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General Contractor Saves Time and Money, Positions for Growth: Based in Canton, Ohio, JBG General Contractors, LLC specializes in new residential construction projects. The owner of JBG General Contractors, LLC struggled for months to find software that was easy to learn and use, included comprehensive functionality without requiring add-ons, and provided the comprehensive integration necessary to keep the business...; Tags: Residential Construction, Microsoft Corp., General Contractor; Case studies 2005-10-19

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Open Source in 2013: <satire> <source> Thank you. (Picture from Fox, America's only network. My picture at the top of this blog is expected to look much like this one in 2013, if I shave and get the combover right.) The hectic but repetitive routine of business and journalism often seems...; Tags: Job, America, World Entertainment Shortage, Recruitment & Selection, Open Source, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-16
A new career: isotope designer: According to a Michigan State University MSU news release, 'Made-to-order isotopes hold promise on science's frontier,' nuclear physicists can now start a new career as isotope designers. These scientists can build specific rare isotopes to solve scientific problems and open doors to new technologies. The lead researcher says this approach...; Tags: Michigan State University, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Professional Development, Productivity, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Career, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-10
Vonage narrows losses; Inks deal with Covad: Vonage is still losing money, but the bottom line is moving in the right direction. The company also signed a deal with Covad to offer DSL service. The VOIP provider on Thursday reported a first quarter net loss of $9 million, or 6 cents a share, compared...; Tags: Covad Communications Group Inc., Vonage Holdings Corp., Company, DSL, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Marketing Research, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Networking, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-08
Large Hadron Collider will put academic networks to the test: The Large Hadron Collider LHC will be coming online this summer when its construction is complete outside of Geneva. Run by CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, the collider will be the largest facility of its type, designed to detect new types of subatomic particles, generate previously unseen...; Tags: CERN, Network, Data, Internet2, Networking, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-08

Gallery: Psystar unboxing, innerds, maiden boot: Gallery: Psystar unboxing, innerds, maiden bootThe disposable Mac?Obviously due to limitations set by the firmware or software updates this can't hold up against a "real" mac. But I'm really curious to see how it stacks up as a "disposable" Mac.At $4-500 then this is cheap enough that if it starts...; Tags: Processors, DVD, Network technology, Psystar, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Popfly Game Creator: Popfly Game CreatorHead to head with ITTI think that if you have a computer bent the Animusic construction program wouldn't be so hard to run.The art is triggered by the MIDI instrument and the program must be fairly straight forward.But can you imagine running Animusic at 2 gig?; Tags: Popfly Game Creator, Animusic; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separable: Courtesy Gordon Murray & Mohr Davidow. I recently blogged about one VC's efforts in cleantech as it relates to finding renewable replacements for petrochemicals and coal-based products. That same company, Mohr Davidow, has invested in an auto design firm. Why? Because Gordon...; Tags: Oil, Duck, Clean Technology, Fossil Fuel, Jadoo, Oil Pit, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-04
Day in the sun: HP San Diego solar project on track for August: Hewlett-Packard has snagged some kudos from the Uptime Institute for a solar power project in San Diego that is expected to go online in August. It actually got an award from Uptime for "Green IT Beyond the Data Center," as well as overall IT Strategy. Here's more deets. ...; Tags: Panel, Hewlett-Packard Co., Recruitment & Selection, Groupware, Data Centers, Enterprise Software, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Software, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-01
Free COFEE opens Microsoft BitLocker: Microsoft has released a tool to law enforcement that helps get around the encryption provided by the company's own BitLocker software, distributed in Windows Vista. PC World has an extensive article about Microsoft's COFEE -- Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor â€“ which some 2,000 law enforcement...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Computer, COFEE, Law Enforcement Agent, Productivity, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Toshiba making *another* bad storage bet: Toshiba making *another* bad storage betMaybe.....we'll see.I still think the concept is good. Improvements and new discoveries will keep coming. Many people said the LCD flat screens would never catch on, but now it's a standard. The first cell phones and portable computers like the Osborne were questionable, but led...; Tags: HD DVD, DVD, Consumer electronics, Monitors & displays, Toshiba Corp., HD-DVD, hard drive, storage; Discussion threads 2008-04-27
8 tips to avoid being an IT scapegoat: 8 tips to avoid being an IT scapegoatProject Manager Usually Ends up "Holding the Bag"The project manager is often not the one who sets the mission. That is usually done several layers up the management chain. The project manager is often not in a position to question the mission either.With...; Tags: Strategy, information technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-25
LG enV(2): We'll admit that the LG enV(2) was a bit of a surprise to us when we first heard about it. We had initially thought the LG Voyager was the final successor to the high-end messaging phone line from LG and Verizon Wireless. (As you'll recall, the original was the LG...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, LG enV, LG Electronics Inc.; Product reviews 2008-04-23
VistA dieing of starvation and neglect: VistA dieing of starvation and neglect...McCain is a f*cking idiot! Gee some patriot he is, eh?"[B]Ideology, a desire to privatize all government functions. “John McCain has come out for closing the VA and giving everybody vouchers,” Longman said.[/B]"And privatizing our government... don't you people get it? When you privatize we...; Tags: Government, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Purchasing & Procurement, Microsoft Windows Vista, Medsphere, OpenVistA CIS; Discussion threads 2008-04-23
An Earth Day Valentine for smart metering technology: Welcome to my own personal Earth Day morning nightmare, in which I have just wasted all 10 minutes worth of water trying to get the hot water heater to trigger at my hotel. I have to run a three-hour-long panel session in a mere three hours, and I'm the sort...; Tags: Echelon, Haaser, Data Centers, Networking, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-04-22
Photos: Green buildings for the rest of us: To an architect or venture capitalist, "green buildings" means construction of fancy, new homes or office buildings. What about everybody who already lives somewhere? by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, Venture Capital, Investment, Finance, Financing Startups, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-04-21
Wavering on waves in Northern California: Wavering on waves in Northern CaliforniaTypical of California and any attempt to build any power plant.1. Study environmental impacts.2. After several years of studies, determine that environmental impact will be negligible.3. Draw up plans to copy successful implementation of designs from elsewhere in the world.4. Do new environmental impact studies...; Tags: environmental; Discussion threads 2008-04-17
Motorola Z9 (AT&T): Photo gallery:Motorola Z9For the past two years, Moto has been under enormous pressure from many camps us included to come up with something completely new. So when we first held the new Motorola Z9 for AT&T, we were a bit disappointed that it doesn't stray very far from the company's...; Tags: Media players, Digital media, Digital music, hue, AT&T Corp., bump, Motorola Z9, Motorola Inc.; Product reviews 2008-04-16
Psystar: I smell a rat (updated): Yesterday The Guardian did some ol' fashioned gum shoeing to find out more about the elusive yet seductive Psystar â€“ the purported Mac cloner that many have been following. They found out that Psystar changed their address from what appeared to be an average row of suburban houses to a...; Tags: Address, Psystar, Financial Services, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-04-16
Sony MDR-NC500D Digital Noise Canceling Headphones: Sony is certainly no stranger to the headphone market. The company's portable line may very well be the most popular aftermarket earphones. It has quite an array of full-size "cans" as well as a decent selection of noise-canceling models. The latest high-end set to hit virtual retail shelves combines the...; Tags: cup, headphone, Sony Corp.; Product reviews 2008-04-16