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Car Wars in Detroit

Car Wars in DetroitDiesel Doings at the NAIAS: It's Easy Being GreenIn Detroit, January usually means gray skies. But this January the predominant color is green, since the 2008 North American International Auto Show was seeking to answer the big question "Which shades of green auto technology are going to...

Tags: Performance management, Diesel, Other Technologies

Discussion threads 2008-01-17

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The high carbon-cost of search . . .

Well compared to having to actually drive somewhere, or call a human being by phone, search is very carbon efficient. Not say that it could not be better. I think it would be better to worry about other areas where there is still a lot of low hanging fruit. For...

Tags: Blogging, Strategy, carbon cost

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Making Money with Twitter

Twitter Japan Digital Garage, which is already advertising supported, are experimenting with a pay per tweet model. Media.asia are reporting According to local reports, the plan will allow audiences to view some text on all tweets but will charge a fee to...

Tags: Twitter Inc., Twitter Japan, Media.asia, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Sales, Finance, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-11-27

British team chooses design for 1000 mph car

Track?1000 mph = 16+ miles per minute...it doesn't sound like a 10-mile track will be long enough, counting acceleration and braking distances.There are faster things than the Typhoon :D.There are faster things than the Typhoon ;).Like the F-22 Raptor :D.Interesting that they can compare it to a fighter jet, though.What's...

Tags: Strategy, ICT Infrastructure, team, Information and Communication Technology, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-11-27

Let's Coffee for Android (Mobile)

Let's Coffee for Android creates a real-time social network using the most advanced technologies. Probably everyone always had the desire to simply go to a cafe and have coffee with friends. But you closed your eyes and passed by, because drinking coffee alone is boring and not interesting. And did...

Tags: Coffee, Mobile, Topixoft, Social Networking, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion

Software downloads 2009-11-26

Are small cars doomed to fail in the American market?

Well, Americans will at least buy cars that get better gas mileage, and aresmaller when gas prices rise. It was not that long ago that US manufacturers had big problems with people switching over to Japanese crossover SUVs when gas prices spiked.Maybe the very smallest and best gas mileage will...

Tags: standout, car, small car, SUV

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

SAP Users start to flex their muscles

Ray WangStill wondering if Ray Wang has ever said anything positive about SAP. I am sure he has at one point in his career. Based on his comments, SAP should probably close up shop. Dennis, thanks for providing some balance. RE: SAP Users start to flex...

Tags: Web services, Enterprise software, Middleware, Strategy, BS7, SAP AG, Ray

Discussion threads 2009-11-25

SOHO Organizer 8.09 (Mac)

SOHO Organizer is the official successor to Personal Organizer and Group Organizer and represents a 100% Cocoa rewrite of the former products. This means SOHO Organizer presents a first-class Mac OS X experience complete with all the features Mac OS X users expect: Aqua interface, Unicode compliance, built-in spell checking,...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, SOHO, Chronos, SOHO Organizer, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Artizen HDR 2.8.0 (Windows)

The new trial version of Artizen HDR has no demo restrictions when working with 8bit files such as jpg's, making the new trial version of Artizen a completely free 8bit image editor. Artizen HDR supports +14 digital raw files formats 230 digital cameras. Unlike some applications, RAW conversion is completely...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Workflow, Photograph, Supporting Computers, Artizen HDR, Artizen HDR 2.8, Color Matching System, Process Improvement, Productivity, Digital Cameras, Quality, Business Operations, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-25

Garmin Nuvi 1690

Garmin made a pretty big splash last year when it debuted the Nuvi 880, its first-ever Internet-connected portable navigation device PND featuring MSN Direct data service. With MSN Direct scheduled to go offline in the very near future, Garmin had to create something to fill this void, so it partnered...

Tags: Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., data service, portable navigation device, suction-cup, cradle

Product reviews 2009-11-24

HP debuts iPAQ Glisten, 3G Windows Mobile 6.5 world phone on AT&T

FAIL!It's running Windows Mobile....FAIL! A phone is only as good as the OS that is on it. So long Windows Mobile...It has been replaced by Open_Source technologies and Android/Apple phones that work!;)Next up Google Chrome OS will take on Windows.It is going to be interesting.I agreeandroid and Linux is the...

Tags: Mobile operating systems, Operating systems, Handhelds, Mobile applications, Wireless and Mobility, OPEN SOURCE, 3G, AT&T Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., Compaq iPAQ, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Linux, Microsoft Windows, phone

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Can (and will) Microsoft keep Silverlight compatible across platforms?

The better question is WHEN will it be better for Microsoft to keep it compatible across platforms, and WHEN or under what conditions might it not be better for MS to NOT keep it compatible across platforms.In other works, it is NOT a question of IF, but, at WHAT TIMES...

Tags: Web browsers, Web site development, Operating systems, .NET, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Microsoft Internet Explorer

Discussion threads 2009-11-24

Vue Pioneer 8.0 (Mac)

Easily create your own 3D Worlds. Create vast expanses of terrains, add trees, select the best point of view and render hyper-realistic images of your landscapes in moody atmospheres... in a few mouse clicks. Vue Pioneer is a great way to learn 3D. It's so easy to use that you'll...

Tags: Software, 3D, Apple Macintosh, Movie, Vue Pioneer, Tools & Techniques, Management

Software downloads 2009-11-24

Is it time to go quad-core?

I need a new laptop. My oldest son's laptop finally bit the dust, and he's pretty well attached to it, both for personal and school purposes. As a likely film major, my Mac would serve him well (at least through the first year of college, at which point he'll...

Tags: Quad-core, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Smart Planet: A bright idea for wasteful office lighting

What powers the radios and sensors?Maybe there just needs to be a local light switch?RE: Smart Planet: A bright idea for wasteful office lightingThis is exciting, where can we acquire this technology from?RE: Smart Planet: A bright idea for wasteful office lightingAn overview of company and technology can be found...

Tags: wasteful office, bright idea

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Chrome OS: More questions than answers?

And exactly why....would students be part of the target market or any other particular group for that matter?This is a silly post. Chrome will be lean, cloud based, local caching of data, some and growing off-line capabilities and probably grow in features/capabilities over time. It will NOT be everything to...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Outlook, Wi-Fi, operating system, Google Inc., Chrome, HTML5, Chrome OS

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

Let's get rid of usernames and passwords for good

RE: Let's get rid of usernames and passwords for goodIf you think technology can solve your security problems, then you don't understand the problems and you don't understand the technology. -Bruce SchneierCommon sense & best practicesFirst off social networking sites are a DISASTER waiting to happen, private data into a...

Tags: password, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-23

More people, more pollution, right?

Population ControlWhat is it now, the big 'O' is going to sterilize the peasants so they don't reproduce? If you want to get the low IQ, better to castrate Windows admins.NT.*yawn**yawn* - yeah, okay, heard all that before. If you want to propose a solution (other than resorting to communism...

Tags: GFC, pollution, famine

Discussion threads 2009-11-22

Blink Personal 4.5.1 (Windows)

Designed for personal, student, and home office use, Blink Personal Edition is the only solution that provides consumers with complete PC security for free. Blink Personal Edition is an internet security solution that protects users' systems and sensitive data from viruses, spyware, identity theft, malicious web sites, and other attacks...

Tags: eEye Digital Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Microsoft Windows, Internet Security, Blink Personal Edition, Internet, Security, Identity Theft, Network Security, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-22

BdContacts 1.250 (Mac)

BdContacts is a powerful Menu Bar Contacts application that takes up very little room on your menu bar and gives you instant access to all your Address Book contacts along with extending the information stored with a contact like unlimited Notes, ToDo's, Alarms, Emails, Documents and Photos without having five...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Menu Bar, Bad Dog Applications, BdContacts, E-mail, Online Communications

Software downloads 2009-11-21