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What happened to HP calculators?

What happened to HP calculators?Back to the FutureBelieve it or not, I just got my physics major son a slide rule.It seems that the calculators now have enough symbolic-math capability and storage that his profs are banning them from exams (/me recalls the hot debates 35 years ago regarding the...

Tags: calculator, Hewlett-Packard Co., Texas Instruments Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-07-12

What happened to HP calculators?

I have to go buy a new calculator for my combinatorics class, as well as for the physics classes I'm teaching next year. While my old HP 48G still works, it lacks the connectivity options I need for in-class demos and it's painfully slow. To HP's credit, it...

Tags: Education Technology

Blog posts 2007-07-12

Additional Resources

iPhone gas application roundup

On 18 June 2008 I published my iPhone app wishlist and I'm happy that most of my most requested applications have been released (Thank you Texas Hold'Em!). Two my most request applications dealt with fuel, specifically a fuel economy tracker and a cheap gas finder. Several iterations...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Vehicle, MPG, AccuFuel, Gas Finder, Roi/Tco, GPS, 3G, Handhelds, Finance, Managerial Accounting, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-07-25

What paper trail?

I've been carting around my latest sheaf of press releases about the green-ness of electronic document technology for weeks now. Yes, as I've blogged before, I am still one of those people who can't help printing out certain emails in order to act on them. Yes, it's bad, I know....

Tags: Xerox Corp., Paper Trail, Survey, Printers, Data Centers, Marketing Research, Hardware, Peripherals, Storage, Data Management, Marketing, Heather Clancy

Blog posts 2008-07-25

10 essential gadgets for students

I chose these from personal experience, but also from asking many friends from around the world who are involved in technology and study at the same time. Some gadgets come with a recommendation, whereas others don't; things like laptops and cell phones can't be selected for everybody, it'd be ridiculous...

Tags: Headphone, Phone, Cell Phone, Laptop Computer, Lecture, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-07-25

Intel launches new chip for consumer electronics

In its latest bid to expand beyond PCs and servers into industrial and consumer electronics applications, Intel has announced a new family of embedded processors. These chips are not based on the Atom processor already used in netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices MIDs--those versions won't arrive until...

Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Intel Corp., Chip, Atom, SoCs, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Processors, Hardware, Networking, Components, John Morris

Blog posts 2008-07-24

Qualcomm, Nokia deal ends long legal battle

Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. NEW YORK--Qualcomm and Nokia late on Wednesday settled a 3-year, three-continent legal battle over patent licenses and royalties for the next 15 years. ...

Tags: Patent, Nokia Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Reuters, Nokia, Qhalcom, patents, legal, cellphones

News items 2008-07-24

ScalarCalc (exe)

ScalarCalc is a calculator that is to solve real math problems with units and simple enough to perform everyday unit conversions. Try the built in Equations feature to solve common problems. A print feature allows you to print your work. Demo mode operates with fewer significant digits. This version is...

Tags: HP OpenView, ScalarCalc, Print Feature, Utility Computing, It Management, It service Management

Software downloads 2008-07-23

The App Store's buggy update process

The App Store's buggy update processI got mine to updateBasically when it gave me that "find all the updates" screen, I would just look for version numbers that had changed (this is easy to do now that everything is 1.0 generally, it will only get harder as time goes on,...

Tags: Desktops, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., App Store, cryptic error message, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-07-22

Virgin Mobile Arc

Photo gallery:Virgin Mobile ArcVirgin Mobile is known for its entry-level phones with catchy names, and the Arc by UTStarcom is no different. The Arc sets itself apart from the rest of Virgin Mobile's lineup with a unique and very appealing curved design. Otherwise, it has a decidedly basic feature set,...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, ArC, Virgin Mobile, phone, Virgin Mobile Arc, camera

Product reviews 2008-07-22

2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X Premium

Photo gallery:2009 Subaru Forester 2.5X PremiumIn a major update, the 2009 Subaru Forester features a longer wheelbase and a modernized exterior design. And, for the first time, a navigation system is available. Unfortunately, our test vehicle was the low trim 2.5X Premium model, and navigation can only be had in...

Tags: Digital media, Digital music, Subaru Forester, Subaru

Product reviews 2008-07-22

Samsung SGH-A227 (AT&T)

In the land of basic cell phones, variety is pretty slim. That's why AT&T's Samsung SGH-A227 fits so well in the genre. Sporting a minimalist flip design with simple calling and messaging features, the SGH-A227 does exactly what a cell phone should do. Though its controls are rather cramped and...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, OK Button, AT&T Corp., Samsung SGH-A227, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.

Product reviews 2008-07-21

McAfee fined $18 million for patent infringement

A federal jury in Texas has ordered McAfee to pay $18 million in past and future damages for infringing on a patent held by DeepNines Inc., according to Barron's Tech Trader Daily blog. The court decision, revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, was handed down last week. ...

Tags: McAfee Inc., SEC Filing, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-07-21

2008 Pwnie Award nominees announced

Well, after getting 134 nominations, and spending countless hours pulling out nominees, the judges for the 2008 Pwnie Awards have announced the final nominees to be voted on.  From the site: The final list of nominees for the nine Pwnie Award categories is ...

Tags: Nominee, Vulnerability, XSS, Attack, Flaw, Dan, XSS Flaw, Lifelock, Security, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-21

HoldemHelpem Poker Odds Calculator (msi)

HoldemHelpem is a computer program that uses a complex alogrithm to compute percentages of Texas Holdem hands. When a person folds, whether it be on the pocket, flop, or turn, can make a big difference in calculating the odds, and HoldemHelpem takes advantage of that knowledge to calculate your odds....

Tags: HoldemHelpem, Productivity, Strategy, Management

Software downloads 2008-07-21

USB Over IP (zip)

Share your USB device without risk of losing it. Access remote instruments without leaving your chair. USB is the standard interface used by most modern computer devices today. But USB was designed to connect electronic peripherals only to a single computer. USB Over IP is a revolutionary software solution that...

Tags: IP, USB, FabulaTech

Software downloads 2008-07-21

MB Nicotine Dependency Calculator (exe)

MB Nicotine Dependency Calculator helps you know your level of nicotine addiction. This is based on the Fagerstrom Test and can be a good guide for people who are keen to quit smoking. Smoking cigarettes is the normal course of intake of nicotine. MB Nicotine Dependency Calculator is a very...

Tags: MysticBoard, MB Nicotine Dependency Calculator, Productivity

Software downloads 2008-07-18

MB Diabetes Risk Calculator (exe)

MB Diabetes Risk Calculator is a simple health software with an easy to use interface. MB Diabetes Risk Calculator helps you understand this disease better and take precaution on time. This software makes you understand better about the symptoms of diabetes so that you can take timely action. This version...

Tags: Health Care, MysticBoard, MB Diabetes Risk Calculator, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Management

Software downloads 2008-07-18

Beatles music saved from public domain!

Beatles music saved from public domain!To us Texas bumkins ....To us backwards Texas bumkins this reads like:"California saves beaches from public access!"It is all about GREED!Next someone will figure out how to tax ourdecendents for out death.It's about money.If there is a nickel to be made out of something, the...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Beatles, Mickey Mouse, public domain

Discussion threads 2008-07-17

US spam levels up, state of Illinois is the worst offender

From MessageLabs: Spam levels for the US in June have reached 86% compared to spam levels at 81.5% in the rest of the world. Breaking this information down further, MessageLabs reports that some US states are more affected than others. Varying socioeconomic factors are thought to affect the spam...

Tags: MessageLabs Ltd., State, Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Nathan McFeters

Blog posts 2008-07-16