The LP-E Series is our multiplex transmission Full-2Way remote lighting control system. The LP-E series uses just two ±24 V signal wires for all the switches on a network, and controls lighting using pulse signals. This reduces the number of wires needed compared to conventional remote control wiring. With the LP-E Series Full-2Way multiple transmission, load addresses comprised of channel and load numbers are set up in advance, and the signal is transmitted to the designated addresses that correspond to remote controlled HID relays when switches are operated. The LP-E Series Full-2Way remote control has the cut-in signal circuit method that can control relay at high speed and indicate on the On/Off status.
The LP-E Series lighting control panel is a cost-effective and easily-configurable lighting control system with programming and accessories specifically optimized for office building, factory, school/gymnasium and restaurant applications. The LP-E Series contains centralized monitoring and control of lighting that can handle up to 256 circuits per system. It is logically capable of turning up to 127 groups of lights on and off in an entire section of any application area. The LP-E Series can be programmed up to 72 control patterns to match work schedules or habits, allowing you to effectively use the necessary lights for low energy and cost savings.
The LP-E Series timer control can easily be configured to match a daily schedule for lights to be automatically turned on and off. Passive infrared sensor control is also offered with the system to detect occupancy movement that will enable the lights to turn on and off and can be programmed after a certain period when room light is no longer needed. In addition to the timer control and passive infrared, labor-savings and energy conservation are achieved using daylight sensors that respond to the brightness of their environment.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Custom Thermal Imagers
PhantomIR by ELCAN is a rugged lightweight infrared biocular system that uses the latest in low-power, compact, un-cooled thermal technology.
PhantomIR xr can recognize a man-sized moving target at greater than 2,000 meters. The PhantomIR xr is ideal for: military combat operations, border security, surveillance and targeting applications.
Unlike image intensification night-vision devices that only magnify existing light, thermal imaging cuts through the darkest night and easily separates heat-emitting targets from background clutter. It sees in total darkness, through smoke, dust and most fogs. It cannot be defeated by artificial light or adverse visible conditions. Despite its advanced technology, PhantomIR is surprisingly affordable for large-scale deployment.
ELCAN wins $180 million USD Marine contract to supply PhantomIR xr
Chronic Fatigue Treatment




Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, also known as CFIDS (Chronic Fatigue Immunodeficiency syndrome), is a condition that has become widespread in the United States . Viruses such as Epstein Barr, Cytomegalovirus, mononucleosis, and herpes have often been associated with chronic fatigue. Some people feel that massive immunization campaigns, which are designed to eradicate communicable diseases, have weakened the immune system in some individuals rather than strengthen it, making it easier for viruses to cause diseases. Other causes may be the fungus Candida albicans, chronic mercury poisoning from dental amalgam fillings, heavy metals (e.g., lead, arsenic, and cadmium) from the environment, anemia, hypoglycemia, hypothyroidism, and sleep problems. All of these conditions can stress the immune system and lower your resistance to disease.
Some symptoms of chronic fatigue syndrome are fever, sore throat, swollen lymph nodes, extreme fatigue, loss of appetite, night sweats, intestinal problems, anxiety, depression, mood swings, sleep disturbances, memory loss, inability to concentrate, headaches, and muscle and joint pains. CFS is not always easy to diagnose correctly because its symptoms resemble flu and other viral symptoms. Officially, a patient is considered to have CFS if fatigue persists for six months and is accompanied by eleven other chronic or recurrent symptoms. If you have elevated viral antibodies then an underlying viral component is suspected. In this case, antibiotics will not help.
Recommendations for prevention and treatment
1. void processed foods (e.g., as white flour), refined foods (e.g., as white sugar), and stimulants such as coffee, tea, and tobacco as these can all depress your immune system.
2. Make an effort to increase your consumption of water. Attempt to drink eight glasses of purified or reverse osmosis water daily.
3. Ensure that your bowels move at least once daily by increasing your fiber consumption in the form of fresh fruits and vegetables. Oat bran and psyllium husk are also good sources of fiber. Coffee enemas can be very helpful here, as well as for stimulating liver detoxification via bile production.
4. Check your thyroid function by measuring your basal body temperature. This is done by placing a thermometer under your arm for 10 minutes before arising from bed on two consecutive days. For menstruating women, this is best done at the beginning of the menstrual cycle. The average basal body temperature should be greater than 97.8 degrees. If not, a trial of natural thyroid should be considered.
5. Consider an evaluation for free radical damage from environmental pollutants such as lead, aluminum, cadmium, and mercury. If elevated, heavy metal detoxification therapy is indicated.
6. Supplement with antioxidants such as vitamins A, C, E, Bioflavonoids, and Coenzyme Q10, B-vitamins, magnesium, free-form amino acids, thymus gland, and acidophilus. Consider also using Proteolytic enzymes, DMG, and vitamin B12 injections. Chlorophyll in tablet or liquid (such as barley or wheat grass) is also helpful.
7. Herbal preparations from burdock root, dandelion, echinacea, goldenseal and pau d’arco all promote healing. These can be made in teas and combined or alternated daily.
8. Homeopathic nosode preparations, such as those made from viruses themselves, are particularly helpful. However, these must be obtained by prescription from a homeopathic physician. Other homeopathic remedies known to be helpful in fatigue include Carbo Vegetabilis, Cocculus, Ferrum Phosphoricum, and Phosphoric Acidum. Combination remedies can also be helpful, especially if they contain the substance (e.g, virus) identified as the possible source of infection and/or fatigue. Isode therapy (e.g., preparations made from the patient themselves) can also be very beneficial here.
9. Take sublingual fermented lactobacillus three times daily for immune stimulation.
10. Gentle skin detoxification through a medical spa with steam sauna, infrared sauna, and/or contrast shower.
11. In severe cases, get intravenous solutions for better and more complete response. There should include either vitamin C or amino acids or combinations of both.
12. Intramuscular injections can be helpful for the delivery of energy medicines (e.g., B5, B12, AMP, NADH). These can be given 1-2 times weekly.
13. Subcutaneous energy injections can be administered daily and can include not only some of the products mentioned in #12 above, but homeopathic preparations as well.
Index to vendors/resellers
Acer
Altima,Altura Computers (defunct)
AMS
Aqualine (defunct)
ARM
AST
Astro Research
AT&T
Austin
BSI/Broadax
Canon
Chembook
Compaq
Dauphin Technology (defunct)
Dell
DFI
Discount Laptops
Dolch Computer Systems
Dual
EPS
Elite Computer Systems
Ergo Computing
FOSA Computers
Future Technologies
Gateway
Grid
Hewlett Packard
HyperData
IBM
Identity Systems
Impulse Computers
Itronix
Lightspeed Technology
Maximus Computers
MegaImage
Micon Computer
Micron/Zeos
MicroStar
Micro Express
Midwest Micro
MPC
NEC
Olivetti
PC Portable Manufacturer
ProStar
MicroStar
Polywell Computers
Radio Shack
Sager Midern
Samsung
Sceptre Technologies
Swan Technologies
Tandy
Texas Instruments
Toshiba
TwinHead
Unisys
Wedge Technologies
WinBook
Zeos
14.1" Rugged Laptop with Core Duo CPU JNB-1401

Processor: Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz LV processor
Chipset: Intel 945GME, ICH7-M, 667 MHz FSB, 2M cache
Memory: 512MB or above, max. 1G+512M
Onboard Video: Intel GMA950
Display Size: 14.1" XGA (1024 x 768), Sunlight Readable (optional)
Network: Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 a/b/g, 1 x GbE, 1 x RJ11
Storage: 80GB or above (SATA Interface)
Media Bay: DVD Combo, 2nd battery pack (optional)
KB/ MS: Waterproof membrane, Waterproof rubber backlight (optional) ;
Touch pad (capacitance type)
Audio: Azalia 32-bits audio digital controller, Speaker-out (2W x 2), 1 x
MIC-in, 1 x Line-out
I/O Interface: 1 x PCMCIA Type II, 1 x Express Card Type II, 4IN1
MS/XD/SD/MMC Card Reader, 2 x serial port, 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x External
VGA, 1 x IEEE 1394B (Mini), Docking port (POGO)
Security: Kensington lock, TCM 1.2 (optional), FingerPrint (USB I/F. for selection)
Power Supply: DC in, Adapter (90W, 100-240V, 50/60Hz), Li-Ion Smart
battery 7200mAh
Dimensions: 328mm x 272mm x 46mm
Weight: 4.25kg
Operating Temperature: -20°C ~55°C
Storage Temperature: -40°C ~70°C
Operating Humidity: 45%~95% RH, non-condensing
Friday, March 20, 2009
FastStone Image Viewer 3.8 Beta
FastStone Image Viewer is a fast, stable, user-friendly image browser, converter and editor. It has a nice array of features that include image viewing, management, comparison, red-eye removal, emailing, resizing, cropping and color adjustments. Its innovative but intuitive full-screen mode provides quick access to EXIF information, thumbnail browser and major functionalities via hidden toolbars that pop up when your mouse touches the four edges of the screen. Other features include a high quality magnifier and a musical slideshow with 150+ transitional effects, as well as lossless JPEG transitions, drop shadow effects, image annotation, scanner support, histogram and much more. It supports all major graphic formats (BMP, JPEG, JPEG 2000, animated GIF, PNG, PCX, TIFF, WMF, ICO and TGA) and popular digital camera RAW formats (CRW, CR2, NEF, PEF, RAF, MRW, ORF, SRF and DNG).
Mini Keyboard Model 9004 Full-Function & Touchpad
Electrone offers an extensive range of full-function mini keyboards available with assorted connectors, features and colors. The small footprint and full functionality of the Model 9004 Mini Keyboard makes it a popular choice in business as well as for personal use.
Only 10.25 inches wide (260mm)
5.75 inches in height (145mm)
1 inch depth at tallest point (26mm)
85/86 silent tactile keys with comfortable 17mm key spacing
12 function keys and an embedded numeric pad
Integral two button touchpad for mouse emulation
USB connection
Foreign language layouts available
FCC /CE certification
RoHS Compliant
Plastic protective keyskins available
Only 10.25 inches wide (260mm)
5.75 inches in height (145mm)
1 inch depth at tallest point (26mm)
85/86 silent tactile keys with comfortable 17mm key spacing
12 function keys and an embedded numeric pad
Integral two button touchpad for mouse emulation
USB connection
Foreign language layouts available
FCC /CE certification
RoHS Compliant
Plastic protective keyskins available
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Carlson Explorer
Carlson Explorer™ is a low cost, handheld computer with a customized keyboard that optimizes the performance of Carlson SurvCE data collection software. The Carlson Explorer is provided as a bundled option with the powerful Carlson SurvCE data collection softwar.
**Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride battery or 6 AA alkaline batteries.
**Touch screen.
**Humidity: 5-95% Non-condensing.
**SDRAM: 64MB.
**Internal Compact Flash: 128MB.
**Compact flash card slot.
**Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride battery or 6 AA alkaline batteries.
**Touch screen.
**Humidity: 5-95% Non-condensing.
**SDRAM: 64MB.
**Internal Compact Flash: 128MB.
**Compact flash card slot.
**320x240 QVGA-TFT color display RS232 serial communications port
Stress Management

Stress affects the mental and physical. It can stem from cold, heat, chemical pollution and noise pollution, or from nervous system responses to pain, emotional demands and more. These stress responses fire neurotransmitters that send signals from the brain to the body's motor centers. The results are seen in many illnesses, including hypertension. Managing stress requires nutrients to help the body maintain and replenish resources when needed most. A number of herbs, vitamins and other compounds help. You'll find them here, ready to combat and neutralize stress-related responses and the physical symptoms that arise from them.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
BTC Wireless Multimedia Keyboard w/Trackball (Black/Gray)
Wireless freedom and multimedia functionality can be yours with this BTC Wireless Media Control keyboard. This BTC keyboard features a built-in 1000 dpi Laser Trackball with precision cursor movement and an MCE start button with one button to quickly launch Media Center PC functions. WIth the integrated trackball and built-in mouse pointer working on spreadsheets and surfing the Internet has never been easier! Work without wires at up to 30 feet with an ergonomic design that lets you work in comfort! Use the hot keys to access multimedia applications!
Features/Specifications:
BTC Wireless Media Control Keyboard with Trackball
General Features:
Wireless
Integrated mouse and remote
2.4 GHz RF Technology
Ergonomic design
2.4 GHz RF mini receiver with USB connector with range of up to 30 feet
16 Hot Keys for controlling MCE and multimedia functions
Built-in 1000 dpi Laser Trackball with precision cursor movement
MCE Start Button: one button to quickly launch Media Center PC functions
RoHS compliant
Certified for Windows Vista
Hot Keys:
Play
Pause
Stop
Rew
Fwd
Previous
Next
Live TV
Guide
DVD Menu
Volume +
Volume -
Mute
Back
More
Record
Regulatory Approvals:
FCC
CE
Package Includes:
BTC Wireless Media Control Keyboard with Trackball
Quick Installation Guide
USB Wireless Receiver
Four (4) AA batteries
Additional Information:
Notes:
Model: BTC 9039URF III
UPC: 7 53622 04703 7
EAN: 4 712364 932830
Hot Keys will only work with Windows Vista
Requirements:
Available USB port
Thursday, March 12, 2009
Vista Codec Package 5.1.5
With Vista Codec Package installed you will be able to use any media player (limited only by the players capabilities) to play DVD's, movies and video clips of any format. Streaming video (real and quicktime) is supported in web browsers. Visit the homepage to get a 64bit Addon which enables xvid, divx and DVD playback in Vista's MediaCenter.Vista Codec Package does not contain a media player and it does not associate file-types. With this package installed you will be able to use any media player, limited only by the players' capabilities, to play all movies and video clips. Streaming video is supported in several formats in all popular web browsers. Users of VCP have the ability to choose what is installed and where to install it using the public redistributable. After installation you can select to remove specific portions without removing the entire package. You can also re-add the removed items at any time.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Magic DVD Copier 4.9.2 Beta/ Magic DVD Copier 4.9.1 - Final

Forums
The town square of the wired age - with lively discussions going on at all hours, and on topics ranging from philosophy and politics to pets and people. Check out all the buzz with the most all-inclusive sites for finding forums and messageboards on the Net.
Google Groups - The complete A-Z list of Usenet discussion forums on every conceivable topic.
Yahoo Groups - Thousands of groups to join, or start a group of your own.
ezboard - Boasting the largest message board network with millions of members in thousands of forums, searchable by topic.
Boardserver - A huge list of community forums searchable by keyword or categories including arts and humanities, hobbies, computer and Internet, religion and culture, travel, and lots more.
Voyforums - Another extensive collection searchable by category including education, politics, science, health, culture, art and more.
Delphi Forums - A top site for any forum community and on every topic imaginable.
MSN Groups - Something for everyone with literally thousands of groups and discussions boards worldwide.
allForums - Popular posts on politics, news, humor, religion, science, entertainment and more.
CNET Community Forums Directory - Hundreds of discussions, ranging from computer troubleshooting to technical product help and how-tos.
Google Groups - The complete A-Z list of Usenet discussion forums on every conceivable topic.
Yahoo Groups - Thousands of groups to join, or start a group of your own.
ezboard - Boasting the largest message board network with millions of members in thousands of forums, searchable by topic.
Boardserver - A huge list of community forums searchable by keyword or categories including arts and humanities, hobbies, computer and Internet, religion and culture, travel, and lots more.
Voyforums - Another extensive collection searchable by category including education, politics, science, health, culture, art and more.
Delphi Forums - A top site for any forum community and on every topic imaginable.
MSN Groups - Something for everyone with literally thousands of groups and discussions boards worldwide.
allForums - Popular posts on politics, news, humor, religion, science, entertainment and more.
CNET Community Forums Directory - Hundreds of discussions, ranging from computer troubleshooting to technical product help and how-tos.
the top 10 web products of the year
In 2008 we saw the Semantic Web gain traction, giving us plenty of choice when selecting the 10 best Semantic Web products of 2008.
This is the first in a series of posts we'll publish over December, listing our choices for the top web products of the year. Then at the end of December, we'll post a Top 100 list - which we'll be promoting over 2009 and opening up at some point for public voting. Without further ado, let's jump into the top 10 Semantic Web products of 2008.
Earlier this month we posted an update to 10 Semantic Web applications that we have been tracking for a year now. Some of those make this list, as well as some from our follow-up post 10 More Semantic Apps to Watch. We also have a couple of other products in this list, which for one reason or another didn't get mentioned in our watch-lists.
You may disagree with our selections, so do tell us in the comments what you think.
Note: the products listed below are in no particular order
Yahoo! SearchMonkey
This is the first in a series of posts we'll publish over December, listing our choices for the top web products of the year. Then at the end of December, we'll post a Top 100 list - which we'll be promoting over 2009 and opening up at some point for public voting. Without further ado, let's jump into the top 10 Semantic Web products of 2008.
Earlier this month we posted an update to 10 Semantic Web applications that we have been tracking for a year now. Some of those make this list, as well as some from our follow-up post 10 More Semantic Apps to Watch. We also have a couple of other products in this list, which for one reason or another didn't get mentioned in our watch-lists.
You may disagree with our selections, so do tell us in the comments what you think.
Note: the products listed below are in no particular order
Yahoo! SearchMonkey
In May this year Yahoo! launched an open developer platform for search called SearchMonkey. Yahoo hasn't had the happiest of years, but its willingness to innovate in search is to be commended. As we reported at the Web 2.0 Expo in April, SearchMonkey is a component of a major overhaul at Yahoo! across all of its properties to "rewire" for the social graph and data portability. SearchMonkey allows developers to build applications on top of Yahoo! search, including allowing site owners to share structured data with Yahoo!, using semantic markup (microformats, RDF), standardized XML feeds, APIs (OpenSearch or other web services), and page extraction.
We think this is the best use of Semantic Web by an Internet bigco this year. So for that reason SearchMonkey makes our top 10 list. Related: The Story of SearchMonkey.
Powerset (acquired by Microsoft in '08)
Powerset (see our initial coverage here and here) is a natural language search engine. It's fair to say that Powerset has had a great 2008, having been acquired by Microsoft in July this year.
At the time of the acquisition, Powerset said that it needed a bigger partner to expand its product beyond its current state of only searching Wikipedia - something we had speculated about when the rumors of the acquisition first appeared. In its own statement, Microsoft stressed how useful Powerset's technology will be for improving Microsoft's own search products and to "take Search to the next level." In our analysis of the deal, we noted that it was a "bold play requiring exact execution" by Microsoft.
Open Calais (Thomson Reuters)
At the end of 2007, ClearForest had been recently acquired by Reuters and at that point it had a Web Service and a Firefox extension. What a change a year brings! ClearForest went on to release Calais, a toolkit of products that enable users to incorporate semantic functionality within their blog, content management system, website or application.
Since launching the Open Calais API early this year, over 6,000 developers have registered with it and the service is doing more than 1 million transactions a day. Version 3.0 was released earlier this month and version 4 is expected by January 09.
Dapper MashupAds
In November we wrote about the recent improvement in Dapper MashupAds, a product we first spotted over a year ago. The idea is that publishers can tell Dapper: this is the place on my web page where the title of a movie will appear, now serve up a banner ad that's related to whatever movie this page happens to be about. That could be movies, books, travel destinations - anything. We remarked that the UI for this has grown much more sophisticated in the past year.
The company believes that its new ad network will provide monetary incentive for publishers to have their websites marked up semantically. We think this has plenty of promise, so it makes our year-end list.
Hakia
Hakia is a search engine focusing on natural language processing methods to try and deliver 'meaningful' search results. Hakia attempts to analyze the concept of a search query, in particular by doing sentence analysis. Over the past year Hakia has been busy extending its reach - licensing its proprietary OntoSem technology to other companies in March and announcing a Semantic API in June. It was also one of the first companies to utilize Yahoo! BOSS, by integrating their semantic parsing with the Yahoo! search index.
We think Hakia has made good progress getting its technology into the hands of third parties and making use of Yahoo's broader index, so for that reason it's among our top 10 for the year.
We think this is the best use of Semantic Web by an Internet bigco this year. So for that reason SearchMonkey makes our top 10 list. Related: The Story of SearchMonkey.
Powerset (acquired by Microsoft in '08)
Powerset (see our initial coverage here and here) is a natural language search engine. It's fair to say that Powerset has had a great 2008, having been acquired by Microsoft in July this year.
At the time of the acquisition, Powerset said that it needed a bigger partner to expand its product beyond its current state of only searching Wikipedia - something we had speculated about when the rumors of the acquisition first appeared. In its own statement, Microsoft stressed how useful Powerset's technology will be for improving Microsoft's own search products and to "take Search to the next level." In our analysis of the deal, we noted that it was a "bold play requiring exact execution" by Microsoft.
Open Calais (Thomson Reuters)
At the end of 2007, ClearForest had been recently acquired by Reuters and at that point it had a Web Service and a Firefox extension. What a change a year brings! ClearForest went on to release Calais, a toolkit of products that enable users to incorporate semantic functionality within their blog, content management system, website or application.
Since launching the Open Calais API early this year, over 6,000 developers have registered with it and the service is doing more than 1 million transactions a day. Version 3.0 was released earlier this month and version 4 is expected by January 09.
Dapper MashupAds
In November we wrote about the recent improvement in Dapper MashupAds, a product we first spotted over a year ago. The idea is that publishers can tell Dapper: this is the place on my web page where the title of a movie will appear, now serve up a banner ad that's related to whatever movie this page happens to be about. That could be movies, books, travel destinations - anything. We remarked that the UI for this has grown much more sophisticated in the past year.
The company believes that its new ad network will provide monetary incentive for publishers to have their websites marked up semantically. We think this has plenty of promise, so it makes our year-end list.
Hakia
Hakia is a search engine focusing on natural language processing methods to try and deliver 'meaningful' search results. Hakia attempts to analyze the concept of a search query, in particular by doing sentence analysis. Over the past year Hakia has been busy extending its reach - licensing its proprietary OntoSem technology to other companies in March and announcing a Semantic API in June. It was also one of the first companies to utilize Yahoo! BOSS, by integrating their semantic parsing with the Yahoo! search index.
We think Hakia has made good progress getting its technology into the hands of third parties and making use of Yahoo's broader index, so for that reason it's among our top 10 for the year.
TripIt 
Tripit is an app that manages your travel planning. With TripIt, you forward incoming bookings to plans@tripit.com and the system manages the rest.
Over the past year TripIt has continued to iterate on its feature set - introducing LinkedIn integration, better mobile functionality, more social networking features, and other goodies. In short, it's user experience continues to rock!
BooRah
BooRah is a restaurant review site that we first reviewed earlier this year and has come on in leaps and bounds over 2008. BooRah uses semantic analysis and natural language processing to aggregate reviews from food blogs. Because of this, BooRah can recognize praise and criticism in these reviews and then rates restaurants accordingly. BooRah also gathers reviews from Citysearch, Tripadvisor and other large review sites.
BooRah also announced last month the availability of an API that will allow other web sites and businesses to offer online reviews and ratings from BooRah to their customers. The API will surface most of BooRah's data about a given restaurant, including ratings, menus, discounts, and coupons.
BlueOrganizer (AdaptiveBlue)
Disclosure: AdaptiveBlue's founder Alex Iskold is a feature writer at RWW.
AdaptiveBlue are makers of the Firefox plugin, BlueOrganizer. As we wrote in January this year, the basic idea behind BlueOrganizer is that it gives you added information about webpages you visit and offers useful links based on the subject matter.
Over the past year the company has been working on a new product, called Glue. Launched last month, Glue is a more social networking oriented version of BlueOrganizer - it connects you to your friends based around things like books, music, movies, stars, artists, stocks, wine, restaurants, and more. We think the company has diversified smartly in 2008, by integrating social networking and mobile functionality into its products.
Zemanta
Zemanta is a blogging tool which harnesses semantic technology to add relevant content to your
posts. While it didn't make either of our 'Semantic Apps to Watch' lists in November, a number of commenters pointed it out as something they use. In September we covered a major upgrade to Zemanta's service, allowing users to specify the sources they want to see in the suggestions list that Zemanta provides. Users can now incorporate their own social networks, RSS feeds, and photos into their blog posts. As we noted, this makes Zemanta a lot more appealing to established bloggers who are in less need of suggestions and more in need of automation.
Zemanta's API is also being used by startups, including semantic bookmarking service Faviki - which we mentioned in our second Watch-list. So all up, we think Zemanta has done enough this year to be included in our top 10 list.
UpTake
Semantic search startup UpTake (formerly Kango) aims to make the process of booking travel online easier. In our review in May, we explained that UpTake is a vertical search engine that has assembled what it says is the largest database of US hotels and activities - over 400,000 of them - from more than 1,000 different travel sites. Using a top-down approach, UpTake looks at its database of over 20 million reviews, opinions, and descriptions of hotels and activities in the US and semantically extracts information about those destinations.
And now please let us know in the comments what you think of our selections. Do you think we've picked the best 10 Semantic Web products of the year?
Tripit is an app that manages your travel planning. With TripIt, you forward incoming bookings to plans@tripit.com and the system manages the rest.
Over the past year TripIt has continued to iterate on its feature set - introducing LinkedIn integration, better mobile functionality, more social networking features, and other goodies. In short, it's user experience continues to rock!
BooRah

BooRah is a restaurant review site that we first reviewed earlier this year and has come on in leaps and bounds over 2008. BooRah uses semantic analysis and natural language processing to aggregate reviews from food blogs. Because of this, BooRah can recognize praise and criticism in these reviews and then rates restaurants accordingly. BooRah also gathers reviews from Citysearch, Tripadvisor and other large review sites.
BooRah also announced last month the availability of an API that will allow other web sites and businesses to offer online reviews and ratings from BooRah to their customers. The API will surface most of BooRah's data about a given restaurant, including ratings, menus, discounts, and coupons.
BlueOrganizer (AdaptiveBlue)

Disclosure: AdaptiveBlue's founder Alex Iskold is a feature writer at RWW.
AdaptiveBlue are makers of the Firefox plugin, BlueOrganizer. As we wrote in January this year, the basic idea behind BlueOrganizer is that it gives you added information about webpages you visit and offers useful links based on the subject matter.
Over the past year the company has been working on a new product, called Glue. Launched last month, Glue is a more social networking oriented version of BlueOrganizer - it connects you to your friends based around things like books, music, movies, stars, artists, stocks, wine, restaurants, and more. We think the company has diversified smartly in 2008, by integrating social networking and mobile functionality into its products.
Zemanta
Zemanta is a blogging tool which harnesses semantic technology to add relevant content to your
Zemanta's API is also being used by startups, including semantic bookmarking service Faviki - which we mentioned in our second Watch-list. So all up, we think Zemanta has done enough this year to be included in our top 10 list.
UpTake
Semantic search startup UpTake (formerly Kango) aims to make the process of booking travel online easier. In our review in May, we explained that UpTake is a vertical search engine that has assembled what it says is the largest database of US hotels and activities - over 400,000 of them - from more than 1,000 different travel sites. Using a top-down approach, UpTake looks at its database of over 20 million reviews, opinions, and descriptions of hotels and activities in the US and semantically extracts information about those destinations.
And now please let us know in the comments what you think of our selections. Do you think we've picked the best 10 Semantic Web products of the year?
Your Business Data - Back It Up or Lose It

Is running your email backup one of those tasks on your to do list that keeps getting postponed until tomorrow? Does backing up your computer on a regular basis seem like more trouble than it is worth?
Computers are a mainstay of most modern businesses. Client contacts and financial records are easy to store and find on your office system. You may think of your computer as the most reliable assistant in the office, and you would be right. However, even the most secure and well designed systems can get viruses, succumb to power surges or just crash. It's a little too late to make a backup after your system loses all of your files!
"That won't happen to me" is how many of us think about a computer catastrophe that could wipe out all of our business information. But you don't need to have a computer crash to lose all of your files, folders, programs, and emails. You could lose them because of a natural disaster, power shortage, errors in transferring files to another computer, or a partial shutdown.
Do you have your business information insured?
Most smart business owners have insurance against financial loss. Even though you don't expect to need it, you take out a policy to protect your assets just in case a catastrophe occurs. Backing up your computer is the most affordable insurance a business owner can invest in. Just a few minutes of your time makes sure that in case of any disaster, your business can be up and running again because the data you need to operate was saved.
How much is your time worth?
How long would it take you to re-create that list of clients' phone numbers, addresses, actions, results that you keep on your PC? How long would it take you to re-create articles you've written, marketing sources you've been saving, your list of newsletters and subscribers? And how long would it take you to hunt for, find, and download all those ebooks, reports, and programs you downloaded before?
Some data you simply can't recreate
For example, when you lose your email folders, you can't re-create the content of those folders even if you had saved the email addresses. It's all gone. Think about all the financial information and tax records that are safely stored away on your computer. How hard would it be to gather all of that information again? Business names and contact lists, personal information about clients, pictures, phone numbers, deadline reminders ...
Is it starting to make sense why you should have it saved somewhere else? The extra few minutes it takes you to back-up your data is an investment worth a fortune because you simply cannot re-create or retrieve all files, folders, programs that you currently have on your computer.
What you need to backup your computer
Backing up your data (all files, folders, programs), means you'll need to save your data to a disk, CD or location other than your hard drive. For example, you can save your data to:
1) Zip disk - You'll need a zip drive.
2) CD or DVD - You'll need a CD or DVD burner.
3) External hard drive - These are less expensive now than they used to be. Compact flash drives are now available that can hold a few backups with room to spare.
4) Secure, Web-based file storage service - These are online services where you can save your data. The benefit here is that your data is stored in a physically remote place so floods and fire or other catastrophes in your office area won't affect them.
But the most important thing you'll need is a willingness to change your habits. Most people I know back up their data once per week, often on a Friday. If your business depends on the data you store, you may want to do a backup more often. Many Web site owners and newsletter publishers do it daily. Given all the marketing, coaching, newsletter lists and all the software I download, daily back-up makes more sense for me.
Backing up email folders
I don't back up my emails folders to a CD but prefer using a program to do that. There are many nifty little programs that work miracles with backing up email addresses and all email folders. The process is quick and easy ... and you'll be very happy to have the information saved if a disaster ocurrs.
Don't put it off!
Backing-up your files may seem like just another addition to your busy schedule. But remember that you've worked hard to build your client or newsletter list ... and your practice. Take just a few minutes each week to protect that investment.
About the Author...Joann Javons
Computers are a mainstay of most modern businesses. Client contacts and financial records are easy to store and find on your office system. You may think of your computer as the most reliable assistant in the office, and you would be right. However, even the most secure and well designed systems can get viruses, succumb to power surges or just crash. It's a little too late to make a backup after your system loses all of your files!
"That won't happen to me" is how many of us think about a computer catastrophe that could wipe out all of our business information. But you don't need to have a computer crash to lose all of your files, folders, programs, and emails. You could lose them because of a natural disaster, power shortage, errors in transferring files to another computer, or a partial shutdown.
Do you have your business information insured?
Most smart business owners have insurance against financial loss. Even though you don't expect to need it, you take out a policy to protect your assets just in case a catastrophe occurs. Backing up your computer is the most affordable insurance a business owner can invest in. Just a few minutes of your time makes sure that in case of any disaster, your business can be up and running again because the data you need to operate was saved.
How much is your time worth?
How long would it take you to re-create that list of clients' phone numbers, addresses, actions, results that you keep on your PC? How long would it take you to re-create articles you've written, marketing sources you've been saving, your list of newsletters and subscribers? And how long would it take you to hunt for, find, and download all those ebooks, reports, and programs you downloaded before?
Some data you simply can't recreate
For example, when you lose your email folders, you can't re-create the content of those folders even if you had saved the email addresses. It's all gone. Think about all the financial information and tax records that are safely stored away on your computer. How hard would it be to gather all of that information again? Business names and contact lists, personal information about clients, pictures, phone numbers, deadline reminders ...
Is it starting to make sense why you should have it saved somewhere else? The extra few minutes it takes you to back-up your data is an investment worth a fortune because you simply cannot re-create or retrieve all files, folders, programs that you currently have on your computer.
What you need to backup your computer
Backing up your data (all files, folders, programs), means you'll need to save your data to a disk, CD or location other than your hard drive. For example, you can save your data to:
1) Zip disk - You'll need a zip drive.
2) CD or DVD - You'll need a CD or DVD burner.
3) External hard drive - These are less expensive now than they used to be. Compact flash drives are now available that can hold a few backups with room to spare.
4) Secure, Web-based file storage service - These are online services where you can save your data. The benefit here is that your data is stored in a physically remote place so floods and fire or other catastrophes in your office area won't affect them.
But the most important thing you'll need is a willingness to change your habits. Most people I know back up their data once per week, often on a Friday. If your business depends on the data you store, you may want to do a backup more often. Many Web site owners and newsletter publishers do it daily. Given all the marketing, coaching, newsletter lists and all the software I download, daily back-up makes more sense for me.
Backing up email folders
I don't back up my emails folders to a CD but prefer using a program to do that. There are many nifty little programs that work miracles with backing up email addresses and all email folders. The process is quick and easy ... and you'll be very happy to have the information saved if a disaster ocurrs.
Don't put it off!
Backing-up your files may seem like just another addition to your busy schedule. But remember that you've worked hard to build your client or newsletter list ... and your practice. Take just a few minutes each week to protect that investment.
About the Author...Joann Javons
Monday, March 9, 2009
BT-87-TP
iKey introduces the first Bluetooth®-compatible, wireless industrial keyboard with an integrated touchpad - the BT-87-TP. This fully-sealed keyboard meets NEMA 4X specifications, meaning it is resistant to dirt, dust, water, ice and corrosives. Built with an industrial silicone rubber keypad and a rugged ABS polycarbonate case, the BT-87-TP is submersible and easy to clean with disinfectants. The compact design and internal Bluetooth® module make the BT-87-TP highly portable. It is an ideal fit for mobile, material handling, food and beverage processing, medical, and other environments where rugged flexibility is a necessity. The BT-87-TP requires 2 AA batteries for power and does not require a USB dongle if your computer has an internal Bluetooth® radio.
Notepad++ 5.3 RC/ Notepad++ 5.2
Notepad++ is a free source code editor (and Notepad replacement), which supports several programming languages, running under the MS Windows environment. It also gives the extra functionality to define a user's own language for the syntax folding and syntax highlighting. You can print your source code in color. It allows a user to edit the different document in the same time, and even to edit the same document synchronizely in 2 different views. It supports full drag and drop.The programming languages supported by Notepad++ are:ASP, Ada, ASCII art, Assembly, AutoIt, BAT, C, C#, C++, Caml, CSS, doxygen, FORTRAN, HTML, Haskell, Java, JavaScript, KiXtart, Lisp, Lua, makefile, Matlab, Objective-C, Pascal, Perl, PHP, PostScript, Python, Ruby, Scheme, Unix Shell Script, Smalltalk, SQL, Tcl, TeX, Verilog, VHDL, VB/VBScript, XML
Download it here:
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Microsoft Confirms IE8 Can be Removed from Windows 7
This appears to be a major step by the company in addressing the long standing anti-trust complaints of bundling their applications with Windows, and may account in part for the recent scaling back by the European Union in its monitoring of the software giant.
Following the recent findings by Chris Holmes and Bryant Zadegan that IE8 can be removed from Windows 7 build 7048, Jack Mayo, group program manager at Microsoft, confirmed that Windows 7 has expanded the number of Microsoft applications which can be turned off.
In a post on the Engineering Windows 7 blog Friday, Mayo explained: "In addition to the features that were already available to turn on or off in Windows Vista, we've added the following features to the list in Windows 7:"
Windows Media Player
Windows Media Center
Windows DVD Maker
Internet Explorer 8
Windows Search
Handwriting Recognition (through the Tablet PC Components option)
Windows Gadget Platform
Fax and Scan
XPS Viewer and Services (including the Virtual Print Driver)
Important to recognize is that while these applications can be turned off, meaning they are not loaded by the operating system or available for use, the files remain present on the hard disk in a staging area so that they can be easily turned back on again without the need to use installation media. This ability to turn applications on and off is available at both setup and post setup.
As we pointed out earlier this year, IE8 is definitely an important milestone, and this new policy of allowing their bundled applications to be turned off seems to be the right step by Microsoft in creating a more level playing field for third parties on the Windows platform
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DivX Video Anytime, Anywhere
DivX® is a digital video format that offers a high-quality viewing experience on any device or platform — from your PC to your phone to your living room TV. Over 100 million devices that support DivX video have shipped worldwide from major manufactures, including DVD players, gaming consoles, mobile phones and more. Look for the DivX logo when you buy your next device to ensure that you can enjoy your videos anywhere you choose.
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Aimersoft DVD Studio Pack 2.1.1.0
Aimersoft DVD Studio Pack is one of the best multimedia conversion tool that includes FOUR outstanding multimedia applications: Aimersoft DVD Ripper, Aimersoft Video Converter, Aimersoft DVD Creator and Aimersoft Audio Converter. It can perfectly help you rip DVD, convert all video and audio files and burn these files to DVD discs. This superb pack allow you to easily rip DVD to all common video and audio formats (MP4, AVI, MPG, MPEG, VOB, WMV, XviD, MOV, DAT, VOB, IFO, 3GP, 3GPP, ASF, FLV, WMA, M4A, MP3, AC3, WAV, limewire and YouTube etc.) and finish the conversion among them. So you can enjoy your favorite movie or music on iPod, Zune, iPhone, Apple TV, PSP, Xbox 360, PS3, Archos, iRiver, Creative Zen, PMP, Pocket PC, PDA, Mobile Phone (Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, iPhone, Samsung, LG, Smart Phone, etc. ) MP4/MP3 Player and so on. Any application of the pack allow you to crop, trim and adjust the effect of movie, and you can burn your favorite movie to DVD video slideshows with fascinating transitions and resources to create a DVD menu of your own.
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