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Photos: A high-tech future dawns in China

Beijing is a blend of the old and the new, from Lenovo's headquarters to the massive groundwork for the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Tags: Summer Olympics, blend, groundwork, Beijing, Lenovo Group Ltd., China, photograph

Image galleries 2007-04-19

Images: Watch six TV shows at once

Dish Networks tried out the feature during the 2004 presidential election and the Summer Olympics.

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Summer Olympics, Dish Network, presidential election, network

Image galleries 2005-08-30

Images: Watch six TV shows at once

Dish Networks tried out the feature during the 2004 presidential election and the Summer Olympics.

Tags: TV & Home Theater, Summer Olympics, Dish Network, presidential election, network

Image galleries 2005-08-30

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Happy 4th of July

For all of my blasting of the TSA and the US Government for our strange, inappropriate, inadequate, and sometimes unacceptable security practices, I am damn proud to be an American. There's many countries I've visited in this world, and I love many of them, but none like the good...

Tags: Blog, Blogging, Internet, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-04

Dell 1420-123B

Note: This review is part of our Back to School 2008 roundup, covering specific configurations of popular laptops that can be found in retail stores.We were very fond of Dell's 14-inch Inspiron 1420 laptop when Dell launched it in the spring of 2007, as we find that 14-inch models offer...

Tags: Notebooks, Dell Computer Corp., Dell Inspiron, laptop computer

Product reviews 2008-07-03

Trick out your fleet with fuel consumption monitors from Networkcar

OK, I admit it. When I bought my car a year-and-a-half ago, comparing the fuel consumption metrics among the different models WAS part of the equation, but not the most important part. Now, with gas lines forming in my own little town and people putting summer trips...

Tags: Monitor, Performance, Technology, Performance Management, GPS, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-03

The ToyBox presents: Top 10 Summer Gadgets 2008

It's high time you left the office and got some sunlight. You hear me? It's the Fourth of July weekend, for Pete's sake! ...what's that? You'll have to leave all your gadgets at home? Not if we can help it....

Tags: Gadget, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-07-03

The ToyBox presents: Top 10 Summer Gadgets 2008

The editors of The ToyBox blog list the Top 10 gadgets you should have in your own gadget toybox this summer. by Andrew Nusca

Tags: Gadget, Blogging, Internet, Andrew Nusca, product photos, toybox, summer

Image galleries 2008-07-03

Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!

Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!Airport SecurityI'm fairly sure if anyone was to see me naked... their eyeballs would no longer function anyway. I say go ahead, it's more a punishment for them than me. But I can certainly understand why many people would find...

Tags: airport security, body scanners!, scannerS!, Nate

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

I have to stop using Gmail :(

Regular readers know that I'm a Google devotee. Between Gmail and Google Apps, I spend more time accessing Google servers than any other place on the Net. Since I forward my other school accounts to Gmail, I can use the slick Gmail interface with all of my mail....

Tags: Google Gmail, LG EnV, E-mail Providers, Cloud Computing, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-07-03

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Strategy, Telecom & Utilities, vision, computer

Discussion threads 2008-07-03

Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4

Something about getting a new neck earlier this spring made me start thinking about how to change my life to make America a better place. Here a few that you can try to make the country better over the Fourth of July weekend: 1.) Turn off your...

Tags: Phone, PC, Cell Phone, Computer, Productivity, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-07-02

LineRider releases a Silverlight 2 version

Silverlight games are starting to appear. Today a press release went out announcing that Cynergy had worked on a Silverlight version of LineRider. A couple of notable things. The game is very popular. During the beta stage the game got a lot of traction and had over 46 million page...

Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, LineRider, Games, Personal Technology, Ryan Stewart

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Blizzard introducing two-factor authentication for WoW gamers

Password stealing malware targeting popular MMORPGs such as World of Warcraft for instance, has become so prevalent, that video game developers are taking their authentication model a step further, by introducing two-factor authentication into play. And while marketable, is the new authentication layer actually useful in a real life situation?...

Tags: Password, Two-factor Authentication, World Of Warcraft, Malware, Gamer, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Games, Cyberthreats, Security, Personal Technology, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-07-02

Serene Saver Pro (zip)

Serene Saver Pro is a unique cross between a video desktop moving wallpaper and a screen saver. It brings a bit of serenity to your daily life. Think of Serene Saver as sort of a window into the world. Instead of a static desktop image, actual nature scenes play as...

Tags: SereneScreen.com, Serene Saver Pro, Desktops, Hardware

Software downloads 2008-07-01

What should your email archiving policy look like?

We're finally rolling out email archiving this summer for all users to comply with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure related to ediscovery processes. A bit behind the times, but who isn't on this one? We all acknowledge that it has to happen and the unions can't even...

Tags: Archiving, E-mail Archiving, Teacher, E-mail, Business Intelligence, Online Communications, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-30

WALL-E: Steve Jobs meets Al Gore

Since it's summertime, this column will have the occasional off-topic diversion. Today, I have to take a few minutes to talk about the new Disney-Pixar film, WALL-E. Don't worry, no spoilers here, but I will try and tie in education. I took my kids and a good...

Tags: Steve Jobs, Earth, Disney Corp., Movie, Pixar Animation Studios Inc., Al Gore, WALL-E, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-06-30

The lighter side of Bill Gates

As you all probably know, considering the 2 year lead-up to today and the considerable press coverage, it's Bill Gates' last day at Microsoft. I'd like to take a slightly different spin on covering his career and life, by pointing out the stupid stuff, in the hope it will appeal...

Tags: Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 95, Sales Channel, Financial Services, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Sales, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-27

Masashikun Hi (zip)

Masashikun Hi is a wacky olympics involving silly scribbled stick figures. There are events ranging from sprinting to tug-of-war to high diving.In Kakenukero Sprinting, you run as fast as possible over the bumpy terrain and make your way to the finish line by quickly spinning the mouse. Click the left...

Tags: Mouse, Wall, Kenta Cho, Mice, Hardware, Peripherals

Software downloads 2008-06-27

Polar warming, hot time in the Arctic Ocean

This map of Greenland at end of last year, courtesy NASA. This may the first time in history that the North Pole is open water, not ice. We've blogged about the disappearing ice cap on Greenland, and the opening of the northwest passage between...

Tags: Ice, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2008-06-26