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Hurricane: An earlier set of utilities from McAfee that made a Windows PC faster. It provided such functions as memory compression, print spooling and disk file relocation.; Full Hurricane Definition >>

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Improved hurricane forecasts with VORTRAC: U.S. researchers have developed a new technique that provides a detailed 3-D view of an approaching hurricane every six minutes, helping to determine whether the storm is gathering strength as it nears land. The technique, known as VORTRAC Vortex Objective Radar Tracking and Circulation, has been tested in 2007 at...; Tags: Hurricane, Radar, VORTRAC, NCAR, Aerospace & Defense, Productivity, Manufacturing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-13
hurricane flood threat coming soon to Google: Hurricane flood threat coming soon to GoogleA great use for cloud applications, and one that can NOT be done offline.The cloud will dominate, and in this case, will save lives.; Tags: hurricane, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-03-19
NASA monitors lightning inside hurricanes: According to a new study from NASA, it is possible to forecast a storm's intensity by monitoring the lightning strikes near a hurricane's eye. And it can be done weeks before the storm arrives with the help of 'highly-sensitive sensors located thousands of miles from the storm.' Today, the Pacific...; Tags: Intensity, Monitor, Ice, NASA, Microwave, Hurricane, Sensor, Lightning, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-09-10
Slam and bang, hurricanes a-happenin': Slam and bang, hurricanes a-happenin'Systems?"So is it global warming or just better meteorlogical measuring systems?" I suggest if those systems are to blame for Cat. 5 hurricanes, we better shut them off. Surely you can tell if it's big and mean without a computer? ;-); Tags: hurricane; Discussion threads 2007-09-04
Slam and bang, hurricanes a-happenin': So is it global warming or just better meteorlogical measuring systems? The debate will continue. After all we can use computers on these babies now. But there have been eight official Category 5 the biggest and meanest hurricanes in the past five years. THat is unprecedented....; Tags: Hurricane, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-09-04

Photos: Voyagers--strange visitors to other planets: It was thirty years ago when the first Voyager spacecraft left Earth. The ships have returned closeup views of four planets--and aren't finished yet.Voyager 2 launched on Aug. 20, 1977, and Voyager 1 followed on Sept. 5, 1977, for what was originally a five-year mission to study Jupiter...; Tags: Earth, Moon, Data, Photograph, Voyager 1, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter', Io, Great Red Spot, It', nnTriton, Here', Cassini, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2007-08-28
Mean Dean and what's it mean?: Dean is number 3 on the hurricane hit parade. According to the U.S. Hurricane Center, Dean was the third most intense hurricane ever to hit land. That's in more than 150 years of record-keeping.If you want to track mean Dean, here are the Hurricane Center's maps and projections.And...; Tags: Hurricane, Dean, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-08-21
Images: hurricane Dean ravages Mexico: Hurricane Dean hit the coast of Mexico as a Category 5 storm--earning the most destructive rating according to the Saffir-Simpson scale.Hurricane Dean is now a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, moving across the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico with average winds of 125 mph and gusts up to 200...; Tags: Hurricane Dean, Dean, Category 5, hurricane, vapor, coast, Here', satellite; Image galleries 2007-08-21
Eye of the Storm 3000 (exe): Eye of the Storm is your personal hurricane weather center. It tracks and plots hurricanes and their wind fields from the time they are born as tropical depressions until after landfall. Three different map styles are interactive and colorful and show the range and distribution of hurricane winds. Database driven,...; Tags: Hurricane, Internet; Software downloads 2007-07-27
NOAA hurricane 2006 (widget): Downloads both static and loop images from the National Hurricane Center. NOAA Hurricane 2006 will also find and display the graphics for any currently active tropical storm. Regions supported include Atlantic, East Coast, East Pacific, Central Pacific, and Caribbean. Will view visible and infrared static and looped images as well...; Tags: NOAA, Hurricane; Software downloads 2007-06-20
hurricane Monitor (widget): When tropical storms and hurricanes are in the region, it's nice to have the forecasts and satellite images present on the desktop. NOAA Hurricane 2006 improves the interface, decrease the desktop size, and improve the responsiveness. You can set the Region (Atlantic &/or Pacific), preferred images, size, color, update frequency,...; Tags: Monitor, Hurricane, NOAA Hurricane 2006, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2007-06-19
hurricane Preparation for Computer Systems: There are plenty of sources online now for hurricane preparedness to protect lives, homes, pets, and property... but what about the computer systems? For that matter how would a small business owner protect their data in a hurricane, tropical storm, or flood? This paper explains some precautions may be used...; Tags: Hurricane, Small Business, Computer, Productivity; White papers 2006-06-13
Telecoms call for legal fixes after Katrina: Telecoms call for legal fixes after KatrinaNo Problemfor the WiMAX Steamroller. A couple of WiMAX routers could cover the whole area and enable VoIP service to emergency workers and citizens. Of course that depends on the IEEE passing the WiMAX Mobile standard - and they are stonewalling something fierce.Lawlessness?Thinking back...; Tags: WiMAX, Telephony, telecommunications, hurricane, lawlessness; Discussion threads 2006-06-02
Safe in the Eye of the Storm: Hurricane season officially begins June 1. The latest meteorological forecasts anticipate a busy hurricane season not as severe as past few years. Between four and six Category 3 or above hurricanes are expected. Bear in mind however, that 2005's prediction of major storms were way off the mark: Fifteen were...; Tags: Hurricane, Jupitermedia Corp.; White papers 2006-05-24
Disaster Recovery Planning in the Calm Before the Storm: The devastating hurricane season of 2005 won't be forgotten any time soon. With Gulf Coast devastation fresh in their minds, storage managers and CIOs are hopefully scurrying around taking ample precautions as another potentially difficult year looms. An analyst at Gartner notes a far greater boardroom awareness of Disaster Recovery...; Tags: Disaster Recovery Planning, Hurricane, Jupitermedia Corp., Disaster Recovery, Data Management; White papers 2006-05-11
New Names, Same Disaster Recovery Threat: The devastating hurricane season of 2005 won't be forgotten anytime soon. With Gulf Coast devastation fresh in their minds, storage managers and CIOs are hopefully scurrying around taking ample precautions as another potentially difficult year looms. An analyst at Gartner notes a far greater boardroom awareness of Disaster Recovery DR...; Tags: Hurricane, Jupitermedia Corp., Disaster Recovery, Data Management; White papers 2006-05-01
Webcast: Step-by-Step Disaster Recovery Planning for the 2006 hurricane Season: The 2005 hurricane season went down as the worst on record, with damages estimated at over $100 billion.* Forecasters are already predicting a similarly severe 2006 storm season, so it's imperative that companies with offices in vulnerable areas ensure that their applications and data are fully protected—well in advance...; Tags: Webcast, Hurricane, XOSoft, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts 2006-04-05
Dems blast National Disaster Medical System: Dems blast National Disaster Medical Systemmedical systemit sucks to all out there that don't know this the gov. cut madcare & medicaid to give the the rich a tax cut to the tune of 50 million dollars i did not what to be on it but have to choise so...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, HEALTHCARE, Vertical industries, Dems, hurricane, tax; Discussion threads 2005-12-14
Wilma hammers Florida: Wilma hammers FloridaThis story on ZDNet???I've read about this on MSN, but never on ZDNet until now...I'm curious as to why ZDNet is putting a story like this on it's site when it's suppose to be an industry tech site...anyone have any ideas???Just curious :-)FRED HAMMERS BETTYYesIts so that...; Tags: Strategy, information technology, Wilma, hurricane; Discussion threads 2005-10-24
Could technology tame future Katrinas and Ritas?: Could technology tame future Katrinas and Ritas?Yes, but is it feasible?Perhaps, but is it feasible? We have to consider the logistics and feasibility of this. Not to mention real life testing: Due to the sheer number of variables in trying to predict the weather, computer models of weather patterns are...; Tags: hurricane; Discussion threads 2005-09-24