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At Google, we often get questions about what we’re doing in the area of health. I have been interested in the issues of health care and health information for a while. It is now one of my main focuses here, and I’ve decided to start posting about it. I’ve been motivated in this field in part by my personal experiences helping to care for my mother, who recently died from cancer after a four-year battle. While the quality of the medical care my mother received was extraordinary, I saw firsthand how challenged the health care system was in supporting caregivers and communicating between different medical organizations. The system didn’t fail completely, but struggled with these phases:
- What was wrong — it took her doctors nine months to correctly identify an illness which had classic symptoms
- Who should treat her — there was no easy way to figure out who were the best local physicians and caregivers, which ones were covered by her insurance, and how we could get them to agree to treat her
- Once she was treated, she had a chronic illness, and needed ongoing care and coordinated nursing and monitoring, particularly once her illness recurred Read the rest of this entry »
I just bought a “refurb”macbook!!
The American Civil Liberties Union today announced that it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the primary American security agencies for information relating to the use of “cutting-edge brain-scanning technologies” on suspected terrorists, RAW STORY has learned. Read the rest of this entry »
Mimicking the 13-inch silhouette of the current MacBook line, it’s only 0.76 inch thick at its thickest, and Apple calls it the “world’s thinnest notebook.”
Some nitpickers say an obscure Mitsubishi laptop from 1997 was a hair thinner, but two of the smallest current ultraportable laptops, the 11-inch Sony VAIO TZ150 and the 12-inch Toshiba Portege R500, are both slightly thicker, and neither tapers to 0.16 inch as the Air does along its front edge.
As we’ve come to expect from Apple, the design and engineering that went into the MacBook Air is extraordinary, but it’s certainly a much more specialized product than the standard 13-inch MacBook and won’t be as universally useful as that popular system. Read the rest of this entry »
Yes, this happened to me.First a back story. I didn’t pay my bill in time, received no warning, just no service. i noticed with the EDGE network first as that is one of the coolest things on the iPhone. Even if it’s slow, its practically omnipresent. So I called att, paid my bill 7 waited. About two hours later my phone *blinged* but still no edge (argh) I was stumped and decided to wait until the next morning to call AT&T. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re using a rewards credit card it’s important to that you get the best credit card rewards possible. Why? Because if you’re not putting your rewards to work for you, you’re technically throwing money away. Here are some factors to consider when looking for the top rewards cards and redeeming your credit card rewards. Read the rest of this entry »
Apple has just released updated versions of their MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops. These new laptops are based on a brand-new version of the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU. (AKA Penryn) The new chip should deliver faster performance without using more precious battery power.
What’s new about the MacBook?
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•CPU performance has been notched up. The base model now comes with a 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo, the mid and top models with a 2.4GHz chip. The CPU’s themselves are new generation Intel Penryn chips.
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•Hard-drive space has been upped to: 120GB, 160GB and 250GB for the: base, mid and top models respectively.
•Mid and top models now come with 2GB of RAM as standard. Read the rest of this entry »
The easiest method for Google Search in Safari or Firefox is to Press Tab when the Address Bar is Highlighted. This will highlight the Search Tab and you may begin typing your Search Query. Press Return to Search. Read the rest of this entry »
