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Laura Jones and the Secret Legacy of Nikola Tesla 1.0 (Windows)

Laura gets a package from her granny that appears to also be the work of the famous Nikola Tesla. If you don't know who Tesla is, you should, as he was one of the greatest minds in the history of the world. This box has clues to a missing piece...

Tags: SpinTop Games, Laura, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-06

Polite and Reasoned Discourse

Polite and Reasoned DiscourseCorporate CommunicationsWhen a company (let's say Microsoft) wants to get a message out to the public, or to maintain a selected corporate image, they have the power to insist that anyone associated with the company comply with their chosen PR policy. If necessary, they fire or...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, Laura, Linux, attack, public relations, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2005-04-07

Additional Resources

Green building boom

Somebody please explain something here.How can these green building--and associated manufacturing--jobs not be the same old "not green" jobs just slid into a new spot? Are these in addition to the "not green" jobs. Are the old "not green" just canned and dropped from the rolls of humanity....

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, McGraw-Hill Construction, job

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

SCO story ends with a whimper

William Shakespear should have expanded on his "first ... the lawyers" bit!It is hard to feel sorry for people who go crying all the way to the bank!BAH-HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!Good riddance.Someone remind meThis turned out exactly how Bitty/No Ax predicted, right?: o )SCO Xenix & UnixRather sad that their expertise at delivering...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, SCO Group Inc., BSD, Linux, IBM Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Quick'n'Dirty podcast's chaotic no. 16: pay phones, paper clips and oneforty

After a series of MacGyver-like attempts, Laura Fitton finally makes it onto the show. by Jennifer Leggio

Tags: Phone, Series, Podcasts, Telecom & Utilities, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-09-25

Secret Legacy of Nikola Tesla 1.0 (Mac)

Young Laura Jones picks up a mysterious box left to her grandmother by scholar and inventor Nikola Tesla, with whom her grandmother worked with during her youth. The box contains clues to the locations of the part needed to start Tesla's greatest invention, the location of which is also unknown,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Grandmother, Macgamestore, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2009-09-24

Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks off

Cute. [NT]ntCute.Not sure it's effective though. It may be. But... flows like a book ad. Will probably be effective only in certain segments. So I bet we will see a couple very different ads.RE: Microsoft's Windows 7 ad campaign kicks offlooks like they brain washed her, since when 6 year...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, advertisement, car, operating system, Microsoft Corp., lemon, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Waking up to the full extent of virtualization options

While doing my morning expedition through the wilds of news sites, blogs and, of course, comic strip sites, I came across something by Laura McCabe, a partner at Hurwitz and Associates, titled "What is Virtualization, and Why Should You Care?" While Laura's comments are useful, she didn't try to present...

Tags: Software Technology, Environment, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-08-18

Researchers use ordinary camera flash to create graphene

The production of graphene has just become a whole lot easier. Northwestern University scientists have demonstrated that graphite oxide can be converted instantly to graphene by exposing the material to a pulse of light from an ordinary camera flash. Laura J. Cote, Rodolfo Cruz-Silva, and Jiaxing Huang...

Tags: Northwestern University, Camera, Graphene, Chris Jablonski

Blog posts 2009-07-22

Cloud Survey results - everything old is new again

My friends at Stratus brought my attention to a recent survey done by Laura Didido of Information Technology Intelligence Corporation ITIC that reminds me a great deal of surveys executed by my former employer, International Data Corporation IDC. Early in the adoption cycle of client/server computing, IDC...

Tags: Survey, ITIC, Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Marketing Research, Hardware, Marketing, Dan Kusnetzky

Blog posts 2009-07-22

Amazon shows us why DRM is a bad idea

Amazon shows us why DRM is a bad ideaYou're very forgivingIf they can remove the feature, what stops them from putting it back?What will stop them from violating the terms and conditions? Companies have done it before and will continue to do it.No Kindles for us...Well, that does it for...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Government, Taxes, Free trade, Amazon.com Inc., big business, tax, property right, illusion, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2009-07-18

iHeart Radio 2.1 (Mobile)

Bookmark your favorite station, view album art, and get lyrics to your favorite songs. iHeart Radio also includes the critically acclaimed genre defying erockster, Pride Radio, programming by and for the Gay community, Smooth Jazz, featuring deep cuts and classic smooth jazz hits, AT40 with Ryan Seacrest and some of...

Tags: Station, Mobile, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Broadcasting

Software downloads 2009-06-29

Laura Jones and the Legacy of Nikola Tesla (Windows)

Help Laura Jones, a bold young adventuress, uncover the secrets of one of the word's greatest inventors in Laura Jones and the Legacy of Nikola Tesla. In this exciting hidden object adventure, Laura discovers an old box holds the clues to the location of Tesla's ultimate invention: a device capable...

Tags: NevoSoft, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-06-18

Google first quarter earnings on deck: What to watch

Google's first quarter is expected to be roughly in line with expectations and some analysts say Wall Street may be too pessimistic about the search giant's financial results.  Google reports earnings on Thursday and as usual will be closely watched. Wall Street is expecting Google to report...

Tags: Revenue, Google Inc., Advertisement, YouTube Inc., Earnings, Laura Martin, Operational Accounting, Finance, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-04-15

Microsoft's third Laptop Hunters commerical - Lisa and Jackson

Microsoft's third Laptop Hunters commerical - Lisa and JacksonMacs have games tooBut to each his own, I guess...Keep up the funny "whine" comments too, they're pretty hilarious.- JasonAgreed.I like the friendly "zing" aspect of the new ads. And as I said in my blog about the first MS commercial ("Lauren")...

Tags: Games, Operating systems, third Laptop Hunter, Laptop Hunters, Microsoft Corp., Jackson, Lisa, advertisement, Apple Macintosh, laptop computer, game

Discussion threads 2009-04-10

10 reasons to purchase new hardware during a recession

TechRepublic guest post: It may seem like the last thing you want to do in the midst of tough economic times is invest in new hardware. But IT consultant Erik Eckel suggests that trying to coast on failing or outdated equipment will cost you more in the long run. You...

Tags: Employee, PC, Recession, Server, Hardware, Organization, Budgets, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-20

Case Study: Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. Plans for Future Growth with PlanView

This case study outlines how one company plans for future growth with project and portfolio management from Planview. In the past ten years, Old Dominion has nearly quadrupled its size. This level of change means Old Dominion's IT department must be flexible and savvy. "With that kind of growth, you...

Tags: Information Technology, PlanView, Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., Strategy, Management

Case studies 2008-12-19

5 days without electricity

I'm going on 5 days without power at this point after the ridiculous ice storm that hit southern New England last Thursday and Friday. It's no longer an adventure. I have broadband courtesy of a little generator that a friend loaned us they had an extra to pump...

Tags: Generator, Corporate Governance, Network Technology, Backups, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Networking, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-12-15

Women and leadership

Last week, my dead tree copy of McKinsey Quarterly arrived bearing the above title. This section caught my eye (p.45 and written by Joanne Barsch, Susie Cranston and Rebecca A. Craske): One surprising thing we learned as a result of talking with female leaders was that they often fail...

Tags: McKinsey & Co., Leadership, Men, Women, Leader, Personal Development, Gender And Diversity, Human Resources, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2008-10-27

Read and recognize - 10 must-know social business bloggers

I read a lot of blogs. I mean, a lot of blogs. So the other day when David Grober, ZDNet's fearless leader, told us bloggers that we have the option to include a blog roll on our site, my little head started to spin. Who do I choose? ...

Tags: Blog, Social Media, Blogger, Maeve Naughton Maeve, Stuart Robertson Here, Stuart, John Cass John, Blogging, Web 2.0, Internet, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2008-10-24