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(Photos: Code makers and breakers of WWII era)

(Photos: Code makers and breakers of WWII era)Really nice gallery!Unlike many presentations, this doesn't focus on any one machine or country, but touches on nearly all the crypto technology of the era (I'd have included the SIGSALY encrypted telephone, too). Not many people know about Arne Beurling--thanks for mentioning him....

Tags: WWII-era, breaker, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-06-04

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Navy Field: Resurrection of the Steel Fleet 1.275 (Windows)

Navy Field is a massively multi-player online game based upon actual WWII naval battles. We have created graphically engineered models of actual WWII ships, weapons, aircraft, and munitions from Germany, the United States, U.K, and Japan to use in these battles. Players are asked to construct ships, add armament combinations,...

Tags: SD Card, Ship, Microsoft Windows, SD EnterNet, Memory, Flash Memory, Games, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-19

My 7 favorite Windows 7 features

I must say ...... your impressive list, just isn't that impressive to me.#1 - Performance boost -- subjective#2 - More restrained UAC -- more duck tape#3 - 64-bit becomes the new default -- had 64 bit for years now#4 - Improved troubleshooting tools -- no comment, biting my tongue#5 -...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, favorite Windows 7, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Strategic Command: WWII Pacific Theater 1.03 patch (Windows)

This patch includes bug fixes, enhancements to the game engine and editor.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Battlefront.com, Patches, Games, Security, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-01

Heroes Over Europe 1.01 patch (Windows)

The sequel to the 2005 World War II flight combat game Heroes of the Pacific, Heroes over Europe takes aspiring combat pilots over London, the French Alps and Berlin. Up to 16 gamers will be able to enjoy intense dogfights in multiplayer modes. Key Features: A rich heroic storyline with...

Tags: Dogfight, UbiSoft Entertainment, Berlin, Games, Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-09-25

Will online education kill the university?

More to Harvard than the ClassesWhile I'm a big proponent of online and hybrid courses, I don't think that the residential college will go away entirely. People go to places like Harvard and Yale not just because they might learn more (and they might, depending on a lot of...

Tags: Harvard, education

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Gen X/GenY/Enterprise 2.0: are the naysayers right?

Boy , the silence is deafening on this one.Then I'll start. This study just confirms what many of us have suspected. You don't need to understand technology to use social technologies; just using them doesn't mean you're using them effectively; and just because you use them doesn't mean...

Tags: Generation Y, Generation X

Discussion threads 2009-09-14

Open source can save your life

Quick, if your life depended on it, which health care information system would you rather your hospital used: A proprietary system developed by software engineers based on marketing input, bug reports and customer requests? An open source system developed by thousands of health care practitioners including...

Tags: Hospital, Open Source, Health Care, VA, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Human Resources, Robin Harris

Blog posts 2009-08-23

A View from the Engine Room: Booz Allen Build a Collaborative Business

Two key members of the winning Booz Allen Hamilton 'Hello' team, to whom I presented the Open Enterprise 2009 trophy at June's Enterprise 20 conference in Boston, discuss the realities of their collaboration environment above. Megan Murray & Donna Lucas are in the...

Tags: John Chambers, Team, Marketing, Environment, Social Media, Cisco Systems Inc., Twitter, Megan Murray & Donna Lucas, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Oliver Marks

Blog posts 2009-08-06

Navy Field: Resurrection of the Steel Fleet 1.267 (Windows)

Navy Field is a massively multi-player online game based upon actual WWII naval battles. We have created graphically engineered models of actual WWII ships, weapons, aircraft, and munitions from Germany, the United States, U.K, and Japan to use in these battles. Players are asked to construct ships, add armament combinations,...

Tags: SD Card, Ship, Microsoft Windows, SD EnterNet, Memory, Flash Memory, Games, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-08-06

Brothers In Arms Hour of Heroes Free 1.0.1 (Mobile)

Brothers In Arms Hour of Heroes includes 13 missions in three campaigns: Normandy, Ardennes, and Tunisia. 3D graphics recreating the atmosphere of a real Hollywood WWII blockbuster. Drive a 4x4 vehicle or a Sherman tank and use a wide range of weapons (bazooka, sniper rifle, and machine guns). Use the...

Tags: Mobile, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Components

Software downloads 2009-07-13

Brothers In Arms Hour of Heroes 1.3.1 (Mobile)

Brothers In Arms Hour of Heroes includes 14 missions in three campaigns: Normandy, Ardennes, and Tunisia. 3D graphics recreating the atmosphere of a real Hollywood WWII blockbuster. Drive a 4x4 vehicle or a Sherman tank and use a wide range of weapons (bazooka, sniper rifle, and machine guns). Use the...

Tags: Mobile, Keyboards, Monitors & Displays, Smart Phones, Hardware, Peripherals, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-07-13

Pocket General betax (Mobile)

Strategic Wargame for the palmpilot. This game will play WWI, WWII, StarWars, sea battles and more. New scenarios and campaigns are added with a flexible scenario editor.

Tags: Mobile, Terje Sæther, Games, Advertising & Promotion, Personal Technology, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-07-08

PARP inhibitors working against inherited cancers

PARP inhibitors working against inherited cancersInherited CancerSince there is no such thing as inherited cancer, the article should have read "for those genetically predisposed towards cancer". Current studies indicate everyone has cancer, but most people never experience adverse effects from it because their immune systems do not allow it...

Tags: PARP, inherited cancer, PARP inhibitor

Discussion threads 2009-06-26

Assassination of Neda, played and replayed on the Web, marks turning point for Iran

Assassination of Neda, played and replayed on the Web, marks turning point for IranIranians should demand an American invasionIf some Iranians would petition us, we should folow through with the operation Iran's freedom.This operation will be a lot cheaper and more successfull than the Iraq's freedom in 2003.But Obama is...

Tags: Leadership, Neda, Obama, Web

Discussion threads 2009-06-23

Less oil, less debt...so what's our next addiction?

Less oil, less debt...so what's our next addiction?Need more stories about the eco-wave...People have no idea what the impact of the eco movement is having on energy and resources. People will get rid of cars and gut their houses to become 'green' causing mountains of waste and consuming additional...

Tags: Al Gore, Barak Obama

Discussion threads 2009-06-03

iFighter 1.2 (Mobile)

As the ace pilot of the air force in WWII, your mission is to destroy the secret weapon prototypes of the Nazis. Fasten your seat belt and get ready for some non-stop action. there are three difficulty settings, three control modes, four huge levels, original sound tracks for all levels,...

Tags: Mobile, Level, EpicForce

Software downloads 2009-05-08

War Plan Pacific 1.0.3 (Windows)

Check out this playable demo for War Plan Pacific. Command Japanese or American forces in this turn-based wargame and seek victory in the Pacific theatre of WWII.

Tags: Shrapnel Games Inc., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-05-06

Strategic Command: WWII Pacific Theater Patch 1.02 (Windows)

This patch includes enhancements to the game engine and the editor, bug fixes, and more. Read the readme for details.

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Battlefront.com, Games, Patches, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-04-23

Red Hat maps dispel some open source myths

Red Hat maps dispel some open source mythsNot surprisedThis is for the best anyway. Who really wants to use Chinese software? Everything they make is inferior quality. Their software won't be any different.Americans and available "free time".Perhaps the big reason open source does well in the US...

Tags: Red Hat Inc., open source, software

Discussion threads 2009-04-22