Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Inching Toward Web 3.0

By some definitions, “Web 3.0” will be characterized by semantic mapping of data. Unlike regular searches which mine information based on keywords you type in, semantic search looks for information you want by connecting the meaning of words.Read the Full Article

HP Debuts Hardware, Software To Support VMware Environments

At this year’s VMworld, HP announced a series of new offerings designed to help organizations simplify the implementation and management of VMware-based virtual environments.Read the Full Article

Opening Search to Semantic Upstarts

Even if you have a great idea for a new search engine, it’s far from easy to get it off the ground. For one thing, the best engineering talent resides at big-name companies. Even more significantly, according to some estimates, it costs hundreds of millions of dollars to buy and maintain the servers needed to […]

aking Online Conversations to the Next Level, coComment Unveils V3.0 with Major New Design, Enhanced Features and Retaggr Partnership

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 11, 2008 — Taking online conversations to the next level, coComment (www.cocomment.com) today unveiled both a major new version that makes it easier, faster, and more fun for users to track their conversations on any site or blog and a new partnership with retaggr.com to extend and enhance user profiles. […]

Google Chrome ignites browser speed race

Analysis – You may have decided against a switch to Chrome (at least market share data indicates that Chrome is losing share quickly again), but there is a good chance you won’t get rid of the browser entirely. We guess you may even launch it from time to time, especially when IE or Firefox get […]

Dries Buytaert, 29: Drupal –Simple, flexible Web publishing

The Internet has made publishing on a global scale almost effortless. That’s the rhetoric, anyway. The truth is more complicated, because the Internet provides only a means of distribution; a would-be publisher still needs a publishing tool. Read the Full Article

Intel’s Rattner: technology will bring man, machine closer by 2050

Wrapping up the final day of the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco Thursday, Intel Corp CTO Justin Rattner examined during his keynote how technology will bring man and machine closer by 2050, and predicted that big changes are ahead in terms of social interactions, robotics and improvements to a computer’s ability to sense the […]

T&L Reviewer Carol Holzberg Test Drives Microsoft Expression Studio 2

Expression Blend 2 (PC only, 57 MB,): Interactive WYSIWYG design tool with support for Silverlight (Microsoft’s new cross-platform, cross-browser interactive presentation technology plug-in that competes with Apple’s QuickTime Player and Adobe Flash Player). Work in Design, Code (XAML) or Split View to composite vector and bitmap images, video, audio, rich text, adding animation, graphics, 3D […]

PCWorld.com Back to School Guide

Ramon McLeod, Editor, PCWorld.comFinding the right technology gift for this season’s big moments can be a challenge, but the expert buying guides and reviews you’ll find here will help you make the right purchase at the right price. Inside, you’ll find the best of show for the products that are sure to put a smile […]

Keeping Track of Students, and Staying in Touch

At first, the idea sounds deceptively simple. Software that lets professors manage their office hours and keep tabs on their students? Isn’t a daybook enough?Read the Full Article