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The vOICe Learning Edition (exe)

The vOICe seeing-with-sound software translates images from a PC camera Web cam into sounds that you hear via your stereo headphones, thus targeting vision substitution applications for the totally blind, and even synthetic vision. The vOICe Learning Edition is a program, which is very useful for the blind people. Some...

Tags: Video Capture, Voice, Vision, vOICe Learning Edition, Strategy, Management

Software downloads 2008-01-10

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'Is enterprise collaboration an oxymoron?' Be the Voice Podcast with David Spark.

I recorded a 25 minute conversation about my enterprise collaboration consulting work and blogging with David Spark a couple of weeks ago for his 'Be The Voice' thought leadership series of podcasts, which is primarily focused on how to drive business growth. David summarized...

Tags: Collaboration, Voice, Podcasts, Leadership, Internet, Management, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2008-08-27

NPR feature on OLPC - what went wrong?

Since tomorrow is the first day of school and I'm going completely out of my mind, I figured I'd just give you a quick link to an NPR feature on the One Laptop Per Child program that aired on Morning Edition today. As the piece points out, ...

Tags: NPR, One Laptop Per Child Project, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Bigger blogger presence at DNC

There are 15,000 members of the media credentialed for the Democratic National Convention and 120 of them represent blogs. That may seem like just be a drop in the bucket, but as CNET's Kara Tsuboi explores the blogger lounge known as "The Big Tent," it's clear the nontraditional media presence...

Tags: Presence, Blogging, Advertising & Promotion, Telecommunications, Internet, Marketing, News, kara tsuboi, dnc, colorado, obama, mccain, clinton, bloggers, green, environment

Videos 2008-08-27

A 'Social Silicon Valley'

Brazilian Journalist Gilberto Dilmenstein has transformed Sao Paulo's Villa Madelena neighborhood from one filled with crime to one filled with learning.

Tags: Sao Paulo, News, ina fried, microsoft, pc, south america, brazil, ibm, software, google, internet

Videos 2008-08-27

Major security hole found in iPhone

Gizmodo has unearthed a security flaw in the iPhone OS and boy is it a doozy. According to the post it's simple to access a locked iPhone's address book, Mail, SMS, Contacts, and Safari. The vulnerability works like this on a password protected and locked iPhone: ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Security, Viruses And Worms, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Jason D. O\'Grady

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Cisco buys PostPath: WebEx to compete with Exchange, Outlook, Office?

Cisco on Wednesday bought email and calendar software maker PostPath for $215 million in a move that may signal bigger plans for WebEx. Simply put, Cisco and Microsoft are increasingly on a software collision course. Cisco said its latest acquisition will be used to "enhance the existing...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, WebEx Communications Inc., Microsoft Office, Cisco Systems Inc., PostPath, Groupware, Collaboration, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Inventor sues Google, Verizon, others on voicemail

Inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications, and others. Verizon has already sued Klausner over the validity of his patents. SAN FRANCISCO--Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google,...

Tags: Google Inc., Phone, Patent, Settlement, Verizon Communications Inc., Voicemail, Litigation, Telecommunications, Business Operations, Reuters, patents, legal, voice mail, Judah Klausner, Klausner, Google, Verizon

News items 2008-08-27

Photos: Empowering youth with computers

One project has transformed a once crime-ridden area into a neighborhood-wide learning center. by CNET News.com

Tags: Youth, Photograph, Computer, Productivity, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2008-08-27

The enterprise: All fun and 'serious games'?

Will video games becoming to an enterprise near you? Forrester Research seems to think so as companies cook up new ways to train employees--especially those so-called millennial. I can hear the laughter now. Video games? We're about serious business, you'll say. What's the ROI you'll ask? Video...

Tags: Forrester Research Inc., Games, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-27

Improve performance and productivity with these Vista tricks

Microsoft Windows Vista is a very capable operating system, but sometimes the best way to get the most out of it is with a trick or tweak. In this edition of the Windows Vista Report, Greg Shultz shows you several performance and productivity enhancing tricks for Windows Vista. ...

Tags: Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Greg Shultz, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2008-08-27

A peek into Silicon Valley and beyond . . .

I enjoy being a journalist and reporting on the business and culture of Silicon Valley. Most of my reporting is done the traditional way, with a notepad and pencil. Increasingly journalists have to do more, carry a camera, do podcasts, run video. Software engineers have to...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Tom Foremski, Journalist, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Patent suit alert: This time, Google and Verizon on the hot seat

Inventor Judah Klausner has settled with the best of them: AT&T, Apple, Comcast and eBay. Now, he's taking Google, Verizon, Cox and LG to court for infringing on his patents for visual voicemail technology. A Reuters story highlights some of his past legal battles, including a June...

Tags: Google Inc., Patent, Verizon Communications Inc., Inventor Judah Klausner, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-26

FAA computer failure slows nationwide air traffic

A computer problem at the Federal Aviation Administration center in Atlanta has created air traffic problems across the country. From WSB Radio in Atlanta: FAA Computer Problems: Failure in the system that processes flight plans in the eastern U.S. FAA says no danger is involved. System...

Tags: FAA, Atlanta, Computer, Productivity, Manufacturing, Michael Krigsman

Blog posts 2008-08-26

AT&T: International iPhone surfing plans start at $120

If you have an iPhone and are traveling abroad, AT&T is now offering new data plans that should save some money over regular pay-per-use roaming charges. Roughly, a 100 megabyte plan will run $120 per month while a 200-megabyte plan will cost $200. That, of course, is on top of...

Tags: Apple iPhone, AT&T Corp., Plan, E-mail, Wireless LANs, Telecommunications, Online Communications, Wireless, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2008-08-26

Go ahead...bring in your laptop

Go ahead...bring in your laptopWe allow people to use their ownso long as they allow me to install security software and updates and inspect the machines at my discretion. Those who do use their own see this as me doing them a favor, not the other way around.I use my...

Tags: NETWORKING, Cyberthreats, network, Go-Ahead, laptop computer

Discussion threads 2008-08-26

10+ ways to help your users transition to Word 2007

If you're one Word 2007 support call away from a nervous breakdown, these tips may help. Susan Harkins addresses the most common areas of confusion and offers practical advice for helping users conquer the steep learning curve.This download is also available as an entry in our 10 Things blog.

Tags: Microsoft Word 2007, Susan Harkins, Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software

Download resources 2008-08-26

Terrific Typer PRO (exe)

Terrific Typer PRO comes with lessons, practice sessions, tests, and games to get you typing fast. It is a fun program for all ages. It has an asteroids and meteor shower game that makes learning fun. Terrific Typer PRO will greatly improve your typing skills. This version is the first...

Tags: Terrific Typer, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-08-26

Amazon eyeing up the textbook market? About time

Recent reports suggest that Amazon may be readying new versions of its Kindle ebook reader for use in the textbook market. While Amazon won't confirm any of the rumblings in the blogosphere, Ars Technica reports that The new model will supposedly be considerably larger than the...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Textbook, Kindle, E-books, Personal Technology, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-08-25

One Router to Connect Them All

Sunday afternoons are the few times I actually get some peace and don't have to think about major IT problems. I fire up my Weber smoker, throw on a couple of racks of ribs, fire up a bucket of hardwood charcoal and fruit wood chunks, and I chill for a...

Tags: Cable Modem, Router, Linksys Inc., Dad, Modems, Cable, Network Technology, Broadband Internet, Networking, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-08-25