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Hydrant Flow Test (exe): Free hydrant flow test calculator that prints a professional single page report with flow graph. Pitot pressure and flow rates are calculated in accordance with NFPA 14, 2000 edition. Metric and U.S. units are fully supported. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Accordance; Software downloads 2008-02-08
WinterWren Sitemap (zip): No more messing around with XML. WinterWren Sitemap can crawl any website, automatically creating a perfect sitemap. WinterWren Sitemap even gZips you sitemap automatically in accordance with Google's preferred compression method. Version 2.11 is more verbose.; Tags: Accordance, Web Site Development, XML, Web Technology, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development; Software downloads 2007-11-16

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Seagate patents Compact Flash - 10 years late!: Can "prior art" be too prior? Dramatic evidence of America's broken patent system surfaced in last week's lawsuit by Seagate against STEC, the innovative developer of high-performance flash drives. Imagine winning a patent for something invented 10 years before. Seagate may sue SANdisk next. Seagate owns...; Tags: Patent, Disk Drive, Seagate Technology LLC, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-04-25
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is out!: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is out!Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is out!And nobody cares! Its going to be the same dodgey install process as all the other distros. It adds nothing new except a few updated packages. I really see nothing to get worked up about...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linus, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Is IT abuse a threat to democracy?: Is IT abuse a threat to democracy?Mind ControlWith my X-files inspired name, and a subject line like that, I probably deserver to be dismissed as a loon, but...A read of Derren Brown's book "Mind Control" should make even the the most ardent sceptic ponder on just how controllable people are....; Tags: Biometrics, Government, Authentication/Encryption, Mind Control, Google Inc., information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-17

MSDict Oxford Concise Medical Dictionary (30): The dictionary defines terms in anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and pharmacology, as well as in all major medical and surgical specialties. Its coverage of psychology and psychiatry, public health medicine and dentistry is unusually comprehensive. This edition includes many new entries covering the latest developments in diagnostic radiology and radiotherapy, endocrinology,...; Tags: Public Health, Mobile System, Entry, Healthcare; Software downloads 2008-04-17
Microsoft wasting no time rejoicing in its OOXML win: Like it or not, Microsoft's OOXML – now known as IS 29500 -- has received the proper number of votes to become an ISO standard. And the Redmond, Washington company is wasting no time rejoicing the turnaround win. In his blog today, Jason Matusow,...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., OOXML, OpenDocument Format (ODF), XML, Iso standards, Microsoft Office, Emerging Technologies, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Quality, Business Operations, Office Suites, Software, Paula Rooney; Blog posts 2008-04-01
A new kind of cognitive autonomous robots: European computer scientists have developed a new kind of cognitive robots. In two articles, ICT Results describes how the researchers have combined classical rule-based artificial intelligence and artificial neural networks (ANNs) (links to part 1 and to part 2). This learning robot 'employs ANNs to manage the low-level functions based...; Tags: Artificial Neural Network, AI, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-03-27
JuicyCampus, free speech, and personal responsibility: JuicyCampus, free speech, and personal responsibilityOn ending anonymity.When people write about ending anonymity, I always wonder how something like that could be accomplished. For example, how does any social site, forum, what-have-you actually _verify_ the information I give to them? Sure, they can log an IP address, but...; Tags: INTERNET, Workforce management, JuicyCampus, personal responsibility; Discussion threads 2008-03-20
SmartComb (exe): SmartComb is a nice utility that captures files from your Web browser and saves them into your local folders automatically. When you complete your work in Web and your Web browser is closed SmartComb will start and save recent files into you local folders in accordance with your filters. This...; Tags: Folder, Web Browser, KS Intelligent, SmartComb, CSS, Web Browsers, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet; Software downloads 2008-03-18
EU approves Google's DoubleClick acquisition; Here comes the display ad ripples: Updated below: European regulators on Tuesday approved Google's purchase of DoubleClick setting up the search giant's big splash in the display advertising market. According to the EU's competition committee, Google's $3.1 billion purchase of DoubleClick isn't a threat to competition because Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL are credible...; Tags: Google Inc., Acquisition, Advertisement, Ad Serving, DoubleClick Inc., Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-11
Score one for the little guy: FCC entirely backs consumer in Sprint slamming case: The meme that this FCC is highly partial to the interests of large broadband service providers and telcos has often been hammered home on these screens. While I am certainly not ready to contradict those overarching feelings, I nevertheless...; Tags: FCC, Commission, Subscriber, Charge, Rule, Sprint Communications, Carrier, Complainant, Section 258, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-03-04
Autonomic Virtual Machine Placement in the Data Center: This paper presents a high level overview of a virtual machine placement system in which an autonomic controller dynamically manages the mapping of virtual machines onto physical hosts in accordance with policies specified by the user. By closely monitoring virtual machine activity and employing advanced policies for dynamic workload placement,...; Tags: Data Center, Hewlett-Packard Co., Virtual Machine; White papers 2008-02-26
New Apple Patent app describes technology for personalized podcasts to iPhone, other devices: Technology described in a newly published Apple Patent application would let podcast viewers and listeners request personalized podcasts from podcast content creators whose podcasts they subscribe to. The Patent app is entitled, "Creation, Management and Delivery of Personalized Media Items." ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Processor, Apple Inc., Patent App, Media Item, Data Storage Device, Podcasts, Internet, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-21
Patent app points to touchscreen BlackBerry: A new BlackBerry Patent application published this morning strongly points to a touchscreen BlackBerry- similar to the touchscreen iPhone. It's also important to note that although most BlackBerry Patent applications are only published 18 months after they are filed, this one has only a four-month gap. These...; Tags: Touch Screen, Disclosure, Electrode, Voltage, RIM BlackBerry, LCD, Patent Abstract, Touchscreen Liquid-crystal Display, Pixel Element, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Move over, iPhone: touchscreen BlackBerry imminent, clues say: A new BlackBerry Patent application published this morning strongly points to a touchscreen BlackBerry- similar to the touchscreen iPhone. It's also important to note that although most BlackBerry Patent applications are only published 18 months after they are filed, this one has only...; Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Disclosure, Electrode, Voltage, RIM BlackBerry, LCD, Patent Abstract, Touchscreen Liquid-crystal Display, Pixel Element, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-02-07
Bush deleted email archive system, recycled backup tapes: If I may give some props to the Times of London's Bugle podcast, the White House has finally embraced an environmental agenda by recycling data backup tapes. No need to clog up the works with dusty old emails about leaking Valerie Plame's name to reporters or planning for the Iraq...; Tags: Backup, Backup Tape, Upshot, E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-01-22
DataPortability.org Workgroup is still born: As I write this, the interwebs are kicking off with the news that Plaxo, Facebook, Google and Robert Scoble have joined the DataPortability.org Workgroup. I can hear the cries already. First up Mike Butcher at TechCrunch who in Twitter said this is MASSIVE NEWS and reported that: As TechCrunch...; Tags: Purpose, Law, European Union, Social Networking, Disaster Recovery, Backups, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Data Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-01-08
Secure ripping from "episodic DVDs" described in just-published Microsoft patent app: A major new Microsoft Patent application entitled DVD identification and managed copy authorization describes and illustrates a secure manner in which DVDs could be enabled for "ripping" of selected sections of media. In other words, and as Paragraph 44 of this app...; Tags: Consumer, Multimedia, Authorization, Activation, Content Provider, Client, Information, Microsoft Corp., Copy, Copy Service, Identification Response, FIG, Authorization Service, Method 1000, Method 1100, Method 1200, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2008-01-03
U.S. Postal Service to Netflix: You're killing us on labor: U.S. Postal Service to Netflix: You're killing us on laborOf course the post office is inefficientThat's why postal prices keep increasing. Their workforce is overpaid, that's why costs are so high, but I guess it is easier to blame your customers. If customers are causing an increase in...; Tags: NetFlex, U.S. Congress, U.S. Postal Service, NetFlix Inc., mailer, post-Office; Discussion threads 2007-12-05