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- FCC releases broadband agenda
- FCC still not looking out for citizens enoughThe FCC still seems to cater to comm companies FAR more than protecting the interests of customers. The fact that they allow cell carriers to charge thousands of dollars per megabyte for text message data rates is one indication. The fact that they...
- Tags: Federal government, Rural America, FCC, broadband agenda, broadband
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- GIMP dropped from default Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx installation
- I use the GIMPThe user interface stinks, but the GIMP is a powerful application. I use it regularly for editing pictures. F-spot on the other hand, I don't like much. I use gThumb for organizing my photos (gThumb was F-spot's predecessor in early Ubuntu versions). gThumb also allows some simple...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, GIMP, Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2009-11-19
- Golasso Basketball Scoreboard 2010A (Windows)
- Adjustable size PC scoreboard with characters displayed in virtual lights in the style of classic electronic scoreboards with light bulbs. Large size characters are designed for long-range visibility. The scoreboard size can be adjusted to fit small or large monitors. Small size can be used by coaching staff on sideline...
- Tags: Team, Microsoft Windows, Golasso Golf Systems, Size Character, Scoreboard, Team Management, Games, Management, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Carl Zeiss upgrades F-mount lenses for Nikon
- Carl Zeiss recently unveiled a new line of upgraded F-mount lenses: eight ZF.2 lenses with electronic interfaces CPU inside. The lenses are built to save the photographer a lot of trouble by doing a lot of tasks automatically. The semi-pro lenses provide support for...
- Tags: Nikon Corp., Photograph, Lense, Taxes, Financial Planning, Finance, Rachel King
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Scientific Calculator Precision 72 1.0.0.9 (Windows)
- A handy, fast, reliable, precise tool if you need to perform complex mathematical calculations Scientific Calculator Precision 72 is programmed in C#. All calculations are done in proprietary data type. The calculator handles mathematical formulas of any length and complexity. Calculation history can be stored into text file or printed....
- Tags: Function, Calculation, Tvalx, C#, .Net, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-11-18
- OpenSUSE Education announces Li-f-e 11.2
- Its still linux and still has the same issues and the same lacking software you would want in an education environment. But you don't care about that because your agenda is to push linux, not educate.Bow before the manLoverock Davidson is a skilled worker, he holds several M$ certifications...
- Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Loverock Davidson, Linux, Li-f-e 11.2, Novell OpenSuse, OpenSUSE Education
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- Cap and trade controversial in Australia
- This is what happened:An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored.The new Inquisition: dare to raise your voice against the enviro-whackos and they get all angry.CEC FAILs againCEC claims: [i]"An Australian researcher who was critical of mainstream theories got censored."[/i]He wasn't censored for disagreeing with the global...
- Tags: theory, CEC, global warming, Cap-and-Trade, carbon dioxide, tax
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- AT&T upgrades 3G in SF Bay Area; forgets Silicon Valley is part of region
- OK, now THAT's funny!!!Apple doesn't even have 3G service for the iPhone on their OWN CAMPUS!!!!BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!Is THAT irony, or what?Now AT&T can claim that Verizon's commercialsare deceiving: the area's bigger then what Verizon shows on the "AT&T map".RE: AT&T upgrades 3G in SF Bay Area; forgets Silicon Valley is part...
- Tags: AT&T Corp., SF bay area, 3G
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- OpenSUSE Education announces Li-f-e 11.2
- Li-f-e is OpenSUSE's Linux for Education product. While this product has been quietly maturing, it has, to some extent fallen off my radar. However, the latest features announced today with this release of OpenSUSE's educational distribution have me downloading as fast as my BitTorrent client will allow. by...
- Tags: Education, Novell OpenSuse, OpenSUSE Education, Li-f-e, Linux, Aerospace & Defense, Operating Systems, Software, Manufacturing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- YouTube/Univision deal a huge resource for teachers
- Off topic: have you seen this great stuff for Ed Tech?I haven't tried it, but it looks very promising:http://lizards.opensuse.org/2009/11/17/opensuse-edu-li-f-e-creating-open-minds/Yeah...we're still blocked....NTNTCall me a Luddite,Call me a Luddite, but I don't think TV or Movies belong in the classroom.Its been a long time, but back when I was in HS any...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, YouTube/Univision, Luddite, Call-me
- Discussion threads 2009-11-17
- NMath Stats 3.1 (Windows)
- NMath Stats contains a data table class with functions for computing descriptive statistics, such as mean, variance, standard deviation, percentile, median, quartiles, geometric mean, harmonic mean, RMS, kurtosis, skewness, and many more; PDF, CDF, inverse CDF, and random variable moments for a variety of probability distributions, including normal Gaussian, Poisson,...
- Tags: Variance, CenterSpace Software, Microsoft Windows, Analysis, NMath Stats, Digital Rights Management (DRM), Security
- Software downloads 2009-11-17
- GOOG could lose more than Murdoch
- Thanks, this was insightfulWhat if Murdoch and minions stroke a deal with a more desperate Google competitor - and blocked Google. That would be a very real threat. If users suddenly finds that Google returns fewer quality results than competitors, Google could lose search share, fast. That would strike directly...
- Tags: Operational accounting, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Google Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-16
- Memo to AT&T: When you're in a hole, stop digging
- AT&T and Apple were made for each otherBoth are whiny multi-national, multi-billion $$$/year mega corporations that sell substandard products and services to customers who don't know any better. Waaaaaaaaaa!!!!You said it exactly rightquote- [b]"You see, the company thinks consumers are too dumb to know the difference between 3G and non-3G...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, AT&T Corp., 3G, Verizon Communications Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Office 2010 Beta 2 bits leak to the Web
- Professional Plus?Good luck home users - this is the KMS version last time I looked. In other words, corporate version requiring a Key Management Server to activate... weekly?NO longer needed with Cloud infrastructureLook out Google used Linux derived success willconquer the MS Office with it solution forbusiness.Companies will save...
- Tags: Office 2010 Beta 2, Microsoft Office, Office 2010, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Groklaw suggests Microsoft sue, do over authentication
- Are you in any way trying to legitimize patent trolling?You are well aware that what Microsoft is doing is what we all used to call patent trolling aren't you?My guess...Nothing will happen... this is just MS trying to protect UAC and runas from paten lawsuits.Besides MS would be idiot... well...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, authentication, Groklaw, patent, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Asus UL50AG-RBBBK05
- Editors' note: This review is part of our 2009 Retail Laptop and Desktop Holiday Roundup, which covers specific fixed configurations of popular systems found in retail stores. This year has undoubtedly been defined, if not by Netbooks, then by the growth of affordable thin laptops that shave size--and even...
- Tags: Notebooks, Processors, ASUS, laptop computer, processor
- Product reviews 2009-11-11
- Why IT can't seem to deliver measurable productivity
- Sounds like excuses to me.If it can't be shown on the bottom line, its useless.IT really needs to be aligned with business needs.From what I have heard talking with several managers, IT needs to come out out the silo and focus on delivering business needs and services. From what...
- Tags: Product marketing, Strategy, IT Operations, information technology, customer service
- Discussion threads 2009-11-11
- Macworld 2010: Gearing up for an Apple-less event
- A MacWorld filled with d*ck & f*rt jokes. Wow. I'd be interested in it not to see the Mac stuff but to see Kevin Smith and Leo LaPorte.Oh no, Apple picked up what Microsoft opt to forsake?!So we do live in bizarroworldtm after all...
- Tags: Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- Why is Apple meddling with my Windows AutoRun?
- Not suprised...Why would Apple try to keep their competitor secure? It would go aggainst their own adds.Oh and I'm not suprised that apple wants to meddle with autorun... I always disable that feature and it will stay disabled... I just hope Apple wont try to stealth enable it... PS: Great...
- Tags: Zune HD, Microsoft Windows, Autorun, Apple Inc., CD, Apple iTunes, Auto-run, Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2009-11-10
- This is going to blow some fuses among global warming deniers
- RE: This is going to blow some fuses among global warming deniers"The current Pope, a self-proclaimed Christian..."???Is that writing from ignorance of Catholicism, Christianity, both, or taking a swipe at the largest Christian denomination?global waming journalist...afraid to lose a job?when people realize that CO2 caused global warming is a...
- Tags: global warming, global warming denier, NASA, fuse
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
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