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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mitsubishi HC6000
- Mitsubishi's HC6000 replaces last year's model, the HC5000, as the company's entry-level 1080p home theater projector. The main improvement is higher contrast ratio due mainly to improved black level performance. It also delivers on its 1080p resolution promise for the most part, with video processing courtesy of Silicon Optix and...
- Tags: Projectors, menu system, Auto Iris feature, color temperature, Mitsubishi HC6000, projector, Mitsubishi Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-04-15
- As SOA hype turns five, IBM turns to Smart SOA Social Network to bind communities of users
- The global WebSphere ecology has trooped to Las Vegas this week for the IBM Impact 2008 conference, with a kick-off rally of sorts in the MGM Grand arena this morning. I saw Fleetwood Mac here at a Comdex, must have been 12 years ago. IBM has sure...
- Tags: SOA, IBM Corp., WebSphere Ecology, PT, Smart SOA Social Network, Lotus Connections, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-04-07
- Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's win
- Ubuntu's Shuttleworth blames ISO for OOXML's winBut of course he doesThat is all he ever does, complain about everybody else.All very good points he is making. A sad day, but, not sure we have heardthe end of it yet. There are bound to be appeals, and the EU is already...
- Tags: ISO standards, Process improvement, OOXML, ISO, Shuttleworth, Microsoft Corp., Ubuntu
- Discussion threads 2008-04-01
- I've been fired!
- A security guard met me as I was leaving last night: took me straight to Personnel where some slimy "consultant" asked for my ID card and made me wait while security (poor Bert, he was so embarrassed) packed a box of personal stuff from my office and brought it down....
- Tags: Team, Payment, Billing, Operational Accounting, Finance, Paul Murphy
- Blog posts 2008-04-01
- Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 (2008)
- Microsoft's updated Wireless Laser Mouse 7000 is geared toward users hoping to alleviate wrist pain commonly symptomatic of cheaper, generic mice. It features 2.4GHz wireless technology, a rechargeable battery, and built in access to Microsoft Vista's new Windows Flip 3D. We're going to bite our tongues regarding the recently popularity...
- Tags: Mice, mouse, Wireless Laser Mouse 7000, wireless, Microsoft Corp.
- Product reviews 2008-03-25
- Here's why Apple needs an "all you can eat" iTunes
- Here's why Apple needs an "all you can eat" iTunesThe problem with iTunes......is it doesn't have EVERYTHING. As an older user (late-30s), sometimes I want to hear some 80s songs or an obscure title here and there. The iTunes collection is just not complete. There is too...
- Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Rhapsody-to-Go, iTunes collection, Apple iPod, music, FM-radio, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., iPod Clone
- Discussion threads 2008-03-19
- Want Vista SP1? Here's what to expect
- Want Vista SP1? Here's what to expectSP1I just installed the big SP1 and so far, no problems in the last 45 minutes.Instalation time appeared shorter than some of the Beta versions, but I could just be getting used to it.Vista SP1 InstallDownloaded and installe dSP1 this AM. Everything went smooth...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- The tyranny of the majority
- The tyranny of the majorityHi Paul, too true.What OS you use should be driven by the requirements specification matched to the particular strengths and weaknesses of each potential solution... not dogma.All operating systems have differing capabilities, and until someone produces something akin to HAL-9000 or Star Trek's LCARS no one...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, UNIX, tyranny
- Discussion threads 2008-03-17
- SMC SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N router
- You may not be familiar with SMC, but you should if you're shopping for a Draft N router. The company's SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N router finished at or above the average of the group of recent Draft N 2.0 routers we've tested while exhibiting impressive range. It also boasts a generous...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Wireless LANs, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, router, SMC Barricade, Wi-Fi, SMC Barricade N-router
- Product reviews 2008-03-13
- Mozilla's Firefox 3, Beta 4 faster, touts UI changes, Vista integration
- Mozilla's Firefox 3, Beta 4 faster, touts UI changes, Vista integrationFaster is betterI'm looking forward to the release of this new version of Firefox (and hopefully all the updated add-ins to go along with it).RE: Mozilla's Firefox 3, Beta 4 faster, touts UI changes, Vista integrationI have never found IE...
- Tags: Web browsers, memory issue, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox 3 Beta 4, Vista Integration, Mozilla FireFox 3, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- Edimax BR-6504n nMax Wireless 802.11n Broadband Router
- Edimax joins LevelOne as another first timer in CNET Labs, and while the two companies' Draft N routers each boast a sleek design, they proved to be very different performers. LevelOne's N_One WBR-6000 router turned out to be little more than a pretty face, turning in a resoundingly disappointing showing...
- Tags: Routers & switches, Firewalls, NETWORKING, Network technology, Network security, Edimax BR-6504n nMax Wireless 802.11n Broadband Router, router, network, Edimax BR-6504n, firewall
- Product reviews 2008-03-03
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