Chattanooga Shows What a Gigabit Network Can Do
May 31, 2011 Software
Two days in Chattanooga, Tenn. show how a municipal broadband network can pay dividends when community leaders focus on the applications a gigabit network can deliver and consider the long-term economic development potential. And yes, it can even generate enough revenue to become profitable.
Hackers Post Phony Tupac Shakur Story on PBS Site
May 31, 2011 Software
A group of hackers took over the PBS Web site on Saturday night, posting PBS passwords and fake news stories.
PC, Notebook Pioneer Tom West Dies
May 31, 2011 Software
Tom West, a pioneer in computing hardware, passed away last week. West was best known for leading the team that developed the Data General MV/8000, one of the computer industry’s first and then widely used mini computers. He is also credited with championing DG’s first full-screen laptops at a time when the category was still new.
The Price of Hackers, Spammers and Abuse: When Is It Too Much?
May 31, 2011 Software
Google announced this week plans to shut down its Translate API “due to the substantial economic burden caused by extensive abuse.” The news raises a question: When dealing with the costly threats of hackers and spam abuse, when should a web company cut its losses?
Russia’s Sane Thoughts on Copyright and Internet
May 31, 2011 Software
“The declaration reflects an absolutely conservative position that intellectual property rights should be protected according to the existing conventions,” said Medvedev.
The 6 Most Badass Weapons Ever Improvised in Battle
May 31, 2011 Software
War is a terrible thing: Sometimes you have to take the life of your fellow man in the most brutal and extravagant ways…and you just don’t have a good enough weapon to do it as hard as you want. That’s when you start strapping every weapon you have to every other weapon you have, and hope that physics is in a good enough mood today to let you fir
The Problem With iPad Apps: Usability
May 31, 2011 Software
New research from the Nielsen Norman Group finds that although iPad apps have, in the last year, become “less wacky,” many interfaces are still confusing for users and usability problems remain.
No, Twitter Is Not a Replacement For Journalism
May 31, 2011 Software
With so much real-time reporting of news events via Twitter, some argue that we no longer need the traditional news article. But while reporting on social networks can be very powerful, we still need someone to make sense of those streams and put them in context.
Alaska Airlines Goes Digital With iPad Flight Manuals
May 31, 2011 Software
Your average coach airline seat won’t have a power outlet, but you can bet the pilots have access to a couple of them. At least, we sure hope they do over at Alaska Airlines, because the company just green-lit a new program that will allow their aircraft ot use iPad flight manuals instead of bulky, wasteful paper ones. They’re claiming to…
Nav System From Toyota Now Alerts Wrong-Direction Driving
May 31, 2011 Software
You may have tried swimming against the current, but have you ever tried driving against the flow of traffic. Toyota wants to assure you won’t.