This is my last day at work for the year, and being the last day of the work year, it is time to take a look back.
NetWorks webinars were a huge success. Special thanks to Terry Bartelt talking about 10 Tips to Thinking Outside the Box for Technical Recruitment as well as explaining what […]
This is something not totally unexpected, but news of it actually starting to happen is something else.
Toshiba announces a solid state 512 gig drive.
Mass production begins in the second quarter of 2009. The hard drive will probably be around for a few more years until the solid state drives continue to drop in price […]
NASA will be selling two Space Shuttles for only $42,000,000 each. They are to be sold to “educational institutions, science museums, and other appropriate organizations.” Just think what a program could do with a Space Shuttle in their backyard. Potential uses include electronic classes, space tec, computer, engineering, history… There can be any number of […]
While the economy sucks, it still doesn’t stop the calander from rolling along and next you know, the holidays are here. My wife has yet to ask me what I want for Christmas. The first thing I would do, when she does ask, is take out the Think Geek catalogue.
Personal Sound Track Shirt […]
It is hard to believe that I am older than the computer mouse. But, not older than the trackball. Today, December 9, the mouse turns 40. Here is a link to Gearlog and their guided history of the mouse.
Without the mouse, we would either have the trackball or …? Who know […]
With tomorrow Thanksgiving, I figure that I should list all the things that I am thankful for (and since this is a work blog, I will focus more on that aspect).
Family - I am lucky, I have a great family, and great in-laws.
Job - I have a job that is not affected by the downturn […]
While I may not agree with everything - here are Five Gadgets Killed by the Cell Phone from Wired.
1. PDA
2. The Camera (I think the phone has a long way to go to catch up - but not impossible)
3. The UMPC
4. The Phone (landline)
5. The MP3 (coming)
Some are obvious, like the PDA. […]
Celeste Baine, who did Recruiting Women into Technology Programs webinar last month, her new book, Engineers Make a Difference, has just been released.
Here is her email that I just received:
If you are interested in outreach - recruiting and retaining students in engineering or technology careers, this is the book for you.
Tom McGlew of MATEC was […]
…As We Know It. For some people, that is what they are saying after the election. Actually, they are just saying, “it is the end of the world.” But, I would have written this if McCain had won the election as well. Because, it is the end of the world as […]
I am reading my Popular Science magazine and I was struck by a thought. I have been flipping through this magazine for as long as I can remember. My dad, an engineer, subscribes to it and has subscribed to it right after I was born. I remember flipping through the pages and thinking how cool […]
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