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Targus Cha Cha Women's Tote: Designed for women who want a stylish bag to carry their laptop on a daily commute, the Targus Cha Cha Women's Tote looks more like a Burberry satchel than a laptop bag. Unlike a satchel, however, the Cha Cha Tote's interior includes a padded laptop compartment, organizer pockets, and a...; Tags: Notebooks, Gender and diversity, exterior, center compartment, Cha-Cha Tote, laptop computer, Targus Cha-Cha Women, compartment, Targus, women; Product reviews 2007-10-19

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The power of you: Siemens recognizes green efforts of three U.S. communities: I've been remiss in following up some admirable community sustainability awards that are being sponsored by Siemens in conjunction with the Business Civic Leadership Center and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. While these projects aren't strictly green technology initiatives, they ARE being pushed forward by advances in alternative energy and...; Tags: Community, Green Technology, Siemens AG, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Automatic eyeglasses prescriptions?: For its space missions, NASA wants astronauts with excellent vision without corrective lenses or glasses. This doesn't prevent its Vision Science and Technology Group to study human vision of ordinary people like you and me. Two members of this group recently discovered that a new formula connecting optical quality with...; Tags: NASA, Vision, Model, Metric, Strategy, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Open Source in 2013: <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...; Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Stonesoft Security in Virtual Environments: As I mentioned in the post, Virtualization and security, quite a number of suppliers focused on security in virtualized environments have come forward to speak with me in the past month. Stonesoft is one of those companies. Mark Boltz, Senior Solutions Architect, and Greg Mead, Solutions Architect, both of Stonesoft,...; Tags: Network, Environment, Stonesoft, Stonegate Management Center, Security, Networking, Dan Kusnetzky; Blog posts 2008-05-16

Introduction to BIT: This is the 1st excerpt from the second book in the Defen series: Business Information Technology: Foundations, Infrastructure, and Culture Introduction This book is designed for people who interact with, but do not want to become, professional information systems...; Tags: Information System, Bear, Computer, Business Owner, Systems Decision, Dick, Jane, Systems Culture, Productivity, Data Centers, Strategy, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-16
Comcast buys Plaxo: Will social networking and TV fly?: Comcast has acquired Plaxo in a move that aims to make the cable giant's interactive portfolio more social and potentially bring a little Web 2.0 to your set-top box. Financial terms weren't disclosed, but TechCrunch puts the deal at about $150 million to $170 million. Comcast has...; Tags: Plaxo Inc., Network, Comcast Corp., Game Plan, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Social Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14
OK, Dell. Maybe your tech's greener, but what about green services?: Great timing on Dell's part. Wait until arch-rival or at least one of them Hewlett-Packard is busy chatting up the press about a minor (ha!) services acquisition, and then WAY up the ante when it comes to an energy-efficiency proclamation. Here's the thing: While other vendors, including...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Data Centers, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Investment, Finance, Business Operations, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-14
HP partners with Desktone to advance virtualized desktops as a service: Desktone, the desktop as a service DaaS provider, has lined up a powerful ally in Hewlett-Packard HP, which has signed on as the first member of Desktone's partner program for desktop virtualization technology. Desktone announced HP's involvement at the same time it unveiled its service provider...; Tags: Desktop Virtualization, Hewlett-Packard Co., Environment, Service Provider, Desktone, Virtual-D Platform, Desktops, Hardware, Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Using satellite imagery to explore ancient Mexico: An interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology RIT is using satellite imagery to peer into the ancient Mexican past. Bill Middleton, an archeologist, is teaming up with computer scientists to build the most detailed landscape map of the southern state of Oaxaca in order to learn...; Tags: NASA, Scientist, Satellite, Satellite Imagery, Bill Middleton, ScienceDaily, Network Technology, Networking, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Content Protection madness on Vista: Content Protection madness on VistaBlu-Ray Deserves To FailI agree and am with you 100%. DRM will go away when consumers vote with their wallets. We have already seen some of this with the music industry.Blu-Ray/Sony = EPIC FAILBlu-Ray can kiss my DVD-Loving butt :)I would love to see...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital media, Consumer electronics, digital-rights management, Content Protection, Microsoft Windows Vista, HDCP, mplayer, DVD, DRM IS; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
RAT Rescue Center (zip): RAT Rescue Center is a generic tool aimed to provide all features needed to analyze and remove most malwares from computers operating the Windows systems. This software includes all the tools that a professional security expert will need to analyze, then remove trojans from Windows computers. Includes Advanced System Restrictions...; Tags: Tool, Computer, Alex Movsessian, RAT Rescue Center, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Spyware, Adware & Malware, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Operating Systems, Security, Viruses And Worms, Software, Software Development, Software/Web Development; Software downloads 2008-05-14
OWC Mercury On-The-Go (500GB): Laptop hard-drive capacity hit the 500GB mark just a few months ago. The OWC Mercury On-The-Go is an external version of this new breed of 2.5-inch hard drives. Aside from having the largest storage capacity among compact external drives, the Mercury offers a handful of other features. The drive supports...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Backups, FireWire, OWC, OWC Mercury On-The-Go, FireWire 800, USB; Product reviews 2008-05-13
Tasty Baking's new LEED factory: Brendan O'Malley, CIO at Tasty Baking talks about the company's green goals, which includes building a new LEED certified food factory and managing power and cooling within the data center. by Administrator; Tags: Food, Factory, Food & Beverage, Data Centers, Manufacturing, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Administrator; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Is electronic tracking for students a good idea?: A pilot program in Texas is testing GPS tracking devices to combat truancy in chronic offenders who might otherwise be sent to detention facilities. According to an article in the New York Times free registration required, not only does the program seem to be working, but also doesn't seem...; Tags: Student, GPS, Leadership, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-13
CODA2Go and the economics of PaaS: I had the opportunity to talk money last week with Jeremy Roche, CEO of CODA, the venerable UK-based business software vendor that has become the poster child for Salesforce.com's platform ambitions after the release at DreamForce Europe of its new on-demand financials application, built and delivered entirely on Force.com. Why...; Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Roche Holding AG, PaaS, On-demand, CODA2Go, Force.com, Coda, Sales Force Management, Sales, Phil Wainewright; Blog posts 2008-05-13
News to know: HP's to buy EDS; AMD; XP SP3; iPhone; Spam attacks: Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: HP bidding for EDS; Deal would ramp up services. Dennis Howlett: HP to take out EDS: does it make sense? AMD rejiggers management; Forms central engineering group Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Integrate Internet Explorer 7, Firefox 2.0 and Windows Media...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Hewlett-Packard Co., Nokia Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Attack, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Podcasts, Data Centers, Homeland Security, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Samsung SyncMaster T220: Is it possible to base an LCD purchase strictly on the display's bezel? If so, Samsung has an LCD to sell you. The Samsung SyncMaster T220 features the company's new Touch of Color bezel, which presents a most attractive visage. The black frame features slightly curved edges along the top...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung T220, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Dell SP2208WFP, Samsung 2232GW, bezel, Samsung SyncMaster T220; Product reviews 2008-05-13
2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ: Photo gallery:2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZWith the 2008 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ, Chevrolet makes its strongest bid yet to unseat the Toyota Camry as America's most popular car. For cabin quality, the Malibu LTZ equals the Camry and even the Honda Accord. The Malibu features the most modern powertrain we've yet seen...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, cabin electronic, OnStar, phone, Chevrolet Malibu, cell phone, Chevrolet; Product reviews 2008-05-12
Samsung ML-2851ND: Samsung's ML-2851ND is a barebones monolaser printer with a few extra features attached that will appeal to the small-to-medium business crowd that simply needs to print out text documents or light graphics. The $330 price tag is higher than average for a monochrome printer (especially one that that isn't wireless),...; Tags: Printers, input tray, CNET Labs, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung ML-2851ND, printer; Product reviews 2008-05-12