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RSS plane backBuilding an Integrated Information Back-Plane
White Paper Building an integrated data warehouse is very difficult, but it is possible. By using the best of both an Enterprise Data Backplane (EDB) and dimensional models the integrated informational backplane can work. [13 Dec 2006]
India diary: Day ten - A classic offshoring facility
Comment After a meeting with Wipro Spectramind CEO Raman Roy, it's time to catch a plane back to Mumbai. We land at Mumbai's domestic airport but are not allowed to 'de-plane', as the (now former) prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is on the plane behind us. [30 Jun 2004]
Tony Hallett's After These Messages: Fly high Wi-Fi
Comment He, I and probably countless others have found over the years that time spent in a plane or on a train or even in the back of a car on a long journey can be invaluable at catching up with lots of work, especially non-urgent email. [02 Jun 2004]
Dan's China diary - day 1
Comment I'm tired after the plane journey, which doesn't help, but 'Here comes the bride' is blasting out on giant speakers, at the same time as pan-piped music is drifting into the room from another direction. [08 Jun 2006]
It's tough being a cyborg
Comment He was eventually put on the plane in a wheelchair. Unfortunately, this landed him in some hot water recently when he tried to board a plane at Newfoundland airport. A pat on the back for all concerned, but there are still black smudges on the... [21 Mar 2002]
IEEE 1394 and Industrial Automation: A Perfect Blend
White Paper This paper provides conclusive evidence to the benefits of using 1394 as a Data bus for Industrial Automation using Distributed Architecture and also compares the benefits of 1394 over the existing Ethernet based Distributed networks and other... [23 Sep 2005]
Accessing All Your Important Documents Anywhere
White Paper He wanted the information to be readily available anytime - anywhere, and he wanted the ability to create documents and spreadsheets while in a car or on a plane. The program's ability to edit and create files on a Palm and then easily sync them... [01 Mar 2004]
Surround Mixing History and Techniques: An Introduction
White Paper It's so striking that most people never want to go back to stereo after they've experienced it, which kind of makes sense when you consider that we actually live our entire lives hearing the environment around us in surround and not from a flat... [03 Jul 2008]
Air France gets first mobile-friendly plane
News The Airbus plane will join the Air France fleet in early 2007, the carrier said. TAP Portugal is also trialling the OnAir system, while American Airlines and Qualcomm gave a safety demonstration of mobile on planes back in 2004. [04 Apr 2006]
Blair to miss crucial ID cards vote
News Blair had been due back from a summit in Pretoria this morning but will not now land back in the UK until Tuesday after problems were discovered with the engines on his plane. But the government has said it will not make the cost calculations... [13 Feb 2006]
Dear silicon.com... dirty computers, lie detectors, T5 tech, mobile ASBOs
Comment Anybody wanting to use a mobile in flight must state their intention at check-in and will consequently be seated at the back of the plane with the rest of the self-important morons shouting into their blingfones (TM). [15 May 2008]
Martha Lane Fox shopped on the high street
News The lastminute.com founder and paper millionaire, who made her fortune selling plane tickets and last minute holidays over the web, opted for a more traditional channel of sale when she walked into a London branch of Trailfinders yesterday. [16 Jan 2001]
Business travel tips - readers' picks
Comment Change into them on the plane and leave them behind when you change back into your 'work clothes' before landing. Make paper or digital back-ups of your diary, address book, passport details, credit card details etc, and leave the backups with a... [23 Jun 2006]
The Weekly Round-Up: 31.03.06
Round-Up New Line quickly reverted back to Snakes on a Plane and even added a line to the script based on a fan-made trailer, which has a Jackson 'sound-alike' shouting: "I want these mother****** snakes off the mother****** plane! [31 Mar 2006]
Ever had text on an airplane?
News Using the service from a mobile on terra firma costs £1 but getting pertinent puzzlers such as 'what is the chance of my plane crashing? Passengers crossing the pond will soon be able to contact AQA - a text-back service that claims to be able to... [09 Aug 2006]
