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Spike: A burst of extra voltage in a power line that lasts only a few nanoseconds. See power surge, power swell, sag and surge suppression.; Full Spike Definition >>

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Super Mario Pixel (exe): An arcade game in which we control the Mario in enclosed Arena filled with hazardous spikes. Your objective is to kill as many enemies as you can using two weapons - flame shotgun and fireball-minigun, before they will push you on the spikes. This game allows you to send your...; Tags: Spike, Pixel, Super Mario, Banesoft, Games, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-06-17
SharkPost (zip): Sharkpost takes Usenet posting to a new level. With tons of bug fixes and improvements over the original Powerpost by Chris Morse. Some features include: Always On Top for the Message List main window on the app's System Menu (the menu on the Taskbar or upper left corner of the...; Tags: Spike, SharkPost, Construction; Software downloads 2008-01-17
Does Google Trends show a solid understanding of relationships?: On the surface, looking at a side-by-side comparison of searches for "turkey" and "diet" shows some pretty obvious correlations, but are we really seeing a correlation between the two things being searched? Even after looking at this chart, I don't think there is necessarily relationship between the two ...; Tags: Google Inc., Spike, Relationship, Turkey, Financial Services, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2007-11-16
A plane spike to cut sonic boom: Back in 2004, NASA engineers worked with DARPA to reduce the sonic boom intensity in order to develop silent supersonic planes. Now, theyre teaming with Gulfstream Aerospace on a project named Quiet Spike to reduce sonic booms. Theyve put a 24-foot-long lance-like spike weighing 470 pounds on the nose of...; Tags: sonic boom, NASAs Dryden Flight Research Center, spike; Blog posts 2006-10-09

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GM, Chrysler, and one specific IT Job: GM, Chrysler, and one specific IT JobNot just CAFEI think it's more than CAFE, it's also the myriad of safety/crash regulations and other government requirements that the auto makers have to meet that makes it harder. How do you think the WWII jeep would do in a side impact test?...; Tags: information technology, General Motors Corp., Chrysler LLC, car; Discussion threads 2008-11-08

Microsoft drops more new codenames, including another 'Mojave': Microsoft drops more new codenames, including another 'Mojave'Here we go againFocusing again on codenames instead of Microsoft's inability to deliver meaningful compelling products.There was a blog on zdnet just a few days ago that Apple will probably surpass Microsoft in market cap with just a tiny slice of the computer...; Tags: Mice, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-10-30
Happy Birthday...I've stolen $2500 from your account: Identity theft is a fast-growing problem, and I've taken it seriously for quite awhile. I pay to have people monitor my credit to ensureÂ someoneÂ doesn't open accounts in my name, and I try to use temporary credit card numbers when I make online purchases. IÂ shred personally identifiable information that I receive...; Tags: Bank, Security, Card, Payment, ATM, Network Technology, Networking, Financial Services, John Carroll; Blog posts 2008-10-27
Valleywag, Consumerist sites announce layoffs: A source close to Gawker Media informed me a moment ago that popular sites Consumerist, Valleywag and NSFW Fleshbot will may be shuttered will lose most of their editorial talent. "Nineteen jobs will be cut," my source says, with a formal announcement from Gawker Media coming later...; Tags: Layoff, Gawker Media, Site, Consumerist, Workforce Management, Team Management, Human Resources, Management, Andrew Nusca; Blog posts 2008-10-03
Video Download Toolbar (exe): Video Download Toolbar is a new enjoyable solution that allows even the most demanding users to download all FLV videos in 1 click. The best videos from the most popular Web sites as YouTube, Google, MySpace, IFilm, Metacafe, Dailymotion, Pandora, Break, Veo, blip.tv, Hi5, vidiLife, CollegeHumor, eVideoShare, EyeSpot Spike, FindVideos,...; Tags: Video, Video Download, Video Download Toolbar, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-09-24
Google Chrome ... the day after: Google Chrome ... the day afterGoogle Chrome ... the day afterGoogle Chrome had its initial spike from people trying it then realizing how broken it is. So they went back to their default browsers leaving Google out in the cold. The countdown begins now for them to cut...; Tags: Web browsers, Scripting languages, countdown, FF3, Google Chrome, Google Inc., Chrome, IE8; Discussion threads 2008-09-03
What's on Obama's iPod?: What's on Obama's iPod?Stupidity at its bestIf you don’t think every song on his ipod, if he really even owns one, isn’t a political calculation then you are a fool. At this stage of the game, I am sure their staffers are a picking every aspect of...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Obama, Apple iPod; Discussion threads 2008-09-02
Another way to ditch your gadgets the green way and earn some money in the process: For about a year now, a Web site that started life as Second Rotation has been buying back electronic gadgets including cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, laptops, GPS devices, gaming consoles, camcorders, satellite radios and portable hard drives. No matter how old. During that time, the...; Tags: Site, Gazelle, TechForward, GPS, Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Satellite Radio, Smart Phones, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-08-19
Zoho's millions: Â It's not often I get excited by adoption numbers but the fact Zoho has passed the million user landmark represents an outstanding achievement and a cause for celebration. Zoli Erdos, chief hand waver and Irregular chum has all the details. I was more interested in the...; Tags: Network Management, Zoho, Sales Strategy, Public Relations, Network Administration, Networking, Sales, Marketing, Corporate Communications, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-08-06
WiFi, Cancer, and Legal Liability: WiFi, Cancer, and Legal Liabilitybluetooth aint infra-redhowdy mr. murphy,um, er, your said ..."Bluetooth (the infra-red communication standard for mobile phones)"... and that's SO wrong! [*grin*] i dang near snorted my iced tea thru my nose. it's 2.4ghz radio. lookee ...http://www.bluetooth.com/Bluetooth/Technology/Works/Compare/take care,leeRE: WiFi, Cancer, and Legal LiabilityGiven the penetration of the...; Tags: Cellular phones, Wi-Fi, cell phone, radiation, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-26
Oracle joins iPhone mania: Last night, Oracle released Business Indicators on iTunes. It is a free client for the iPhone that provides top level information from business intelligence applications. Oracle is trying to appeal to a broad range of business users and claims the following examples: "Contact center ...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Oracle Corp., Pricing, Taxes, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Free Trade, Monitors & Displays, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Financial Planning, Finance, Software, Data Management, Management, Hardware, Components, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-11
Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?: The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG.Â ApparentlyÂ AVG is spamming the Internet withÂ traffic that looks to be coming fromÂ Internet Explorer.Â AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer.Â ThisÂ pre-crawling isÂ flooding websites with...; Tags: Webmaster, Traffic, Malware, Register, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Scanners, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Peripherals, Nathan McFeters; Blog posts 2008-07-03
Global RDBMS market: Oracle - 44.3%, IBM - 21%, Microsoft - 15.8%: The worldwide relational database management systems market saw a 12.6% growth spike in 2007 to $18.8 bln compared to $16.7 bln in 2006, according to IDC. Oracle took the top spot, capturing 44.3% of the market with revenue growth of 13.3%. IBM came in second with a 21% share, also...; Tags: Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp., RDBMS, Revenue Growth, IBM Corp., Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, AM; Blog posts 2008-06-30
'Sensing' more about what's coming in Windows 7: 'Sensing' more about what's coming in Windows 7Windows sensors will bring a new management interfaceto set them up, and then they'll crash unexpectedly, and make things stop responding.There'll be a "grandfather" sensor which automatically reboot the machine, and does some protocol sniffing on your box, to make sure that Microsoft...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, sensor, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP; Discussion threads 2008-06-18
Google's Brin plots space jaunt; Is this a problem?: Google's Brin plots space jaunt; Is this a problem?Other IT space tourists......include Microsoft Word creator Charles Simonyi and Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth.To infinity and beyondWhy not? Risk taking is hard-wired into many of the folks that are creating wealth in this industry. And the track record for space flight so...; Tags: Insurance, Investment, Financial Planning, Risk-taking, Brin, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-06-11
In all fairness: here's concise statement of the drill-more-oil position: In all fairness: here's concise statement of the drill-more-oil positionI've always respected George WillEven when we disagree. Now your job is to tell us why he's wrong.Truly amazingly short sightedYou're in your bedroom, your wife has hollered outside for help because in the background your house is on fire,...; Tags: concise statement, fairness, oil; Discussion threads 2008-06-05