Userful Internet Based Tools.

One of the internet based tools I found was very interest it's called Google fight. This site allows you to enter words and the fight begins when the matches start poping up. And the winner is the one with the most results.
http://www.googlefight.com/
This is good when just want to play around and explore different languages. It is called Babel Fish and it will translate words or phrases into other languages.
http://babelfish.yahoo.com/
Are you one of those people who just can wait until your birthday or Christmas. Well here is something to help you countdown the days. Put in the day you are waiting for versus the current day and it will count it down for you.
http://www.oneplusyou.com/bb/countdown
Is it that one thing you forgot to do well evernote is their to remind you. Take a picture of what you do not want to forget or jot a note and evernote will send it to you phone or desktop.
http://www.evernote.com/about/download/#a-mobile
Last but certainly not least you know I couldn't leave without my avatar. Gaia is a social meeting place where you can be yourself or somebody else virtualy.
http://www.gaia.com/

We can Use that again

Clean energy made from what we call waste. Scientist have come up with a material that will enable us to use the waste from generators and cars. This new material called thallium-doped lead telluride combined with electric generators and water instead of gas turns the waste into electricity immediately.

Scientist believe over half of the gasoline's energy would lost in combination with a device with thallium-doped lead telluride material. This would reduce wear and tear on the car. The best thing about the thallium-doped lead telluride material is no pollution.

Formally the most effect commercially known material was thermoelectricity. I guess we can all say change is not such a bad thing.
New Technology Can Turn Heat Waste Into Electricity
Written by Ariel Schwartz
Published on July 25th, 200830 CommentsPosted in efficiency, energy efficiency

http://cleantechnica.com/2008/07/25/new-technology-can-turn-heat-waste-into-electricity/

Thirsty....

We all need a break from the bills that we feel are too high. Mayor Bloomberg is install wireless water meter that will give more of an accurate reading. New Yorkers will have there meters read at least four times a day instead of quarterly. The wireless water meter readers could show a reduction of bills up to 90 million dollars citywide.

The meters will be connected to transmitters intertwined with other meters that then send data throughout the city. This will then allow customer to receive accurate usage and billing.

I think this could be a good thing. They install the meters at no cost to you. The meters not only track your water usage it can also alert you or your landlord of potential leaks. Seems Mayor Bloomberg might have a winner.....

Wireless Water Meter Reading for New York City
http://www.govtech.com/gt/629076?topic=290174

BLACKOUT!!!!!!!

A new cable wire will be put into Manhattan's financial district. Why is this so important? Only because it will still be able to give out power during those notorious New York blackouts. It will work in a way that linked-up power stations will be able to back the other it a failure was ever to occur.

With over 60,00 amps running through the cable at once it is bound to get hot. This is why scientist will cool it with liquid nitrogen. More power can run through this cable than any copper cable it's size.

The last blackout that occurred cos over 6 billion dollars. With a technology set into place such as this will help save alot of money. Putting a cable in the financial district seems to be a great idea right about now. The last thing the world need is to lose track of our finances.

March 25, 2009 2:03 PM
New high-tech power cable passes key test
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090325/FREE/903259896

I always feel like someboy's watching me.......

I could feel this way because it's possible. Do you have the feeling you're being watched? In this day and age cameras are everywhere. In stoplights to prevent red light runners. ATM's have them for simple surveillance. In every store we go in we are monitored if a camera is in the building. We have an energy concern, but billions of hours of footage are shot of us in the US daily.

This is not all bad, it's just a privacy issue with me. Footage being caught all over could help solve a crime or bring a little girl back home. That fender bender could be resolved by one looked at the tape. As with everything it has it's pros and cons.

Who's to say the next computer we by won't already have some sort of hidden surveillance embedded into the hardware. It's hard to tell because who monitoring the monitors. With this in mind the next time you think you're alone maybe you're not.

Surveillance Society: New High-Tech Cameras Are Watching You

By James Vlahos

Published in the January 2008 issue.

Firefox 3

We will soon have a Firefox 3. It will gives us new features such as improved security, matching your searches from history, and an overall easier access to browsing. Before the launch of Firefox 3 there will be some rigorous testing of it's performance.

Who could ask for more from a web browser than better controls to monitor what your kids are doing and malware protection. They have lots of new add-ons such as Twitter. If you're in for the ease of access Firefox 3 is for you.

Although the first version as already hit IE 8 is out there and it seems they will still be competing. The first version is just a tast of what will soon come out. Try it as we always do and let me know how you like it.

First Look: The New Mobile Firefox Browser (PC World)
Posted on Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:13AM EDT

http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090319/tc_pcworld/firstlookthenewmobilefirefoxbrowser_1

Cell phones not enough anymore

Google has unleashed another project. This one is called Google Voice. It was originally put together in 2007, but it never went anywhere. To get the service you would need a Grand Central account. Grand Central is a free local telephone service that routes all linked phones to one phone number or your Google site.

Google Voice implements a similar service only with more features. It allows you to pick a available number number from the current database. No matter where you are all linked phones will ring at the same time. If you where to answer it the option of accept or deny would be given. You can also record your conversations but a prompt will be heard to alert both parties.

Don't worry you can't send text but you can SMS. Don't worry about your daytime minutes but, you will be charged for international calls. This all seems great but, do you actually want your personal conversations captured via internet. A voice mail you just forgot to erase could come back to haunt you. It may sound like a good idea now but, is it really.

Magid: Google Voice offers one phone number, many features
By Larry Magid
for Mercury News
Posted: 03/16/2009 12:00:00 AM PDT

Stimulation anyone.......

A company that started up in 2004 has just received 3.5 million dollars in funding. Syndiant is a Dallas, Texas based company dealing with semiconductors. Semiconductor materials are an essential for our computers, cell phones and even mp3 players.

The funding was warded to help with a new line Syndiant is releasing called VueG8. In addition to funding the line it is also to hire more employees. VueG8 will be the smallest projector with quality imaging. This technology will enable us to have big screen quality in a hand held device.

Not only was this funding for just VueG8 it is intended to stimulate the Texans economy. The Texans were fortunate enough to have a ETF (Emerging Technology Fund). From the Office of Gov. Perry "We invest wisely to help Texans and strengthen our economy."

Syndiant Receives $3.5 Million Investment from Texas Emerging Technology Fund; Recruiting to Fill New Jobs http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Syndiant-Receives-35-Million-bw-14581126.html
Gov. Perry: We Must Invest Wisely to Help Texans and Strengthen Our Economy http://governor.state.tx.us/news/press-release/12041/

Live with or without

Who would have thought cell phones would be our worst enemy. It is known pinging can pinpoint our general whereabouts due to closest signal. This has been a great tool in our society good or bad. Text messages we send or receive along with sites we may visit are trails of data left behind.

In the future this data will be used to learn more about human behavior. It is called reality mining. While all the upgrades are nice it will soon lead to more information to be gathered. Researchers feel that by studying the way we do things will benefit us in the long run.

In some situations this may be true. Companies use reality mining to collect data about their customers. This could help better serve them. We must protect ourselves and become aware of vulnerabilities we face everyday.

March/April 2008
TR10: Reality Mining
Sandy Pentland is using data gathered by cell phones to learn about human behavior.
By Kate Greenehttp://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?ch=specialsections&sc=emerging08&id=20247

Going Wireless

Everything is going wireless including our electricity. It is finally a possibility that along with cell phones and laptops Instead of wires energy will just be transferred from one object to another.

All unused energy will reabsorb back to the source. The source may run up to about 5 meters long. The energy will come from high voltage that will then turn into vibration. This isn't the first time we've heard about getting energy from other places. Solar panels absorb their energy from the sun.

The transfer of energy will be tunneled to prevent accidental transfer. Rigorous testing will occur before attempt to mainstream wireless electricity. Who knows maybe we won't have those cord.

Physics promises wireless power
By Jonathan Fildes Science and technology reporter, BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6129460.stm

Our future Our computers Our jobs

Supercomputers have always been around. IBM has come up with a supercomputer like no other. It will cut down the time it takes to do any human job. The petaflop can operate at speeds up to trillions per second. What is this petaflop a measurement of the capacity of storage along with memory. Basically the speed in which calculations can be made.

Supercomputers are mostly used for security and to help the world compete globally with technology. Computer have come so far in my time. Fifty years from now they feel PC's will have the just as much memory.

It is also said that with billion of people armed with calculators it with take them decades to accomplish a supercomputer days work. "Employees and management see the performance review as a neccesary evil." (Performance Reviews are a Endangered Species) IBM is relesesing the Sequoia Supercomputer later this year.

IBM Sequoia Supercomputer Can Top Speeds Of 20 Petaflops http://www.newsoxy.com/ibm/article11654.html

Is seeing believing

It is a terrible thing to loose your eyesight. Researchers have come up with a new technology that could replenish sight of some. One of which would use a silicon type camera that would serve as the retina. Since the device will interact with the optic nerve it has electronic functions. The silicon gives the camera capability to move similar to the eye. The optoelectronic sensors have the control of amount of light received.

One of the other ideas researcher are working on is called the bionic eye. With this one wires are used in trying to revitalize the optic nerve. Just like the other one it would also use a camera to capture images. The images will be caught by a chip behind the eyeball and sent to the brain. Protection such as eye wear is needed to ensure the 10 yr. life expectancy of the eye is met.

Another similarity of both the bionic eye and the silicon camera type neither can be used if you have glaucoma. Although it can be used if your optic nerve has been semi functional in some cases. Even if your brain can remember how to see doesn't mean you'll be able to see again. It is possible we may not know what the future holds.

http://thefutureofthings.com/news/1152/new-bionic-eye-could-restore-sight.html

Remember Me

Remember Me is a automated telephone service that American Airlines is implementing to promote better customer service. They say this was not meant to deplete jobs. In other words they feel a computer can interact with a potential customer and treat them better than a real person.

Sure the computers can automatically detect that this person as called before and even notably acknowledge routine. How many people actually enjoy talking to computers. A voice recognition system will be set up but, will that be full proof. How many of us have gotten frustrated with these systems.

Yes this may cut down on the number of calls an actual person would have to take. It may also cut down on the number of individuals they need. All of this was done to save money for the airline. Will this also cut employees time partially or completely out.

The American Airlines out of Fort Worth insist this is a speeder process don't beleive me read it yourself http://www.startribune.com/science/39164372.html. Ever thought a computer could do your job.

Tag you're it!

Geotagging is the process of putting location specific geographical identification into pictures, videos and even websites. The information is put in GPS format. Which would include our phones and navigation systems.

Global Positioning System (GPS) is a part of a navigational satellite developed by the Department of Defense. However this does not make us safer. Personal information is uploaded everyday and most of us are unaware that it is being tagged. Geotagging alerts may sometimes appear to warn you. As with any technology the risk of exploitation is present.

Geotagging is not all bad when it is used correctly. In the wrong hands anything go from good to bad. If you happen to be a parent and would like to keep up with your child is doing it is great. If you are just somebody who wouldn't like to share everything you are doing with the world you're in trouble. However you should ask about software and media you buy to see if geotagging is enabled. As they always say buyer BEWARE!

Here is a link about one personal journey with geotagging http://news.cnet.com/8301-13580_3-9784487-39.html. The article is called "My geotagging trials, travails and triumphs".

Introduction

Hi, I'm happy to be in Networking such a needed field. I seem to be the go to person with my family and friends. It feels good to know things you didn't no before. I've never work in IT but, always needed someone from the department. Hoping I can be the one to help in the future.

I plan to incorporate what I've learned with other things. This will be one way to use what I've learned and learn more. New things evolve everyday and I always want to be in the loop. Looking forward to sharing and reading future postings.

Technology at it's best

President Obama has brought the White House to our house. Like most of his campaign support was generated via internet his administration can be followed the same way. He will implement an interactive government which will thrive on communication, their transparency, and our participation.

We will be able to communicate with our President in unprecedented way. President Obama has a White House blog, there was the seat at the table through his transition site, and now the transition is complete we can go to WhiteHouse.gov.

President Obama has repeatedly insisted upon transparency. He vows to run an open ended administration with a new tech team and ideas.

More information can be found on the "How Obama Will Use Web Technology" http://www.washingtonpost.com/

Most importantly to this administration is us. If we do not participate we can not complain. There's the weekly address that will now be on youtube and other sites.