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- GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000
- it would be nice......if GM would sell these cars in North America...just my two centsRE: GM to sell small electric car for less than $6,000It aggravates me. Why is the US the last one to get this type of innovation that is affordable. I WANT ONEOh yeah people in a...
- Tags: car, General Motors Corp., electric car, small electric car
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- IBM is doing some serious training
- IBM is working the Long Island Rail Road LIRR. LIRR will use IBM software to manage and maintain approximately 1,180 rail cars, locomotives, and associated components. The goal: improve operations and passenger safety. As part of a project, expected to be completed in 2012, IBM will assist...
- Tags: Long Island Rail Road, Training, IBM Corp., Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- "Most, if not all" Sidekick data recovered
- Well this is going to be interesting...So they had a catastrophic screw up and it looks like they worked their tales off to get it fixed.So that got a big black eye but at the same time it looks like they got it fixed. Whoever fixed this just got...
- Tags: Backups, backup
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Intel's Light Peak to cut the cables
- ExceptThe hardware to interface to this would be the same for all devices. The cost to connect a lower end communication device would be as high as the higher end devices. This will be cost prohibitive.I don't think my mouse needs 10 Gb/s communication... well, okay maybe during some of...
- Tags: Network technology, Light Peak, cable, Intel Corp., cell phone
- Discussion threads 2009-09-24
- Cisco's Brave New World
- An intriguing and very well written article in this week's Economist documents Cisco CEO John Chamber's ambitious plans to conquer 30 new areas of business: ...From “virtual health care†to “cloud computing†and “safety and security†to “routers in spaceâ€, the company is tackling more than 30...
- Tags: Information Technology, Brave New World, Cisco Systems Inc., Chambers, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2009-08-30
- IBM: give us one great idea
- IBM is partnering with some other folks to find the best new idea for improving the world's rail transit. The congestion problem is only getting worse as urban populations grow: In 1950 there were 8 global mega-cities those with populations of five million or more. In 2001, that...
- Tags: Congestion, IBM Corp., Congestion Problem, Transportation, Harry Fuller
- Blog posts 2009-08-09
- ã10bn national ID card scheme vs. ã65m cuts in higher education
- Two very controversial topics met in the middle today, when one potentially pointless national identity card scheme which would cost the UK taxpayer between £10-20bn according to the London School of Economics, and a cut of £65m in higher education at university level would cut a further 1,500 full time...
- Tags: Education, Card, National ID Card, U.K., Identity Card, Government, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-07-31
- Users petition Apple for anti-glare screens
- If you're like me -- and by all accounts 75 percent of you are -- you don't like glossy screens on your notebooks. The reasons are obvious and have been enumerated on this blog ad nauseum, but suffice it to say, glare. The...
- Tags: Monitor, Notebook, Apple Inc., Queensland University Of Technology, Monitor Screen, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-07-19
- Backup to DVD/CD/Flash 5.1.239 (Windows)
- Backup To DVD/CD/Flash protects you from losing all the irreplaceable information on your computer if something bad happens. It can quickly restore your valuable information if there is an accident or equipment failure, even if you lose your entire computer. To further protect you, Backup To DVD/CD/Flash allows you to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Computer, Willow Creek Software, Backups
- Software downloads 2009-07-15
- Barcode Asset Tracking Software 6.0 (Windows)
- Barcode Asset Tracking Software is an easy to manageme asset database system. Use barcode technology to do tracking, allocation and record assets. Faster and safety to track your IT assets, equipment, fixed assets inventory. Assets Life cycle analyze automation.
- Tags: Asset, Software, Microsoft Windows, Calf Software, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- Software downloads 2009-07-13
- To the Moon: How we built the technologies
- To the Moon: How we built the technologiesWestinghouseWestinghouse over came a ton of problems to build a video camera that met the power and weight restrictions NASA placed on them.At the time, most inviloved with the program pretty much thought of the camera as a nicity but wasn't all that...
- Tags: Westinghouse
- Discussion threads 2009-07-06
- Compliance Technologies Mechanic's Mate 3.30.205 (Windows)
- Mechanic's Mate is a CMMS software package which maintains a computer database of information about an organization's maintenance operations. This information is intended to help maintenance workers do their jobs more effectively (for example, determining which storerooms contain the spare parts they need) and to help management make informed decisions...
- Tags: Compliance, Mechanic, Microsoft Windows, Compliance Technologies, Compliance Technologies Mechanic
- Software downloads 2009-07-02
- Ensuring Safety and Reliability in a Real-Time Virtualized Environment: Virtualization Technologies Help Industrial Equipment OEMs Comply With Safety Standards
- Green Hills Software has developed a range of solutions, including the INTEGRITY Real-Time Operating System RTOS and INTEGRITY Padded Cell secure hypervisor, which provide a proven framework for building secure and safe applications. These solutions are designed for demanding, real-time requirements and run on a broad set of Intel processors....
- Tags: Environment, Standards, Intel Corp., Cloud Computing, Virtualization, Storage Management, Utility Computing, Hardware, Storage
- White papers 2009-06-15
- Washington: Together, we can tackle cybersecurity
- Following a 60-day review of cybersecurity in the United States, the White House today released details of a short-term action plan, which includes the appointment of a "cybersecurity policy official" - a cybersecurity czar, if you will. PDF of full report In a nutshell, the report concluded...
- Tags: Agency, Cybersecurity, Federal Government, Government, Vertical Industries, Security, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-05-29
- Review: Jawbone PRIME Bluetooth headset
- I just received my Jawbone PRIME Bluetooth headset and I love it. PRIME is the successor to the Jawbone 2 (which I reviewed in July 2008) and it doesn't disappoint. PRIME is a little sleeker than the Jawbone 2 but not by much and comes with a...
- Tags: Headset, Bluetooth Headset, Jawbone, NoiseAssasin 2.0 Technology, Jason D. O'Grady
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Does inexpensive have to equal cheap?
- The Acer Aspire One I recently acquired and largely raved about has developed what appear to be motherboard issues. It sometimes won't boot, sometimes won't make it past the BIOS, sometimes won't recognize USB disks, will only occasionally boot from USB, and generally just isn't working very well. ...
- Tags: Acer Inc., Netbook, Convertible Classmate, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2009-05-06
- Meeting DO-178B Software Verification Guidelines With Coverity Integrity Center
- Development organizations that create safety-critical airborne software systems must have the systems approved for use by the Federal Aviation Administration FAA. The FAA recognizes DO-178B as an acceptable means of compliance for securing the Federal Aviation Administration's FAA approval of software in airborne systems and equipment. Created by RTCA, Inc.,...
- Tags: Software, FAA, Coverity, Tools & Techniques, Management
- White papers 2009-05-01
- Battery Technology for Data Centers and Network Rooms: Ventilation
- Lead-acid batteries are the most widely used method of energy reserve. Ventilation systems must address health and safety as well as performance of the battery and other equipment in a room. Valve Regulated Lead Acid VRLA batteries and modular battery cartridges MBC do not require special battery rooms and are...
- Tags: Data Center, Network, Battery, Engineering
- White papers 2009-04-08
- Friday Rant - Conficker worm hype
- Friday Rant - Conficker worm hypeHey...come on now......Chicken Little has made a pretty good living with this tactic...what's your problem? ;-)RE: Friday Rant - Conficker worm hypeI agree with you, my boss watched CNN and came in afraid to go online, I even had to run scans again on...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Conficker Worm, Friday Rant, worm, paranoia, Y2K, USB flash drive
- Discussion threads 2009-04-03
- Enabling the Reliability Centered Maintenance process with IBM Maximo Asset Management
- Reliability Centered Maintenance RCM is an analytical process used to determine an optimum maintenance strategy for physical assets. It is an advanced maintenance strategy for increasing asset availability by minimizing downtime caused by failures, reducing an asset's total cost of ownership and increasing overall equipment effectiveness OEE. This white paper...
- Tags: Asset, IBM Corp., Reliability Centered Maintenance, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations
- White papers 2009-01-28
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