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Dallas Cowboys Stadium: World's largest HD video display, says Guinness

World's largest low resolution HD displayFrom the math that sounds like reeeeaaaallllyyy low dpi. Any idea what it is?Also curious why an LED display would weight so much. How'd you like to play under a 600 ton display for a team who's practice stadiums roof collapsed?Regardless of the dpi...

Tags: Taxes, Dallas Cowboys, tax dollar, HD Video

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Strong Angel III: Disaster response innovation

Strong Angel III: Disaster response innovationStrong Angel III???I'd like to know who the person, or more likely the committee, is that comes up with all these "cute" little names for all these military operations that the Pentagon runs. Do they get paid extra for originality I wonder?Do they run inter-office/branch...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax dollar, P.S., tax

Discussion threads 2006-08-28

State Dept. buy of 15,000 Chinese computers spawns fear in DC

State Dept. buy of 15,000 Chinese computers spawns fear in DCCDW is an American companyCDW, based in Vernon Hills, Ill., has landed a plum government contract to sell old technology, assembled overseas, at high retail prices. What could be more American that that?State Dept. BuyI think the issue is one...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Chinese computer, computer, tax dollar, CDW Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-03-27

Qualcomm co-founder: No tax dollars for Wi-Fi

Qualcomm co-founder: No tax dollars for Wi-FiI Wholeheartedly agreeNo tax dollars for WiFi JUNK - Spend it on WiMAX!Yet another capitalist worrying about money..The MAIN reason municipalities are interested in doing this is BECAUSE of the stubborn nature of corporatons broadband who refuse to serve some communities because it is...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, tax dollar, tax, Qualcomm Inc.

Discussion threads 2005-07-27

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ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

Geoengineering warning to Congress

How was that unforseen? Everyone who's had jr high science knows thatEvery artificial increase in one life form ever tried has always resulted in an increase in their natural predators.There's absolutely no reason to consider spending a single dollar to affect climate change. Depending on if you choose to...

Tags: U.S. Congress

Discussion threads 2009-11-15

Recovery? This week's pink-slip tally tops 5,000 for tech

Jobless recovery...http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RmvtiAvhIOM/Sd3eSXBNXoI/AAAAAAAAAkw/ijffEEeunms/S660/did_i_do_that.JPGNo worries, with our new messiah in office he is telling people he has'saved' the country from going belly up.Meanwhile, China/Russia/Europe want to get rid of the dollar standard since itis ranked 48th in the world.It is a banana republic folk's step rightup and drink some of the socialistkool-aid...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Green building boom

Somebody please explain something here.How can these green building--and associated manufacturing--jobs not be the same old "not green" jobs just slid into a new spot? Are these in addition to the "not green" jobs. Are the old "not green" just canned and dropped from the rolls of humanity....

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, McGraw-Hill Construction, job

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Why not pay for what works?

Lawsuits not a costly issueThat's a typical republican, politcal response. Studies have been done to show that's it's a very small percentage of overall costs in healthcare. Not that tort reform wouldn't help, it's just a small issue in the big picture.Most unnecessarly procedures are generally performed...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Betsy McCaughey

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Best 'bang for the buck' graphics cards

No Love for NVIDIA?I'm a little disappointed you only mention one GeForce card as if they can't compete with ATI. I'm sensing either sponsorship or bias, Adrian... but if it's genuinely based on performance, I'd love to see some benchmarking and justification for the claim.They just killed off......half the cards...

Tags: Video cards, HD 4890, card, ATI Technologies Inc., NVidia Corp., video card, graphics

Discussion threads 2009-10-16

VA now loves its VistA software

In a VA hospital recently and watched VistA at workThe VA hospital in Omaha Nebraska handles about ten times the load of a normal hospital and every single bit of the load is possible because of their software. My sister had a big glitch show up in her medical...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), HEALTHCARE, Vista Software, Yes Vista, VA Hospital, MUMPS, hospital, Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Life In The Vast Plane...

At least you'd get some peace and quiet.At least you'd get some peace and quiet. Personally, I enjoy having some time off work, and don't want to be on the clock 24/7, thanks.RE: Life In The Vast Plane...That is an extremely valid point: 'always on' = burn out. Modern work...

Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-10-09

Head cracking time on health care reform

"And I can get back to writing about tech."NO - get to writing about TECH now - and stop using this site for your liberal soapboxing!the only head that will crack wil be Obama'sReal Americans are concerned about deficit, death panels and the slippery slope to socialism.This 'reform' will fail...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, health care, soapboxing, healthcare reform

Discussion threads 2009-10-08

Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)

Let the whining by the Neo-Cons begin. nt:-(RE: Republicans protest net neutrality rules, fearing a chilling effect on broadband investment (or was it profits?)bingoKeep your damn politics out of itCan't we just discuss technology issues without injecting our political views? There are valid arguments on both sides; let's focus...

Tags: Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, net neutrality rule, broadband investment, broadband, Net Neutrality

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Google's response to AT&T's charges on Google Voice

How about fixing the first articleso we know what you are talking about.Torn...I can certainly appreciate the arguments being trotted out by Google. They seem, however, to want to have the best of both worlds...acting as a de-facto "common carrier" while not actually being one. Given this, I...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Darkmane, ATT, Google Inc., AT&T Corp., carrier, network

Discussion threads 2009-09-28

Democrats lack votes for health care reform

It's amazingWhen Republicans are in power, Democrats can't get anything done. When Democrats are in power, Democrats can't get anything done. Who's running that show anyway?Carl RapsonRepublicansRepublicans will continue to run Washington until the assumptions underlying their rule change. This is good news.We dont need to overhaul a system that...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Nope, Obama, insurance, healthcare reform

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

AT&T: No Balls, Just Bull

Buy a phone without a trackballn/tI like the title......and is so true.My fix to this situation is simple.I just buy the cheapest cell and don't worry about waranties when it is dirt cheap.It is not just saving money, but it is even more reliable and smaller because it is not...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, AT&T Corp., Sprint Communications, phone

Discussion threads 2009-09-15

More electronics salespeople recommend Samsung, not Sony LCD HDTVs

Why Samsung?Inquiring minds want to know.Is it just because Sammy makes Sony's panels?RE: Why Samsung?Good question. MAYBE - Samsung reaches out to them more? Just speculating, but when I did retail computer sales (15+ years ago) we had vendors reps that were in the store all the time. They did...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Sales force management, Salesmen, Sony Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., electronics salespeople, Sony LCD, Sony LCD HDTV, HDTV, electronics

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Rimini Street ups the support ante: expands international support

Rimini Street has announced the global expansion of its tax and regulatory compliance services to more than 100 countries, beefing up its expertise in the process with the appointment of Greg Prowe as group vice president, global tax and regulatory strategy and research. From the release: “Greg...

Tags: SAP AG, Rimini Street, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Planning, Finance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-08-19

GT Invoice Maker 2.03 (Windows)

The GT invoice Maker is advanced, simple, easy and professional invoice creator. The complete software has been designed and programmed with the user in mind. With just few clicks you will be producing very professional looking invoice forms ready to be printed on paper. The GT invoice Maker runs and...

Tags: Invoice, Microsoft Windows, Global Technologies, GT Invoice Maker, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Investment, Financial Planning, Finance

Software downloads 2009-08-17