Display adapter an inexpensive way to improve presentations
The Warpia wireless adapter can turn your old classroom television set into a new presentation tool.
Who gets hit when the government shuts down?
More than 800,000 federal employees will be affected when funding for the government expires April 8.
NASA launches contest for apps to mine its databases
NASA has launched a contest for clever programmers to come up with new tools to help mine the extensive planetary information collected in the agency's databases.
Switch keeps all classroom computers on the same page
Despite a steep learning curve, the ServSwitch DKM offers education network administrators flexible control over console-computer connections.
Can a hot desktop cure a frozen medical network?
The Defense Department is deploying thin clients to breathe new life into a sluggish electronic health records system.
DOD aims to send health records via any device, to any user
The Defense Department's ultimate goal is to supply clinical applications anywhere users are — in a hospital, aboard a ship or on the battlefield.
TurboMeeting has everything you need for remote gatherings, in a small box
Price, ease of setup and its perfect niche features make the RHUB TurboMeeting 200 a device that could find a home in any organization that hosts meetings and should pay for itself in less than a year.
Google's +1 is, like, strangely familiar
We know that the Facebook folks already got the good one. But did Google really have to resort to making people go around "PlusOneing" things, and finding out what their friends have already "PlusOned"?
NEC projector moves to the head of the class
Almost perfect for an educational setting, the NEC NP-M260X is inexpensive, can complete almost all display tasks adequately, and is absolutely perfect for showing movies or other moving pictures.
A videoconferencing tool that gets it right
Passport from LifeSize Communications, a division of Logitech, attempts to find a happy medium between large and expensive, and small and cheap.
IDC: Android's smart-phone dominance will continue, but who's on second?
IDC predicts that Android will run on nearly half of all smart phones by 2015, but Windows Mobile will make the biggest gain.
Windows Thin PC could give old computers new life
Microsoft has rolled out a public test version of its Windows Thin PC software technology, which could alllow organizations to get new mileage out of old PCs.
Feds turn out in droves for Telework Week
More than 34,000 federal employees participated in National Telework Week, 10 percent of them first-time teleworkers. What did they gain?
NSA to test smart devices on commercial architecture
The intelligence agency will test mobile virtual network operators – MVNOs -- according to NextGov.
Army IT exec Winkler to move on
The Army's program executive officer for enterprise information systems, Gary Winkler, has announced he will step down, effective in April.
Microsoft unveils new management tool for embedded devices
Windows Embedded Device Manager 2011 to allow management of kiosts, thin clients, digital signs and point-of-service handhelds.
Users must wait a bit for Windows Phone 7 update
Microsoft says the first update to Windows Phone 7 devices is being pushed out to smart-phone users, but there's a catch.
It's official: BlackBerry PlayBook will run Android apps
Research In Motion announced two "app players" that will run Android and BlackBerry applications on the upcoming PlayBook tablet.
D.C.'s 'worst' cell phone ranking smells like hot air
A J.D. Power survey ranked the Washington-Baltimore region last among 27 metro areas in cell phone service. But what did the survey really measure?
VA defends its social media outreach efforts
Veterans Affairs Department officials are confronting criticism that they are not doing enough to reach out to veterans on Facebook and other social networks.
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