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Pittsburgh: Cleaning and greening its image

Pittsburgh is trying to shed its image of a gritty, grimy steel town one building at a time. Its convention center is one of the most environmentally friendly buildings of its size in the entire country. CNET News.com's Kara Tsuboi visits Steel City and takes a tour of the space...

Tags: Image, Quality, Business Operations, News, kara tsuboi, pittsburgh, convention center, LEED, green, composting

Videos 2008-05-16

Additional Resources

NSA to host Security Automation Conference

From October 26 - 29, the National Security Agency / Central Security Service will host the Security Automation Conference and Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center. by Doug Hanchard

Tags: Conference, Automation, Security, Doug Hanchard

Blog posts 2009-10-15

CTIA: Qualcomm, AT&T execs reflect on Mobile's past, future

In many ways, it may feel like we've "arrived" when it comes to wireless technology. But Drs. Irwin and Paul Jacobs, the father-and-son duo who run Qualcomm, pointed out during a chat with CTIA President Steve Largent this morning that the industry has seen major changes over the decades and...

Tags: Device, Mobile, Network, AT&T Corp., Qualcomm Inc., CTIA, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak

Weak Passwords suckUntil about 4 years ago my organization had no restrictions on passwords. Our students got their birthdays or their phone numbers as passwords and our staff could choose whatever they wanted. Most common staff password was 1234. Well after years of security breaches and administration...

Tags: MSN Hotmail, phishing, password, weak password

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

The 10 biggest moments in IT history

Missing: Tim Berners-Lee?The Mouse, and the GUI ...... without the invention of the mouse or the GUI/WYSIWYG there would not be as many users as there are today, and I would hazard a guess that it would be restricted to business applications like accounting, and Data Analysis.LudoRE: The 10...

Tags: Mice, Strategy, Operating systems, GUI, PARC User Interface, mouse, Microsoft Corp., IT History, Xerox PARC, operating system, IBM Corp., information technology

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Las Vegas GPS Map and Guide 1.0 (Mobile)

With Las Vegas GPS Map and Guide explore the Las Vegas and find hotels, casinos, attractions, popular restaurants, nightlife, and shopping with this GPS enabled Las Vegas map and guide. Many locations include contact information such as phone numbers, website links, and other information. The map and information are stored...

Tags: Mobile, Las Vegas, Casino, PacMaps, Web Site Development, Web Technology, GPS, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-08-28

WSJ wrongly blames AT&T for Google Voice iPhone app rejection

ActuallyAT&T's formal statement about Google Voice was ambiguous! A proper blog would have quoted it and discussed this fact. Because if you interpret their statement literally, you realize AT&T didn't say anything you probably didn't already believe: that AT&T doesn't do the actual flipping of the switch that puts iPhone...

Tags: Smart phones, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Google Inc., Apple iPhone, App Store

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books

Amazon uses 1984 to free e-booksDangerous gambleThey'll get harmonization. But likely to the US level through ACTARE: Amazon uses 1984 to free e-books"In this case the monopoly is copyright, which extends practically to infinity in the U.S., thanks to the Walt Disney Co., but is held to a reasonable length...

Tags: Corporate communications, E-books, probation, e-book, video, Amazon.com Inc., monitor, software

Discussion threads 2009-07-19

TimeTTracker MX2 Pro Desktop/Mobile 9.06.0625 (Mobile)

The Difference WINNER, Smartphone & Pocket PC Magazine Best Software Awards 2008 - 2002 (seven years in a row!) and ZDNet PDA Software Awards 2000. In public testing for over 5 years and "Designed for Microsoft Windows Mobile Logo" certified. A single license fee includes a Windows PC version, all...

Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, PC, Data Entry, Microsoft Corp., License Fee, PC Version, Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Hardware, Software

Software downloads 2009-07-09

2009 Nissan Rogue SL FWD

Photo gallery:2009 Nissan Rogue SL FWDThe word "rogue" is usually applied to people and things that break from convention and do the unexpected. Rogues catch you off guard with their speed and stealth. However, the vehicle that Nissan calls "rogue"--the 2009 Nissan Rogue SL FWD, to be exact--is a decidedly...

Tags: Nissan Rogue, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2009-07-07

SxSWi 2009 keynote with Gary Vaynerchuk

The smartest business man on the Internet gave the unofficial keynote at SxSW Interactive this year. He is the definition of authenticity, motivation, and inspiration. Here are the best quotes from the talk: I pride myself in listening. When you...

Tags: Authenticity, Internet, Games, Recruitment & Selection, Biotechnology, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-03-15

Facebook co-founder creates assassin Twitter game at SxSW

Watch out for flying Nerf darts at the Austin Convention Center this weekend. There is a sub-culture of geeks in central Texas this weekend and they are packing heat. It's an interactive Twitter game at South by Southwest this year. Andrew McCollum, a...

Tags: Facebook, Twitter, SXSW, Games, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-03-13

Your guide to SxSW Interactive 2009

During the second week of March each year, there is a mass pilgrimage of geeks from the San Francisco bay area to the heart of Texas. Not for BBQ, not for a sun tan, but for probably the best interactive web conference in the history of the world. ...

Tags: Facebook, Barbecue, Twitter, SXSW, Scott Beale, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-03-08

Atlantic City bets big on solar. Really big.

How green is the convention center housing your next big business conference? Increasingly, the Garden State is becoming the Solar State, and the folks in Atlantic City are betting that will be a selling point to their advantage for selling space in their relatively young convention center. ...

Tags: Solar Energy, Convention, Atlantic City, Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2009-03-06

Apple kills rumor, handles desktop news exactly right

Score one for Apple when it comes to squashing a blogosphere rumor. The rumor mill had just started spinning its wheels with buzz of a March 24 Apple event - presumably to announce a refresh to the Mac desktop line - when the company unexpectedly made the...

Tags: Event, Apple Inc., Macworld, Blogging, Desktops, Internet, Hardware, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-03-04

A sad day for newspapers; Is it too late for them to change?

Today marks a sad day for newspapers. First, today's print edition of the Rocky Mountain News was its last. After 150 years in business, the newspaper is closing, a victim of the Internet and the economy. Then, the American Society of Newspaper Editors, a pretty influential group of the nation's...

Tags: Games, Leadership, Management, Newspaper, Personal Technology, Sam Diaz, Strategy

Blog posts 2009-02-27

iStreamPlanet helps bring Grammy watchers more behind-the-scenes entertainment

While watching awards shows I've always felt sorry for the winners who never make it to prime time. You know the ones; their glory is usually promoted in a quick scroll across the bottom of the TV-screen or some obviously disinterested celebrity unemotionally reading them from a list. ...

Tags: Ceremony, Entertainment, Rich Media, iStreamPlanet, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-02-06

CES 2009: Samsung's 117-strong HDTV 'wings of glory' [day 3]

Not much to say here except how confident Samsung is in their booth and their HDTVs. Here are two pics I snapped of the entrance to their booth in the Central Hall of the Convention Center: Call it the...

Tags: Booth, Glory, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-08

Car Tech preview at CES 2009

Get a sneak peek at vendors setting up their booths in the Las Vegas Convention Center's North Hall. See which stereo companies, GPS manufacturers, and car tech goodies are on their way. by CNET News.com

Tags: Car, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-01-07

2009 Nissan 370Z

Photo gallery:2009 Nissan 370ZNissan's Z car tradition goes back to 1969, when the company was called Datsun and the Z launched with a 240 designation. At the 2008 Los Angeles Auto Show, the latest Z came out as the 2009 Nissan 370Z, its new name reflecting a bigger engine and...

Tags: Nissan 370Z, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., car

Product reviews 2008-12-01