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CNC programming time greatly reduced by Delcam (Plastics and Rubber Weekly)

Since changing to Delcam’s FeatureCAM, Vector Tool & Engineering has reduced programming time for feature-intensive 2.5D parts by up to 75%, and for less feature-intensive 3D parts by 25%, according to the Birmingham-based software developer.

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Google Threatens to Pull out of China, Citing Censorship and Cyberhacking

Recently, Google made a very bold and very public threat that they would pull out of China due to concerns over increased censorship and sophisticated hacker attacks that they have traced to China. If it happens, it will come as a shock to business analysts everywhere, since China is the #1 growing market for something Google covets – internet users.

Journalists face ‘pass’ blockade at Maha Kumbh (Press Trust of India)

Haridwar, Jan 14 (PTI) Several journalists, including those from abroad who descended here to cover the Maha Kumbh, had a bitter experience due to “mismanagement” by mela administration in issuing media passes.

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21 New Books of Interest to Engineering @ NCSU Libraries · New Books In Astronomy/Astrophysics · 22 New EBooks of Interest to Engineering @ NCSU Libraries · 14 New Computer Science EBooks @ NCSU Libraries · New Books in Mathematics …

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TV Guide Net hires programming exec (The Hollywood Reporter)

TV Guide Network is underscoring its new emphasis on programming with the appointment of cable veteran Diane Robina to the newly created position of executive vp development, acquisitions and programming strategy.

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Petra Perdana hires consultants to run firm (Business Times (Malaysia))

Petra Perdana Bhd, a Malaysian oil and gas services provider, hired three consultants to oversee the company and review its operations after suspending its senior management team amid a dispute over an asset sale plan. The company appointed Suhaimi Badrul Jamil and Abdul Halim Ahmad Said as management consultants to take charge of the company’s finances and marine operations until February 3, it …

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Computers Behaving Badly: Part 1

The facts of life are that your computer is going to have a hissy fit and misbehave eventually It’s a frightening and stressful experience as you contemplate losing all your work, hefty repair bills and major loss of time…not to mention the inconvenience of being without it Most of the stress is caused by not knowing what is going on and as you hand over your life’s work to a Swahili speaking technician, you are at his/her mercy Well, knowledge is power and like it or not you need to learn a leetle bit of techy talk to alleviate your pain It is my mission to help you understand in the simplest terms what you need to know as a computer owner/operator in order for you to take back some control and save you that imminent nervous breakdown, stroke, heart attack and major financial set back Computers really aren’t all that mysterious. All types of computers consist of two basic parts: Hardware and Software Anything you buy for your computer can be classified as either hardware or software 1. Hardware is any part of your computer that has a physical structure , e.g

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Ahearn: Journalists caught in war carnage (The Record and Herald News)

SINCE 1992, more than 550 journalists have been murdered worldwide, to silence them or to punish them for news they have reported. Hundreds more have died in combat crossfire or on dangerous assignments.

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Tricking an iPod into trusting your dock

[Thijs] has an iPod dock with an LCD display in it that allows you to watch videos without having to squint quite as much. Unfortunately, the iPod classic wouldn’t play videos on it because it’s not an Apple approved product. He figured out that an authentication chip is included in docks and cables that Apple has approved and set out to retrofit his device with one

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Creating the Expertise We Need

By now you have likely received the January issue of the CSTA Voice and discovered the exciting NSF plans for growing 10,000 new CS teachers and reaching 10,000 schools with a re-vamped AP CS curriculum. Of course, this is all in response to what we have sensed and fretted about for quite some time; something needs to happen to turn today’s pipeline from a dribble to the gush needed to create the technical expertise required to solve a growing list of world problems

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Quest vWorkspace 7.0 Feature Spotlight: Flash Acceleration

Today’s post is about a new feature in Quest vWorkspace 7.0 called Flash Acceleration. Flash Acceleration is a part of Quest EOP, a set of technologies built on top of Microsoft RDP aimed at providing a remote user experience that is indistinguishable from a local user experience. Flash Acceleration in Quest vWorkspace 7.0 is actually a double-edged sword: it provides a magnificent user experience whilst improving on scalability of virtual desktop and Terminal Server / RD Session Host environments! Flash is a extremely popular way to provide web pages with multimedia content and its present on almost webpage these days.

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iPhone 4G rumors: Apple Korea leaking? Release date in Q2 2010?

Is Apple rattled by Google’s Nexus One? Apple Korea and several mobile operators are leaking rumors about an “iPhone 4G” due for release as early as April. In IT Blogwatch , bloggers can’t quite believe it, despite the breadth and caliber of the sources

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Drastically reduce the chance of a successful brute force attack on your Wordpress installation’s “admin” account

Not too long ago there was a Wordpress exploit running around – the gist was someone was doing brute force attacks on login pages using the default administrator account. The problem, generalized, is that the default administrator account within Wordpress is set to “admin” and cannot be changed – all a hacker has to do is use that known username, and then fire password combinations in until one hits the mark

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NPR’s Sensible Look at Dangers of Automotive Wi-Fi

Talk of the Nation looks at whether the distractions of in-car Internet will add to driving’s dangers: They aren’t even looking at whether or not you are manipulating devices while driving; rather, whether the increased distraction even with voice recognition software for handling tasks is a danger on the order of talking on the mobile or texting. It’s an ugly truth proved repeatedly and extensively in the lab that hands-free devices don’t reduce the dangers of talking on a cell phone

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Novarum Offers Guidance for Outdoor Wi-Fi Networks

The folks at Novarum, who include two of the pioneers of Wi-Fi, offer a free report on outdoor Wi-Fi network building: The recommendations aren’t surprising to anyone who has followed this site. Novarum recommends a whopping 60 access points per square mile to exceed 90 percent coverage for 802.11n laptops at rates higher than expected 4G cellular network speeds.

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MagicJack Uses Magic Spectrum Wand for Femtocell Service

MagicJack says it can provide GSM femtocells in the home without agreements with AT&T and T-Mobile: This is one of the most audacious and fascinating attempts to work around spectrum rules that I’ve seen since Vivato convinced the FCC to tweak the point-to-point power limit rules for phased-array devices. MagicJack currently offers a VoIP service using a tiny plug-in device that costs $40, including a year’s unlimited calls, and $20 for subsequent years.

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Kodu Game-Creation Tool for Kids Adapted for the PC

I love Kodu and I’ve written about it before ( my Kodu blog posts ) and I am regularly asked “when can I get Kodu for the PCs in my classroom?” Well now there is a public beta of the PC version out ( Kodu announcement ) and it doesn’t require Xbox controllers even! Microsoft is pushing to bring computer programming back into the classroom – and back into the realm of the imagination. That push comes through Kodu , a game developed by Microsoft Research that invites users to create their own worlds while teaching them the basics of game development. Originally designed as a learning tool for youngsters using Xbox 360, Kodu is now available in a public beta for the PC.

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Apple tablet ‘PC’ rumors: FingerWorks, A9, Orange, and more…

Another week; another set of Apple tablet ‘PC’ rumors. As speculation seemingly reaches fever-pitch, new nuggets of information continue to get dug out of the frozen ground. In IT Blogwatch , bloggers ponder Apple’s acquisition of FingerWorks, ARM’s Cortex A9, and an apparent lapsus-de-langue by a Frenchman.

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The Kanban Story: Throwing Sticky Notes Out

When you read about Kanban the thing which usually isn’t described in details is what happens with sticky notes which make their way to the right side of the board and are in the last column of your Kanban Board (however you call it). To be honest I didn’t put much thought in that when we were starting with Kanban. Our sticky notes were just stacking up in ready-to-ship column until we no longer could read them easily

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Helping Entrepreneurs Achieve Success

http://www.encorpus.com – Business advisors for CEOs and entrepreneurs who want to grow their business. Helping you achieve business success.

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