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Chicago Looks to the Future with Green Technology
When people think of Chicago, they may think of a lot of things: a tough urban attitude, rough and tumble city politics, poet Carl Sandburg's designation of "hog butcher to the world." They probably don't think about Chicago as being on the forefront of green technology.Recycled Cotton Saves Land, Water, and Energy
Cotton is a very popular, versatile fabric, but it's also very rough on the land, leeching nutrients out of the soil at a phenomenal level, demanding vast amounts of water, and requiring many gallons of fossil fuel to plant, harvest, and process into cloth...Technology in the News
New Airport Security Measures Will Spawn Creative Solutions
Travelers got a real shock this summer when the authorities in Great Britain busted a purported terrorist ring allegedly planning to blow up nine or ten airliners over the Atlantic Ocean. Tourists and businessmen and -women found themselves unloading handbags and luggage of shampoo, toothpaste...Rural Areas Handicapped by Lack of Broadband Access
A revolution has occurred in the computer and telecommunications industries in the past decade and a half, and it has opened up amazing opportunities; but the lack of access to broadband in large areas of the rural U.S. has left its citizens far behind...It's All about Signal Flow
Technological advancements keep coming at an exponentially faster pace, and along with them comes equipment that is increasingly specialized, sophisticated, and complex...Desktop Computers
Create a Great Computer Work Station in a Small Space
Don't have a separate room you can designate as a home office? You can create a comfortable and functional computer work station in remarkably little space. A corner of your living room or bedroom, even a spare closet, can provide plenty of room...Software
Organize Your Folders to Optimize Efficiency
Files proliferate quickly on personal computers and, without a bit of planning, users can end up hunting through a long list of miscellaneous files with names that seemed sensible when they were created, but now appear very mysterious...Are You the New Ken Burns or the Next Francis Ford Coppola? Filmmaking in the Digital Age
Advances in digital cameras and computer hardware and software technology are democratizing filmmaking. Every year, digital video cameras are getting sharper, faster, and more complex, while computers with super-fast operating systems and phenomenal storage capacity are putting advanced editing tools in the hands of aspiring filmmakers at record-low costs..."Dangers on the Internet": Is the Internet the Problem or Is It Parenting?
Much is made on television and in the print media lately about the dangers of the Internet to children and young teens. From sexual predators to websites advocating anorexia to readily available bomb-making instructions, the Internet seems to be this big scary monster ready to gobble up our young...Hardware
Giving a Sales Presentation? Make Sure You Know your Equipment!
Picture this: A county real estate association needs to update its Multiple Listings Service technology, and it has two options in mind. Product A has all kinds of bell and whistles, powerful search capabilities, and the ability to display more information, more photos, more of everything than the association's current system. Product B is a good program, but doesn't essentially offer more than an update of what they have now...Powering Your Electronic Equipment: Making Sure you've got the Juice on the Road
By now it's almost a cliché: TV shows and movies routinely show people talking on their cell phones, checking their Pads, and typing away on laptops in airplanes, coffee shops, and college classes; and indeed, electronic devices are proliferating, expanding our ability to communicate, access the Internet, and perform work almost anywhere, any time...The New Medicine: Medical Care's Increasing Reliance on Technology
Anyone who's watched ER or any of the other fast-paced medical dramas on TV has seen the actors expertly manipulate all kinds of medical equipment, from intubation tubes to IVs to complex diagnostic equipment. Medicine has seen an enormous transformation, largely due to technological advances...The Necessity of Wire Protection Technologies Extends Across All Industries
From aerospace to banking, from medical imaging to the railroad industry, wire protection techniques are an essential part of every piece of mechanical and electronic equipment...Wire Protection and the Invasion of Alien Space Rats
I was assigned an article on wire protection for a client, and was absolutely stumped. Not being an expert on wire protection or any of the industries served by my website company's client, I had no idea what to do - until I remembered the Alien Space Rats...Space- and Time-Saving Technology Offers a More Work-Friendly Environment
The computer revolution of the past three decades has irrevocably changed the work landscape. Every conceivable industry, from waste management, to insurance, to publishing, relies heavily on PCs or Macs in every aspect of a business's day-to-day operation. Even hands-on, traditionally manual jobs such as auto repair use computers and other electronic equipment for diagnostic tests and to perform a multitude of tasks...Soft on Hardware Repair Knowledge? Resources That Can Help
Maybe you're a whiz with Microsoft Office, or you can design a spectacular ad campaign with Photoshop, but when it comes to maintaining and repairing your hard drive, you're clueless...Electronics Expands Your Workplace - and Then Some
We're in the midst of a revolution - but many people don't realize the full implications of it...Basic Cable Safety
We are inundated with electrical and electronic equipment, most of it attached to power sources and peripherals with a variety of cables. The space underneath a computer desk can look like a snake's nest of electrical cords and cables, most often tangled together in an almost impossible to decipher mass...High-Tech Solutions for the Consumer: Is This the Future?
Off the rack may be out in the future, not just for clothing, but for cars, homes, and even medical treatments...Tearing Up the Tracks: The Down Side of Digital Phone Service
Railroad service has been pretty much nonexistent in southwestern New Hampshire for decades as the automobile has replaced passenger service and eighteen-wheel tractor trailers have taken over most of the distribution of consumer goods....Demanding Environments Require Special Computer Solutions
Computer technology has invaded every aspect of our working and personal lives; the jobs are rare that don't require some exposure to computers and other electronic devices...