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- *BEST OF THE BEST BOOKS*
- What are the best FictionScience Fiction books Related to Technology and Computers!!!!Let's do a top 25Well...I started a couple of threads requesting good sci-fi and fantasy a year or two ago and the results ran to a few hundred good posts. while mostly fantasy came my way I did get...
- Tags: Endymion, computers, technology, hackers, reading, science fiction, Earlier Heinlein, Neal Stephenson, geeksquad, off-topic, Snow Crash
- Discussion threads 2006-08-16
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- Who are today's Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein?
- Brin similar to Clarke.David Brin's works have a Clarkian feel. Check out "Sundiver" or "Startide Rising", the first two loosely connected books in the first Uplift trilogy. Clarke himself has co-authored at least two books this century, so if you like him you can still find new works.If...
- Tags: SECURITY, David Brin, Palmetto, Heinlein, Clarke, Asimov
- Discussion threads 2007-07-26
- Who are today's Asimov, Clarke, and Heinlein?
- TechRepublic member lcallander asked me for some suggested reading material, with a rather intriguing sci-fi stipulation: "I was rereading an old post, where guys were reminiscing about reading 'Heinlein, Asimov, and Clark,' my personal favorites. I got out of reading SF in the '80s and am bewildered by the...
- Tags: Hyperion Solutions Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Asimov, Clarke, Heinlein, Scalzi, Games, C/C++, Personal Technology, Programming Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2007-07-26
- Why are there always more books than time?
- Gosh...My list doesn't have titles right now. Michel Foucault is on the list, as is Kant and Kierkegaard. I'm working on Schaeffer right now. I want to get to the Heinlein I haven't yet read, as well as some more Andre Norton (one I had forgotten about...
- Tags: boxfiddler
- Discussion threads 2007-05-30
- Wired: What's wrong with NASA
- Heinlein, Asimov and ClarkI believe all of theose gentleman knew and stated that government will never do space exploration right.It will take commercial business efforts for humans to occupy, use and achieve our destiny of at least inhabiting our solar system.Waiting for government to solve an issue is often a...
- Tags: Government, Vertical industries, BFilmFan, NASA, Wired Inc.
- Discussion threads 2007-05-22
- Everyone's favorite spaceflight in-jokes
- In our June 21, 2006 edition of Geek Trivia, "Space ship, too," I challenged my readership to select four spaceship namesakes for four future Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft, preferably inspired by science and/or science fiction. Over 100 entries later, seven spacecraft (and/or auteurs of same) rose above...
- Tags: Spacecraft, Constellation, Science Fiction, Quality, Strategy, Business Operations, Management, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-06-26
- Word 2007 - Work With Documents Created in Earlier Versions
- Working with a document created in a previous version of Word is easy in Microsoft Office Word 2007. The user can open an earlier document in Office Word 2007 and then work in Compatibility Mode to leave the document in the earlier format. That way the user can continue to...
- Tags: Document, Microsoft Word 2007, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Word Processors, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
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- The Harry Potter withdrawal recovery program
- Dark Materials trilogyBrilliant reading for young adultsDiskworld PratchettSomewhat accessible for kids but, like Swift, biting sarcasm and satire for adults.Fantasy - Young AdultTerry Pratchett's "Tiffany Aching" series for early teens is a great follow-up to HP. It's the story of an apprentice witch.Wee Free MenHat Full of SkyWintersmithSF -...
- Tags: AndyB-UK, Mote, fantasy, Hewlett-Packard Co.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-18
- Is there any all-ages "gateway" science-fiction out there?
- Member JoetheJet asked this question in the discussion thread of one of my Geek Trivia columns: "I think my 14 year old son would like these science fiction types of books, but I don't think he's ever read one. Do you have a recommendation of the 'best' one to start...
- Tags: Science Fiction, Scalzi, Quality, Business Operations, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2006-11-14
- Heinlein Quote, relevant to DMCA and copy protection
- There has grown up in the minds of certain groups in this country the notion that because a man or a corporation has made a profit out of the public for a number of years, the government and the courts are charged with the duty of protecting such profit in...
- Tags: Digital media, mdhealy@..., DMCA, copy protection
- Discussion threads 2007-05-11
- Geek Trivia: Strange (water)bedfellows
- Finally!One I knew before clicking the link. :) Well, I've gotten a couple of them, but never been as sure as I was this time. Even not knowing about the patent issue, I knew it had to be Heinlein. The man, like most scifi authors of his...
- Tags: fabric, Heinlein
- Discussion threads 2006-08-02
- Restore Problems
- My elderly friend removed her Google Toolbar , and since then, has encountered various problems, one in particular she can not restore back to an earlier date in Windows XP what can be done to resolve her problem .I might be wrong in this . . .-it has been...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, John Sneddon
- Discussion threads 2007-09-30
- MS Project Prof Task Info Conditionals
- When creating new tasks in Project Professional the default conditional is being set to "Start no Earlier Than" for each task that is created. This appears to have been triggered after using "Create a New Task" in PWA which automatically uses the "Start No Earlier Than" conditional. I...
- Tags: Start, bluneke@..., project management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Project
- Q&A 2006-07-14
- Install XP Pro Over XP Home... "Essence of the PC"???
- Actually, I haven't done this yet... I bought a Win XP Pro SP2 package from a suggested vendor, waited a week for overnight shipping UPS sent it the wrong way over the weekend, then had internal receiver deliver to wrong office, where they said "Huh..." and set it aside. Once...
- Tags: PC, longtex, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Robert Heinlein, United Parcel Service of America Inc., TANSTAAFL, Microsoft Windows XP
- Discussion threads 2007-10-18
- ANMsoft Technologies Case Study: India's Leading Mail Service Provider
- India's leading mail service provider was looking for a mission critical messaging solution for its flagship portal, as its earlier solution could not deliver value to its users. The solution was not only slow in speed as compared to other competitor products; it also provided very few features. ANM resources...
- Tags: India, Solution, Service Provider, Messaging, Business Services, Portals, Groupware, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software
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- How to Use Earlier Versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word to Open and Save Files From 2007 Office Programs
- A compatibility pack is available to make sure that one can open and save Office Open XML Formats in earlier versions of Microsoft Office. One can install the compatibility pack on a computer that is running Microsoft Office 2003 programs, Microsoft Office XP programs, or Microsoft Office 2000 programs. This...
- Tags: Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- White papers 2007-01-22
- R.I.P. - Arthur C. Clarke, sci-fi icon
- The last of Science Fiction's Big Three has finally left us, as Sir Arthur C. Clarke has passed away. The man gave us geostationary satellites, HAL 9000, and a place called Rama. And now he's gone. The above is a video interview he gave just three months...
- Tags: Blogging, Corporate Communications, Network Technology, Internet, Marketing, Networking, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-03-19
- Which File Format Should I Use in Access 2007?
- Microsoft Office Access 2007 introduces a new file format that uses the .accdb file extension. In addition, Office Access 2007 continues to provide some support for the file format used in earlier versions of Access. This paper explains why the user should use the new file format whenever possible, and...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office Access 2007, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
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- Where I can get a licensed copy of Windows 2000 with SP2 or earlier SP edition
- I have a old network that's currently "certified" with Windows 2000 and Sp2. My client is just adding two more computers and I have to downgrade to match. Upgrading all the current computers is not an option unfortunately. I am desparately looking for the Windows 2000 with...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 2, tkngo2009@..., windows
- Q&A 2004-10-11
- Convert a Database to the Access 2007 File Format
- The user can convert a database that was created by using Microsoft Office Access 2003, Access 2002, Access 2000, or Access 97 to the new Microsoft Office Access 2007 file format. The user should use the new file format whenever possible because it supports new features, such as multivalued fields...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Microsoft Office, Databases, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software, Data Management
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