posts 2008-06-28
- (Gallery: Bill Gates says good bye)
- (Gallery: Bill Gates says good bye)Hon Sir William Gates III Final Remarksheres link to fairly Long Personel interview. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#25408564 Signed:PHYSICIAN THOMAS STEWART VON DRASHEK M.D.RE: (Gallery: Bill Gates says good bye)The Microsoft name will stand...
- Discussion threads 2008-06-27
- diversITy: can being gay hold your career back?
- Edit: Just a couple of grammatical tweaks. This series of entries, called diversITy, continues from the previous topic, all concerning the diversity of people within the IT industry. This time, I'd like to put forward: sexual orientation in the workplace, can it set you back? ...
- Blog posts 2008-06-23
- No, Vista DOESN'T scream past XP in gaming tests
- No, Vista DOESN'T scream past XP in gaming testsok vista doesn't scream past xp but..vista has a lot more to offer with its 64bit OS unlike XP, and when it comes to gaming it doesn't matter how good your computer is if you can run the game on the lowest...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-28
- IQ Builder - WAIS DS (exe)
- Automated WAIS - A computerized profiler for determining memory span based on the Wechsler adult intelligence scale. Each point scored equates to 1 IQ point. George Miller benchmarked this figure at 7 PLUS OR MINUS 2. The significance of this figure is it's limiting influence on the Ebbinghaus /Von Restorff...
- Software downloads 2008-05-23
- Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has begun
- Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has begunFigi, another name for DRM.Sorry but thats just what it is. I don't expect it to garner much mind set at all.Get ready formany crashes and Ed Bott will host multiple rounds of webinars on how to fix it...RE: Windows 'Fiji' beta testing has...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-20
- Games to make computers smarter
- The Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist who gave us Peekaboom and worked on the "distorted letter" tests called CAPTCHAs, is back with several new games. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, he just launched a new site where you can play to so-called GWAPS -- short for "games with a purpose."...
- Blog posts 2008-05-18
- Judge decisively rejects RIAA legal theory
- A federal district judge has delivered a pretty resounding blow to a theory the RIAA has been using to win verdicts in its copyright-infringement lawsuit campaign. In Atlantic Records v. Howell, Judge Neil Wake refused the RIAA's motion for summary judgment based on the "making available" theory. ...
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Kickfire: MySQL data box for the rest of us
- Given all the various technology news in the last two weeks, it would have been relatively easy to overlook a press release from a small startup called Kickfire, which produces an appliance to run MySQL applications. Snore. Yet another dime a dozen appliance vendor, which will probably...
- Blog posts 2008-04-28
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