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AP Grapher (dmg)

AP Grapher is a freeware program for Mac OS X which searches for nearby wireless (WiFi, Airport) access points and graphs the signal strength as a function of time for the base station you are currently connected to. Although the program has a stumbler like mode, its not a true...

Tags: Base Station, Associated Press, Access Point, Chimoosoft, AP Grapher, Apple Mac OS X, Wireless, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2006-12-29

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Text messages save elephants' lives, villagers' crops

As elephants' habitat is destroyed, the great beasts frequently leave their protected reserves, barging into villages and eventually are killed by rangers. But in Kenya, there is a better way: text messaging. A group called Save the Elephants has outfitted a huge bull elephant named Kimani with...

Tags: Elephant, GPS, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Hardware, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-12

America's airways ready for NextGen

It's time – long past time – to upgrade the U.S. air traffic control system. The current system, designed during World War II, contributes mightily to flight delays, customer dissatisfaction and a massive energy wastefulness. But a GPS satellite-based system, on the drawing board for more than a decade, has...

Tags: FAA, Air Traffic Control, Greenhouse Gas, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-10

Kernell's prior: In 7th grade he broke into school computer

Kernell's prior: In 7th grade he broke into school computerprobably an arrogant kidI doubt that other kids don't wanna hang around with him due to his smartness. He probably likes to put other kids down trying to show-off himself. Why leave a computer logged into the school server? If you...

Tags: Kernell, e-mail, school computer, Palin

Discussion threads 2008-10-09

Palin the reformer? In fact, a pattern of stonewalling and hiding

The Associated Press takes a hard look at Sarah Palin's spotty – perhaps, hypocritical – record on open government and online transparency. She claims to be a reformer who will bring to Washington the government openness she says she established in Alaska. But the AP's review of her...

Tags: Associated Press, Alaska, Sarah Palin, E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Kernell indicted in break-in to Palin's Yahoo email

The Department of Justice has indicted David C. Kernell, the 20-year-old son of a Democratic Tennessee state representative, for "intentionally accessing without authorization" Gov. Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account, the Justice Department announced today. Kernell turned himself in for arrest and will be arraigned today. According to the...

Tags: Password, e-Mail Account, Yahoo! Inc., Governor, Family Member, E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Teaching telecommuting

I had to commute this morning. I left the commuting behind about 5 years ago and dread the drive from middle-of-nowhere Massachusetts to Boston. We have a lot more horses than traffic jams out my way, so I've definitely lost my tolerance for traffic. The local troopers...

Tags: Boston, Tool, Telecommuting, Productivity, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-10-08

SEC investigating false rumor on Jobs' health

The Securities and Exchange Commission will investigate Friday's false report that Steve Jobs was whisked to the emergency room, AppleInsider reports. The inquiry: Was the posting on CNN's iReport an attempt to manipulate the market? CNN pulled the page after Apple denied the rumor. AP just reported...

Tags: Job, SEC, Health Care, CNN, Branding, Digital Media, Marketing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-03

Nintendo takes a shot at Apple and Sony with the DSi

Nintendo takes a shot at Apple and Sony with the DSiSomething to think about.Had gaming by some strange chance always been performed by touch screen and games had always been developed in this paradigm, would the same things be said about the interface if suddenly buttons were added to the...

Tags: Games, Keyboards, Nintendo Co. Ltd., DSi, Apple Inc., game, Apple iPhone, Sony Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

News to know: Bailout bust and tech fallout; Cloud computing; Netgear; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: AP: Stunning Defeat for Bailout Plan Torpedoes Stocks; Dow Sinks Over 750. White House, lawmakers plan new bailout deal Larry Dignan: Is Apple really recession proof? Wall...

Tags: Larry Dignan, Sprint Xohm, Apple Inc., NetGear, WiMAX, Cloud Computing, Productivity, Open Source, Wireless

Blog posts 2008-09-30

Norway to challenge closed iTunes model

Norway's Consumer Ombudsman Bjoern Erik Thon announced that he's taking Apple Inc. to the government's Market Council to force the company to open its iTunes music store to digital players other than its own iPod. Currently, songs purchased and downloaded through iTunes are designed to work with Apple's market-leading...

Tags: Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Apple iTunes, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-09-29

News to know: Tech sales and the art of spin; Firefox; Apple; HD streaming

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Brian Sommer: Quit Spinning - You're Making Me Dizzy Ryan Naraine: Firefox rushes out fix for password manager bug Matthew Miller: Microsoft deep sixes...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Richard Koman, Mozilla Firefox, Steve Ballmer, Radio, Apple Inc., Sales, Web Browsers, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Internet, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-29

If McCain skips debate, there's always Google In Quotes

John McCain just called for postponement of Friday's debate until the financial crisis is solved, as the Boston Globe reports. If that happens, there's always Google In Quotes, a Labs project offering up news quotes from the candidates, not only for the U.S. presidential race but also for contests in...

Tags: Google Inc., Health Care, John McCain, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-24

California algebra rule highlights basic math difficulties

California algebra rule highlights basic math difficultiesYou are wrong.I teach Algebra, Geography, and 1 computer maintenance class. I have 65 Algebra students a day, and my budget for that is a share of the $500 the math department is alloted, so I get about $85. My Geography numbers...

Tags: algebra

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

News to know: Windows 7; Tech economy; Samsung eyes SanDisk; NetSuite

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Windows 7 hits Milestone 3 Microsoft and Cray to unveil $25,000 Windows-based supercomputer VMware's Datacenter OS: Windows isn't the competition ...

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Windows 7, SanDisk Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., NetSuite Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-17

Technology could have averted fatal LA train crash

Positive train control" technology - already in use in some parts of the country -- could have avoided last week's fatal train crash in southern California, the Federal Railroad Administration pronounced yesterday. PTC includes GPS and digital communications to enforce speeds and monitor movements. Twenty-five people were...

Tags: California Public Utilities Commission, PTC, LA Times, Monitors & Displays, Government, GPS, Federal Government, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-09-16

News to know: iTunes 8 sneaky upgrade; AMD; CTIA; Text pricing

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: An inside look at Apple's sneaky iTunes 8 upgrade. Gallery Tour: Sneaky iTunes install, step by step right Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: iTunes...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod Touch, Pricing Strategy, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Apple iTunes, CTIA, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-11

News to know: Google; Green IT; Oracle; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Perlow: To Boldly Go Where No Search Engine Has Gone Before Beet.TV: Breaking News: Satellite to Gather Exclusive Images for Google Earth Blasts off in California...Larry...

Tags: Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Dana Blankenhorn, Green IT, Apple Inc., Video, Microsoft Corp., Google Chrome, Corporate Communications, Rootkits, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Game Players, Marketing, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-09-08

Wireless networking finally hits the ceiling

Wireless networking finally hits the ceilingMy home Wifi cost $120For the router/hub/firewall, a second AP/hub/printserver, and 2 USB Wifi NICs for desktop computers that did not have Wifi built in. The 3 laptops in the family all came with Wifi onboard. For an upgrade, I will spring $30 for an...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Desktops, ceiling, wireless networking, wireless, network

Discussion threads 2008-09-04

Steve Jobs death has been greatly exaggerated

Steve Jobs death has been greatly exaggeratedNormal operating procedureAll major news organizations have prewritten obits for prominent people, with those notes about who to contact for comment in the event of that person's death.This is done so as to avoid inaccuracies that often pop up when the news media has...

Tags: Steve Jobs

Discussion threads 2008-08-28