Intel Chairman Addresses United Nations
Subject: General Tech | November 17, 2005 - 01:09 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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TUNIS, TUNISIA — Nov 16, 2005 — Acting as the ambassador for the global information and communications technology industries, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett today spoke at the opening ceremony of the United Nations World Summit on the Information Society (UNWSIS) about a new era in economic history marked by 'ideas as the new source of wealth.'
'Technology enables businesses and individuals to participate in the global information society,' said Barrett, who as Chairman and former CEO of Intel visits more than thirty countries a year.
First generation replicator
Subject: General Tech | November 17, 2005 - 11:47 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Dan of Dan's Data has posted a look at the state of 3-D printing. If you can afford one of the printers, you can have just about anything you can imagine. Or if it works out like he is thinking, a trip to Kinko's or Office Depot may be a bit more interesting in the future.
"In The Beginning of "additive" 3D printing (as opposed to the old "subtractive" milling machinesthat cut a shape out of a block of source material), there were stereolithography machines, that
UV-lasered a slowly growing resin prototype o
AMD ADDED TO DOW JONES INDEXES THAT TRACK PERFORMANCE OF SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE COMPANIES
Subject: General Tech | November 17, 2005 - 11:31 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SUNNYVALE, CA - November 16, 2005 - AMD (NYSE: AMD) today announced it has been added to the recently launched Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index (DJSI North American) and the Dow Jones Sustainability United States Index (DJSI United States). These indexes track best-in-class companies in the U.S. and throughout North America based on social, economic, and environmental criteria, such as corporate governance, climate change, eco-efficiency, and labor practices.
3 Million Teachers Help Students Learn To Develop 21st Century Skills
Subject: General Tech | November 16, 2005 - 12:59 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 16, 2005 — A major milestone was reached by Intel Corporation today in its worldwide effort to help students and teachers develop 21st century learning skills. Three million teachers have now completed training through Intel® Teach to the Future, a professional development program designed to help teachers effectively integrate technology with learning.
Mice get firmware upgrades too
Subject: General Tech | November 15, 2005 - 03:09 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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CoolTechZone has published a brief article on what Razer has done to their mice to fix a tracking problem found in their mice, and Logitech's response to the same issue.
"If you've read our interview with Logitech, you'll realize that Razer remedied much of the
surface tracking problems by issuing a firmware upgrade, which is currently not possible with
Logitech mice due to quality assurance issues, according to Logitech.
AMD in supercomputing
Subject: General Tech | November 15, 2005 - 02:53 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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As you know, this is a big week for High Performance Computing and Supercomputers. With the release yesterday of the most recent list of TOP500 Supercomputer Sites, Bill Gates' keynote this morning at SC|05, and a host of companies making announcements from the show, I'd like to provide you with some interesting points that concern AMD in Supercomputing.
- Sun and AMD announced today a major supercomputing win
Intel Establishes $50 Million Venture Fund For Middle East And Turkey
Subject: General Tech | November 15, 2005 - 02:52 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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RIYADH, Nov. 15, 2005 — Intel Corporation today announced the establishment of a US$50 million venture capital fund to invest in technology companies developing innovative hardware, software and services in the region covering the Middle East and Turkey.
AMD INTRODUCES 'EMERALD' CLUSTERING ENVIRONMENT FOR MULTI-CORE APPLICATION TESTING AND DEVELOPMENT
Subject: General Tech | November 15, 2005 - 11:27 AM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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Dual-Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor-based Cluster Broadens AMD Developer Center Resources, Provides Solid Example of Partnering SUNNYVALE, CALIF. - Nov. 15, 2005-AMD (NYSE: AMD) today unveiled its Emerald cluster installation. The AMD Developer Center's Emerald is its newest and largest system, as well as its first publicly-available cluster based entirely on Dual-Core AMD Opteron(tm) processors with Direct Connect Architecture.
Sounds good, but can it play Counterstrike
Subject: General Tech | November 14, 2005 - 06:00 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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R&B Mods tests a Creative X-fi Fatal1ty soundcard out. If you are in the mood for a new soundcard, and are looking for one of the best, you've found the most likely suspect.
"Today we are taking a look at one of the new Creative sound cards from their new X-fi series. We
recieved their Fatal1ty card which is the middle card out of three different price classes.
How to - Virtual Private Networks
Subject: General Tech | November 14, 2005 - 02:34 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
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If you have been having difficulty setting up, or evenjust understanding VPNs, PC Stats has a posted a guide that is sure to help. They also cover the security aspects of having one running on your network.
"This article is intended to deal with creating Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to connect a homenetwork with the outside world.
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