Midwest Technology News

Dell is likely to be hampered for a couple quarters by an industrywide shortage of computer storage drives resulting from the recent flooding in Thailand, the computer maker said Tuesday. Dell predicted full-year revenue near the low end of the guidance it issued in August, which called for revenue growth of 1 percent to 5 percent over 2010 and was in turn a reduction from a previous forecast. Dell cited…

Have you ever said to yourself I want to be a vet tech? Well if you have here are a few things to consider when looking at and considering Vet Tech schools. Hopefully these tips will help. There is more information and links on my blog. so in no particular order the tips are: I want to be a Vet Tech consideration # 1: You should research as many veterinary…

After the failure of Windows Vista, Microsoft came up with Windows 7 and it has received a much better response than Vista. in fact, a lot of people believe that it will surpass XP in terms of acceptance. however a lot of companies have still not made up their mind regarding this new OS. most pressing issue for the IT admins would be to take care of the hardware upgrades…

If you get three general contractors together and the topic of discussion turns crawlspaces and moisture control, you will probably hear six opinions. Folks, seem to have different and often conflicting opinions about what tack is the best to take. There has been much research on crawlspace encapsulation during the past decade. the US Environmental Protection Agency, the US Department of Energy, the ZEBRAlliance at Oak Ridge National Laboratories, and…

AMD released their highly anticipated Bulldozer CPUs last week (our review). The reception was not very warm, and a common thought was that Bulldozer didn't perform as well as expected. Especially in single-threaded tests, Intel was still miles ahead, and even in multithreaded tests AMD wasn't a clear winner. The initial CPUs use B2 stepping, but an AMD BIOS and kernel document already shows reference to unreleased B3 stepping. a…

The official release of iOS 5 is now a fact. the software was made available to all users of iPad, iPhone and iPod touch on 12th October 2011. now you can download it for free to update your Apple device. if you get a new product, the software will be integrated in it. thanks to the new Calendar and Reminder features, your life will be much better organized. The Calendar…

The Polywell Poly ITX-Z6800 ($999 street) is a premium small form-factor desktop PC that packs a full desktop’s worth of hardware, including a quad-core processor and discrete graphics card, into a compact cube of a chassis. If you’re looking for a compact system without sacrificing performance, it’s hard to beat, but novices may find themselves frustrated by the ITX-Z6800′s quirky dual-drive setup. Design & Features Measuring a mere 2.6 by…

Aside from the cleantech project, cleantech policy, cleantech consumer product round-ups I’m in the midst of finishing, here’s a round-up of some of the latest news on new cleantech technology: 1. Wind Energy Forecasting Technology Saves Millions of Dollars a Year “The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has developed a highly detailed wind energy forecasting system with Xcel Energy, enabling the utility to capture energy from turbines far more…

Public release date: 30-Nov-2011 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Sheryl Weinstein 973-596-3436New Jersey Institute of Technology NJIT researchers, who have helped hundreds of science, mathematics, and technology teachers in New Jersey improve how students learn, have published a book chapter about their success using robotics as both a motivational and learning tool. “Robotics as an effective instructional tool and a motivation for learning” was published earlier this year…

Computing applications and the way you compute change with the changing times. and if you do get newer softwares that exactly match the new requirements, computing can turn mind-numbing. Microsoft has time and again kept pace with the changing times introducing newer softwares to the advantage of the users. Millions of users across the world rely on Microsoft for operating systems, productivity suites, and other softwares. think about Microsoft Windows…