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Pandemic Flu Survival Guide (Mobile)

Prepare yourself for a possible flu pandemic...If and when there is a new strain of flu virus that infects the world, if you are able to care for your family, "first responders" can concentrate on the needs of those who are most affected. Stephenson Strategies, a leading Homeland Security consulting...

Tags: Mobile, World Health Organization, Flu, Homeland Security, Food & Beverage, Web Site Development, Security, Government, Manufacturing, Internet

Software downloads 2006-02-21

Pandemic Flu Survival Guide (Mobile)

Prepare yourself for a possible flu pandemic...If and when there is a new strain of flu virus that infects the world, if you are able to care for your family, "first responders" can concentrate on the needs of those who are most affected. Stephenson Strategies, a leading Homeland Security consulting...

Tags: Mobile, World Health Organization, Flu, Mobifusion, Homeland Security, Food & Beverage, Web Site Development, Security, Government, Manufacturing, Internet

Software downloads 2006-02-21

Additional Resources

An interesting exchange on politics and IT

Was just thinking about thisExcept I was thinking about what I've heard Linux advocates say in the past, that most consumers make dumb technology choices, and whether this squares with advocating for free markets? Yes, I think it does. People will buy products that they can relate to and feel...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, PRODUCTIVITY, information technology, Linux, computer, software

Discussion threads 2009-11-14

News to know: AT&T, Verizon; T-Mobile; Microsoft CRM; Win7; datacenters; Sony-Ericcson

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage.: Sam Diaz: AT&T sues Verizon Wireless, calls map ad "misleading" but doesn't dispute accuracy Matthew Miller: T-Mobile experiences...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Data Center, Dana Gardner, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, T-Mobile, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft CRM, Sam Diaz, CRM, Data Centers, Microsoft Windows 7, Smart Phones, Tools & Techniques, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Management

Blog posts 2009-11-04

How did IT fall so far behind the tech curve?

Okay, butThey also go out and buy their own servers with some hidden budget line, then try to foist maintenance off on the CIO. And then we try to integrate the data - and the data isn't theirs, it's critical to the health, even survival, of the enterprise.Yes, we...

Tags: Strategy, Virtualization, cloud computing, Regulatory compliance, Marketing Guy, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Flu shot controversy illustrates compliance problem

I refuse the flu shot every year...and definately will be refusing the H1N1. As a young adult with a healthy immune system I see no point. Sure I may get the sniffles - but diet, exercise, and such take care of most of it. Who knows what is ACTUALLY in...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, SECURITY, compliance, flu shot, flu

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

StatPlanet 2.0 (Windows)

StatPlanet is an advanced interactive data visualization and mapping tool. It can be used to visually explore statistics through highly interactive charts, graphs and maps. StatPlanet comes with data for over 250 indicators for almost all countries. It includes statistics on demography & population, economy & development, education (including quality...

Tags: Education, Microsoft Windows, Sacmeq, StatPlanet

Software downloads 2009-10-06

ICANN declares independence, breaks ties with U.S. government

Let the in-fighting begin!How long before it is subverted for political/ideolical purposes like the U.N. has been subverted?(not to say the U.S. hasn't)A bit of naiveness involvedIt stands to reason that, when governments are involved, that there will be political and ideological squabbles on any decision.The EU as a "unified"...

Tags: Government, Corporate governance, INTERNET, Vertical industries, U.S. Government, ICANN

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

GlaxoSmithKline Leads the Way With Microsoft Online Services

GlaxoSmithKline (NYE: GSK) is a pharmaceutical industry leader: supplying a quarter of the world's vaccines, spending over $13 million each day to research new medicines, and providing many of the world's leading prescription medicines and consumer healthcare products. It is estimated that GlaxoSmithKline makes up seven percent of the world's...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., GlaxoSmithKline Plc., Healthcare, Vertical Industries

Case studies 2009-10-01

The burnout risks for E2.0 community managers

Dion Hinchcliffe's piece on community management surprised me. There is a sense that Dion is trying to lay down some ground rules in an area that is too new for anyone to draw anything other than tentative and early stage conclusions. That's not to say that conclusions are incorrect. There...

Tags: Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-09-29

Pediatric Nutrition Handbook (PedsNutr) (Mobile)

Pediatric Nutrition Handbookpowered by Skyscape Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatric Nutrition Handbook provides the latest information about nutrient metabolism and nutrition to support normal development and health of infants and children who are well, those born with congenital anomalies or disorders of metabolism, and those with acute and chronic...

Tags: Nutrition, Mobile

Software downloads 2009-09-16

U.N.'s Ban Ki-moon warns of 'abyss" and 'widespread disaster'

Dear Mr Fuller you have to understand a few thing WEll even if i find your post always refreshing and deeply educating you must understand this until there hurrican lvl 6and 7 or twister force 6 or 7 or all coastal area will be under...

Tags: Ban Ki-moon

Discussion threads 2009-09-03

Cisco's Brave New World

An intriguing and very well written article in this week's Economist documents Cisco CEO John Chamber's ambitious plans to conquer 30 new areas of business: ...From “virtual health care” to “cloud computing” and “safety and security” to “routers in space”, the company is tackling more than 30...

Tags: Information Technology, Brave New World, Cisco Systems Inc., Chambers, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-08-30

India outsourcing workers stressed to the limit

This applies to America as well"Workers are suffering from obesity, sleep disorders, depression and broken relationships - problems which can lead to more serious conditions such as diabetes or heart disease. In a country where a public healthcare system is virtually non-existent, overworked outsourcing employees could present a health crisis...

Tags: Managed hosting, Benefits, outsourcing, outsource, health care, job, information technology, worker

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

MedicalAlert 0.1 (Mobile)

MedicalAlert provides instant access to WHO disease outbreaks, live, from all around the world. Upon download, you instantly get access to hundreds of new outbreaks. It features download instantly from 3G, EDGE, or WiFi, World Health Organization data, portrait or Landscape Orientation, RSS technology, and parses XML.

Tags: Mobile, Karim Dhanani, MedicalAlert, 3G, RSS, Wireless LANs, XML, Wireless And Mobility, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development

Software downloads 2009-08-24

We're still in a recession...Don't buy an Apple (the free iPod isn't worth it)

Very solid adviceThanks for preaching common sense. It is sorely lacking these days but coming back in fashion with the recession. PEOPLE... PLEASE ask yourself REALLY for what you will use your computer. Typically web surfing, term paper writing, some basic audio video (which you can accomplish quite nicely with...

Tags: Desktops, recession, Apple iPod, student loan payment, stupid argument, Apple Macintosh, payment, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-13

10 reasons why e-readers make sense in the enterprise

TechRepublic guest post: In case you haven’t heard, e-readers are making an impact. They’ve been around for some time, but only now (thanks, in part, to Amazon’s Kindle) are they being taken seriously. The e-readers’ biggest fan is the avid reader, but this doesn’t have to (and most likely won’t)...

Tags: E-reader, Employee, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-07

Sunset for the tanning business

Sunset for the tanning businessApparentlyattractive, assertive, confident women intimidate you.This is a serious issue but......you just had to make it about Sarah Palin, didn't you. RE: Sunset for the tanning businessWhy do you continue to push this story when it is CLEARLY FALSE. You know its FALSE.One exposure...

Tags: SECURITY, Sarah Palin, tanning bed

Discussion threads 2009-07-30

Company sues for defamation over tweet

Company sues for defamation over tweetIn cases like it shouldn't stay 'between you and them'Because it is usually a systemic problem when things like this come up. I would like to believe that companies 'do the right thing', however I have had enough experience TO THE BLEEPING CONTRARY that I...

Tags: defamation, tweet

Discussion threads 2009-07-28