GCN Lab Review: Logitech Wave Pro wireless keyboard
Logitech’s Wave Pro wireless keyboard is easy to use, with a gentle touch and a powerful wireless signal.
Wyatt Kash | After nearly 40 years, Internet's potential to foster info networks remains high
Robert Kahn's idea for how to use the Internet to manage, rather than just move, information still hold a lot of promise.
But is it really cloud computing?
Later this month, GSA is expected to unveil how it moved one of its most popular public-facing services, the USA.gov government search site, to a cloud computing-based infrastructure. But is the service GSA is using really cloud computing?
GCN Lab Review: Anoto penDocuments
The Anoto pen system would be useful if you need to collect a lot of signatures in both ink and digital formats, such as in a government office that processes forms.
GCN Lab Review: Das Keyboard Ultimate
It was a joy to type on the Ultimate. As a touch typist since high school, I didn’t have a problem with the unmarked keys, but one of my co-workers found it intimidating.
GCN Lab Review: Smart Board interactive display frame
It’s an interactive frame that fits over any 42-inch to 65-inch display monitor. You can write on it using a finger, keyboard or electronic pencil — with eraser.
Innovative peripherals broaden the definition of input devices
The GCN Lab looks at the spectrum of input devices, from the not-so-lowly mouse to some high-end touch-screens.
GCN Lab Review: NZXT Avatar gaming mouse
Although the Avatar was designed with gamers in mind, government users who require precision handling on their mice will find it extremely useful.
Florida IT leaders work on a COOP plan
Concerns over a possible outbreak of avian flu late last year prompted Florida information technology officials to get started on continuity plans in case of a pandemic.
Cloud computing has appeal for Web applications
As the White House has shown, one way to kick the tires on cloud computing would be through public-facing Web applications that handle nonsensitive data.
The push toward transparency
The Obama Administration is laying the foundation for technology’s role in an open, participatory government. The Treasury Department sprung into action quickly developing in two months the web site FinancialStability.gov, which provides information on the Financial Stability Program.
Obama's transparent IT footprint
The Obama administration quickly established an information technology footprint during its first 100 days, driven by efforts to make information more easily available to the public.
Adobe, Apple release software udpates
Adobe identified two critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader 9.1 and Acrobat 9.1, while Apple releases fixes for Mac OS X, iTunes, iPods, iPhones, QuickTime and the Safari browser.
Researchers close in on faster circuit chips using exotic carbon material
The exotic and puzzling properties of graphene are being studied and applied to advanced computing technologies in government-funded research programs that could help engineers advance the limits of conventional computing.
Unisys offers stimulus tracking reporting tool
Unisys has unveiled the Recovery Act Reporting Environment to help government agencies and recipients of economic stimulus funds meet reporting requirements.
CDC's social media blitz outpaces even the zombies
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employs social-media tools to provide a stream of updates and information on the H1N1 virus. Zombies not included.
CDC survey: Cell phones hot, landlines not
The number of U.S. households that have cell phones but not landline phones has surpassed the number of households that have landlines but not cell phones.
NOAA forecasts a mild solar season
An international panel led by NOAA expects fewer sunspots and storms than usual, but the strongest solar storm on record occurred during a below-average cycle.
William Jackson | Stats offer a clue to one more way of fighting spam
Spam trends identified in MessageLabs' threat report for April suggest that keeping domain registrars honest could be an effective way to help squeeze spammers out of the Internet, but it's no silver bullet.
Warren Suss | How federal IT can help corporate recovery
Federal IT managers have rarely had responsibilities directly related to the success of IT in corporate America, but that is about to change.
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