Technology

Google CEO gives $2 million to Virginia Tech

November 13, 2006

The Roanoke Times reports that Google CEO Eric Schmidt has given Virginia Tech a $2 million gift to the College of Engineering. Apparently, Schmidt grew up in Blacksburg and was the son of a professor. The longer I live here, the more successful former residents and alumni I read about. Schmidt, who received master’s and [...]

Microsoft plans iPod competitor for Christmas

July 5, 2006

I just heard on CNBC this evening that Microsoft has announced it will be creating a rival product to the iPod. The new iPod competitor will be out by Christmas.

Technology news and events

February 15, 2006

Just a follow up to my last post on the news of two local companies – if you’re interested in receiving the latest news on regional (Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Virginia) news and events, I’ve found the following newsletters to be the most useful:

BlackBerry and SideKick Intellisync Issues

January 12, 2006

This is hopefully the last in my series of “trying to buy a new mobile phone.” Recently, I had tremendous difficulty in trying to sync my Outlook 2003 both with my BlackBerry 7100t and then my new SideKick II using the Intellisync software that comes bundled with both devices (though under different names, both are [...]

Smartphone search completed with SideKick II

January 11, 2006

Continuing from my last post on buying a new smartphone, I settled on the SideKick II from Danger through T-Mobile. There were numerous reasons for this decision. I’ll outline them below, but after a few days of using the SideKick, I can honestly tell you it just blows the BlackBerry away in terms of both [...]

Mobile viruses

January 9, 2006

Business Week has an interesting article on mobile viruses. This is something I’ve been increasingly concerned about as most users now understand the risk of viruses on their computer, but not so much on their mobile devices. Mobile viruses are a whole new concerns for so many more consumers as many don’t even realize the [...]

Search for a new smart phone

January 4, 2006

Every once in a while I like to make technology device or gadget diversion on this blog as I know many readers face many of the same issues as I do. Today highlights my new smart phone plight. As I wrote almost a year ago, my primary mobile phone has been a BlackBerry 7100t through [...]

O’Reilly Network technology summaries

October 6, 2005

The O’Reilly Network has a series of articles on their site describing the basics of several technologies. These articles are great overviews for even experienced users and are written by the authors of some of their popular books. What is Web 2.0 What is ASP.NET What is a BlackBerry What is Open Source What is [...]

Portaqua in Roanoke Times

September 26, 2005

One of the member companies in VT KnowledgeWorks, Portaqua, will soon be launching its portable system that purifies and packages drinking water. There’s some coverage at the Roanoke Times.

The evolution and history of PDAs

May 16, 2005

It’s almost embarrassing if I think about the number of PDAs and similar gadgets I’ve owned over the years. And sadly, I’m still looking for the perfect one. My BlackBerry comes close, but still not quite there. Evan Koblentz has a great article chronicling the evolution and history of PDAs starting with pre-PDA devices and [...]

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