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Industry Rethinks Moneymaking Software Practice
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:00:32 -0000
Before they ship PCs to retailers like Best Buy, computer makers get paid hundreds of millions of dollars to load them up with lots of free software. For $30, Best Buy will get rid of it for you.
Basics: For the Advanced in Age, Easy-to-Use Technology
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:17:29 -0000
The companies that are successfully marketing new technologies to older people are the ones that have learned to create products that span generations, providing style and utility to a range of age groups.
Phone Smart: Freeing Those Snapshots Trapped Inside the Cellphone
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:18:19 -0000
Carriers and device manufacturers have only lately figured out that users need a single button that says, “Send my new photo now.”
A U.S.B. Cable for Splitting Screens and Sharing Files Between Two Computers
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:24:58 -0000
Iogear’s new U.S.B. Laptop K.V.M. Switch, a double-ended cable that connects two Windows PCs or laptops together, lets you use one PC to control the other and even drag files between the machines.
A Mouse to Aid Warriors in Their Arena of Choice
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:23:21 -0000
Made with the needs of videogame fans in mind, the Avatar mouse from NZXT comes with seven programmable buttons that can be custom-configured for different types of games.
Give Yourself or Others a New Look, Digitally
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 04:47:47 -0000
Combining a graphics tablet with a built-in camera and a computer-based set of creativity tools, Stylin’ Studio is the latest thing in face-editing technology.

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NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Judy Estrin's career ranges from founder of Bridge Communications to CTO of Cisco to running Packet Design LLC. Quite the girl geek, eh?Download video:Entire Show:MPEG-4 | TorrentNerdy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentJuicy Bit:MPEG-4 | TorrentDownload subtitled video:Entire Show:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesNerdy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesJuicy Bit:With Subtitles | Torrent w/ SubtitlesDownload audio:Entire Show:MP3 | TorrentAAC | TorrentOgg Vorbis | Torrent
NerdTV #13: Judy Estrin - Transcript
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
For those who would rather read than watch or listen.
NerdTV Archives
Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00:00 -0700
Miss a past show? Check out our archives.Past guests include:#12: Bob KahnInventor of TCP/IP.#11: Doug EngelbartComputer mouse inventor.#10: Dan BricklinInventor of the Spreadsheet#9: AninaHigh Fashion Meets High Tech#8: Avram MillerCo-founder of Intel Capital#7: Dan DrakeCo-founder of Autodesk#6: Dave WinerFather of RSS and Web Logging#5: Tim O'ReillyOpen Source pioneer#4: Brewster KahleInternet Archive founder#3: Bill JoyCo-founder of Sun#2: Max LevchinCo-founder of PayPal#1: Andy HertzfeldThe first Macintosh programmer...ever

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Sony CEO thinking over Ericsson joint venture: report
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:35:46 -0400
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Sony's joint venture with cell phone maker Ericsson must do better, Sony's chief executive was quoted as saying by a German newspaper on Wednesday.
Mystery Chinese iPhone worker becomes Internet star
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:40:56 -0400
CANBERRA, (Reuters) - A Chinese factory worker has become an Internet sensation after a picture of her smiling and flashing a peace sign to a co-worker testing an Apple iPhone stayed on the phone that was sold to a man in Britain.
Microsoft releases beta 2 of Internet Explorer 8
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:21:03 -0400
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp released on Wednesday a second test version of Internet Explorer 8, delivering a feature-complete upgrade to the world's most widely used Web browser.

AP Top Technology News At 7:17 p.m. EDT

One small hitch for FAA, one giant mess for fliers
By MICHAEL TARM Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:26:28 -0000
CHICAGO (AP) -- When a computer system that distributes flight plans nationwide came rolling to a halt this week because of a software glitch, so did airplanes on tarmacs from Orlando to Chicago. The ensuing delays drove home just how easily an apparently isolated problem can trigger network-wide disarray in the country's aging air traffic control system....
Consumers picked to test hydrogen car prototypes
By KEN THOMAS Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:23:06 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Tom Albert drove his loaner Chevrolet Equinox like any other car....
Microsoft's newest browser may block ads
By JESSICA MINTZ Thu, 28 Aug 2008 06:13:37 -0000
SEATTLE (AP) -- The next version of Microsoft Corp.'s Web browser makes it easier for people to surf the Internet without leaving a trace....

 

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American Lighting Association - The ALA is a trade association for manufacturers and distributors of residential lighting products in the USA and Canada.
Meta Description: [ The American Lighting Association is the only trade association uniting lighting and component manufacturers, showrooms and distributors, manufacturer representatives, and industry related companies dedicated to providing quality residential illumination. ]

Association of Lighting Designers - The ALD is a british organization for professionals from all fields of lighting.

Association of Swedish Lighting Designers - The SLF is an independent and non profit national organisation for professional lighting designers.
Meta Description: [ The association of Swedish lighting designers is a non political, non union, and non profit national organisation for professional lighting designers. ]

CIBSE Society of Light and Lighting - A professional body for lighting in the UK, subsidiary of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers.

DALI - An organisation promoting the Digital Addressable Lighting Interface lighting control standard.
Meta Description: [ DALI stands for Digital Addressable Lighting Interface and is a protocol set out in the technical standard IEC 929. AG-DALI is a working group set up by leading manufacturers and institutions in the field of digital lamp/luminaire control to promote DALI technology and applications. ]

DIAL GmbH - An independent service provider, created as an initiative of the lighting industry in the german language countries of Europe.
Meta Description: [ DIAL Homepage der DIAL GmbH, Seminare und Software zur Licht- und Gebäudetechnik. Informieren Sie sich über unser lichttechnisches Messlabor und unsere kostenlose DIALux Lichtberechnunssoftware ]

Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand - The IESANZ is the central organization for the local associations in the area.
Meta Description: [ IES: The Lighting Society. Official site of the Illuminating Engineering Society of Australia and New Zealand Limited. ]

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America - The IESNA is a large organization for the lighting industry in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Links to regional section sites.
Meta Description: [ IESNA (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America) - The Lighting Authority - Publisher of lighting design and illumination standards and National Electric Code for designers, manufacturers, and illumination professionals. Lighting information, lighting guides, lighting standards, lighting... ]

Institute of Lighting Engineers - The ILE is a professional lighting association in the UK, renamed from the former Association of Public Lighting Engineers.
Meta Description: [ ILE - the Institution of Lighting Engineers - home page ]

International Association for Energy-Efficient Lighting - The IAEEL is a global contact network and an information resource for energy-efficient lighting.

International Association of Lighting Designers - The IALD provides education and networking for architectural lighting designers.

InterNational Association of Lighting Management Companies - The NALMCO is an organization of lighting management and related companies.

404 International Commission on Illumination - CIE is responsible for the international coordination of lighting related technical standards.

National Association of Independent Lighting Distributors - The NAILD is an organisation supporting lighting distributors in the US with publications, training, and conferences.

National Council on Qualifications for the Lighting Professions - The NCQLP is a US non-profit organization offering certification services for the lighting industry.

National Lighting Bureau - The NLB is a non-profit but industry sponsored US lighting information source, focusing on the quality of lighting.

Professional Lighting And Sound Association - PLASA is a UK-based trade association representing member companies worldwide who work in the entertainment and venue technology fields.

Professional Lighting and Sound Association of Germany - The VPLT is an Association of german manufacturers, distributors, suppliers, and service companies of the lighting and sound industry.

500 Society of Television Lighting Directors - The STLD offers information about television lighting, lighting directors and lighting equipment in the UK.
Meta Description: [ Society of Television Lighting Directors - Information about Television Lighting, Lighting Directors and Lighting Equipment ]

The Lighting Detectives - A non-profit group dedicated to the study of lighting culture and raising consciousness of the lit environment.
Meta Description: [ The Lighting Detectives is a non-profit group dedicated to the study of lighting culture ... ]