Phila. design firm puts humans in the interface
Philadelphia Inquirer
Hambrose, who summed up his business-design approach in his 2009 book, Wrench in the System, says his firm does for banks, drugmakers, fast-food purveyors, and software-makers what Apple did internally: "pull off the front end" that makes it tough for ...

Murkowski Donates Books To Vandalized Library
KTUU
The librarian says the vandals knocked over every shelf and pushed all of the books to the floor. Some books were torn apart, others were covered in syrup. Two weeks before the vandalism, computer software and DVD's were stolen from the library after a ...

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Amazon introduces Kindle textbook rentals
Digitaltrends.com
Better yet, you don't have to have a Kindle to rent the materials: Amazon says you can rent textbooks for your computer or smartphone as well (iOS, Android, BlackBerry, or WP7 devices). Other details of the rental service include the option of renting ...

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Adept Technology unchanged on low volume
Vision Systems Design
The Price to Book of 2.1 lower than average of 10.0 for the Computer Software sector and 3.1 for the Total NASDAQ Market. - The company is cash rich with Cash to Market Capitalisation at 22.5%. Positive operating cashflow; Improvement in gross margin ...

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In the beginning: Linux circa 1991
ZDNet (blog)
Paula Rooney has covered the technology industry for more than 15 years, starting with semiconductor design and mini-computer systems at EDN News and later focused on PC software companies including Microsoft, Lotus, Oracle, Red Hat, Novell and other ...

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Web startups aim to give consumers more control over their health
San Jose Mercury News
Leah Dillion uses a computer program called Healthtap, that gives health advice and keeps her from uneccesary trips to the pediatriation as seen at home in Palo Alto, on Wednesday, June 29, 2011. Here, she holds one-year-old Jack, ...

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New software making blind students computer savvy
Times of India
KANPUR: Now even visually impaired students can become computer savvy. The authorities of 'Andh Vidyalaya' ( blind school) in Jawahar Nagar have taken a new initiative of teaching a special computer software and typing to blind students which can help ...

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Math game receives $500000 grant
The Winchester Star
It also started out low-tech and transitioned into a computer game five years ago. The trip - one of many Laidlaw has taken - had its first inspiration from books read in Laster's class when Laidlaw was a sixth-grader. The books were from Willard ...

Scott Tilley: E-books can't hold a candle to paper in elements
Florida Today
Scott Tilley is a professor and director of software engineering in computer sciences at Florida Tech in Melbourne. Send him tech questions at technologytoday@srtilley.com. You can follow his column on Twitter @TechTodayColumn.

As Irish software developers get their teeth into smartphones, it's...
Irish Independent
"We've been featured prominently in physical Apple stores around the world," says Aidan Doolan of Ideal Binary, a producer of interactive children's books for the iPad which is helmed by Doolan and his twin Kevin. "The first book app we produced ...
iPhones still spill their gutsTechnology Spectator

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Paul Allen's memoir, 'Idea Man,' shows Bill Gates in a mixed light
Los Angeles Times
Didn't Steve Jobs say there is no money to be made in software? Isn't this the same guy who now files patents for all kinds of things that he had NOTHING to do with developing and then sues the companies that violate his 'patents'? ...
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Use your computer to organize genealogy finds
Tbo.com
There are plenty of commercial software products that guarantee to help you organize anything. But the truth is that every computer comes equipped with most of what you need to organize your documents. I do recommend that you purchase genealogy ...

Girl ready to tackle Braille contest
Albany Times Union
She also has a Dell laptop computer loaded with a software program called JAWS, which uses verbal cues to provide Internet access, computer games and Microsoft Word. Cusack tried to demonstrate the power of JAWS for a reporter, but there was a ...

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The Web's Secret Cash
Newsweek
The money supply is controlled by software algorithms and the total supply will max out at 21 million coins. You can crank out Bitcoins on a PC, but it's an incredibly computer-intensive task, and it will keep getting harder as the number of Bitcoins ...

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Jail gets new software for inmate records
SunHerald.com
GULFPORT -- New computer software being installed at the Harrison County jail will provide a faster, comprehensive way of keeping track of inmates. Those who use the sheriff's website to check the status ...

Lutz says business theorists hurt auto industry more than UAW
The Detroit News
The legendary Bob Lutz was an outspoken automotive industry mover and shaker, so his book "Car Guys versus Bean Counters" (Portfolio Penguin, $26.95) promises to be the place where he unloads much angst. Lutz doesn't disappoint. ...

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