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'Space-cooled' jackets down to Earth

Several technologies used to design the space suits protecting astronauts are now being adapted to protect workers facing extremely hot and dangerous conditions. According to the European Space Agency ESA, these 'space-cooled' jackets are using three different technologies: special 3D-textile structure, cooling apparatus derived from astronauts' suits, and a special...

Tags: 3D-textile structure, consortium, 3D-textile, Safe&Cool Project

Blog posts 2006-03-04

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Software that automatically fixes itself, without shutting down

Invariant DetectionThis is supposing that the software is simple enough to determine invariants and not block valid code paths that are infrequently used. It sounds a lot like applying design by contract after the fact.Software That Fixes Itself?The headline implies an application that fixes itself. The article describes and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, invariant, software, Clearview, erroneous execution

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

News to know: Google; CTIA; Microsoft; Apple

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: FBI's 'Operation Phish Phry' snares nearly 100 people Sam Diaz:Mobile VoIP services no longer taboo, following AT&T...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Mobile, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web Browser, CTIA, Data Centers, Cellular Phones, Web Browsers, Podcasts, Tablets, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Notebooks & Tablets

Blog posts 2009-10-08

Mirage Nanosat 5.1

It's safe to say that the Mirage Nanosat 5.1 Home Theater sounds unlike any box-type satellite/subwoofer combination system on the market. While conventional box speakers project sound forward, the Nanosat speakers are designed to produce a ratio of 30 percent direct and 70 percent reflected sound. The direct sound heads...

Tags: Nanosat, speaker, Nanosat speaker, satellite, deflector

Product reviews 2009-03-25

What's on my Thanksgiving/Holiday disks

What's on my Thanksgiving/Holiday disksI just thought it was interesting because most of the software......wasn't for troubleshooting. The previous article suggested it was primarily for troubleshooting. And I don't think I was the only one who interpreted it that way given the ensuing discussion in the talkbacks.Interesting list given the...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Thanksgiving/Holiday disk, Thanksgiving/Holiday, Microsoft Windows, Parted Magic LiveCD, GParted LiveCD, disk, Acronis, Linux

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

Is there anything teachers or students need that Google Apps can't do?

Is there anything teachers or students need that Google Apps can't do?Good ideaSpeaking as a grandparent and sometimes tutor of an eleven year old, I think it is an idea whose time has come. The teachers and parents need to weigh in on this though. Do all of the students...

Tags: cloud computing, Google Apps, Google Inc., students need

Discussion threads 2008-11-18

Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks

Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaksWindows 7It seems that Microsoft is playing it safe with Windows 7 by having minimum changes.Is WinFS still alive or do we have to consider it as a dead duck?Thanks RodIt's mostly the applications anywaysFrankly, it's mostly the applications that need to take advantage of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Windows Kernel, Craig, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, parallel-processing tweak, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Win32, tweak, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Wordcamp 2008

In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...

Tags: Open Source, Blog, Wordpress, Plug-in, Automattic, Wordcamp, Mullenweg 3:00, BuddyPress, Discovery Channel, Al Upton, ChickSpeak, ScholarPress, Netconcepts, Post Title, Akismet, Virality, Diso, Compliment Spam, Monotone, Prologue, GigaOm Daily, Gigalogue, Comments Screen, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-16

If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?

If sameness is a recipe for losing, how do you win?OT but relevant: The heavy tread of IT.Quoting from the stern warnings about SharePoint from another Comment:"As many shops are discovering, SharePoint is also a development platform that people both inside and outside of IT use to create intranets,...

Tags: Collaboration, Groupware, Strategy, Enterprise software, Microsoft SharePoint, information technology

Discussion threads 2008-07-21

PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.

PC shipments solid in second quarter; Apple No. 3 in U.S.WellWell, that shows that Apple is still not significant worldwide,which is not surprising !MisleadingAlthough Apple slightly edged out Acer in US sales, it comes nowhere close to Acer in international sales. So to claim that Apple topped Acer in shipments...

Tags: Desktops, Apple Inc., PC, PC shipment, No. 3, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source moveEU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source moveOh jeez, is there anything that will please the EU? Despite Microsoft even going as far as offering source code these regulators still can't accept it. Money laundering is what its really turning out to be....

Tags: Regulations, Money Laundering, Todd Bishop, ECIS, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft open-source, Microsoft open-source move, regulator, interoperability

Discussion threads 2008-02-21

Nuclear waste, cheaper than Iraq, more expensive than a new laptop

Nuclear waste, cheaper than Iraq, more expensive than a new laptopThe answer to your questionis that deluded eco-socialists like yourself are the problem. Every time a nuclear waste solution is proposed, your ilk is there at the front lines doing their damndest to shut it down.That's why. Look in the...

Tags: laptop computer, more-expensive, new laptop, nuclear energy, Nuclear waste

Discussion threads 2008-02-19

Why don't kids use email?

Why don't kids use email?An Interesting PerspectiveI was working at AT&T Wireless when they started really pushing text-messaging for our customers, and at the time I didn't get it: I never thought it would catch on. Typing a text-message into your cellphone instead of just placing a call is like...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, Cellular phones, e-mail, e-mail application, cell phone, computer, text messaging

Discussion threads 2007-12-03

Giving the nuke option a fair shake

Giving the nuke option a fair shakeEnergy vs weapons??I dont have a position on this, but in light of recent discussions the US government is having regarding Iran, and Irans reply that it wants to secure its nuclear position for energy, what, exactly, is the truth regarding this?Is one inextricably...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Investment, project management, nuke option

Discussion threads 2007-09-28

Vista MMCSS gigabit throttling a victim of hard-coding, jumbo frames to the rescue!

Vista MMCSS gigabit throttling a victim of hard-coding, jumbo frames to the rescue!Your logic doesn't fly...You say: "Even most so-called gigabit NAS Network Attached Storage devices have a performance cap of around 120 mbps so very few people will even notice the MMCSS induced throttling in the first place."If true,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, Dishonesty, Microsoft Corp., Vista MMCSS, Microsoft Windows Vista, gigabit

Discussion threads 2007-08-28

Boeing kicks off the 787 era

Boeing kicks off the 787 eraDespite the EC calling them a monopoly, they still did it!Way to go Boeing!How safe is the composite materials used???I'm not sure if there have been any news or studies presented in the news regarding the SAFETY or DURABILITY of the composite materials used in...

Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Strategy, Boeing Co., information technology

Discussion threads 2007-07-09

Mozilla Thunderbird 2 takes flight

Mozilla Thunderbird 2 takes flightMozilla Thunderbird 2 takes flightSounds nice. Looking forward to trying this version out when I get home.Does this mean...T-bird finally supports FCC? I might have to revisit it, then.Wow, I didn't realise it still existed. nt.As with any Mozilla productThe conventional wisdom says wait...

Tags: E-mail clients, Mozilla Products, e-mail, Bloomba, Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Thunderbird 2, Mozilla Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-19

Which Linux distro for the desktop? The debate continues!

Which Linux distro for the desktop? The debate continues!After learning BSD, try Mac OS X againYou'll know so much more about Mac OS X after you've learned BSD.Your head is planted firmly in the sandIf you would take your head out of the sand and see what today's Linux...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, desktop, cube, O-O, Linux

Discussion threads 2007-03-06

Harvard Medical School CIO: John Halamka - Transcript

Dan Farber: John thanks for joining me.John Halamka: Very happy to be here.Dan Farber: You’ve been involved in the health care industry as a doctor, as a technologist for many years, and certainly the health care industry has lots of challenges ahead. Health care costs keep escalating. So what are...

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Blog posts 2006-11-28

Harvard Medical School CIO: John Halamka - Transcript

Dan Farber: John thanks for joining me. John Halamka: Very happy to be here. Dan Farber: You’ve been involved in the health care industry as a doctor, as a technologist for many years, and certainly the health care industry has lots of challenges ahead....

Tags: Patient, Data, Doctor, Health Care, Standards, Vertical Industries, Healthcare, Benefits, RFID, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Wireless, Security, Biometrics, Administrator

Blog posts 2006-11-28