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Photos: NASA prepares for moon mission--under water: A crew of aquanauts is spending 10 days in an undersea laboratory to simulate what life might be like on the lunar surface.Three astronauts and a Constellation Program aerospace engineer are spending 10 days at the bottom of the ocean--simulating what life could be like at a moon base or...; Tags: photograph, Aquarius Underwater Laboratory, aquanaut, shovel, NASA, University of North Carolina, NOAA, alien, coast, stay, ocean, aerospace; Image galleries 2007-08-14
MSDN Architecture Webcast: Debugging the Easy Way (Level 200): Debugging without tools is like digging without a shovel. In the end, one gets what he or she wants, but it is exhausting, messy, and takes a long time. The technical discussion and demonstration in this webcast may change the way one solves complex issues. Difficult problems with performance, memory,...; Tags: Microsoft Developer Network, Webcast, Shovel, Productivity, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Webcasts 2006-05-02
Graves (exe): The undead are digging their way out of their graves. Take the shovel and cover the holes until it's too late. Adrenaline game, 2 modes of gameplay memory and classic, random-generated levels. Build strategic barriers from mud to prevent zombies attacking you.; Tags: Shovel, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2006-03-22

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The Andrew Carnegie of our second gilded age: The Andrew Carnegie of our second gilded ageLump of Coal or Coke to build the next empireAlthough from the past, I do recall in my mind the perception of comparing Gates to Carnegie. I never realized the connection all this time, esp. given what you report (i.e. backgrounds, culture, beliefs,...; Tags: Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Robert Woodruff, Carnegie, Coke; Discussion threads 2008-06-24
Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertising: Microsoft earmarks another $200 million for Windows advertisingI'd say adress the non OEM market.$399 for Ultimate was crazy. When you can purchase an entire computer with Ultimate for $599, you know the OEMs are getting a huge break. Over time, MS has "encouraged" people to buy from OEMs...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, advertisement, marketing, Microsoft Windows, WinMobile; Discussion threads 2008-06-20

Photos: Mars lander discovers white stuff: The robotic shovel attached to the Phoenix Mars Lander has dug into some white material just below the surface of the Red Planet. Ice? by CNET News.com; Tags: Ice, Photograph, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-06-17
Putting the XP into the OLPC: Putting the XP into the OLPC...This is a shining example of why we as a species will continue to be locked into war, hate and slavery. Because we can't do a damn thing to help anyone without making sure we get out 10 pence out of them first.Greed has corrupted...; Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, One Laptop Per Child project, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-05-16
Steve Ballmer's defining hour: Steve Ballmer's defining hourHalf hearted approach to world dominationOne real world picture of Bill writing an OS.and you forgot the enterprise CIOthe cash cow that MS has long milked is not happy about product quality, pricing compared to consumer markets, bunch of other areas. And sees little payback from the...; Tags: INTERNET, Yahoo! Inc., Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-05-01
Has math instruction actually changed in the last 40 years?: Has math instruction actually changed in the last 40 years?It depends....In my kids' school district, math teaching is geared toward taking the district assessments and focuses specifically on learning what will be on the next assessment. Assessments are given quarterly. While this school district didn't exist 40 years...; Tags: math instruction, calculator; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Fixing Windows Vista, one machine at a time: If the "Vista sucks" movement has a public face, it's the Sony Vaio. No one knows that better than my new friend Jeremy Toeman. In May 2007, this 15-year Windows veteran replaced his old, beloved, XP-powered Vaio with a newer Vaio that came with Windows Vista Business installed. Practically overnight,...; Tags: Sony Corp., Sony Vaio, Clean Install, Installation, Driver, Microsoft Windows Vista, Machine, Recovery Partition, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Ballmer outlines Microsoft's eight long-term growth bets: Ballmer outlines Microsoft's eight long-term growth betsAwesome speech...My rep and I flew in First Class to see this. I decided to miss the Super Bowl and attend a Windows Server 2008/Vista SP1 "Better Together" wine and cheese function on Sunday night. I heard the game was close, but not nearly...; Tags: Microsoft Windows, Strategy, Operating systems, Handhelds, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., long-term growth bet, growth bet; Discussion threads 2008-02-04
Police Blotter: Breathalyzer code must be disclosed: Police Blotter: Breathalyzer code must be disclosedI did much the same thing with photo radarSome years ago, I got a speeding ticket in the mail from a photo radar outfit operating in Anchorage, Alaska. I filed a discovery motion asking for the calibration results and original manufacturer's testing that...; Tags: Aerospace & Defense, Breathalyzer, radar, Police Blotter, breathalyzer; Discussion threads 2008-01-28
Apple takes a big fall: Apple takes a big fallPanic time for stocks?I think that it's going to be panic time for a lot of investors, especially since the President came out with a $145 Billion stimulus package he said was urgently needed and actually agreed to work with Congress in order to get it...; Tags: big Fall, Apple Inc., Apple Takes; Discussion threads 2008-01-23
Netscape's Digg Tracker (xpi): Netscape's Digg Tracker extension helps you keep tabs on what stories your Digg friends are digging, submitting, and commenting on. A new toolbar button shown in the preview image features the Digg digger. When there is new activity by your friends (i.e., a new comment or a new story submission),...; Tags: Digg, Netscape Communications Corp., Activity; Software downloads 2007-09-27
Patent law overhaul: Bad for start-ups?: Patent law overhaul: Bad for start-ups?All patents must die [nt].The same dire cries were heard ....The same dire cries and predictions were heard decades ago whenthe "truth in lending" reforms were instituted for the financialsector.You have to admit, they do have a pointand it is a very valid one.Re: Patent...; Tags: innovator, Kamen, patent, Patent Law, innovation; Discussion threads 2007-09-20
Sage to be acquired?: Sage, the UK's largest independent software vendor has become the subject of takeover speculation. Last week, rumors were swirling that Sage was being courted by Infosys. Earlier today, Yvette Essen in the Telegraph repeated the speculation, throwing the unlikely spectre of Oracle into the mix. Nick Clark at The Independent...; Tags: Software, Capgemini, Social Media, Infosys Technologies Ltd., Sage, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2007-09-18
Microsoft spins OOXML loss as a win: Microsoft spins OOXML loss as a winThis time you got it right!Hi DanaWhy don;t we see more 'real' analysis of MS-OPEN XML on ZDNET to show its true colors of it's openness. Is' it because 'advertising revenue'?. True journalism is not always money, but delivering the real news to it's...; Tags: Microsoft Office, journalism, OOXML, Microsoft Corp., OOXML loss, Microsoft Office 2007; Discussion threads 2007-09-04
User Centric iPhone study proves, well, nothing really: User Centric iPhone study proves, well, nothing reallyThey're trying to get publicityAn awful lot of polls & studies are simply done to generate news coverage for the sponsor. Trust me here. I've written questions for client polls that are then conducted by polling outfits.Did you ever hear of...; Tags: UserCentric, Adrian, keypad; Discussion threads 2007-08-16
Thompson uses the Web to claim spot as Republican standard-bearer: Thompson uses the Web to claim spot as Republican standard-bearerB he a good candidate or not . . .Over many years I have watched Fred Thompson's unassuming rills both in congress and on the movie screen.As with any successful politician, his mastery of acting...; Tags: Channel management, Web, Thompson; Discussion threads 2007-08-08
Your thoughts on Vista's performance and reliability updates: Your thoughts on Vista's performance and reliability updatesVista hibernation issueWe just got a new dual core 2.4 with 2 gig of memory PC with Vista on it. I was surprised that boot up and shutdown times along with coming out of hibernation were very slow. With all of the memory,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Patches, performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, hibernation, patch management, memory, game; Discussion threads 2007-08-08