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Grants.gov finally available to Mac users

Just about a full year after The Washington Post revealed that Grants.gov, the online grants application service the federal government unveiled with great fanfare, was only available to Windows users, IBM has come up with Mac software that allows the service to work on both platforms, Macworld reports. Grants.gov...

Tags: Government technology, Web, PureEdge Solutions, Apple Macintosh, Grants.gov

Blog posts 2007-02-01

Mac users out in the cold again

Once again, Mac users are left out in the cold on a government database aimed at a heavy-Mac using population, the Washington Post reports. Earlier this year, the Department of Health and Human Services -- a central manager of the Grants.gov system -- promised that by November the system...

Tags: Grants.gov, NIH

Blog posts 2006-09-13

Windows only: Scientists using Macs unable to apply for many US grants

Once again Mac and Linux users are out of luck when it comes to applying for grants from the federal government. Following the snafu where only Windows users could apply for FEMA aid online, this one is even bigger and better. It seems that the gigantic, $20 billion Grants.gov system...

Tags: Grants.gov, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh

Blog posts 2006-02-13

Hot site of the week: Grants.gov

I can't believe I failed to mention this web site when I wrote about grant writing a few weeks ago. Grants.gov is an excellent place to begin your search for grant opportunities. Not only can you search for grant opportunities, you can download grant application packages and even...

Tags: Grants.gov

Blog posts 2005-09-09

Additional Resources

Rockefeller makes support for open source explicit

Rockefeller makes support for open source explicitWhat's the difference?You state: "While introducing his bill Rockefeller did not mention Medsphere, whose software is installed at many state hospitals. Instead he focused on the Veteran Administration?s VistA system, and the NHIN-Connect system for linking medical records installed by Harris Corp., which includes...

Tags: Taxes, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, open source, Rockefeller, tax

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

Where

WhereWhile the methodology is interesting......what an absurd, grandstanding, self-aggrandizing public disclosure. Since bin Laden has by now read the article he knows his cover has been blown and has split to somewhere else. This information should have been kept under wraps until the feds/military had either acted or...

Tags: Bush, Osama bin Laden, Obl, Sam

Discussion threads 2009-02-19

Global warning: act now

Global warning: act nowI don't think it's sth we can controlI'm not sure we even fully understand how all the elements work in the climate equation.31,000 Scientists say Hansen is full of ithttp://www.oism.org/pproject/RE: Global warning: act nowFunny how all their graphs stop at the year 2000, but don't show the...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax, Hansen

Discussion threads 2009-01-19

Palin the reformer? In fact, a pattern of stonewalling and hiding

The Associated Press takes a hard look at Sarah Palin's spotty â€" perhaps, hypocritical â€" record on open government and online transparency. She claims to be a reformer who will bring to Washington the government openness she says she established in Alaska. But the AP's review of her...

Tags: Associated Press, Alaska, Sarah Palin, E-mail, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-10-08

Will vendors now boycott Massachusetts?

Will vendors now boycott Massachusetts?Medical device development in MassachusettsSpeaking as a member of the orthopedic medical device industry, it is our hope that the regulatory process will allow input from industry to develop reasonable disclosure guidelines without stifling activities that are beneficial to Massachusetts healthcare consumers. Below is an abbreviated...

Tags: health care, manufacturer, medical device, medical device industry, S. 2863

Discussion threads 2008-08-11

Airport security part 5: Snakes on planes? Check. Marshalls on planes? Nope.

Airport security part 5: Snakes on planes? Check. Marshalls on planes? Nope.And used "roll" instead of "role" in the post"TSA actually discusses FAMs increasing roll post 9/11..."From this statement, I would guess that the TSA is somehow increasing their spin? ;)You misspelled 'Knew'on your poll ;-) ...

Tags: Transportation, Airliners, Snake, airport security, Nate, Transportation Security Administration, Nope, Federal Reserve Board

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Blame the patient first

Blame the patient firstYour credibility is lost when you do name-calling.Your blog is worthless and unprofessional at best...Well, for me, I've gained weight, but I'm taking my responsibility to lose weight by getting in a diet and do some exercises (like walk around the whole block since it's just 1.8...

Tags: Vertical industries, Food & Beverage, dairy, government, patient, connundrum

Discussion threads 2007-08-24

Digital privacy behind virtual walls

Digital privacy behind virtual wallsPrivacy and ThoughtCrimeCheck out this disturbing development from today's law.com, describing a 9th Circuit holding that what you read is now admissible to prove your intent to commit a crime.http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1180127139666Consider the astoundingly broad implications of this principle, and be very careful what you look at on...

Tags: Government, privacy, wall

Discussion threads 2007-05-29

Ubuntu on Dells almost official

Ubuntu on Dells almost officialEdubuntu on DellI can definitely see Edubuntu in the public education sector. Combine LTSP with Schooltool and the educational apps preloaded on Edubuntu, and you've got an excellent infrastructure for elementary and middle schools. High schools would most likely take Edubuntu and add KDE with one...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Ubuntu Community, Umbuntu, Linux, Ubuntu, Edubuntu, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-05-01

Viacom sues Google over YouTube clips

Viacom sues Google over YouTube clipsExpectedand not the last, . . . Google and its toxic barge.Catch 22, YouTube is a looser.YouTube was doomed to fail and heres why.You either let everyone in the universe upload anything they want or you review every upload. There really isnt any other options.In...

Tags: YouTube Inc., Viacom Inc., Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-13

DE: More money needed to comply with Real ID

Even with the new extensions and funding for Real ID, Delaware will have a hard time meeting the laws requirements, some state officials say, according to the DE News Journal. For one thing, the federal government hasnt actually released any new money. Department of Homeland Security Michael...

Tags: Government technology, Homeland security, State &, Local Govt

Blog posts 2007-03-02

US governors: US education needs to get competitive - now

The message was loud and clear at the National Governors Association this week—the U.S. needs to take immediate action in order to keep up with globalization, reports the Sante Fe New Mexican. The governors expressed concern that the U.S. is quickly losing pace in the global marketplace...

Tags: Education Technology, Policy, Science Ed

Blog posts 2007-02-27

YouTube deal with CBS unravels

YouTube deal with CBS unravelsDelivery medium doesn't improve quality of contentHey CBS and and all the other networks. You're problem isn't how and when people watch your content. You're not losing out because people are watching clips of your shows on the internet.You're losing viewership because your content sucks. Bad...

Tags: CBS Broadcasting Inc., YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-02-21

Sen. wants online database of spending for OK

Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) says Oklahoma needs an online database to track government spending on contracts and grants, AP reports. The state database would be modeled on the one thats currently being set up for the federal government. "Its going to give politicians a reason...

Tags: online database, database, Tom Coburn

Blog posts 2006-10-20

Patents are not property

Patents are not propertyPatents are not PropertyFirst: Please if you do not know anything about a topic then do so some research before you start spouting off, its unprofessional to do otherwise.Second: I will compile a list of the entire US Federal Judicary and have it sent to...

Tags: Intellectual property, blog, Hondas, property right, patent, Thomas Jefferson

Discussion threads 2006-09-14

$1m in edtech grants for Pa. schools

Nineteen Pennsylvania school districts will each get $50,000 for education technology under the Getting to One grant program, Pa. Gov. Edward Rendell announced yesterday (press release.) The grants give districts teams of coaches to help teachers use technology to prepare lesson plans, provide classroom instruction and develop student computer...

Tags: teacher

Blog posts 2006-03-30