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Robots working 6,000 meters below sea level

MercoPress, a news agency based in Uruguay, reports that German engineers are using an aquatic robot able to work 6,000 meters below sea level. This remotely operated vehicle ROV, dubbed Kiel-6000, is operated by the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences from the University of Kiel. The robot weighs 3.5 tons...

Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Remotely Operated Vehicle, Kiel-6000, Colin Devey, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-06-17

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HP to jump into smartphones. Why?

HP to jump into smartphones. Why?Been in the smartphone market for a couple yearsActually, HP has been making Windows Mobile Smartphones for a couple of years now with their iPAQ 6000, 500 and 900 series. The 500 series was actually a device that looked more like a phone than a...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Compaq iPAQ, smart phone, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2008-10-03

Rockbox Utility (zip)

Rockbox is open-source replacement firmware for MP3 players. It runs on a number of different models: Archos Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio; iriver H100, H300 and H10 series; Apple iPod 3rd gen, iPod 4th gen grayscale and color, iPod 5th/5.5th gen video, iPod 1st...

Tags: Apple iPod, Firmware, Rockbox, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-09-26

Rockbox Utility (dmg)

Rockbox is open-source replacement firmware for MP3 players. It runs on a number of different models: Archos Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2 and Ondio; iriver H100, H300 and H10 series; Apple iPod 3rd gen, iPod 4th gen grayscale and color, iPod 5th/5.5th gen video, iPod 1st...

Tags: Apple iPod, Firmware, Rockbox, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics

Software downloads 2008-09-26

VMworld - Dr. Stephen Herrod's keynote

20080917 VMworld Dr Stephen Herrod Keynote I'm not sure why conference directors think that people enjoy walking into a darkened room, facing disorienting flashing lights coming from the front of the room, watching company ads and customer profiles on overhead videos combined with extremely loud, unpleasant, pulsing...

Tags: Data Center, Dr., VMware Inc., vCompute, VMSafe, Data Centers, Storage, Mainframes, Hardware, Data Management, Servers, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-09-17

HP to cut nearly 25,000 jobs as part of EDS integration

HP to cut nearly 25,000 jobs as part of EDS integrationbest move so farThis is how we are going to keep America competitive and eliminate the pork that goes to useless employees rather than the stockholders.You missed the restocking part ...About half of the positions will be re-filled, just not...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Recruitment & Selection, Hewlett-Packard Co., Electronic Data Systems Corp., computer, job

Discussion threads 2008-09-15

Monster power strips have monster price tags

Monster power strips have monster price tagsYou can do as good or better for 1/4 the price...Monster Cable is for those with Monster Ego's...RE: Monster power strips have monster price tagsWould i pay for there 600$$$$ product,not a chance. It should cost at best 200,no more. Yes i know its...

Tags: Cable, Monster Cable, Monster, monster price tag

Discussion threads 2008-09-03

Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe

Surviving a lightning strike: Shock and awe.....So what, you lost some electronics and doo dads. You and your's are alive, that's what is important. The electronics can be replaced, repaired and data recovered from back-ups I know you have them. The fact that you consider losing your electronics harmful is...

Tags: Desktops, Telecom & Utilities, Network technology, security system, lightning strike, electronics, strike

Discussion threads 2008-08-18

Has Dell lost its mind?

Has Dell lost its mind?Dell has lost it's wayAnd Michael isn't the guy to bring it back. Making colorful boxes isn't the way either.Your solution is spot on, but it's too simple! They can't see past the BS like "cloud computing". WTF does that mean to someone who is shopping...

Tags: cloud computing, XP1, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-08-07

Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus change

Cheap and cheerful Vista-capable PC for $260 plus changeA sempron could run aeroI got a AMD Sempron for my neice with only 512mb RAM. Windows Vista32 Ultimate, it could run aero. I use a ATI 9600 vid card. I had to get rid of XP, hurts my...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Refurbished PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista capable PC, cheerful Vista capable PC, Vista Capable, PC

Discussion threads 2008-08-06

Doubletake Customer Profile: Chickasaw Nation

I recently had the chance to communicate with Rob Jacks, Chief Information Technology Officer for the Commerce Division of the Chickasaw Nation. The Commerce Division uses Double Take's data protection software and was willing to speak about their experiences with the technology. About Commerce Division...

Tags: Data Center, Information Technology, Casino, Technology, Rob Jacks, Commerce Division, CNDC Core Competency, H/A, Data Centers, Virtualization, Cloud Computing, Utility Computing, Games, Storage Management, Storage, Servers, Hardware, Data Management, Personal Technology, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?

Is the Dutch model the right reform for U.S. healthcare?a little betterIt's better, in that it involves some competition between private companies, and not full government involvement. It's also good that it provides coverage to everyone.However, as you stated, much of it is paid for by "the wealthy", which...

Tags: Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Dutch model, right reform, U.S. Healthcare, health care, reform, government, phone

Discussion threads 2008-07-15

Powerset's smarts are Microsoft's gain

Larry Dignan pours lukewarm water on Microsoft's acquisition of Powerset. Talking about Google's near monopoly in the search market, Larry says: Microsoft can reinvent search, but it's still running up a natural Google monopoly. The analogy here is Windows: Microsoft didn't have the best operating system on the planet....

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Powerset, Wiki, Document Management, Mergers & Acquisitions, Speech Recognition, Channel Management, Search, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Investment, Emerging Technologies, Marketing, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-07-01

Evoluent VerticalMouse 2 (left-handed)

As left-handed mousers who spend a lot of time at the computer, we really wanted to love the Evoluent Left-Handed Vertical Mouse. And there's a lot we do like: the mouse's orientation does seem to hold our arm in a more neutral position; the mouse includes a PS/2 adapter so...

Tags: Mice, mouse, Vertical Mouse, Evoluent Vertical Mouse

Product reviews 2008-06-13

Microsoft COO: Standing firm on Vista

Microsoft COO: Standing firm on VistaI like the 64-bit version for a better GUI and good app compatibilityBut they really need to go back to the drawing board. Vista (32- or 64-bit) should in no way require 4x more RAM and 10x more disk space just for its own...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, Turner

Discussion threads 2008-05-30

Microsoft making inroads against Google Apps for Education

Although Microsoft's Live@Edu collaboration tools are only in use at about a third of the universities claimed by Google Apps for Education (2000 vs. 6000), Microsoft is rolling out new features to make it's Exchange- and Office-based products more competitive. According to eWeek, ...

Tags: Education, Google Inc., Google Apps, Microsoft Windows Live, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, E-mail, Microsoft Office, E-mail Providers, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Office Suites, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-05-29

Linksys WRT110 RangePlus Wireless Router

The Linksys RangePlus Wireless WRT110 is not a Draft N router, but Linksys doesn't call it a Wireless-G router, either. The reason? It works with both specifications. It supports the 802.11g standard, but the company's RangePlus technology takes advantage of the throughput threshold of the draft 802.11n specification and offers...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, Wi-Fi, wireless router, WPS, router, Draft-N, Linksys Inc., wireless, RangePlus WRT110

Product reviews 2008-05-20

N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel Scalability

N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel ScalabilityStore procedures and serializationHow did stored procedures solve the serialization problem?If they did, it sounds like an accident due to programmers not understanding transactions and unknowingly switching from a very pessimistic locking strategy to an overly optimistic locking strategy.RE: N-Tier: Rube Goldberg meets Wintel ScalabilitySo,...

Tags: Databases, N-Tier, tier, Wintel Scalability, Rube Goldberg, Wintel

Discussion threads 2008-05-05

AMD releases new triple-core Phenoms

As expected, AMD rounded out today its new line of triple-core Phenom processsors. The three new chips include the 2.4GHz Phenom X3 8750 ($195), 2.3GHz Phenom X3 8650 ($165), and the 2.1GHz Phenom X3 8450 ($145). The prices overlap with some of AMD's fastest Athlon dual-core...

Tags: AMD Athlon, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Chip, Processors, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-04-23

Are SOA-related business concerns outside the IT 'comfort zone'?

Those folks at Burton Group really know how to rattle our cages. A few weeks back, Anne Thomas Manes declared that she has yet to see any solid SOA success stories, and reportedly is still looking for one. When the subject of SOA business value came up,...

Tags: Information Technology, Business, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Joe McKendrick

Blog posts 2008-04-18