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Science degrees continue to decline

Science degrees continue to declineLittle/No reward for scientists in itThe trends in Sci/Tech industry are an evidence of the fact that the sci/tech industry has turned into a war-zone filled with deadly intellectual property IP "land-mines". Needless to say that while IP provides HUGE incentives directly to businesses and lawyers...

Tags: enrollment, S&E Degrees

Discussion threads 2007-01-08

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Verizon Wireless Razzle

Though we sometimes question the outcome, we do like it when cell phone manufacturers take a different approach to designing a phone so it stands out from the rest. The Verizon Wireless Razzle is certainly one such phone, straddling the line between a messaging phone and a music phone with...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Verizon Wireless, Razzle, phone, Qwerty-keyboard, keyboard

Product reviews 2009-10-22

The T-Mobile-Microsoft Sidekick data disaster: Poor IT management going mainstream

Always have local copies of your dataThe above is why it is a bad idea to put your fate in someone else's hands when you have a choice. By default, keep your data processing and data stores local, and then use cloud services when they suit you. All these kiddies...

Tags: Federal government, Advertising & Promotion, Recruitment & Selection, agency, FDA, job

Discussion threads 2009-10-11

The Windows 7 judge and jury: Your mom

Win 7 and the below average userI have quite a change up ahead with my co workers. We are a small financial institution and run XP currently. I am sure some of my co workers have vista at home however they have no idea what they are doing if a...

Tags: Gender and diversity, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, women, Microsoft Windows Vista, Win7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Alaskan chardonnary to be a big hit in 2110

The latest U.N. report on global warming assumes that political leadership actually begins to lower emissions from major polluters like the U.S.and China. That may be unwarranted. But the report goes on to say: the earth will be as much as 7 degrees Fahrenheit hotter by the end...

Tags: Global Warming, U.N., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-09-24

Open source does not work well for bad guys

Open_Source is the futureOpen_Source 'Linux distro' driven appliances are the future, such as the many companies already doing extremely well.Closed source is a huge lethargic insecure monopoly trying to license/patent everything, however it is failing miserably. Look at the exploits of Windows, $9 Billion in damages last year just from...

Tags: open source, bad guy, Conficker, Linux, Closed Source

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Sonim XP3 Quest (unlocked)

Photo gallery:Sonim XP3 QuestThe Sonim XP3 Quest is the update to the Sonim XP1 that we reviewed last year. If you thought the XP1 was strong--and believe us when we say that it was--the XP3 goes a step further by being completely waterproof like the G'zOne handsets. If that isn't...

Tags: Cellular phones, display, keypad button, battery cover, Sonim XP3 Quest, XP3, Sonim XP1

Product reviews 2009-08-31

College Replaces Conferencing Service With Unified Communications Solution

Canada-based Georgian College offers degrees in fields such as business, engineering, and design. Previously, workers on its 11 campuses communicated mainly by e-mail or phone, hampering long-distance collaboration and isolating workers based on outlying campuses. Employees used a third-party conferencing service, but it required IT department assistance and administration. With...

Tags: Unified Communications, Microsoft Corp., Worker, Collaboration

Case studies 2009-08-01

ASUS VH236H - LCD display - TFT - 23"

The Asus VH236H is available for around $190 from e-tailers. For that price you not only get HDMI and DVI support, built-in speakers, a headphone jack but also great movie and game performance. We'd prefer to have more ergonomic options and a less frustrating OSD menu, but with its...

Tags: Monitors & displays, Pressing Menu, LCD, TFT, ASUS VH236H, S/A, ASUS, bezel, OverDrive, OSD, Samsung SyncMaster P2370

Product reviews 2009-07-01

LG Neon (AT&T)

The LG Xenon was LG's first messaging phone for AT&T, and not only does it have a full QWERTY keyboard, it has a 2.8-inch touch screen and 3G support. If you want something smaller and simpler, LG has another messaging phone for AT&T, dubbed the LG Neon. It has a...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, AT&T Corp., Neon, phone, LG Electronics Inc., touch screen

Product reviews 2009-06-11

NannySoft 1.2 (Windows)

NannySoft is an application that runs silently in the background on your computer. In its simplest configuration, it quietly monitors all activity on your computer, and creates a running record of everything the users do. This data is stored, and can then be accessed later by you so that you...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Black List, Computer, NannySoft, Productivity

Software downloads 2009-05-16

Samsung Alias 2 SCH-U750 (Verizon Wireless)

The Samsung Alias 2 is not an attempt to revive Jennifer Garner's "Alias" television show. Rather, it is the third revamp of the Samsung SCH-U740 for Verizon Wireless. Also built for messaging and sporting a dual-hinged design, the Alias 2, aka the SCH-U750, adds more significant changes than the second...

Tags: Verizon Wireless, Alias 2, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung Alias 2

Product reviews 2009-05-13

Revisiting the ROI of the Kindle DX: Why is Amazon blind to Wi-Fi?

Revisiting the ROI of the Kindle DX: Why is Amazon blind to Wi-Fi?Theft on college campusesThat's an excellent point. I went to a large public university. I have never in my life had as many things stolen as I had during my time there. It's not even...

Tags: ROI/TCO, Wireless LANs, e-Reader, Amazon.com Inc., Revisiting, Kindle DX, Wi-Fi, ROI

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Rockefeller makes support for open source explicit

Rockefeller makes support for open source explicitWhat's the difference?You state: "While introducing his bill Rockefeller did not mention Medsphere, whose software is installed at many state hospitals. Instead he focused on the Veteran Administration?s VistA system, and the NHIN-Connect system for linking medical records installed by Harris Corp., which includes...

Tags: Taxes, Vertical industries, HEALTHCARE, open source, Rockefeller, tax

Discussion threads 2009-04-27

LG Xenon - Blue (AT&T)

Photo gallery:LG XenonMost of LG's messaging phones in the U.S. have been geared toward CDMA carriers, like the LG Rumor 2 for Sprint and the LG enV2 for Verizon Wireless. Not so with LG's latest messaging phone, the LG Xenon, available from AT&T Wireless.Not only does the Xenon have a...

Tags: Keyboards, Telecom & Utilities, Instant messaging, AT&T Corp., Xenon, LG Electronics Inc., LG Vu, phone

Product reviews 2009-04-10

Realistic netbook expectations

Realistic netbook expectationsNetbooks are no different than digital camerasI agree with the gist of the article, but in the end, it is up to purchasers to seek out information, to make an informed decision.There are tons of different digital cameras on the market. Do people expect cheap digital cameras to...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, netbook, digital camera

Discussion threads 2009-03-18

Pixer 1.99 (Mac)

Pixer is a little application that helps you to scale (or rotate, add pad and, crop) PNG, JPG, Tiff, PSD , BMP or PICT images in batch. Drag an image, a group of images or a folder into Pixer and type the size you want (for example 500 for 500...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Pixel, Image, PNG, Pixer

Software downloads 2009-03-10

LG Versa (Verizon Wireless)

Photo gallery:LG VersaThe LG Versa from Verizon Wireless is a touch-screen phone with a difference. Promising to be the most versatile phone we've ever seen (hence the "Versa" moniker), it comes with the option of adding external modules to increase its functionality. Out of the box, for example, the Versa...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Verizon Wireless, display, LG Versa, LG Electronics Inc., home screen

Product reviews 2009-03-03

Pantech Matrix Pro (AT&T)

The Pantech Duo was Pantech's first-ever Windows Mobile smartphone, released two years ago in November 2007. The Duo was named for its dual-slider design, which is fitting since Pantech was also the manufacturer behind the dual-sliding Helio Ocean, one of the headline phones of that same year. However, Pantech couldn't...

Tags: Smart phones, Handhelds, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Wireless and Mobility, Cellular phones, Keyboards, AT&T Corp., display, Pantech, Pantech Duo

Product reviews 2009-02-28

AMD CIO: Key to success is fusion of business acumen and tech innovation

The intersection and fusion of business insight and technological innovation is the key to creating successful new business models, said AMD Chief Information Officer Ahmed Mahmoud today in the keynote of Wharton Business School's 13th annual business technology conference, "Future Unleashed," in Philadelphia. In a "fireside chat"...

Tags: Innovation, Information Technology, IT Professional, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Technology, Strategy, Management, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-02-27