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Photos: Stephen Hawking's zero-gravity flight

The physicist gets an "amazing" experience of weightlessness and a rare moment out of his wheelchair. His next goal: "Space here I come."

Tags: wheelchair, physicist, photograph

Image galleries 2007-04-27

Coming to America

I'm currently in the Holiday Inn at Kayenta Az for Monument Valley. They wanted $12 per day for internet in Vegas! It's free here so first chance to post. This is an expansion of an earlier post.Mum's arthritic hip flared up so she could hardly walk two days before we...

Tags: casino, different rocks, Horseshoe, more rocks, neilb@..., off-topic, red rocks, rocks, steaks, Vega, VEGAS, wheelchair

Discussion threads 2006-10-18

You have to wonder about people

Of course this only supports and otherwise validates my general purpose rule/observation about people, which is that they are a$$holes. You have to wonder what the security guard was thinking. Couldn't he have escorted the people to their car and then returned the wheelchairs to the mall? Reuters doesn't...

Tags: chair, Jaqui, mall, oddly enough, off-topic, wheelchair

Discussion threads 2006-01-31

Additional Resources

Pocket PC user and Applications

Hi -I want to explain my request, but I don't want to sound 'oh poor me'. I have multiple sclerosis and am wheelchair bound. I get along fine, and I have a PPC6700 w/WM5, and several 2GB mini SD. so I backup regularly. It's my look into the...

Tags: Desktops, jmasterson81@..., PC, Pocket PC

Discussion threads 2007-08-24

Geek Trivia: A star of all Treks

what about Jeffrey Combs ?I think he at least deserves an honorable mentionAnd Majel Still rocks!I was fortunate enough to meet Majel at a Star Trek Convention in L/A back in the early 90s. I sincerely hope I still have her signed pics. She was quite the stunner back then!Majel...

Tags: Geek Trivia, rix@...

Discussion threads 2007-02-21

Kentucky School District Helps Special Needs Student Communicate and Learn With Mobile Technology From Dell

Anderson County Schools wanted to make it easier for a student with severe cerebral palsy to communicate and take part in classroom activities. Previous attempts at technology solutions were frustrating for the student and required a high level of manual intervention. The district purchased a Dell Latitude XT tablet PC...

Tags: Dell Computer Corp., Mobile, Student, Tablets, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets

Case studies 2008-09-01

MedicalDispatch Closes Sales Leads Faster With AppExchange Mobile

MedicalDispatch is a computer-aided dispatching software product specifically designed to handle the business and operations management needs of commercial ambulance providers, EMS units, and wheelchair van service organizations. With wireless service still spotty in many areas, users would often lose the signal while in the middle of a search -...

Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Mobile, Salesforce.com AppExchange, MedicalDispatch, Sales Force Management, Sales

Case studies

internet carnt see my web

im new to full blown server software recently up graded to win2003 EP server behind a speedtouch530 broadband modem, im haveing trouble accessing my web from the internet, it work on a dial-up win98se PWS,and i can access ans see web site inside my network anybody can give some...

Tags: broadband, broadband modem, Internet, modem, murray737@..., programming, Web, windows 2003 server

Discussion threads 2005-08-03

Practical illustration for the computer-inclined: Part 7--Thinking cinematically

In Part 6--Sequence, again you learned how to create a comic strip. The panels may be pretty basic on the surface, so let's shake things up a bit by turning the perspective around. I'm not talking so much about crane views as close-ups and tension-building through action.If you watch your...

Tags: Window, Computer, Construction, Eve Lee

Blog posts 2006-12-19

The Race for a Cure- Mother's Day 2007

As many of you know, I walk the Breast Cancer 3 Day- 20 miles a day for three consecutive days in August. This year that walk takes place on the 24th, 25th, and 26th of August. What you may not know is that my fiance and I also...

Tags: TiggerTwo, Susan G. Komen

Discussion threads 2007-05-12

I am so sorry Mark ...

I am so sorry Mark ...This must be pretty hard on you .. We have the "differences scenario" in our family too ...Who doesnt?? (I am crossing my fingers as I say this .. and hope that there still are some lucky souls out there who dont have to go...

Tags: Dad

Discussion threads 2006-01-01

Improved Web access for disabled users benefits all

Section 508 of the Workforce Investment Act mandates improved access to U.S. government Web sites for users with disabilities. Although the rules target federal Web sites, commercial and public Web sites could also benefit by improving accessibility.Earlier this year, U.S. government Web sites were required to meet new Web accessibility...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Channel management, Salvatore Salamone, disability, accessibility, Web site, Section 508, Web, U.S. Government

Technical articles 2001-12-14

This is getting so bad now!

The site change has just become unavigatable (word?) My Discussions has gone to hell in a handbasket.I have read about suspicions of them purposely making it hard to get into off-topic posts, but I find it a bit hard to believe, for several reasons.1)It also makes it just as hard...

Tags: http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=102&threadI, Oz_Media, mug

Discussion threads 2006-10-17

Mid-week Yuck

ok, I'll be out of the office for the rest of the week, but I had to share this:http://www.hansislandliberationfront.com/A bit of levity in today's turf wars.PreachingI thought this could parody some folks ideas of how religion works :) A priest, a Pentecostal preacher and a Rabbi would get together twice...

Tags: Irishman, bear, cabbage

Discussion threads 2006-06-28

Calif. lawmakers vote to ban Internet hunting

CA is not "pro-aminals' it's "Anti-Guns"This is simply more anti-gun leglislation.There are 'farms' all over the USA that offer various hunting of Farm-bred animals, first that comes to mind is Pheasant...but I remember when I was young, in Lake Eldora, CO they had some 'cement ponds' for trout 'fishing' (the...

Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., Dilbert-Tom, horn, Internet, Internet Hunting, it management, robot

Discussion threads 2005-04-25

Monitor Web site accessibility with AccMonitor

AccMonitor from HiSoftware, Inc. provides enterprise-level monitoring and collaboration features for Web accessibility and content quality monitoring. AccMonitor supports many of the main functions as AccVerify, which was reviewed in a previous article, but it includes automation features and Web-based administration and testing for the enterprise.AccMonitor crawls Web pages hosted...

Tags: accessibility, AccMonitor, Janice Ward, monitor, Web

Technical articles 2003-04-01

Get IT Done: Test Web pages for accessibility and more with AccVerify

As with many agencies, our university is charged with making Web pages accessible to people with disabilities. And our support team is responsible for providing training and support for this initiative. But understanding accessibility guidelines and techniques is only part of the deal.In such situations, Web developers need a way...

Tags: AccVerify, AccVerify Professional, Get IT Done, Janice Ward, Web

Technical articles 2003-03-25

DOWNLOAD: 5 tactics to help ensure that the best resumes land on your desk

http://techrepublic.com.com/5138-10878-5895794.htmlAfter you take a look at this download, please post your feedback, ideas for improvements, or further thoughts on this topic.Thanks,--The TechRepublic Downloads Teamnot badIt's a step in the right direction.Frankly, I'm of the opinion that HR shouldn't be empowered to do much of anything other than disqualify candidates who...

Tags: job, applicant, Human Resources, it management, resume, hiring, JodyGilbert

Discussion threads 2005-10-17

Need some advice/info for a 56 yr old

I am 56 years young and in a wheelchair. I will graduate in December from Univ of Houston Clear Lake with a BS in Management Info Systems. Please be brutally honest (I don't need fluff, I need facts) - what kind of a job could I get? My GPA will...

Tags: career, career advice, information technology, job, mis degree, no experience, richardathornton@...

Discussion threads 2005-09-15

Pink Ribbon Part Deux

All;I was asked to post pictures. After spending most of a week sorting through the 2 Gig of photos that my partner took and the 3 or 4 that I managed to take, I have finally gotten them posted and accessible. To view, go to http://tinyurl.com/kylzf.Incidentally, I'm the...

Tags: TiggerTwo, walk, overpass, walker

Discussion threads 2006-08-28