The Technology Elf

Tech Notes: Virgil shines in home state (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Virginia Tech cornerback Stephan Virgil was looking forward to playing in Charlotte, N.C., for yesterday’s game against East Carolina. Virgil, a junior, grew up in Rocky Mount, 225 miles northeast of Charlotte. As a kid, he followed University of North Carolina football. Virgil made the most of his first career start yesterday, though his Hokies lost 27-22. He returned a fumble 30 yards for a …

Ex-Jackets QB part of Louisiana Tech upset (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Ruston, La. Louisiana Tech coach Derek Dooley admitted Saturday "wasn’t pretty." But when you’re trying to earn respect, build a winning tradition and put a mid-major football program on the national radar, any win over a Southeastern Conference team will do.

Quick Kicks: Va. Tech vs. ECU (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Final score: East Carolina 27, No. 17 Virginia Tech 22 For starters: Tech had scoring chances on its first two possessions. The Hokies reached East Carolina’s 19-yard line on the first drive, but quarterback Sean Glennon threw an interception. On the second drive, they had fourth down and 1 from ECU’s 5, but tailback Darren Evans was stuffed for no gain. Turning point: East Carolina quarterback …

Harrell’s 3 TDs lead Texas Tech past E. Washington (AP via Yahoo! News)
Graham Harrell threw for 536 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for another score to lead No. 12 Texas Tech past Eastern Washington 49-24 on Saturday night.

Texas Tech Lights Up Scoreboard In Rout Of Eastern Washington (KSAT San Antonio)
Graham Harrell completed 43-of-58 passes for 536 yards with two touchdowns and added one on the ground, as the 12th- ranked Texas Tech Red Raiders opened the season with a 49-24 triumph over the Eagles of Eastern Washington.

Ollendick headlines Tech inductees (Daily Press)
Former All-American high-jumper Katie Ollendick is one of five Hall of Fame inductees for 2008. Former All-American and Academic All-American high-jumper Katie Ollendick headlines the five 2008 inductees into Virginia Tech’s Sports Hall of Fame.

COL FB: Texas Tech 49, Eastern Wash. 24 (UPI)
LUBBOCK, Texas, Aug. 30 (UPI) — Graham Harrell completed 43-of-58 passes for 536 yards with two touchdowns Saturday to lead No. 14 Texas Tech to a 49-24 victory over Eastern Washington.

Charles, High-Tech Seen as Ideal Pair (Washington Post)
The new economic development director for Charles County said last week that his biggest priority will be attracting high-tech manufacturing jobs to the county.

La Tech upsets Mississippi State (AP via Yahoo! News)
Brad Oestriecher made a career-best three field goals and Louisiana Tech took advantage of three Mississippi State turnovers in the third quarter in a 22-14 upset on Saturday.

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Lee’s blocked punt, touchdown help East Carolina shock Virginia Tech 27-22 (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - T.J. Lee blocked a punt and returned it 27 yards for a touchdown with 1:52 left to help East Carolina stun No. 17 Virginia Tech 27-22 on Saturday.

La Tech upsets Mississippi State (San Francisco Chronicle)
Brad Oestriecher made a career-best three field goals and Louisiana Tech took advantage of three Mississippi State turnovers in the third quarter in a 22-14 upset on Saturday. The win by Tech was the first over a BCS conference squad in five years (at…

Washington Football | Graham Harrell leads Tech to rout of Eastern (Seattle Times)
Graham Harrell threw for 536 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for another score to lead No. 12 Texas Tech past Eastern Washington 49-24…

Harrell’s 3 TDs lead Texas Tech past E. Washington (AP via Yahoo! News)
Graham Harrell threw for 536 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for another score to lead No. 12 Texas Tech past Eastern Washington 49-24 on Saturday night.

La Tech upsets Mississippi State (AP via Yahoo! News)
Brad Oestriecher made a career-best three field goals and Louisiana Tech took advantage of three Mississippi State turnovers in the third quarter in a 22-14 upset on Saturday.

Texas Tech lights up scoreboard in rout of Eastern Washington (The Sports Network)
Texas Tech lights up scoreboard in rout of Eastern Washington

COL FB: Texas Tech 49, Eastern Wash. 24 (UPI)
LUBBOCK, Texas, Aug. 30 (UPI) — Graham Harrell completed 43-of-58 passes for 536 yards with two touchdowns Saturday to lead No. 14 Texas Tech to a 49-24 victory over Eastern Washington.

TOP 25 / Hokies’ BCS path blocked / East Carolina pulls upset of Virginia Tech (San Francisco Chronicle)
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer was beaten at his own game. Just when it appeared "Beamer Ball," was about to bail out a sluggish offense again Saturday in Charlotte, N.C., it was East Carolina, not the Hokies, who came up with the big special-teams play….

Charles, High-Tech Seen as Ideal Pair (Washington Post)
The new economic development director for Charles County said last week that his biggest priority will be attracting high-tech manufacturing jobs to the county.

VirginiaTechsets’Hokie Homes’ contest

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Double-faced Touch Panel Display Debuts

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Sixense’s WaggleTechOn Its Way To Consoles? [Sixense]

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Where did all the goodtechdiscussions go ?

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10 Tips For AttendingTechConferences

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IEC e-tech- September 2008 Edition

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IBM tests 4 terabyte solid state drivetechnology

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Techconsultant says get serious about games

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Fewtechtracks for McCain’s VP pick

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10 Tips For AttendingTechConferences

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Double-faced Touch Panel Display Debuts

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Va. Tech’s 2008 football schedule (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
DateOpponentTimeTV2007 score Aug. 30x-vs. East CarolinaNoonESPN17-7, Tech Don’t count out the Pirates, who played Tech tough in Blacksburg last year. Sept. 6Furman1:30 p.m.TBAN/A The Hokies should beat the Division I-AA Paladins, who were 6-5 last season. Sept. 13Georgia Tech3:30 p.m.ABC/ESPN27-3, Tech Jackets’ triple-option offense could pose a problem for Hokies’ defense. Sept. 20at North …

Ivy Tech transforms out of the classroom as well (The Indianapolis Star)
Ivy Tech’s transformation is not just taking place inside the classroom. When its new campus opens in Logansport next October, it will mark a historic change in Ivy Tech’s presence in Indiana.

Tech’s defense aims to get rough under Ruffin (Austin American-Statesman)
Lost in the hubbub of Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy’s "I’m a man, I’m 40!" rant last September was a classic Mike Leach rant that day about his Texas Tech defense.

Ivy Tech enrollment increases nearly 12 percent (The Indianapolis Star)
Ivy Tech’s plan to reinvent itself as more than a single-minded technical school is starting to pay off with big numbers.

New Coach at Georgia Tech Sticks With What Worked (New York Times)
Paul Johnson, the first-year Georgia Tech football coach, refuses to recalibrate his offense and jazz up his run-first scheme that averaged 444 yards a game for Navy in 2007.

GEORGIA TECH JACKETS (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Outlook: Can an option offense thrive in the ACC? We’re about to find out. In Paul Johnson’s two previous stops as a head coach, his teams piled up yards and victories, and he sees no reason why the same thing can’t happen in Atlanta. It will take time, however, for Johnson to assemble a roster full of players who fit his system well. Coach: Paul Johnson (first season at Georgia Tech; 107-39 …

First Look: Lian Li XB01 - Xbox 360 Case [Hardware]

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Powering Down?

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Option Update:Techleaders’ volatility suggests flat risk; RIMM…

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Obama ups clean-techcred at convention

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The Digital Home 30: Can I stream my wedding?

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Dell’s new low-cost PCs for emerging markets

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Giz Explains: Batteries,Tech’sChoke Point

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Microsoft releases beta 2 of IE8; more from Firefox maker Mozilla

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Brazil:Techpowerhouse, but gap remains

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Surveys: Consumers outlook for economy,techspending rise

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Staying relevant in new tech world (ZDNet Asia)
Tech workers must analyze marketplace to identify skills that are in demand, and get training and commercial experience in these areas.

Microsoft taps RFID for Tech.Ed delegates (CNET via Yahoo! News)
Microsoft on Monday announced plans to track Australian delegates attending its annual Tech.Ed conference in Sydney next week using RFID tags embedded in conference badges.

D.C. Mayor Launches Nation’s First High-Tech Public Bike-Share Program (Smart Growth Online)
Working to turn Washington, D.C. into a sustainable ”world-class city,” where a range of mobility options satisfies all residents, Democratic Mayor Adrian M. Fenty, a keen cyclist himself, launched the nation’s first high-tech public bike-share program, with an initial 120 three-speed bikes at 10 self-service racks — mostly downtown, near three Metrorail stations and many bike-lane streets — …

Tech Notes: QB announcement today (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
For those around this state who have gnawed more fingernails over Virginia Tech’s quarterback decision than over Gov. Tim Kaine’s status as a vice presidential candidate, fret no more. Tech coach Frank Beamer insists he’ll reveal his decision today — not via text message, like Barack Obama, but rather in the more traditional forum of Tech’s weekly media gathering.

Wake Tech, NCSU launch partnership (The News & Observer)
In a move designed to make higher education more accessible and affordable, N.C. State University and Wake Technical Community College announced Monday a new partnership that will allow Wake Tech students who want to obtain a bachelor’s degree to mo

Students head to class for first day at Piedmont Tech (The Index-Journal)
Student Courtney Suber, left, buys books for class at Piedmont Tech s campus bookstore Monday. Classes got under way Monday. (Staff photo by Graham Love)

Convention host cities become high-tech fortresses (CNN.com)
With $100 million in federal taxpayer funds, the U.S. Secret Service has transformed the two cities playing host to the national political conventions into high-tech fortresses.

N-Power announces Tech Pragati Scholarships (CIOL)
NEW DELHI, INDIA: N-Power, the certified hardware and networking training brand of Aptech Limited, today announced the launch of Tech Pragati Scholarships.

IPhone software developers stifled undee Apple

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The Digital Home Video: Is Madden’09 worth your money?

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OpenTechselling self for $50k. That went well.

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Commietechwonders from the fabled east

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CNET 2008 beta test expansion

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Nvidia moves to take on Intel

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