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IT success: CA fire-fighting infrastructure

As fires continue to rage in Southern California, emergency responders and local residents alike are supported by rapidly-deployed IT systems. Government Computer News reports on the important role IT infrastructure plays in helping fire-fighting and communications: 1. Website bandwith...

Tags: Bandwidth, NASA, Agency, Information Technology, Computer Associates International Inc., Satellite, Cal Fire, Resource Ordering System, Incinet Application, CAD, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Software, Marketing, Networking, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2007-10-25

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Brickbats over bricks

Some more input from CalStar on their pending entry into the building materials market. I had asked about who set the standards for what is a "brick." The answer from CalStar: "ASTM is not the gatekeeper for new products - national and local building codes are....

Tags: Brick, Standards, CalStar, ASTM, Ash Brick, Quality, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-10-21

Aktiv Player 1.3 (Windows)

Aktiv Player is a versatile Windows audio player designed to offer music fans the ultimate listening experience and turn the audio files stored on your computer into a well organized music collection. This software is built around an embedded SQL database engine sqlite. It comes with a customizable interface where...

Tags: Playlist, Microsoft Windows, Music, Goforsharing, Aktiv Player, Media Players, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-03-31

The Terminator scenario: Perhaps not so fictional after all

Sometime in the future--Military robots have joined forces and are targeting humans using Google Latitude. Tribes of robots have banded together in various metropolitan areas. Early reports indicate a programming malfunction.   Sounds like Terminator doesn't it? It could be real life some day if we don't...

Tags: Programming, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-02-20

Airport Security Concerns

Airport Security ConcernsHey Ryan, What's going onHow is life over at eWeek?RE: RE: Airport Security ConcernsWhat can I say, I'm a pretty boy, Ryan. They took my cologne too!...Hear hear! Spoken like a true patriot! ]:)To paraphrase:Those who sacrafice liberty for securty deserve neither.- Ben FranklinRE: Actually, it isn't...

Tags: Airport Security Concerns, airport security, security, liberty

Discussion threads 2008-02-29

Hey, I love you too, guy

Hey, I love you too, guySeems to me that SO.CAL Guy did his homework very well......considering you had to dig out an article from Feb 2006 to try and refute what he said (which it didn't considering the Feb '06 article had absolutely nothing to do whatsoever with the trash...

Tags: Strategy, Engineering Principles, zealot, business model

Discussion threads 2008-01-24

Hey, I love you too, guy

Here's a comment from not so frequent contributor "SO.CAL Guy": murph_z you should be the last person calling someone a zealot. your the biggest zealot on zdnet. your blog is near the bottom of the list for a reason. ...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Performance, Sun Microsystems Inc., T1, Intel Xeon, Performance Management, Processors, Servers, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2008-01-24

Microsoft makes refurbished PCs its latest WGA anti-piracy target

Microsoft makes refurbished PCs its latest WGA anti-piracy targetperformanceI've sold many refurbished PC's.Most are running Linux despite having a valid Windows license. Using PClinuxOS the learning curve is small and above all the performance difference is huge. These systems are dog slow running fully updated XP.Most people suffer from ignorance....

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Notebooks, refurbished-PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, latest WGA anti-piracy, WGA Anti-Piracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, laptop computer, performance

Discussion threads 2007-11-09

Former Bush official to get RFID tag

Former Bush official to get RFID tagHow many have doubts that RFID will be abused against people and a lot?Need a clue about RFID – watch the movie "[i]Enemy of the state[/i]".Great NEWS!Now, if you lost your PET dog, mouse, snake, hypopotamous, etc. OR your Health & Human Services Secretary...

Tags: RFID tag, RFID

Discussion threads 2005-07-18

Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by Internet

Texas officials wary of plan to hunt by InternetSure, for disabled hunters, yeah, right...WTF is wrong with people's HEADS ????Flaming MORONS!This is too stupid for words. A web site for kill-happy morons. What a crock. "Hey, look at me, I'm getting on the internet and killing things."...

Tags: Games, WTF, hunter, Internet

Discussion threads 2004-11-17