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Better products or just better marketing?: Oregon State University is reporting a significant increase in Mac usage among its faculty, according to MacNN. While the article focuses on OSU, there seems to be a growing trend to look someplace other than Vista when purchasing new computers. Water-cooler conversations with other faculty at my high...; Tags: Marketing, Apple Macintosh, Oregon State University, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., PC Ad, Desktops, Hardware, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-02-27
Genetic research creates dwarf trees: Researchers at the Oregon State University OSU have used genetic manipulations to create midget trees. In fact, they can control tree height. For example, 'natural' poplars can reach 150 feet or more. These forest scientists have created poplars growing only to a height of 6 inches after two years. They...; Tags: Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment, Science &, Nature; Blog posts 2007-06-21
Fixing spreadsheet errors: Admit it: when you look at a spreadsheet, you trust the results. You don't question the totals or the percentages you see. But data, and formulas used to compute what appear in the spreadsheet cells, are both prone to errors. According to computer scientists from Oregon State University OSU, 90%...; Tags: Computers &, Internet, Engineering &, Innovation; Blog posts 2007-05-29
The mystery of Oregon's 'dead zone': The area off Cape Perpetua on the central Oregon coast is now a gigantic crab and fish graveyard. It was first discovered in 2002, but according to the Christian Science Monitor, researchers at Oregon State University OSU have taken a close-up look into this coastal dead zone. And things are...; Tags: crab, dead zone, zone, Oregon State University; Blog posts 2006-08-26
Header and Unit Inference for Spreadsheets Through Spatial Analyses: This paper describes the design and implementation of a unit and header inference system for spreadsheets. The system is based on a formal model of units that the authors' have described in previous work. Since the unit inference depends on information about headers in a spreadsheet, a realistic unit inference...; Tags: Oregon State University, Spreadsheet, Productivity; White papers 2006-01-18

Toward Sharing Reasoning to Improve Fault Localization in Spreadsheets: Although researchers have developed several ways to reason about the location of faults in spreadsheets, no single form of reasoning is without limitations. Multiple types of errors can appear in spreadsheets, and various fault localization techniques differ in the kinds of errors that they are effective in locating. Because end...; Tags: Oregon State University, Reasoning Inc., Localization, Spreadsheet, Productivity; White papers 2006-01-12
The Future of Bluetooth: Attacks and Counter-Measures: Bluetooth is by far the most popular protocol for wireless ad hoc networking on the market today. It easily manages the dynamically changing topologies of the ad hoc network, provides fairly reliable connections and allows office networks to work easily across both wired and wireless connections. However, Bluetooth has its...; Tags: Oregon State University, Network, Attack, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless; White papers 2004-12-08
The Importance of Being Bluetooth: As wireless devices have become smaller and more powerful, they have become an important part of Bluetooth-enabled wireless networks, and have had a profound impact on Bluetooth security. The biggest reason that they present a threat to Bluetooth-enabled wireless networks is that they can fit into a shirt pocket, and...; Tags: Oregon State University, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Wireless; White papers 2004-11-15
Visually Testing Recursive Programs in Spreadsheet Languages: Although there has been research into ways to design visual programming languages and environments, little attention has been given to systematic testing in these languages, and what work has been done does not address "Power" features such as recursion. This paper discusses two possible ways the "What You See Is...; Tags: Oregon State University, Language, Spreadsheet, Productivity, Engineering, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development; White papers

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Apple vs. Dell: Battle of the 13-inch notebooks: Since my last comparison, Apple and Dell have both come out with even smaller notebook computers to tempt you away from your old fashioned desk-bound workstation. How do they stack up? Today I look at the low end MacBook White and Dell Inspirion 13 to find out. ...; Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Battery, Apple Inc., Centimeter, MacBook White, Engineering, Serial ATA, Notebooks, Storage, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Burnette; Blog posts 2008-10-15
Workout for brain just a few clicks away: Researchers at UCLA studied people doing Web searches and found that it sharpened the memories of middle-aged and older people. CHICAGO--Searching the Internet may help middle-aged and older adults keep their memories sharp, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday. Researchers at the University of California...; Tags: Brain, Internet Search, Internet, Search, Reuters, research, search, brain; News items 2008-10-15
High-tech manufacturers rev up Oregon e-recycling program: The Electronic Manufacturers Recycling Management Company is flipping the switch on its state-wide electronics recycling program in Oregon. The next three months will represent a pilot phase, funded by Panasonic Corp. of North America, Sharp Electronics Corp., Toshiba America Consumer Products and CRT Processing, which is an e-waste recycling...; Tags: Oregon, Electronics, Manufacturer, E-waste, CRT, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-10-15
Photos: MacBooks go metallic, with Nvidia inside: Apple CEO Steve Jobs announces notebook updates, including Nvidia graphics, a thinner casing, solid-state drives, and more. by CNET News.com; Tags: NVidia Corp., Apple MacBook, Photograph, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-10-15
News to know: Gartner, Firefox 3.1, Apple notebook event, Intel: Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Jason Hiner: Gartner: Top 10 technologies to watch over the next three years Larry Dignan: IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers ...; Tags: Richard Koman, Mozilla Firefox, Apple MacBook, Gartner Inc., Apple Inc., Intel Corp., Notebook Event, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Sam Diaz; Blog posts 2008-10-15
Apple notebook hits and misses: The Apple product transition mentioned by Apple's CFO has arrived. Like other industry watchers, Storage Bits looked into its crystal ball to predict what it would look like. Overall, Apple did OK, with some surprising omissions and changes. Hits: Product = notebook In the first...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, Quad-core, Apple MacBook, Battery, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook Pro, Steve, Notebooks, Engineering, Tablets, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Robin Harris; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits: In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156 malicious web pages) affecting popular end user applications, to find that even the top performer in the test is in fact performing...; Tags: Web, Malware, Exploit, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Apple's MacBook gets a new look: Apple CEO Steve Jobs shows off the updated version of the popular MacBook laptop. New features include Nvidia graphics, a glass multitouch trackpad, a thinner casing crafted from a single block of aluminum, solid state drives, some price reductions, and more.; Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Apple; Videos 2008-10-14
The University of iTunes: The ability, or rather art, of being able to be in bed, pyjamas on (or off, if that's your style), mug of tea in your hand, cuddled up all warm and snug, whilst being able to listen to their adoring lecturers waffle on in class about particle physics or some...; Tags: University, Apple iTunes, Lecture, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Zack Whittaker; Blog posts 2008-10-14
IT's challenges: The end of device charging; ROI; Super programmers: Gartner on Tuesday outlined its grand IT challenges from 2008 to 2033 and it includes a world where you'll never have to charge your device. That was one of the futurama type predictions outlined by Gartner analyst Ken McGhee at the firm's Symposium ITxpo. These prediction presentations...; Tags: Device, Information Technology, Gesture, ROI, Programmer, Programming, Wireless, Roi/Tco, Strategy, Development Tools, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Management, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-10-14
Yahoo, Google, DOJ play let's make a deal; Google could walk: Yahoo, Google, DOJ play let's make a deal; Google could walkSo Google succeeded how?You state the Yahoo deal was a success because MS didn't buy Yahoo. In retrospect that was actually bad for Google since Yahoo would have done nothing but weigh MS down. If anything it would...; Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-10-14