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Preventing Power Outages
Friday, Nov 07, 2008
Colorful, shiny metallic balloons are popular gifts especially at graduations, birthdays and special occasions, but Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) says “hold on to them” or risk power outages and the interruption or loss of cable and Internet service. Unsecured helium-filled metallic...
HTDC Awards $95,000 to Four Local Technology Companies
Friday, Nov 07, 2008
Earlier this year, High Technology Development Corporation (HTDC) awarded six grants totaling $95,000 to four local technology companies –through our Hawaii Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Matching Grant Program. SBIR is a three-phase federal program that provides small businesses th...
The [DIGITAL] Sign of The Times
Friday, Nov 07, 2008
“Digital Signage” is being used more and more in retail, hospitality, restaurants and other venues. So what exactly is digital signage? Digital Signage typically involves one or more networked computers, custom software and large Plasma or LCD displays. The displays show marketing, adver...
Advancing State of Affairs Through Education
Thursday, Nov 06, 2008
Hawaii’s leading Internet, television and telecommunications service provider is in the forefront of advancing the state of education in the islands. Oceanic Time Warner Cable carries out, supports or sponsors several education-based, community-oriented programs to further pedagogy and recogni...
Oceanic Time Warner Cable Launches Webinar Series
Friday, Nov 07, 2008
*September 11 Webinar to Feature Hawaii Chef Roy Yamaguchi* MILILANI, HI (September 6, 2007) - Ever wondered how to keep the air conditioning unit in your home clean? How to manage finances without spending big bucks with a financial institution? Or how to cook the perfect steak?  Stress no lon...
Safty and Public Wi-Fi
Friday, Nov 07, 2008
Q: I heard that it is not safe to connect to public wireless hot spots. Is that true? A: The reason it is not safe to connect to public wireless hot spots is because other computers connected to the same hot spot are capable of eavesdropping on your network activities. For example, if you are readi...
Leverage Technology
Friday, Nov 07, 2008
James Kerr President/CEO of SuperGeeks, a Hawaii-based computer service and repair company (www.supergeeks.net). Send questions, comments, and suggestions to help@supergeeks.net or call 808.942.0773 Q: Another year, another set of resolutions. Just when we are getting around to last year's resolutio...
Hawaii Innovation Initiative Bills Keep Advancing Forward Economy
Friday, Nov 07, 2008
In January, Governor Linda Lingle announced a comprehensive new Innovation Initiative for Hawaii, designed to create a firm economic foundation in the new global economy. These five interrelated policy components in the upcoming legislative session and over 20 different initiatives in the plan focus...
MELE PROGRAM Part of the Innovation Initiative Bills
Friday, Nov 07, 2008
The MELE Program is part of Governor Lingle’s Hawaii Innovation Initiative’s Innovation in Economy Bill. MELE (Music Enterprise Learning Experience) was the brainchild of Jim Ed Norman, former president of Warner Brothers Records and award-winning author, historian, and music enthusiast,...
Apple New Leopard
Friday, Nov 07, 2008
Hold off on buying your Apple products until after the holidays! Like clockwork yearly, the second week in January is always dedicated to MacWorld. This year, from January 14-18, 2008, Apple will make its yearly announcements and clear up all those speculating rumors. Past announcements at MacWorld...