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Oh car driver, where art thou? (actually Big Brother knows)

Oh car driver, where art thou? actually Big Brother knowsRemember, YOU Voted These Jerks Into OfficeIMHO, the whole legislature of the country needs to be replaced. We HAD that chance the last election - did it happen? Of course not - because the *vast* majority of citizens are...

Tags: Big Brother, laser dot

Discussion threads 2005-12-07

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Cool Tools - Slingpage extends stickies and sharing to Firefox users

Slingpage, which announced its social browsing extension for Internet Explorer last month, will introduce an equally feature-rich version of its service to Mozilla Firefox users next week. Slingpage offers a way for Web surfers to find information about favorite topics via "Slingcast" feeds as well as create...

Tags: Monitor, Mozilla Firefox, Note, Tool, Slingpage, Web Browsers, Monitors & Displays, Internet, Hardware, Components, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tap

Apple hints at lower prices as iPod, notebook refresh on tapWinner if they don't sacrifice qualityThis move would be a winner as long as Apple doesn't sacrifice quality. If they lower prices by making lower quality products, game over. If they just shave off price overhead, that's great. If they...

Tags: Notebooks, Desktops, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, notebook

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Toward the end of the dentist drill?

If you're as afraid as I am when you enter your dentist's office, I have some excellent news. The London-based Society of Chemical Industry reports that UK researchers have developed a new technology that spots tooth decay almost as soon as it's begun. This new technology is based on Raman...

Tags: Technique, Tooth, Researcher, Dentist, Raman, Festy, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-07-21

Dot-com boom and bust: the movie

CNET.com's Kara Tsuboi met with August director Austin Chick and one of the movie's stars, Adam Scott. The new film, in theaters now, retells the story of the dot-com implosion in the summer of 2001.

Tags: Movie, Dot-com, News, kara tsuboi, austin chick, adam scott, josh harnett, august, 2001, dot com, jared kohler, theaters, movies

Videos 2008-07-21

Samsung HL61A750

Rear-projection HDTVs, as a category, are on their way out, and DLP-based sets are the only microdisplay choice available, now that all manufacturers of LCD- and LCoS-based rear-projection displays have basically ceased production. Samsung and Mitsubishi are pretty much the only players left in this category--they're the only two...

Tags: menu system, Samsung HL61A750, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Warm 2, color temperature

Product reviews 2008-07-18

Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020FD

When it comes to black levels, you apparently get what you pay for. Pioneer's PDP-5020FD is the company's cheapest flat-panel plasma HDTV for 2008, yet it still costs significantly more than the poshest plasmas produced by Panasonic. We really liked the Panasonic TH-50PZ800U we reviewed earlier this year, and despite...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, PDP-5020FD

Product reviews 2008-07-18

My Awesome IT Job: Senior security engineer, VoIP carrier

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here are a few words from IT pros that love their work. "I...

Tags: Network, Information Technology, Hobby, Telephony, VOIP, Telecommunications, Security, Networking, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-07-18

Microsoft's search ambitions are its Vietnam

Microsoft's search ambitions are its VietnamMicrosoft's search ambitions are its VietnamThe simple answer is no. Microsoft has Google envy? Since when? Google has been in constant decline for a couple of years now. Microsoft on the other hand has been growing. Their interest in search is...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Live Mesh, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., software

Discussion threads 2008-07-18

Google earnings fall short; Says it can thrive in weak economy

Updated: Google's second quarter earnings missed Wall Street estimates and executives moved to allay concerns about the company's ability to weather a dicey ad environment. The search giant on Thursday reported net income of $1.25 billion, or $3.92 a share, on revenue of $5.37 billion excluding...

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Earnings, Operational Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-17

Brother MFC 7440N

We normally don't see a lot of multifunction laser printers, mostly because inkjets are simply better for printing high quality scans and photos. However, the printer industry recently started to push for laser multifunction printers to the market, arguing that a laser cartridge can produce prints on par with...

Tags: Printers, output tray, printer, Brother MFC-7440N, fax, laser, tray

Product reviews 2008-07-15

Miniaturized DNA sewing machines

Miniaturized DNA sewing machinesAnd then on the seventh day, He rested...To push the analogy onward, if the "evolution" of gene manipulation is to follow that of industrial design, then next will be submicron weaving machines that allow DNA synthesis, followed by pattern making machines, then dot matrix DNA engines, and...

Tags: Biotechnology, DNA

Discussion threads 2008-07-14

Miniaturized DNA sewing machines

Japanese researchers have found a way to build long threads of DNA using miniaturized hooks and bobbins. In fact, they've demonstrated how to manipulate delicate DNA chains without breaking them. They've designed these laser-directed microdevices to pick up and manipulate individual molecules of DNA. The scientists have used optical tweezers...

Tags: DNA, Molecule, Biotechnology, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-07-13

My Awesome IT Job: Chief architect, The Hive

Hey, we all complain about work from time to time; we've all had lousy jobs. But before you call it a day and head off to the support group that meets at the bar, here's a new Friday feature at The IT Grind showcasing IT professionals that love their work....

Tags: Information Technology, Chief Architect, Hobby, Home Entertainment, Scripting Languages, Productivity, Strategy, Programming Languages, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Management, Software Development, Deb Perelman

Blog posts 2008-07-11

Harry Potter and the da Vinci book of Soduku

Harry Potter and the da Vinci book of SodukuIt's called Sudoku.Amazing in how may ways you spell that word in your blog.... :-)Linguistically laymanComplicated? Sure it is! But, without trying to sound absurd, I always thought Sherman Morgan was the older, alter ego to Harry Potter in a...

Tags: Harry Potter, Internet, Soduku

Discussion threads 2008-07-09

Software's drive to become like television

Software's drive to become like televisionTypoFrom the comment:Free as in cost software, however, has the advantage of achieving large market share very quickly, as the consumption barrier is practically non-existent. That’s the recipe for the success of both Adobe and Flash, two products that clearly dominate their respective categories, but...

Tags: TV, advertisement, software

Discussion threads 2008-07-08

Amid ugly job picture, tech related employment holds up

The U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June for the sixth straight month of employment losses with an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent, but underneath the technology sector is holding up well, according to Labor Department statistics. What a difference a downturn makes. Last...

Tags: Job, Technology Sector, Industry, U.S. Department Of Labor, Recruitment & Selection, Data Centers, Strategy, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-03

News to know: Searching Silverlight; IE 8; Dell; Google vs. YouTube

Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft: Silverlight content searchable, too Ryan Stewart: Brian Goldfarb talks about Silverlight 2 and Deep Zoom with Michael Cot LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version Microsoft steps up self-policing of its OSI-approved source licenses ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Security, Google Inc., Dell Computer Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Mobile, YouTube Inc., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., Linux, UNIX, Keyboards, Operating Systems, Advertising & Promotion, Open Source, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Marketing, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Laser-aided software for tunnel construction

Laser-aided software for tunnel constructionvisualization in civil engineeringi understand importance of visualization in engineering but if i remember surveying principles it all depends on the precision provided by actual devices not the quality of the software putting it all together so it looks niceso if device used provides you with...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, laser

Discussion threads 2008-07-02

Laser-aided software for tunnel construction

If you ever have cruised on California's Highway 1, you know it offers spectacular views of the Pacific ocean. But several areas of this road are potentially dangerous because they can be affected by landslides. This is why the U.S. National Science Foundation NSF is helping the California Department of...

Tags: Software, National Science Foundation, Tunnel, Laser, gVT, Tools & Techniques, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-07-02