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RPN Calc 1.5 (Mac)

RPN calc is a desktop calculator that uses Reverse Polish Notation RPN and offers several common mathematical functions.Features:Reverse Polish Notation Stack of arbitrary size limited only by memory Ability to save and restore the stack at will Automatic save and restore on quit/startup Access to common mathematical functions (trig, hyperbolic...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, John Johnson, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2004-05-31

MacBrownian Cocoa 1.5 (Mac)

MacBrownianMotion is a small educational tool aimed at helping you understand one of the most widely used "noise" models--Brownian motion. Brownian motion is used to model anything from the movement of amoebas to stock market prices. Brownian motion is perhaps described as follows: stand at a point and flip a...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Motion, John Johnson, MacBrownianMotion, Investment, Finance

Software downloads 2003-02-26

TeXPalette 1.2 (Mac)

This program provides a gui to a Darwin-based TeX installation in the form of a floating palette. It is design to exist along side your favorite Mac text editor. As a bonus, there is a handy-dandy "Produce" button that runs the right tex/bibtex/makeindex programs in the right order to take...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, John Johnson, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2002-01-18

Additional Resources

Apple deletes the US Chamber

Is this man the only climate ally left for the US Chamber? Back in May I wrote about how the US Chamber was losing friends fast with its 'head in sand' position on climate change. Since then things have seriously  started...

Tags: Greenpeace, Apple Inc., Climate Change, Chamber, Bruce, James Farrar

Blog posts 2009-10-07

VMware completes the PaaS to vCloud

If you’ve been wondering why an infrastructure leader would acquire a developer framework, the answer is a bit more complex that what shows on the surface â€" and a lot more strategic. As stated in the press release and in the blogs by VMware CTO Steve Herrod and SpringSource CEO...

Tags: Java, PaaS, VMware Inc., SpringSource, Microsoft Windows Azure, Virtualization, Hardware, James Staten

Blog posts 2009-08-11

To the Moon: Grumman, One Giant Landing for Mankind

The historic Apollo 11 mission in July of 1969 culminated in the first manned moon landing. While many of the proud Americans who were involved in that project are no longer with us 40 years later, the technologies they built still live on, will be further refined, and will return...

Tags: Spacecraft, Aircraft, LEM, Aerospace & Defense, Manufacturing, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-07-19

Google ChromeOS: Have people taken leave of their senses?

Reading the commentary from the likes of TechCrunch, Mashable, The Guardian and even our own esteemed Sam Diaz on the pre-launch (you've got another YEAR to wait) you'd think the Google ChromeOS was the closest thing to the second coming of Jesus Christ. Get a grip people. First up MG...

Tags: Google Inc., Operating System, Microsoft Corp., Netbook, Register, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Linux, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Open Source, Hardware, Software, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-07-08

Intel CIO: Social networking a 'nascent effort for us'

Intel CIO John Johnson is busy consolidating data centers (125 or so to 75), upgrading ERP systems and refreshing PCs. But collaboration may present the most interesting ground for Intel's IT group.  In an interview with sister site Silicon.com, Johnson right had the following to say about...

Tags: Collaboration, Network, Generation Y, Intel Corp., Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-28

OS execs split over fate of MySQL under Oracle's grip

  The fate of Sun's open source jewels -- especially MySQL -- has been heavily debated since Oracle announced its intentions to buy the Java giant earlier this week.  Few expect the Redwood Shores, Calif. database giant to mess with Java. It is a...

Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Operating System, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Paula Rooney

Blog posts 2009-04-24

From Peter Chernin to Mark Cuban: Picking Jerry Yang's Replacement

So, Peter Chernin's name keeps coming up as a potential replacement for Jerry Yang as CEO of Yahoo. Chernin's the always-cool president of News Corp. Under Rupert Murdoch and Chernin, the old-line publisher and broadcaster has shown serious savvy about new media. People...

Tags: Jerry Yang, Yahoo! Inc., Mark Cuban, Peter Chernin, Corporate Communications, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Marketing, Management, Finance, Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Blog posts 2008-11-19

Zoho bitterness at the credit crunch...and a solution

Zoho bitterness at the credit crunch...and a solutionMissing Facts...You're missing several key facts about our current mess...1) The banks were forced into making high risk loans by our delightful government. Based on a study later determined to be flawed showing bias in lending, the Clinton administration passed laws requiring banks...

Tags: Government, Obama, JFK

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Apple's Let's Rock event

Apple's Let's Rock eventThis was worth holding an event for?These are nothing but minor product updates. I've got to admit Apple is a master at generating hype.RE: Apple's Let's Rock eventHo Hum....now when do we get an updated Macbook Pro?RE: Apple's Let's Rock eventMore hype than what it was worth....

Tags: Wireless LANs, applause, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-09

News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...

Tags: Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-25

News to know: Microsoft-Yahoo talks (again); OLPC; Gmail themes; Firefox 3.0

Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Microsoft: We don't have to buy Yahoo outright; Is it joint venture time? Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft and Yahoo: A new deal in the works? BoomTown: Microsoft to Buy Just Yahoo's Search Business? NYT: In Reversal, Microsoft Proposes...

Tags: Google Gmail, Mozilla Firefox 3.0, Mozilla Firefox, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-05-19

ToorCon Seattle 2008: Nuke plants, non-existent sub domain attacks, muffin diving, and Guitar Hero

*** Updated: ToorCon images uploaded.  Click here!  Alright, that title probably sounds pretty random... well, welcome to ToorCon!  ToorCon has long been one of my favorite conferences for the easy atmosphere, laid-back presentations, and parties.  This year's Seattle-based ToorCon was the best I've been to. ...

Tags: Attack, Conference, Domain, Microsoft Corp., Nathan McFeters, Researcher, Security, ToorCon Seattle 2008, XSS

Blog posts 2008-04-21

Big storage is watching you

Kudos to Larry Dignan for an informative post on the system that caught NY governor Eliot Spitzer canoodling with a prostitute. Modern information technology enables 24 hour surveillance of every citizen. Should we care? Of course not. Every citizen is a potential terrorist. You want to...

Tags: Database, President, Surveillance, Information Technology, Storage, Personal Responsibility, GPS, Government, Handhelds, Telecom & Utilities, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2008-03-12

A green roundhouse

According to Forbes, two architects are building a roundhouse to make it more energy-efficient. The architects claim that their 'new methodology dramatically improves all aspects of the design and construction of buildings.' Their first realization 'will be a 13,000-square-foot residence set on a 3.25-acre lot in the canyons above Beverly...

Tags: House, Forbes, Wall, Construction, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-02-26

Microsoft's Yahoo play: Some love it; some hate it

Former Softie Robert Scoble thinks Microsoft's bid to buy Yahoo is the first "interesting" thing Microsoft has done in over a year. A poster on the Mini-Microsoft blog called the Microsoft play "assinine," and equated it to "John Edwards merging with Rudy Guiliani." I have to say...

Tags: Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., Former Softie Robert Scoble, Corporate Law, Internet, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Operations, Investment, Finance, Mary Jo Foley

Blog posts 2008-02-01

Augmented reality onboard the ISS?

According to a brief news release from Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, researchers from NASA and Lockheed Martin have successfully tested a software for a robotic extension device that has been shown to dramatically improve astronauts’ ability to perform remote tasks on the International Space Station ISS.' Their usage of...

Tags: Overlay, NASA, Performance, Robots, Performance Management, Branding, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2007-10-14

Today's Debate: Mandate electronic records by law?

The HealthIT Coalition, which includes groups representing workers, employers, and health care workers (but not hospitals, insurers or electronic medical record vendors) is pushing hard to mandate the use of information technology in all medical offices. The group's bill has some interesting sponsors -- Republicans Orrin Hatch...

Tags: Electronic Record, Health Care, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2007-09-18