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Archive for March, 2006

The Global Earth Observation System of Systems

In our current podcast interview with NOAA Administrator Retired Vice-Admiral Conrad Lautenbacher, Jr., we talk about the “Global Earth Observation System of Systems”, a massive project linking together over 60 countries and 40 international agencies to link together both ground-based and airborne environmental monitoring systems to keep track of the world’s vital signs on a [...]

Announcing the Stranova Dashboard Widget

For those Stranova listeners and blog readers who use Apple computers, we’ve created a “Stranova Dashboard Widget” you can quickly download and install on your own Mac. The widget automatically lists the titles of the most recent posts on the blog, which you can in turn click on to have your Mac automatically open the [...]

The New Brain Theories & Computing

In our most recent episode of Stranova Strategic Edge, we discussed how a new understanding of how the brain works may impact the entire future of computer system design. We’d like your reflections both on the new brain theory presented here, as well as what you think it might mean to the computing industry. Please [...]

Stikipad & the 2nd Internet Boom

In our current interview, we talk with Stikipad.com founders Jonathan George and Matthew DeWaal about their very recent business startup, and about how this “second wave” of internet businesses are very different in many ways from the “first wave” of startups from the late 1990s. This new generation of businesses is easier to launch, more [...]

The Bird Flu Business

In our current episode of Stranova Strategic Edge, we examine where and how the deadly H5N1 “bird flu” virus is spreading and how it’s affecting the worldwide poultry industry, the pharmaceutical industry, and us as a human species as well. We’d like your thoughts on the implications of this virus on all of us, both [...]