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The key barrier to health care reform

The correct market response is to raise salaries, but the reimbursement systems of our health care system are actually lowering take-home pay for many family doctors. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Barrier, Health Care, Family Medicine, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Story, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-07-21

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What a difference one atom makes

A new study by researchers at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science shows exactly how important a single atom can be in a complex molecule. Reporting in the Nov. 26 edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society, Yang Yang, a professor of materials science...

Tags: University Of California At Los Angeles, Solar Cell, Polymer, Solarmer Energy Inc., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Palm: On track to become a historical footnote

Remember when Palm - maker of the Pilot and Tungsten PDAs and later the Treo smartphone - was the dominant player in the handheld device business? Today, it's a completely different landscape. Apple's iPhone has recently dominated the smartphone space. RIM is making a big push with the launch of...

Tags: Palm Inc., Smart Phone, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Study: Cell phones distract drivers more than passengers do

According to a new study, it's more distracting to have Paris Hilton's Sidekick in the car than it is to have Paris herself. Sorry, Paris. Cell phones distract car drivers more than talkative passengers -- and hands-free devices don't make for safer driving, according...

Tags: Car, Phone, Driver, Cell Phone, Telecom & Utilities, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-12-01

Don't call me a 'mommyblogger' - the Motrin brouhaha

* Jennifer Leggio is on vacation Guest editorial by Joanne Bamberger Things got a little heated in the blogosphere last week over a Motrin ad suggesting that babies were the new mommy accessory. I don't know what was going on the...

Tags: Mother, Advertisement, Network, Blog, Insult, Joanne Bamberger, Blogging, Networking, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-11-28

The good news about cancer

The other good news from the less-cancer story is more important. Death rates from cancer continue to decline, have been declining for 15 years. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Cancer, Americans, Lung Cancer, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Hapax CEO recognises importance of shared infrastructure moving forward

I had an enjoyable conversation with Mark Redgrave recently, ahead of his company's unveiling of their 'meaning platform,' Amplify. Mark is CEO of London-based Hapax, a company that has been applying patented technology to natural language processing NLP since 2000. According to the Press...

Tags: Natural Language Processing, Advertisement, Brand, Ontology, Amplify, Branding, Marketing, Paul Miller

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Mumbai Attacks : Knowledge is Power

There is a huge difference between verified information, speculation, incorrect information and disinformation. The net is buzzing about the communication enabled by Twitter, Flickr, youtube, wikipedia and bloggers from Mumbai, with CNN stating "It was the day social media appeared to come of...

Tags: Event, Knowledge, Twitter, Attack, Wiki, Security, Online Communications, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-11-28

Verari signs up partner for Forest data center container line

I've poked around some during the past two months, trying to get a read on whether or not companies are actually buying the data center containers or "pods" that several of the larger high-tech systems vendors have been piloting this year. So far, the biggest evangelist on the customer side...

Tags: Data Center, Verari Systems Inc., Data Centers, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-11-26

Twitter: is there any point?

The last few days have been an eye-opener for me, because I've discovered there may in fact be little point in having Twitter. I see Twitter as a pain in the arse, something you have to go out of your way for and tell the world something you really shouldn't...

Tags: Twitter, Channel Management, Marketing, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-11-25

How do I... Enable a 360 degree Windows desktop?

The standard default desktop layout that ships with Microsoft Windows Vista is not the end of the story. With 360desktop you can customize Vista with a panoramic desktop configured just the way you like it. Jack Wallen shows you how it works.

Tags: 360-degree, Microsoft Windows Vista, Jack Wallen, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Hardware, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2008-11-25

Microsoft 'Red Dog': A pink poodle in disguise?

I think the Wired December cover story on Microsoft Chief Software Architect Ray Ozzie captured well Ozzie's challenges in winning over the "old guard" inside Microsoft, while pushing ahead with his new agenda. But the part which most intrigued this Microsoft codename watcher was the bit about from where the...

Tags: Wired Inc., Ray Ozzie, Microsoft Corp., Wired Magazine, E-mail Providers, Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-11-24

RPX: Can it defend against patent trolls?

A startup on Tuesday will launch in an attempt to fix the current patent mess and defend against so-called patent trolls. The startup--RPX Corp.--is a so-called defensive patent aggregator. RPX--short for Rational Patent--aims to reduce the costs associated with non-practicing entities NPEs. These NPEs--known as patent trolls...

Tags: Patent, Patent Troll, RPX Corp., Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Verizon Wireless paid me to take a Storm

I wound up staying with Verizon Wireless and renewed my two-year contract with the carrier. I also ordered a BlackBerry Storm despite a few misgivings based on mixed reviews--it is being sent in 7 to 10 days so with any luck those software glitches that were reported will be fixed....

Tags: Verizon Communications Inc., RIM BlackBerry, Verizon Wireless, Handhelds, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-11-24

News to know: Kumo; Zune; Storm; Google

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Would you 'Kumo' it? Phil Wainewright: When to spend cash in a SaaS business Brian Sommer: Taleo's November to forget ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Zune, RIM BlackBerry, Nokia Reliability Labs, E-mail, Home Entertainment, Handhelds, Open Source, Online Communications, Personal Technology, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-11-24

Microsoft is 5th most spam-friendly ISP

Spammers are abusing Microsoft's online services at such an alarming rate that a non-profit spam fighting group now lists Microsoft as the world's 5th most spam-friendly ISP Internet Service Provider. The latest update of Spamhaus.org's list of the world's worst spam networks shows Microsoft at #5 because...

Tags: Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-11-21

VW model gets "Green Car of the Year" in Los Angeles

The winning Jetta. Courtesy: CBS Interactive It is a VW diesel that won the award. Specifically: VW Jetta TDI. The LA Award winner was chosen by "Green Car Journal." There was a Ford Fusion in the competition. The little...

Tags: Car, VW, Diesel, Jetta TDI, TDI, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Beggars, and no longer choosers

Detroit, its auto industry and its UAW find themselves facing a whole new era. A Congress that may NOT come across with dollars to keep the Detroit Dinosaurs (that's a management team not an NBA team) playing. And today a new powerful figure in charge of the House...

Tags: Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Online activities at work and home

Activity Have ever done this At work only At home only Both work & home Some other place Have not done this Buy a product online, such as books, music, toys or clothing 76% 3% 53% 19% 1% 24% Watch video on a video-sharing site like...

Tags: Blog, Journal, Home, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Games, Marketing, Internet, Personal Technology, NB

Blog posts 2008-11-20

Ginkgo Biloba does not help either

The Journal of the American Medical Association published results from a randomized test of ginkgo and found it does nothing to prevent either Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, American Medical Association, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources

Blog posts 2008-11-20