2007

Verizon is doing some interesting experimenting with the concept of “presence” within the network. A little background for this is the idea that we have a single point of contact across disparate communication mediums. These communication mediums include e-mail, instant messaging, both on your PC at home and a mobile device. With [...]

Most of us have eaten “processed” peanuts in some form or another. You could be into peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, peanut butter and bananas (I like this), or just plain roasted nuts.
Peanuts start out with something called isoflavones, these are anti-oxidents. It would seem that boiling peanuts dramatically increases the amount of [...]

I was looking at a cool picture from NASA today (see picture below). There is a haze (its labeled haze below :)) running from the Northeast border with Nepal to the south. The red dots are hot spots, fires or something. The interesting thing about this is that the day this picture [...]

For this post to make any sense we need a definition of RAD. There may be others out there but this is what I am using. RAD was coined in the 1980s as a way to allow software packages to meet schedules while risking features and, in some cases, usability. Rapid Application [...]

Australia has what is called a Cane Toad. This toad (well lots of these toads) spread into new territory by jumping. No real surprise there I guess, but what is a surprise is that these toads suffer from arthritis! The fastest toads are those with the longest legs unfortunately, those with the [...]

Centon Electronics has introduced Webster’s Dictonary on a USB data stick. It contains a full version dictionary, over 10 years of lexicographic research, word searches, spell checking, and more. What more could you ask than to have all of this information right at your fingertips?

There is a lawsuit against Target.com in California under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The National Federation of the Blind is suing Target because it claims blind users are disadvantaged when using the Web site and they do not have the same accessibility to all it offers. Legally blind users often rely on alternative [...]

AT&T has agreed to pay $2.5 billion for licenses that will allow it to expand its coverage area. It is buying a company with channels in the 700-megahertz range. This is the range that analog television uses. Keep in mind that by 2009, broadcasters must switch to digital television; this opens up [...]

The House Judiciary Committee voted to extend the current, temporary Moratorium for the Internet Tax Ban on October 10th. This extension is for another 4 years. Yea! There were calls from the Republicans to make the ban permanent, but these were rejected. This iteration of the ban was to expire November [...]

Dell has introduced a new computer called the T3400. It starts at $1000 and can be configured as a tower or desktop machine. The T3400 can be configured with either a dual-core or quad-core processor. It has clock speeds of 3.0GHz, an 8MB cache and a 1333MHz front-side bus.