Searcher articles from October 2006

Searcher archives from October 2006

The human touch.(technology will need right kind of people)
October 1, 2006... Well, my dears, have I got some tales to tell! Over the last month and a half, I have gone through some overwhelming technological experiences and one lesson has emerged from both. We all know that as long as people need technology, technology...

Finally, SciFinder goes native for Mac Os X.(SciFinder for Mac OS X)(Product/service evaluation)
October 1, 2006... Summary Pros * Easy to do structure and reaction searches * Easy to set up searches to "Keep me up to date" Cons * Limited databases available * Violates interface guidelines for Macs * Very linear approach; not...

Gadgets and geezers: the Tao of technology.
October 1, 2006... Cling not to the wave breaking against your foot. As long as your foot stands in the water, New waves on it will break. --Bertolt Brecht, A Man's a Man There are aspects of modern culture that make me...

Pushing Firefox to the limit.
October 1, 2006... As I've mentioned countless times before, I am not a fan of Internet Explorer; Firefox is my browser of choice. Plain-vanilla Firefox is great, but there are many ways to add cherries, nuts, and whipped cream to that vanilla. In the world of...

Citation searching: new players, new tools.(Column)
October 1, 2006... To the world at large, citation searching (CS) may seem like an esoteric academic exercise. Mention it to your nonlibrarian friends and family members and watch their eyes glaze over. Not long ago, mentioning it to your librarian colleagues may...

Medicine today and tomorrow: Adis Clinical Trials Insight.
October 1, 2006... America is aging. Disease and infirmity come with advanced age. Healthcare is consuming an ever-greater proportion of our dollars. What to do? American medicine is getting smarter about spending your dollars, fortunately, because...

Need another toolbar for your toolbox?
October 1, 2006... Do you have a set of frequently visited sites, the URLs of which you have to painfully dig out of your memory or your piles of cheat sheets every time you need to visit them? You could spend hours organizing your bookmark folders on your...

Evolving information service in a Web world: a growth experience at Consumers Union.
October 1, 2006... The proliferation of research sources available to everyone has raised the bar for information professionals. Our organization's customers have new demands. Our bosses or clients can find answers to many questions on the Web. They can reach the...

Politics and tech tools: blogs, aggregators, and tracking tools.(Cover story)
October 1, 2006... Are you a political news junkie? Do you follow the political campaigns, both national and local? Do you want to know what the right thinks about news events? Do you monitor what the left thinks about the latest revelations from The New York...

Best buys.(Buyers guide)
October 1, 2006... Hardware Toughest Laptop Computers Toshiba America's Tecra M5-$433 ($1,799); Rugged Notebooks.com's Rough Rider Max ($4,999) Source: Rich Malloy, "Drop, Chill, Bake, and Spill," Computer Shopper, July 2006, pp. 64-8. Source: Scott...

Contacts.(Computer industry)(Directory)
October 1, 2006... Adis International, Inc. 820 Town Center Drive Langhorne, PA 19047 (267) 757-3400 (800) 876-7082 (215) 741-5251 URL: http://www.adis.com, http://bi.adisinsight.com Altec Lansing Technologies, Inc. (IM9)...