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A hijack-free plane?

A hijack-free plane?Hi-jack proof airplane"A secure cockpit door with a biometric system that recognizes authorized crew by their fingerprints, together with a camera to check they are not opening it under duress."What's to prevent a hijacker from informing the cockpit, he'll kill a passenger every 2 minutes if the cockpit...

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Discussion threads 2006-08-14

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webEdition CMS 6.0.0.7b3 (Mac)

Modular, flexible and based on standard technologies. Successful: webEdition has been sold over 50,000 times. Easy on your budget: webEdition is now available as Open Source Standard conformity: webEdition is based on the standard technologies PHP and MySQL and is instantly usable with most providers. User friendly: Easy installation and...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Training, Workforce Management, Training And Certification, Business Structures, Open Source, Human Resources, Finance

Software downloads 2009-11-14

Second Motorola Droid ad lands: 'What in the world is that?'

Stealth?Is this called a stealth commercial because it doesn't include any visible or audible information?Well, the Android invasion is coming. NTHollywood planes . . .At first, I thought that those aircraft might be the F-117, but the cockpit and other parts aren't shaped right - looks like some Hollywood mockups....

Tags: Motorola Inc., advertisement, stealth

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

Kodak 5250

The ESP 5250 is Kodak's latest upgrade to last year's ESP 5 all-in-one AIO, which should be obvious from the almost identical design. Aside from looks, the printer does make improvements to print quality and most notably, output speed, but the printer still isn't perfect--it's missing an auto-document feeder and...

Tags: Scanners, Printers, Monitors & displays, Eastman Kodak Co., ESP 5, ESP, scanner, printer

Product reviews 2009-10-29

Visionapp Remote Desktop 2010 (Windows)

Visionapp Remote Desktop 2010 is a powerful tool for managing and accessing multiple servers and desktops. It is simple to administer Windows, Citrix, Linux/UNIX and Macintosh systems via the integrated connection protocol. vRD2010 is a command and control center, where you can drive any type of system remotely. We call...

Tags: Server, Tool, Visionapp, Visionapp Remote Desktop 2010, vRD2010, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-10-20

(2009 Honda CR-Z production concept)

CR-ZLooks a whole lot like the old CRX, which was a great car to drive, and very economical. I just traded my 88 model in last month. Tranny was going, but still only spent $10.00 a month on gas, and normal maintenance.Not bad.One of my biggest gripes about hybrids thus...

Tags: Honda CR-Z, production concept, Honda CR-Z production concept, Honda Motor Co., car

Discussion threads 2009-09-30

Air Navigation Standard 1.2 (Mobile)

Air Navigation Standard is a flight information system. Using the GPS receiver and accelerometers of the iPhone it can emulate different type of real IFR or VFR aircraft navigation devices. Instruments are full screen and have a dark background. It contains a database of basically most navaid and main airfields...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Xample, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Air Navigation Free 1.4 (Mobile)

Air Navigation Free is a flight information system. Using the GPS receiver and accelerometers of the iPhone it can simulate different type of real IFR or VFR aircraft navigation devices. Instruments are full screen and have a dark background for easy readability in the cockpit during day or night operation....

Tags: Mobile, Instrument, Aircraft, Xample, Aerospace & Defense, GPS, Manufacturing, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-09-16

Altiverb 6.3.5 (Mac)

Altiverb 6 is a convolution reverb plug-in for Mac OS X and Windows XP. It uses top quality samples of real spaces to create reverb, ranging from Sydney Opera House to the cockpit of a Jumbo Jet. Altiverb 6 offers the most extensive set of parameters, it supports all professional...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Plug-in, Audio Ease, Altiverb 6, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-16

HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless

The HP Officejet Pro 8500 wireless all-in-one inkjet printer is a near-perfect solution for small businesses and home offices hunting for a device that can print, scan, fax, copy in record time, all with high-quality results. This printer sets the bar high in terms of all the features it manages...

Tags: Printers, Monitors & displays, home screen, wireless, Pro 8500, printer, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP Officejet, fax, network

Product reviews 2009-09-08

Hasso Plattner Demos Agile Columnar Database Concepts

Hasso's Plattner's vision is Driven to PerformHello Oliver,An excellent post, as usual. You mention in that:"Plattner envisages a future world where executives sit in a business ?cockpit? combining the human-to-human communication strengths of Cisco?s Telepresence with sophisticated contextual data dialed up on the fly in a much more agile...

Tags: Strategy, Hasso Plattner Demos Agile Columnar Database Concepts, Plattner, vision

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

Hasso Plattner Demos Agile Columnar Database Concepts

The enterprise world of SAP isn't just structured data: it's the fundamental infrastructure of countless international businesses. In business you follow the money to understand deal flow, and automating the planning and tracking of financial transactions from end to end...

Tags: SAP AG, Corporate Communications, Corporate Governance, Storage, Mainframes, Internet, Databases, Servers, Marketing, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-08-23

2009 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand Touring

Photo gallery:2009 Mazda MX-5 Miata Grand TouringThe Mazda MX-5 Miata is the best-selling roadster of all time. With sharp handing and a no-nonsense approach to driving, it's no wonder.For 2009, the MX-5 gains a bit more power and a new look that is either a bit more refined or a...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Premium Package, Mazda MX-5, Bose, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Mazda Motor Corp.

Product reviews 2009-07-24

TrackLog 1.1 (Mobile)

TrackLog is designed for the use in the cockpit of a glider doing cross country flights. The application can transmit the logger data to the internet for live tracking, use the iPhone as a communicator with prepared location messages for information or in case of an emergency, moving map, and...

Tags: Mobile, Aircraft, Urs Ribi, TrackLog, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing

Software downloads 2009-07-20

D2X-XL 1.14.60 (Mac)

D2X-XL is an enhanced version of D2X, the OpenGL modification of the classic 6dof shooter game Descent 2. D2X-XL is available for MS Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It is well documented and maintained.Although D2X-XL contains a lot of enhancements and new features, it is still fully backwards compatible...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Dietfrid Mali, D2X-XL, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Mice, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2009-07-19

Microsoft: 'We touch every piece' of auto business

If you're a first responder, which would you prefer to use to get to the site of a car crash? Google Earth? MapQuest? If you work for OnStar, Microsoft's Virtual Earth is now the preferred choice. Last week, OnStar announced that it now uses...

Tags: Car, Vehicle, OnStar, Microsoft Corp., Service, Ford Works, Car2Go, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-21

Apple's best move: Jobs as chairman with Cook as CEO

Apple's best move: Jobs as chairman with Cook as CEOSteve to Control Tower, Tim in the cockpitThis makes perfect sense. Watching the iPhone 3.0 video - Scott and crew do a great job of laying out the 3.0 road map.Put Steve in the Control Tower as Chairman and Tim...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Apple Inc., job

Discussion threads 2009-04-13

Flying Aces 2.0 (Mobile)

Flying Aces is the first true dogfight Combat Flight Simulator for the iPhone and iPod Touch. Sit in the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle flying over the Persian Gulf, you will fly head to head against enemy warplanes and gain rank by shooting down as many planes as possible. Version...

Tags: Mobile, Apple iTunes, SnakeHead Software, Flying Aces, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2009-03-23

Weasels in the Woodwork

Dennis Howlett makes some terrific points in comparing the new Jive Software 'Social Business Software' that refreshes the Clearspace 2.5 product line today with existing enterprise incumbents. Dennis and his cohorts in the enterprise irregulars have seen a few laps of the enterprise software game...

Tags: Sony Corp., Middle Management, Dennis Howlett, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-03-10

Simple cost/benefit and the systems upgrade

Lets start with yesterday's low end example: you have a Sun 490 from a few years ago (4 x 1.8Ghz USIV, 16GB, 2 x 146GB) that's still under support. It works, but it's obsolete - and support costs are outrageous: your predecessor signed up for full 24 x 7 Gold...

Tags: Stored Procedure, Disk, Sun Microsystems Inc., Sybase Inc., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paul Murphy

Blog posts 2009-03-04