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Textures 2.2.0b12 (Mac)

Textures is a programmable desktop publishing system for Macintosh. An interactive, integrated implementation of the TeX typesetting language, Textures is most commonly used for producing scientific articles and textbooks. Textures is also an extraordinary tool for fine typography, database and catalogue publishing and automated document production.TeX, the typesetting engine of...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Language, Blue Sky Research, Textures, TeX, Desktop Publishing, Desktops, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-03

MathSetter 1.1b (Mac)

MathSetter is a Quark XTension from Blue Sky Research that combines the sophisticated mathematicaltypesetting capabilities of TeX with the ease of use of Quark XPress.It allows the user to typeset TeX equations within Quark XPress documents.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Quark Inc., Blue Sky Research, MathSetter, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2000-03-15

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Microsoft's Ballmer outlines his seven big bets for 2009

For the past few Februaries, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer makes the trek to Wall Street to provide analysts with an annual "Strategic Update" overview, in which he covers the areas where Microsoft plans to invest and why. This year, during his February 24 update, Ballmer was more...

Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Advertising & Promotion, Sales Strategy, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Marketing, Sales, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2009-02-24

Bangladesh to be poster child of rising ocean levels

Bangladesh to be poster child of rising ocean levelsI love the apocalyptic predictions ofhorrible weather resulting from global warming when not a single climate model takes precipitation into account because we don't know how to model it.Maybe global warming will cause long, gentle rains and huge increases in snowfall in...

Tags: global warming

Discussion threads 2009-02-06

Satellites seeing clearly despite clouds

Two researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory PNNL have developed a mathematical tweak which dramatically improves air pollution detection on cloudy days. They've found a way to reduce cloud-induced glare when satellites measure blue skies on cloudy days, by as much as ten-fold in some cases. 'Because clouds represent one...

Tags: Wavelength, Pollution, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-13

Wikinomics 3: Ideagoras

The more I read of Wikinomics, the more it's borne upon me that I can't do it justice in a dozen short articles. I'd originally hoped to "read Wikinomics so you don't have to," but I'm afraid I've been persuaded that that's hubris. I now think of myself as an...

Tags: R&D, Problem, InnoCentive, Research & Development, Leadership, Business Operations, Management, Ed Gottsman

Blog posts 2008-02-11

First reflected light from an exoplanet

European astronomers have for the first time ever been able to detect and monitor the visible light that is scattered in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, HD 189733b, which is also known as a 'hot Jupiter,' and orbits a star slightly cooler and less massive than the Sun located about...

Tags: Planet, Orbit, Team Management, Productivity, Web Site Development, Management, Internet, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-12-27

Consulting's dirty little secret

Consulting's dirty little secretAn angry apathetic writer who doesn't look at himself.In EVERY consulting project that I've ever done where it went past the expected due date, the fault has always been with the customer. I want to go in, get the job done, so I can then move...

Tags: Outsourcing, Backups, consulting

Discussion threads 2007-10-18

Singularity Summit 2007: It's about the money

AIs will compete with human for jobs, and more often get the job, according to Barney Pell, CEO of natural language search startup Powerset who was speaking at the Singularity Summit 2007. Unlike previous generations of AIs, which has more specialized functions covering a constrained domain, these...

Tags: Consensus, Advanced General Intelligence, Dan Farber

Blog posts 2007-09-08

Biodiesel start-up hauls in $214 million

Biodiesel start-up hauls in $214 millionNice idea... butI would rather see the money go towards electric powered cars like [url=http://www.teslamotors.com/index.php?js_enabled=1]this one![/url] Or how about [url=http://www.electriccars.com/SHOWROOM_1/index.cfm]some of these?[/url]Bottom line, we better get on board with clean and green... it's that or we fail. ]:)Bio Kredit Online Kredit ohne SchufaVery interested Comment...

Tags: Bio Kredit Online Kredit, biodiesel

Discussion threads 2007-02-21

Lampman to leave HP Labs next year

Lampman to leave HP Labs next yearWhat can afford Blue-Sky research"HP Labs, which turned 40 years old this year, doesn't have quite the same stature it once held within the technology community."When they are expected to compete with Dell on price how can HP or IBM continue to fund research....

Tags: HP Labs, Lampman

Discussion threads 2006-12-10

By 2020, kiss the snows of Kilimanjaro goodbye

By 2020, kiss the snows of Kilimanjaro goodbyeGlobal warming is inconveniantI was amazed this morning that on Good Morning America a Shell spokesman actually conceded that global warming is happening. Of course Exxon still funds huge amounts of cash in special "research" groups that say global warming is a...

Tags: Planet Earth, hemisphere, global warming

Discussion threads 2006-05-23

Sun's commitment to R&D, developers is too easily dismissed

Sun's commitment to R&D, developers is too easily dismissedExcellent commentaryI have never commented on a ZDnet article before, so I'm a little leery, but I wanted to put in a thanks for this analysis.My worry is that there is a bit of a "silent majority" problem for the IT press...

Tags: Research & Development, Programming languages, Sun Microsystems Inc., R&D

Discussion threads 2006-05-19

Microsoft is handing out presence

Microsoft is handing out presenceUnbelievable gift to ISV's...My rep sent me this code earlier in the day. He delivered all 2.6MB of it on a set of 3 DVD's. I stormed right into my CEO's office and laid it on the line: Microsoft is giving us code so that we...

Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, rep, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., open source

Discussion threads 2005-08-26

Open source defense technology?

Open source defense technology?All the more reasonto speed up the WiMAX specification and to get the end-point devices installed. Once the critical mass of people have WiMAX routers, its time to create the WiMESH! Free of ISPs and ANY type of controls - the WiMESH will eventually become more popular...

Tags: WiMAX, INTERNET, WiMESH, defense technology, open source

Discussion threads 2005-08-09

Apple opens up open-source effort

Apple opens up open-source effortMicrosoft under assault..Mark this week equivalent to D-Day during WW2. The onslaught of Apple aligning with Intel, the open source community reinvigorated by Intel, IBM and now Apple will prove too much for the Windows occupation of the desktop.It remains to be seenhow the Mac 'purists'...

Tags: Desktops, open source, Apple Inc., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-06-07

Analyst: Apple to lie down with Intel

Analyst: Apple to lie down with IntelSTEVE JOBS' CONFERENCE MESSAGE LEAKED!!Steve Jobs' highly anticipated message for June 6, 2005 World White Developer conference has been leaked. Important details of the message have been identified and summerized as follows: HARDWARE ANNOUNCEMENTS - Apple Computer's Steve Jobs once again plans to delight...

Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Intel Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X

Discussion threads 2005-06-06

Wall Street uneasy over Apple-Intel deal

Wall Street uneasy over Apple-Intel dealThese two deserve each other...Let's see how much money they can lose with poor product design and quality. Hey when you're losing market share left and right, sign up another loser so you have some company...Pretty damn funny if you ask me.Ability to run windows...

Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Desktops, Operating systems, Intel Corp., Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple Mac OS, dashboard

Discussion threads 2005-06-06

Intel, Apple coupling could woo Hollywood

Intel, Apple coupling could woo HollywoodWhatever woos Hollywood, doe not woo ConsumersOur ContentOur ComputersOur RulesYou can't fool us, greedy greedy Hollywood!CONTRIBUTE TO OLIVER STONES DRUG HABIT, SUPPORT DRM!Great times aheadThis alignment between Apple and Intel could be a watershed event for the application of PC economics to the now closed...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Branding, Digital media, Consumer electronics, Intel Corp., Apple Inc., computer

Discussion threads 2005-06-05

Apple to Intel: some advantage, lots of risk

Apple to Intel: some advantage, lots of riskWhy won't this story end!!!!??!?!??!I am tried of seeing this story recur[sic] every year.IT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN!Sith HappensNo, No, No, this would be very very badIntel== crap processors. I would rather Apple hit up AMD before considering Intel. What...

Tags: Processors, Desktops, Strategy, Apple Inc., Intel Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-05-23