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Shana Dale, NASA Deputy Administrator participates in a discussion at the St. Louis Science Center in St. Louis on March 25, 2008. Dale helped celebrate NASA's 50th anniversary, a yearlong series of events across the country, which address how space exploration will give Missourians a more competitive economy and better quality of life. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

How to Find and Use Free Blog Themes

BusinessRight now there are big things that we can do on our blogs, surely the popularity of the blogosphere have hit an all time high, with it being the best way to broadcast what you have in mind, now if you have a blog you might be considering on improving it. I mean doing some cosmetic renovations on it. So setting up your own blog theme can be a good choice for sure. When you set up your own blog, your blog provider will give you a choice of templates to use. It may be difficult to find one you like, since there may not many options. Using the proprietary template means your blog will probably look like many others. Make your blog stand out by using free blog templates. So far there are websites that offers these kinds of service, so let me walk you through it.

KDE Launches User Forum

KDE Community Launches Web-based Bulletin Board Using MyBB The KDE Community today launches the new KDE Forum. The new forum uses the bulletin board software MyBB offering users, developers and people interested in KDE a place to help each other, discuss KDE-related topics and exchange ideas. The KDE Forum complements KDE's UserBase, the home for KDE users as a valuable support resource. In collaboration with KDE, the developers behind MyBB have decided to release their forum software under the terms of the GPL Version 3. Chris Boulton, project manager at the MyBB Group "The KDE forum guys have come to us with the wish to use their forum software. In this process, we needed to clear out our licensing, also to make it easier for the KDE community to leverage MyBB.

NASA to Discuss Hubble Anomaly and Servicing Mission Launch Delay

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media teleconference at 6 p.m. EDT today to discuss a significant Hubble Space Telescope anomaly that occurred this weekend affecting the storage and transmittal of science data to Earth. Fixing the problem will delay next month's space shuttle Atlantis' Hubble servicing mission. The briefing participants are: - Ed Weiler, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington - John Shannon, Shuttle Program manager at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston - Preston Burch, Hubble manager at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. To participate in the teleconference, reporters in the U.S. should call 1-800-369-6087 and use the pass code Hubble.

NASA Tests Deep-Space Network Modeled On the Internet

hcg50a writes "NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet. Working as part of a NASA-wide team, engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA, used software called Disruption-Tolerant Networking, or DTN, to transmit dozens of space images to and from a NASA science spacecraft located about 20 million miles from Earth. The store-and-forward protocol was designed by NASA in consultation with Vint Cerf. Here's a discussion from last July before the test began."

Host Color Launched Custom Blog Web Hosting Service

Host Color Launched Custom Blog Web Hosting Service - Host Color, a global quality hosting provider announced the launch of Custom Blog Hosting service plan. It is priced at $4.99/month and enables blog owners to customize their web hosting environment and to use their favorite blogging CMS. Host Color said that it now offers a hosting service named Custom Blog Hosting. It provides an opportunity to those blog owners who don't have enough skills to install and maintain Open source software applications by themselves, an opportunity to work in customized web hosting environment.

The Windows 7 Blog for Developers

Welcome to the first post of a new Windows 7 blog. This blog will mainly focus on the development aspects of Windows 7 by providing valuable content for developers. We shell call this blog “The Windows 7 Blog for Developers�. By valuable content we mean that this blog will be a “one stop shop� on the road to get yourself familiar with what Windows 7 has to offer for developers and how you can “Light-Up� using Windows 7 features in your application.

Traction Software Releases Live Blog Technology

Traction Software announced Live Blog Technology for Traction TeamPage 4.0 is now available Now. Live Blog is a new plug-in for TeamPage 4.0 that's now a standard feature for all TeamPage configurations. The new Live Blog interface works like Twitter or IM. It creates an automatically updating browser window you can park on your desktop (or iPhone). You type a brief note and everyone with access to that Live Blog sees their window update in seconds. But unlike Twitter or IM, Live Blog is backed by Traction's TeamPage platform that provides scalable storage, security, integrated search and all of the other capabilities that make TeamPage the leading best platform for Enterprise 2.0. http://traction.tractionsoftware.com/traction

NASA To Hold Future Forum In Boston

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Windows Vista Team Blog now Windows Blog

Brandon LeBlanc: As you probably have noticed, we just re-launched our blog today as The Windows Blog sporting an all-new look and feel reflecting Windows in a broader sense instead of a single Windows release. We figured it was time to give our blog a good facelift (it’s looked the same since we originally launched in October of 2006) – especially as we start talking about Windows 7, Windows Live, and many other interesting Windows topics. Our old design focused strictly on Windows Vista. Our new design is no longer tied to a specific Windows release allowing us to talk about a wider range of topics.

Welcome to Our New Blog - The Windows Blog

As you probably have noticed, we just re-launched our blog today as The Windows Blog sporting an all-new look and feel reflecting Windows in a broader sense instead of a single Windows release. We figured it was time to give our blog a good facelift (it’s looked the same since we originally launched in October of 2006) – especially as we start talking about Windows 7, Windows Live, and many other interesting Windows topics. Our old design focused strictly on Windows Vista. Our new design is no longer tied to a specific Windows release allowing us to talk about a wider range of topics.

NASA's Moon Rocket Ares I May Not Fly

NASA's latest version of moon craft, the very one who put its original designer, Michael Griffin, in the position of NASA administrator 3 years ago, has encountered new glitches. This would mean millions of dollars over the budget and a considerable lag in terms of deadline, but NASA is prepared to do anything to see the rocket lift off. The Ares I issues and the management approach of the agency have angered much of the personnel. Most of them would rather see the rocket not leaving the ground than give in to the compromises that would possibly help the craft reach the Moon.

Schmitt Completes NASA Advisory Council Service; Ford Named Chairman

NASA Advisory Council Chairman Harrison "Jack" H. Schmitt announced Thursday he was leaving the council. Fellow council member Kenneth Ford will succeed him as chairman effective immediately. The NASA Advisory Council provides advice to the NASA administrator on important program and policy matters related to the U.S. space program.

NASA's IBEX Ready For Launch

dj writes "NASA has designed a mission to map the boundary of the solar system. The mission is called IBEX (Interstellar Boundary Explorer) and it is ready to launch. The data collected by IBEX will allow scientists to understand the interaction between our Sun and the galaxy for the first time. Understanding this interaction will help us protect future astronauts from the danger of galactic cosmic rays." The IBEX Launch Blog will go active "about 2 hours before launch scheduled for 1:48 p.m. EDT," and the Southwest Research Institute will be running webcasts of the event. The IBEX fact sheet provides more details about the mission (PDF). IBEX will reach space via a Pegasus rocket launched from an L-1011 "Stargazer" carrier plane. You can see the launch countdown schedule at NASA's site.

NASA-TV Streams HD Film to Celebrate 50 Years in Space

50 years ago this month NASA rocketed into existence, and to celebrate this fact NASA-TV is streaming its special retrospective show "50 Years of Exploration: The Golden Anniversary of NASA" in HD format today at 1pm and 8pm EDT (and again tomorrow at 10am and 2pm). Check it out: it's presented by none other than Neil Armstrong, and it'll remind you how frickin' astonishing the achievements of the Agency are, despite its recent rockety woes. [NASA-TV]

NASA corrects its fault for categorizing Taiwan under China

A database in National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) categorized Taiwan as “Taiwan, Province of China�. After blogger Su-bing exposed the news on his blog, groups of Taiwanese netizens sent protest letters to NASA. NASA changed the name back to Taiwan late at night on Oct 16.

NASA Updates Time for Space Shuttle Atlantis' Roll from Launch Pad

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Oct. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA managers have adjusted the time for space shuttle Atlantis' rollback from Launch Pad 39A to the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday, Oct. 20, to 7 a.m. EDT. Atlantis is expected to be in the Vehicle Assembly Building by about 2 p.m. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081007/38461LOGO ) NASA Television will provide live coverage of Atlantis' move off the pad beginning Monday at 6:30 a.m. Video highlights of the rollback will air on NASA TV Video File. Media are invited to a photo opportunity of the shuttle's move from the pad at 7 a.m. Monday, and must arrive at Kennedy's News Center by 6 a.m. for transportation to the viewing area.

The Unofficial Windows 7 Blog

Windows7 Blog� is a new blog dedicated to Microsoft Windows 7. The blog is authored by Abhishek Baxi, a technology and community enthusiast. The Windows 7 Blog aims to track the progress...

NASA tests deep space Internet' successfully

New York, Nov 19 (PTI) The US space agency NASA has successfully tested the first deep space communications network modeled on the Internet. Working as part of a NASA-wide team, engineers from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, used software called Disruption-Tolerant Networking (DTN) to transmit dozens of space images to and from a NASA science spacecraft located about 20 million miles from Earth.

MEMRI Blog Cartoons and Posts on the U.S. Presidential Election: Part II

The following is Part Two of a collection of cartoons and blog posts from the Arabic, Iranian, and Urdu-Pashtu media on the upcoming U.S. presidential election (for Part I, visit http://www.memri.org/bin/articles.cgi?Page=archives&Area=Announcement&ID=Announcement7808 ). The posts can be found on The MEMRI Blog, The MEMRI Iran Blog, and The MEMRI Urdu-Pashtu Media Blog.

50 Consumer Technologies Developed by NASA in the Last 50 Years

Every year NASA publishes a new edition of their Spinoff magazine, a periodical that outlines NASA-based technologies that have disseminated into everyday devices, improving our lives beyond giving us some nifty new desktop wallpapers. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Spinoff, and to celebrate, NASA has created a "best of" list (that we pasted after the jump). From the aerodynamic principles applied to tractor trailers to advanced imaging techniques that allow 360-degree Real Estate photo tours, NASA demonstrates that their technological breakthroughs are about more than just sticking an American flag on the moon.

Schmitt Completes NASA Advisory Council Service; Ford Named Chairman

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA Advisory Council Chairman Harrison "Jack" H. Schmitt announced Thursday he was leaving the council. Fellow council member Kenneth Ford will succeed him as chairman effective immediately. The NASA Advisory Council provides advice to the NASA administrator on important program and policy matters related to the U.S. space program.

Excellent Telecom & Voice over IP Blog

Originally posted on VoIP & Gadgets Blog, here: http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/voip/excellent-telecom-voice-over-ip-blog.asp.

Live Blog Technology for Traction TeamPage 4.0

Traction Software announced it is adding new Live Blog technology for the Traction Teampage 4.0. Live Blog is a new plug-in for TeamPage 4.0 that is now a standard feature for all TeamPage configurations. The new Live Blog interface works like Twitter or IM. It creates an automatically updating browser window users can put on their desktop (or iPhone). Users can type a brief note and everyone with access to that Live Blog sees their window update in seconds.

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