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- iridium (dmg)
- Iridium is a theme that whitens metal and applies a unified menu bar look to all applications (including Cocoa, Carbon, X11, and qt/Mac applications). Iridium now has its own installer, no other software is required.
- Tags: Iridium, Tools & Techniques, Management
- Software downloads 2006-07-11
- iridium goes bust: Will MVS win over its satellite phone customers?
- With Iridium satellite phones "disconnected," companies such as MVS are looking to lure Iridium customers. Find out how they plan to succeed where Iridium failed.With no one willing to take over the reins, Iridium is planning to blast its satellites out of the sky. It was the world’s first handheld...
- Tags: Network technology, Meredith Johnston, satellite phone, MVS, Iridium, satellite
- Technical articles 2000-04-30
- How to phone home without iridium
- When you find yourself in a remote area—like TechRepublic editors David Bard and Mike Jackman on their Nepal trek—a satellite phone can be your lifeline to the outside world. So why are they carrying an Inmarsat phone instead of an Iridium phone?When TechRepublic editors David Bard and Mike Jackman began...
- Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Mary Ann Fitzharris, Iridium, satellite, phone
- Technical articles 2000-04-19
- The fall of iridium: A cautionary tale for big ticket IT projects
- Regardless of the size of your IT project, dont be afraid to listen to other perspectivesImagine for a minute that you’re in outer space, floating above the earth. From your vantage point, you can see the 66 satellites of the Iridium network circling the globe, each in a precise orbit,...
- Tags: Network technology, information technology, Bob Artner, Iridium, satellite
- Technical articles 2000-03-23
Additional Resources
- Xero Plugins - Set 4 (zip)
- Nine freeware plug-ins for Adobe Photoshop, Corel Paint Shop Pro and compatibles. The effects included in this set are: Abstractor, Artworx, Fritillary, Iridium, Moodlight, Radiance, Simplicity, Soft Vignette, Titanium.
- Tags: Freeware, Plug-in
- Software downloads 2006-07-06
- SatWhere (exe)
- SatWhere is the ultimate satellite pass prediction and earth viewer software. SatWhere generates a pass list from the satellites you select from a list of more than 8000 satellites. SatWhere will show the precise passing times of satellites at your location (or any location on the globe). SatWhere also displays...
- Tags: Earth, Satellite, SatWhere, Network Technology, Networking
- Software downloads 2005-12-23
- High-Pinning iridium-Manganese-Chromium (IrMnCr) Read Sensors for High Reliability & Stability
- To fuel the continued growth in areal density of hard drives, the physical dimensions of the read sensor have had to be significantly reduced to accommodate the smaller data bit size. This dramatic reduction of the read sensor - more than 10X in 10 years - has significantly increased the...
- Tags: Hitachi Ltd., Sensor
- White papers 2006-05-01
- Satellite Systems Performance With TCP-IP Applications
- Mobile Internet access is becoming extremely popular because users depend on the Internet for many activities in their daily routine. Satellites are well suited for mobile Internet applications because of their ability to enhance coverage and long-range mobility. Satellites remain attractive for mobile users accessing the Internet in sparsely populated...
- Tags: Performance, Mobile, Satellite, Mobile Internet Access, Internet, Network Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Networking, Marketing
- White papers 2001-06-11
- Satellite phones are not only for high adventure
- Satellite telephones, like those being used on TechRepublic's almostEverest mountain climbing adventure, are getting smaller and more affordable. It might be time for CIOs to take notice of these broad-reaching communication devices.TechRepublic editors Mike Jackman and David Bard are currently trekking through Nepal on their way to the Imja Tse...
- Tags: Network technology, Telecom & Utilities, Mike Walton, satellite, phone, satellite phone
- Technical articles 2000-04-17
- Support Diary: Alex Champness (Thursday)
- It seems as if everyone wants a piece of Alex. From vendors to suppliers to end-users, the calls for support never end. Find out how one tech balances end-user support with other IT duties.This week, Support Republic will feature the daily diary of Alex Champness, an IT manager from Colchester,...
- Tags: Channel management, Fax, ALex, supplier
- Technical articles 2001-05-17
- Nepal and Nepalese trekking enter the high-tech age
- Mike and Dave have only been in Nepal a short time, but they've already discovered how important technology is to the country. From saving lives in the mountains to communicating around the world, high-tech communication is quickly gaining popularity.4/13/00Kathmandu, NepalAng Karma Sherpa, owner of WindHorse trekking, excused himself to answer...
- Tags: INTERNET, Michael Jackman, Ang Karma, Nepal, climber, WindHorse, Thamel, phone
- Technical articles 2000-04-17
- 10 ways to stay connected on the road
- This article is also available as a download.We live in a very mobile society, and that may be especiallytrue for those of us in the tech industry. Seems we're always hoping on a planeor spending the day across town at a remote office. Even when we're on vacation,we're usually working...
- Tags: Deb Shinder, telephone, VoIP, Wi-Fi
- Technical articles 2006-04-18
- Itinerary & sponsors: Where we're going and who's helping us get there
- On April 8, TechRepublic co-editors-in-chief David Bard and Mike Jackman are flying to the Himalayas to report on high-altitude tech and climb 20,285-foot (6,183-meter) Imja Tse. Here's how they'll spend their days, and who's helping them keep in touch.Wouldn’t it be nice to fly to the foot of Everest and...
- Tags: Mike Jackman and David Bard
- Technical articles 2000-04-07
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