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Strain Simulator
Downloads Strain Simulator is a program for visualizing linear transformations in 3D. Strain Simulator is specifically designed to help students of structural geology, where linear transformation (under the name homogeneous deformation) is used as a simple...
[June 9, 2001, 8:00]
IBM, AMD team up to strain silicon
News Tensile strain like this, however, only helps speed up the N-channel transistors, which carry electrons. Technically, from an electrical point of view, in tensile strain the effective mass of the electrons gets smaller, so it's really like driving...
[December 13, 2004, 8:15]
No pain, no strain!
News The position of least strain is with the back of the hand in a straight line with the arm. If you have lots of work to do using a pointer -- graphics work is one example -- look at an alternative input device, such as a graphics tablet, which doesn...
[February 23, 2004, 13:50]
The Importance of Ergonomic Input Devices in the Workplace: The Scope of Computer-Related Repetitive Strain Injuries and Methods for Their Prevention
White Papers The costs associated with repetitive strain injury (RSI) to businesses are very high; the federal Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) estimates them to be between $15 billion and $20 billion per year in the United States.
[October 25, 2005, 3:00]
ISPs under strain from barrage of DDoS attacks
News Internet service providers now spend most of their IT security resources detecting and mitigating distributed denial-of-service attacks, according to a report from Arbor Networks. The fourth edition of the Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report...
[November 12, 2008, 9:35]
Password Self-Service: Taking the Strain Off of Helpdesks
White Papers The network exists because end users (including employees, partners and customers) need access to resources such as applications, data, Internet sites, online services and portals. Access to these items typically requires the user to enter a valid...
[September 15, 2007, 1:01]
Email bigger strain on mobile networks than P2P
News Email puts a much heavier load on 3G networks than web surfing or peer-to-peer applications, according to Alcatel-Lucent's research wing, Bell Laboratories. Mike Schabel, a research director at Bell Labs, said on Thursday that P2P and web surfing...
[July 17, 2009, 16:17]
The American Bureau of Shipping Recently Certified a Submarine Solely on the Basis of Finite Element Analysis and Strain Sensor Testing
White Papers Predictive Engineering challenge was to assist designers of a unique, private submarine by predicting performance prior to construction and sea trials and predict global buckling behavior and local stress concentrations.
[January 15, 2008, 0:01]
New Sobig strain hijacks PCs to relay spam
News A new variant of the Sobig virus started spreading on Wednesday, raising the spectre that spammers will have a host of new PCs to use as platforms for sending bulk email. Initial analysis by antivirus companies indicated that the mass-mailing...
[June 26, 2003, 7:55]
Security firm warns of Chernobyl resurrection
News Panda Software, a European antivirus company, has detected a new strain of the devastating W95/CIH10XX virus -- commonly known as the Chernobyl virus -- which can be so damaging to some computers that it will render some BIOS chips and even entire...
[December 2, 2002, 14:10]
SSPX
Downloads SSPX is a program to calculate strain/strain rate from displacement/velocity data in two and three dimensions. SSPX works equally well on small deformation problems such as computing strain rates from Global Positioning System (GPS) data, and large...
[November 27, 2009, 15:09]
RSI KeySwap
Downloads RSI KeySwap is a Windows program which can help you prevent injury (RSI or Repetitive Strain Injury) caused by excessive use of a computer keyboard. RSI KeySwap allows you to swap the function of keys on your keyboard according to your own...
[May 18, 2006, 11:04]
Companies warned after RSI payout over mouse use
News The Guardian newspaper has paid out £37,500 to settle a repetitive strain injury (RSI) claim made a former Guardian freelancer. Because I was employed as a casual and didn't have a permanent contract, they refused my requests for physiotherapy and...
[June 8, 2006, 11:10]
Wi-Fi gear could put Motorola up against partner
News Motorola has introduced a new product to its citywide Wi-Fi equipment portfolio that could strain relations with partner Tropos Networks. Tropos, which is tiny compared with Motorola, said it doesn't think the new Motorola product will strain the...
[June 19, 2006, 17:40]
Microsoft posts fix for Excel virus
News The latest strain, Laroux B, surfaced over the last few weeks. The new strain was said to be more dangerous as it actually affected data while the original Laroux virus simply spread itself from file to file without causing any real damage.
[November 19, 1996, 1:58]
LazyLoad
Downloads When Windows(r) starts it tries to load all the programs in your startup folder at once, this places a big strain on the processor and your hard drive (c drive), by LazyLoading your applications this strain is reduced.Version 1.1.0.12 is a bug...
[March 25, 2008, 13:07]
Alternative input devices review
Reviews RSI Awareness Week, we've compiled a roundup of alternative input devices that you could use to reduce your chances of getting RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury). Check ZDNet UK's RSI Special Report for all the news, advice, reviews and downloads you...
[February 23, 2004, 6:30]
CIH hits UK
News Experts have warned that the April 26 variety of CIH is its most dangerous strain: it infects a PC's BIOS preventing users starting their machines. Clark confirmed the college had been hit by this strain.
[April 26, 1999, 14:59]
Unmetered access could bring network problems
News Durlacher Internet analyst Nick Gibson predicts that such an increase in Net use may place an unknown amount of strain on BT's network. BT has looked at the prospect of next month's rush as Breath.net and LineOne go live with their respective...
[March 15, 2000, 15:20]
Music industry to snoop on Napster fans
News We're not so bothered about the one-time downloader," said Adrian Strain, IFPI's communications director. We conduct manual searches to find people offering links to pirate songs," explained Strain, adding that those who uploaded a lot of digital...
[February 19, 2001, 14:21]
