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VR game to help burn patients: The Loyola University Medical Center in Illinois will be one of the first hospitals in the U.S. to use a virtual reality game to help burn patients. By using SnowWorld, developed at the University of Washington, patients recovering from severe burns will enter a virtual 'polar landscape of gently falling...; Tags: Game, Patient, Loyola University, University Of Washington, Snowball, SnowWorld, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Embedded Linux in a Wireless Router (EMLI): Embedded system is a combination of hardware and software behaving as a small computer system to do a specialized job. EMbedding LInux (EMLI) simply means that people can use the Linux features to serve a particular purpose. EMLI is an attempt to embed a small set of Linux commands into...; Tags: Wireless Router, Loyola University, Router, Embedded Linux, Embedded System, Wireless, EMLI, Linux, Routers & Switches, UNIX, Network Technology, Operating Systems, Open Source, Networking, Software; White papers 2005-10-26
VPN Into a Linux GUI Over HTTPS: The convenience of having all aspects of one's home computer available to them at all times is a goal that is now achievable. In the past, remote computing required logging into a shell and remembering a slew of commands with only text being returned. For some people it meant opening...; Tags: VPN, Home PC, Linux, Loyola University, Computer, Productivity, Desktops, Hardware; White papers 2005-10-24
QBox: A QoS Appliance for LAN/WAN Links Using Linux: Internet access has become increasingly important in the daily operations of both individuals and businesses. As internet dependency has increased the availability of faster connections has also increased. However, newly emerging technologies such as Voice over IP and videoconferencing are placing additional demands on the already scarce resource of bandwidth....; Tags: Internet Access, Linux, Bandwidth, QoS, LAN, Loyola University, WAN, Internet; White papers 2005-10-23
Crossbeam Customer Case Study: Loyola University New Orleans: Loyola University New Orleans is consistently ranked among the top regional colleges and universities in the South and is named one of the top 60 in the United States by U.S. News & World Report in the "America's Best Colleges" special issue. The challenge was to maintain the network's openness,...; Tags: Crossbeam Systems, Loyola University, Loyola University New Orleans, Performance Management, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management; Case studies

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A sailing robot to cross the Atlantic: The Times of London reports that seven robotic craft will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in October 2008. One of them, 'Pinta the robot sailing boat,' has been designed at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. Pinta is expected to sail for three months at a maximum speed of...; Tags: Pinta, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-11
A new career: isotope designer: According to a Michigan State University (MSU) news release, 'Made-to-order isotopes hold promise on science's frontier,' nuclear physicists can now start a new career as isotope designers. These scientists can build specific rare isotopes to solve scientific problems and open doors to new technologies. The lead researcher says this approach...; Tags: Michigan State University, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Professional Development, Productivity, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Career, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-10
Exploring Mars with Java: At the JavaOne conference in San Francisco Friday, James Gosling, Sun Microsystems vice president and fellow, talks to Arizona State University geological sciences professor Phil Christensen about the school's geospatial software, JMARS. The open-source project is available to the public and used by NASA to find and gather scientific data...; Tags: Programming Languages, Java, Open Source, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Mars, NASA, JMARS; Videos 2008-05-09
Neil Young gives his name to a spider: Canadian rocker Neil Young made headlines this week for appearing at the JavaOne conference and for releasing his musical archive on Blu-ray discs. But he was also honored by a East Carolina University (ECU) professor of biology, who named a newly discovered trapdoor spider Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi after the legendary rock...; Tags: East Carolina University, Species, Myrmekiaphila, M., Neotype, Blu-Ray, Investment, Personal Technology, DVD, Home Entertainment, Finance, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Africans tie mobile data to health care improvements: Bridging the digital divide is the key to improving Africa's health, according to organizers of a conference in Namibia this week. And the fastest way to do it is through mobile links. Speakers at the IST-Africa conference in Windhoek said e-health services are key...; Tags: Mobile, Health Care, E-health, Advertising & Promotion, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Google's open source problem is Affero: Google's open source problem is AfferoOrly?So, if I understand things correctly (from the linked article and this), Affero would require Google to release their source code updates for software that runs the [i]services[/i] they sell, not just for compiled software packages as under the current Affero?In the case of the...; Tags: Mac-user, Affero, F/OSS, open source, AGPL, Google Inc., source code; Discussion threads 2008-05-09
A snake-inspired robot: On a recent visit to Pittsburgh, Penn., CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi dropped by professor Howie Choset's Robotics Lab at Carnegie Mellon University to see his latest creation, the Snakebot.; Tags: News, kara tsuboi, jared kohler, snakeBot, carnegie mellon, howie choset, robotics, rescue, surgery, heart, Robots, Emerging Technologies; Videos 2008-05-08
KVM and Xen cofounders engage in war of words: Xen cofounder and project lead Ian Pratt said predictions about his virtualization hypervisor's demise to the newer kernel-based virtual machine (KVM) technology are unfounded, a by-product of his competitors' imaginations. "There's no evidence for it. The Xen community is alive and well. Xen is a true...; Tags: Linux, Hypervisor, Linux Kernel, Xen, KVM, Xen Community, Virtualization, Hardware, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-05-08
News to know: AMD; Oil and telecommuting; Verizon's EV-DO modem; Linux: Notable headlines: Jason O'Grady: Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem Gallery (right). Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Live Mesh to get more competition -- from Sun News.com: AMD revises server road map Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: How long can AMD...; Tags: Facebook, Larry Dignan, Oil, Telecommuting, Sun Microsystems Inc., EVDO, Verizon Communications Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Linux, Modems, WiMAX, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Federal Government, 64-Bit, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Components, Wireless, Government, Processors, Semiconductors; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Archive.org fights FBI demand for user info -- and wins: After a protracted battle with the FBI, the Internet Archive has won the retraction of what it says was an unconstitutional national security letter demanding personal information on an individual. Under the settlement with the FBI, Internet Archive Brewster Kahle as well as lawyers from the ACLU and EFF are...; Tags: FBI, NSL, Federal Government, Internet, Government, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Facebook is the new Google as exodus of top xooglers continues: The latest high-level executive to leave Google for Facebook is Elliott Schrage, who headed the corporate communications team. When the top person responsible for Google's messaging across all products and for its international policy leaves this points to a serious change within the company. Facebook has been...; Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Public Relations, Business Ethics, Recruitment & Selection, Team Management, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Leadership, Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-05-07
Expensive certification requirements hurt recruiting: Not everyone is cut out to be a teacher. It's a demanding job, summers off or not, and it helps to like kids. However, there are many instances when students can really benefit from teachers who have worked in private industry. This isn't the old adage, those...; Tags: Education, Recruiting, Teacher, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-06
A new robotic tasting device: According to the latest American Chemical Society (ACS) Weekly PressPac, French researchers have developed an artificial mouth that chews apples like you and me. Here is a link to this PressPac, from which you'll be able to read a very short note titled 'Munch-o-matic: Scientists develop the artificial mouth.' The...; Tags: Food, Compound, Hre, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-06
From fungus to fuel: An international team of researchers led by some U.S. Department of Energy's research labs has decoded the genetic sequence of a fungus named Tricoderma reesei. The team has found how this organism breaks down plant fibers into simple sugars and how to use this fungus to produce fuel. 'The finding...; Tags: Team, Biofuel, Researcher, T., Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-05
MSFT walks away from YHOO: The antitrust connection: It's interesting that such a large part of Steve Ballmer's letter giving up on the Yahoo deal focused on the antitrust implications of Yahoo's deal with Google. In four separate bullet points, Steve explains Microsoft's "particular concern" over the arrangement: undermining Panama, harming engineer retention, giving Google even greater dominance...; Tags: Antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Corporate Law, Security, Business Operations, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-04