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- Making the tablet computer "classroom-ready"
- With all the recent conjecture about the rumored Apple tablet (nee "iPad") I found this email particularly interesting. Confessions of a teacher, parent and wanna-be tech geek by John H. Julian I've taught since 1980 and the people to get involved...
- Tags: Teacher, Computer, Tablet Computer, Personal Information, Tablets, Notebooks, Productivity, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-08-16
- Emulex to Broadcom's merger overture: No thanks
- Emulex on Monday said its board has rejected Broadcom's unsolicited takeover offer at $9.25 a share. In a statement, Paul Folino, chairman of Emulex's board, said the Broadcom offer was an "opportunistic attempt" to get the company on the cheap. Emulex argued that Broadcom knew that the...
- Tags: Merger, Broadcom Corp., Emulex Corp., Proposal, Company, Corporate Governance, Data Centers, Manufacturing, Storage, Leadership, Investment, Networking, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Finance, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-05-04
- Analyst: 6.6 million AppleTV units in 2009; an Apple-connected TV on the horizon
- Analyst: 6.6 million AppleTV units in 2009; an Apple-connected TV on the horizonNothing to see here folks, just Apple leveraging its monopolyAnyone notice how Apple is leveraging its iTunes / iTMS monopoly (over 90% of the downloadable media market, if that isn't a monopoly, nothing is) to break into the...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., Apple TV, AppleTV unit, Apple iTunes
- Discussion threads 2009-02-05
- CES 2009: LG's 12 new HDTVs, 'Netcast,' Blu-ray, LED backlight tech [day 2]
- As I mentioned yesterday at the underwhelming CES Unveiled, LG had some new models to announce, and specs have finally been released: nine new LCD HDTVs and three new plasma HDTVs from 19 to 60 inches, some using LED backlight technology for those HDTVs, and some using "Netcast," a way...
- Tags: USB 2.0, HDMI, JPEG, Light-emitting Diode, LG Electronics Inc., HDTV, Photograph, MP3, Blu-ray, USB, LHX Slim Wireless LED Backlight HDTV, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-01-07
- North Wiltshire District Council Dials 3Com Networked Telephony for Customer-Focused Voice Communication With a Great Future
- North Wiltshire District Council NWDC is the local government authority for North Wiltshire, England. In autumn 2001, North Wiltshire District Council initiated a strategic re-organisation that would result in a structure capable of delivering a responsive, high-quality customer service equal to that of the best commercial companies. NWDC needed a...
- Tags: Telephony, 3Com Corp., North Wiltshire District Council, Ethernet, Product Marketing, Networking, Marketing
- Case studies 2009-01-01
- No FireWire over Ethernet; but maybe in Snow Leopard
- No FireWire over Ethernet; but maybe in Snow LeopardLicense fees???"Most believe that Apple doesn't want to pay the FireWire licensing fees (believed to be around 25 cents a port)"Um, didn't Apple invent firewire? People pay *them*...RE: No FireWire over Ethernet; but maybe in Snow LeopardA few historical facts about FW:Firewire...
- Tags: Ethernet, FireWire, Apple Inc., MacBook Air
- Discussion threads 2008-10-20
- Gigabit Ethernet Suits Madura Coats Facility
- As a major manufacturer in a highly competitive global industry, Coats Ltd has an ongoing requirement to keep its operations running as efficiently as possible. This includes investments in industrial process machinery as well as in information technology that helps the company's administrative sta. work together as effectively as possible....
- Tags: Network, Nortel Networks Corp., Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet, Network Technology, Networking
- Case studies 2008-09-22
- The tattered history of OOP
- This is a guest blog by frequent contributor Mark Miller - a followup on our earlier discussions of the effectiveness and value of the object oriented programming idea. OOP has been a mixed bag, but I say this only because...
- Tags: Message, Software, Object-oriented Programming, Smalltalk, Idea, Data, Object-oriented, Unix, Object, Alan Kay, Way Object-orientation, Ooa/Ood/Oop, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- Storage virtualization: Why aren't the big guys talking more about it?
- Storage virtualization: Why aren't the big guys talking more about it?IBM's P-series virtualization in AIX 6You should have a good look at IBM AIX 6. Storage and network virtualization already exists with Virtual IO servers in the P5 series servers.Application level virtualization occurs in Workload Partitions WPARs. This...
- Tags: Storage management, ROI/TCO, Utility computing, virtualization, storage, storage virtualization, SV product, ROI
- Discussion threads 2008-02-25
- Of+DVDs+and+documents
- Of+DVDs+and+documentsOf course open source folks hate choice.The fact users have a choice in their OS and software is what has kept open source from going anywhere on the desktop.Face it, this entire thing was nothing more than open source advocates believing they had found a way to do an end...
- Tags: OpenDocument Format (ODF), DVD, Consumer electronics, OpenDocument Format, Microsoft Corp., moderator
- Discussion threads 2008-02-22
- Localized Message Passing Structure for High Speed Ethernet Packet Switching
- This paper introduces two different physical structures and topologies to realize an ethernet layer-2 switch. To evaluate these two structures and produce throughput projections the paper has utilized MPI. This simulation environment has helped to identify performance bottlenecks and to give an overall estimation of the switch throughput. The results...
- Tags: Northeastern University, Structure, Ethernet, Performance Management, Network Technology, Networking, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Telecommunications Fundamentals
- View Available Dates and Locations A new era in telecommunications has exploded with the adoption of Voice over IP VoIP, third generation (3G) mobile, and next-generation voice and data services. Telecom is undergoing a series of radical changes which is molded by the legacy of telephony...
- Tags: Data Service, Voice, Telephony, Telecommunications, Telecom & Utilities, 3G, VOIP, Network Technology, Networking, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Training 2008-01-01
- SANS Institute paints gloomy security picture
- SANS Institute paints gloomy security pictureMy suggestion - shut down the internetIs there anyone willing to do that ? Well, I didin't think so. So stop whining, and take care of your turf. Accept that we're not at a point where we have a world police, but we are at...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Spyware, adware & malware, Deodorant, gloomy security, security picture, Internet, rich content, SANS Institute, security, village, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-28
- Athol Murray College of Notre Dame Installs Easy-to-Control Wi-Fi Network in Challenging, Mixed-Structure Campus
- If Notre Dame's students wanted Internet access, they had to physically connect into Ethernet lines at two locations on campus. Both students and faculty lobbied for better availability - wired or wireless. Anything would be an improvement. Notre Dame needed an easy to install solution that wouldn't burden their two-man...
- Tags: D-Link Systems, Wireless Switch, Wireless, Home Networking, Routers & Switches, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Networking, Personal Technology
- Case studies 2007-10-04
- I HATE pulling cable
- I HATE pulling cableCrimping is very, very, badCrimping to terminate Ethernet is the apogee of ignorance or stupidity, take your choice. A 110 punch for Ethernet is universally a 66 punch for phones. NOBODY, as in ABSOLUTELY NOBODY can precisely crimp to terminate Cat 5e or Cat 3....
- Tags: Network technology, cable
- Discussion threads 2007-09-10
- Vendors turn WiFi into a total disaster
- Vendors turn WiFi into a total disasterHaving problems?If you have difficulty getting WiFi signals at your computer, I'd suggest adding an external antenna to your router or network card or both. Many times the antenna that comes with the network card is stuck behind the computer, and it is...
- Tags: Wireless LANs, Routers & switches, Construction, Network technology, Wi-Fi, router, wall, wireless
- Discussion threads 2007-08-09
- Converged Packet Architecture
- With the explosion of data services, most notably the Internet, and the ubiquity of Ethernet interfaces, the Time Domain Multiplexed TDM network-a network designed based on multiplexing of 64 KHz voice channels-is no longer optimal for the traffic it is being forced to carry. Many data services are transmitted using...
- Tags: Data Service, Verizon Communications Inc., Ethernet, Service Level Management, Network Technology, Networking, It Operations, It service Management
- White papers 2007-06-01
- XBOX 360 and HD-DVD
- XBOX 360 and HD-DVDCorrectionsIt is HDi not iHD. It is HD DVD not HD-DVD. It is Blu-ray Disc or BD nor Blu-Ray or BR.There is a technical reason Microsoft could not include the drive in the Elite. Xbox games are DVD9 and require a DVD 12x drive to work. Currently...
- Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, Microsoft Xbox, Xbox Games, Microsoft Xbox 360, HD-DVD, DVD, corporate officer
- Discussion threads 2007-04-11
- 3-D virtual maps for the blind
- According to Scientific American in "Virtual Maps for the Blind," Greek researchers have developed a system to convert videos into touchable maps for the blind. These 3-D haptic maps "use force fields to represent walls and roads so the visually impaired can better understand the layout of buildings and cities."...
- Tags: Health &, Medicine, Engineering &, Innovation, Computers &, Internet
- Blog posts 2007-04-06
- Netgear EVA8000 Digital Entertainer HD
- Apple TV may get all the press, but digital media geeks (especially those who don't like iTunes) have had their eye on the Netgear EVA8000 Digital Entertainer HD since it was announced at CES 2007. The reason is simple--the Digital Entertainer HD plays more file types and has tons of...
- Tags: Home networking, TVs, Netgear EVA8000, Digital Entertainer, NetGear, Netgear EVA8000 Digital Entertainer HD, Apple TV, Digital Entertainer HD, front panel, TV, Apple Computer Inc.
- Product reviews 2007-04-05
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