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Software to ID gender, age of online writer: Gone are the innocent days of the Internet when one could identify oneself as a man, woman or dog and know that the other person couldnt really verify. A new technology claims to be able to profile a user just by how they write online. If it works, the development...; Tags: Education Technology, Neal Krawetz; Blog posts 2006-11-17

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A sailing robot to cross the Atlantic: The Times of London reports that seven robotic craft will compete in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in October 2008. One of them, 'Pinta the robot sailing boat,' has been designed at Aberystwyth University, Wales, UK. Pinta is expected to sail for three months at a maximum speed of...; Tags: Pinta, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-11
Amazon.com sues NY over sales tax law: New York's new online sales tax law applies a novel way to get revenue out of online retailers. It's ready-made to tax Amazon.com and the Seattle-based company doesn't like it one bit. Amazon sued New York this over the law. Here's the theory, as the Times explains:...; Tags: New York, Amazon.com Inc., Taxes, Free Trade, Sales Strategy, Financial Planning, Finance, Sales, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-02
The media center keyboard Apple should have made: The media center keyboard Apple should have madeYou left off the obvious choice.A Media Center PC which runs rings arround all of the choices you listed.perfectHalf way through this article I called my friend who has a mac desktop tower hooked to a HDTV in his living room. This...; Tags: Keyboards, Media Center PCs, Mice, dude, keyboard, Media Center PC, Apple Inc., media center keyboard, mouse, Logitech; Discussion threads 2008-03-14
Health conspiracies usually aren't: Health conspiracies usually aren'tExonerated?Don't you mean implicated? If not, please explain.How old was Woody Allen in Sleeper?Remember the scene in "Sleeper" where Woody's character, a health food nut, is surrounded by doctors smoking cigarettes and drinking martinis?Don't think tobacco will be rehabilitatedThe health problems associated with tobacco usage over...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, statin, Health conspiracy, health care, Statins; Discussion threads 2008-03-03

Apple to make iPhone SDK 'roadmap' announcement next week: Apple to make iPhone SDK 'roadmap' announcement next weekgetting into businessApple seem to finally be serious about getting into business ... from the top down rather than the bottom up: they've played to their strengths and made the phone and the laptop most likely to be desired by the bosses......; Tags: SDK, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone; Discussion threads 2008-02-27
Analysis: Server Side Java energy efficiency versus load: Analysis: Server Side Java energy efficiency versus loadThe AMD systems have higher energy consumption on the desktop"How long does it take to recoup the price difference in chips by the amount of money saved in energy costs?"The AMD systems have higher energy consumption on the desktop at every load level...; Tags: Processors, Up Front Cost, AMD Motherboard, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., analysis, server, AMD-systems, CPU; Discussion threads 2008-01-23
Analysis: Server Side Java energy efficiency versus load: With the arrival of the latest standardized energy efficiency benchmark from SPEC, we have a good way to measure server efficiency. In light of the recent controversy over flawed energy efficiency studies that have unfortunately been touted by so many in the press instead of SPEC, I thought I'd offer some more in-depth analysis...; Tags: Performance, Java, Workload, Efficiency, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Analysis, Intel Corp., Energy Efficiency, SPEC, Neal Nelson, Performance Management, Servers, Processors, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-01-23
Beware of rigged CPU efficiency study: Beware of rigged CPU efficiency studyProcessors are only part of the power problemsI support data centers for various companies. The real cost of server ownership is the power required for Hard drives, multiple complex controllers, and network switches. We have a mix of storage appliances, servers and SANs. we are...; Tags: Processors, Servers, NASA, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., CPU, quad-core, processor; Discussion threads 2008-01-15
Beware of flawed CPU efficiency study: Update 2/22/2008 - I originally used the word "rigged" to describe Neal Nelson's study. My reasoning for using the word "rigged" was due to the fact that the test platforms used in Nelson's study painted an inaccurate picture. Nelson's study omitted two generations of Intel products while including...; Tags: Quad-core, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Intel Corp., Neal Nelson, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-01-15
Conversation with John Engates, Rackspace's CTO: Conversation with John Engates, Rackspace's CTOBad CallJohn,This is what I sent Lanham with no replay, So munch has happened to RS and you have no details.Please call my cell so I can give you the whole story.Thanks,Kelly GalbraithData Center Engineer626-676-1287 Mobile Lanham,This is truly a bad situation, I have been...; Tags: Data centers, Shermco, chiller, Neal Parker, DFW data center, Rackspace, breaker; Discussion threads 2008-01-01
Live from the Apple store: West 14th NYC: Over 2,000 people queued in the snow to see the opening of the West 14th Street (NYC) Apple store–the 13th store in the state. Stars including Whoopee Goldberg and Mary J. Blige turned up for the event in the three story glass store. The third floor is dedicated...; Tags: Apple Inc., PowerPage, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2007-12-08
Larry Dignan loans me his Kindle: Fellow blogger, Larry Dignan, loaned me his Amazon Kindle so that I could look at it from an Ed Tech perspective (thanks, by the way, Larry - I promise I'm not downloading the complete works of Neal Stephenson and charging them to your Amazon account). Is this yet another...; Tags: Larry Dignan, E-book, Textbook, Amazon Kindle, E-books, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-12-06
Hands on with the Kindle: This ugly duckling has potential: Guest post: Josh Taylor is the director of ZDNet and its sister site TechRepublic. Keep an eye out for Josh's product review blog later this year. In the meantime, here's his first impressions of the Kindle. I got my first peek at a Kindle a couple of weeks back...; Tags: Blog, Amazon.com Inc., Tool, Blogging, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2007-11-19
Device market finds value in privacy: Medical devices are complex. Their regulatory environment is complex. You want to explain that complexity to mom-and-pop investors? Unless your goal in life is to schmooze Maria Bartiromo or Neal Cavuto, the answer is probably no. Fortunately there's an alternative. Venture capitalists are now...; Tags: Hedge Fund, Medical Device, Privacy, VentureOne, Venture Capital, Investment, Healthcare, Finance, Financing Startups, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2007-10-25
Solar: Thin film or silicon?: At the 4th Annual Energy Tech Investor Forum in San Jose, Calif., panel moderator Neal Dikeman of Jane Capital Partners, leads a discussion with executives on emerging solar technologies such as thin film and geothermal silicon production. The panelists are: Jane Long, associate director, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Peng Lim,...; Tags: Silicon, Director, Semiconductors, Hardware, Emerging Technologies, Green; Videos 2007-10-05
Yes, a 200 mile, dedicated and direct broadband line!: The Asheville Citizen-Times reports- and Broadband Reports.com picks up on- the fact that: Web hosting, remote storage and anti-spam technology solutions provider Netriplex Corp., is working with AT&T on what the companies claim is "the largest broadband line ever" (out of Asheville). ...; Tags: Downtown, Broadband, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Telecommunications, Networking, Russell Shaw; Blog posts 2007-09-23
The greatest book of all time: In the interest of making this blog more accessible to a variety of folks interested in educational technology, and not just budding Linux geeks like me, I started thinking this weekend about interesting ways to bring technology into the average classroom. (For a little bit of background, see the...; Tags: Class, Fiction, Paperback, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-08-28
Open source is apolitical: Open source is apoliticalIs it?I suppose one can imagine anything, but the idea of a government at this point trying to outlaw the GPL seems incredible.After all, the GPL works in every country I'm aware of. Wouldn't that country risk an awful lot?Open Source is not a political entityAnyone can...; Tags: operating system, open source, Open Source IS; Discussion threads 2007-08-24
How green is your fave rock band?: I never was big on huge arena rock concerts, but I happily glommed onto some tix last week from friends who FORGOT they had extra Police seats. As if! Who bailed, guys?We were sitting in the Meadowlands football stadium in New Jersey taking in the music when I got to...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Heather Clancy, Sustainable Waves; Blog posts 2007-08-15