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(Photos: World's most efficient solar dish?)

(Photos: World's most efficient solar dish?)Oh my what will the utility companies have to say about this?I am sure the utility companies will find reasons to downplay or eliminate this concept. Just like they make it financially impossible for the average American to afford to put up windmills for...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, wind generator, solar dish, dish, photograph, utility company

Discussion threads 2008-06-23

Photos: World's most efficient solar dish?

An MIT project's dish prototype, which is made of inexpensive and easily accessible materials, can rapidly vaporize water--or set a wood plank on fire. by CNET News.com

Tags: Dish, Photograph, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-06-23

Hot Dish (exe)

Go on a culinary adventure like no other in this gastric-busting Time Management game! Build your career one dish at a time as you start at the bottom of the culinary ladder as a line cook in a local Italian restaurant with dreams of one day becoming a world class...

Tags: Dish, Time Management, Professional Development, Food & Beverage, Games, Productivity, Career, Manufacturing, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-02-04

Quinnsoft Timer (zip)

Quinnsoft Timer a basic timer whether you have a time-limited Internet connection or you are trying to prepare your favorite dish, this small compact timer will ring when the timer reaches zero. There is no maximum input time either so you can time long periods of time. (The display only...

Tags: Dish, Internet

Software downloads 2007-11-26

Additional Resources

How to lose customers by not even trying

How to lose customers by not even tryingSpot onThere is nothing more infuriating than trying to use a site that has been designed for a single specific browser that isn't yours.I truly appreciate how difficult it can be to get sites working consistently across all browsers. But it is surely...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Web browsers, Hertz Corp., Web site, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-07-23

Zenith DTT901

Editors' note: The DTT901 is nearly identical to the Zenith DTT900, except the DTT901 adds the ability to pass analog signals to a TV and has slightly better sound. Otherwise, the reviews are virtually identical.The FCC has pushed back the DTV transition several times already, but it looks as if...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, RCA DTA800, Zenith DTT901, digital television

Product reviews 2008-07-21

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...

Shortly after I posted my diatribe on my problems with my DIRECTV HD receivers and the company's horrible customer service, I was contacted by Stuart Sweet, a moderator on a popular Satellite TV forums site, DBSTalk. Apparently, my post had created quite a stir  and I was asked to register...

Tags: Digital Video Recorder, DirecTV, Satellite, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-20

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...

DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...Continuing Saga to show how great D* is now adayFrom a 7+ year customer and I am a paper thin from calling it for D*.http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=133090RE: DIRECTV: Well HERE's Your Problem, Ma'am...I've been with DTV since December 1994. I am also a FCC certified card carrying...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Network technology, DirectTV, Ma'am, Well HERE, DirecTV, closet

Discussion threads 2008-07-20

News to know: Google; Microsoft; eBay; SAP; Apple

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Google's second quarter: What to expect   Deb Perelman: The Techie Hall of Shame Phil Wainewright: How much is a unit of cloud computing? Joe McKendrick: Seven SOA experts explain how to 'just do it' Robin...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Yahoo! Inc., SAP AG, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., Laptop Computer, Notebooks, Security, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2008-07-17

DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channels

DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channelsHow good is Dish's Service/Performance?I'm about ready to leave Cable again. Usability features of their Scientific Atlanta DVR boxes is very, VERY weak.How does Dish's HD DVR stack up to Tivo and the SA Sara-based boxes?RE: DISH Network launches satellite, promises more...

Tags: DVR, Digital video, TV & Home Theater, TVs, Network technology, Dish Network, satellite, network, digital video recorder

Discussion threads 2008-07-16

DISH Network launches satellite, promises more HD channels

In order to offer more HD channels, satellite providers apparently need more satellites. So if you're a satellite subscriber who thrives on HD, now's your time to cheer. (And not because you think they're going to launch comedian and spokesman Frank Caliendo, at right, into space.) ...

Tags: Network, Dish Network, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-16

DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?

DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?DIRECTV postJason - Sounds like an incredibly frustrating experience. I am really surprised the DirecTV employee would suggest disconnecting your service. The "D-word" should never be initiated or used by the employee -- Call Center...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, DirecTV, TiVo Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

DIRECTV, what about "Make the products work" and "Keep the customers happy" do you not understand?

Well, I was going to write my post-mortem of the iPhone launch and go into an entire diatribe on crappy customer service and the perils of early adoption, but then I found myself with a much better target than AT&T  Wireless and Apple  -- the idiots...

Tags: Customer Service, DirecTV, HR-20, HR-21, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-14

Dishing It Out

There may soon be just one satellite radio company. Now, the stars seem to be aligning for there to be just one satellite TV company, as well. First, in radio. The FCC is close to making a decision that will let Sirius Satellite Radio Inc acquire arch-rival...

Tags: AT&T Corp., DirecTV, Satellite, Satellite Television, Liberty Media Corp., John Malone, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Satellite TV, Network Technology, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Networking, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-07-02

The diabetes epidemic just gets worse

The diabetes epidemic just gets worseshould we?Well, they force compliance on us on a number of other health issues. We are prohibited from injesting a wide variety of substances in the name of health. As far "should they" goes, I won't comment. But why they are or arn't, I'm almost...

Tags: Vertical industries, Food & Beverage, Carbohydrate, epidemic, protein, health care

Discussion threads 2008-06-25

Geek Squad: Best Buy's secret sauce?

Best Buy last week reported solid fiscal first quarter results, but did dish out enough detail to bring out a few worries. Home office gear is selling, but the consumer is winded. But the big takeaway is that Best Buy's services business--specifically Geek Squad--is posting twice the growth of the...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Taxes, Free Trade, Retail, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-06-23

MIT students making solar power realistic

While most solar power installations involving standard photovoltaic cells are simply too expensive to be practical for most installations, a group of MIT graduate students just completed the first "parabolic" solar energy collector. Our algebra and pre-calculus students will remember that beams of light reflected from a parabola will...

Tags: Solar Energy, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Telecom & Utilities, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-22

The harsh reality of suburban broadband

Like millions of other Americans and many of New York City's "bridge and tunnel" crowd, I live in the 'burbs. While I do a great deal of travel for my full time job, I am also classified as a "mobile" employee, so I'm not formally attached to an office --...

Tags: Cable Modem, Phone, Verizon Communications Inc., Broadband, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Modems, Cable, Telecommunications, Networking, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-06-22

Alabama's Broadband Tide

BROADBAND INITIATIVE – If you really want anywhere access to the Internet, you understand the value and you'll pay for it. A DirecWay dish on an RV at Gulf State Park, on the so-called "Redneck Riviera," at Orange Beach, Alabama. ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – No more...

Tags: Initiative, Broadband, Alabama, DirecWay, RV, Johnson, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, TVs, Telecommunications, Tv & Home Theater, Networking, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-06-18

Apple's <i>Grand Central</i> threat to Microsoft

Apple's Grand Central threat to MicrosoftNecessary motivationIt could go something like this ...1. Software company APPLE realises it will get good press and follow-on sales by harnessing computing power in existing multi-core CPU's. If only they had better integration with the hardware ...2. GPU Hardware companies (ATI, NVIDIA) realise they...

Tags: BTW Windows, Apple Inc., multi-core, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-06-17