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PhillyBlog Tech:• quick Excel 2003 question Forum: Philly TechPosted By: AMontePost Time: 05-15-2008 at 09:08 AM read more >> • E Chestnut or other security savvy phillyblogger Forum: Philly TechPosted By: alesisPost Time: 05-15-2008 at 01:00 AM read more >> • Forum: Philly TechPosted By: TotallyInfectedPost Time: 05-14-2008 at 02:22 PM read more >> • Forum: Philly TechPosted By: Ken JonesPost Time: 05-14-2008 at 07:33 AM read more >> • EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia Forum: Philly TechPosted By: dlshPost Time: 05-13-2008 at 02:42 PM read more >> • Wiki software input Forum: Philly TechPosted By: raider.adamPost Time: 05-12-2008 at 12:01 AM read more >> • Firefox Operator Add-on help Forum: Philly TechPosted By: ml73Post Time: 05-09-2008 at 09:58 PM read more >> • Computer Rental Forum: Philly TechPosted By: RockysMomPost Time: 05-09-2008 at 04:43 PM read more >> • DigPhilly - Anyone use it? Forum: Philly TechPosted By: SurfDogPost Time: 05-08-2008 at 08:05 PM read more >> • Forum: Philly TechPosted By: EastChestnutPost Time: 05-07-2008 at 11:51 AM read more >> • Broadcast tv reception Forum: Philly TechPosted By: FuzzyDunlopPost Time: 05-06-2008 at 04:32 PM read more >> • Forum: Philly TechPosted By: LollyPost Time: 05-06-2008 at 12:01 AM read more >> • Morpheus? Or Limewire?... Forum: Philly TechPosted By: helpful_dolphinPost Time: 05-04-2008 at 01:37 PM read more >> • iPod Touch Forum: Philly TechPosted By: cerberus413Post Time: 05-04-2008 at 12:44 PM read more >> • earthlink stand alone dsl Forum: Philly TechPosted By: tyPost Time: 05-01-2008 at 07:24 PM read more >> Latest Slashdot News:• Shuttleworth Calls For Coordinated Release Cycles voodoosws points out on Mark Shuttleworth's blog Shuttleworth's call for synchronized publication of Linux distributions excerpting: "There's one thing that could convince me to change the date of the next Ubuntu LTS: the opportunity to collaborate with the other large distributions on a coordinated major / minor release cycle. If two out of three of Red Hat (RHEL) Novell (SLES) and Debian are willing to agree in advance on a date to the nearest month and thereby on a combination of kernel compiler toolchain GNOME/KDE X and OpenOffice versions and agree to a six-month and 2-3 year long term cycle then I would happily realign Ubuntu's short and long-term cycles around that. I think the benefits of this sort of alignment to users upstreams and the distributions themselves would be enormous. I'll write more about this idea in due course for now let's just call it my dream of true free software syncronicity." • 3 Rugged Notebooks Take a Beating bsk_cw writes "Brian Nadel got a chance to try to destroy three 'fully rugged' notebooks and get paid for it — Computerworld had him drop spray drown bake shake and freeze notebooks from General Dynamics Itronix Getac and Panasonic. All three suffered some damage but only the Getac M230 actually died as a result. Brian made videos of the tests (which were apparently done in his home including his kitchen)." • CBS Acquires CNET Networks for $1.8 Billion An anonymous reader writes "According to an announcement made today by Neil Ashe CEO of CNET Networks CBS has acquired CNET Networks. "Today CNET Networks announced that it has been acquired by US media company CBS in a deal valued at $1.8bn. The agreement represents an important strategic step for both companies and should be completed by the third quarter of 2008." So guess we'll be seeing The Late Show with Dan Ackerman Molly Wood in Hollywood and CSISpot." If you'd like to read about it someplace other than CNet Ian Lamont contributes a link to coverage at The Standard. It seems reasonable to ask how much longer they'll let news.com remain an IT-centric site. • Colossus Cipher Challenge Winner On Ada An anonymous reader writes "Colossus Cipher Challenge winner Joachim Schueth talks about why he settled on Ada as his language of choice to unravel a code transmitted from the Heinz Nixdorf Museum in Germany from a Lorenz SZ42 Cipher machine (used by the German High Command to relay secret messages during the World War II). 'Ada allowed me to concisely express the algorithms I wanted to implement.'" • UMG Calls Infringement Damages "Excessive" I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Why would UMG one of the four major RIAA members consider an infringement award 'grossly excessive'? Naturally because they were the ones ordered to pay it. While they had no trouble with Jammie Thomas being ordered to pay $222k some 13214 times the actual costs they thought that being ordered to pay ten times the actual damages in Bridgeport v. Justin Combs was just too much. Then again maybe that's why they didn't complain back when the increased statutory damages section was cut from the PRO-IP Act? Now if they could just cut the rest of the act." • Swarming Ants Destroy Electronics in Texas AntOverlords writes "Voracious swarming ants that apparently arrived in Texas aboard a cargo ship are invading homes and yards across the Houston area shorting out electrical boxes and messing up computers. They have ruined pumps at sewage pumping stations fouled computers and at least one homeowner's gas meter and caused fire alarms to malfunction. They have been spotted at NASA's Johnson Space Center and close to Hobby Airport though they haven't caused any major problems there yet." • NBC Activates Broadcast Flag I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "NBC activated the 'broadcast flag' on a number of shows this week ranging from American Gladiator to Medium which prevented compliant programs like Windows Media Center from recording them. The matter is being 'looked into' but that doesn't tell us whether it was an accident or a ploy to see how outraged viewers would be at being stripped of the time-shifting rights they've enjoyed ever since Sony v. Universal. Just in case it's the latter it wouldn't hurt to let them know what you think." • Einstein Letter Goes on Sale ErkDemon writes "For any Slashdotters who want a piece of frameable Einstein memorabilia a letter from A.E. to Eric Gutkind goes on sale at Bloomsbury Auctions today (May 15th). The content of the letter mostly deals with Einstein's views on religion. (Einstein pronounces himself rather unimpressed by the whole idea and rejects it as "childish.") The Guardian has printed a translated excerpt from the letter." • Estonian Cyber Defence Hub Set Up w1z4rd writes "The BBC reports that seven Nato nations have backed a new cyber defence centre in Estonia which last year blamed Russia for weeks of attacks on its internet structure. The US will initially send an observer to the project which will have some 30 staff when fully operational in August." • IBM Touts Supercomputers for the Enterprise Stony Stevenson writes "IBM has announced an initiative to offer smaller versions of its high-performance computers to enterprise customers. The first new machine is a QS22 BladeCenter server powered by a Cell processor. Developed to power gaming systems the Cell chip has also garnered interest from the supercomputing community owing to its ability to handle large amounts of floating point calculations. IBM hopes that the chips which currently power climate modelling and other traditional supercomputing tasks will also appeal to customers ranging from financial analysis firms to animation studios." Philly Business:• U.S. prosecutor visits Ridley Boeing plant RIDLEY TOWNSHIP - The top U.S. prosecutor for the Philadelphia region visited the Boeing Co.'s helicopter plant here today as production resumed after a two-day shutdown prompted by discovery of damage to two of the nearly completed Chinook aircraft. >> read more or comment • Journal Register’s $693M debt downgraded Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service downgraded $693 million in debt in Yardley newspaper company Journal Register Co. and said the company could violate certain loan covenants this summer. >> read more or comment • Food prices climbed 1.5 percent in April If you think food has taken a bigger bite out of your budget recently you are not hallucinating. The federal government's inflation experts have confirmed your suspicions. >> read more or comment • Phila. manufacturing up slightly Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia area improved slightly in May but remained distressed according to a survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. >> read more or comment • Urban Outfitters posts 45% earnings increase Philadelphia-based Urban Outfitters Inc. continued to buck its peers in the struggling retail market by reporting today that its latest quarterly earnings had increased 45 percent. >> read more or comment • Comcast buys Calif. firm Comcast Corp. said that it reached an agreement to acquire a 50-employee Mountain View Calif. company Plaxo Inc. that is developing communications tools for social networking. >> read more or comment • Dollar Financial says it won’t close Ohio sites Despite a new Ohio law passed yesterday that effectively bans payday lending Dollar Financial Corp. of Berwyn is not immediately closing its stores in that state as at least one competitor said it would do. >> read more or comment • Constar 1Q loss widened to $7.5M Constar International Inc. said today that its first-quarter loss widened to $7.5 million or 61 cents a share from $6.1 million or 50 cents a share as sales edged up 0.3 percent to $213.4 million. >> read more or comment • Phila. region's gas prices edge upward Gas prices took no break overnight as the average price for a gallon of no-lead moved up a cent in the region and up 2 cents at the national level AAA Mid-Atlantic reported today. >> read more or comment • Stopping knockoffs an elusive goal for Flyers As Flyers fans have been flocking to games of the Eastern Conference finals and perhaps the Stanley Cup playoffs so do wannabe entrepreneurs selling counterfeit sports memorabilia. >> read more or comment • Comcast to shareholders: 'We're off to a good start' Comcast Corp.'s Brian L. Roberts told shareholders yesterday that "we're off to a good start" and that the company's stock in 2008 has been one of the best performers among big companies. >> read more or comment • DuPont to spend $140 million to make ethanol Against a backdrop of sharply rising demand for corn DuPont Co. said yesterday that it had formed a $140 million joint venture that aims to make ethanol from corncobs and other nonfood materials leaving the kernels for food production. >> read more or comment • Freddie Mac slows its losses ASSOCIATED PRESSFreddie Mac beat Wall Street's expectations in the first quarter but the mortgage-finance company didn't vanquish concerns about its ability to weather the housing bust. >> read more or comment • Boeing helicopter work to resume amid foul-play concerns Work remained halted at the Boeing Co. plant in Ridley Township yesterday as suspicions of foul play dominated an unfolding investigation into how two military helicopters were damaged as they were nearing completion for an Army contract. >> read more or comment • Gas prices rev up sales of scooters PIERRE S.D. - Joan Kohler is not a typical new scooter customer.But the restaurant owner 51 bought a candy-apple red Honda last week as worries about the price of gasoline overrode any trepidation about learning to drive it. >> read more or comment • Toy sellers set standards ahead of legislation LITTLE ROCK Ark. - The nation's biggest toy sellers are requiring suppliers to meet new standards that limit the amount of lead other metals and compounds in toys and children's products getting ahead of federal legislation. >> read more or comment • Business news in brief >> read more or comment • Consumer prices ease inflation fears NEW YORK - Stocks advanced yesterday after a better-than-expected report on consumer prices tempered some of the market's concerns about inflation. >> read more or comment • Inflation in U.S. slows down a little WASHINGTON - The rise of consumer prices nationally slowed in April despite the biggest increase in food costs in nearly two decades. >> read more or comment • Food woes not fault of ethanol Bush says WASHINGTON - The Bush administration yesterday disputed the International Monetary Fund's claim that the push to increase biofuel production had been the biggest factor in rising food prices. >> read more or comment Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce:• City Businesses That Hire Ex-offenders Can Apply for BPT Credit Mark Schweiker president & CEO of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce congratulated Mayor Nutter on his announcement today that businesses can now begin to apply for a city tax credit if they hire ex-offenders. “Providing jobs is t... >> read more or comment • Northeastern U.S. Business Leadership Joins Together to Create the Business Alliance for Northeast Mobility Convenes Roundtable Discussion on Amtrak Issues at the U.S. Capitol with Notable Members of CongressWASHINGTON D.C. – Today over 25 business leaders from Boston Massachusetts to Washington D.C. came together to announce the formation of the B... >> read more or comment • Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Appoints New 'On The Move' Campaign Chairman The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) announces that William R. Sasso Esq. chairman of Stradley Ronon was recently selected as the incoming chairman of the On The Move campaign. Kicking off its ninth year On the Move is an 11-... >> read more or comment • Mayor Nutter and Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Team Up To Identify 2000 Summer Internships To meet Mayor Nutter’s challenge of doubling the number of summer internships the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (GPCC) announced today it has launched an ambitious two-pronged initiative to identify 2000 paid positions for Philadelphia y... >> read more or comment • Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Names AT&T Preferred Wireless Service Provider Philadelphia PA – March 3 2008 – The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce has announced a member promotion with AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) the nation’s largest wireless provider. AT&T is offering the Chamber’s 5000 member companies special di... >> read more or comment • Chamber Responds to Gov. Rendell’s 2008-09 State Budget Plan Statement from Mark Schweiker President & CEO Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce As Gov. Rendell begins to describe in detail important elements of his 2008-09 state spending and tax plan the Chamber is studying his proposals car... >> read more or comment • Chamber Applauds Progress of Convention Center Expansion Statement from Mark Schweiker President & CEOGreater Philadelphia Chamber of CommerceOn behalf of the 5000 member companies of the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce I applaud the imminent release of bid documents for the $700 mil... >> read more or comment • Mark Schweiker Urges Lawmakers to Cut Business Taxes and Offer Hiring Incentives Mark Schweiker President & CEO Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce wrote an OP-ED in the January 25-31 edition of the Philadelphia Business Journal entitled “Let Lawmakers Invest in Jobs.” To read the article click here >> read more or comment • Listen to Mark Zandi keynote speaker at the 2008 Economic Outlook Conference on the Region’s Economy Mark Zandi Ph.D. Chief Economist & Co-Founder Moody's Economy.com Inc. spoke recently at the Chamber’s 10th annual Economic Outlook Conference presented in partnership with Sovereign Bank. Zandi provided his perspective on Greater Philadelp... >> read more or comment • Deborah Fretz of Sunoco Logistics Partners to Receive the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce 2008 Paradigm Award Philadelphia PA – December 3 2007 – Deborah M. Fretz President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) has been selected to receive the 2008 Paradigm Award the region’s most prestigious award for businesswomen.... >> read more or comment • Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Presents 2007 William Penn Award to Constantine Papadakis Ph.D. PHILADELPHIA — The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce announces that Constantine Papadakis Ph.D. President Drexel University will receive the 2007 William Penn Award and will be honored at a gala event on April 18 sponsored by Wachovia. The... >> read more or comment • The Chamber Salutes Mayor-Elect Michael Nutter Philadelphia PA – October 9 2007 – Four hundred civic and business leaders gathered at the Bellevue the morning after the election to greet Michael Nutter and hear his first public address as mayor-elect of Philadelphia at The Next Mayor Speaks. ... >> read more or comment Philadelphia Tech News:• EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia (The Daily American) PHILADELPHIA — They built it but few people came. Philadelphia’s dream of becoming a Wi-Fi model for the globe is officially dead after EarthLink Inc. announced on Tuesday that it’s pulling the plug on the city’s troubled wireless high-speed Internet network June 12. read more >> • EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia (Los Angeles Times) PHILADELPHIA -- They built it but few people came. read more >> • Philadelphia Wi-Fi plan withers (The News & Observer) Technical glitches undermine several cities' ambitions of being tech innovators. read more >> • Philadelphia 76ers Team Report (USA Today) Sixers read more >> • EarthLink to pull the plug on Wi-Fi in Philadelphia (INO News) (AP:PHILADELPHIA) They built it but few people came. Philadelphia's dream of becoming a Wi-Fi model for the globe is officially dead after EarthLink Inc. announced on Tuesday that it's going to pull the plug its troubled wireless high-speed Internet network after June 12. read more >> • US retailers in focus Wall St set for modest rise (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News) LONDON May 15 - Wall Street looked set for a modest gain at the start on Thursday with the focus on earnings from key retailers JC Penney and Nordstrom along with tech giant Hewlett-Packard . read more >> • Monica Yant Kinney: Seeing Phila. through a cab driver's window (The Philadelphia Inquirer) I've never paid for a column before but to feel the burn of Philadelphia taxi drivers you need to be in the car. So Monday afternoon I went for a $16.56 joy(less) ride in John Hough's All-City cab. read more >> • Washington DC (The San Francisco Examiner) PHILADELPHIA May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Three more families will get a complete high-tech makeover of their homes which will be upgraded with the latest networking home entertainment and gaming technology and products -- including Verizon's innovative FiOS services. read more >> • Earthlink pulls Wi-Fi plug in Philadelphia (Corpus Christi Caller-Times) Corpus Christi already has deal to take network read more >> • Ben Franklin Tech Partners dedicates building (Philadelphia Business Journal) A building that is central to an effort to establish a Philadelphia-area hub for research development and commercialization of physical and engineering sciences at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia was dedicated Monday. read more >> << Next Page >> |
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