IT Trends :: Thursday, November 9, 2006

  • 11/08/06

Opinion

E-mail Is for Old People

By Terry Calhoun

E-mail is not hacking it for me. I don’t know about you, but I am in touch with more people and information streams, and less able to manage my various communications, than ever before.

Things should be easier. I have eased my way out of a number of volunteer positions in various professional and other groups, which has reduced the scope of the various projects and issues that I need to monitor...

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IT News

Technology Troubles Set Off Tantrums, Tears, and Tirades

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A Different Kind of Result from 'Glitch'

In late September, officials at the University of Michigan uploaded a...

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At OU, the Student Data System Update is Rescheduled

The current, 13-year-old system will be replaced over 2 years at a cost of...

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Online Maps Aid Eco Mine Fight

More transparency!...

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Deals, Contracts, Awards

Aruba Networks Installs World's Largest Wireless LAN at Ohio State University

Four-hundred buildings on 1,700 acres, with 77,000 faculty and staff is...

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Novell's Linux Will Talk to Windows

Listen to this NPR report on how two intense business rivals…

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New Technology

Building the Government's Translation Machine, One Year at a Time

Real time language translation “on the fly”...

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Extreme 'Green' Cars of the Future

Try manufacturing these cars with information technology...

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Creating a Science of the Web

MIT and the University of Southampton are joining...

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Gadget of the Year: YouTube

"In the past 12 months, thousands of ordinary people have become famous..."

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