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Don't tase me in the chest, bro

Seems like a legal memo to me...It seems to me that when a person receives an electric shock, it doesn't matter where it enters the body, chest, legs, shoulder, neck etc. All the same.Taser is starting to cover it's behind, now that a Canadian judicial enquiry has determined that in...

Tags: What-if IT, NOW IT, TASER, aspirin, chest, cop, risk

Discussion threads 2009-10-21

Taiwan's Elan sues Apple over touchscreen patents

Taiwan's Elan sues Apple over touchscreen patentsMac doomsday theories below...I'm surprised this hasn't got a Mac vs. PC comment war yet...So much for Apple innovation......what are they going to steal next?Better article with more info...http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/09/technology/companies/09apple.html?_r=1&hpwWaiting for the apologists to explain...Please prepare your finest apologies for why multi-touch patents are important...

Tags: FireWire, touch screen, Apple Inc., Elan, patent

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

Asus launches 'world's fastest' smartphone

Asus launches 'world's fastest' smartphonethe bezel could be smaller than that, though.Or make it at least 3 inches for me to read a bit better.No hardware keyboard? Sorry, but I won't buy that. I could take HTC Touch Pro anyday, though.RE: Asus launches 'world's fastest' smartphoneOf course I wouldn't buy...

Tags: Smart phones, Cellular phones, Handhelds, What-if IT, smart phone, ASUS

Discussion threads 2008-11-17

Who wants multi-touch? I think I just might.

Who wants multi-touch? I think I just might.Multi-touch with one hand is nearly impossible[i]in an environment where you have to hold the thing in one hand nowhere to put it down or you are constantly on the move and control it with your other.[/i]I totally agree with your premise...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Tablets, What-if IT, multi-touch, touch screen

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Additional Resources

Falling behind in science? No kidding!

Our school district is providing H1N1 shots to any students whose parents request it. It's an easy way to build some so-called "herd immunity" in the age group most vulnerable to this particular flu strain. In fact, my 7-year old was the very first in the district to...

Tags: Vaccine, Flu, H1N1 Flu, Science Education, Healthcare, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-11-23

Taming the Chatter cloud

more details / demos on chatterPhil - here are some more details on chatter and our take on it. http://blog.appirio.com/search/label/chatter and my demo of it with marc from the second day keynote - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu-2ZgrmBhsWhile they don't address positioning, they should shed some time on the what/why/impact of chatter. Enterprises...

Tags: Groupware, Collaboration, chatter

Discussion threads 2009-11-21

What's Happening Twitter? Slight languages changes have meaning

"For eons, people described Twitter as an application that asked..."Eons?This stupid thing has been around in the public domain for a whopping 2 1/2 years (July 2006). That's "eons" to you? Please.Oh no!How dare a writer use hyperbole?! I could very well say of your reply, "Whopping? 2...

Tags: Twitter Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-20

Pear Note 1.3.4 (Mac)

Pear Note integrates audio, video, and slides with traditional text notes. By recording all activity, Pear Note keeps track of what's going on while taking notes as well as what the user has to say about it. This makes Pear Note incredibly useful for important meetings, class settings, or speeches....

Tags: Audio, Apple Macintosh, Note, Useful Fruit Software, Pear Note, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-11-20

MimMac 1.10 (Mac)

Clones, backups, and data synchronization made easy. MimMac is a fast, easy-to-use, and comprehensive backup and cloning utility, designed to make backing up, synchronizing, merging, and cloning your data as painless as possible. With MimMac, there's no need to set up complex scripts, or navigate a bloated interface just to...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Ascendant Softworks, MimMac, Backups

Software downloads 2009-11-20

SubEthaEdit 3.5.2 (Mac)

SubEthaEdit is a collaborative distributed text editor, combining the simplicity of TextEdit and the power of Rendezvous. It allows to share documents on a local network with Rendezvous or on the internet. Every participating user can type simultaneously and see what others are typing. You can even follow others users...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Network, Text Editor, TheCodingMonkeys, SubEthaEdit, Networking

Software downloads 2009-11-20

What's Happening Twitter? Slight languages changes have meaning

For eons, people described Twitter as an application that asked, "What are you doing?" When you first hear that, you might think it's invasive. I've always wanted to tweet, "None of your business," or "What's it to you?" When a...

Tags: Twitter Inc., Productivity, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2009-11-19

Hands-on with the HTC HD2, most impressive Windows Mobile device to date

We wrapped up the Mobius 2009 event last night and since we spent most of the time talking about topics under NDA there isn't much of anything I can share with your at this time. I recommend you check out Jason Dunn's post on his new Windows Phone Thoughts site...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Microsoft Windows, Mobile Operating Systems, Operating Systems, Smart Phones, Mobile Applications, Handhelds, Wireless And Mobility, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-11-19

NFS Clock 8 1.1 (Windows)

A new free screensaver showing what time it is and moon phases from a collection of free screensavers. A round yellow clock with moon phases. Each phase has its own name and is illustrated with a picture of the moving moon. The background of the screensaver is dark.

Tags: Network File System, Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, NewFreeScreensavers

Software downloads 2009-11-19

My Blood Pressure Wellness 4.0 (Windows)

My Blood Pressure Wellness is a personal tracking system with graphing to track progress for health tests, feelings nutrition and diet. My Wellness is designed to be an aid to helping you in managing your wellness requirements and help you improve your lifestyle through improved wellness. The idea for My...

Tags: Blood Pressure, Microsoft Windows, Healthcare

Software downloads 2009-11-19

Process Lasso 3.70.4 (Windows)

Process Lasso will make your PC operate more smoothly by dynamically re-prioritizing running programs. When a process starts to monopolize the CPUs, it is temporarily reduced in priority so that it does not bring your system to a stall. We call this feature ProBalance Process Balance. Process Lasso also offers...

Tags: Process, Microsoft Windows, CPU, Bitsum Technologies, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2009-11-19

FileSalvage 7.0 (Mac)

FileSalvage is an extremely powerful data recovery tools designed to restore files that have been accidentally deleted, have become unreadable due to media faults, or were stored on a drive before it was re-initialized or formatted. It is device and file system independent, allowing the users to recover files from...

Tags: Data Recovery, Apple Macintosh, Disk, Intel Corp., SubRosaSoft, FileSalvage, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Storage Management, Databases, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Storage, Enterprise Software, Data Management

Software downloads 2009-11-19

Salesforce Chatter: what a clanger!

Running Cover-it-Live has produced some interesting commentary about this morning's announcement of Salesforce.com Chatter. Best summed up by Nenshad Bardoliwalla: The length of this keynote has turned "Chatter" into "Splatter" IMHO A three and a quarter hour keynote marathon, laced with the kind of hyperbole we've come to...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Running Cover-it-Live, Saesforce.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Salesforce Chatter: Social operating systems emerge on the IT stage

The next big shift: Intranets, portals, and software suites that are the integrating force of the social fabric for our organizations. This morning's announcement here at Dreamforce today from Salesforce of Chatter, an enterprise-class realization of Facebook and Twitter, is further evidence of the industry's push for social Web capabilities...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Information Technology, Operating System, Environment, Social Computing, Chatter, Status Update, Groups, Sales Force Management, Social Networking, Sales, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Dion Hinchcliffe

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Salesforce Chatter: Facebook for the Enterprise

Salesforce is announcing today a Salesforce Chatter, an enteprise collaboration application akin to Facebook. The move puts SalesForce in competition with offerings from other providers, including IBM Lotus. Here's what's being delivered. Features: Profiles: Just like profiles on popular consumer-oriented social networking sites, Salesforce Chatter profiles include...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Facebook, Platform, App, Force.com, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dave Greenfield

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Outlook 2010: Message composition (Office 2010 hits beta: what's new and exciting)

Uhhhh - you were able to hide the ribbon in 2007 too . . .Uhhhh - you were able to hide the ribbon in 2007 too . . .I don't know how you think this is a new feature; the ability to hide the ribbon has always been there.Try double...

Tags: ribbon, Office 2010, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook

Discussion threads 2009-11-18