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Arctic Class of '08: less ice, but not the least

Above phjoto taken last week by NASA satellite. The Arctic ice cap is relatively small this year, but it ranks as only second smallest. The Ice Class of '07 still reigns. That's the latest word from the National Snow and Ice Data Center which...

Tags: Greenland, Glacier, Satellite, Network Technology, Networking, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-09-17

What's up, what's down on our warming planet?

Glaciers are down, the ocean is up. Here are some details: Europe is losing its Alpine snowmass. Glaciers in Europe have lost 25% of their snowmass since 1980. It's more than agony for skiers. Huge sections of rock and rubble are leaving...

Tags: Meter, Glacier, Business Ethics, Government, Leadership, Management, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-09-06

Windows is a glacier and glaciers don't melt overnight

Windows is a glacier and glaciers don't melt overnightMessage has been deleted.Little more than wishful thinking from the competition.Look, can Windows stand improvment and to be slimmed down? Of course it can. Does that in anyway mean people are chucking it in favor of something else? Not...

Tags: Operating systems, No_axe, glacier, Microsoft Windows, Apple Inc., Windows IS, Microsoft Windows NT

Discussion threads 2008-04-11

Windows is a glacier and glaciers don't melt overnight

Boy this Windows collapsing under its own weight argument has some legs. A few points about this Gartner presentation two days ago, which has raised quite a ruckus on Techmeme. The analysts argued Wednesday morning that Windows was collapsing under its own weight because the code...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Glacier, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Prediction Game, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-11

Climatologist Douglas Hardy Travels to Glaciers in the Highest Places on Earth, Where His Dell Latitude ATG Works Every Time

The primary goal of the expeditions is to glaciers at 19,000 feet and higher on mountains in tropical ranges expose equipment to harsh working conditions that include physical shocks, vibration, dust, moisture, extreme temperatures, and low barometric pressure. As a solution the Climatologist deployed the Dell Latitude ATG D630 notebook...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Glacier, Dell Latitude, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Case studies 2007-11-26

Photos: Melting glacier uncovers island

Experts on global warming are pointing to Greenland's Warming Island which had been hidden under a glacier.

Tags: glacier, Greenland, global warming, photograph

Image galleries 2007-04-26

Photos: Glaciers on the move

Greenland's glaciers are disappearing more and more quickly, scientists say.

Tags: Greenland, glacier, scientist

Image galleries 2006-02-17

Photos: Glaciers on the move

Greenland's glaciers are disappearing more and more quickly, scientists say.

Tags: Greenland, glacier, scientist

Image galleries 2006-02-17

Unreal Tournament 2003 - Glacier Coronas CTF map (Windows)

This is the Glacier Coronas CTF map for UT2003. It is a remake of the Glacier map for Unreal Tournament.

Tags: Glacier, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2003-10-30

Rune Glacier map (Windows)

This Glacier map was a runner-up in Human Head Studios' mapping contest. Glacier is a small deathmatch map for two to six players. It is a ruined temple set on a plateau on the edge of a deep precipice. An encroaching glacier has crushed one end of the temple. The...

Tags: Temple, Glacier, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2003-10-24

Additional Resources

Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7

Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7VISTA tax"Over the course of the last two years, I’ve discarded or replaced a handful of devices that didn’t work at all with Vista: several network cards, some storage adapters, a scanner, a TV tuner."Fantastic.RE: Six things Steve Ballmer won't tell...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, IT Organizations, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Steve Ballmer

Discussion threads 2009-01-05

Earthscape Basic 1.0 (Mobile)

Earthscape Basic is the world's first virtual globe application for mobile devices -- available now for the iPhone, iPhone 3G, and iPod Touch. Our planet isn't flat -- from the breathtaking mountain ranges of America's Glacier National Park, to Australia's great barrier reef; from the Death Valley desert to...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Wikipedia, Churchill Navigation, Earthscape Basic, Wiki, 3G, Advertising & Promotion, Online Communications, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-08-20

StoneLoops of Jurassica 1.0 (Mac)

StoneLoops! is an amazingly dynamic puzzle-arcade game set in the prehistoric world of Jurassica. Thanks to unique gameplay mechanics and non-stop action, it's bound to please even the most selective gamers. Take a trip through the five colorful realms of Jurassica - from wild jungle, through endless glacier, to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Macgamestore, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-08-15

Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.

Pulling money out of thin air. Or, why wind power should be a neighborly concern.I guess the video maker is contesting that the polar ice isnt meltingntHe showing that you're dumber than dirtYou don't even realize that the ice displaces more volume than liquid water and the melting makes the...

Tags: wind energy, neighborly concern, ice, thin air

Discussion threads 2008-07-19

Palm Centro - cobalt blue (Verizon Wireless)

It's not quite the Palm Treo 850 news we were hoping for, but we're sure Verizon Wireless customers will still be happy to hear that they'll be able to get their hands on a Palm Centro. First introduced on Sprint and then AT&T, the Centro has breathed new life into...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Keyboards, Handhelds, Wi-Fi, contact book, Verizon Wireless, Palm Centro, Palm Inc.

Product reviews 2008-06-16

Bose On-Ear Headphones (black)

With a potent blend of quality products and what seems like an almost ubiquitous marketing campaign, Bose had managed to persuade thousands of people to spend large sums of money on the company's QuietComfort 3s and QuietComfort 2s noise-canceling headphones. While those models are mainstays in the business-class section of...

Tags: QuietComfort 3, headphone, On-Ear, QuietComfort 3s, Bose

Product reviews 2008-05-15

News to know: Salesforce and Google; LiveMesh; Cloud computing; Linux

Notable headlines: Phil Wainewright: Salesforce and Google team to conquer the enterprise Garett Rogers: Google announces SalesForce integration with Google Apps Techmeme Mary Jo Foley: The big reveal: Live Mesh Statement: Blockbuster proposes to buy Circuit City  ...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Cloud Computing, Data Center, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Storage, Operating Systems, Hardware, Data Management, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-14

StoneLoops 1.05 (Windows)

StoneLoops is an amazingly dynamic puzzle-arcade game set in the prehistoric world of Jurassica. Thanks to unique gameplay mechanics and non-stop action, it's bound to please even the most selective gamers. Take a trip through the five colorful realms of Jurassica - from wild jungle, through endless glacier, to the...

Tags: Codeminion, StoneLoops, Games, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2008-03-28

Palm Centro - glacier white (AT&T)

It's no secret that Palm has been struggling of late to keep up with the smartphone competition. A lack of innovation and a stale operating system is partly to blame. However, the company made a bit of a comeback with its Palm Centro device, which debuted with Sprint last October....

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Keyboards, Handhelds, tradeoff, Palm Centro, Palm Inc., AT&T Corp.

Product reviews 2008-02-22

AT&T and Palm launch the GSM Palm Centro for US$99.99

Back in October I had the chance to check out the Palm Centro for Sprint and thought it was a very good device for the new smartphone buyer. Since that time I know several people that have purchased one and love the device. AT&T and Palm today announced the availability...

Tags: Device, Palm Inc., Smart Phone, AT&T Corp., EDGE, Sprint Communications, GSM, Centro, Messaging Package, Smart Phones, 3G, Palm OS, Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-02-19