Google Gives the Web Chrome
Posted on September 3, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Officially entering the browser wars, Google has unleashed Chrome to the masses, whether they want/need it or not. The browser wars haven’t really seemed to show room for another player. Mozilla Firefox has done well to attract a decent audience, but it’s usage is still less than rival Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Some cite IE’s pre-installed […]
Read More..>>The Value of Old Maps
Posted on August 29, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
When you live with a pack rat, things can get a bit tricky. Over the years I’ve learned to pick my battles wisely. I put up with boxes and tubs full of computer and television cables because the payoff is that our computers are always running perfectly and we have amazing picture […]
Read More..>>Total Eclipse of the Sun on Friday
Posted on July 31, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Skywatchers around the globe can see a total eclipse of the Sun on Friday.
A dark shadow will sweep across the surface of the planet in a broad arc as the Moon passes directly between the Earth and our star.
The eclipse begins in Canada’s high Arctic and ends in northern China’s Silk Road region.
Parts of northern […]
Microsoft Brings Technology to the Surface
Posted on July 16, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Surface is an exciting foray into the brave new world of 21st Century technology. Unlike the release of another iteration of Windows, Surface viably has the potential to revolutionize not only the computer and electronics industries, but it could have a significant effect on the world as we know it. Microsoft’s Surface brings the physical […]
Read More..>>Permanent Cosmetics Serves Many Purposes
Posted on April 14, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Permanent cosmetics has come a long way since people first started to realize the many benefits it. There are now many different techniques and many different options for those that seek this time-saving investment.
Permanent makeup supplies companies now have pigments for correcting older treatments that were not done correctly. They also provide everything from lips, […]
Maps Help Relive Vacations
Posted on March 26, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
I love the summertime. In fact, traveling the world is my favorite thing to do. When I can’t travel, I imagine that I am in a place that I’ve been to before. For this all I do is look over the photographs that I’ve taken and pull out the maps that I used while on […]
Read More..>>Professional Development Leads to Leadership
Posted on March 25, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Many corporations do not provide professional development for the management staff. There is a team building program that is right for every company. These courses range in topic from learning effective presentation skills to leadership skills training.
It does not matter what area your team needs development in. The important thing is that it is provided […]
Big Rims Make a Parent Proud
Posted on March 21, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
My son is getting his license in a couple of months. Like most parents, I’m exited and scared at the same time. I decided to surprise him by fixing up my truck and letting him have it for his birthday.
I needed new truck tires so I went looking and found really high quality truck rims […]
Convert Notes to Outlook with just a Few Clicks
Posted on March 19, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
I started a new job last month and my new employers do not use AOL. The addresses in my AOL account are too numerous to manually to do by hand. I needed a way to export aol address book outlook. After some digging I found the appropriate software and with a few clicks I was […]
Read More..>>Signs of Alcoholism and Long Term Alcohol Addiction Recovery
Posted on March 18, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
There are multiple signs of alcoholism but there are four major ones to be on look-out for. Those include: 1. cravings, 2. impaired control, 3. dependence, 4. tolerance.
When someone you know and love is an alcoholic, finding a center for alcohol rehab and getting the person checked in is the only viable solution for long-term […]
Printable World Maps Help Kids Learn
Posted on March 17, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Recently I needed several printable world maps for my children. I give them assignments to do at home because they don’t always retain what they learned in school. I was having them find countries that have had Olympians that won the gold medal in gymnastics.
After a little while we discovered that we were in need […]
Moving Address Books and Favorites
Posted on February 28, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
I have been having a few technical challenges recently. The first was when I was setting up my new laptop. I had a lot of trouble transferring my files from my old computer to my new one and also managing to convert to gmail. I also had trouble figuring out how to import […]
Read More..>>Top 100 Pacesetters Includes Minnesota Business Technology Company
Posted on January 29, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Software reseller Automated Business Solutions was named as a Top 100 Technology Pacesetter for 2007. The list is compiled annually by Source Media and is published as a supplement to the December 2007 issue of Accounting Technology magazine.
Read more at PR-USA . . .
NextPage Named One of Infoworld’s 2008 Technology of the Year
Posted on January 25, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
NextPage has earned the title “Best Document Retention System” as part of the InfoWorld 2008 Technology of the Year awards honoring business technology. They earned the honor for their Document Retention product. In the Data Management category, it was considered the most innovative enterprise product.
Read more at marketwire . . .
EDS Gets Contract to Test Business Technology
Posted on January 24, 2008 - Filed Under Finance, Technology | Leave a Comment
The Victorian Department of Infrastructure has awarded a year-long contract to EDS to operate new cargo movement technology designed to integrate information from thousands of users into a single online system. The trial will be conducted at the Port of Melbourne and hopes to duplicate the success of a similiar online portal at the Port […]
Read More..>>SAP Awards Scholarships to Future Business Technology Innovators
Posted on January 23, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
SAP American Inc., has awarded $10,000 scholarships to ten students in their second-annual program. The scholarship challenges students to “apply business technology concepts to solve industry challenges through research.” Topics submitted by the winners ranged from inventory management to greenhouse emissions tracking and workplace and privacy ethics.
Read the full story at CNN Money . . […]
Excellency in Technology Awards Announced
Posted on January 22, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
The winners of the 2008 SmallBusinessComputing.com Excellence in Technology Awards were announced today by JupiterOnlineMedia.
Multiple awards were given in four separate categories: Hardward, Security, Software/Services, and E-Commerce. The complete list of winners is available at smallbusinesscomputing.com …
FBI Moves to Protect Business Technology
Posted on January 21, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
The FBI recently revealed a program focused on protecting the trade secrets and technology of American universities and businesses.
With the US spending more on research and development (both government and private) than all other countries, America is a prime target for economic espionage. The new initiatives, one for business and one for universities, attempt to […]
8 Tech Stock to Follow in 2008
Posted on January 18, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Gorilla Trades bases its picks off of technical parameters gaging their potential for high yields resulting in a selection of stocks from a wide variety of industries. This is good for diversification. Here are some stock from the technology industry that are worth taking a look at in 2008.
1. Akamai Technologies’ Q3 indicated that […]
Costs of Business Technology Rising in South Africa
Posted on January 18, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
The Enterprise Storage and Server Group Manager of HP SA, Yergen Govender, cautions that businesses need to “consider the new reality” and “change the way they use power.” The statements come in the wake rising energy costs and rolling blackouts in South Africa.
HP’s scientists have estimated that 415 million tons of coal and 864 million […]
Oracle to Purchase BEA with $8.5 Billion
Posted on January 17, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Wednesday, Oracle announced that it will acquire the middleware maker at a cost of nearly $19.38 per share. Oracle plans to incorporate BEA’s technology to enhance its newly developed Fusion Middleware.
Oracle founder and CEO, Larry Ellisons, says
“BEA has been a pioneer in middleware.”Alfred [Chuang, BEA CEO] is credited with a lot of those successes.”
Read more […]
New Social Network for CIO’s & Business Technology Leaders
Posted on January 16, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Tuesday saw the launch of the first social media network that specifically targets Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and other business technology professionals. CIOZone (TM) was created by Professional Social Networks, Inc, in an attempt to provide IT executives with a place to connect and network about their companies and careers.
Read more at Earthtimes.org . . […]
Top 10 Prediction Reports for Health Industry will Transform Business and Technology
Posted on January 15, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Today a series of reports listing Top 10 Predictions for the health industry were released by Health Industry Insights, an independent research & advisory firm. The three reports cover Life Science, Payer and Provider predictions.
Read more at Health Industry Insights . . .
Business and Technology Meet as Silicon Valley Lures MBA Candidates
Posted on January 15, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
A record 115 MBA candidates traveled MIT to Silicon Valley as part of an ongoing recruiting program. This year’s candidates seek to join over 9,700 MIT alums in internships and jobs at leading California tech companies and startups.
Read more at Boston.com . . .
Is Your Business Technology Worthy of the Green 15?
Posted on January 10, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
InfoWorld is now accepting nominations for a new award honoring 2007’s “Green 15.”
InfoWorld describes the ideal winners as “projects that leverage technology to measurably cut waste, reduce organizations’ negative impact on the environment, and/or promote sustainable business-technology practices.”
Nominations will be accepted through the end of February with the awards being announced on Earth Day (April […]
Global Governance Key for Business Technology
Posted on January 9, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Governance is defined by Gartner (an IT research and consulting firm) as an organization “style and process for making decisions about business technology and resources.” In the 21st century, businesses need to know not just that a project failed, but what process was used to make the decisions within the project. Governance is key.
This article […]
Consumer Electronics Foreshadows Business Technology
Posted on January 8, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas offers a taste of the future of business technology. What starts out as a fun gadget in a few years may morph into technology that improves business.
Read more at bMighty.com . . .
Technology of the Year Awards from InfoWorld
Posted on January 7, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
The 2008 winners of the “Technology of the Year” award were announced today on the InfoWorld website. The winners were evaluated during the past year along with hundreds of other products. These were found to be “the most capable, most polished, most groundbreaking, and most valuable products on the IT landscape.”
Categories include “data management,” “networking,” […]
Uses and Misuses of a Critical Business Technology
Posted on January 4, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
Ventana Research has released a study examining how businesses use and misuse spreadsheet programs. They find that 50% of users find major formula and data errors in the spreadsheets they use regularly and 42% find out-of-date information in those documents frequently or all the time.
Read more at Tekrati . . .
CMP Acquires Mass Event Labs for its Business Technology Group
Posted on January 3, 2008 - Filed Under Technology | Leave a Comment
CMP has acquired Mass Events Labs, a unconference-style and custom event producer, for $1.2 million. David Berlind joins CMP as executive conference director for Interop and blogger for TechWeb.
Senior Vice President, Eric Faurot, explains the deal, “From an Interop perspective, we wanted someone like that who can be a beacon for how business technology […]