Début de la seconde phase de réparations sur le réservoir d'Atlantis
La NASA a débuté la seconde phase de réparations du réservoir de la Navette Atlantis dont le lancement est prévu pour le huit juin prochain. Près de 2100 réparations ont d'ores et... (Read on Source)
CNET to interview Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
Blog: Jimmy Wales will visit CNET's Second Life offices for a wide-ranging talk.
Google Analytics Gets a Makeover (PC World)
PC World - Google Inc. has revamped Google Analytics, improving and expanding the data reporting capabilities of the Web site usage monitoring service.
Super-Speicher lässt Computer schneller starten
Das Warten auf das Hochfahren des Computers könnte in Zukunft entfallen. Forscher der Universität Würzburg haben einen Speicherchip entwickelt, der die Zeit, bis der PC einsatzbereit ist, um ein Vielfaches verkürzt. (Read on Source)
O Universo - The History Channel
Apesar do foco do History Channel ser a história, a série The Universe não tem como objetivo essa abordagem. A série completa terá 13 episódios, e nos EUA já foram exibidos os 10 primeiros. Não tenho informações se no Brasil será (ou está sendo) exibida. A primeira parte trata somente do ... (Read on Source)
Angels win 8-2 to complete road sweep of Mariners
SEATTLE (Reuters) - The Los Angeles Angels finished off a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday, winning 8-2 to stretch their lead over the Mariners to five games in the American League West. (Read on Source)
Actualized Preservation Threats: Practical Lessons from Chronicling America
"In October 2006, the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), a partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress (LC), released a beta of Chronicling America to a limited audience. (Release to the general...
NCHS has millions to give
Shane Datzman doesn't know anything about North Central Health Services.
Robert Half International Announces Schedule for Third-Quarter Earnings Results and Conference Call
... Robert Half(R) Legal, for legal personnel; and The Creative Group(R), for advertising, marketing and web design professionals. Robert Half International has staffing and consulting operations in more than 400 locations ...
Using Text Presets In After Effects CS3
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Tony Dungy Press Conference Highlights
Colts head coach Tony Dungy talked to the media about the hard-fought win over Jacksonville, his running backs, Dwight Freeney, the offensive line and this week's opponent -- the Carolina Panthers. Find out what he had to say inside... (Read on Source)
Pregnancy Tips Posted By : Jane Bear
Being pregnant is the most ecstatic period of a woman's life. Pregnancy marks remarkable emotional, mental and physical changes in the woman's body. Intense deal of excitement accompanies these changes, marked by anxiety and uncertainty. A woman, however, need not experience worries and sleepless nights. One can lead a better life during the duration of the pregnancy by being acquainted with and appreciating these changes.
Nationals execs being probed in NBA money skim probe: report
AFP - Federal authorities are investigating Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden and special assistant Jose Rijo for possible roles regarding Major League Baseball signings of players from the Dominican Republic, US television sports network ESPN reported Saturday. (Read on Source)
Sun Lays Off 1000 Employees
Sun laid off approximately 1000 employees across the U.S. and Canada.
Going Mobile with Windows Live Mesh (PC World)
PC World - Microsoft's new, networked file synchronization service can keep your files in order across multiple devices.
H.I.V. Study Finds Rate 40% Higher Than Estimated
The United States has significantly underreported the number of new H.I.V. infections occurring each year, according to a study. (Read on Source)
Ted Mininni: 'Let Your Food be Your Medicine': 7 Trends Worth Watching
A recent article points out that ?Nutraceuticals May Be Near Tipping Point in the U.S." While the average American is spending $90 per year on functional (read: health benefiting ) foods and beverages to the tune of a whopping $27 billion last year, the Center for Culinary Development and Packaged Facts claim that their research shows the ... (Read on Source)
Learn How To Weave with Paper Index Cards - CRAFT Video Podcast
Download the MP4 Video or HD Version | Subscribe to CRAFT in iTunes Join weaver Travis Meinolf of actionweaver.com as he shows you how to make a loom from paper index cards as well as the basics of weaving 101 in this CRAFT Video Podcast. Travis is featured in the current Weaving issue of CRAFT: 08 . Use this template on his site to trace onto ... (Read on Source)
Web Ads 2.0
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5 ways to protect yourself from email scams
September 17th 2008 - Supply Brothers 1. Mark suspicious emails as "junk." Use this feature in "...
An Icy Reprieve for Our Climate Woes? Not Quite
Image from Northern Xander Finally some "upbeat" news on climate change: According to a new study published in the latest issue of Science , permafrost may be more resistant to warmer temperatures than previously thought -- which means we may not yet need to sound the alarm about an imminent carbon "bomb" . Evidence for this finding, made by the ... (Read on Source)
Tenchu and Beat?n Groovy Join Stickball on XBLA
Joining MLB Stickball on Xbox Live Arcade today are two more games ? Tenchu: Shadow Assault and Beat?n Groovy. All three titles are 800 points ($10) each. The first title is a party game spinning off from the famous stealth-action Tenchu series. It features a ?trap action? game, supporting four-player multiplayer both locally and over [...]
Treo Pro unlocked in bid to lower roaming costs
Two very different tales are circulating about Palm Inc. and its new Treo Pro smart phone these days.
One story, from Palm and some analysts, is that the new Treo Pro's unlocked feature offers a cost-effective way for international business travelers to dramatically lower roaming costs. Travelers can insert a SIM card into the Pro from the carrier in the country they're in, potentially cutting those costs by 90%, Palm officials said.
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The other story, from a different group of analysts in recent weeks, is that Palm had to unlock the phone because it could not find a carrier willing to sell it. One analyst on Friday went further, saying that the inability to find a carrier to sell the Treo Pro is a sign that the troubled Palm is facing its ultimate demise.
"Palm loses a major distribution channel and any subsidy by not going through the carrier," Gartner Inc. analyst Phillip Redman said via e-mail today. Having to sell the smart phone unlocked "looks like the final death sigh" for Palm and follows years of struggles finding effective products to sell fending off financial difficulties, he said.
The new smart phone, available in the U.S. since Sept. 26, sells for $549, a premium price compared to the Apple Inc. iPhone 3G and some other competitors. The higher price is largely because the upfront hardware cost isn't offset by the guarantee of monthly service charges.
Mike Adamine, senior product manager for the Treo Pro at Palm, said Palm decided to unlock the device because business customers wanted to avoid draconian roaming costs when traveling. Palm's decision to include a SIM card slot for various carriers means IT managers can help users cut roaming costs that easily reach $500 a month for a single user who travels through two or three countries.
"There's already been a lot of demand for unlocked," Adamine said.
Wasik Malik, director of mobile solutions at the Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus, Ohio, said the prospect of an unlocked device interests him. He has been testing a Treo Pro for three months before deciding whether to purchase more than 600 for use by medical students and residents in the fall of 2009.
Purchasing rules at the university require Malik to check out a variety of carriers for service, even though he realizes the GSM-based Treo Pro will only work with AT&T Inc. and T-Mobile USA Inc. networks. "Unlocked is important to us because we cannot bind ourselves with a single vendor for data and phone service," he said.
In general, Malik said he looks for a single device that has voice and data capabilities for young doctors who might otherwise need to carry a phone separate from an online medical reference database. "Smart phones are becoming cheaper and our goal is to give the students one device instead of having six things in their pockets," he said.
More than 80 medical students at the school this year are using the iPhone , although the medical department constantly reviews devices for future deployment, Malik said.
Another feature in the Pro is a simple switch to turn on Wi-Fi usage. By comparison, the iPhone will search for Wi-Fi service continually, burning up battery power, unless a user turns off that feature, Adamine said.
Reviewers have generally liked the new Pro , which runs the Windows Mobile 6.1 operating system.
Phillippe Winthrop, an analyst at Strategy Analytics Inc., said the new Treo Pro is "on par" with other smart phones that run Windows Mobile, such as the HTC Touch Diamond. "I say it is 'on par' as a glass-half-full statement," Winthrop said. "Candidly, Palm has been struggling with innovating mobile handsets, but the Treo Pro shows they are back in the game."
He added it might not matter much to some IT managers that the device is unlocked. "Unlocked devices are an arrow in a quiver of wireless expense management," he said. "It's not the end-all and be-all."
Winthrop called Redman's comment that Palm is nearing its demise too severe. He said that Malik and other IT managers worried about Palm's record of lackluster innovation and financial difficulties should not ignore the Pro device. "There is no reason not to strongly consider the Pro device," he said. "Any fears about Palm's short-term financial situation are not warranted."
However, Winthrop said analysts and Palm customers are rightly concerned about what sort of new proprietary Palm OS, based on Linux, that Palm will develop. The new operating system is designed for products targeted at consumers. "Palm knows that if they don't get that Linux OS right, they're done," he said. "This is make or break for Palm."
Jackalope Rising: Ubuntu 9.04 Alpha 1 As Early As Tomorrow
OStatic: "The Ubuntu project says that the initial alpha release of Ubuntu 9.04 (the "Jaunty Jackalope") could be available for testing in less than twenty-four hours. Yes, that's a little less than a month after the current, stable version, "Intrepid Ibex" was finalized and formally released."
Apple issues QuickTime update for new MacBooks
New copy-protection technology added to Apple's new MacBooks was incorrectly preventing standard-definition iTunes movies from playing on older projectors.
The Mumbai Reports: Will Twittering Masses Supplant Pro Journalists?
I'm starting to lose track of which major news event is supposed to be THE turning point for technology-driven citizen journalism. Was it bloggers detailing the horrors of Sept. 11? The surreal graininess of cell phone videos and photos capturing the 2004 London subway bombings? The digital camcorder footage later that same year showing the South Asian tsunami washing away coastlines and lives?
NOT A GAY MOOD AT SUNDANCE
ORGANIZERS of the Sundance Film Festival insist 2009 is going to be their biggest year yet - an assertion that gay-rights activists will not be pleased to hear. While the star-studded event announced the 118 movies in its lineup yesterday...
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