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- Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate them
- Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate themAirline fares are too lowEver since deregulation, airlines have allowed themselves to be sucked into a ridiculous, never ending price war.As a result, they've been forced to fly at max capacity just to break even on any given flight. That need...
- Tags: FUEL PRICES, airline fare, oil, fare, fossil fuel
- Discussion threads 2008-07-30
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- Are gamers doping during tournaments?
- It's not typical Toybox fare, but it made me wonder just what kind of "toys" people are keeping in their toyboxes these days. A fascinating recent Gameplayer interview chronicles some tokin' and smokin' at the World Cyber Games in Germany, with the Tournament Director's full knowledge: ...
- Tags: Tournament, Knowledge, Director, Games, Policies And Procedures, Strategy, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-08-28
- Q
- QFor the review1. How does the screen fare in sunlight?2. How is the keyboard for medium size fingers?3. Dimensions with respect to the Centro.4. How is the video/picture quality?5. How is the speakerphone quality?PalmWith all these announcements in the mobile space this week, it's a great time to be a...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Engineering, Operating systems, Palm Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-08-20
- American Airlines kicks off in-flight Internet service
- The world's largest airline said its passengers on Boeing 767-200 aircraft can get Internet access on nonstop flights between New York and San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Miami. CHICAGO--American Airlines began offering Internet access on long-haul domestic flights on Wednesday, making American the first U.S. airline to offer full...
- Tags: Internet Access, American Airlines, Internet, New York, Internet Service, Reuters, air travel, broadband
- News items 2008-08-20
- Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coder
- Torvalds: No picnic to become major Linux coderAll makes senseIf I was running a large open source project with thousands if not millions of people all over the world depending on me to get it right, I think I'd do things in much the same way.Certainly it makes sense to...
- Tags: Strategy, Torvalds, Linux, vision, Linux coder, open source, chef, picnic
- Discussion threads 2008-08-18
- Question from a reader - What notebook/OS for college?
- Question from a reader - What notebook/OS for college?Check with the college to see what is their preference...If there isn't one then being as I'm from a Windows IT background that moved over to Mac I'd chose the Mac. If you do need Windows you can run Boot Camp, VMware,...
- Tags: Desktops, Notebooks, college life, Apple Macintosh, notebook, operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Dabbler or Optimizer? Consulting company comes out with model that rates your org's green credentials
- Someone asked me last week if I knew of any companies that provide green tech assets services for small or midsize businesses. Honestly, I know of none, but I'll put my thinking cap on. Meanwhile, if you're wondering how you fare alongside your peers when it comes to "green enterprise...
- Tags: Sourcing, Green Technology, Consulting, Results Group, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Purchasing & Procurement, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Management, Heather Clancy
- Blog posts 2008-08-13
- Followup with Greenpeace - "recycling" your computers
- Followup with Greenpeace - "recycling" your computersNot sure about the whole pledge idea.I in no way have any clue about the actual state of ethics in the recycling business; but if I pledge to not export to developing countries, and instead export to, say, a company in Germany, and then...
- Tags: Business ethics, recycling, Greenpeace, job, computer
- Discussion threads 2008-08-12
- Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?)
- Go MIT! (or should the students get a slap on the wrists?)Government censorship is wrong...and UNconstitutional.Make no mistake, the MBTA is a government organization.The US Constitution states "no law abridging freedom of speech".The judge who issued the restraining order is:1. an idiot2. a d_o_u_chebag3. a fool4. retardedRE: Go MIT! (or...
- Tags: Government, DC-metro, Government Censorship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, wrist
- Discussion threads 2008-08-11
- Hack-the-T presentation hits the Web
- So, the presentation of hacking the T that three MIT students were barred from presenting is now on the Web, hosted on MIT's own servers. Apparently, this is OK because the presentation was included in the MBTA's complaint. News.com reports though that MBTA says the...
- Tags: Card, Web, Open Source, Student, Presentation, MBTA, Productivity, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-11
- MIT students fight for right to expose security gaps in Boston subway
- The talk by three MIT students was to be titled "The Anatomy of a Subway Hack: Breaking Crypto RFIDs & Magstripes of Ticketing Systems." It was to be delivered Sunday at Defcon. Then the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority sued for an injunction to stop the speech and a U.S. District...
- Tags: electronic frontier foundation, massachusetts institute of technology, productivity, security, richard koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-09
- Toshiba Satellite A305-S6858
- Editors' note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores. Just when Toshiba had lulled us into complacency with its pinstriped Satellite design, it throws us the Satellite A305-S6858. The special-edition laptop incorporates a...
- Tags: Network technology, Notebooks, Toshiba Corp., satellite, Satellite A305-S6858, battery, Toshiba Satellite
- Product reviews 2008-08-07
- I went to Moscone Center and all I got was this stupid T-Shirt
- Where's the hot chicks? Yeah you heard it, Summer LinuxWorld Expo sucked. Again. No, I didn't go this year. In fact, I haven't gone in two years. So how can I say it sucked? Because everyone who I know...
- Tags: booth, trade show, webcast, linux, internet, rss, web site development, web technology, operating systems, software, jason perlow
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- NEC AccuSync LCD22WMGX (22-inch)
- For a 22-inch display, the NEC AccuSync LCD22WMGX packs in a lot of features for its price (as low as $300 online) including built-in speakers, a headphone jack, HDMI and component connections, VGA and DVI ports, and many software-based enhancements for viewing photos. The sacrifice for these features? The monitor...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, power button, NEC Corp., NEC AccuSync LCD22WMGX, bezel, Envision G2219w1, monitor, headphone, display
- Product reviews 2008-08-04
- Social media and 'green': two fashion trends to avoid
- Social media and 'green': two fashion trends to avoidDell HellHey, Dennis. I really like the folks who are behind the social media effort at Dell, but I can't agree with you more here. I blogged about this precise issue last fall. http://tinyurl.com/DellHellRE: Social media and 'green': two...
- Tags: social media, Dennis
- Discussion threads 2008-08-04
- Fixing McCain's techno-ignorance
- The New York Times' Mark Leibovich takes note of the tittering twitters over John McCain's recent admission that he's not exactly tech-savvy. "Not only did John McCain not invent the Internet, he can barely use it," he sniggers. McCain's argument, as Cynthia Brumfield summarizes, is that as...
- Tags: John McCain, Leibovich, E-mail, Web Site Development, Scanners, Online Communications, Internet, Hardware, Peripherals, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2008-08-03
- IT failures roundup: Airports; jail system; angry travellers
- To describe more failures than one lone blogger could possibly investigate himself, here's a new type of post: the IT failures roundup. I'll periodically report on interesting failures using a brief, overview format. JFK airport baggage handling system goes down. American Airlines scored...
- Tags: Software, Information Technology, Failure, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Networking, Management, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-08-01
- A single database can save a world of hurt
- A single database can save a world of hurtCouldn't this help speed airline security checks for metallic implants?OK, call me an optimist...
- Tags: Storage, database
- Discussion threads 2008-07-31
- Fossil fuel prices and the men who hate them
- There's an interesting mix of news on fossil fuel prices from around the world. Right now the futures price of crude oil is dropping. There is even some speculation it could halve if demand for gasoline continues to drop. Of course, it's the current high level of...
- Tags: Gasoline, Natural Gas, Fossil Fuel, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2008-07-30
- True Knowledge attracts new funds
- I commented on UK-based True Knowledge and their search for finance at the start of this month, and tonight Venture Beat breaks the news that they've concluded a $4 million funding round led by existing investor Octopus Ventures. This funding, which brings the total raised by the...
- Tags: Knowledge, U.K., Team Management, Wiki, Financial Accounting, Management, Online Communications, Finance, Paul Miller
- Blog posts 2008-07-29
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