Many years ago, it would be difficult to find anything that you lost in a public place and with these web sites technology is now at our disposal for lost objects:
Source : International herald tribune
Archive for Free Software
Network security
You will tell me that there are numerous network security tools on the market to enable us detect servers that spill out unsolicited mails and attempts to take over our PC’s. Now there is a movie on this subject and tools that make network security something very easy provided you pointed your browser to this web site:
source : iht.com
USB Cards for vocational students
All vocational students in the Paris greater area received a USB card with an
-e-mail client
-a web browser
-an anti-virus software and
-a word processing program.
As part of the regional council IT initiative, the importance of the initiative will be evaluated after one year.
Film developing and digital cameras
The disappearance of photo processing boutiques in the Paris Metro is an example of the transition that gripped the world of photo procession in the course of the last four years. Because, photo development is now from a digital camera memory card without using a photo development boutique. And this has for consequence the introduction by Eastman Kodak, Fujifilm and HP of mini labs, photo kiosks and hp online courses for both clients and non clients with hp digital products.
Software for building digital libraries
Software for building digital libraries
Ten years ago the creation of a digital library was something relegated to specialists and top flight IT people. But today the situation have changed considerably that online repositories can be created by anyone with fast internet connection and basic internet experience with one of these digital library technologies:
And these technologies have been tried and tested for the creation of the following digital libraries:www.digitalpast.org www.westernsprinshistory.org
Sources: Computers In Libraries, March 2007 and The Library Journal, July 2006.
Technology and sports
Technology and sport events
Much has been said about how technology will take over most of the little things we do at home and for the moment, technology is part of managing sport infrastructure and events. For instance, with the use of StratFix(a web service) ticket agents can monitor in real time the seating arrangement in a stadium, many days before the events just with the aid of a web browser. Events can be filmed for training, stored, retailed and used as a decision making tool during any event.
Source: FT Digital Business, February 28, 2007
Trailblazer-wheel chair access points
Trailblazer or dead end detection for wheelchair users
It can be frustrating to struggle to get to a place and later find out that it leads to no-where. To people using the wheelchair, there is a software under development that will make such experiences a thing of the past with the following elements:
-a portable device
-motion detector
-a mobile operating system
-and with a voice recognition software.
At the end of trailblazer current testing, users will be able to spot obstacles and other dead ends on their day-to-day itinearies before the start of their journey.
Source: IHT February 12, 2007
Video conferencing
Video conferencing with ivisit.com – http://www.ivisit.com
In a way, the British overseas development agency was the first international organization to adopt video conferencing as part of the agency working system. This started many years ago, with the establishment of a special department at the main office of the agency and in regional offices located around the world.
To the international development agency, video conferencing is saving precious executive hours in overseas tours, the cost of air tickets and travel expenses. Although the agency invested heavily in video conferencing infrastructure and companies without the financial might of the international agency can use a free video conferencing software like ivisit.com irrespective of their operating systems.
It offers voice calls, instant messaging, file sharing, web browsing and video conferencing benefits.
